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did not fight to keep down ox
fl^^R'avagant appprcpriations.
As to good roads, lie waited t
j^^Hive the 'State convicts to the conn
^^Hies for road purposes and let th
^^Hounties take care of them, or divid
^ p the tag tax which Clemson is no\
^^Hctting and give half to the road
^^Und half to the schools.
If elected lie would try (o ccono
j^^Hnize in every department.
He jumped on the office of insui
^^Buce commissioner, lie said the ai
^^^Riment had hcen used that the peo
|>^H)lc would be saved money by tlii
M^B|fficer, Jjut didn't (lie people kno\
.^HKhat- the insurance companies wouh
Ij^Hjrct even by making them pay ii
^^BBremiums whatever expense the in
fjHpiiranee companies sustained?
Bit Dr- T- Wyche,
vpjjoy a member of the lower house
a candidate for reelection, sai<
f?ur times lie had asked the peo
5?l,ei<>f Newberry county to send bin
IlRic legislature as their represent a
|fe, and every time he had been i
Sdidate he had boon elected.
R\rhcn the fanners in the legisla
$e were framing the labor contrac
w, they asked I lie opinion of I\v<
Be lawyers in that body as to it
jfostitutionalily, and they had don
m tlie distinguished honor to asl
qi to cooperate with them in fram
g this law. lie had urged that i
iey wanted to make it a crime b
olate a labor contract that the;
ust show in that violation som<
ement of fraud. Dr. Wyche wen
ito the details and advantages o
law which had beer, passed, an<
lid he believed it would si and tin
jfjjt of any court to which it migh
>; (oar tied.
lie said that in the legislature In
||d lielped to save the State tlions
Ms Ojf dollars. Tie cited the Lor<
Ms,.amounting to $100,000, whicl
$<fi|nid were claimed to have beei
jOiten or mislaid during the war. Mi
^^P^Minond, of Edgefield, had askot
make a speech helping t<
^Kbfcat tlio payment of Hippo bonds
^BUbocause it was not just that * t he;
^^Bjjrould bo paid, and though tlx
i^^Knonsuvo to pay tliom passed tlie son
it was defeated in the house, am
bonds wore not yet paid.
jMe. As ohairman of tlio claims commit
^^ tco of tbo houso, ho made those pros
gMKmting claims present the eertifieati
J^Hof the men for whom they did th<
ffi^*ork, certifying' that they had don<
work and that they had not boei
iHpaid for it. The legislature in whip]
gjBMhc served had so much confidence ii
^Hhim that if a claim was presented ant
Jgwe.said it was proper, it passed. Hi
stood as a bulwark between tin
Hpieoplo. and unjust claims.
He was the originator of the pun
^^Kood law which had been enacted,'am
Hie.,; discussed its practical value am
^^ jnporlanco. lie wanted to see tin
^^legislature create the otfiee of heal 11
^^Kfticcr, or bacteriologist. If a poo
ffi^wnan thought he had consumption In
^^ROUid then semi liis spittle (o Colmn
S^Ria and have il analyzed, and scion
^Hkists told us that 7") per cent, of tin
l^Mases of tuberculosis could be cure(
Jj^Hn the first stages. And typhoid fev
^HEr germs could be located, if it \va:
HLhoughl that there was something it
JHi community which held them.
H Mr. Godfrey Harmon.
^Hpnndidaie for the legislature, oppos
^Ned 'immigration. Immigration coul(
wlo ho good, and it would work aetua
JHinjury. lie didn't think (he Stat*
^Bneeded an insurance commissioner, a
lie had nothing to say against od
^ ucation?lie thought il was a goot
^ tiling?but it might to be had on rnon
^^ sconomical lines. In 1000 the taxabh
^^Hu'opcrt.v <>!' the Slate was something
uBSm'o' $178,000,000 and in 71007. it liac
|||i|Bcreased to about $'2(57,000,000, aiu
||8gB?t withstanding this increase tin
l&n^ftvy had been raised from five t(
fl^Hve and one-half mills. It seemed t(
flHnim that, with tho increase in tlx
JBBaxahlc property, the levy ought not
^Hbi have been so high. He said the ap
JBpropriations of the Slate had nearlj
doubled in eight years, going fron
ipjjplsi'mcthi ng over $000,000 in 1000 tr
liiir-r over 1 ,(>00,000 in 1008
oiled (In* appropriations to St;il(
J: vMkdloues. (''it olV aiul abolish uselcs;
;m?I departments and stop ox
approprialions. In* said, and yoi
I^S^^^rcdticc taxes. ITijLflicr institution?
EffifiBfiHriring could be run more cheaply
SpBig-WAvanted to see some of these ap
^^^^Rriations put into the eommoi.
iraffl|gW)Is. Put a graded seliool in over's
|||??gK] district, where the whole pco>
EsSH^Hpan get the benefit of it. Edua
boy that far, and then if h<
HHd not get a college education lu
^^^Ht not to have it.
was in favor of confining dogs
MrafiMrthen during the hunting seasoi
IgBogs could be taken out and hunt
H^^^Bnd there would be sonic game k
favored good t i?ds. When lu
boy, when lie was ordered oul
Sa^^Bork the roads he thought he was
ltlw"t subject to go with a girl t(
' pW
church. He was then a man. Now 0
it was considered a disgrace to work U
o I ho roads. t\
i- lie said lie had educated his child- el
c ren, but he believed it would have \ ft
e been better if they hud had to pay for li
v it, bcausc they would have appreeiat- al
s ed it more. m
College, college, was the cry, and i't
college was all right, but there was w
no use in putting a .$1,000 education tl
- in a 10 cents skull.
This country needed working men, tl
ho said., m
s Mr. Harmon said that when he and jsi
v his wife were about to be married, I di
il she said, "Mr. Harmon, I can't |ttj
ii cook." He said to her, "That don't iM
- make any difference; if you have the cj
turn and industry 1 think you have, al
and that your forefathers had. I'll Si
!, soon learn you." "And I did," said to
il Mr. Harmon, "and if she was here j w
- she would vouch me out in il. Talk >
ii about sending girls to Winthrop to |
- learn how to cook?there is n<> iron-Mil
i hie to cook if you only have somo- ! ni
thine: (o cook.'' hi
For Superintendent of Education. in
t As staled, il is the purpose, of
[> The Herald and News to report the di
s addresses of the candidates for su- a>
c periutendent of education more fully of
k in the next issue of The Herald and ; t<i
- News, on account of m rack of sj?ace t'i
f in this issue.
n The three candidates for this posi-I hi
v tion, Messrs. J. S. Wheeler, J. B. j lii
J 0 'N. Holloway, and B. L. Jones, were Hi
t at the meeting at Williams Store, and hi
f they all made good speeches. c<
I Mr. Holloway said there were two tY
b questions which should be considered (1
t in selecting a man for this office. The pi
first was, Is lie honest? And the sec- tli
a ond, Is he competent? He thought
- his past life was a presage of his fu- w
1 ture life, and as to his competency, j ri
1 for sixteen or eighteen years he had I t'i
1 worked in the school room, and three- 1 , <'
r i- 1?1 1 .1 I
M Mil l ii> UJ. I Mil I WIMK fliiu IJUIMI UU1115 ;
1 in the country schools, by choice, lie |)(
promised if elected lo visit the Hi
, schools regularly and to use his best n|
/ endeavors to build them up. Hi
1 Mr. R. T/. Jones cited his record as j p(
- a graduate of Newberry college and CI
1 as an educator since his graduation, tl;
lie spoke of the importance of edu- e>
- cation, and of the importance of good <-v
- schools and good teachers. Tie said <>1
2 he lived in Newberry and if elected sj
e lie would he here to meet the teachers 0f
b when they came to Newberry, and In1 It
i promised the best service of which lie tu
i was capable. m
i Mr. ?T. $. Wheeier, the encumbent,!
1 cited his record in lite ollicc, and ask- jn
b ed for the endorsement of Hie people
b on I lint record. He said lie had not
been able to visit the schools as much ,n
3 recently as he had wished, on account (|,
] of serious illness in his family, but
1 thai during his whole term in ollleo (>;|
3 he had realized the inrportance of vis- |1(
! iliitLr the schools and had visited them w
r often. :u
a rl
AT LONGSHORE.
j About One Hundred and Fifty Peo- (<
1 pie Listen to the Speeches in to
The Rain. aj
s The meeting at Longshore, in No. e\
The Paci
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i 46 15.85
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i 50 19.50
51 20.70
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i 53 23.50
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township, on Wednesday, was at- j
'tided by about one hundred and fif
people, who .nave the speakers
ose attention, notwithstanding the
u t that during the whole time, praccally,
there was a steady, disagreel>le,
drizzling rain. The rain was
>t hard enough, however, to intcr re
seriously with the excellent 'cue
hieh had been prepared, and it was
loroughly enjoyed.
Mr. Alan Johnstone candidate for
le senate, was not able to attend the
eeting at Longshore on account of
ckness. Mr. Arthur Kibler, candiite
for the house, was also unable
> attend for tlu. same reason,
essrs. ]?\ W. lliggins and Os. Wells,
mdidates for the house, who were
>sent from the meeting at Williams
lore, were present, and it is desired
i give a brief synopsis of the views
Inch they expressed.
Mr. F. W. Higgins.
Mr. Higgins said lie did not feel
ke making ;i speech, because for two |
ghls he had been at the bed-side of
mull wlm MUC .?* .
' . ' -M" V1"
g the final summons to come,
lie cited his record as suiuM'inten-'
til of education in (his county, and
? a representative tn the lower house
the general assembly. lie had tried
i serve the people hiithfully and efcientlv.
As a member of the general assem-I
y, he had tried his best to lower
ixes. As an instance of his work in
lat direction, he said that it was his
11 which stopped extra terms of j
mrt, and cut off the appropriations'
>r extra terms, so they couldn't hold |
icm. lie had helped kill the bill j
oviding for a big appropriation for '
ie Jamestown exposition.
lie spoke of the responsibilities j
liich the position of legislator ear-!
ed with it, and said that a man to1
II (lie position must appreciate these
sponsibilit ies.
lie believed too much money was'
ung expended for different things.,
nihlings for State colleges for which
ipropriations had been provided at
ie last session could have been dismsed
with for a time, at least,
lemson college had no better friend
inn lie, but lie belioved I lie amount!
;pendcd for its maintenance eoulil be
it. if not in two, at least part taken
1". The State eouhl get a man to iu>cct
the fertilizers and spend some,
: this money on the girls' college. [
could still be f'lemson, both insliitions
being run under one manage-]
ent.
He spoke of Wiulhrop college, sayu
that he favored edrteatfon for the
rls.
lie wanted a more equitable assessent
of property for taxation
iroughout the State. .
Mr. Os. Wells,
indidate for the lower house said |
> had no speech t?> make, but he i
anted to begin by talking about disrreehle
things, and he dropped into
ivme on disagreeable tiling,
lie rhymed awhile, and then he
id that none of the candidates had;
Id the people how much money it |
ok to run the county. Talking about ,
ipropriations didn't raise this mon*.
Taxes hint In b<> nni ?,n (!>/>
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:y which protects you against
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10 Pt. 15 Pt. 20 Pt.
$10.25 $10.45 $10.70
10.70 11.05 11.45
11.40 11.90 12.60
12.55 13.40 14.65
14.45 16.05 18.20
18.00 20.75 24.20
19.00 '22.05 25.80
20.10 23.50 27.60
21,2c 25.10 29,55
22.V vi 26.85 31.65
24.30 28.80 34.00
26.00 30.90 36.50
27.90 33.25 39.25
30.00 35.85 42.20
32.30 38.65 45.40
AO-EUiTOY OOKT"
"?T NORRIS, Ger
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ty, and lie didn't see how the money
could be raised at a low rate of taxation
when the county was us much in
debt as it was. If elected ho would
do the best he could, but he couldn't
make any promises. He believed in
putting the levy high enough to wipe
out the debt, and stop paying interest.
lie was opposed t<> prohibition.
Ju conclusion he said that he had
said as much as any of the other candidates,
and that ho had not said anything.
The other candidates for the house
took I lie. sa?# e positions which they
took at Williams Store.
Mr. E. H. Anil,
candidate for the senate, said that he
would only briefly refer to MY. Johnstone's
several ollices, in violation of
the constitution, inasmuch as Mr.
Johnstone was not present. Mr. Aull
then took up the tax question and the
other issues before the people, lie
said lu? was opposed lo in;mig ation,
and had voled against t'.e estahlNliment
ill" the immigration bureau, havii??
boon a member of the general assembly
when il was establ'ohod. He
believed in advertising the resources
ol' (lie Sliit?', ami lot I ins: home-seekers
porno in?those wlnt would make
good citizens?but In* did not believe
in going out and scouring the highways
and the hedges to bring in immigrants,
and bo was opposed to 1 ho
immigration plan adopted by the
State.
Solicitor E. A. Cooper,
who has no opposition for re-election,
was present, meeting his many
friends and making new friends, lie
was introduced and made a few happy
remarks.
Clerk of Court .7no. C. (loggans,
who lias no opposition for re-election
presided over the meeting during the
morning, and in the avtcnioon Mr.
Herbert Wallace presided.
Notwithstanding the weather, the
mooting at Longshore was a pleasant
mooting, and the people, present gave
the candidates close and earnest attention.
The excellent Vnc was prepared by
Mr. (!. Mike Counts.
an poisons iir<* Tierchy noli lied
and warned not lo trespass upon I lie
lands of the undersigned, by huntin
jr, fishinsr, ridimr, rtr in any manner
whatever.
Cleorcre Leonhirth.
Jnl-24-41.
TEACHER WANTED.
Lady teacher for Forks school dis1
rift No. Salary $-10 a month.
Term six months. Applications must
he. J'iled by August, 22 with
any of the undersigned trustees.
\V. A. Melts.
Sliirhs, S. ('., b'. V. 1). 1.
Q. M. Tvinard,
Pomaria, S. (K. l?\ I). 1.
n. T. Wicker,
Pomaria, S. |{. V. 1). 1.
BARBECUE.
There will he a first class barbecue
?.ervcd at Utopia )n Friday, .Tulv
HI, campaign day.
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Disability.
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