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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 ?
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Tuesday?Full Report
of the Various ,,1,
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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
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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,
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. 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
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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 ?
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; 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