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The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. I. NO. 90. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., AUGUST 18. 1906. PRICE-FIVE CENTS PER COPY
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i ne county campaign.
Interesting Report of the
Speeches of the Legislative
Candidates?How They
Stand on the More Important
Issues of the Day.
The News^is indebted to Mr,
John T. Green, of Lancaster, f ?i
the following excellent account
of the campaign meeting al
Hopewell Thursday. Mr. Green
was also to have "reported for ut
the "Belair and Vanwyck meet
ings, but he was unexpectedly
summoned Tuesday by telegram
to GafTney. The speeches of the
candidates at Hopewell,however
are said to be practically the
same as those made at Belair ant
Vanwyck.
HOPEWELL MEETING.
The third meeting of the
county campaign was held at
Hopewell on Thursday. Aboui
150 voters and a few ladies were
present to greet the candidatei
foi the various offices. The meet
ing was in charge of Mr. W. G
A Pnrt.oi? njlin ~ '
?*.? ? wavvj.} T? 11U ma C tl I U VV
propriate introductory remarki
' ?asking that each candidate ht
givon a patient and respect fu
hearing. Possibly no community
in the county will furnish to (ht
candidates a more attractive and
4 appreciative audience than thai
furnished ou this occasion. Again
to one who knows this communi
ty it will not he a matter of aurprise
to hear that the best o
order prevailed throughout tin
meeting. To the credit of tin
candidates be it said, nothiu'
was said or done by either o
them to mar the pleasure of tin
audience. Each one seemed to b<
running on his own merits an<
not on the real or fancied de
fects of his competitor.
Al the roquest of the chair
man the meeting was opened will
an appropriate prayer by tin
Rev. R. 10. Turnipseed of Lan
canter. The chairman announce!
that the candidates for Sen at*
and House would lie allowed 3(
minutes each and introduced
as the first speakers.
HON J. II. FOSTKK,
Candidate for the senate. Mr
Foster, in his preliminary re
^ marks, recalled to mind the fsci
thai near Hopewell was the scent
of a fejirlul butchery of Americai
patriots by the cruel and blood
thirsty Tnrleton during the Revo
v? lution.
The speaker al o reminded hii
hearers o! the value and sacred,
of the ballot. As a membei
r of the House of Representativet
he voted ior the act passed bv
the Legislature forbidding th?
use of money in elections. Want.
^ ed the olfico of Senator for the
honor that wan in it. If the
county ia in debt, he did not vote
to increase that debt. Read from
the report of Oov Hoy ward to
the last general assembly to
show that the financial concli
y
I bum oi uie r>iaie is netter. lie ^
favored 11 restricted immigration 1
contending that we needed a de- ?
? sirablo class of immigrants to aid ! n
in the development of our agri'
cultural and manufacturing in- f
r teresls. . J
Opposed a compulsory system ?
of education on the ground that 'I
it was a violation of the rights of e
the private citizen and imprac- (
ticable. Secured passage o< an i
! act to limit the passenger fare t
on the L?feC. R U. to 3 cents per 5
f mile. t
^ Favored recst ahlishment of
( county chaingang. Voted (or hi- i
ennial sessions of the General (
Assembly. }
Too much of the privilege tax t
goes to Clemson College ; some >
of it should go to the common t
| schools. 1
, Favors prohibition?Twine he f
made the race for the legislature j
on an anti-dispensary platform <
and as a result suffered defeat as f
? did lloyt and Fea'herstone. As i
; a member of the House he has <
i done his best to kill the stato 1
j dispensary and if elected to the (
j senate, he will continue to fight <
. it on account of its corruption, i
. The system cannot be reformed.
It is impossible to reform the <
? devil. He voted and worked for 1
? the bill seeking to abolish bucket ]
1 3hops.
' HON. T. Y. WILLI AM6, (
? a candidate for the senate. It
was a pleasure for him to appear ,
k before the neonlft of Hnnomoii
I f w ' W I |
? and discuss the issues of the day. |<
For eight years he served his ,
people in the House?an honor j
' for which he was grateful.?
1 During his last form he succeed- ,
5 ed in securing the issuance of new ,
' hoiuls with which to ret una the .
' old C. & O. R. R. bonds?there- |
5 by Having to the people 2 per ]
J cent interest on the debt. On this |
1 debt the county now pays a smal-j(
ler rate of interest than that paid
by the state on her debt. " (
Is running at the req?*e't of |
i friends all over the county. The
i state is I Hing behind tinancially
- year by year. Last legislature
1 voted greater appropriation than
' ever before in its history. County
> is in debt also. His Iriends have!
I urged him to run? i.ey know lie
will aid in reducing i>??tii ;liei
state and county debt. No appro- j
piiation bill can pass without the I
' consent of the senator and care
'should be taken to select the pro t
f i
per man
On l.quor question?does not j
' | drink. Voted tor Child's bill.?
I Favors prohibition it it cm be
! enforced. 11 not enforced?favors I'
I county dispensary. Opposed to j
^ state dispensary. (Opposed to
manufuc' nriiij* whiskey in South
Carolina, o voted. < >,?p s?*d 'o
s high license in Charleston or else '
! where. Favors local option.?as j;
'! between county d'spen^ary and
"; prolii1 i'ion. i
Opposed to the State Bureau |'
' j of Immigration. $11,500 spent '
* by it in 3 years resulting in no 1
' benefit to Lancaster county.? /
Only thintr it has done is to aid '
1 large corporations to settle lands (
? bought at low prices. Do not <
i
,vant such immigrants as the
3ureau brings. Welcomes every
;ood inrimigrant, but objects to
narc.bists. socialists, etc.
Favors reducing privilege tax
rom 25 cents to i or 2 cents.?
^ot fair to farmer to make him
nunc p.iy expenses or Ulemson.
Pax should be just enough to pay
sxpense of analysis of fertilizers.
Jlemson, not exclusively a <arnors'
college. Clemson now geting
too much money anyway.?
Should be supported out ol state
reasury.
Favors good roads, but only
vay to got them is by taxation.
3an't macadamize our roads?
Would bankrupt county. Should
ise road machines and mules to
vork them. Opposes reestablishnent
of chaingang, lor it has
)een tried and found too expenlive?not.
enough convicts. Opposed
to appropriating money
ml of state treasury to common
ichools for the reason that it is
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tot iair 10 up country. Low
ountry would pay in less and get
nore than up.country. The up;ountry
would get back only 85
jents out of every dollar she paid
n.
If elected will fight the elTort
if Kershaw county to take from
Lancaster a part of the town of
Kershaw.
11. II INKS,
candidate for the House. Hopewell's
church and school house
avidences of a God-tearing and
progressive people. Test of a
candidate tor the legislature,
;haracter and ability. Good roads
important to any people; can be
worked only by taxation?reas
suable tax and worked by de
irrees. Railroads and cotton mills
and all other interests should be
taxed and a commutation tax
levied. Roads should be worked
liy contracts and under plans
. 1 '*
una specmcaiioii9.
If elected would work for bet
ter common schools and school
hous^.
The Legislature has been gen
arous towards State institutions,
hut too stingy towards the com
nion schools. The principle of
the greatest good to the greatest
till ml ?r should l?e made the e durational
policy of the State.
Would not favor the cripplinu of
->ur higher institutions of learning?
but does favor economy in
their management. Is opposed
to compulsory education ? it is
impracticable and not a democrat*
c measure. In place of that
would favor a law forbidding the
employing of a child unable to
read and write?that is alter the
State h is supplied a complete
system of common schools?op
n for nine months in the year.
Prohibition is the Inirning is ue
in this campaign ? both State
ind county. Has always favored
the right against the wrong. We
jftn't legislate evil into good. Is
pposed to sale of liquor as a
beverage by any system. Duty
if law makers to make laws lo
preserve f lie uoo'l ami to di^#.
murage evil. From amoral, social
and financial standpoint?
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the sale of liquor oh a beverage
is a curse, whether sold by ihe
individual or the Slate.
In this county prohibition does
practically prohibit?at lead as
much so as any other prohibitory
law. The la?s against murder,
larceny and rape daily violated.
Is that any reason why they
should be repealed? Conditions i
in county wonderfully iniprov- :
ed under prohibition Favors
Bruce law ?it is democratic.
The State dispensary is rotten to 1
the core. It was born in sin and
conceived in iniquity. It elected
will never let up in his fight
for the continuance of prohibition
in county. Favors restricted
immigration. It Bureau is run
for benefit of private individuals,
it should be abolished. Immigration
a national not a state issue.
State can not prohibit it. She
can welcome the good, and not
encourage the evil classes.
Report that he is a drinking
man is a malicious falsehood ?
originating in the mind and heart
of some coward, who seeks to
injure him among those who
have not known him. He has
never taken liquor except on a
few occasions, and then only as
ji mecncine. if elected to the
Legislature, he will do his full
duty, as he sees it, both to his
county and State.
OKOROK W JONES,
a candidate two years ago for
the Legislature. Only farmer in
the race. Does not consider the
liquor question as important aR
that of education. Always been
interested in education of com
mon people. Can't point to any
alma mater.
At fifteen years of age shouldered
musket for war. For 40 yrs
have lived in t his county. County j
malting rapid strides in education.
In lavor of good roads?ol
any scheme that is just and
right to the people.
In strong terms he arraigned
bucket shops, 'Mho Gambling
i Hells." Speculation an injury to
farmer. Will oppose them in
bet islature if elected. Opposed to
immigration lor it would increase
production of cotton, the out-put
ol iron mines and the number of
hogs and therebv reduce prices.
Average immigrant only ti1 to
raise hogs. 58 per cent of crim
mala and ol per cent, ol inmates
o' charily houses are foreigners. I
Lancaster county has derived no
benefit from the bureau ol I mini-,
igration. Would support n?j
I measure like that of appropriaing
public money to pay lor j
j publication of a history of Ihei
1.1 ews.
I Live be- n misrepresented on
the liquor question. For 50 \
j \ ears have lived tlio lite of a
I christi?i 11 and oi a sober man.
I'bat s}i??tji*) le wort h somel hiitir
j to him. Liquor is the "bone ol :
life, t he cause of strife." Hadn't j
seen a drunk man at any public
gathering this summer. Our
people growing to bo a sober
people. Not in favor of sale of!
I liquor except lor medical and
scientific purposes. Doos not j
favor destroying Stale Dispw
sarv, just because they say il n
rotten. Most that's said ah uv
rottenness of it is a lie. Ka\ v>'*
purifying the system and reserving
sales as much as possible?'Vm
the minimum. (>pposed to ii/i-lieense
under any circumstnnyn
The ellect of it would ho to fioj*
country with liquor. In the iuf
islature I will meet the issues?
will always vote to decrease ant
not to increase the sales of Csquor.
News and Courier and
The State not fair to Ben T:?*?
man?the wisest politician iKii
greatest statesman the South hot
ever raised.
J. W. HA MEL,
for reelection to House. Than**
lor past support of Buford
Gills Creek townships. Served w*
Constitutional convention- <F.* c
majority of 300 was electednt
the Legislature two years.ago
The dispensary is the greal<r*t
issue in both county and Sta.'?
campaign. Tillman has maderu
so. While in Legislature, servifc
on four important committeot.?
Corporation, Printing, En r of Kit'
Acts, and Public Schools? ?*> dence
of his standing there.
On the stump,in his paper aiA
privately he has worked tor
common schools for years. ?* *
voice has always been in [uvwiP
the thing that tends to uplift tiiaa
I _ * t
prupie. mu not vote for In"M t-t
appropriate money to publish i?
history of the Jews. Favorsgood
roads. Present system cr
fatally detective. Taxation <* V*
means. All shouid pay commtt?<
lion i-x into Treasury and brfit
work done. Should also lit u
tax on property. Also sf*?rui''
tax should be levied by there-.
dividual townships. Underlie*
system the corporations woaM
pay 0-10 of the taxes so
lor road purposes. Votod tc mcroa^e
appropriation for Cotv:e*>*
erate soldiers. Voted against itw
bill to repeal Immigration Lbi-.
reau because we can't prolufc*?
it and tiierefore should have -u
bureau to induce the ?*>n.
classes to come here. I will rutti
against any bureau that wiwd
be used to turther the end*-'
*
cooporations. Have nothing to ?! >
with the races of my opponent*.,
lvecogn but one master ?aA
that is truth. Have always siootl
on a prohii.iiion piattorm. J f Jb*
quor is not au issue in this cacti**
paign, why is it the liquor rrvsi
in botli Stale and tlie count; a:?
fighting those of us who ia*iNi
prohibition? It not an issue, v ?
is it that every candidate fw
the legislature lias the quest: o?
jotted down on hi- note-? ,;<nr
years the prohibitionist* bj?e
declared the dispensary roMen,,
but it was not believed u
Senator Tillman denounced s
as lotten to the core.
Supported the Morgan
but < n v at t lie t'nuiid ' v
prohibition bill could no;' . .w*
tlie House. lu doing sr .**)
chose the least of two * t:.'?
For the same reason I Mi.ill
for lirunson lor (jovei nor in '.<w
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