The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, May 31, 1900, Image 1
_ THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL
VOL o.---N0. 18. PICKENS S. C., TlU RSDAY, MAY 1, . ONE DOLLAR A YE R N
THE PROHIBITION
CONFltRIUNC1-,.
IISU'1il; MADEC IN THC PRItMARY.'
Candidates Were Suggestel 'or Gov
ernor anl Iteitenant Govos-nor---A
Vigorous Address to I Ito Poople anti
a Straight Platform-n.
Tie State Prohibition conference
wab held on tibe 21rd inst. in the ha!l
of the House of l0presentatives at
Columbia. Twenty-live cointies were
retpresented, and the conference went
about its work in tan earnest, biusiness
like manner, while the discussions
were interesting and the results har
In oniolls.
The conference was called to order
by Mr. A. C. Jones, of New berry, chair
man of the State exccutive: comnitt
in the last campiign, and Mlr. T. N.
lierry, of Darlington, was usmnnimously
chosen for temporary clhstrman of tie
meeting. IRev. I auther I N G waltney, of
lIgetield, wars asked to lead in prayer,
and made a fervent petition that all
may bo delivered from tile slavery of
appotite. le invoked the blessing of
God upom the conference, and that the
members m ight be showvn the rigrht
way to overcome the evils they had
at to combat.
Me. Berry thanked the conference
for the honor conferred upon him as
the temporary presiding ollicer, and
suggested the appointment of a tem
porary secretary. Prof. A. B. Stall
worth, of Greenville, was utiosen to be
secretary, and Mr. B. K'. N icholton, er
Edgetield, was made assibtant s're
tary.
The list of counties was called and
the delegates were enrolled oy the
secretaries, after w hici the temt porary
organization was made perimnenit.
Mr. Waddy C. Thomson, of Lncaster,
was made vice chairman.
Mr. J. It. Pull1mer, of ( ) rangebuorg,
moved that the conference hear the
address to the people which had been
prepared by CU. .James A. loyt, of
GIreenville, at the instance of the
special committee in charge of preii
mlinary organization for the canpaign.
This motion prevailed and Col. Hloyt
then read the following address :
A N A l1iDRI-.S Ti i T li l'-:i il'l.
The I 'rohibitionists of South (Aro
lina, in appealing to the )l mocratie
voters to join them in suppressing the
liquor U1 trallie In this State, decim it pro
per and right that they shiould clearly
and unequivocally state their position
with reference to the hun inecs, con
ducted in the name of the conmnon
wealth, which thereby makeS all its
citizens responsi1ble in a imeasuriVe for
the continuance of this tratlie, which
we belive to be a cr1me againsit iu
Inanity and AI means of degradation to
the people0
In the first, place we have clioseni to
make this contest at the I)emucratic
primary b;icause we are imienm bers of
this political organization, which is in
virtual control of all the alfairn of the
Staie.
We have the right to raise this issue
within the party lines because the
machinery of tihe SLate government
has been used to construct and operate
a system of liquor selling, which lis
for its chief object the contant, in
crease of the consumption of liquors by
the citizens of the State, mainly with
the view of mnakingy mon-ey fut of 0he
business in which the State is engaged.
We would violate conscience and prove
recreant to duty as good citizens if we
did not. protest agaitnst this iniquitous
method of obtaining money tnrough
the sensual indulgence and debauchery
of our citizenship, and we are making
this protest In a fair, manly and con
sistent way, appealiug to the higher
instincts of humanity, and pleading
for the social, domestIc, moral, reli
gious and political elevation of our
whole peophle. By banishing the evils
niow fastened upon the State in con
sequence of the system tinder which
the sale of liquor is conducted, we
would protect Our young manhood,
bring relIef to wronged and ulfering
women and children, and inaugurate
an era which would eventuailly rid our
homies of the blight following the use of
liquor as a beverage. T1he State Is
now encouragIng this use of Iitiuorm on
the part of its citizens when it should
by every means discourage thbat which
wastes the resources, piaralyzes the en.
ergies and destroys the manliness of
those who should he the shIeld and
protection of our homes. The State is
engaged for prolit in a business that
strips tbe home of comforts with as
much certainty as a cyclone mows
down the mighty forest : a busIness
that opens the gates of pierdition to
lost souls ; a busIness that the genius
of hell has never fashioned a more
complete methodl of recruiting its
ranks ; a business that has borne from
tIme immemorial the badge of disgrace
in civilized and Christian conmmn ities,
and that is now exalted in the sover
eign andl enlightened commonw~eal th
of South Carolina to the dlignity of
government service andl government
protection, so that our youth are
taught by tho example of the govern
ment Itself that the mannfacture and
sale of Iliuor is an honorable anrd
desirable occupation. Whence camne
this usurper of governmental authori
ty ?' Did the citizens of the State de
cree Its introduct~Ion as " the best solu
tion of tile lIquor ques5tion ?"
Eight, years ago the P'rohibitionists
oif South Carolina asked the prIvilege
of testing public opInion as to whethber
l icense. saloons should be0 prohibited
within Its borders. This request was
made of the managers of the Doemo
cratic election maichiner-y, who con
sentted that a separate and unollicial
box mnight be placed at each pol11 w here
every voter could cast a ballot, for or
against Proh ibition. The opponents of
the license system were without olli
clent organiza~tion, but the voters vol
ulntarily went to the poils and rolled
up) a decided major-ity against the sa
loons. l'olitical exigencles did1 not
favor ta prohIbitory law, and although
a majority of the I louse oif lsopresenta
tives passed such a law, enough mem
bers were afterward found to reject
the law whIch they had aided in fram
Ing and a substitute was dliscover-ed In
the present dispensary system. "Ye
asked for bread and were given a stone;
ye asked for a fish and wei-e give-i 0
Merpunt."
ProhIbitionists were then placed Ii
an awkward position anid many ol
them knew not what to do. The sa
loon had been abolished, and this was
One of the Objects for which they had]
struggled inl ttue past, yet liqtior selling
was not stoiped. On the contrary, the
Statd had been made to oegage in the
business under the pretence of con
trolling the trailie and giving to con
sunmers a commodity that was " 2hemi
cally pIIe," it a )iiCe Lhat, woulId not
admit, of prolit. This was coupled with
the declaration that the system thus
inaugurated without the consent of
the people was " ia step towards pro
hibitlon," and many acquiesced in the
legislation witlh the belief that the
S tate would really undertake to mini
miie thu consumption of liquor. It
was a Ian 1 pon the statute books, and
many of the law -abiding and imatce
loving citizens, though honestly opl
pused to liquor :selling in any shape,
threw the weight of their influence in
favor of the execution of the law.
An arimed conistabulary was furnilsh
ed With guns to shoot dow n Citizens
who violated the liquor law, if in the
judgmeit of the constables it was
neceskairy to enforce their authority,
and thus beganl Ia long reign of Vio
lence and turbulence in the iand, for
the law breakers were as ready and
anxious to shoot as the men " Clothe'd
with a little brief autliority," who
acted upon the theory that, thlir own
lives wei e in constant peril, and their
surest defence was to take qulick .id
u1.adly ai mu. The bloody eatalogue
nceed not to be dwelt upon, fo' it is the
most shaief.' record in the histo'y Of
the State, with the single exception of
the reign of thu carpet-bagger and the
scalawag. Moulnwhile t.e law was
ConteuAt at evetry btep, and tile courts
were invoked to compass its destruc
tion, with the result that, the main
features of the system were sustained
by the courts, and the statute was i
imipeled in its progress towuariz pro
hibition. Dispensers negleCted to ob
ser1ve mne of the liost sailutarV fea
tiures of the law and themselves be
came violators w here they Were ex
pected to becinoe guardians : m inor:,
and drunkartis have found it easy
Cn1ough to procure liquor with or with
out the conIivanel of the dieier ;
"chemically pure" has become a by
word and to mean the vilet of the vile:
the agerI ts of the Sta t haveii defraid ed
and defalCateo in Iaige 11um1 beirs, alnt
fe'1 have been male to fuel the po'ni
tics for their isueeanors n; LM' SLate
board of colntrol has imore iioa once
becoie an exhibition of exneeding
oflfe nce in the nostrils of Lite good pco.
tile of te 42)Commiion) wealthb, -4 that time
and agail it Was oeeary t laKe
changes ant) bring about, reformaions :
scandals aliiot withoi nut111111'our iive
tracked its palth way : charges of d is
hon esty lUve been constat'. and the
public was Iade famii ia- with rebates
and the saimipie rom :i in a word, the
n1utire stem a1 leen permilatedi With
siis icin, nti t a d e nenof ( i1rence
in striking ic.>'nrast wit.h 1 11. nloo rabie
record of South Carolini'is glorious
past.
lias the system provei " a -tei to
wards prohiition ?" Not, in the sense
that originated this phrzase, but in) an
other and truer sense the demand for
actual and h1onest pirohiibitil of the
liquor ',rallic has been largely increas
eo by the failires and s hor-teoim ingo s of
the disperary systemil, which has been
" weighed in the balanmes aol found
wanting." That is the irdictmcit we
hring again-t it tLo-day, and to the lDe
mocratic voter., we turn for a verdict.
In its stead we would oler themii sti i
further restriction of the iquor tratfie,
destroying the pi-oit, aitti DteVerNage
fe tures of the prebent system), aind
limiting thbe sale of alcoholic liquors
to st rictly necelsary purposem, :ucli a.
medicinal, mechanical and sacriamieii
tail uses. This substitution would take
away the odium of the State's being
enlgaged in a busine0Ss that is prostitui
ting the youth of the country, wvastini!
the resour'ces of the poorer classes,
bri ng ig disgrace and degradatonii
uponi families, im poverishing the
homes of ou r citLizens, and withhold
ing bread firom thu women and child.
reun w ho are cursedi with thbe biiight oif
the 'drink demon. l'roni Oition olfer's
an opportunity to woirk for the eleva
tion of the enitir4 peopile.C thbe better' in
Stti'ton) andi tr'ai ning of the yoiung,
the creation of incentivyes to industiry,
and the mor~iai id vaneemeint of tiic
State to keep pacte with its miateiait
lpospierity.
Th le beniefits of~ a priohiitor Luy Ilaw
will not, be fully' realizedl in a yea' or
even in five years, for Lthe longei' 11uch
a law is in ex istunec wvith reasonabitle
chances oif enfoi'emient the gr'eateir
will be the benefits derIved fromi its
presoncu as a permianer'.t policy of th"
State. A generation that, shall grow
up without anyl knowledge of liquoi'
saloons, whebther oper'ated by indivi
duals or' the State, will be a popu1)lation
notedl for its sobriity, whicht wvill he
the role and not thie exception among
thbe you ng men. O nce ii'mly' i'ooted
andl groundited ini the minds (If the peo0
ple, a pr'ohbi~tor'y mneasui'e will come
to lbe r'egarded as a necessity. More
than a generation has passed since24
this law was eniacted in Maine, and foi'
a long Lime there was a v igor-ous lighit
against its cont) inua ine, buiit at thli s
time both poltical parties arc pledged
to its maintenance as the settled pol i y
of the SLtte. Tni'e ci'y of r'epieal hats
been fr'cqunently raised, arid not imanuy
yearis ago'l one of the poli ticail parttie.,
made repleal a lan~lk in its platform,
ith L the result that nioit more (imo ai ii
half doz.en mem ribers were eletd to
the llouse of li~epirese n tati ves, wV bie h
has ove' one huiind,'e I in its imemnber
ship~, and1( thu light, foi' iepeal was an il
ignominious fiiluriie.
Geun. Neal D)ow, w hil was the apiostle
(If ProhibitIon, aL mantr of uprIight
character and Irreproachahte ver'aci ty.
in hIs testlimony before a (Canad ian
com-mission on thu li(1uor trallic, de
elared that there was nlo State in the~
U nioii wher'o more li1uorP was con
suimed In p~ropori'on to plopuhation than
in Mlaine, pilor L,) thbo passage of the
prohilbitor'y law. It waLs then one of
the poorest States, and under' prohibli
tion it, has become one of thbe mos iiros
sperous, largely thin result, of savings
by tihe people frami the discontinuatne
of the 1111uori traIlI'. fie saId it, was
qunite witlhint tihe malrk to say thiat not
oned-twenitieth 1as muich liquor Is sold
clandestinely in that State as waIs sold
by thie saloons before LbhIs law was
pa~ised. P'ortiland, its chieof cIty where
Lin. D~ow lIved andI died2, had seven
tI istillorlna and twn hbrmnwe whn,,
Itanty cargoes of rum1 Were brough1
every year' froni telO West IndleS, I
now liquor is sold thero oil a very smal
0Clel, tile (j OlInWtIty not, a hund reth pjarit
of what it was in the olden 1111)e. IIi:
estim a3 was thbat there is a ,iavoing 01
$21,0U0,000 mnually, whieb goes to in
cretae the tIprosperity of the Iasses,
and he decl arIed that, it is fat' with it:
tile truth to say that $1,000,000 wouild
pay for all the hquor sinauggZled intO
Maine and sold in violation of the law
This is Ihe testimony of a man who
spent, the best years of hlis ile evetI
down to (Xtrem21e old age in advoctting
a cause that, he knew was benticial int
a tlorl, t'i' iou, indu trial antId
financiai sense. A whole generation
has gr'own up1) there without heing wit
ne-ses to the ellets of i hpjor, and there
are grown i ment and women who have
tnever seen a i runlkel tinau. Is not such
a state of Itifairs worth strivig for.
even though tibe attaintimlent of sutChI a
result involves sacrilce, toil and en
durance ont the part of its advocaten -:
Uhriktian ten ani womtn enn weil
aflord to make the sac rii oe and hea
the toil, because it is ill the direct line
of obedience to their NlIaster.
The e-m11test We a(re enterig) upon is
not child's phly. The Prohibition 1)
ttocrats of So uth CarolHin are oot re
ionSible tihat, the iSsue has tAo o' oMade
0) the I)olitiClII husting-. There h' 1n
choice left to ui, except, to ahindon th!
tield, w heri we would prove reteant
to the most solemn ohigatlots that
r"it upon a Ciristian people, cibaried
with the ioral aid religious ch-va
tion if those around u-;. '.'o reli ei h oIi
the fi ld un'tn thte Conltilltl ion of the
liquort' tirlifiC lder the aegis of our1'
beloved "oimii (trolila, and p'r
pe'tu LUaL eI a systeIrnL thalt is untider1'mtill nIn
tile puolie weal and destroyling the
probity of' ourl pubbc tnuen. It -yetem
thit. san1 ctions with tile bro-d -al of
the Statto :'n anniIllnetL of Ili. divine
Minjueion, "'WOc klntLO hi"I 0Lt g'v0:
Il nighblor drink, A anid
inakesL himll) d nke alo " r.v
day, and tti ver'y oulIr tihrolighl the day.
the State of Suuth Carlita Is v t lding
that, which tiestroy. the .-,olm Of Mn.
and the servants (if t;mI cannot r';mlInil
indill'ernt. ot- n o c r e while tis
iaw I., contained Ii the -tatute books.
" lighteoousey I xalteth1 a Ition. hut
sin Is u reprolacl to atny p' e.
tile hideous3 en1olInity (if tii s Iir
dr'lkento10s fo0Ied by till Stante
musit, lot.on e Atin [I. prtId t sent
eheonl of our continomll tulotlwr. W
tillist proteit agientz this iz ttls
pe:'versionl of governimenti hnve bN
whicb ("very fitizmn Of thll- Stte
Illde re1-ponsible for i trllni h.b
aloilllinhine Itl tile ; e of Gtod. T
i1ea1n41 of our protest is Ltrouh01i th
political agency with whilit Wk e aI'U in1
part, entrusted as CitI/.ens Of "Iu ti
atC~ Il t tet feillt-o Lti II"tlni
Ca~rolina, and we enIlne no(w 13to make
all appeatl to our fellow-ciLJ/_IamS tibat
they wii Vj0I oS inl etorIn' tle (J
couowephto a1 rightL relationl,
wherebhy the, LaptOr tra41iie Will bll pIM
under bain, :-o tial our 1ruler1s and iw.
makers will he p:1'ed tlhe teCessit%'
of iegishtingt to ilnCdtcra'e the sin t3
druluklennels. within ourl bordern. To de
thi :I'ettallV we iti- compel e11d to
matke tihis isfue at the Dem)ocraltic
)'imaIlt'y, id benee(1 to llVe r t'eprseta
Lives of our11 principles who will con)
tend for ttbm be fore tie peole. an2 d
"Seck 1o ob tai en ontrol of the exoecl
Live and iegislative deparLtIllnl1ts of the
State gove lent. 'I'll is n1 Inll
wortily im 1' or hj 2t, and we proI a....
these purposes, wieb lire Iot hid il in
coriuer, to our political lssociattes, dc
ianlding the riight to make the iko.e
ait thle primalry polkl:d initigtha't
fareu nd Jutl-ice requires the, re!
cogoition of )uri, repreentti t es inl
side tihe pa'Xy te. where every othl'
3issue is :-ettled for thie tllaitenanc'. elf
OOd goverlnllent in1 tills State. \\
dely that any cliss of Detmocrats have
peculit' and1( speciaIl'rivileges te.
cor'ded to them~ under121 tile constitt iun
and13 laws tof the parilty, and1( we iIll
mlainltain our11 tight, to be1 heLar'd o1n thi
hustings arnd to cast i ft'ee, undtI'am-)
meltled bal lt, at tile piol s.
T1hie reading (if tile aiddress was ate
tentively iist~iIned t,0, andi g'greeted w ith
Mr t. A hererIomtbie, in vicw of the
lengt (of the addre'ss and (If " some
1c1uti tig ex pre'ssionls " thterein1, miIoed
tihat it, he r'efer'red to a~ colinmittee of
live with C4ol. I loyt, as chirmittswi to
select, such par1ts as shtould he used13 and1
haNit 3 1t published. i ll1 ittIIea
lMit'. lI~c asked~il oto 1(1 end tIr he ten-111
ing ermas th orrstote them apptar
-as ohii51o timtrs appsiesaylaw
Mu r (ict'erstonet11(11 t 1bt (h ltlhesad
iy bel ievedl the d ispensary system thl
best soluItion. l ie did( not th in llk thbl
this d is pCensarty reIgn should iho comn
Iparted with the ( cart-b~t iaggers' rei gt
in South Car1ollia. It was a istaikI
to use3 I har'shI 13 laguagie wilen It couhi
be3 avol idedl. liIe believted Col. i oyl
was sil.lr 2in i all lhe said(.
I 'rof. I lay nes saidI it wvas no(t, goo11
1)ol1icy to use itat'sih eixpr)essilolls. 11ie
thoughlt, thatt thtey would mtake tihe dIts
pensaryl'~ s fr'ienids stiek closet' tilr
Col. illoyt sa1id hie wi-dhed to r'ead3 tih(
pat 'tr'i tIe ised by MIrt. ['eathter'stone: hte
Iwished1. tot shiow tihat 111 referredC~ tI
mer13l'hy one1( feature o'(f t (eni)for'cemeICni
I'eopIIle and11 tuhc cons)tables0. If It w a:
not, truet3 the court r'teord(s wer'e no'1
p3cr. alon11g wIih al1 l l's, ht refer ret
LtI a lcomittt2e oif one froma eachi (coitn
ty.
NI;. Boggs Thiat's ab10out tile siz o
lIe thought~it li ve enut.
MI r. .lunes wanlt)ed3 at least, a commtOit
Lee ofI ten.
Mr'. W\atson saidl it,1~13 wo ltmerely re
suilt int t.w'l ilsulsion instead (If one
lIe sawt nol reatsonit wily they sihouh~
aitly thle molit virile dltoument that, ha11
ever'131 .1c broulhghlt befor'e at prohtihi
drtess sitatted fai'Ptlln it shltId not bit
emasula'e~lted . 'Tney shouhl I thus5 cow
out, ciert iut, and1 plainly.
Mr. liieu wated tile con(ventiont t(
table the substi1tte.
Mr. Abereromna dal he thou~ghI
some things had( been .sahl itn the ad
drnss that wmi'C annitOmarll' 'Plh,
people woil rcad it is coiparinig "tile
gana " t) the tarpet-baggers.
AMr. U. 1. Scair3 saidl they shoul he
care ful not t, put u ) any th ing ill this
light to defend. \Whfly not atsauk when
there was a weak point on the other
side. If there was a weak point in the
disie n.'ary law, ti'.. cons Lta til Ia ry foat
live was that point. It wai, the prohi
bit ion ists' stro'nigeiit we'apoo.
Mr. .1 Otes' r titi t ite w as \ ite I
down. T1'hie IiUe Ilmendimleit wat then
adopt~d . The civ ynt Lion ti en ad optd i
tilt- enti'o add eS, the olly lilenti
1ninn, beilig Nir. I ico'.. ibatl1i )ithe
terl '" I 'oLibitiollists " to *' irohI i
ti) IDemoerats.
():a motlon of NIr. I.. 1). 8niith th.
COtVe'litioll apnIiI d t I Cob11111 ittIee ko)
platforml atnd re olultioms. it was . I
h-cted as follows : 1 1). Smith. .1. A.
E l y ',, \V. U. Tlilstllt)(, U. 1'. S aall fk ;tini
U. . I.'eatherston.
M r. W atson wislit-l Lo le r te ri'
pirt of the conii tie on oru anl /.):,ti III
appointed in I)m'-mher. Cu!. IIlyt'
address, it was :-tatid, was a part of i t.
Mr. Bvtunsun itiad the -vlinwitht u hakd
prepared at platforill lso. Ifter'- -Oillh
discussion thie piathorm wit. r'efeir ed to
the col1milttei.' Oil iltform.
Nilr. J. 1,,2.p -rfelerd at rp(Lu
that the Co0llimitte tOke :inne - t'pa a
to perilalnent, ino an :.ttiIoi. Till, w as
agretid to.
NIr. li tn o , ;I: ord.." ) t t~
:,Untimetl Of the(. ConVenionI I'., Lto Ithe
advinlLhiitty of inmiathe eaidi'at.
f r. goveiln n ill'.!ieue at vei r
moved that tohe convn-1ti1n ,larl ft-r
not inations of 11ch nllier..
P'rof. Hayln-i move. to amen1d thiat
1111 StIt llurs hi e h ony fnlamittId.
Air. Stiepp did noL wish the cneiin
tion to go i o noml nIation) now, I -
entise tiley mnight selt!('. -oute nI . in....
Who woulad not ' I yl that with
the platform. Tile ltter nhonll I w.
aidopted I irst.
Ailr. (-'i . LIi. Scait Lil illt n
inatsu of aI fill tk -11 1 11W thea c m1
lielr tLo 111inA Lt lot for go vrnor
anid lieutenitiu, 11Over.lul.
ilr\I. Jonles. winl bl MIh e tile commillft't
to reljpr )t n hi:- ;'le tionJ firSt. N Vw
herry had in.truw. ed bei dt1 Ieweate Iot
f vote for iomiiiiltion, ; th t thet, I).-I
t hune~tiw 1. Lnsttu ton forhbule such T::
in M r.. . ne1 1 a ;it lt! ho w s :-ati ald
ithait thi ey could not nminate lr - " r
" ( s. I(.. was a i id thbat if they
did - n at" mi m t t1111A eates fo h a l re
ft-l to t I tY Lh)1 2 te.
;% itt'l' Ilol'e (.Ir des li e in tl Ir
NaIlith linivved l t -latv diiseullt n noti
ro' colii I ' i ha rfilonted,
I're. l- IIt:-'- 4 iii MIt mwe Ih e u w of
l~ven ifthere wi-. t (e f tvi-t'.u 111111
N ri A erthieri ofins of iiithi wot
vlnition to I l t co iing li
The r.Ionventh"-ki (t eidedh not tL refer
the all iln lorlt tikit -tion to t vom
M r. A . '. .I o- t h a till" 1t11 .h :1 loi
Ion read t! er 1, I 1 f t u 1. i In G tf the I
thtim mo.)cn-W . wNIgit I h bI hI
L I i1 I I t I Oit I r li l I II if tI- v arny
iO il e' th iL f r -m'11 ImLkil
rNni. tLnIo. T il wai putiii i becauii
fatio ,ipf t ift' ty ad in) the )ast1'
mae, it tWs 1iti aid enirid varml
candidateo. No0 non on thbe lhorp knew
h te W i t iat t p hiiitl' i Co1111m itti-Le
had to conte-nd with 1%wayears ago. Hie
haird Ibi hptd111)1 tO Oth Imous March
Conven1tion( :J heiIuid h au O.-;i
uIon today :t(, thought it wvaino 'nl- -
fwratic for tw tiio mak noii aions
1 Nh I. 'v\li Wb-) I'll that they ;ru-huld
asserit afer 111 LO vot fil' li) 0ne wIhio
did not reprf seniL w1 b)hywanted. If
1,bey wanlted to !i;,'ht 'h10Y ShOUld get,
ti l) rio i stanti l , ill calw i conil ty for
it I Ii tis i)ld II . i wa done t hey
would h (On lit-in iun.
tilr.1a Is. . n i e n wa I in. ivor~ of) non,
n to . IILe (lid not01,think Lhowre was
ak w rd int thL 'y C nsct II Lit iti t keelp L11hemL
from) '' ttag at,:tin;g." ThereL' were nit
".t nomIIin e '' vc"" Of thev part-y uintil after.
th. prilalry. hllty had i perfect, righ t
-t aio'n a. y full sic i. et, in. h pr itn r
of two of lis rujliln1)g Oil thi' Coverilo I
hililless ', Lhd the balance of is goiig
bolel.' anid iii tig for the I Cgisla
I 'IJ4f. ilayll ii 1 ,ai t "i i Lb. woi ld lt. a
" Ai'iinoaigi of edoenItioll." I Aast, tle
onl1y (nme lila1 llad fought thu light for
proibition, all Othber canididates4 being
for thl dispellsiary.
Mr. iiruiison thought a fill tiekot
Iii-6 V i t'd ill i gave good r 1 68 itsi .
M r. w160soll illoveid to nlcecopt Mr.
ironson.'t, suggestion of putting in at
tol'ley golluriat Willh gOVeirlir and lieu
letaitil. gov'erIior. This tilotioll pre
'if. i aylen l walitd it uniristootl
Ilnt il Who Wished to)-1 r1n on thu pro
hihitioll Ilatfilrili for tillie's lioti sug.
eested by thet eon feretee nioulbl d ,.
le V.JtL (ill thu liiain il e Was aloitI
it) be taken whenl Mr. .lolle s tatt-tlti w ,a
t1' k. cal1 wa Ilot for. a i IVULv tiol Lo1
1'l IaJe nomll1atiolls. ;
Thu colveltoll l th'l (ithei uded to amine
hitdi tLes for over or, Iiii v kI.Ilant
fioverii ilritd attorile L liiral.
I r. o riin-oll suggiuted r1ha t -()I
.il ill I(- appo111 ill'tols to 111k0 a noil i li
I. ion u. C"il. Hloyt protcie, OIt i . View of
tilb ! 1illitl it idll ti0. i
The coneitionl thten tooa t Le
(tl' 'il li nilut i, i Lo 't. 1,b col ni it,eet oil
p IAt f orm h r I 'report,.
LW he pr 1epOSitiO to i 4. a Iol it I ill 111,
1.)ne mioniilliations was agt ill takeun
tu lid hgi ikly ie d
I'rof. tlay nus said that, tilh! prlivaCy Of
t 'ollitil,1,e rooli would be dsirai(t.
Sherill Bradt ia1 w teI d ,ilt,,liIlila
timn, filide. by hatlont, wIthoul6 nolliit
tions fron the loor ' tbey did not, ilct
lih lei l raa aou1,1 hio ithad lotrng~i l. )
i'a i ld :Alrlly tIiiL itVI)p i ill)ote fiil
iv. Spipgt 1,c oithat tbe two
Ielilllelul 1, Ill,-U t.ii I i (Ifhe t VOte'l
:I'I 5cle larel t ig li t l 1il lit falr lOverlor
Untt lieutelila t \' l'lo '
A t t hi a juncltur t , t'onlltII: iten I
plati' in, I-MI 11 1 1N . Sin it report ti
iilfavoralN o il . I er o p.- : l'leof
org alli. Li" ave 1 II .i) n. T IllIs w Li
IIoJ cd .
( )(I a re.(Iilltionl -. ll in y ait I teh
t0t' dele"Att! eHiori i c he Ci ries ton
ex pos-ii ti' ecolil ittut' reportted fa
Vo rld. i . I- I'ento r (11at u g t ed
lilt 'Poll nIei lig i1211 1l).lys'v
er ilglo-th nre) W '1ry forl 1 .xposi f lt.
The fali vorJlith. reptilt, wah atio 1 t1edO .
Ill d. I ' I . \ 'Vi i.i I l h t a
w ' Vilil a iir )t alliil fll i l, L i )p t -
Cot as follows; :
W '. te e Irtabi i ie:: haI. ra't oi
t i "NU' ott.' O f ' itL I I 1( 'it (1 keeI i .)1 ft.i ? ri
nt. lita, e ofs ut i'li i i'illt i i nl t oi i fi -lti
anil nthriigh.i 1c redi Li declne.h
foiewI ng pIaloX :.\asi ~h i'vil
friety art ie J tltls jue -ab i ik tien t
fi hilit(dil fll' b i .
2. T 1.a1t tax- in ld h: 11uw.de I.as Io ,
p iibl'e vi'ln - t et i h . ei-n of
trI Li I' ll L11,1011 Li. h tlII. i 1( ii!I 1:1
:. That thlt,- lie ate f inoxicL ee i n1 li
( .I-tjingt fOr va' fl'gU ipult u.-' S iS n it, l
lunctioll of governlillellt bilt at dj:grrace
to Ciii i.ia e iVilizitionl, it di on or. to
Ilihood a id at political wrol of unl
paralleled enormiity: tA t it is aln awfu
eriliii agail t, el wiluen and chijlriIeL,
agains tit, holme, againt tltb- ahureb
and laiti t, od.
1. Twao, pr(Ohibitioln of thll :-ale (if ill
toxientting liquor., for hloverage pllr-.
11oses, is tilb. IXI'ue , onIsiAs tn, re11tlidy,
atI( to tui I d we i llanld that the
tilsp(mi ry syst bu 'Lu t: hi horn Of it evils,
smleh as si(llifir -litox jeants as a hek%'k.r
ai, ald b llthrtity h g il I 1ity
it,. get -al a d ni' m l i for 1be S0at e t
isel alctolic litior for only ludi
ilal, I lechalical aIds a ri l lenl
N )M IN i it oN, . IN y wl uiii.
TheU COnIVen'tion bll reso -C~li~lne t 1,
Lit sA ion Of tll-he Lilmatter of th e fori ay
deg leeroe e n tionorni.nate 'ine. who
hd shown\ hme to beh wl'ttithi~ tom
noti ly linit ineling (1 hoye aways ith
1r.m bu~li)t who hil fo ade ( te ligt ovwo
ful1(. lie named) ri.t C. . .'eah bostone
o laauofnI ' Svena.iliiIeconded the'
Iiagelb caiai Lii bbai madlt eis twgo
" hatle to (it it, but, I'ml Loo big ia ntti
to 'ri fo' lit'ultena' nt governor. 'inm l.
reada l iticanditate in my di-trict. I
U '1t, coine down. I jst can't Jo it."
Voice- "\\'.. hat i., it--coron ri -.,
'Mr. Kirby, (if (aiftri Loo, plokl viull).
visticatily in nolniuatiing tie liv. -i'. .
Watson. Who decline.1 tile honlor.
Mir. It. IH. CHli scales namiled at thor.
nigh prohlibitionist--Alr. J. I,. Tribble,
f And'erson.
Alr. SItepp tiaid thbIi 'i jedmont did not
,vish all the candidat.t. ie wanted a
1111,n frVOt the lOWer p)ortIon Of Oh
tatc.
.Mlr. I1rt1-11n1n" p ke cloqtuently of the
lillmI l nth centu.ry' cL. e a d 4 nl
Ni i'i ated Mr. 1.- 1). Smi iti h, of siimt' r.
.\lM r. NStilith d it iin dtlt. ioini ation,
satYinlg he( wn:-z no?, Iualille.d.
M ir. i- 'dh rso In Jaid e lwo wI oit)
jutt'r n'a t inl tlt C'ited a than
.I TIhi, Of r h0 id lilt
seliev (.t thi l'ledin n idea wluld
ijire i h aux
Mlr. Hlall Said ti.av Mlr. Tr-ibbhi. c41uld
lot, ia k the tatipiigo.
Mlr.Stilpp Said tant. Col. Illo t was;t
ii, f.r fightl ,Ind very good ( IIn tral
!-Il lp v i v~~ tree 1 M O IL 1ox11i1.1n1
,'. T. N. I ry, n' I 'linwt . N1 r.
Ale. ( Ia tleha on -Iwk in th hi h
ii t rins of Mi r. .Iiie i , Trbl ei. If
l.Tribolec neetrpt A thei noml;nattionl
li , w Ld be tl.c h-: l 11a11.
3 d"!gal feti llinatd M 1. St- p ,
,aiing hek wanted I(, Ltake I Acp inl thel,
Iig h1, i i ri iti to i'. lI r. i tipp de l in' i.
ln Li'. 1). Si i th n01t lit in t d \I I-r. \\ .
.Tilnl , wh
Mi r. 1.1). Sl lith wa ti ,bi n rull iiL
inted. Nir. Smr ith -;o li ik i ' nP -L1inI
le lining ite ILomilnatioi.
1'inaly ('O!..i . i n . Tri bbie wai nomi
'ady tkd by acclaination.
hatIlh , flt. l i tM te -V wou!d 11141W It
mnistake ifI tilb".y nated it canldidate for
:ttorney generl. Thev did init ne,
61n at-M .'*ey enera . ' "'Thl I oW ,''* he
.id, ".u s ai t iri n ?tit t i LIi fId by ae lan
vh. 'under ti.hiL m iit au?'iir-l buttenn;
vug I I t. I n : it(ni I ! ii 1wn 1,1 ii iu. \iv z iiti't
tl t . a, C i n hi itiv i at h i ' I, i i afrii I
tih m oed .a' nve I i ln re i
lI~ 'i flio%'- LIi110 Liltt-i l iv i oii h I'viii.(
ider its action a, o th ii, (Lli. t e
\lr. -ill-pp w t10ih 4 1to '.inl w wha It.
hll-y v. ouhIi dot i f Mr . T,- ibbl:e d id not
Illn.1- They ne-- .' , an Iwho wOud
n11t~i thel light.
ilt war.d h'd t New all ' beL i t tt the
II liai t l i S tili o f 1.h - 1 M W 1ut0tin
111k( tiw i gh on til w 1 st ily ;n (-a(-h
it il r.
-------------u--t-o 4himn ft--'n
vent.i'll I'oo p i' 8ean0g w ii (ith U imi.
'ilat(3ui (Ii' d L v whii i I II t'p c l Ipdi t
It ". I - tf lIv. w 1 1)i b w1 a t.I 1 1 ,
fft th f 1unty vran. . i t i on:-.Il
N(il N <>. IlN I:1 . ( W - - OV I. '\ !N it IN .
' 20. i I tIyt wat., cl Ie-d Ior and re-.ponjl.
-d, and a i he coti not detain tmill-ll
'o Ilake a t pevch. 13u t hI w h1 1 he 1(I'!i)
I e ard mr. ite .-umip i'-ad Lit- counitle-,
n advocney of prohibition. lIeo onl Iy
v:1he1d L~o ay thalt heC would "dio hi-,
IIlmrnt to) w t %n icetmy ill thll- year 1910,
611d, saidtic , "I helleve we arc going
o have it."
The eoliventionl Ut n atL lI l it . ill,
6d JoI u ti in d1 k IeI .
WEATiALt AND) CUM>' tiil.
Weelhly lillotinl of 111h) Wea~the( r liu1
I k t IIIlo raS t h Carolina. [ I Ii
iluring, the wee-k endiing a. ml., Mayl,
'.IstL, with a% InuIxanum11 of N',and it
mlliiuin oI it; degrees- both replortet.
frVOm 1,he norlthwetr %V por'l ,1tionl of Liht
A I it t ikes only i Little of
it to a a Great Way.
l'urchasers' 'ic Nic.
E-:veryhiody inm ite . l'ivk all the liltumai
yilI wail . I io rs openi from ..i; a. im. to
ti..'"O p. ill.
Anotier lit, -'5 ilozen, elem-ait. larc
i rkish Towels ait lc. well vio.rth 20c.
One case, fill dozen, .\lise li ibbed Hose,
fast hlack, sizes b to 9!, at 100, regular
Tel piece" tle white Lawn 5)c. wlIrth '7c.
Eibroideries and Laces.
-)list reeced by express big line Allover
l'.broleresand ILaces,. insertions and
\ al l. cy tle piece all at a very lIow
prwce.
Don't lIe Late.
'I here are rih tpickiili here for early
i-"'.,er- Laie irrivals may lIoe many
a rip plum.
R Ibbonls. Ribbonls.
Antther l' (it plain Talfeta Rilions
arrii itlil ay anI are ti lie sol at the
sai i antiii prices Of last week, iamely,
tit, 1llr, 17( le :0 l-12 re!'ularlY wotrth ille
400, :;' c :ttui -
Iudiitills Ill
52 tiwhe. wide., wothlI i'"v, this week 25c.
t. i wirili Ve. this week 1r.
-T in ch, G-11oored 4i srland y, Ilhis wv(I eek l0 .
Cirpels, \lattingus,
Ri I and Shades.
(1im -1m; -omplete and putices away
\\ iniling IPopular Approval.
()ilr I -thld I d oin ' htusiiess ol Spot
ca hwk a I)(n tinl-rehretitbling u ito mark
ti1r giiili. si much lower than11i the credit
hous,; h :m mt wit thie apponval 40 the
lwihf, Is they have shown by their liberal
tat nt mae.
A sk viurel the <iet- ,stiiii, ennll a hiuse
aliaird Io eharre ;:uuds and Iark 1L.tem :t.
:1w a" the 'ash lioutse '
ilemiemer te following are the tet inl
t ei r li e .
The A iier:i Ladv I'rset.
I:i ( -, 1: Vn.I s I h111 oe IIvs f r mn .IIvII.
. L. R. Bentz,
Is lrv Qoods '_and Shoes.
J, M I-ILTON KING,
Mlaniag-er Easley- Branci.
Gr~ eentville Sore , .-..-. .-.. .
. . Coner etrnneew, 201 . Main St.
AEg-AgentW I fr lutterick '.Patterns.
A Point in Our Favor.
STe numbtter of pieoplle who Iind onr$:;.:41
shoteti cipiual ini style, IitI and dluraility to
I he $! I0 sho tes sithI elsewhiere* is rapidtly
iiwreasin g. A fteor onit saile we ownt you r
feet hiteatiti you liii d iio shoeis ito comf ohr
table anid duitrabhle asi oursni.
Plowi Shoes.
(liur stiock oif shotes for the farmners are
boug'h t fr-om tirat handtili andi at lowest c'ash
piriicis. ( iir line tif Ha States at $1 60t,
?.U i0 a nt d $2 50i tare hiaim ad~e, biest white
tak tanit titmst, tand every ; pair gutaran
teed. It wil paiy you to liook tver onr
itotck leftotre huitnt .
106 S. Maini Street.
lf i irat. loor. above
I ~ li ps'ombl & itusaell's.
WA ind il aiIitre la rgely being usetd
in I rance ais a sourc'e of meochanlcal
lpowtir, .sed to generattto electricity.
'C'he w indi as hitherto bloweth where
aind w hen it l isteth, bitt now whenovoer
ithlows w her'e there 18 a wind mill
w itht ta dy naimo geiaredl to it, it may be
maide it barge acetnltort whether
t, Iistutlh ort' not, tandi thecuulators
will give up thelir stored energy when
1,bu wind is taukintg a rest.
It'ir 20) years lI r. .1. Newt oni I lauthaway
ha lio succi tesslullyIv retted clhronie diseaa
is lthat hie is acknotitwlIedged today to st and
at Ithe ha ofti hi tis pirofessiion in thuls ine,
li s exciltu, e mtet hitd of t reatmnut for
\arict tice andi Strictunre, ithiout the aid
itt kmifi ior taitery t'ures ini 90 per cent. (if
all I an~i. lI lie t retm ent o (f Itue lossi of
Viital I 'irct, N ervous Disorders, Kidney
ami r inalry Compnjlaiints, Pairaly sis, Bloodt
ita 'e peculiatr to woment, heo is equtally
sucie-fuil. I Ir. II athatway's practIce ts
mire thiatt dotuble that of anty other spec.
inhst i. (ases pronottneed helplss4 by other
pl ysiciaii readily vield to his treatment.
\\ ite htam todaty iully abotut your case,
lie imakes ito charge for eonsultationt or
adtvice, either at, his oilce or by mail.
.l. N ewtont Iiathiaway, M. ID., 22%/ Soutlh
Itroad street, A tlanta, ia.