The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, August 15, 1900, Image 2
THK LKDGER.
1 huri??w S. rartftr,
KDlTO't \ND M.XNAGKR.
cr:
WKDNKSDAY, Air.rST 15, 1000.
Vote as y<?n prav, "Thy King*
dom come, Thv will I?o done on
oartli as it is in heaven," and the i
' i
legal sale of whiskev as a hever* |
iijje will soon become h thin?x of i
the p:.,t
When the ten commandments .
wi re jjiven to Moses (?od did not j
first consider whether the people,
would live u;? to them. lie took
the principles of ti^htand founded
the laws upon them. Christians
cannot stop to ask whether the
. ... I
people will live up to pr hibition. j
Moral principles are heaven horn
and as the kingdom of Clod ad- j
vanees in this worhl will lie em- ,
ho into tlu? statute laws of the |
hm I Christian people, in the
fear of (iiiiI and hive for man, do
what \ on I elieve to he the will of
(io.I as you read it prayerfully in
His word.
You can tind church mem hers (
who will vote for the dispensary I
hut y< u cannot tind mcmliers who ,
will vote to retain in the ehureh a
member who accepts the position
lit* < 1 I?;11P1K(?I'
I ' ,
which sells whiskey us a beverage, i
is u good thing for a church mem- j
her to vote for it certainly ought
to bo a good tiling for :i church t
member to run. It will lie more
tolerable in the great judgment
day for the man who forfeits his
memoerahij) in the church of (iod
to become a dispenser ot whiskey
as a beverage than lor the more |
enlightened members of that1
church who misdirected his steps
bv advocating and voting for the
i
dispensary.
Wo hoped that factionalism and
bossism hud heen buried for all
time. All bitterness, all hatred
and prejudices we thought were
buried forever when the people of
all factions laid them aside and
elected delegates to the constitu- j
tional convention in 1895 devoid
of partisanship The disregard
of factional lines in that election
gave the State a constitution
suited to the whole people ?a con 1
stitution that assures equal rights'
to all and special privileges to
none. Seeing the good fruits of
their wisdom then we hoped would
en ise them to close their ears to
appeals to arouse prejudice and
passion for all lime. We felt that
in all future elections the com-I
petoney and <piaIitication of men ,
aspiring to ollice and the princi- j
pies or issuf.-. they represented, ;
would ho tho only consideration
influencing the voter in casting bis i
ballot. Hut, ala*, wo find efforts!
again being made to revive factionalism.
?Ve find our scnoir
United States Senator, whom the]
whole people desired to honor by i
re election without opposition, the
instigator of such efforts. Shame |
upon him. Indignation at such,
littleness and unfairness to poison
the minds of voters and enthrone
piejudice in the seat of judgment.
should rankle in the heart of;'
every right-thinking Carolinian.
Men of reason, will you listen to j
his dictation Will you sutler
J J
him by such appeals as he is j
making to divide the democratic j
party again into factions? We
bclicvo not. We believe the bulk
of the people will vote according ^
to the dictates of their consciences I
on the prohibition issue and ac
cording to their best judgment as
to competency and qualification of '
candidates. Wo do not moan to
say that Tillman will not boss a
good many voters?he will dicta'e j
the vote of a number of both the ,
old factions. You will find some i
who worship him that will vote
ns lie savs, and you will tincl many
of his old opponents, whose passions
the S? nator has directed
every effort to arouse in this canvass,
that wdl probably do just
what ho wants the in to do ard
tells them from every stand to do,
viz: to scratch hi* name from the
ticket. Senator Tillman bosses
the extremists of both the old fac-j
tions and hut for them he would I
not dare undertake to dictate poli,
tics in this State. His bund
raised against n man like Col
Hoyt would l?e no more thun the
wind from a little hand bellows
against the staid old oak, were it
not for the extremists of both the
old tactions. lie abuses the one
and tells him "now go and scratch
my name whe i you vote. Be
certain to do it,'' and he loses his
temper, and goes and does it and
helps him rekindle the tlames of
factionalism. The extremists <?f
the other ol?i faction believe such
accusations as that the "oh1. I
antis,'' the preachers and the barkeepers
are in an unholy alliance
to kill MY dispensary baby, and
thev become angry and vote for a .
man for governor of the Senator's
liking. Yes, lie bosses the ex-1
tromists of both factions, but1
there is a large class of independent
voters- the men of both the
old factions who wire not extremists?
die men who think for
themselves and vote according to
ttieir judgment, and we believe
they are in the majority in the
State. Many of them are conscientious
prohibitionists and
many of them believe honestly
that the dispensary law is best,
hut they are mostly agreed that,
prohibition or dispensary, C<d
Hoyt is the man to enforce e;ther.
Senator Tillman is anxious to
defeat Col Hoyt for Governor.
His reasons are well known, if
von want to assist him in the
work just scratch Tillman's name
off the ticket as he invites you to,
an?l you will play into his hand
and he just as subservient to his
bossism ns his most rampant follower
was in WJO. You will enable
him in the interim between
the first and second primaries to
make a strong appeal to factional*
ism l>v reasserting, with more
show of troth, the on warranted
assertions he has made in this can
vass. Men keep cool. Don't
let the Senator arouse your passions
and make you lose your rea*
son. Vote for Tillman and lloyt,
and forever put a quietus on efforts
to revive the old animosities
and prejudices of the past.
Thinking inei were glad when
factional lines were wiped out and
if in a moment of pas?ion they
permit them to l>e revived, it
will be hut to repent at their
leisure.
Still fur Tillman, But Will Vote
for M\>yt.
To tho Editor of The State:
In 1890-92, when Senator Till
man was touring the State, everytime
he was interrupted by anyone
in the audience he would give
them a raj) by saying: "You are
the kind that buys a pint of mean
liquor and ?jo homo and abuse
your family."
In 1802 when he advocated
poll fax and we voted against it, j
lie would make a similar slur
i?i. -- ?
viuut mo nui IllKl persons
buying li(|iior. Taking him to ho
sincere in what he said then ami
now, wo turned to "personal pro'*
libitionists," but wo differ with
him in his religion. (""Salvation
for myself und damnation for
sverybody else.'* Widow Bedot.)
Prohibition for ourselves and
liquor for everyone else. 1 am
torry that he is backing out of the
rules adopted by him for the guidance
of his people. I am an original
Bog Tillman man ami am one
now, and propose to stick to the
%
old advice he give me. Establish^
ed rules that Ben Tillman mnkeft
always take precedence over these
new fangled ones which is forced
from him on account of the other
candidates having been connected
with the legislative part of our
government for ton years and have
accomplished nothing.
" I I ? _ X ? / V I II i I
1 Will VlllCIOl' VjIM HUM DPCIlllSO |
he can enforce the law ? like Till ;
1 man. I will vote for him because '
he does not dtink like Tillman. 1
will vote for him because Tillman
said at Orangeburg that all the
candidates for governor wore his
friends, hot Col Hoyt was the
cleanest ami most upright and j
honorable, and that ho did not like J
tho way tho dispensary was now :
run.
Col Iloyt. is frosh from the people,
and Tillman told us in 1S90
to elect him or a man fresh from
the people. So I will vote for
Col Hoyt on these grounds, and
aai reliably informed Tillman's
conntv and home box will do the
same thing at the primary.
Aiken.
Aiken, S C, Aug 10.
" ? |
The Issue of Bossism
One of the two great issues, of
this State campaign is Bossism. It
is second only to the liquor issue;
it is hound up in it and perhaps is
equal to it. This issue has been
forced by Senator Tillman. Unopposed
for re-election, with no
public demand for his presence at
tho meetings and without any
message fiom his field, the national
field, to deliver, ho has shouldered
his way to tho rostrum and,
beginning with a simulation of
mildness, has gradually developed
his speeches into harangues of the
worst type of his past, appealing
to liato and prejudice, seeking to
break up the peace of the State,
hectoring, falsifyingand dictating.
Ostensibly his purpose is to
keep the dispensary from being
repudiated; but he is after more!
than that. * * * * His prime
desire is to defeat Col Iloyt, fur
he knows him to he a man who if
elected governor would not be
ruled by him. Tillman has had
his head so turned by success and j
power that he has come to regard
it as his right ) have a servant m
the executive chamber. His
secondary desire, if wo are to
judge from the contemptuous style
of his references to the present
executive, is to prevent the nomi- |
nation of Gov McSweeney. The
govei nor has failed to "raise hell
on Chieco street" according to the
i 111manic prescription, ami he has
twice shown h most reprehensible
disposition to think for himself;
At the Democratic national convention
of 1800, McSweenov, T
V Williams and others constituting
a majority of the South Carolina
delegation, revolted when Tillman
tried to make them vote for Teller
for president on the ground - as
stated l?y .lohn Gary Kvans for
r
Tillman?that this would gain the j
support of the Silver Republicans
for Tillman's nomination to the
presidency in 1000, The majority
wouldn't vote for anyone not a
Democrat: they defeated Tillman's
scheme and l>v means of the unit
rule cast the vote of the delegation
for Bryan. A similar thing Imp
1 ?4 1 l- - *
m uiu rm'iu imuoniii convention.
T'llman tried to force the
delegation to support Towno for
vice president, and ugain they Mci
Sweeney being one of the leaders ?
refused to vote for a Republican
and by means of the unit rule
j made Tillman's vote as well as
their own go to Stevenson. These
were wounds to the Boss's vanity,
and he naturally prefers a more
uniformly obedient man as governor.
We are for Hoyt and expect to
aee him nominated, but hossism
being a vital issue in the campaign,
we would like to see the votes
of all South Carolina Democrats
who will not vo*e for lioyt cast
for the candidate who is next to
him in independence of Tillman
and therefore in Tillman's had
graces. Let it he Iloyt or Me- J
Sweeney because the ltoss wills it .
otherwise. If half the Democrats
in South Carolina who denounce I
the rule of Itiivv; I I mill -irn !
sistont they will etFeetually end j
the rule of Boss Tillman.?The;
State.
Tiiat "Unholy Alliance." !
The Bottom Knocked Out of thoj
Senator's "Logical*'
Conclusions.
To the Editor of 1'lte ^tnte.
I
.lust now the political atmosphere
is disturbed about an "unholy
alliance bstwern the whiskey ,
men nnd the preachers.'' Will
you allow me to make a statement
nnd ask a few (piestinns?
?? u i ir (in* carnival whs neinjj '
held'at Abbeville, S C, July 17-'
18-li? the dispensary whs closed. j
Was this the result of an uidnlyj
alliance hetween the whiskey men \
and preachers of this county, or j
was it the opinion of the town
officials that it ??'ould he to thebest
interest of the public that the I
dispensary should be closed # If
for the best interest of the com I
munitv for the dispensary to be
closed three days in July why not
366 days in the year (
The Democratic party is considered
the white man's party in;
South Carolina and if a f*w ? <?!.
ored rotors vote the Democratic j
ticket would it lie safe to assume
that wo are all negroes ? Certain*
ly, if the logic of the dispensary
advocate is correct. They ussurac,
because the former bar
keepers align themselves with the
prohibitionists that we are work
ing to open tin* barrooms as for
mejjy.
Again: If the dispensary advocates
are in the majority should
not the electoral vote of South
Carolina be cast for the Republican
nominee for the presidency <
The Democratic party claims to be
opposed to trusts, monopolies, etc,
and if the dispensary is not a
trust ami monopoly of the whiskey
traflic in South Carolina what
is it ?
1 ask these questions not as a
preacher nor th* ?nn of ? ?n-on?.
v ..V ..W?
for I am neither, neither am 1 a
whiskey man, hut a plain
l'rohibitionist.
Due West, S C.
There is u very ancient story of
n <]uaek who when called upon to
treat patients suffering from ail
ments hevond his ken, proposed
to throw hi ill into tils, for, said
tie: "I'm h ? II on tits.'' So
with lien Tillman: whenever he
linds himself stumped by a problem
in political medicine he pioceeds
to throw the voters into n
stub* of factionalism, for, says he
io nimseiT, **im n ? 11 in factional
ism." So he used to he.?The
State.
FOR KAllOtOAl) COMMISSION
KR.
W I) May field, <'o'uml?la, S C, ilore
by announced mm a candidate for
Railroad Coinmiemner, subject to the
Slate Oeiiiocr.itic prim try.
POSITION.
The ('ommtaaioiiera should In paid
l>y thefttaie instead of by ihe railroad**
ami the term of office should he reduced
from aix years to two yeur*.
Stop discrimination-.
i reofht rales should he ** > regulated
hh t< : ?
Kncourage fruit growers, truck
farinera ami canners. ami enable them
to otter their products on the m ir?et
on ?<jiial terniH with any alate.
Induce manufa"turers of all kinds to
Io?m ? in this State and enatile them
to < IT r their product** on the market
on n|U?l terme will) any Slate
K i?l?!e cotton idi 1 Ik in thia State to
buy on any market in the State,
Give cotton mill* the beat ratea for
whipping their producta.
Knahle wholeaale merchanta in tliia
Htate to compete with wlio.eaale
merchanta in adjoining Hlatea.
Make Char lea too, Port Royal, and
Georgetown import and export ottiea
on an equal footing with Wilmington
and Savannah. WD MAYKIKL1).
Announcements.
i
FOR SOLICITOR. |
I will stand f?.r it-nomination to the
ottlt-e t>f Solicitor <>! tlio Hixth jutlioial
Circuit subject to th^ results of the 1
Democratic Pilmary.
j K I1ENRY.
V72
I in reby announce myself a cantli<!??
f??r Solicit rofiheSixtii ' iictiit,
Hubji-ct to tne ru es governing tiie i
Democratic Ptiinary. I
W C. HOUGH.
V7.
I hereby atlnouiioe myself a eamli(I
(? fur the ? ill -e of Snluiltur' ? ?f the
-ixth Jmiieial ireuit, pled.rinK my?
Her t< ahitle Hie result of the tlemo? |
ciaii"1 piinian ueeiion, and faithfully ;
to <li8chnive the tlu'i-s of shl ofll e'
in the event of my eleotlon.
II OS F x cDOvV.
1
FOU HOUSE OF KEPKES?N?* |
A llVEv
I am a rautlhlute for the Legislature
ami wil ahitle tin- result of tlie p/i
niary.
0< A R w pons.
VA i
f hereby aiinounee myself as aeaus
liilalr for the House of R presenta- }
lives snh'i in to the rules governing
Detno. r itie Primary.
K L. HIt KLIN
v?
I atn a cantlMaie for the Legislature,
suhjeet ior i'es oi Detnoeratic Primary
.1 HAKliY KOSI Eli.
v/" I
I'lie many friends of J N K.-trhii$e
resuertfuily ami >unee his name for
re-elee ion for the House ot Iiepre>
sent tliv< h f Laiieaster eounty, ami
will ahitle hy the result of tlie primary
eleeliou.
MANY YOIEIH |
I am a candidu'e for the House of
Uepre-ent uive* auhj nit to the Democrat
ie primary.
.1 W HAM EL.
v.
I am a candidate for re-election to
I I he ljejjialai ure. 1 will aluile the reI
mill of the democratic primary elee|
tion,
T Y WILLIAMS.
FOU CLEUK OF lOURT
With a hiijti of appreciation of
pa*t consideration* ami tokens of
I k/ioliierf- and v\ it h a deep feeliin? of
I gratitude for the name, I beg to anI
oounce myaelf a cand dat for re
eleet'on to the olflc?* of ?'lerk of i ourt
! foi Aancaater ( ounty at the approaching
primary, hU'Jeo to '.lie rules of
the Democratic primary
vv I p/ n? r ir i?
*? / u t wiv liiv
V.
The many frieuda of Mr. JoMeph F
I <ir??k;<?ry hereby announce him an a
candhtate for the office of flerk of
the f'ourt, Mihject to lie remilt of the
L)i niociutic Primary.
MANY FRIENDS.
mail?I i mil i i in i' ?
FOR SHERIFF.
I hereby announce myxelf a camli*
j lint- foi Sheriff, nil jeet to the rulee of
! Democratic party.
.JA.J/ES s WILSON
aw
The many friemiH oi ('apt John P j
i Hunter hereby announce him uh a
I iMiiniunii' r<?r i in- ??ni e of -Ium ill", ,-u".?
j i| to the result ?>f the democratic
primary. Mr liunier's line rrcnrrf an
rih rill iit the past is a sufficient guura
..tee of what hi-> future adllli nl*traj
thiii will he iu cu.se of his election. |
MANY VOTERS. |
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
I am a candidate for re-election to 1
tlie ollice of County Treasurer.
\V. 0 CAUTHEN.
j FOR CO UN t Y AUDITOR.
I hereliy announce myself ana can
didate for theollleeof County Auditor
and p'edpe myself to abide tho result
| of the Democratic primary.
E C CROXTON.
I
respectfully announce my candl*
i dacy for the office of county Auditor,
subject to the rules of the Democratic
primary.
Li J FERRY.
ao?
j ASr Editor:--Realising the valuable
service* rendered during liin term of
office, the neatness* hikI correct nee*
of hi* work, and knowing him to l?e
well qualified for the pqpitlon, please
announce the name of Jno A Cook for
re* election to the office of County
Auditor, Huhje t to the rule* govern*
ing the primary.
J/ANY FRIENDS.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF
EDUCATION.
At the solicitation of a few friends
I Announce myself s candidate for the
office of Huptrlntcndenf of Education.
R. BAXTER BLACKMON.
At the continued solicitation of
many close friends, a* well as being
deeply Interested in fhe progress of
education in our county, I now an*
noutioe myself a candidate for the ob
flee of County Superintendent of Kduration,
su'je t to the rules of t'ie
Democratic Primary.
r M BELK
<u/.
TIia muiiv fripitilu r?f \f r Vmoai
Baekmon, hereby announce him as a
candidate for ?lit* i (lice of County
Superintendent of Education, subject
to r?sult of Democratic Primary.
To tlie Voters of Lancaster Cbunty:
With many thanks f >i past favors,
and at the solicitation of friends, I
heieby annou. ee tuyself as a candidate
for tlx oillee of County Superintendent
of Kdu at ion, subject to I lit*
rules governing tlit* Democratic pri-?
mary ; and. if elected ray time and
energies are yours for the bent interests
of education.
.) E BLACKMON,
077.
Mr Editor:?Please announce the
name of PROP \ C ROW ELL hh a
candidate for tlit* c.fti-e of County
Su|m rintenileilt of E oration, subject
to tile rules governing the Democratic
primary. If elected, we pledge him
in discharge the duties of the olli -e to
the beat interest of edueation.
MANY FK1ENOS.
FOli .SUPERVISOR
The many fiiemls of Mr. It H Sapp
announce liim liini as a candidate for
County Supervisor sutject to tiie
rules of tlie I)i>nui(>rul in l> r I m it...
MANY FRIENDS.
c/K>
The friends of W Q, ('askey, announce
him us a candidate lor county
Su|Ct visor Mi f.'uskevill ahulc the
rcMill ?.f the Demoeralio primary
elec* ions.
V/i
At the earnest solicitation of many
friend-, I hereby announce myself as
a candidate f ?r re-election to the office
of County Supeiyisr. subject to the
result of tile democratic primary
M (J GARDNER
FOR tOKONER.
The many frrends of C C Ho-ton.
Hr . announce him for the ottiee of
Coroner, subject to the rules of the
Democratic Primary.
w/a
I announce myself as a candidate
for the otlice of Coroner and tdedge
myself to abide /lie ro-oli of ???
democratic primary election.
.1 E HI E vv MaN
w
The frionds of D N MACKEY ails
Uounce him as a candidate for the of*
li e of < oroner. and pledge him to
abide the result of I lie democratic primary.
MANY FRIEND?.
V/.
I berehv ann< unce myself a candidate
for re election to the rllice of
('oroner, and pledge myselt ?o abide
tlie result of tlie prtmars.
K YOUNG.
I-OR MAGI-TKAIK.
FOItClIlil.S CRKKK ANI) CANE
CKEKX TOWNHHIP,
The many friends of Mr W I* <"a?key
respectfully announce him as a candidate
fur re election to the office of
Magi-ti ate for (Jills 'reek aid Cane
Creek t >wnsnipa si hject to tlie 'esult
of the Denmcrutic primary,
MANY VOIEKJ.
*0*
cedar creek townsh p.
I her? hy announce myself a candidate
for re election to the office of
Magistrate f.>r Cedar ' reck tow nship,
aul jtct to tin* demociatic.primary.
JOHN KING
i"iina???I
HORSES!
HORSES!
HORSES 1
We have ju?t received a carload of
.. .mvci n:m iioii'ui iroin Atluntu,every
animal having bran carefully eelee ed
in iierwon by our Mr. Rlliott. In the
lot are tome of the lineal hordes ever
brought to thi* market If you wnnt
a good Haddler, or a good Driver, or a
good combination home, now in your
time <o net It. We now liave just what
you want and need fall and tee for
younelf. We take pleasure in exhibiting
our atnek, an well a-* Vehicle*.
1 A f will either Hell or xwwp, hii<I
uU Q will H?-ll elth r lor the cash
VI C or good paper
ELLIOTT &
CRAWFORD
R. K. Scott Dead.
Toledo, Ohio, Aug 13?Robert
Kinaton Scott, twice governor of
South Carolina, died laat night at
his home in Napoleon of a|>oplexy
at the age of aeventy-six.