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dividual democrats, if they desired t do so. Mr. Brunson's Card. "Mr. Brunson published a card, de claring the action of The proh-ibitioi democratic executive committee subterfuge; that he would not make canvass of the state in the democrati primary as a candidate for governor (he had been suggested by the pro hibition convenrion as their candi date for governor,) but would let hi pledge remain so that the prohibi tionists could have some one to vot for. I wired him at once, unless b intended to make the canvass, tha Mr. C. C. Featherstone would, and ci answer at once. He did not answei Mr. Featherstone withdrew his pledg as a candidate for lieutenant governo and filed his pledge as a candidate fo governor, all of which had the ar proval of the prohibition state exect tive committee', and che calling of th caucus in Columbia, was to make th same blunder and especially to g< some one to oppose me if they ooul not later get a convention to nominat a ticket, if the friends of Brunso could control it." "But," interrupted your correspon( ent, "it would appear from the printe repiort of the conference that at lea. a majority of those whio participate were oposed to nominating a stal ticket." "Yes, I am satisfied that Feathei -stone, McCullough and Hoyt wei there to prevent the caucus from d< ing the cause of prohibition any harT Mr. McLaurin was there, it was sul posed, to try and get those presei fo help him get back into somethin .like his former standing in the dem< cratic party, and Mr. Wallace w, there to continue his fight against m In justice to myself -and to my friend especially throughot the state, it due them that I should say that up t a few years ago Mr. Wallace profes! ed to.be a good friend of mine, and regarded him as such, until I w warned by another friend that I w, mistaken. I could not believe it trt until I traced his treachery 'to his doc andtoldRim to his face iof itandhe sz without opening his mouth, and let n add that, from this day on, I want ot *paths to be as far -apart as the east from 'the west. When I made the ar nbuncement of my candidacy, and nm friends began to come to me to kno when 'we should petition for a voi in. this county, I told them just soon as they thought we could has a fair chance of carrying it. I di not give them as much e.ncou.ragemer as they thought I should and they ir terested Mr. Wallace and others. was warned that their purpose wast side-track me and get the credit ther selves of voting out the dispensaryi the county. * His Reply. "I replied that I did not 'believe an of them could 'be guilty of such a attempt unless it was Mr. Wallac -and that I was willing to use my en< *mies to defeat the 'dispensary, and the I would take my chances of takin care of myself after it was dispose of. I am satisfied now that hispre: ence at the .1uous 'was to help Brui son's friends fight me, and I think hi activity in the late campaign in thi county was on account of his enmit to me personally, for, as you kno3 since I gave up my position on ti \road the first of April, and came horr tb stay I have taken an a< tive part everything 'which meant the bette ment of Newberry, and this is ti only place I have met him but on and there 'he did practically nothin: I have given him credit for what i did in that contest, and if there we anytihing else that'had impressed me would give him credit for it, 'becauw I believe in giving even the devil h dues. In this connection let me sa that some of my friends have expres: ed surprise that I advertise with 'it Observer, in view of the fact that have been so badly treated 'by M Wallace. To them I would say th1 J. H. M. Kinard, his partner, h'as bee a friend of mine for the past thirt years, and is one of the best citizer of this community. I promised hi: months ago that I was gioing to gis him a share of my business, and n< let him suffer on account of tU treachery of his partner to me. "I would like to call the attentic of 'ehe prohibitionists to one thin and that~ is if they 'had followed Brur s.on in 1898 they would have had n standing in the democratic party tc day, and I might add that if the den .cat ad followed Senator McLa' rin a few years ago he would have carried them into the Republican party, or made commercial democrats - out of them, which is republicanism by another name." As To An Editorial. "I presume," said your correspond ent, "that you read the editorial in the Baptist Press, edited by the Rev. - Louis J. Bristow, in which he called - upon Mr. Joseph A. McCullough to a make the -race for governor on a pro - hibition platform?" e "Yes, I have -read his editorial, and e it proves beyond any reasonable doubt t that Brunson's hand is in it and that > Mr. Brunson's desire is not so much to get Mr. McCullough to run, but to e -get him or some one else to oppose r me. He says: 'We must have a gov r ernor who will enforce it-a prohibi - tionist. He must be a man of high - Christian character, of ripe scholar , ship, of marked ability, wide knowl e edge of the theory and practice of t government; he must be a man of d keen insight and of judicial mind; and e withal a man who is not seeking polit n ical preferment. In this case the office seeks the man. The state of South I- Carolina in this crisis does not need a d man who can 'afford' to lose time ;t from priva-te business to devote to d the affairs of government, but one e who must make great sacrifice to serve; patriotism demands sacrificc, r- and it finds its highest development e and noblest expression in no other - case. For months the friends of tem 1. perance have been casting about for - such a man, and recently a prominent it citizen in a letter to the News and g Courier ha's suggested Joseph A. Mc - Cullough, of Greenville, who is a well Ls known prohibitionist of long standing, e. and whom, we believe, meets the re s quirements of the cause. We publish is his name -without his knowledge or o consent, and with a full knowledge ;- that in asking him to become a candi I date for governor of South Carolina s we are asking him to make a person LS al sacrifice such as perhaps no other e man in the state would have to make r at this time. Bit we do so thus pub Lt licly for thte sake of prohibition, puri e ty and peace in South Carolina. Will ir Mr. McCullough make the sacrifice?' ";I don't like to point out the in -consistencies of a minister of the Gos pel who occupies any prominent po sition in life, but it amused me very :e much when I read the editorial know s5 ing that he 'had only a few days 'be 'e fore been in a caucus with trhe gentle d man he nominated. I would not say t aught against Mr. McCullou.gh, nor Sthe Christian men who have gradua-ted Sfrom the colleges in this state, be cause I honor them for their learning and 'high character, but there are nthousands of good men in South Caro lina who grew up just after the war. who were denied the 'privilege of a college education or even a common~ Y school education, but I 'believe 'they, " have been loyal to the state and the e democratic party as those *who were~ - and 'have since enjoyed the 'benefit ot t a college education, and I don't be glieve the college men will draw the d line on those who have not been as - fortunate as -they have in this respect. The McCullough Suggestion. " presume you saw the editorial in ss the Observer, whose editor -was alse yy in the prohibition conference, in which r it was stated that the Observer had ee suggested Mr. McCullough before the ee Baptist Press, and that it believed he n could be elected?" asked your corres - pondent. e "Yes, I have read it. I also read his, e,suggestions of Mr. McCullough some Stime ago, but it seemed to fall so flat Swhen he suggested it that I suppose s th'at h.e and' Mr. Brunson thought it Iwas necessary to hold a caucus to ee give it a boom. The Press to write s the leading editorial and the Observer ''to say: 'Me 'too.' " - "Then I see you are opposed to e caucuses and conventions?" I "I am. I was opposed to the March r.convention, was opposed to -the pro t hibition convention, in 1898 and 1900; n that is, I was oposed to their meeting :to 'suggest a ticket to 'be voted for in s tihe democratic primary and am op n posed to it today because it violates e tthe principles of democracy and is ) ontrary to thIe rules of the democrat e ic party constitution." "Then if the prohibitionists hold e a convention to nominate or suggest a r, -ticket you will not 'be a candidate be - fore that convention?" D "I will not and will not be influ - nced in the least by their action. I - intend to make my appeal to the aext year and will pledge them if elec ted I will give 'them an economical business administration, that I will tand for t.'e betterment of our ediu cational system, for placing the state on a better basis financially; for unit ing all elements in the democratic party, in order that it may be restored to the high position it formerly occu pied among its sister southern states. I will oppose graft in every depart ment and will ask the people -to vote out the dispensary county by county until this disgrace is removed and the people shall control their own affairs." As To Local Option. "In regard to .handling and controll ing the traffic in liquor, do I under stand you to mean that you favor 1e't ting each county have either prohi bition, dispensary or license, as pro vided in the constitution, while you yourself favor prohibition?" asked your correspondent. "I do. Of course, as it stands at present the only question 'chat can be submitted under the provisions of the Brice act is 'dispensary or no ispen sary,' and I wouuld like to see every county in t-he state vote the dispensary out and the prohibition law enforced, but in the even-t that any of the coun ties fail to vote ont the -dispensary or the people want the privilege of sell ing it by individuals under the consti tution, relieving the state and coun-ty of the responsibility of being engaged in the liquor traffic, witih its op pertunities for graft and corruption of the officials connected with it. I outlined a similar plan in an. in-ter view with the correspondent of the Greenville Daily News in the fall of 1898; the substance of the plan. is copied by Mr. Bristow in his editorial nominating Mr. McCullough." Mr. Jones is keeping an eye to the windward an-d is watching all thie movements on the political chess board, as well as the movemen's of the prohibitionists. He expects to re main the race for governor to the finish and when the time comes will make it interesting and lively for the boys. He is strongly opposed to nomina tions or suggestions by any factions of The democratic party, wh'ether they be prhibitionists or not, and believes in letting'- the candidates go before the people on their own merits for politi cal office. He is an ardent prohibi tionist, but prefers that -the work of voting out -che dispensary 'by counties and the voting in 'of prohibition may go merrily on under the Brice law. E. H.A. Appreciative Pat Pat had occasion to pay a visit to the parish priest, says the Argonaut. The 'host 'brought a 'bottle of 'bene dictine, and filling a liquor glass re minded his guest that wine .was made 'by ih'e holy m!onks. '"To 'get the full flavor," he said, "it should 'not be sw.LtloJvdt at once: but sipped slowly." Pat caugh: up the tiny glass, looked a't ;t for a m.,ment, and then sipped the cordi.al as direct ed. When he 'had finished Pat placed lhe glass on the table with a loo'k of satisfaction on 'his face. "And what:do you think of the bene dictine?" asked the good priest. "Blessin's on tJte holy monks who made that s'tuff; but the devil fly away with the man that invinted tihe glass," answered Pat. Letters of Administration. State of South Carolina, County of Newberry. By John C. Wi-lson, Esquire, Probate Juidge. 'Whereas F. D. Motes hath made suit to me, to grant 'him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of 3. H. Motes. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of t.he said 3. H. Motes. deceased, that they be and appear be fore me, in the 'Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry on Tuesday, Oc tober 31, next after publication there of, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to s'how cause, if any they 'have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my .hand, this 13 day of Octber Anno Domini, 1905 3. C. 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