Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

The County Campaign. "What the Candidates for the Various County Offices Have to Say?No Mud- < Slinging and Everybody in the Best of Humor. I i he following is a continuation of the account of the Ilopewell meeting as reporti d for The News by Mr. John T. Green. i he speec h s ol the candidates lor I he Legislature occupied so much of our space in Saturday's paper? ( over six columns?that the pub- > li ation of the speeches of the 1 oilier candidates had to he deferred until today. As previously ' stated, the candidates make prac- ' t cally the same speeches at each ' oninl* so lb.at; si rennrt of one I > ? - "I meeting virtually covers all?at ( lead such was (rue of the lour meetings lust week?there may J be variations this week. The Tradesville meeting last Friday, 1 over which Mr. Laney Funder burk presided, was, like those of Kelair, Vanwvck and Hopewell, ' well attended and characterized c by the best of order. The re- I maitider of the Hopewell report 1 follows: I Candidates for Supervisor. ( H. N. SO WELL The office one of the most important in the county. Nothing , to say against my opponents.? Favors chain gang again. Need ( convicts on public roads. If we t haven't enough let us hire them from the penitentiary. Favors t use of piping on public roads to ( take place of ground bridges Favors better bridges?don't pay enough lor them. Supervisor should give his attention con tinually to roads and bridges. If 1 elected, I will serve Lancaster e county and not a tew pets over c the county. JAS. O PORTER, known to the poople of commu a tv. It elected, I will live in Lancaster county?keep a horse and (\ over look roads and bridges : when not in office. Will tiy to J s enforce the law as best I can. n I.. .1 PERRY. , All lie wants is si little room, r Sn-per vi-sor?<kper" is 4-5 ol ( Perry and you can't tret any other name out of '-Supervisor." Defeated two years ago by si majority of only 10. ''keep o!?1 Kali in the icsul on the 28th." Will give more attention to 1 roa<l9 than has ever been given ' to them. If elected, will prac tice economy. Opposed to paying for having holes filled with ' r>Gk?that is the duty ol road hands. ^ * 1) W. IIKNl?ltl\. C Por first time a candidate lor j office. Important office. Thinks , the people intend to have good L r.">ads. Should he divided in sections and required to beL worked according <o law. ( roads should l>o widened. Hridg-1 , es should bo built above hi ah j ( watermark andapproachesrnised. Favors chain gang, needs con ,, viols on road. Has been a road K overseer a number of years and knows how lo have work done. I <? M. C. OAKDNKR j Thanks for flittering vo'e lwo(| yoars a^o. No man lias held t ho j < office without criticism. Has given his whole lime to the worn of 1 he office. Has practiced economy in office. ''Two other men have met me twice every month ?and I do what the three agree on Criticism of n.e is also of the other two." Have driven all ov er the count}7 urging overseers to work the roads. The roads are better now, generally, than they have ever been. In some casos liave had lo change overseers. IV lienever ihe overseers take ho proper interest, they will lave good roads. Never ha- failed to do his duty. Was never iriticised until salary ot c ffi o yas raised lo $800. Finances ol sounty in good condition, lias served in office before, and has always turned county over to lis successor in good condition, ften working it out of debt. Ask lor justice, regardless ol jnticism mrougn uie newspaper md otherwise. Has been using Diping on I he roads lor some inie. Is always in oflice when 10I on the roads. w. B CULP. Never a candidate for oflice >etore It elected, will give the Dlfiee his whole time, if necessary, bias a small store, but that would n<>t interfere with his filing the oflice. Favors reestablishment of lhaingang. Each convict on the public roads is worth 26.00 per month and we only get $4.00 or them.iShould also use road ma bines and mules on roads where hey could he worked. Ought o build one steel bridge every >ne or two years until we get as many as we need. Am fully sompetent to till office. w. <1 CAS KEY. When he held office lie built iridges right and they are here o show it. "Not one in the race except myselt can build a chicken :oop. Am the only machanic in lie field. I have never been a 'baby doll'' as referred to in the lewspaper. Have rendered good ervice to this county and can till doit, rm t he youngest man, Hid also I lie linest looking man n the race. Didn't have a fair how wlien in the offi *e before? in account ol the unprecedented ains- Will j:ive all his time to fiice, if elecled. Candidates lor Supt. Education. kkv. i. mkkk wiiitk. To some xtent a stranger. Liv d in the county f<?r 0 years. Am i minister ol tiie gospel. Am run 11 ill! because 1 need I ho office and on need the best man you can ;et. A graduate of Er ski tie and if Theological Seminary. His losition as a minister does not I mUt, l>u' better fi s liini for (lie iflice. Stands for hotter schools. fas worked all his li'e and will sontinue to do so to uplift the. )eople. Has the time to give fo he ofliee and will ^ive it. The rai oinjr of the minds of the boys m<l iiirls i> the hi st important vork to he looked alter in the annity. Will visit schools and il I ii \s inomn- ne uo"sn i improve j hem ho will resign iho office. W. M. MooKK. I'naiiks lor liberal support given iii?) two ycirs fifro Huh done the je-d he could lor the school11 iince ho has been in the office. 11 k J i?< exjierience renders him' > tier lined lor the office. Thin >ffi o lueods .1 man w itli backbone to grapple with questions that come before him. Ho has done his duty, and will do it again, if he knew he would be defeated the next lime. Under thelaw now fliers is appropriated $50^. per* student in colleges and $4.00 per student in common schools Hasn't done all lie wanted to d<? in this office, but has done the * best he could under the circumstances that have surrounded him. Has missed only one Saturday from his office since he took charge. Opposed any change in the late adoption of text books except as to the grammar. lias sold over $1500 worth of books since he ha"* been in the office. W. A. HUGHES. Is a practical teacher and has been for the past ten years. If elected, he inve his whole time to the office. Would visit the schools, and thereby encourage ( he students and also the teach- ] ers. One who has taught for ( ten years, certainly feels an interest in the education of tlie youth of the county. "If elected, will so arrange it that when you come to town to get books, you can get them, even if I am absent." i For County Treasurer. W. H. MILLEN, 1 ? 1 candidate lor County treasurer. Never a candidate before. No ( issues in tins office and therefore will not tire people with aspeech. y It elected, will do my full duly. R. BAXTER BLACKMON. Fully competent to fill the 1 office. The incumbent has held this office for three terms < and thinks that long enough. Mr. Milieu was born in N. C.. 1 came here 20 years ago, while he was born, raised and always 1 lived in this county. J. K BLACKMON. 1 Thanks for past support.? 1 Until appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Treasuier 1 4 (Jauthe?>f he had been out of office for 7 years. May have made ' some minor mistakes in office, re suiting in injury to no one. Had been criticised lor issuing executions against those who have held recei pts. He could only he gov Iww.bn T I i l lieu r? 1/uuns, II taxpayer doesn't pay in tin; time * ( allowed by law the Treasurer can do nothing else but issue an ex ecution. Experience in the past better tits him for the office. His competitors are both single men ?without families. They ought to get married and then ask lor office. * i For County Auditor. .1. W Y I.I K I'ORTKR, I candidate lor County Auditor.? I Has been before the people be- i fore. Office does not call for a < speech. Candidacy announced. Past experience tits him for the i place. * , I'OKTKK JACKSON, candnlate for County Auditor.? 4 1 . < < t I 13 ) ft a uraounie 01 ^ni'eai h misiness College 111 Columbia. Fully com potent to fill office. II II IIORTON, a candidate for County Auditor. Thanks for vote of people in tho past. Twice before lie has been the second choice of the people. 11 elected, will fill office as acceptably as any one who has previously held it. "Am not running for tun. 1 mean it 1 want the olfice." i J K. STKWMAN, candidate for Probate Judge.? Announcement of candidacy anc thanks for past support. H. W. TAYLOR. candidate for Magh tints for Bu ford. Announcement. W. M CAUSES, candidate tor Magistrate for Buford?'or a 3rd term Announce merit. W. P CASKKY, candidate for Magistrate forGilh 3reek. Announcement. B. P. PHILIPS, candidate lor Magistrate for Cot ;on Mill. The chairman read a eiter from him announcing his jandidacy lor the office and resetting that he was prevented 33* circumstances irom attending he meeting. In conclusion thanks are due ,o the veteran chairman of the Hopewell meeting and others for courtesies shown this scribe. G. What Socialism Is. From Watson's Magazine. "Nn, no, no! Socialinni does iot mean a division of property. Watson savs that because lie is gnorant and unlair. Socialism means the 'Collective ownership1 )f property." What a precious thing the right word is ! Collectivism 1 The Socialist agitator gets as much unctuoue comfort out. ol :he term Collectivism as the good >1<1 Methodist sister derived from 'that blessed word 'Mesopota mi.i.'" Yes, I am ignorant, but I don't mean to be unfair. Let us see You propose to collect all the priva'e estates, and to form them into one vast public estate; and then you will allow to everybody i proprietary interest in and tc this public estate, without refer, slice to who did or did not own private estates. Yet you pretend to believe that this is not a division of proper ty. Brothers, are you deceiving yourselves wlrui you proolaitr licli a contradictory doctrine, oi lo you merely seek to deceivi >t Iters 1 When our barbaric German an cestors in the olden time hac overrun some province of tin wealthier but weaker Roman Km pire, it was their custom at tlx 9nd of the marauding campaigi to collect into one huge pile tlx <poil of battle. Gold and silvei from the rich man's chests, cat tie from the poor man's field precious vessels lront temple anc church, promiscuous loot Iron palace and hut, from bazaar anc .1.^1 ft... 11 .... tl.-.i -* i ii' 111**1 n u 111 v 111 i ne neaji oi UOOT; which belonged f?? the victors ii common. Impartially it bad been strip ped Irom the good and the bud the high and the low, the coun try and the town. Collectively it, now bolonget to the good and the bad,thehigl and the low, the country and tin town. And troin this great eollectivi hoard each memherof the maraud ing hand took in proportion t< Li b merit. Modern Sycialism, more gener ous than the barbaric chieltain proposes to allow the victim of . the spoiler fo retain a joint inter1 est in the spoil. Her Sick Husband. A man who had acquired the impression that he was afflicted with several serious diseases, was in the habit of dosing himself with patent medicines and'lying in bed while his wife supported hint and the rest of the family by taking in washing. Finally a phys i u>.io nntn I tin aitiiii. ? U II" ?? H5J * 1?V W?. tion, remarked to his wife: "Madam, if you will announce to that husband o( yours that you t have concluded to take a Vaca. tion from the tub, and that 1)6 will have to e.ther hustle for a | living or starve, you will see hie : health improve faster than any man's you ever saw. Moral.?There are plenty ot | people who imagine they are sick. , when, as a matter of tact it ie selfishness and laziness that ails them. An Organ that will last a life time is what jou want. Our Organs have a pure tone and lovelv eases. We can supply 1 you with an Organ that will please in every particular for only $65 and $70, delivered. Write ua for our special I terms of payment, and for illustrations of our beautiful organs. 1 If you prefer a Piano we have beau> tiful and good new Uprights from $186 up on easy terms. Address, MALONES MUSIC HOUSE. Columbia. S. 6. Dae West Female College . 48th year begins Sept. 12tta. With full Faculty of Five Men and Nine / | Women 145 pupils?26 per cent, increase over last year. New Carnegie i Dormitory with all modern com forte, ready for occupancy in the fall. Usual extras. Board and Tuition $150 per year. Rev. JAMES BOYCE. Pres., t, Abbeville Co. Due Weit, S. C. | Candidates in Lancaster County--Take Your Choice. I The candidates in Lancaster - county, according !o announce( ments appearing in The News, are as follows, the names bein? given in alphabetical order : For Senate. J. Iiarry Foster, I'. V. Williams. For House of Representatives. J. W. Hamel, llarry llines, Geo. W. Jones, W. Pressly Robinson. For J udge of Probate. J. E. Stew man. - For Supt. of Education. I W. Alonzo Hughes, j \V. M. Moore, Meek White. } For County Treasurer. J E. Blackmon, H. Baxter Blackmon, W. II Milieu. For County Auditor. I Iollirt II. Horton, i Porter M . .Jackson, I J. Wylio Porter. i For Comity Supervisor. II Wylie Q. Caskev, A W.B. Gulp, J M. C. Gardner, 1). W. Ilendrix, L. J. Perry, JamesG. Porter, > H.N. Sowell. For M;L??i?trMtc?l.nnc!L?t \V. P. Caskey. Bulord Township. 1 Wm. Carnes, s II. W. Taylor. Cedar Crook Township. p A. W. Ilicklin, W. F. Hudson. 3 Indian Land Township. I>. K. Hall. Lancaster Cotton Mills, s J li. K. Phillips.