The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, June 23, 1900, Image 2
THE LEDGER.
Th irlow S. Cart/T, ,
EDITOR AV'D MANAGKR.
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SATURDAY JUNE 23, 1000. ,
We often hour asked "What
can a prohibition povernor do1
i n
without a prohibition Legisla
tire?" We answer, he can appoint
prohibition magistrates and i
see to it that they appoint prohi j
t)ition constables. More than
tins: Ho will put a new construction
on the dispensary law which
will greatly curtail the tale of
whiskey as a beverage, and he '
will enforce it in a manner that
will make many people think the
law in itself is prohibition enough.
The law i>as enacted avowedly to
curtail the sale of intoxicants and
it is claimed for it that when given
a fair tiia it will do it. What
opposition has there been to the
enforcement of the law by the
present administration ? What
more favorable circumstances
could bo imagined for its enforcement
than the pr- sent administration
has had ? Vet has a curtailment
of the sal* of whisker bean
Afl ' ^ noi'.liv vnar I lia uoU?
v>. . * ?_ > W I ? ?-? T r VUI nit/ i^w IUCJ ,
by t lie dispensaries continue to increase
until it really seems the
administration of the low it> judged
by the amount of revenue turned
into the exchequor. If the law is
ever properly construed and enforced
in South Carolina ? and its
most ardent supporters will never
admit it has bad a fair trial until
it has been ? it will bo under a
prohibition governor. Its friends
have elected four successive governors
and the four successive administrations
have interpreted the
law so as to permit the institution
to become a source of raising all
the revenue possible, hoping in
this way to make it and themselves
more popular, rthile the majority
of its supporters are anxiously
hoping to see it curtail the sale
of liquors and make it the "step
towards prohibition" which it
was promised them it shonld be.
Respected citizens of Carolina,
who are conscientious in believing
the dispensary law the best aolu- .
tion of the whiskey question, can
you not see that the election of a
prohibition governor at this time, !
is your only hope to resuscitate
the law you profess to think a
good one, but which now lies
dying in the arms of its friends ?
killed by their abuse of it in
straining its interpretation at
every
point to make all the sales
of intoxicants possible? Think
upon this matter.
A Level-Headed 4 Citizen" on tho
Right Line.
Saturday's Ledger contains a
timely communication, signed :
"Citizen," upon the subject of
Lancaster's imperative need, "a
lirst class, comfortable and com
modious school building." "Cit
izen" presents in a strong light
the unanswerable reasons why the
parents of Lancaster should no
longer be content to hare their
children subjected to the inconvenience
and danger of !>eing
crowded in the inadequate quarters
of our present school building.
Public sentiment is rapidly
crystallizing in favor of the orection
of a larger and better building?in
fact, it has apparently
reached that point where the people
are ready to act. If such be
the case?if our citizens are ready
to take initiatory steps, we suggest
that a public meeting be held
to consider the matter. VVe are
oonlident that the board of trus- 1
tees will issue a call for such a
meeting if citizens interested will
but signify their desire for same (
by petition. Let the board hear ,
from you, gentlemen.?Lancaster i
Review.
rho Candidates for Governor at
Beaufort.
Special to The State
Beaufort, Juno 19.-?As there
are few rural voters in Beaufort
county, the meeting was held to*
night after the stores closed. A
large number of ladies were pres
ent anil the crowd numbered over
auu. loony was spent on the
United States steamship "Forward"
and Port Royal was visited
Beaufort has not given up the
tight to keep the naval station.
After the candidates for the
minor offices had spoken the gubernatorial
revenue cutters then j
trot under headway, chasing blind
t'gers. McSwoenoy was well ro
ceived. He had lived in the
neighboring county, had married
in Beaufort county and had always
stuck by Beaufort in her trials.
His speech was about the same as
at Charleston. He made an appeal
against Ivncb law. He
would have hail the notorious
scoundrel Thomas tried and hang
ed long ago, and he decried delays
in court in such heinous
crimen. He advocated an im
proved arsenal for the Beaufort
artillery. (Cheers.) Ho defied
any of his opponents to have one
single word against his official
record
Col Iloyt told of his record
since 1870, through 1890 and
down to the present day as a servant
of the Democratic party,
without asking for office. He had
been or.? of those to petition for
the prohibition election in 1892
i.:?u 1^.1 I?
>11in-u it'd up m mo dispensery
law. Ho recited nn incident at
St Georges which hud heen a prohibition
town tint has a dispensary
A hoy 13 ?years old had forged
his father's name to a request,
gotten a bottle of liquor, had
take it to school and had gotten
druuk on it. He is 17 years old
now and a drunkard. This was
an instance of the Stato debauching
its youth. Take away profits
and you take away supporters of
the dispensary.
He opposed high license as ho
opposed the dispensary. (Cheers.)
Thero ts new ten times as much
liquor drunk in Greenville countv
? J
outside of the city as under pro
hihition. The blind timers buy
liquor from the dispensary. The
demoralization of upper Carolina
is forty times as great as under
saloons.
Mr Patterson without much
preliminaries began to discuss the
issues in the campaign. He made
the dispensary tho main topic and
defended it as lie did at Orangeburg.
Col lloyt had asked him
did nine-tenths of the Baptists of
tho State drink liquor, and Pat
terson tonight in the course of
his remarks said that a lot of
them do and if all the Baptists
who drink liquor be turned out
tllAI'O OTSllll.l 1." I"''
vuv> V ut'UlM mil rxj llltuiy It'll.
He wanted to know if it wore
worse for him, vie? president of
the Baptist convention, to advo
cato dispensary than for Col Hoyt
who had been president to advocate
coalition between prohibition
and high license as he did in an
editorial last fall. lie charged
MoSweency with evading tho dispensary
issuo tonight and covering
it up with local matters.
When he said thero were only
four constables in Charleston some
fellow said that was too many
(Cheers.) Patterson showed that
20 persons in Beaufort use revo
nuo licenses. This is evidence of
violation of the dispensary law.
4<(jro to the Charleston hotel and
you will see a barroom in full
hiast, glasses, fixtures and overything!
Why did they not seize
the fixtures*"
His speech was very nearly the
>riginal, hut the sensational parts
vere left out aad it was better
herefor.
Mr Gary mile a speech along
the visual lines. Yesterday Col
Hoyt bad charged that he, Gary,
had not voted for the Robinson
local option bill. He did not recall
the purport of that bill but
had voted for tho Archer bill,
which is almost identical with his
platform Gary's applause was
next that of McSweeney.
AT MCSWEENEY's HOMK.
I Hampton, S C, Juno 20.- -Several
hundred voters greoted the
campaigners this morning soon
after their arrival from Beaufort
and there was an orderly moeting
in the courthouse, which lasted
for tive hours.
Chairman Theus called the
meeting to order and prayer was !
offered by Bev E K Moore.
After the meeting began a number
of ladies entered the room
bringing flowers with them for
some of the speakers. Grecn?
ville's candidate for governor
receiving the lion's share.
Gov McSweeney delivered an 1
address of welcome to the othor (
candidates, but did not engage
in the regular speaking, as he was
called to Columbia on urgent
official business, and will rejoin
, the campaign party at Barnwell. !
1 A basket of flowers was sent him
; by an Augusta lady.
1 The speaking was in the cusj
tomary order, except that the candidates
for governor nro to speak
last hereafter.
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There was considerable skirmishinir
hv tho rnndwbct#?t
railroad commissioner, and the
two Evanses wore dangerously
near the violation of the rule
against personalities. B B Evans
read a letter from Col Orr to sus?
tain his charges that the present
commissioners arc controlled by
the railroad.
Hoyt spoke first of tho candidates
for governc.", limiting his
remarks to tho dispensary and
prohibition, and was well received
by the audience. He replied to
Sloan, Blouse and Winkler on the
dispensary and criticised Patterson's
speeches. Gary and Patterson
followed with their usual
speeches. Patterson spoko one
hour, although tho county chairman
had announced thirty minutes
as the limit. The crowd
tired and many left while he was
8 peaking.
There were no unusual incidents
during the day except that
Gary said he had never wrung
money from other people hy;
usury or imposed upon widows
and orphans for gain. Many \
understood the reference to he to ,
McSweoney, and there has been
much comment since the meeting
closed, though Gary did not give
such a point to his remarks,
f To morrow is an off day on
account of railroad schedules and
the campaign party will spend
four or live hours at Allendale on
, their way to Barn .veil for Friday's
^ meeting.
; Senator Tillman at lea>t is en
joying the campaign. Mr. Jones
i seems to be opposing him in an
academic sense only and the sena^
tor is receiving the plaudits and
, the boquets. If Pet.igrew has as
soft a thing in South Dakota as
Tillman has in South Carolina, ho
does not need the assistance of our
senator, on which ho has licen
counting. ?Charleston Post.
The more one considers the
campaign for governor in this
state, the more fully convinced he
is that the voting will not he on
prohibition and dispensary lines. :
The majority of the voters will >
select the host man for the office |
and vote for him.?Carolina Spartun.
CASTOR IA
For Infanta and Children.
Tbi KM Yoi Hiii Always Bought
\
Interesting Story About a Convict.
Special to Greenville Neva.
Columbia, S C, .Tune 10.?
Quite an interesting story bus been
developed by the return to the
penitentiary of John StucUey,
wlrte convict, from the Scarborough
farm in Sumter county.
Stuckey was convicted in Spartanburg
about a year ago of kill-J
ing J C Sevier, who was a clerk
in bis store. Owinc to the
prominence of the parties the
case was in many respects a sen-1
Rational one.
Stuckey was found guilty of
manslaughter and was sentenced
to twenty years imprisonment.
According to the story related
by the penitentiary authori
ties, Mr. Scarborough is a
man who contiacts for convicts
as laborers on his farm. It appears
that he was also a relative
of Stuckey, and when he got his
hist batch of convicts he asked
that Stuckey lie included. Not
knowing of any relationship ex
isting between the two men, he
was turned over to Scarborough.
It was later reported to the authorities
that Stuckey was not being
uied as u convict, but was really
having u pietty good tune. It is
alleged that he was actually hoarding
with Scarborough and paying
for it, and was not in stripes.
Acting upon these reports the
superintendent and the humid of
directors ordered Stuckey to be
brought back to the penitentiary,
lie is now 111 that institution again
in stripes and at work, in the
commissary department.
ftlOO
Or K. Detcltm ?'* Anti I Hurt-lie.
May worth to you more than $'.00
if you havw u chi <1 who mil h bedding
from incoiiteuence of water duiiutr
?leep. t'ures old and young alike. It
arrests li?e troutde at once. $1 So d
bv J K Macaey A "o, Druggist, I.an
aater, K t'
Announcement i
FOR SOLH 1TOR
I will aland for reiiominalion to the
office of Solicitor of the Six'li judicial
Circuit subject to ths results of? the
Democratic Piimary.
j Iv UENRV.
w.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Solicitor of tlie Sixth Circuit,
Hubject to the rules governing tlie
Democratic Primary.
W C. HOUGH.
-vr.
I lierebv announce myaelf a candi?
d ?te for the office of Solicitor of tn?
Hixth Judicial < ircuit, pledging my*
ael' to abide tlie result of tlie demo*
cratio primary election, and fultlifully
to discharge the duties of mid otlhe
in the event of my ejection.
THOS F Vt cDOW.
FOR tiOFSK OF REFRESA'Ns
I AT1VE*
I am a candidate for the Legislature,
subject to rules of Democratic Primary
J HARRY FOSTER.
'j/.
The many friends of J N E-tridge
respectfully announce hia name for
re-election for tlie Houk? of Representative
a of Lancaster county, and
will abide i?y the result of the primary
election.
MANY VOTERS.
<77?
f am a catnlidale for ttie House of
Representatives subject to .the Democratic
primary.
J W HAMEL
"0*
I am a candidate for reflection to
the Legialaf ure. I will abide the re*
suit of t lie democratic primary election.
T Y WILLIAMS.
FOR OLEKK OF COURT
The many friends of Mr. Joeeph F
Gregory hereby announce him an a
candidate for the ottlce of Clerk of
the Court, subject to 'he result of the
Democratic 1'rimary,
MANY FRIENDS.
'/K
With h high sense of.appreciation of
pant considerations and tokens of
k<ndne?i and with a deep feeling of
gratitude for the same, I beg to an*
nounce myself a candidal? for re*
election to the office of Clerk of Court
for Zancaeter County, at the approaching
primary, subject to the rules of
the Democratic primary.
W 8 L PORTER
Ik i
FOR SHERIFF
I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the oftlee of Sheriff of
Lancaster county, pledurmR myself to
aldde the rules or the Democratic
l>i unary.
.! C HOWELL.
r//3
I iierelrv announce myself a candidat
fot Sheriff sut jeot t<? the rules of
Democratic party
J A.WES S WJL80N
The many* friends oi C'apt John P
Hunter hereby announce trim as a
I ? . ,,t;,l..i.. * l. _ ..oi _ _ r _, u l/r ?
i iii iuinu- mi urn win e wi ? ueriu, su ij
i t t ? the result of the democratic
piimary. Mr iiuniar's flue record an
s?i- rift in the paat i* a anfllcie't guara<
tee of what Ida future ndmiul?tra
tion will he in cast? <?f Ida election.
"ANY VOTERS.
FORiOUNTY TREASURER
I urn a candidate f?>r r? -election to
| the ufllce of County Treasurer
wo OAUri'EN
FOR UOUNlY AUDI iOR.
I hereby ain ouece myself as a can
l didate fur the otlloe of < ounty Auditor
! and pledge mym-if to ahide tha re'Ult
' oi the Democru'io primary
E O CROXfON.
COT
I respectfully announce my candid'?c\
for the ufllce of cc.untv Au<litor,
siiiiy'-'ct to tlie ruiea of the Democratic
primary.
L J TERRY
Cf.
Mr Editor:?Kc*ii/.iiig the valuable
services rendered during hi* term of
oflh e, the neatness and correctueaa i
I oi iim wdik, nun Knowing him lo I><
well (|unliHeii f.ir t e position, please
announce the name of J no a t ook for ,
re-election lo the ofllce of County j
; Auditor, subj.* d lo the rules govern-.'
iug the primary
WANY FRIENDS.,
FOR KUTERINTENDEN V OF
EDUCATION
At tl e HolicitHtion of a few friends
I announce in>self a candidate for the
ollice of Su| erintendenf of Education.
II BAX 1 K.K BLAt K < ON.
The muuv friends of Mr Ernest
B nckinon. hereby announce him as a
candidate for the ofllce of County
fSuperintendent tf relocation subject
to result of Democratic Primary.
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To the Voters of Lancaster Chanty:
With many thanks fox past fuvors,
and at the solicitation of friends. I
hereby uunou.ee myself as a candidate
for the office of County Huj>erln?
feudent of Kdu -ation, aubject to the
rules governing the Democratic pri*.
mary; ami, if elected my time and
energies are yours for the beat interest*
of education.
J E BLACKMON.
W5
Mr Editor: ?Please announce the
name of PROP A V ROWELL as a
candidate -for the offioe of County
Superintendent of Education, subject
to the rules governing the Democra'ic
primary. If elected, we pledge liira
to discharge the duties of the office to
the hest Interest of education.
MANY FRIENDS
FOtf -SUPERVISOR
The many filends of Mr. It H Happ
; announce him him as a candidate for
County Supervisor, subject to the
rules of tlie Democratic Primary.
MANY FRIENDS.
C//S
The friends of W Q, Caskey, an*
noutiee liim un a candidate for County
Supervisor. Mr Cankey will abide the
renult of the -Democratic primary
elec*ioiiH.
A t the earnest solicitation of many
friend-, I hereby announce myself an
a candidate for re-election to tlie office
of County !Supervis'if, subject to the
result of the democratic primary.
M 0 GARDNER
FOR CORONER.
The many frrendn of CC Horton,
Sr., announce him for the office of
Coroner, nubject to the rules of tiie
Democratic Primary.
r/jrj
I announce mynelf an a candidate
for tlie office of Coroner and pledge
I inyhoii in aouie me renuii or the
(leiiincratlc primary election.
J E81KVSMAN
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The friends of D N M ACKEY an*
nouoce him as a candidate for the of*
dee of Coroner, and pledge him to
ahido the result of the democratic prlmary.
MANY FRIENDS.
<Y7I
hereby anuounoa myself a candi~
date for re-election to the office of
Coroner, and pledge myself to abide
the result of the primary.
R. YOUNG
Col. Hojt in Edgefield.
With Manj People, The Colonel
is Stronger Than His Cause.
Special to The State.
Edgefield, June 21 ? Mr. J II
Davis still contends that it is not
within the jurisdiction of the
couuty executire committee to
order an election for dispensor
l?efore the people. He claims the
lonriulut nrn w ill ^ ^ -
tw.. iu ?v;t u.o
subject firsi. Still a number of
candidates are actively canvassing
for the job. Tho entire outfit is
mixed up with a good deal of
doubt, for if we judge rightly
Col. Hoyt will carry Edgefield in
tho coming elections. Now if he
carries tho county wherein this
insitution, the dispensary original
ted, what will the colonel do in
other parts. Most people reason
this way about Col lloyt's race:
4<1 don't believe in prohibition
but bolieve in you mighty strong."
Itch on human cured in 3(1 minute*
by Woolford's 8*ntary Lotion. Thi
never fniln. Hold by J F Mackey
Co, DrusaLt, Lancai 8 C.
Without a Candidate.
Special to The State.
Joneaville, .June 21.?Tho
threshers have started out and
they report the wheat turning out
finely.
Since Mr G Walt Whitman
moved to Union and Mr G B
Fowler seems to have retired
from politics, Jonesville ban no
candidate so far in the field, consequently
politics is not much
stirred in our town as yet. Col
iloyt will get a handsome vote at
this box. He is a clean man representing
a clean cause and he will
get a great many clean votes here.
COH) 8TKKL OK DKATH
4 'There is hut one small chance
to save your life and that is though
an o|Hjration," was the awful prospect
before Mrs. I B Hudt, of
Lime Kidge, Wis., by her doctor
after vainly trying to cute her of
a frightful case <?f stoaiach tumble
tuul yellow jaundice. Ho didn't
count on the marvelous power of
Electric Bitters to cure Stomach
ami Liver troubles, but she heard
of it, took seven bottles, was
wholly cured, avoided surgeon's
knife, now weighs more ami feels
better than ever. It's jmsitively
guaranteed to cure Stomach, Liver
ami Kidney troubles and never
disappoints. Price 50c at ('rawford
Bros' drug store.
HORSES!
I HORSES!
HORSES!
We have Just rt ceived a carload of
number one borne* from Atlanta,every
animal having been carefully eeloc ed
in pereon by our Mr. Elliott. In the
lot are eonm of the fluent home* ever
brought to thin market If you want
a good Saddler- or * --- --
good combination horse, now is your
time to get It. We now have just what
you Want and need Call and pee for
yourself. We take pleasure in ex^
hibiting our atock, an well as Vehlclea.
1AI will either nell or nwap, and
Uf Q will sell either for the cash
i WW w or good paper
ELLIOTT &
1 CRAWFORD
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