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mora:zi g and r:m onz:ng o. the tottenness and corruption and evils Of the dispensary system while the sole purpose of the crusade in the opinior. of the best and closest obser vers is that morality and temperance have no place in the hearts and.minds of these men, but that their only hope and desire is to organize a movement that will result in my political over throw. I want to say right here and now that I had been elected governor twice on other issues than liquor con trol and the dispensary had nothing to do with my political fortunes. It never e.itributed in th;e slightest to my election to the senate. The settle ment of :he liquor queston car::e to me unsought and I would hm, c been glad to have had nothing to do with it. But as the issue was forced while I wvas governor I made such settle ment of it as I deemed best in the interest of temperance and morality among the people of the state and the ungratified endorsement which has been given the dispensary systerr by t'he masses is sufficient .iustifica tic:i of the wisdom of my action. I had won the respect and confidence of the people because of their faith in my integrity and character. If I 'hiad consented to keep quiet and steer clear of state politics, having nothing to da with local affairs as a politician would have don,. I would probably have had less opposition and might have continued in the senate without having to fight for the place. The position of senator is a very high one and I coveted the honor because I believed that I could be of some ser vice to the people of the state. My record in Washingron will show whether or not I have been able to accomplish anything worthy the ad miration of the people and to keep m-y hold on their affections. I would not retain the office one minute long er than I can hold it with honor and maintain my self-respect. It would be- cowardly to lose sight of the pub lic welfare in the pursuit of my per sonal ambition. I believe the dis pensary system to be the best for the people and for the cause of tem perance and so believing, I have ac ted. I believe now that the law can be changed so as to preclude the pos sibility of corruption in the purchase of wvhiskey for the state dispensary, and it would rest with the people whether or not the regulations and rules governing the loca-l dispensa ries are observed. No law can ad minister itself and when the grand juries fail, as rhey have failed, to see That the dispensary law is enforced in tha counties the people themselves are to blame. No. system of liquor selling or pro hibition either can ever succeed any bett; than the dispensary has suc cedYed. unless there is an enlightened ar- :le:ermined pubbec uipinionl which cc-r.pels observance to the law. If the legislature at its next session will make such amendment and changes in t!..e law as I am prepared to offer, the boldest and most unscrupulous enen:ies of the system will be com pellkd to declare that there is no ro'.. for "graft" Thar the law is nowz discredited by many who were once its si.aunch supporters is due entirely to the scheming of those who -have changed it and taken the power from the hands of the governor where it rightly belongs and placed it :n the. hands of the It gislature and its creatures. If there is corruption it oughlt to be p'uni:-hed and the sys tem purged l-y such changes in the statute as will nmke it impossible. The :ssue will be p'resented to the members of the legislature at its next session as to whether they wilt change the ?aw so as to lift its admin is'tradion above suspicion. I repeat aga.in it can be done. lIthe legisla ture fails to act then it will rest with the people next summer to elect a 1rgolaure and a governor that will reform the institution or to elect a legislature and a governor that will kill it. If the people want prohibition and are prepared to enforce it, then I wan: them to have ir. I shall be glad to .see at least a dozen of our counties vo:tt out the dispensary between now anc January in order to let the peo pie ci those counties have an object asor in seeing how far prohibition we be prohibiton in South Carolina. A zrea man letters and articles are value. Challenges Cherokee. A new broom always sweeps clean and the prohibitionists in those counties are undoubtedly exerting themselves to the utmost at this time, but just as certain as like cause produces like effect will it come to pass that demoralization and faih:re will result 'rhere as it has resulted in Kansas and there are indications that we are not getting the whole truth about these counties. Now, some of my bitterest enemies have pretended to find in my letter to Mr. Higgins basis for the idea that I am strad dling or weakening on the dispensary issue. To such I say that they may put their doubts to rest if they ever had any. I shall fight for a refor mation in the dispensary and its restoration to the original scheme upon which it was organized. I promised Mr. Nettles and the other prohibition leaders in the legislature in December, 1892, that I would free the state from barrooms and I did it even in Charleston. Where He Stands. And I now say that if the legis lature now in power does not at its next session, ch!nge the law so as to reform the system, I will undertake. if I am living and well next summer, to fight for a legislature that will re form it. I do not stand for a de bauched and corrupt dispensary. I will not fight for such. But I do stand for the system as it was first inaugurated, and regardless of con sequences to myself, will fight to puri fy and maintain it. I repeat what I have already said before. It is use less to talk about selling liquor in South Carolina under any system of license, high or low. I have declared and I believe it to be 'true that a sa loon would never be opened in South Carolina again. Destruction of the dispensary will mean of course a free rein of those who sell liquor illicitly. but I prefer to see it sold thus rather than see it placed in the hiands of in dividuals, a private monopoly created with the greater demoralization that would follow. Fully one-third if not more of those who are now howling for the destruction of the dispensary are avowed candidates of high license, and th~e p-ohibitionists dupe them selves into the belief that they have succeeded with the aid of these men in destroying the dispensary, but they can maintain prohibition. But I pre dict that the fight will always be be tween prohibition and the dispensary rather than between prohibition aand license and in any event I shall use every instrumentality in my power to antagonize giving the right to sell li quor to private individuals. I want this matter set.tled entirely apart from my person~al and political fortunes. It is a much greater ques tion for th1e people of South Caro lina as to how they shall wisely and best govern the sale of liquor than as to whether I or some one else rep resents them in the senate. I know there are many men who will vote for .me regardless of their former politi cal affiliations and of their present at titude on this question and it is prob able that there will be many who will be aggrieved at my activity in deal ing with this question. I can not help that. I have the same right and interest in local affairs as any other citizen and my elevation to the office I now hold would have been suprned hiad I felt that I would i' deprived of freedom of speech and action be cause of it. I prefer to retire to private life if it is the will of the people of the state rather than surrender my convictions in this imporlant matter and play the coward in dealing with it. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that I will, as administrator of the estate of Mary A. Kinard, deceased, make a final set tlement on the estate of said deceased in the Probate Court for Newberry County, on WVednesday, August 23, 1905, and immediately thereafter ap ply to said court for letters dismis sorv as administrator of said estate. All persons holding claims against said es.tate will present the same. duly attested. by that date. Jas. D. Kinard. * . . ~ ;i* tr2 .er Iecter? of administratinu of the estate of and effects of Mary J. Summers. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Mary J. Summers, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the court of probate, to be held at Newberry on Tuesday. August 15th. next after pub lica:ion thereof, at II o'clock in the forenoon. to show cause. if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 3rst day ! of July, Anno Domini, 19o5. J. C. Wilson, J. P. N. C. NOTICE. The undersigned have been duly qualified as the executors of the last will and testament of Mrs. S. E. Turnipseed, deceased. All persons indebted to the estate of the said Mrs. S. E. Turnipseed will make payment at once, and all per sons having claims against the estate of the said Mrs. S. E. Turnipseed will present the same, duly probated, at once. Notice is also given that we will make a final settlement on the estate of said deceased, in the probate court for Newberry county, on July 1g, igo6, and will immediately thereafter apply for a final discharge as executors of said estate. George Johnstone. Joseph H. Hunter. Executors. Newberry, S. C., July 28, 1905. Reduced Rates For Your dummer Vacation via Southern Railway. The Southern Railway company now has on sale summer excursion tickets to a great many mountain and seashore resorts. Until September 30 these tickets will be on sale daily good returning until October 31. The following rates will apply from Newberry to a few of these points, ther points in proportion: Chick Springs, S. C., $4-45. Saluda, N. C., $6.oo. Tryon, N. C., $5.6o. Flat Rock, N. C., $6.30. Lake Toxaway, N. C., $9.3 Hendersonville, N. C., $6.40. Brevard, N. C., $7.90. Asheville, N. C., $7.05. Hot Springs, N. C., $.oo. WalhalIa, S. C., $5.6o. Seneca, S. C., $5.20. Isle of Palms, S. C., $7.go. Sullivan's Island, S. C., $7.go. For rates to other points, schedules and stop overs, etc., phone or call on us. J. P. Sheely, Agent. Happiness is not in having what we like, but in liking what we have. We are always bullding bridges for things with wings. The man who shouts in prayer. evens up by silence in practice. Heaven's best gift to anyone is someone to suffer for. Dr. R. M. Kennedy, DE1NTIST. Newberry, - -S. C. OVER NATIONAL BANK. Best Mineral As phalt Roofing. C. H. CANNON, Near C., N. & L. Depot Newberry College SEMI-CENTENIAL YEAR. Courses in Science, Classics, Philosophy, and Engtnearing. Thorough Collegiate Tann under positive Christisn in fiu ences at a minimum of of expense. Next Session begins Sept. 27. Address JAMES A. B. SCHERER, ifhe Au.u OF Summer Merci WE WILL SE! Dry Goods, Millinery Shoes S at prices to suit your mone Goods will be sold at all loss means your gain. A lot of Men's, Ladies' and CF in odd lots to be closed out. your size is here we will make Just Received, lot Muslins Neck Wear and Belts. Get th Millinery! Mill The big business of this se have a few big values left ready to wear Hats which i price. In fact every article in 1 sold for less than real value. Hair i Ho The Right Price SEA ABO A Air Line Rail FIFTH ANNUAL EA Seashore Exc OLD0 POINT CO Yirgiiiia Beach and Oceal WEDNESDAY, AUGI $7.50ROUND TRI From Columbia, Camden a $10.50 Round Trip from [ Fairfax. Good returning until and including Aug Double Daily Service in Boi Consult Nearest Seaboard Agent W. L. BU RROUG HS, T. P.? 1 323 Main Street, Cc RSale uandise! and ippers y. All Summer of profit, which ildren's Oxfords Take a look, if the price right. India Linens, e price. inery! ason makes us n trimmed and ,e offer at your :he house will be Store. RD Way STERN ursoin MFORT i View, Va. 1ST l16. P$7.50 rnd Cheraw. )enm ark and iist 31st, 1905. th Directions. r Address h., Phone 574 lumbia, S C.