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THE CANDIDAr GRESS AND About 350 men and women gath-I ered In the court room to hear the candidates for Congress and Solici tor at 10.30 o'clock Tuesday morn ing. County Chairman Jas. M. Moss presided. The crowd was orderly and attentive, as is usual with Oco nee people, and each speaker receiv ed liberal and hearty applause wueu he concluded. 'Hie Congressional Candidates. After a few introductory remarks, John A. Horton went into a presen tation of his platform and the prin ciples underlying it. 'He stated that all the candidates were Democrats, and that all would stand by the plat form of the national party. He fa vors a strong and adequate navy, able to defend our coasts against foreign invasion; strong coast de fenses and a reasonable standing army. He bit the "yellow journals" and the ship builders and manufac turers of war munitions, and argued for level-headedness in preparing. Mr. Horton looks for a great in flux of Immigration from Europe af ter the war because of the great bur den of the war tax. Ho ls opposed to allowing the pauper classes of Europe to come into our country, and warns tho laboring people of the danger that will arise in the labor field if they have to compete with this pauper labor. Believes that America should ho developed hy the American people and for the Ameri can i>eople. The speaker declared he was op posed to protective tariff because it created and maintained monopolies and concentrated wealth. The national rural credits law, re cently passed hy Congress, was dis cussed by Mr. Horton. He declared that it will not do the good lt was intended to do because there is too much "red tape" attached to it. He explained the system, pointed out its faults, and suggested a law free from *'red tape" which will take care of the mass of common people. He be lieves it to be the duty of tho gov ernment to take care of the produc ers of tho country because the wealth of the country consists of the pro ducts of labor. The government should assist the people in becoming homo owners. He rapped S per eeut interest and said that no man could pay that in terest and pay for a farm bought on credit. Said tho government should lend the money direct by issuing 3 per cent bonds, and should charge the borrower not over 5 per cent, thus cutting out the middle man. In closing, Mr. Horton illustrated the difference in paying 8 per cent and 5 per cent hy saying that if a man pays 8 per cent interest on $ 1,000 for 20 years he yaya $1,000 and still owes the principal, but If he pays 5 per cent Interest and continues to make his payments of $80 a year $.50 interest and $30 to apply to tho principal-that In 20 eyars he bas not only paid the Interest, hut the whole principal. A. If. Dagun ll was the second speaker. He began bis speech hy disclaiming any inten tion of dealing in personalities, but said he would discuss Mr. Aiken's record and not his character. A man in Congress is supposed to acquire influence with lils years in that body, but that. Mr. Aiken had been weigh ed by his colleagues in Congress, and after 14 years of service he was not chairman of any commute and w:is the member of no important committee. Wishes the campaign to be on a high plane, and asks the people to consider ability, and to vote for the most efficient man of fering, and said that if that man ls Mr. Aiken, vote for him. Mr. Dagnall then discussed his platform. He agrees that all Demo crats will stand hy the platform of the Democrat ic party, and therefore favors sensible preparedness. Does not agree with the idea of peace at any price, but thinks we should he prepared for what may come. He hit the makers of war munitions, and said the government should make the armor plate for battleships. Wants adequate defense, but prefers having our people taught how to live rather than how to murder, teaching them to he leaders of art and science rather than makers of engines of war. Wants a good navy and coast defenses. Mr. Dagnall thinks economic preparedness as im portant as preparedness for war. Fa vors a merchant marine, and govern ment manufacture of nitrates and potash. Says if government /ex penses can't be cut down, that it can bo made more efficient and give tho people a dollar's worth of service for every dollar spent. Favors spending more money on education rather than so much on a standing army. Ho declared against the inter marriage of blacks and whites in the District of Columbia, and will work to have it prohibited. He advocates refunding to the South $70,000 levied by the North at Hie conclusion of the War Be twet a the States, and paying this in pensions to the Confederate voterans. Mr. Dagnall stands for a simpli fied form of rural credit, by which tho farmer with reasonable security can get money direct at a low rate of interest. Says that high interest has shattered more hopes and driven more free Americans from the farm than all other forces put together. Ho believes that the system of taxation has exacted from the South more (linn her share of the burden of taxation, and advocates making speclni interests and accumulated fortunes pay their share. Fred II. Dominick wa? next Introduced. Ho declared that ho was not only running on his own morlts, but on the demerits of Mr. A Ikon, and said that overy other candidate in tho race was doing the samo thing, olso bo would not bo In tho race. Declared that it was the duty of every candidate to enter the campaign arranged by tho Democrat ic party, and scored Mr. Aiken for not having entered. Declared that though be (Mr. Aiken) said he did not have time, that tho record rES FOR CON SOLICITOR. showed that he had not answered half, or more than half, the roll calls in Congress since he had been there, and that since other Congress men were at homo and campaigning until they should be called back to Washington to voto on important matters, it was Mr. Aiken's duty to be here ami give the people an oc count of his stewardship. Says he never voted for Aiken in the pri mary because he never thought him qualified to fill the place. He declared that during the try ing times of 1914 an appeal was made to Aiken, and he replied that he had nothing to offer; that the matter was in the hands of Wilson, and ho was walling to follow him. Says that thou.rh Aiken couldn't of fer anything, tho State warehouse system did give assistance on a small scale, and Aiken should have done as much. Mr. Dominick attacked Mr. Aiken for keeping a secretary, and said that during 14 years he has not been in Washington sb: months con secutively, but that his principal business ls to stay In the Third Dis trict and keep Aiken's political fences 'built up. Says that, not sat isfied with the job as secretary, he has a job the Legislature gave him as assistant bank examiner. Says that he would put a young man in as secretary who would stay In the office and attend to the wants of the people while in Washington, and thal the opportunity offered for im provement in such a place should be given to some deserving young man. He reviewed his long political record in this State, and said that, although he was a Bleaseito, while Assistant Atto^iey General, in the discharge of the duties of his office ho knew no man, and no faction, but did his duty to all tho people. Mr. Dominick said that there was no need to discuss national issues, for all the candidates were Demo crats, and that they would all stand for and support the Democratic platform, but that he is asking for election to Congress on his record in this State. Henry C. Tillman was introduced, and declared that he did not want votes on account of his father, but was asking for elec tion on his own merits. Paid a trib ute to his father, which was ap plauded. Says that he wants a man In Congress who can see and fight for the needs of the common people. In speaking of preparedness he said that every nation in Europe would come out of this war with a strong army; that Uncle Sam would come out the richest nation, and then all jealous eyes In Europe would be turned toward him. and that, therefore, lt behooved us to prepare for any and all emergen cies. Advocates an adequate navy and strong coast defenses, but is op posed to a large standing army. Be lieved that the $200,000,000 to be sjient on keeping up an army would give better military training and at the samo time flt our boys for the business of life if it were spent in establishing military schools, with vocational trailing, In every dis trict in the Union. Says the money silent on any army ls gone, with no return, but that the same money spent In tho schools he advocates will give a return in better trained men, and men trained for the busi ness of life as well as for fighting. Declares that a simplified form of rural credits should he inaugurated by which the government would guarantee the title and the real value of the land, and then the far mer could borrow his money direct. Says that this should he a nation ol' home-owners so that greater inter est will be taken in community life, whence will result better churches, better schools and better roads. Mr. Tillman declared that he will not be a "pork barrel" Congress man. Says that the North gets the biggest part of the "pork", that the money is wasted, and the people get nothing for the enormous amounts spent. South Carolina got only ?:ioo,000 out of $43,000,000 appro priated, and that the Third District got not "one little red, rotten penny" of it. Declared that if we must spend one billion dollars a year on the government, that we should at least get one billion dollars worth of ser vice, and that we are not getting lt now. .Mr. Tillman makes no pledge other than that he expects to make a clean race, declaring that he had rather go clean and be defeated than be elected with dirt upon his name. Aiken Not Here. Congressman Wyatt Aiken was not present. Ho ls in Washington, still busy In tho House of Representa tives. He believes his duties thero are higher than the call of the cam paign. In a statement to the pub lic, .which appears on tho second page this week, Mr. Aiken explains Iiis position. Candidates for Solicitor were next introduced. Solicitor K. P. Smith was first speaker. He recalled memories of his early child hood in Oeonee, where he was born and reared. Explained the duties of the office, and declared that it was one of the most Important in the gift of the people. Ho declared lt to be thc duty of the Solicitor to prosecute with vigor those accused of crime where there was evidence of their guilt, but that it was at the same time the duty of the Solicitor to ask the jury to ac quit a man where lt appeared from the evidence that he was innocent. Declared that ho had never naked A Jury to do anything other than their duty, and that he had never asked a jury to convict a man unless the evidence would sustain a verdict and unless he sincerely believed tho man guilty. Ho declared that In examining witnesses ho had never struck be low the belt, but had always tried to get at the simple truth. Ho said his duties have called him to tram ple on the toes of lawlessness, but that ho makes no apology for lt; that he has always treated every witness and every defendant fairly. He has never tried to deceive the jury, nor the judge, but has asked the juries to decide tho cases before them according to tho evidence and the law. Believes all the laws should be honestly enforced, and that trials s'.ould he had only ac cording to the law and tho evi dence. Mr. Smith has served two years as Solicitor. During the last two terms of court for Oconee, he said, he disposed of every case on the docket, and not a single case re sulted lu an acquittal! Upon this record, his merits as a man, and his policy of prosecuting the cases fair ly, without fear or favor toward any man, but without, malice, Mr. Smith asks for re-election for ono full term. J. H. Marlo was the second speaker fer Solici tor, and Introduced himself hy say ing that he was the only candidate from Oconee. and that as Anderson had tho judge, the Solicitor, and tho court stenographer, too, ho thought that they should, and he believed that they would, divide with Oconee and give us the Solicitor. He stated that he thinks a Solic itor's duties aro peculiar. He should see that substantial justice is done, and does not believe that af ter a grand jury linds a true bill a Solicitor ought to nol pros the case without giving the facts out to tho court and letting tho judge concur. Thinks the people should know how their business ls conducted, and that any officer's record which will not bear public inspection is such that the officer should come down. He declared himself opposed to prosecutions to collect dents, and said that public opinion makes the laws In this country, and therefore the people should know the facts in every case. Says the law is not hoing enforced equally; that too often we hear the people say that justice cannot be found In the court room; that if wei would croate respect and ohedience for the law, we must give them an equal enforcement of it. Ile he lleves that the policy of the prose cution should be, wherever possl- | hie, to lift up the criminal and give him another chance, rather than drive him on down. Believes the courts should adopt a constructive policy of enforcing tho law. Mr. Earle stated that every min ute of his time as Solicitor, If elect ed, would belong to the people, and that they could consult with him at any time, except when he would nec essarily he called away on official husiness. Leon Ii. Rice, was next Introduced, but the dinner hour was near, and he cut his speech short on that account. Ile compared his record with that of Mr. Smith, and declared that while Mr. Smith has been Solicitor that he (Mr. Rice) had tried 3 2 criminal cases In which he was opposed hy Mr. Smith, and that he had won 15 outright, had lost seven outright, and had gotten ten men off on less offenses than the.l were charged with. Ile has never Peen Solicitor, and asks if any one could tell whether his rec ord would not lut o Inen as good as the present Solicitor 1 ' he had been in his place. Mr. Rice does not think that a Solicitor should he a perescutor, but should look after the innocent as well as the guilty. Declares that he will not stultify himself by asking a jury to convict a man whom he does not believr- rom the evidence to he guilty. Believes that the spirit ra ther than the letter of the law should he enforced, for too often thc letter ls enforced to the oppression of some innocent person. Mr. Rice promises every man a square deal. Says he will stoop to nothing low to get the olfice, but asks for it on the clean record of a clean man. Hy stated that he is un like his opponents, for he has no claim on Oconee county, but that he will appreciate any votes which he may receive. This concluded the speaking and the meeting adjourned. THE FLAT SHOALS SCHOOL. Improvement Association-Ice Cream Supi>er August 18th. Walhalla, R. F. D. 2, Aug. 1 ii. Special: A literary society was or ganized here on August 8th, with the following officers: President, J. B. George; vice president, Viola Head; secretary, Ma?llo George; treasurer, Paul Rodgers; literary critic. Sue Annie Todd; orderly critic, Ray mond Head; program committee, Be atrice Head, Alma Crow, Esta Arve, Sue Annie Todd. Viola 'Head. The society carried out an inter esting program Friday afternoon. Tho. next meeting will he held on the last day of the summer session of the school. The School Improvement Associa tion mot on August 11th and elected new officers. It. was very encourag ing to the school to have so many people of the community present, and to sec them show such an active interest in this work. From this body of enthusiastic members the following olTlcer8 were chosen: Pres ident, Sue Annie Todd; vice presi dent, (?eorgo Hoad; secretary, Miss Kala Head: treasurer, Miss Cora Barett; attendance committee, Mrs. .lames (?eorge. Misses Essie Rodgers, ina Cowan, Nelle George, Esta Arve, Messrs. George Head, Seaborn Barett, Walter Rodgers; program committee, John Bell, Jesse Sloan, Misses Nolle George and Fsta Arve; improvement committee, Mesdames William Sloan, Archie Rodgers, John Boll. Wm. Evatt, Andy Tow. Archie Tow, and Messrs. Walter Moss, Wm. Sloan, S. D. Rodgers, Archie Tow, Andy Tow. At this mooting it was suggested and unanimously decided upon that we have an leo cream supper, on tho school grounds, for tho purpose of raising funds to Improve the school I proporty. We extond a cordial Invi tation to all. We will do our best J to arrange for your comfort and en-j joyment. A place will bo provided for both old and young. Thore will be leo cream and a variety of other refreshments sold during the entire WESTMINSTER LOCAL MATTERS. Numerous Social Events Marte Up Busy Week. Westminster, Aug. 15.-Special: Miss Alta Prichard entertained last Friday evening, honoring her guest. Miss Partee, of Toccoa. Ga. A most pleasant evening was spent hy all present. At a late hour delicious cream and cake was served. A pleasant affair of last week was tho "at home" given by Miss Eleanor Keese on Friday evening. Quite a number of young people were pres ent and the time passed swiftly away. Delightful refreshments were served. Miss Pat McClanahan has return ed home after spending several months in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Traylor and two children, of Jacksonville. Fla., are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Traylor. Mr. and Mrs. .1. D. Sheldon left Monday for Shawnee, Okla., to visit their daughter, Mrs. Wade H. Hoggs. They will probably be away a month or more. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Singleton, of Sumter, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Cross. I Mrs. J. J. Arnold, of Fayetteville, Ga., ls visiting her sister, Mrs. T. C. Peden. Mrs. W. W. Mitchell, of Btrming ham, Ala., is visiting relativos here this week. Miss Josephine Kraus lins return ed to her home In New York after spending several weeks hore, the guest of Mrs. C. L. Zimmerman. Mrs. Fred L. Zimmerman, of De catur, Ga., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. IL Zimmerman. Little Miss Lucy Nichols, ol' Blacksburg, is the guest of Mrs. S. F. Reeder. Carse Marett, of Greenville, vis ited his grandmother, Mrs. H. J. Reeder, the latter part of last week. Herbert D. Moon, ol' Comer, Ga., is visiting his sister, Mrs. J. H. Stonecypher. Walter M. Gaston, of St. Peters burg, Fla., is visiting his sisters, Mesdames M. A. Cross and T. N. Hall and Miss Henrietta Gaston. The box supper given at the park last Thursday night, under the aus pices of the Civic League, was quite a success. A pleasant social evening was spent by the large number present, and the result of the sales of the boxes was gratifying. A neat sum was realized. The music by the band was a feature of the evening that was much enjoyed. Mrs. W. B. Glenn, of Liberty, was here the first of the week. She was on her way to Shawnee, Okla., to visit her sister, Mrs. Wade H. Hoggs. Miss Carolyn Carter returned ..londay from a visit to friends at Gainesville, Ga. Miss Julia Dickerson has returned from a month's visit to relatives at Jackson. Ga., and Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Lem mons and children havo returned to their home in Atlanta after spending sove ral days hero as guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lenimons. Rev. H. M. Fallaw is spending this week at Ehrhardt, S. C. Mrs. Laura Leb hy and son, of Sumter, will arrive Wednesday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Cross. M?38 Hattie Ruth Cannon has re turned from a visit to relatives at Clayton and Tiger, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. R. IL Setzler return ed to their home at Greer Sunday af- I ter spending a few days with Mrs. Setzler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Traylor. ? A child was born unto Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Elrod Sunday, August 13. Mrs. J. H. Stonecypher, Miss Lil lian Rreazeale and Enoch Breazealo were visitors to Canon. Ga., Sunday. A merry party of young people, chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. .1. M. Bruner, are picnicking on Changa this afternoon. Miss Lyda Parkham, of Gaines ville, is the guest ol Mrs. S. L. 1 Brownlee. Mrs. J. H. Quartermus .ind chil dren, of Jackson, Ga., are visitors I here thia week. Mrs. llonoe of Charleston, is the ; guest of the Misses Norris. Shot Brothor-in-Liiw for Burglar, j Greenville, Aug. 12.-Mistaken I for a burglar, Roy Smith, tho eight year-old son of Sam Smith, a well known farmer ol' the Fork Shoals section, was shot and Instantly kill ed last night by lils brother-in-law, John Sullivan, at Sullivan's home. The coroner's jury returnod a ver dict that the shooting was acciden tal, thus exonerating Sullivan. The little boy had gone to spend the night at tho home of lils bro ther-in-law, a short distance from lils father's home. Thc family had gone to bed about 11.30 o'clock. Mr. Sullivan was aroused by a noiso at tho back door. Taking his gun he went to the door and seeing a dark shadow, came to tho conclusion that a burglar was trying to break in. He oponed fire and killed the youth almost instantly. Upon investigation, Sullivan was horrified to find that he had killed his little brother-in-law. Little Patient Improving. Westminster, Aug. 15.-Special: Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Butts and little son have just roto rued from Green ville. They havo been visiting their littlo daughter and sister at Hope well Sanatorium. Mr. Butts tells the good news of lils little daughter's great improvement. She has gained seven pounds slnco she has boen there. She ls hoing treated for tu berculosis. Her physicians say sho will soon be well again. evening, beginning at G o'clock, on Friday, August 18. There will also be some speaking, beginning about 8.30 o'clock. Everybody como! Don't stay at homo! At Flat Shoals school house there's plenty of room; Young or old, large or small, You'll be welcome, ono and all. Esta Arve, Principal. Sue Annie Todd, Assistant. BUGGIE? WAG Doors, Sash PAINTS A Complete GENERAL Ml W. P. Nimmons ? BUILDS WE AHE PREPARED WITH OE YOUR WANTS NAILS, ROOFING, SASH, PAINTS, -FURNI WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED TER STOCK OF FURNITURE PRICES JUST AS REASONABLE YOU OUR STOCK BEFORE RUY Ballender Hardware SENECA, 8. C. (UNDERT NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. In accordance with Section 174 2, ] Civil Codo of South Carolina, 1912, and pursuant to an ordor of tho County Board of Education of Oco neo County, South Carolina, notice ls hereby given that a Special Election will be held at the school house in Bounty Land School District, No. 20, on Thursday, August 31, 1916, j upon the question of levying a special tax of two mills upon all the real and personal property of said dis trict for school purposes, Al said election each elector favor ing the proposed levy shall cast a ballot containing tho word "YOB" printed or written thereon, and each elector opposed to said lovy shall cast a ballot containing tho word "No" printed or written thereon. At tho said election only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit their tax receipts and registra tion certificates as required In gene ral elections, shall be allowed to vote. Polls will be oponed at 7 o'clock a. m. and will close at 4 o'clock p. m. J. R. WRIGHT, LOWELL M. SMITH, E. L. STONE, Trustees of Bounty Land School District, No. 20, Managers Election. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of an execution directed to me by .lohn F. Craig, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Oconeo County, South Carolina, I will sell, to tho nighest bidder, on saleday in SEPTEMBER, 191 6, within the legal hours of Bnlo, in front of tho Court Houso door, i ii Walhalla, the fol lowing described real estate: "All that tract of land adjoining lands of J. R. Watson, Claude Free man, Cowan Driver, and lying on tho Old Bickens road, and being part of tho J. Parker McDonald place, known now as Tract No. 1 of tho Florence K. Watson land, as shown In Judgmont Roll 3327, and plat re corded In Judgmont Book 'N', pago fi 19, containing ninety-nine and three-fourths ( 99 % ) acres." I Levied on ns tho property of Mrs. Florence K. Watson at tho suit of Baxter Roach. ! TermB of Sale: CASH. Purchaser to pay extra for papers and stamp. JOHN W. DAVIS, _Shorlff Oconeo County. I After four years of work, it is be lievod that St. Paul's cathedral, in London, has been made practically safe from fire. ONS, ARNESS, and Blinds. iND OILS. Stock of 2RCHANDISE , Seneca, S. G. 16 TIME ? PUIJL STOCKS TH) TA KIO CARR PLASTER, DOOllS, OILS, VARNISHES, Etc. ru HE, THE HOUSE WE HAVE A HET TI! AN EVER BEFORE, AT ! AS EVER. IJET US SHOW INO. i and Furniture Co., AKERS.) SENECA, S. C. Advertised Mull. The following In a Hst of letters remaining uncalled for In the Wal halla post o in ce. for the week ending August 15, ll) JG: Mary Preston, Annie Young. When calling for the above please say they aro advertised. N. Fant, P. M. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All persons Indebted to the Estate of JAMES RATES, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all persons having claims against said estate will present tho samo, duly attested, within tho limo proscribed by law or bo barred, C. C. MYERS, W. H. SIMMONS, Executors of the Estate of James Rates, deceased. Aug. 16, 1916. 33-36 DR. M. R. CAMPBELL, Registered Optometrist* AND MANUFACTURING OPTICIAN, Anderson, S. C. Bell's Drug Store, Local Repre sentatives. Take your repairs and broken lenses to them for prompt and accurate work. FOR SALE. I offer for salo 205 ACHES FINE LAND. This tract lies three miles wost of Walhalla; 185 acres tillable; 58 acres under cultivation; 20 acres bottom, 38 upland; 11-room resi dence: four-room tenant house; on public road; one-half milo of school; good pasture and orchard. Can be sub-divided. Will grow cotton.com, all small grains; potatoes, all vege tables. Price, $30 per acre. Torms, $1,500 cash; balanco one, two, three, four and five years. B. R. MOSS, REAL ESTATE DKAIJHR, Walhalla, S. O.