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I m TH E VOL. 3. NO. 90. SEMI-WE T HTVi~ f^Vviiri+Tr JL IIV^ V>V/U.lltJ The Meeting at Hopewell of the Speeches Candid The third meeting of tin* county cam - ^ < paign was held at Hopewell on Ann. ;t 11, l!?os. The meeting was presided > over by that excellent presiding ofHeor, t Mr. \V. A. Porter, who in an appro- f priate manner introduced tho various t candidates. As usual the people of j Hopewell had supplied an excellent t platform for the speakers. Every eour- t tesy was shown your reporter by the r presiding olhcor and other citir.ons. t and gave excellent attention to the i speeches of the various candidates. j The meeting was opened with prayer \ by the Kev. 10. P. Mclvissick, who y prayed Hod's blessings upon the eandi- a dates, our State and county. n The presiding oflleer in opening the t meeting asked that each candidate he t given a careful and respectful hearing, t The following was the order of the o speaking: s For the House of Representatives: ,i HON. J. HARRY POST 10R. f A tied given privilege to he able to ' address his fellow citizens in a com- '' munity whore Ruford and his l?ravo " men died in battle. "Dixie" land has ' been faithful to her history and has ' dono much to build up tlio county. ' I lore? to select l)ost aiict most competent moil for odlro. tlet tho bost man you '' can for tho money. Fighting no man, ' attacking no man's record or reputation. ' Lust legislature was too extravagant. ! s It appropriated nearly f">00,000 more ( 1 than the one to whieh I belonged. If j 0 elected, I will stand for the strictest.^ economy. 1 will not increase your " taxes one dollar. Will vote for what ' the people want, believe that the poo- t pie of tin- county are opposed to the 1 Immigration bureau and therefore I " will oppose it if elected to legislature. | ' ('an see no prospest of any benefit from 1 I1 it. Opposed to compulsory system of I1 education?for it means taking white ' people's money to educate negroes ami ^ because it is undemocratic. Lot every I1 man manage his own family. Does not believe in educating the negro. In 1 favor of better common schools, for which wo are now doing much. Kvery s community should see after its own <J schools. Favors letting liquor question stand just 11s it is. The people of any r county may have liquor or not just as they please. If you want liquor, have it. I am not going to drink it. s Am in favor of legislation that will j enable the Southern railway to improve , the'old Three C.'s railroad so that it , will he of greater service to the people. We are now paying interest on these j |( railroad bonds and we should get all : ,, the advantage we can from ibis railroad. t With the necessary legislation that j, would give the Southern a good title to ! ^ it this road could be made of much j ^ greater service to our people. Am in j ( favor of good public roads. Thinks (j best plan to issue bonds in sutlicient I amount?to run for or 40 years?to j (| raise funds sullicicnt to build good ! s roads. Putt!re generations would help to pay for them. However, that question should be submitted to the people for their approval or rejei^ion. When' in legislature held plaees oil important eommittees and did good work for my n county and the State. Yoii should seleet a man to represent vou who ran a secure positions on the various important committees, for in that way ho can a be of most service to you. u HON. W. P. HoltlNSON, I, a candiilatc for reelection. Wo arc proud ^ of tin- religious and educational prog- <>t ??i i ii i> i i ii m 11i u ii 11 v . wrt!ni jirugri'Mh H being made in county on agricultural ,, lines. Sometimes wishes he had never j, left the (arm. Returns thanks for hand- j, some vote given him by this sect ion two |, years ago. Have tried U) he faithful in w discharge of my duties in legislature. >j< In the prim of life and full of energy. s| Have tried to carry out every pledge (1 made to you. Is proud of evnry vote w yjt he east?that has resulted in increased ri appropriations?for those measures ii looked to the betterment of the old ? LAN( SEC EKLY. LAN" ??? u>l Campaign z oil 111! Tuesday?Full Report of the Various ,,1, lates. st m T, hNifedcrate soldier and to tlio educa- in ional pronri'ss of our State. The in- ed iiiranco department, one of the best d< hat has ever been established in the s<| statu. It costs the State notbinu. tor he be insurance companies pay all the ex- st ihuscs. Voted t<? reduce tin- appropria- j,? ion for tho immigration bureau. Am wj ipposed to this department, for it has lever brought one desirable immigrant de 0 our county. Is in favor of our State solleges and high school appropriations. Examine tax receipts of last year ami . inj roil will find that your taxes have not ex icon materially inereased. In favor of tin food roads, just as he was two years . bu igo. The present law a great improvenent over the old law. Kvery .State in he Union, that has good roads, levies a CO ax for that purpose. Under old law lie poor man worked road. Now every | ( itir.cn, whether rich or poor, bears bis ' eal hare of road burden. The present act ^ 1 step In the right direction. 11 ere toil re we have had no system. Under resent law every mile of road is re . ... . IU1M-U ti? ?#f VTOIKrH. II IIIKMM1S HIIM'IKltill iiont I urn in favor of amondin^ it. an Vm not worldod to the letter ol the pe resent art. Claims that he is honest. a s 'ho bond issue for roads is only gotten ^ ip to sidetrack the real issue. We have lad a sad experience with the issue of mi ionds for railroads. Now paying over H.000 interest on railroad bonds, and till have to pav our fares to ride on . oil hem. Opposed to saddling bonds on uir children, lielioves the people would 1 pn lefeat. by a vote of two to one the Movement to issue bonds for road til inilding. The present road law is fair pa 0 every citizen. No one has charged vi< 1 with unfairness. York county copen I'd word for word our present road ' aw. The law is hascil on democratic an irincitilcs. No desire to burden the , 1 ha leoplc with a single unnecessary dolnr for the improvement of the roads. ? coi Vitli what experience be has bad in the , 1 lib nisi in tin' legislature, he is better fitted " ban over for the place again. Favors ho repeal of the lien law and advocates {ui i restriction of the mortgage crop law. t(n o as to make the mortgage valid only m crops actually in existence. This ' ari lues not attect the landlord's lien for no ent or advances. tin ('APT. J NO. \V. II AM Kli. on Has been before the people of county a 1 everal times in the last thirteen years, tio lave represented you in the Conslitu- tin ional Convention and in the Legisla- id< lire. I'roud of record in both bodies. is You are being forced by the require- ill) nents of the constitution to pay the sat nxes you are now paying for educa- wi ional purposes. Favors special taxes oil nr school purposes, for under that sys- for inn the taxpayers have the right to se> >ay to what schools they wish their go< axes to go. While in Legislature roi id his best for the people. Is well pr? nown over the State, by reason of at- for midance upon political, religious ami no <?( ial Kailu'riiics in the State. As Has spent nearly all his life in this 'hi utility. Kvery dollar he has made lie w' nade here, and has it here now. Have hoi Ivvavs made a square race and am now s,,e i the race against gentlemen and have l'r< olhing to say against any of them. ?'v '.very man has the right to work for ,or ny candidate he wishes to work for, slH tithe has no right to work unfairly ml to listen to and he intlueneed hy ' very idle or malielous tale that may SWI1 e eireulated. If you need a superin- P01 'ndent in your business, you select a 'nK innpetent man. I'so same judgment hui j selecting men for political office. die ther things being equal, his past exerieflee m li'Vinlntivii ln>,li.,v .1,....I,I ot I otter tit him for the position to whioli 'ri' o Again aspires. t'an't eloet a mini ',M' dio will a>?roo with you in everything. 'm' 'hose who enacted the present road law l''? liouiil explain it fully as to its clients ,>rn n<l operations. The law was the w'' rork of your senator and your two slu 'presentstives in the Mouse. It can cla ot he amended at the next session with- ant ut the consent of your senator, it mat- ten J AST. TIOINT TT CASTER, S. C., AUGUST IE rs not who you may send to tin* l.egature. Wishes to be (rank witli the ople. I will not surrender my self tpect 'tot my independence for any flee. Am running on my own record, it attacking the record of any man. No sane man wou'd advocate the inning into tit is State undesirable peoi?. The laws of the State and the I ', ates forbid the spending of the State's oney in bringing immigrants here, te wniskcy uuestion is in no great issue tliis campaign. Have always opposthe sale of whiskey and will always i mi, It the li<pior question ever gets u a rely before the people of tin* State, 1 loves that the State would no for ate prohibition. Is grateful for the ,st support given him. If reelected ii ki?i- iiin in-si M'rvicrs una energy his people whom ho has always been lighted to servo. HON. liKO. W. JONKS. i ila d to liave an opportunity ot'giv; an account of my stewardship. An animation of tuy record will show it I opposed bucket shops and the reau of immigration, as I promised u. Visited Mr. Watson's ofllce and w the elass of people brought to this entry by him, and never saw a lower lss ot' people anywhere. Told the igislature so. Never missed the roll II a single session of the Legislature, member of the Farmer's I'nion. An ionization whose opinions and reso,ions are to be respected. Am opposto the lien law and to foreign imgration. Am opposed to the issuce of bonds to build roads, bur exrience with railroad bonds has been iad one. Now have a bonded debt of ni.irow mill !?< I'ltll IIOl kinilll BUOl OCT 1Su. I'nder the present road law the far?r, the merchant, the banker, the U.K., ys his share. The railroads and cotton ills, to whom we haul our cotton and ter produce, should pay their share the road tax?just us the present law >vides. We can carry the present burden unwe can do better. Negroes would y $<>000 towards road. The law proles for a competent engineer to supntcnd the road iniprovenients. No man has ever gone to Legislature d favored a bill to increase taxes who s not made enemies. Knew that ten he voted for the present law. but tisidered it for the good of the peos and therefore did not hesitate to te for it. (iood roads must come, ey nre more important than my rern to the legislature. If law will not swer purpose it can be amended or ?ealod. If. on the other hand, bonds issued for road building, there is remedy by which we can get rid of pin until they are paid, < ince voted the county?they must and will l>o tunion until paid by future generans. For years bo has been trusted by ? people in various positions. The a of issuing bonds for road building only intended as a means of defeati the good roads movement, for is .isfied that the people of the county II never vote bonds. Along with II ter farmers in tho legislature he stood the strictest economy. You said , eral years ago, that you wanted od roads. In supporting the present id law I was simply doing what I unised you to do. If you vote bonds road building, you eliminate the gro from the payincntof the road tax. Ks for an expression as to whether people favor the new law. "You >o arc in favor of the now road law, Ul up your hands."?"Am ?lad to thai a majority of you favor it." imised that if reelected, In* would I'ays do what he thought was best the pwipli' of the county and the to. Ml'. IIA KKT MINKS, s a candidate for the House of Kcpreitativcs. Meeply grateful for the suprt t'iven him two years ago. stand; in the shadow of a splendid school ildiiilT on the one side and a coin moills House of I toil on the other, lie is rranted in helievins; that the voters Ihis progressive eommiinily will exise their best judgment in their setion of men to represent them in the Ik of legislation. A representative in legislative department of the goviinent is the moulh-|>ieeeof the people om lie represents; and therefore he >ulil he it man wli<> run present the ims of his ennstiltleiiey in lanKiiaw 1 manner that will eoininami the attion of his colleagues. A camlitlaie I ER N1 k/V 1908. for such a position should 1h? open, eand id and honest in the discussion of all public questions and should not attempt to so muddy the waters that it is difficult or impossible for the voters to know his real position, lias views on all public questions and will not hesitate to exoress himself fully. All he asks in this race is a fair show and a si|tinre deal, and to be judged by his competency for the position to which he aspires and by bis private and professional life. 1 MM .. I lie 1-armors' I'nion has asked the views of candidates on the lien law and t In bureau of immigration. I s glad to let his position hi1 known. The farmers | being the back bone of the state and contributing to tin? financial success of all the other classes of eiti/ens, no sane man woubl vote against the interest of the farmers, if lie knew it. It the far111 ers of this county desire the repeal of t he lien law (and he is willing to subl mil the question to them), he would j v ote for its repeal. The continued existence or the repeal of til's law atlects 1 t hem more than any other class of our people and they should he allowed to decide the question for themselves. The whiskey question is no issue in present campaign. It has been settled by the vote of the people?at least for | the present. All who heard him in the I campaign two years ago know Ills position on the liquor question. As to the branch of the state government known as the Hureaa of Immigration he stands just where he stood two years ago. It the funds of the state are being used either directly or indirectly by this department to bring into the state or to induce to come into the state immigrants who are in any way undesirable, lie with all good citizens will, if elected, #.. ......i:.-?. ii.~. ?- -- ' ? . irvi v ai/viou uuib 1'iaiini *>I tilt" tit?" pnrltncnt of agriculture and commerce. At the first campaign meeting two years ago at Helair he was the lirst candidate to advocate the working of the public! roads by a wise system of taxation. Stands on the same platform today. It is not his desire or intention to tight any ma n or set of men in the expression of iiis honest views on the road question. He has views just as they hav e. If the people, after hearing his plans and views as to the best method of improving the public highways, do not approve them, lie stands ready, if elected, to carry out such wise plans as the people may approve of. Asks the people to consider the following plan. Let the present law stand as it is and the road authorities make the most out of it that they can make until the question can be submitted to the |teoplc?as to'w bother they are willing to issue $101 ,000 or $ 1 i>0.000 in bonds for the huildmi* of permanent roads. If they should vote for the measure, then let the income from the present road lav. he used to pay the annual interest on the bonds and to keep in repair the roads and bridges that will have been constructed w ith funds arising from the bond issue. Believes that after paying the interest on the bonds and paying the expenses of keeping in repair tin* roads and bridges, there would still be left a considerable sum of the proceeds of the present levy for road purposes which could go into a sinking fund to be used in the retirement of these bonds when they became due. I inter this plan of issuing bonds there would be no necessity for any increase of the taxes for road purposes?over the amount now levied under the last act. If the # in or per mill?now allowed by the new law?was sutliciein to tniil.t bridges and to do any work of coiiso- , iiucnce on the roads, then- would be m> ; necessity to issue bonds. I'nder pres-| ent law . eon tends thai tin- roads would , be but little imp -oved, it any?however w isely the funds might be used. I'nder the present law. no diseretion allow ed authorities to apportion to a mile or see- ] tion of bad road any more money thuti to a mile or section not so bad. On the , great majority of the sections of road. ; as laid out, $ to or $ '*."> per mile would j do but little good?especially If on that ! section there was a bridge to be built and kept in repair. I'nder the plan of issuing bonds, we would keep all accrued interest on them paid up out ofj the proceeds of the present levy, have | our roiuls properly and permanently contracted and kept in repair, and have l'uluro generations (who are to use tinroads) help us t?i pay oil the bonds wheu they become due. It is ou the KYVsl PRICE 5 CENTS PER CoBItt same principle that suitable buildings and other necessary instl^BW-jl tlons are being constructed all ,,rH SI state. The present generation gets benefits flowing from them, pays all^^Hj^H eruing interest on the bonds, and creiJ^K^B a sinking fund thai will assist futl^H^| generations to payoff the bondi^^HH maturity. Insists, however, that HH people should be allow ed to decide HH H themselves, by voting on the <|iiesti|^H ? 1 11 ; road improvement, t'ertainly the pl^Hj | ! provid, ,1 tie- v\ 18 I not siibmitti-d i" ih- t '"In ; approval or rejection. is opposHgl 'to the levy of any taxes except tho^BgS necessary for the county and state go^BP rime lit ?until t he't a \ pa > < > s have bei^H ? | allowed an opportunity to pass upt^H* the w isdom and practicability of tl^^AH plan. Sll< i - lit-- u - I : i ll t 'e 11 \ at R hrielly stated on the road uuestio^HK 1 Should t hoy moot tlio approval of ti^Mj I ni.l sliouM V^^B li elected ! ( will take the necessary stepHp ' to carry out plan. If tlio bond isst^Kj should not be endorsed by thorn at thH|j poles, he stands ready, if elected, to ad^Bj \ oeate and work for the sue<>ess of an^^K I other wise and praetieahle plan tha^^H the people may dooide upon for the iin^H J |?rovetnent of the Itiirhw ays of the eoun^HH ty. Would say to those who do no^H know him: To fro or write to the peo^H } pie in the upper portion of this county in the town of Lam-aster or iitWaxltawfl 1 N. a in on jf whom he has labored for^B I years. Is willing to he judged by what^B ^ the people among whom he has livcd^^ and labored may say of bis eompe-^H toncy, his professional standing, and|BS his private eharaoter. IBkJ. JNO. P. Ill'NTKH. In seek ing endorsement,rests his elaioa E9ti on past reeord. It" he has been fattbftil H t hroughout tin- years he has served the 1*9 people.t hen he asks for a reelection. Has II not willingly hurt the feelings of any I man. That he may die before the next I term expires, is no argument that he | should not he endorsed by the people? I if he lias done his duty. May hare 5 made some mistakes and a few enemies. H-' Is grateful for the sup|>ort he has re- I reived in the past, lias no feelings H. against his enemies and would do any- I thing lie could for their comfort, fontideiit that his friends willdo their duty Vj on the 2~>th of August. H| W. H. t'A 1'1'H KN\ A candidate for the sheriffs office. B& 'I'lie present ineiunhent was elected 9l about 2S years ago. With the exeep- j tion of a few years while in the employIII ell I of the 1*. S Ik. line ^""'"'1 ?"?" * Thinks it time to elect some ono else to t he ufllce. II. N. SOWKI.L. A candidate for the sheriffs offioe. Has no rei ord of ha\ inn hold this office; t>?it is satisfied that lie ean fill it as well as the present incumbent. Th? present ineiimhent is not in need and is not obliged to lm\e the oliioe in order to live. He. like the present sheriff, needs sympathy. Present ineumbent owns mneli property on .Midway and his monthly rents are eonsiderable. What he has lie has worked for. N"ohody (,'iivc him anything. Knows that he ean till the ofliee to the satisfaction of the people. J A *v s. WI LSON. vhs betore the peoplp 01 this county S years ago for the otlice of Sheriff. Is itinning; against no man, but they all are ruunin* against him. Two of tt em are running, he predicts, to lind the N. (line and the other just going around telling the people good bye. Would like to succeed tlie best sheriff that the county ever had. Thinks he has demonst rated liis ability to ti 11 the ofllce, having been deputy sheriff for several years. No man should want otlice for all time. His people furnished soldiers for the civil war They have paid their share of the taxes. He should be shown some consider tttiou Wants to one fair race in Lancaster county before judgment day For four years he has been indorsed and reindorsed as sergeant ataruis of the Lower House of the general assembly. If he can be elected and indorsed by strangers, why can he not be elected and indorsed by his owu people? He is running with the best of feelings towards all the candidates. / All candidates for Sheriff having been introduced, the chairman of