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THE LEDGER. Th irlow S. Carter, EDITOR, AND MANAGER. rrr 8ATURDAY JULY 28, 1000. We sjivc much of our upace today to the sermon of lier C S Gardner, pastor of the hrst Haptist church of (ireenville. It is an argument for prohibition that cannot be assailed. Kvery Christian man should occupy the position which Dr Gardner takes. The prohibitionist from christian principles can occupy no other. Yesterday's papers contained n letter from Senator Tillman rela J live to hi* utterance at the Ben- , nettsville meeting that "an unholy alliance of preachers and bar keepers led b\ Col lIoNt" was made. , We had hoped that the Senator, upon rellection, would make some apologies to the ministers or an ' explanation at least that would modify his unwarranted utterance, i but he sticks to his statement with < this explanation that by "bar ( keepers" he meant "tho high ; license people and the blind tigers." For want of space wc cannot publish his letter in this ! issue. i Til!] LANCASTKH CAMPAIGN ! MITTINU The candidate* for State offices ; spoke at Lancaster last Wednes i day. There were about 000 j voters present, and several of the | speakers took occasion to compli- ! ment the audience for its excellent | behavior and undivided attention. | Thev had seen no such order or had j had no such respectful attention at any meeting in the State. The meeting was presided over | by .Messrs. \Y (i A Porter and NV ' P Caskey of the executive committee, in the absence of county chair man Nisbet. Mr. Brooker, candidate for comptroller general, spoke first. His opponent, Mr. Derbam, was not present on account of sickness in bin family. Gen Floyd for Adj. Gen., made a patriotic speech and wan well received. His opponent, Mr. House was also absent. Supt of Education McMahan made a good speech. He is work ing for good teachers and good common schools. His opponent, Mr. Capers, was absent but spoke later in the day. Then came the K Ii commissioners. Etheredge was absent, and Wharton spoke first. Ilo was foL lowed by B B Evans. T M Berry came next, then T ? Pettigrew, W D Maytiold and W I) Evans. The candidates for Lieut Gov ernor came next. They were Col Sloan, Cole L Blease, Jas H Tillman, Knox Livingston and Mr Winkler. 1 II %i " * - - .mis ii moore ior Atty Ueneral, spoke next, (ten Bellinger, his ( opponent, was absent. Capt Jennings for State Treasurer, made a clever speech. Messes McDow and Hough, for solicitor made short speeches, The only spat to occur between any of the candidates was between B B Kvans and W D Kvans, two of the seven candidates for rail road commissioner. They dis- i puted as to the North Carolina , rate. W D, said it was all wrong \ as quoted, B B says elect him < and Imvo ono honest man on the j hoard. Said Mr \V I) Kvans, ( God save tho mark." N D < asked to have his character and t reputation compared if need he. j H B Kvans?I'd uever compare my character with you. VV D Kvans?I have never tried I to pass off anjthing hogus on tho < people. If you will look in the "t attorney general's report you will fi find he insured 41 dispensaries in t>egus companies and the companies were not worth a cent, B B Evans said it would be well to look at the records in W D Evan's county. W D Evans went on to say when he ran for the constitutional convention there was intense opposition to him and a warrant was sworn out against him for fast' driving through the streets and! drunkenness. He insisted on be-! ing tried and was acquitted. B B Evans?Oh, that's not it. 1 mean where you cheated a man out of $15,000 and a judgment is recorded against yo.i Chairman?Time's up. \V D Evans?Let me explain. B B Evans?That is a personal matter and he attacked mo. Make him sit down. The chairman then without ado presented Mr Capers and \V I) Evans went to tiis chair saving: <lI paid that claim, every cent and am poor too." We had intended giving a fuller I account of the speeches hut our space is too limited. The sermon nf Dr Gardner is much better reading, and far more elevating, and hence we have given you it i n<tnn. I Then came the candidates for Governor. The State makes the fo lowing report of their speeches: G Walt Whitman insisted that from what others saw the various departments are in had shape and ho wanted to remedy things. Dis regard of law in South Carolina was amazing and disgraceful, not only as to the dispensary law hut everything else if these speakers aro to he believed. The best men at times, ho feared, took just a little too much liquor. A little drunkenness does not affect a man as much as telling a lie. God never made a mi slit and there is use for liquor. The Bible does not condemn any one for getting drunk, lie went to Charleston to make investigation and found blind tigers on King street, and Meet" ing street, and the Battery, and Cooper river and Ashely river, and then to the Isle of Palms. He went jj^in bathing on Sunday and found them selling bocr on that day. lie believed every dispenser was today violating the law. The tigers sell more liquor than the dispensaries. They were once blind, but the tigers hare cataracts or the constables are stone blind. He would enforce any law on the books. l;oi j a lloyt said Mr. Whit man had stood on every platform that has ever been erected. The people of Lancaster were already converted to prohibition. The dispensary is put forward a* tho best solution of the liquor problem. It is a system adapted to a mon ! archy, but it is not for Amorica. The cornerstone of Democracy is that whatever comes to the people should come from them, and he explained how this was not the case. He explained how dispensaries have been forced on the people. The dispensary has its good features, if they were en forced, but they are not enforced, and the good features are trampled in the dust. In the request books you will find the same signatures aad you will find drunkards and minors on ! the lista. Why should the law he continued when it was admitted that it cannot he enforced in Charleston and its good features ire trampled under feet f The lispensaries are the aupply depots )f the tigers. The system is rot:en to the core and dsserres to he taken out of the hooka. Thia groat dispensary will build up a great political machine and it is beat to break it up now. He then lefended prohibition. He touched iriefly on educational matters and 'aid there was no differences ax eept as to the liquor problem. i Boquets were presented Col < Hoyt by the "Women of Lan- ( caster." ] Mr. Frank B Gary thought the t flowers apt for Col Hoyt's politic- 1 al funeral. He was not here to s villify or abuse anyone. He t argued that no better plan than ' i the dispensary was yet proposed. ( Ho knew this to be a prohibition 1 county but he would not change his 1 views. All ate marching to tem-I pcrance. Prohibition will bring ; tigers. He was no apologist for ! the dispensary as now run. It is I not a system for revenue. He was ; reliably informed there are 200 ; tigers in Columbia. I A constable who said he had i worked Columbia said there were not 100 tigers there. He ask*?d why this constable was not at work; but ho no doubt was here by in- j struetion to root for "Little Mack." If elected, Gary said he would enforce the law in Charleston and Columbia. For three months be- !' fore we got holt! of him the con- * stables seized only $1,000 worth I of liquor, iind vet hint month alone t they seized that much. The law ! need* no such lash or stimulus. > He knew nothing about "tigers." , * He said several Sundays ago he t was taken for Tillmua on the isle I oCPalms and the visitors could 1 not get Sunday drinks. The Co- ^ lumbia coterie is getting power- t fully scared to get him out of the race. He was one of the best < friends of the dispensary, but it ' has broken from its moorings. Prohibition will not bring about f temperance hecauso ot the cx-' perienco of others. His position has been published everywhere an<l known. Patterson ' sees he is being distanced und has ^ . . i to do something. He said it could be proven by the same paper that ( said he shifted positions in Char- 1 leston, that Col Kobt Aldrich wrote his speech, but ho did not 1 believe that. ' Thero was no unwritten law ^ that a lieutenant governor should 1 succeed himself. Ho spoke of Pension laws and how he would continue to be fair to all as governor as he had as speaker. Mr A Howard Patterson said ( the ononis nrwt n<?t iIib i I I ? s 1 I'"!"""! were the jury. If Gary stood no better chance thnn Bryan he was sorry for Gary ; but lie favored ( Bryan. lie stink , to Gary and * his family all along and has gone 1 ; down with the family. Ho announced himself before Gary and had a right to run. He then rend from the report of Gary's Char- * lesion speech and emphasized that f Mr Gary would not answer his { questions in Charleston. He do- | "oted time to Mr Gary and said if you have !< cftl option it will bo good by# to dispensary. (Voice? ' "Let her rip.") He then took up the dispensary anil defended it, and urged its , advantages over prohibition. There was not a blind tiger in Barnwell, and he showed how crime and drunkenness have do- (( creased. He took up the pro- t hihition platform nnd defended | the dispensary as a system. Is the minority never going to submit ? Col Hoyt told you nothing ' about favoring a coalition, and his prohibition platform is full of politic*. i He was in favor of - prohibition 1 if it could be enforced, but it * l would boa farce. He favored the ( dispensary all over the State. Gov McSweeney congratulated the audience on the good feeling and prosperity of the State and j wanted to stop haranguing. When they charge that the incum~ bent had not been successful he hurled it hack at them. The dig- 1 pensary is better enforced today 1 than ever before and he can prove t by letters from mayors. Charleston is a seaport ami it is lifticult to enforce the law there. Ele had done his best to enforce ho law there, but ho had done as veil there as anyone else. He <aved tha State $10,000 in con tables' salaries. Ho did this as i business matter. Some of these *andidates tell you what they would do with the dispensers. Me asked all to view the attitude >f the people towards the con (tables. He wanted to say ref ;renco was made that constables wcro howling for him. They Frere not here by hid order**, lie lid not countennnce their being lere. They have no business lere, unless they have work here, lie was going to investigate the natter and if any constables have' >een attending meetings for poliical purposes they certainly would i)? removed and they, cerainly would not be |>aid for beng here. lie knew the constables veto not horo in his interests. | They were free men and any con-. stable could vote for whoever he | ileased, hut they must attend to | heir business. He read a letter from the nayor of Newberry in which lie | -aid: "There is 110 violation of he dispensary law hero." Sinnar letters were read from the nayors of Spartanburg, Saluda, Jhester, etc. They agreed that he sale of liquor has decreased. ! Ml constables had instructions to j lo their duty and if they do not le would remove them. He thought 111- van trnnlJ I sleeted and showed why. vjror McSweeney then gave an , iccount of his public services. Mr Patterson used to sing about lis taking newspapers, hut he wanted it understood that he ran lis office as a business affair. He lid not straddle on the dispensary n his message. Then ho took up educationnl natters and wanted thorn educated it home, lie wanted to be judged by his administration and re-elected. ? ! Announcements. FOR SOLICITOR. I will stand for renomination to the >fllce of Solicitor of the Sixth judicial ;ircuit subject t?? t >10 results of the Democratic i'iiiuary. J K. HENRY. <Y7J I hereby auiiouiicc myself a candilate for Solicitor of the Sixth Circuit, tubject to tiie rules ^overuiiiK tlie Democratic Primary. W. C. HOUGH. <V7i I hereby announce myaelf a candU I Ue for the oftlce of Hollcitor of the *ixth Judicial I ircuit, pledging ??y* ?el' to abide tlie result of tiie demo* ratio primary election, and faithfully x) discharge tlie duties of nuid olTb-e u the event of my election. TH03 F. McDOW. FOR HOUSE OF REURESA'Ns l'ATIVK-4. I am a candidate for the Legislature md will abide the result of tlie |>ri nary. osimr w pons. eas> I hereby announce myself as a can* lidate for tiie Mouse of llepreaenta~ ives, subject to the rulea governing he Democratic Primary. r l. hick lin. I am a candidate for the Legislature, mbject lo rules of Democratic Primary J HARRY FOSTER. The many friends of J N Eetridge espectfully announce his name for e-elecflon for the House of Reprelentativta of Lancaster county, and ar 111 aitide by the result of the primary lection. MANY VOTERS. tan r am a candidate for the Hnuae of Itepreaentativee euhject to ?the Demo* jratic primary. J W HAMEL <V7i I am a candidate for re-election to :he Legislature. I will abide the re~ lult of the democratic primary eleodon. T Y WILLIAMS. FOR CLERK OF <OURr With a high aense of appreciation of EHMt consideration* and tokens of indue#- and with a deep feeling of gratitude for the same, i beg to announce myself a canddat* for reelection to the office of t -lerk of t 'ourt for Z/aucHHter County at the approaching primary, su'Jeo to the rule* of Hie Democratic primary W 8 L PORTER a09 The ItlHIIV frioinlu nf Mr Iiuonli V Gregory hereby announce him ?*a a candidate for the office of Clerk of the Court, subject to Mie result of the Democratic Primary, MANY FRIENDS. FOR SHERIFF I hereby announce myself a candidate for Sheriff* subject to the rules of Democratic party .JAMES S WILSON zsr. The many frienda oi ('apt John P Hunter hereby announce him as a candidate for the otfi e of -dieritl*, huS j-ct to the result of the democratic primary. Mb Hunter's flue record us Sin rift in the past is a sufficient guarantee of what his future adminlstra tioti will be in cjse of bis election. MANY VOTERS. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. 1 am a candidate for re-election to the oltiee of County Trea?urer. W O OAUrnEN FOR OOUNlY AUDITOR. I hereby announce myself aa a can didate for the office of 1 ounty Auditor and pledge myself to ahide th? re?ult of the Democru'le primary E C CKOX TON. V/3 I respectfully announce my caudi.i...... /... ..?> * - ? *? ..<??mi me iiniro ui i-uuiiiv a minor, subject to tin* ruies of the Democratic litiinary. L J PERRY. * VK Mr Editor:?Heal Ding the valuable services rendered during hie term of office, the neatness and correctness of tils work, and knowing him to he well qualitied for t'.e position, please iiiuounce the name of Jno A t'ook for re-election to tlie office of County Auditor, aubjee* to the rulea governing the primary. MANY FRIENDS, FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. A t tl e Hollci tat ion of a few friends I announce myself a candidate for th* office of chiperintendenl of Education. U BAXI'KR BLACKMON. C0O The many friends of Mr. Ernest It ackmnn. hereby annouuce him as a candidate for the office of County Superintendent of Ed neat Ion, subject to result of Democratic Primary. c/n To the Voters of Lancaster Cbunty: With many thanks foi past favors, and at the solicitation of friends, I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of County Superintendent of Edu*ation, subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary; and, if elected my time and energies areyours for the best interests of education. .1 E BLACKMON. Mr Editor:? Pleane announce the name of PROP A C ROW ELL km a candidate -for the office of County cSui>crintendent of Education, euhjact to the rulen governing tiie Democratic primary. If elected, we pledge him lo diBcharge the dutiee of the office to the heat interent of education. MANY FRIENDS. FOR -SUPERVISOR The many frienda of Mr.'R H Happ announce him him an a candidate for County Hupervieor. auhject to the rulen of the Democratic Primary. MANY FRIENDS <V73 The fritndu of W <1 Caskey, announce him as a candidate for Lounty Sujiervlaor. Mr Caakey will abide the reault of the Democratic primary elec'iona. <VK> At tlie earnest solicitation of many friend', I hereby announce myself aa a candidate for re-election to tiie office of County IHupervite r, subject to the result of the democratic primary. M 0 GARDNER FOR CORONER. The many frrends of C C Morton. Hr.. annonnea him fer !>? , ? ? -- - ? ?nv uuacc ui Coroner, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. fl#D I announce myself ah a candidate for the oflice of Coroner and pledge myaelf to abide the result of the democratic primary election. J EHTK*MAN r//j The friends of 1) N MACKEY announce him an a candidate for the of flee of Coroner, and pledge him to abide the result of the democratic primary. MANY FRIEND8. C0O I hereby announce tnyself a candidate for re-election to the office of Coroner, and pledge myself to abide the result of the primary. R. YOUNG *OK MAGlbT&A'tE. BUFOPD TOWNSHIP Mr Editor:?Please announce J B Fuiuleiburk for Magistrate of Buford Township. MANY FRIENDS. <**> FOR OILt<8 CREEK AND CANE CHE FX TOWNSHIP, The many friends of Mr \V P Caskey respectfully announce him an a candidate for re tle<-tioii to the office of Magixtiaie for Gills Creek and Cane Creek townships subject to the result of the Democratic primary, HANY VO'EIU State Campaign Schedule. The following are the dates on which campaign meetings will he held in the several counties. Yorkville, Saturday, July 28. nr ik?? i * ? vnuiuuy, mommy, tiuiy Spartanburg, Tuesday, July 31. Union, Wednesday, August 1. Newberry, Friday, August 3. Laurens, Saturday, August 4. Greenville Monday, August 0. Pickens, Tuesday, August 7. Walhalla, Thursday, August 0. Anderson, Friday, August 10. Abbeville, Saturday, August 11. 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