Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, August 18, 1900, Image 2
Scraps and |acts. !
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? Mr. Bryan closeted himself with a )
phonograph last Monday, and deliver- 1
ed over again, parts of the speech of i
acceptance be made at Indianapolis
last week. Those sections in which
the candidate promised to call an extra
session of congress to deal with
the Philippine problem, and the closing
periods, were the priucipal parts of
the speech that went into the phonograph.
It is expected that Bryan's
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speecn, as grouuu uut uy tuc puwuvgraph,
will play an important part in
the campaign.
? Says a Wichita, Kan., dispatch of
the 12th: Former Congressman Jerry
Simpson has set a new pace for Kansas
Populists who are going to speak for
Bryan this year. At the county convention
here yesterday, he appeared in
an up-to-date shirt waist. He made
several speeches while wearing it. The
farmer Populists were amazed, and
sent a committee to ask Simpson if he
had forsaken them. He replied that
the shirt waist was adopted for com- 1
fort and not style. He said he hoped <
to see all the politicians wear them. <
Simpson has a large assortment of shirt
waists which be receutly purchased in
Chicago. He wears them only at conventions
or when making speeches.
? Copies of Manila papers at the war
department contain a letter purporting I
to be from a personal friend of Aguin- 1
aldo, which states that the Filipino <
chief does not take advantage of the
amnesty proclamation, because some
time ago he gave orders to his followers
to break up into guerilla bands. The i
amnesty order excepts those who vio- j
lated the laws of war, and it states
that Aguinaldo fears that be would be
in the excepted class, should he under- 1
take to surrender under the amnesty '
proclamation. The letter is dated at J
Biac-No-Bato, which is said to be the \
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present provisional ueauquancis ui
Aguinaldo. It states, however, that
Aguinaldo never stays more than one
night in a place, and only a few hours |
" in any one location. He allows no one ]
to come near him, except his most in- (
timate personal friends.
? News and Courier: The Washingtou
correspondent of the Indiana- .
polis Press reports to his paper: "The '
navy has 'it in' for Hobson. No mat- 1
ter what prompts this feeling there is i
no doubt that it exists. His fellow
officers assume that be was offensive
in trading on bis Merrimac deed. He
will probably suffer on this account to '
the end.of his career. He may get '
along in spite of it; but it will go hard <
with him unless he speedily becomes of <
great value to the navy. As time goes ^
on the public will forget him ; but his j
fellow officers never will. They do
not like him." This accounts, doubt- '
less, for a good deal of the treatment *
the young officer has received at the 1
hands of the administration organs.
They are faithful mirrors of official
sentiment and prejudice. It was a
great mistake on Hobson's part that he '
was born so far south. . I
? The weather bureau's weekly crop 1
bulletin, issued last Tuesday, is in part 1
as follows : Over portions of the cen- i
tral belt, cotton has improved slightly, (
although rust and shedding are gener- (
ally reported, and the crops need rain
in portions of Mississippi, while suffer- 4
ing from excessive moisture and lack
of cultivation in parts of Louisiana.
In the Carolinas, Georgia and Arkansas,
the coudition of cotton has deteriorated
materially, premature opening ]
being extensively reported from the <
Carolinas. In Northern Texas cotton I
has made favorable progress; but else- ]
where in that state it needs dry weather
and is making too rank growth.
Some picking has been done over the 1
southeastern portion of the cotton belt '
and while cotton is opening in south- <
western Texas, picking will not be gen- <
eral in that state for two or three |
weeks. ,
? A terrible mistake occurred in the
taking of Yang Tsun. The Russian
artillery opened on the American
troops. Before the mistake was discovered,
many American soldiers bad
been killed or wounded by Russiau <
shells. A part of the casualties of the i
Fourteenth regiment was the result of
the Russian fire. The Fourteenth participated
in the attack on the trenches.
As the Chinese fled, the regiment entered
and occupied one of the Chinese
positions. The Russian battery, some I
distance off, did not notice the move- i
ment aud opened fire on the position, ,
and plauted numerous shells among
the American troops. The Russiaus
were quickly notified aud ceased the
fire. The Americaus captured the <
Chinese works. The casualties are es- (
timated at 70. Most of these belong to (
the Fourteenth infantry. The long
march and the great heat played havoc
with the troops. Forty per cent, of
the NiDth regiment were exhausted
from these causes.
? General Joe Wheeler, commander 1
of the department of the lakes, on Monday,
saved the life of Wm. J. Bryan, Jr., t
the 12-year-old son of the Democratic ,
candidate for president, says a Chicago
dispatch. The lad visited General 1
Wheeler, and the latter, alter his first 1
greeting, turned to his work and al- I
lowed the youngster to amuse himself ]
as best he might. Young Bryan found (
a loose chair caster and a big bundle ,
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ox ruooer oauus. iuwc uc ucu iuiu a
long string and then, securing the !
caster to the bottom, went to a window
and began bounciug the piece of iron i
up ami down on the sidewalk, 75 feet j
below. The general, engrossed with |
his labors, paid no attention to the
boy, who was becoming so interested '
in his play that he leaned farther and
farther out of the casement of the 1
window. "Fighting Joe" happened to ]
glance up a few minutes later and was i
horrified to see the lad hanging with (
his whole body over the sidewalk and
only the toes of his shoes clutching J
the angle of the window. He sat
aghast for a moment, and then rushing
to the window he pulled the lad in by '
the legs and landed him safely on the i
floor. Speaking of the occurrence afterwards,
General Wheeler acknowledged
that young Bryan was within
an inch of being dashed to death on J
the pavement below when he caught
sight of him.
She ^Jortmtte (Enquirer.
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YOItKVILLE, S. a & Oj ? 1
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 18,1900. J
Somebody is puttiDg considerable
ginger iDto the editorial columns of (
the Charleston Post these hot summer (
lays. ,
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If it is a prophet the people are
looking for?any old kind of an I-toldrou-so
prophet?then they had better s
Freeze to Dr. Thomas Jefferson. His I
ike has not been seen since the gov- <
srnment came into existence. *
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Mr. Patterson says that he would (
Dot be in the race if the law were en- K
breed in Charleston, and the Charleston
Post says that Mr. Patterson would ,
aot be in I he race if the law were en- ,
Forced in Laurens. According to The \
Post, Mr. Patterson would be doing *
Lime for assault and battery. 1
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No, The Enquirer has never ques- )
tioned the Democracy of Mr. Bryan. 1
He is the best Democrat in the whole 1
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jountry. Who is it that would not
itand flatfooted on every plank of a t
platform that he made himself? But i
Bryan is not against the peace treaty
?linn nroo of fho timp A
iuy LUUIC UUW buau uv? nwo uv
it was signed.
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Oh ! doctor, you have already told \
js that you are going to be elected ; 1
5ut even if you should be, people will 6
jlaim that you only guessed. Suppose j
pou tell us exactly how many votes ?
fou are goiDg to get, aod if you hit
ihe mark fairly and squarely, we will,
rrom thence forward, believe that you
ire truly a prophet. Now do it, doc- t
;or. I
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Judge A. C. Haskell, of Columbia, is 8
in Yorkville conferring with the stock- *
adders of the Loan and Savings bank. ^
Be has submitted a proposition by '
which the depositors may get their 1
money at once, if the stockholders ac- 1
uept. If the proposiiton is not accept- c
jd, then a receivership is practically 1
certain.
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Says the Washington correspondent
jf the Charleston Post:
There is some talk among South Carolina
people that in the event of Bryan's l
slection to the presidency, the senator ^
[McLaurin] may be a candidate for some
.nKinaf nnoitinn nr for snmp other first- t
XIUlllCb pvaivivu) w* WV ?v ? ?
jhiss position. t
We are not surprised to hear of the 8
name of Senator McLaurin in connec- c
tion with a cabinet position ; but we t
do not expect to ever see bim enter a j
contest for it. He is not the mun to c
try to push himself into a position
that should only be filled by selection.
However, Mr. Bryan knows Mr. Mc- g
McLaurin as an honest, sincere states- s
man like himself, who does bis own t
thinking and acting without first inquiring
as to what people will say. In t
the event of Mr. Bryan's election, (
therefore, it is very likely that Mr. t
McLaurin will be invited into the j
cabinet regardless of the vaporings of j
the Columbia State, Dr. Strait, Lati- j
mer, Senator Tillman or any other j
man or thing that has a grievance t
against the junior senator. t
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The reasons given by Mr. H. E. (
Johnson for assuming to exempt York i
county from the provisions of the ?
county court law are decidedly inter- (
esting. He says that he "exempted t
the county because the question had
not been made a campaign issue ; be i
has no objection to the people voting i
on it; nobody had spoke to bim in j
favor of it, and several had spoken f
against it." The constitution prohibits 1
the establishment of county courts ex- I
cept upou a vote of the people of the t
county interested, and this bill merely t
gave the people of York county the c
right to say whether they preferred the \
county court system to the magistrate r
system. We are not prepared to say c
that the people want county courts, i
We are disposed to think it would take 1
a long time to educate them up to this u
improvement. Instead of allowing a
them to decide it for themselves, Mr. f
Johnson, at the instance of a few who
were opposed, has assumed to decide it I
for them. By his action, he said, more a
plainly than words could express it, t
that he did not consider the people I
competent to deal with the matter, r
A.t Bethel he claimed that he scotched r
the wheel because he did not know v
whether the people wanted the vehicle r
to move. To us Mr. Johnson's position t
is incomprehensible. v
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
r. S. Brice, County Chairman of the Democratic
party?Publishes the qualifications
necessary to vote in the primary
election.
rhe York Drug Store?Is prepared to
furnish you with the leading varieties
of turnip seed.
^WITHIN THE TOWN.
? There is an occasionally fairly good
ooking load of hay being offered on
he Yorkville' market.
W. S. Neill has found the dog
hat he was advertising for some weeks
igo. It was recovered by Mr. W. F.
Gaston.
v^Xhe old excuse about the bank beng
closed is growiDg very tiresome,
[t is to be hoped that there will soon
>e no further occasion for it. It serves
,00 many people who have never had
inytbing in the bank.
Yorkville wants a new depot and
i reasonably good one. There is no
eason to fear that it will not be erected.
The matter, however, ought to
)e satisfactorily settled between the
;own council and the railroad company.
BOUT PEOPLE.
4 Miss Amanda Lee, of Due West, sisler
of Mrs. Grier, is visiting the family
)f Rev. B. H. Grier iu Yorkville.
^Miss Annie Coleman, of Columbia,
s visiting relatives and friends in
iforkville, and is the guest of Mrs. A.
Springs Withers.
Mr. T. B. McClain had quite a
elapse on Wednesday night, and since
;hen be has not been getting along so
veil as previously.
|t?Miss Jessie Dunlap gave a" party
ast Thursday night at her home, three
niles south of Yorkville, complimentiry
to her guest, Miss Rossye Jumper,
)f Springfield, S. C. p
<CMr. L. B. Foster and family, of Balimore,
Md., have been spending a
veek in Yorkville, the guests of Mr.
ind Mrs. P. M. Grimes. Mrs. Foster
md Mrs. Grimes are sisters. Mr. Fos,er
leaves today for Georgia, to enter
tpon the superintendency of a large
sat,ton mill at Ingleside.
irMr. W. S. Smitb, who was sometime
)ack promoted from the managership
>f the Western Union Telegraph ofice
at Chester to Greenville, goes this
veek to take charge of the office at
Newport News, Ya. Mr. Smith is a
ion of Mr, John J. Smith, of Clover,
-? ^ nion nf fino oKilitipa
iuu a juuug aiuu w* uuu hv???v?vw?
3is friends are glad to see him getting
tuch rapid promotions.
WHAT A WOMAN CAN DO.
Underneath the favorable turn in
be tide of Yorkville's financial troubles,
as reported in The Enquirer of
Wednesday, there ie a pretty little
itory, the details of which the reporter
>ecame cognizant some ten days ago.
?or sufficient reasons.publication would
lave hardly been prudent then, and
here is no especial need for publication
low ; but the incident is one of more
>r less importance to the entire comnunity,
and it is quite probable that
iverybody will be interested.
It was the Lyles plan of reorganizaion
of the Sutro mill that put a pillar
if confidence under the Loan and Savngsbank,
and the pillar of confidence
inder the Loan and Savings bank is
vhat has saved the community from
nuch worse demoralization and disress
a month from now than has been
ufFered up to this time. It is the setret
of Mr. Lyles on the scene that
nakes the occasion of this story. Had
t not been for the pluck and determilation
of a young lady?Miss Lula,
sldest daughter of Mr. T. B. McClain
-it is quite probable that the whole
ituation would still be as dark and
is confused as on the 28th of July,
be day of the paralyzing crash.
It is not worth while to again pictirethe
mental condition of those most
iirectly interested in the crisis. That
hey were pretty thoroughly demoralzed
is generally understood. Everybody
was listening to everybody ; but
jeeding nobody. Even the lawyers
lardly seemed to know which way to
urn, and in all the town, it seemed
hat there was not a man who was
>qual to the situation. The AsheJrimes
plan arrested more than passng
attention; but it did not satisfy,
tnd seemed to give but little promise
bf going through, especially should
here develop anything better.
For the time being, Mr. McClain,
ndividually, was out of the game.
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jhysician got him to bed and perormed
a surgical operation that kept
iim helpless. There were times when
le could not even see visitors. Ex:ept
physically, he was no worse off
ban many others. It was under these
:ircumstances that Miss Lula put her
vits to work. Previously, she knew
lothing of business affairs generally,
>r her father's business in particilar;
but she began to inquire of
ler friends, learning all they knew,
ind then, without the knowledge of
inybody but her mother, left town
or nobody knew where.
A few days after this, Mr. Wm, H.
jyles came up from Columbia and had
l conference with Mr. McClaiu. As
he result of that conference, Mr.
jyles decided that the situation was
iot nearly so bad that it could not be
emedied, and when he left it was
vith the understanding that he would
iot only return within a very-few days;
ut be would return with a plan that
vould straighten the whole tangle out
with the least possible delay. The re- s
suit of bis undertaking up to this time
is geoerally understood. Everything
has not been closed up yet; but it is
all so certain now, that tbere is no
reasonable danger in considering the
whole trouble as passed.
It was not to see Mr. Lyles, especially,
that Miss Lula went to Columbia.
She only kuew that gentleman
by geueral reputation as an able lawyer.
She has in the city, however,
some friends of large affairs, and she
calculated they would at least be
able to give her some good advice.
Her friends were clients of Mr. Lyles,
aud to him they took her. She was
able tell her story in such a com- ?
prehensive business like way, as to en- '
able bim to see that after all there *
really was Dot much to do, and he be- (
came' sufficiently interested to enter
upon the undertaking. But it was [
really Miss Lula who retained bim in 1
the case. Mr. Lyles probably has one <
of the largest practices of any lawyer *
in the state, and ordinarily he does not *
have to run away from home after
small matters like this. ,
THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN.
The first meeting of the York county t
campaign, as arranged by the Demo- c
cratic Executive committee, was held i
on Bamett'8 mountain, in Bethel *
township, last Thursday. There were |
present some 600 people, including t
many ladies. Of course dinner was ]
abundant, and the. whole occasion ?
was quite pleasant, both politically f
and socially. The only disagreeable $
feature was the terrible heat, which |
was very oppressive. j
In the absence of Mr. G. L. Riddle, i
the precinct chairman, Mr. J. S. Brice s
opened the meeting. Divine blessings 1
were invoked by Rev. Mr. Hewett, a '
minister who is visiting in the Bethel j
section from Alabama, and the Gold ^
Hill band dispensed some very excel- j
lent music. Mr. Brice was the first t
speaker. He made a capital talk iD 1
which there was a great deal of good | j1
common sense; but uo partisan poli- 1
tics. [
ME. J. S. BEIGE. v
By way of introduction, Mr. Brice I
said that the late James Henley Thorn- i
well once said that two months1 study t
meant a sermon of 20 minutes, two f
weeks1 study a sermon of 30 minutes, c
and no study at all an all day talk, c
He had not had much opportunity to t
study up a speech; but would be as c
brief as possible. He mentioned a num- ]
, her of issues that mi^nt be formulated, j
and then entered into a discussion of e
the liquor question. He said that \
York county has all the prohibition it i
can get from legislation, and that t
the election of Hoyt, McSweeney, Gary t
or Patterson would not materially i
change the situation. He said that this a
prohibition agitation had been on for a
more than 50 years, and it would not e
be settled even up to the translation of i
all the human race to heaven or hell, i
[Laughter.] He cited quite a number i
of Scriptural texts to show that the \
Bible teacbes abstinence from strong *
drink. He did not think any one v
could get authority for the use of whis- a
ky as a beverage from the Bible. He 1
thought that the legislature had done a
too much with whisky and the people "]
too little. The issue should be placed li
squarely before the people in such a v
? * ' A 1 /3 Uaha dlannnao ri ou a
way lU&l tUC^ CUU1U uovc uiopcuouiivo a
in the various counties or not as tbey t
liked, according to the will of the ma- o
jority. He said that Colonel Hoyt is ii
a brave, true man, who would make a v
good governor; but be argued that r
prohibition dispensaries would not re- v
move any of the objections that are
urged agaiust the present silualiou.
He spoke of the disagreeable character ^
of the liquor business generally, and 8
the tendency of people who engaged 1
in it to slip up morally and otherwise. 8
He begged that nothing be had said '
should go to influence a dispensaryite b
to vote for prohibition, or a Prohibi- *
tionist to vote for the dispensary. In 1
conclusion, he spoke of the erection of a
the Catawba river bridge as a simple 8
matter of justice to all concerned. He 0
said there was no immediate hope of ?
tax reduction, aud he urgued the necessity
of education along commou d
school and college lines. He quoted .v
the advice of Ben Franklin to the ef- 11
feet that the best place to put your 8
money is in your children's brains. ,
fi
MR. J. E. BEAMGUARD, t
Candidate for the house of represen- p
tatives, was the next speaker. He t
pleasantly referred to Bethel as the I
best township in the county immedi- s
ately east of Kiug's Mountain, and p
stated how, at the instance of friends s;
and because of his own aspiration, he e
sought the honor of representing the S
county in the general assemby. He t<
had no fight to make on anybody, and is
did not expect to be voted for except is
upon his own merits and demerits. He li
recognized the right of the voters to tl
know the views of a candidate on all h
questions of political interest, aud was 3V
glad to state his. In his opinion, edu- si
cation is the most important question ti
T r r A t r 11 ,
before tde people, xie iavors me iun- n
est possible development of tbe public ti
school system, and is in favor of the ti
liberal support of the higher institu- fi
tions economically conducted. The ?
whisky question is one of the most tl
perplexing that any civilized people 1<
has ever attempted to solve. I do not ft
believe in the practicability of prohibi- f(
tion ; but consider the dispensary law tl
the best solution of the liquor ques- ir
tion that has been devised. The dis- ti
pensary provides the revenue neces- b
sary for the enforcement of the law ; 2.
but the people will never submit to s]
going down in their pockets for the rr
money with which to enforce prohibi- p
tion. I am in favor of biennial ses- a
sions of the legislature, which will' g
lave the taxpayers some $60,000 a
rear, without lessening the efficiency
>f the law-making body. As matters
iow stand, the acts of the general as- |
iembly are not put into the bands of
,he people until some three months af- <
er the legislature adjourns, and even
he lawyers are hardly able to keep up
vith the frequent changes in the laws,
in conclusion, Mr. Beamguard said he
lad served for six years as clerk of the
inance committee of the senate, had
>een in close touch with legislation,
tud hqd acquired some experience
hat ought to stand him in good stead,
if elected, be would do the best he
cnew to serve the interests of York
souDty faithfully aud well.
W. B. DE LOACH, ESQ.,
Spoke next. He was oot in good
;oice od accouut of hoarseness; but
le left no doubt as to where be stood
)Q various questions. He referred to
,he fact that four years ago the people
bad seen lit to send him to Colum
)ia as one of their representatives, and
ie had discharged bis duty to the best
>f his ability. He introduced a num)er
of bills, some of which passed and
lome of which failed. He did nothing,
lowever, of which he is now ashamed,
ind he cast not a single vote that he
vould change if he could. He had
mdeavored to conduct himself in a
vay that would carry assurance that
he county of York is part and parcel
>f the state of South Carolina. He
vas the introducer of a resolution to
intend the constitution so as to proride
for bi ennial sessions of the legisature.
He argued that if the legislaure
could pass laws that are good for
[2 months, they are good for 24 months,
ind besides there would be a saving of
rom $40,000 to $60,000 a year. He
;ave his fellow members to understand
bat be was not there to make money
or himself; but to save it for the state.
Ie was impressed with the seemibg
ndiffereoce of some representatives
ibout the interests of their constituents.
There were some who paid so little atention
to legislation that he never
earned what county they were from.
Ie made it a point to investigate the
>10,000 per annum that had been paid 1
to the state treasury by the peniteniary,
and found that the money was
lot from the state farms; but from the 1
tnitling mills. The farms were a use- 1
ess expense, representing an investnent
of fully $100,000, and he had
ried to have both of them sold; but 1
vithout success. He will try again if
ie goes back. They are not only a
iseless expense; but an injustice to
he farmers whose.lands adjoin. The
arms are supposed to be worked by
sonvict labor ; but it is a fact that in 1
sotton boeiog and cotton picking time,
be small farmers cannot get labor be:ause
of tbe competition of tbe state,
le thought there was entirely to much
obbery in connection with the manigemeut
of tbe state farm. He was
villing to vote all.tbe money the treasiry
can afford for tbe improvement of
he public schools. He considers this
he best investment tbe state can
nake; but at the same time be is
ilso in favor of the liberal support of (
ill tbe bigber institutions. I desire to (
ix press myself on tbe liquor question
such a way as not to leave a doubt ,
n tbe mind of any man. I have never |
roted for liquor and I never will. I {
vill not put before your door what I ,
vould not put before my own. We ,
vant no dispensary in Yorkville. You ,
isk, then, if I want it in Bock Hill or
Tirzah or Clover, or McConnellsville,
md I tell you no. I want it nowhere. |
This is my position and I want it (
mown even if I do not get a single ,
rote in York county. I will keep my (
elfrespeot and I will keep yours. Al- '
bough I may do many things that I
iugbt not to do, I believe in putting (
t beyond tbe reach of others to do |
/hat they ought not to do. I would ,
ather have your respect than your (
ote. j
ME. J. J. HULL, : I
ipoke off hand and to the point. He (
aid tie was seeking political office for :
be first time in his life. Three months *
go he would probably not have been .
rilling to accept any office. Now, 1
iowever, he was before the people, of- 1
ering such service as be might be able
o render, and if his services should be '
ccepted he would feel honored. He
tands flat footed, bands up, in favor '
f the dispensary law, without the dis- (
ensary. If he goes to the legislature
le will vote against the repeal of the
iispensary law or any amendment ?
ybicb, in his judgment, would seem to |
ropair its efficiency. Mr. de Loach
ays be has never voted for liquor. If e
ie votes for prohibition he will vote I
ar free liquor. The whisky shipments *
0 Rock Hill during the five years of j
prohibition were greater than during
he previous five years of the saloons. c
n three months he had printed for a
ingle drug store 10,000 blank whisky J
prescriptions. The prohibition dispen- j
ary would cause the illness of almost
very good wife in York county. *
trong, robust men would be wanting '
a buy whisky for their sick wives. It 1
j the best element of the country that
1 responsible for violations of the y
quor law. They wink at it.' If f
hey would give their assistance, the
iw could be enforced to the letter. :
Ir. Hull said he favored the common
ahools and also the higher institu- ?
ons, especially Winthrop. Winthrop, .
e thought, was the grandest instituon
in the state. Including the prac- j
ice school for little girls, in the past
ve years, it had sent out 2,376 girls. 8
te is in favor of biennial sessions of
1? ' Un/1 ho in f.hp
ae legislature), nau uu ?u
.'gislature last winter, he would have ?
ivored that $100,000 appropriation
>r the common schools. He thought a
ie matter of good roads much more F
nportant than the prohibition queson,
and told how Bethel, with taxa- \
le property to the amount of $318,- d
54, and 582 polls, could, by levying a v
aerial tax of one-mill and adding com- s
lutations, raise $1,684 a year for road v
urposes. He suggested that Bethel y
nd an adjoining township might to- I
ether buy a road working plant and a
by usiog each year all funds available
for the purposes, eventually get good
roads. There is only one way to get
good roads and that is to get them.
Run your hands down into your pock- *
et and pay for them. He said be was
in favor of the creation of the office of
pension commissioner, and in telling of
his feeling for the old Confederale?
his father had been one?he claimed
credit for having originated the idea of
treating veterans to trips to the Charleston
reunion. [The record in this
case, however, shows that Mr. Hull is
mistaken.]
At the conclusion of Mr. Hull's
speech, the meeting took a recess of an
hour for dinner. The speaking was
ruinmAfl at ahnilf 9 Mr .T 1?.
Cook presided during the afternoon.
The first speaker was
? MR. W. N. ELDER,
who was introduced as a candidate for
house of representatives. He said
that it was not until the past few days
that he bad decided to take part in the
campaign ; but yielding to the solicitation
of many friends, be was now in
the race. He spoke of bis past record
in the house of representatives and reviewed
the history of the dispensary
law, which he said he bad helped to
pass. He stands on the law as he bad
always stood,'considering it the best
solution of the liquor question. He
stated that on account of the state
debt and other fixed charges, there is
very little probability of tax reduction ?
soon.
MR. J. R. HAILE,
was the next speaker. He was glad
to meet his fellow citizens of Bethel,the
banner agricultural township of
York county. As illustrative of a
probable short coming, he feared, in
Bpeech making, he told the story of an
old man who was called upon for an
experience at a revival meetiDg. The c
old fellow said, "1 know it, but I can't
tell it." Mr. Haile read his speech from
typewritten manuscript. He favors
the dispensary as against prohibition,
holding that a public who drinks
whisky cannot be prevented from getting
it. He holds that under the present
law the people have local option,
and that more complete prohibition *
than York county has today is impossible
from a legal standpoint. He is
an uncompromising friend of the common
schools, a friend of Clemson, a
friend of Winthrop and of the South
Carolina college. He is also favorable
to the citadel as a creditable institution,
but thinks it should probably be
merged into Clemson. He said his
father was a Confederate soldier, and
the mother of his children is the daughter
of a Confederate soldier. He is
not only in favor of more liberal pensions;
but he advocates the establishment
of a comfortable home for indigent
Confederate soldiers. He advocated
an increase in the power and jurisdiction
of magistrates. He stands
fiatfooted on the Kansas City platform
and predicts the election of that peerless
orator of the Platte, Wm. Jennings
Bryan, of Nebraska.
ME. H. E. JOHNSON,
candidate for re-election to the house
of representatives, spoke next. He
referred to his original election to fill
an unexpired term, and his next election
to a full term. He is now in his
third year, and desires, if the people
are satisfied-with his record,.to go back
again. During the first term he was
a member of the committee on claims
and accounts, and for the past two
years be has been chairman of that **
committee. He is the only York
county member who holds a chairmanship.
He told of the importance of
the committee's work in preventing
the payment of improper claims. He
voted for the bi-ennial sessions resolution,
which was killed in the senate;
he also voted for the bills to give an
additional $100,000 to Confederate vet- v
Brans and $100,000 for the public
schools. He considered the educational
question more important than
liquor. He told the Bethel people that
the school movement that they bad
just started was the grandest work in
which they bad ever engaged. He is
in favor of the dispensary as the beet
solution of the liquor question, and
will never, under any circumstances,
vote for high license. He said be bad
)een criticised for exempting York
county from the provisions of the
county court bill. He was responsible
or having stricken York county from
he house bill aud Mr. Love had
itricken it from the senate bill. He ^
lid it for the reason that the proposi- ^
ion had not been discussed from the
itump. He did not feel warranted in
Hitting it upon the people unless they
isked for it. Nobody had asked him
o retain York in the bill, and several
lad asked him to have York stricken
>ut. The constitution provides that
he legislature shall allow townships to
vote on the queston of issuing bonds
or road purposes. I have no objec- w
ion to letting the people vote on this ^
juestion if they want to. I also had
ifork county exempted from the provisions
of the drainage law. I think
! know the conditions in York county
veil enough to assume that they
leitber want or need this law. You v
lave all the prohibition in York couny
that you can get. If the people in
3hetser want a dispensary I have no
>bjection. I do not use liquor as a
leverage ; but I have no objection to
ts use by another man if be wants to
ise it. That is none of my business,
n conclusion, Mr. Johnson told the
tory of an Irishman who found himelf
iu a desperate situation in the sea
,nd promised the Lord that if he was
aved that time, ne wouia never aon.
or anything else. He^tpplied the
necdote to his own elletion in the
rimary. ?
) mr. t. p. m'dill
Vas last on the list of legislative canlidates.
He declared that the man
/ho holds a public office is a public
ervant and not a public master. He
/as in favor of the dispensary two
ears ago and he is in favor of it now.
loth the dispensary and prohibition
re restrictive. The dispensary is the