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r - " 1111 > RICHARDS FLAYED BY IRBY AND SIMMS IHlease Convert Refuses to Tell How He Voted in the Past. UNION MEETING LIVE ONE. Manning Scores lllea.se's Pardon Record?Clinkscales Answers Charles A. Smith. Union Special to Charleston News and Courier, Aug. 11.?Whether John G. Richards voted for Jones or lllease in 1912 and his refusal to tell played a prominent part in a terrific attack made on him this morning by W. C. Irby, who told 1,200 Union county people that he would be "horrified" if the Hlease men vote for Richards. Mr. Richards, for the first time, assumed the defensive and p made it plain, that he Is not going I.'^. to tell how he voted two years ago. ? eaying that he does not propose to be on the defensive. Mr. Simms also added his daily excoriation of Mr. i Richards' Uleaselsm. This is the home of Lowndes J. Browning, candidate ror governor, and he wan accorded nn ovation l?nt I did not make a speech. Mr. L. G. Southard, in a few words, expressing the pride of Union in her son for governor, presented Mr. Browning with a loving cup from the people of Union county. Mr. Browning expressed his appreciation briefly, but feelingly, and was given another ovation overwhelmed with flowers and fruit. Tilery use him again if they needed him, adding: "That's why some people are trying to ram Richards down the throat of my cotton mill friends." He made a hitter attack W ' on mill mergers. N LAUNCHES SEVERE ATTACK. Mr. Irby launched a severe attack . of John G. Richards, saying: "A U word to you Please men, and I mean i those who stand by him, because they believe that Governor Please ^ stands for the rights and best inter ests of the working white people of this state, Mr. Richards seems very I anxious to tell you how he will vote on the 25th Instant, and over in Spartanburg Saturday night, Mr. Slmms stated that he had asked Mr. Richards how he voted two, four and six years ago." Mr. Richards' friends called out: "He wfll tell us tonight," when Mr. Richards was introduced his friends said, "Now tell us how you voted," or words to that effect. At this Mr. Richards seemed irritated and stated that who he voted for was a sacred right and secret f ji or his, and no candldnte or coterie of papers could force him to divulge It now. He also complained that he thought we had come there for a love feast, and that the other candidates were attacking him, now, if how he \ voted In the past is such a sacred \ secret, why has he been so anxious to tell how he is going to vote on the 25th instant? Why is It not Just as sacred to him? I do not know, but I am told that Mr. Richards told Blease men last year that he was going to vote for Blease, and Jones men that he was going to vote for Jones, w I am also told that he told several men a few weeks before this campaign opened that he never had vot ea ior mease, anu never expeeieu to. If the statements be true, it is easy to see why he refuses to state who he voted for two years ago. I consider the meeting open to all candidates for state offices, and asking a question of a candidate proper. My record for ten years is open to criticism and if any one can show where I have ever voted against the interest and welfare of the working white people of this state, I will get out of this race. If you Blease men vote for Simms or Mullally, I will he satisfled. If you vote for me, I will be gratified, but if you vote for a man who has suddenly deserted his own crowd to come Into our ranks, without first letting him sit upon the stool of repentance, and prove his loyalty, I will be horrified." MANNING SCORES BLEASE. Richard I. Manning after telling of his position in regard to local option compulsory education, brought out I the question of BleaselHm. "Our disji ease," he said, "Is due to prevent ' factional feeling, and our problem is shall we, as voters, perpetuate the policies of the present administration. There is no logical explanation of one man In less than foud years ? I tk.n AAA puruuiiuiK iiiuio viiaii aw ?*? > uun and 300 white men, and I tell you that the present condition is a disgrace, and I plead with you to wipe out that disgrace." John B. Adger Mullaly also spoke. RICHARD DENIES CHAROK John O. Richards said he was being misrepresented and fought hard, but had always stood with the people. "I do not propose to be detoured from the fight I am making for the people, no matter what charges arc made," he said, explaining his refusal to declare as between Jones and Biease In 1912, on the ground that he was running for an administration office, but did this year because the governor has heard of his faction, or party and the people are entitled to know how he stands. "I have not declared how I voted in 1912 nnd no coterie of newspapers and candidate# / is going to make me tell," he exclaimed. Mr Richards said this was the first time he had paid nny attention to the charge against him. He denied a# false the charge that he had flirted with both Biease and Jonos men in 1912, nnd nailed as false the charge that he was a trailer In the camp. He said that he did not propso to allow these rneti to put him on the defon sive. His customary announce- ( meut that he was going to vote for ft. Blease will be elected on the first bal-1 lot drew cheers of "Hurrah for Blouse. *' CHARLES CARROLL SIMMS. "Mendel Smith," begr.n Charles Carroll Simrns, "reminds me of a o babbling brook, with his talk, talk, talk. Thero Is never a fact in any- . thing he says. There are no fish In ins stream of talk." 1 "Now all we can got out of Mr. la Richards," continued Mr. Simms, "Is It to get him to the trough. There all t we can get him to say is that he is going to vote for Blease. He has not 1 said that he was going to work for t Blease. Are you going to vote for a J t man who has been your friend for j only two months? ftls childhood friends are enemies of yours." Mr. Simms then outlined the "inconsis- I tent" political friendships of Mr. s Richards. CHARLES A. SMITH. ( Charles A. Smith based his claim for governor on the same platform he advocated four years ago when a c candidate for lieutenant governor, r He outlined his plans for an econom- ., ieal administration He said that he favored a two-cent rate. He chal- ( leaped Mr. Cooper, Mr. Manning and 1 Mr. Clinkscales to assert their posi- t tion on this question. To explain . that he favored a submission to the people, as a Democratic principle of ' the question of driving out the sale ' or intoxicants. He questioned the t motive of Dr. Clinkscales, who. he , said, has favored prohibition all his . life, in saying now that the time is not ripe for prohibition. Mr. Smith said that from the first i he had opposed the elimination con- ? , ference. He asked that Mr. Cooper ( make clear his standing on the liquor question. He proceeded to score the ' Columbia afternoon newspaper for ' its "elimination editorial." I MENDEL L. SMITH. I Mendel L. Smith, in speaking of , the purposes of the elimination conference, stated that the voters, and ' not a self-appointed committed, I should do the concentration. He ] said that if any caucus had, or ( would, in the near future support any one candidate mat it would 1 mean the political death of that as- < pirant. Mr. Smith then outlined his j plan for local compulsory education law. He repeated his stand on law ! enforcement and denounced the abuse of the pardoning power. Mr. Smith stated that there are i friends of his in Charleston who hold |, signed statements from him, saying that he did not intend to have "the sunnort of o?oh *** . , iui.il up v iiiceni Chicco and others of his ilk If I can help It." CL.INKSCALES ON PROHIBITION. "On the prohibition question," said John G. Clinkscales, in answer to the challenge of Charles Smith, "I favor the enforcement of laws as I find them on the books. If a county has dispensaries, then let them have dispensaries and no blind tigers. | If a county is dry, then let the coun-: ty be dry, with no blind tigers. I 4im not in favor of lugging into this campaign the question of prohibition, (for a governor cannot have prohibition unless the people have it." "On the two-cent rate question," he continued, "I favor a corporation commission to look into the railroads and investigate the income and expenses. If they can give us comfortable accommodations and make money at a two-cent rate, then I say' let us have the cheapest rate. But j if the railroads cannot do this and make a moderate income at such a rate, then I oppose it." Mr Cllubiin..U? ?l .... .x I.unmuirn men Kill I 111 C<1 1118 plan of stato-wido education, winning applause. ROBERT A. COOPER. Robert A. Cooper said that he advocated local option such as the state now enjoyed. On the two-cent rate he advocated a physical examination of all railroad property in the state, so that the matter of rate can be adjusted equitably. He brought out that railroads, like merchants, are due to make money legitimately, and that he did not know what rate it cost a railroad to carry a passenger for a mile unit. Mr. Cooper then went into an ex- ! planation of his position on education and the advance of the farming interests of the state. He repeated his stand on the enforcement of law, saying that he | would do all he could to keep the blind tiger down. In conclusion Mr. Cooper said that he could not understand why Mr. Charles Smith had even Intimated that he was against the masses in favor of the corporation interests. He asked all to go across the Enoree river and ask his fellow countyrmen in Laurens how he stood in regard to this charge. LIKE GOING ELSEWHERE. John T. Duncan read a statement hn had nronnrfH on the atanri It ran i thus: "Hurrah for Cole Please and John O. Richards. Vote for these men and be a man." "Now listen," said Mr. Duncan, i"that is just like telling you to go to hell and be an angel," saying that a Rlease man told him in Spartanburg, "Duncan, the only mistake you made was In not getting hold of Coley's coat-tails." Mr. Duncan said he replied, "The only reosan I would take 1 hold of Coiey's coat-tall would be to kick the dust off hts pants." He then discussed his "system." The other candidates made their usual speeches. Economy of Ijubor. Kxchange. "Why don't you wash the bottom 1 of your feet, Johnny?" asked a ' grandmother of a boy when he was 1 performing the opemtfon before re jtiring for the night. 1 "Why. granny you don't think I'm i going to stand up in bed, do you?" replied Johnny. Constipation Causes Sickness. > Don't permit yourself to become 1 constipated, as your system immediately begins to absorb poison from i the backed up waste matter. Use Dr. King's New Life Pills and keep ' well. There is no better safeguard against illness. Just take one dose tonight. 25c at your druggist. mmzzzzrrrzr:- ~,t. r;.r" 7^rr^r ?*??? Willi i-n^ ?l IM firliw THK LANCASTER XKV Senator Smith on Cotton Situatioi Senator E. D. Smith said at Bis! pville Monday: "I wish that at my county seat rn uiuic nut; uiukiuk a speecn lua do today. On last Saturday I spok t Darlington. Saturday night 1 wer o Washington In order to meet wit hose who had the power to relie\ he terrible situation that confront irimarily and first the cotton an obacco growers in South Carolina, eft there at 3 o clock yesterday a ernoon and came on here this mori ng. so that you can imagine my ph; leal condition. I want to make th ibservation, when ever in the lii orv of the world, never before i lie history of civilization, has such ondition confronted the hums ace. The great powers of Kurop ifter all of these years of Christia ivilization. are at each other hroats in a death grapple, to mail ain their own domain and to maV iggression into the domain of otl rs. Never before have we hi irought home to us so powerful hat we are interdependent fro >cean to ocean, from pole to pole at 'mill lli?> pnimfnr iirniinil "Therefore, this is no time for at nan, or set of men, to play politic rhere confronts those who proriui he clothing and foods of the poopl if the earth a disastrous conditio which may lead to bankruptcy. The loved ones may not be killed by tl bullet, or mangled by tne engines warfare, but, in the reaction of the conditions in Europe, there is pen lug danger to us as disastrous as tl bum of the bullet. It was into th breach that I conceived it to be n duty to throw myself, for you hi elected me to the senate by the hi gest majority that you had ev given a man?I say it was into tli breach that I threw whatever bra I had and whatever education I ha and for nine yearB I have used whf ever abilities I may have to help t man who feeds the world, clothes t world, and shoes the world, us whatever powers I may have pc sessed to see that he did not go hu gry, barefooted and naked. HOPE IN THE FARMER. "They charge that I have spe five and a half years of my care pleading for legislation for the far] <-in. 1 nam iu auiie lu inia UUdieil that I shall let the heathen rage a the people in high places imagi vain things, for I believe that t hope and salvation of this nation upon the independent, energetic, c ucnted, progressive farmers of t country, and I have no apologies make for having laoored for the "Therefore, the greatest comp ment that has been paid me as yo senator is the fact that in this gra crisis there came to me from eve cotton growing state the plea for 1 Smith to throw himself into t breech and once again stem the ti that threatens the farmers of t South, and I would rather succet fully respond to that call than to i spond to the majority votes in Sou Carolina and go back to the sena "Therefore, I answered that c by wiring last week?First, let i say I met with a few men in Colu bia and we went over the situati< I told them that this was not a til for politics, for the man who woi try to make political capital out so serious a condition is unworthy being a man. I pleaded that we 1 aside all political differences in Sou Carolina. I tell you today that I ci not whether you wear the cott bloom or the red badge?I am goi to do as much for you who,do wf nits rtju uuugea an iur me DOys w wear the cotton blooms. Thank G yau can wear no badge In South Ci olina that will keep Ed Smith frt helping those who are not in a | sitlon to help themselves. ASKED FOR MEETING. "I sent a telegram to the con troller of the currency, John Skelt Williams, and asked him If ho coi meet me Sunday morning. I did r consider It any desecration for me call together senators and repres< tattves from the Southern states the Sabbath, when the Master taui good will toward men. I called th< on the Sabbath day. In response that telegram I got favorable t awers. Before I got to Wasblngt< to my gratification, the comptrol of the currency, the man in wh< hand rests the great finances America, boarded the train at Ri< mond. He came Into mv berth a from there to Washington we talk over the situation. I found 9 Harding, a member of the federal serve board, the man who is to j into operation our new law, at i office, and I outlined what I wani of him. To my great gratificatl there came representative men fr< Louisiana, Alabama, rrom other the cotton growing states. Tin were also manufacturers of cott and warehousemen. After we h discussed the situation, 1 asked 1 direct quostion if it were possible put Into operation our new law a VS. Al'CfST 1 ;. 1914. let Richmond, which is to be the ce tral point for the finances of tl ! South, if we could not let Richmor go into operation. I was informc that it would be Impossible to g l~ this regional centre Into operatic within the next 30 days. I said v * i must have a law which will relie1 u tnis situation and let tne treasurer e the United States come to the resci of those who fill the treasury. Th< " informed me that Congress had ju 'e passed an amendment to the Vrc land-Aldrich currency law, authon ing the secretary of the treasury ' issue one billion of dollars in add tion to what we have and to use x~ in moving the crops. 1 asked he this was to be done. The point th '8 I wanted to bring out and get tl s~ promise that it would be worked o in if possible was not to have the treu a ury to send this money to the centr 11 national banks, like Spartanbut e* Greenville, Columbia and Chariest) in alone, but to make arrangements 8 send that money direct to our sm; ll~ state banks and let them give as c< ce, lateral security, against the issunr. of that currency, cotton, let tin m l(* with one bale of cotton bring it up 'y liis little town go to his little ban ni take his receipt for th s cotton pre erly insured i nd st^n I, and get t ii i nr? in* i * trues i'i" ?t ri ^11V ill I 'y i mi. COCU> NOT CONCKNTHATK. t,<} "1 told tin*in it was impractical es ami no use to talk about the avera n? farmer send'tig his cotton to Colli 'r bia or Charleston and storing it. 10 1 said to the committee: Let's f 01 down to brass tacks. It Is no use so sit down here and spin your coi house theories. What the boy In t ,ie field wants is something that he lay his hands on without going to half a dozen so-called experts." I ti u* I them that the rank and file of t farmers of this country are lust er honest as the best man you have l's the treasury. I told them that wha 'n wanted was that the treasury of t United States, the comptroll lt" should recommend an immedii amendment to the Vreeland-Aldr! 'ie bill, giving the secretary of the tre p(* ury the right to send to any ba >a" that will accept cotton paper as c n" lateral against a loan from the tre ury. such money as may be neef5 and as may be properly secured nt such manner, and that there sh ter not be charged any more inter m- than prescribed by that bill, and tl ce the amendment shall tlx the rate nd interest at just enough to cover 1 ne transportation of the money, and t he fixing of the necessary papers. 1 is last word asked me yesterday wt id- the meeting was about to adjou he was by the comptroller of the cu tO ri'lieV* 'Vnil' Sonulnr Im o.ii.l m. want money enough to hold ev< 11- bale of cotton until the markets : ur open again and the trade resumes ve normal condition. I want tl ry | money put where it can get right Ed touch with the man who makes l he cotton.' de "The comptroller of the currei he promised me that he would go y as- terday afternoon, although the mo re- er-ln-law of the secretary of 1 th treasury was dead, and hold a conf te. enee with the secretary; that tl all would go over the Vreeland-Aldr me currency act together and the amei m- ment that had recently put onto >n. and that if they could not find a v me under this act whereby they co ild send this money to the local ba.i of i that if such power did not lie in of law, that they would recommend ay amendment for immediate conside im non. wenaior ttansdell and Sena ire Hoke Smith of Georgia all pledj on me that when this report was mi ng today, if an amendment were recc >ar mended to carry out what I p'.eac ho for yesterday, that they would int od duce it in the senate ami see that ir- was introduced in tne nouse sim >m taneously, and rush it through >o- that the money could be availa when the cotton started to move. MONBY FOR CROPS, ip- "You will recall that last year on on the suggestion of some of us ilfl secretary of the treasury sent do ?ot here money to help move the cr to Now the condition is the reverse, in- want money to keep the crop fr on moving, and I have no doubt wfa [ht ever that within the next few d; am we shall have adequate and conv to lent means by which the farmers in-: this country, the cotton farmers, t Jn.'the tobacco farmers as well, shall ler enabled to get a profitable return >se the wealth they produce." of Senator Smith then told of In ?Kn I - ? ~ ' - - - ? ? ai 1/ ii&iiv til iuo llliriCTIB ui lijw i nd ton farmer, his work in the seni ed particularly in the passage of iir. amendment to the banking and c re- rency law, which gives the fart >ut atx months' time on his paper and my securing of the appropriation wh ted resulted In the standardizing of on grades of cotton, also he told of ?ro (reducing In the senate the bill wh of curbs the cotton exchanges of *re country. on At the conclusion of his spe iad Senator Smith was presented witl the handsome silver waiter laden v* to peaches reposing in a bed of cot nd blooms. ? 1 " " 1 ? 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When you get in a irp will get it to you at once. its Z EDWARD WE SELL St lCV es= Have You: icb ndit; /&y ; uid If not, waste no t k8, S" Take her into yoi*r h ra- I tor f< rt, keep you cool, ai ced V lde find, vou cannot ;Wfoi >ru- " \ ro_ matic, valveless andN L It1 iui-j Stove is one of the w so anteed to cost you les up- and to give you less t the wn guarantee behinc we om to think, you don't latay? kitchen when you ha^ en-. iud have to wait on the fir be for | you want at once, sa b'8 to stand while you ar 'Ot- J ite. the to got hot. Come ar urner you anything to see f< the 1 ich the * J. B. r eoh 11 a ith ton i i Til n*w-rv YM || ! rr ? - hi r news ns Us All lis us. is with the best that money igjiits^and the White Sewus, and secum votes in the stock. Turnip Seed, Crimson and all other kinds of seeds ~ i T-TERRY Co. Y STORE WANTS * TRADE ng nice to eat, come to Edwards & best quality in every line that we r orders here you can depend on getrket affords. Itj^bHyare not already hy not give us a trialjand see if you goods from us than you are getting hing Surer-.when you get accustomed is no one can e^ar change you off on When you buy something that you rticle is cheap. When you buy someyour money is wasted. We buy our md most up-to-date wholesale houses rything you buy from us is strictly itire satisfaction or your money rei hurry for something, phone us. We Yours truly, S & HORTON [INGLES AND BRICK. Seen Florence? Line. She is very beautiful, ome, she will give you comid the cheapest cook you can 'd to be without her. Autoswickless. The Florence Oil onHcrs of the world. Guar \ ss money, give out less heat, rouble than any stove made \ 1 every one sold. And just have to go in that old hot re a Florence, neither do you e to start as you get the heat ving that fuel and that heat e waiting on the other stove id investigate, it won't cost >r yourself. Vlackorell fe - . . - fc * , "*r '