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his says he is FOR LOCAL OPTION BPm/MAN, CANDIDATE FOR RJOYE&NOK, MAKES STATEMENT Says He is Opposed to Compulsory Edacation?Speaks of Primary Be^ulaiiom. I ? ) Columbia, December 18.?Charles Ca rol Simms, of Barnwell, a candidate for governor and a close political friend of Governor Cole. L. Blease, favors local option and opposes compulsory educaton, according to a statement which he issued to1 day. Mr. Simms has been in the city ' on business and while here expressed himself on several issues in response to requests from newspaper men. Mr. Simms is generally rega;ded as | the candidate of the Blease faction for governor and his views on primary i reform are of unusual interest. He favors letting every white man vote I "and opposes educational or property qualifications being required for the primary. He favors regulation of the primary along proper lines and opposes fraud, repeating or illegal voting. Mr. Simms's position on these matters is outlined jn the following statement from him: Mr. Simms's Statement. "I am sorry to notice in the papers that an effort will be made by the (legislature to pass State-wide prohibition at its coming session, and that the fight for compulsory education will also be renewed. "I had hoped that the State would ./be free from the continual discussion Ifjof these two questions. The liquor question seems to be better settled by p^ach county under the local option f- provisions of the present law ana i i am of the opinion thac the more a F -county is permitted to exercise domi' jaion over its own affairs, without interference on the part of the State, r the welfare and happiness of the people will be increased. There is too musch of a disposition on the part of the State to centralization and to exercise exclusive jurisdiction over the frights and liberties of the people of several counties. E , ' The same disposition exists in Na8 -^ona^ government with reference to rights of the States, and however Mnueh a man may feel towards the old jJBdoctrine of State rights, it appears as ^Jsoon as he becomes a congressman or rUnited States senator, or otherwise becomes an integral part of the federal government that he forgets principles of State's lights and gladly uses his influence in favor of a grasp of the federal government upon all State matters. I am just as much opposed to this centralization in the State government as against tke individual rights of each county as I am in National government in an aggression upon the rights and sovereignty of the States. "It would be better, therefore, in my opinion, to let each county be permitted to regulate the liquor traffic as the majority of the people of the county may see fit, and the present local option law is ,the best solution now in sight. "I am opposed to compulsory education. If the State can take charge of the child for the child's good it can also assume charge of the child for the child's evil, and\if the State is to supervene between the parent and the child, that the child might be educated as the State might determine, then some regulation would be compelled to be had for the support of the child whilst under the control of the State. The responsibility between the parent and the child is one cast upon the parent by the Lord, and no parent should be permitted to cast off the responsibility and place the same upon the State. If the compulsory education law should prevail, thea under present education al conditions the negroes would come under the same provisions as the whites, with the result of exceedingly high education, but an aggravation of the labor problem and an end of agricultural pursuits. If it is true that the negro is being educated in larger numbers than the whites under the present law, it is hard to conceive 2u>w the compulsory education would relieve the situation. If it be admitted that both races would be equally educated, a condition would arise in South Carolina, of two races, absolutely different in kind, and utterly inWe Can Supp In All Kin< Try the 5c Cinco, Ultir and the Havana Sweet f A. O. Ri I capable of assimilation, more or less j equally educated, struggling for su-1 premacy. It would aggravate the! servant problem, and increase it in all of its perplexities and worry, and cause a continual warfare between 1 ' ' /~i - J j c->A I the races wnicn 'urou mieuucu a.mu , .Jefferson announced could only live to-1 go;her as master and servant. It might result in establishing the theory of Prof. Jordon, of the University of Virginia, that the future of the negro j is to be solved in the mulatto, a result too horrible for Southerners to con- j template. I am earnestly in favor of every white child having the oppor-! tunity to obtain an education within ' the reach of its capacity, and to this I end I especially favor the establish.- j ment of more common schools, wiih better equipment and better paid j teachers, and longer terms, to furnish ; a substantial foundation of educa- j tional structure. At the same time I am satisfied that the schools of higher 1 standard, as well as the colleges, should be generously dealt with and enlarged when necessary to meet the increasing demands upon them as rapidly as ihe State's finances will ! permit, without increasing the tax levy. "The regulation of the primary upon proper lines would not be objection- j able provided every white man, however humble, who has not been disqualified by conviction of crime, be X J AVArrtio O I permitted to vote, anu hcci.y cauusv, Wilis inherent right as a citizen. I am, I of course, like every other good citizen, opposed to repeating, or the commission of any frauds or purchase of votes, and to this end the primary should be safeguarded and punish-' ments provided for such offenses. 1 am opposed to education qualifications being required in the primary, or any property qualifications or requirements. Every white man not otherwise disqualified by law should be allowed and secured an equal rigftt to vote. It was never the purpose of i the primary that it should be used to restrict the rights of the white people, ' or used as a sword between themselves. It was intended to secure the nomination by the entire white democratic party of its candidates against the republican party and its negro adherents. f- v'These three questions seem now to be before toe public mind; hereafter, I shall discuss other questions as they arise." CORN AND TOMATO CLUBS. Jerry Moore's Record Prore<l What South Could Do?Wonderful Work Boys and Girls. Washington. December 21.?Com I menting on the statement issued by the tinted States department of agriI culture, showing 'the results attained | by the boys and girls who won prizes i in the boys' corn clubs and girls' canning clubs in their respective States in the season of 1913, President Harrison, of Southern 'Railway company, said today: I "While the work done by the boys I and girls in all of the States was re( markable,. it is very gratifying to me I to note that first honors, both in the boys' corn club and the girls' canning " -L U.r J-Urv [ clubs, went to states traverseu uy mc i lines of the Southern railway system, j The wonderful record made by Jerry j Moore, of South Carolina, who grew j 228.75 bushels of corn on a single acre j in 1910, directed attention to the great , advantages of the Southeastern States as a corn-growing locality. Now . comes Walker Lee Dunson, of Alabai ma, with a record of 232.7 bushels on a single acre, setting a new mark for I the members of the Foys' Corn clubs j throughout the United States. The 1 superiority of the Southeast for corn nmriiintinn ic nnst.rated not only ; by Walker Dunson's -remarkable record but also by the fact that the yields obtained by the prize winning boys in each of the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor ?' " ? vv T11 av?r? nr?c aa Qv qH j glci. r* 1U1 iUit, cUlU J. cuiicoocc vAvttuvu | the highest yield obtained by any boy in a Northern or Western State. | "No less remarkable than the record made by Walker Dunson in the corn club work was that made by Miss ! Clyde Sullivan, of Georgia, who grew . o,354 pounds of tomatoes on a tenth of an ac*e, surpassing by 1,374 pounds j the highest record made by any girl in the North or West. Other SouthI eastern girls did remarkably well, , notably Miss Lizzie K#lley, of South Carolina, with a record of 4,375 pounds 1 on a tenth of an acre. I IF IIF iy jour wants Is of Cigars. nore, Insurgent, LaFoliwm, or the 2 for 5 Cent Smoke. JIT & U>. i "Taken as a whole, the records of < [ the Southeastern boys and girls de-1 monstrate the superior agricultural ; and horticultural advantages of the' Southeastern States, not only for purely Southern crops, such as cotton and early fruits and vegetables, but also f^r ^rrw-Lc whfah are usually asociated i V* V* ?? V ? - ? _ in the public mind with the North and West. They demonstrate that the States south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi offer unsurpassed advantages for the man seeking to engage in profitable diversified agriculture." *. KENLEY ELECTED COAST LISE HEAD; _____ ! i Third Vice President Succeeds Emerson.?Stars at Wilmington. ; 'I - - ! New York, Dec. 18.?J. R. Kenley, j third vice president of the Atlantic Coast Une Railroad company, was today elected president of the company, succeeding the late T. M. Emerson. Mr. Kenley's headquarters will remain at Wilmington, N. C. A Timely Topic. Laurens Advertiser. The Gaffney Ledger calls attention to certain practices dmuug mciuuama and other business men which do not, in good taste, go together. The Ledger refers to the practice of sending out of town, some times thousands of j miles away, for supplies that can be secured from the home newspaper. "When the county newspapers find foreigners invading the field of home merchants with goods and merchandise and sell them to farmers," says t o^oror "thov nrp asked to arise I nc J ^ ? and whack the intruders and advise the farmers to buy their goods of the home merchants. And when foreign 1 printing houses send their representatives among the merchants and business men, many of these same merI chants give them their orders and get I inferior work for their money." I ! AUDITOR'S NOTICE. | Assessment of Real and Personal ; Property for Fiscal Year 1914. I, or an authorized agent will be at the folj lowing places named below for the I purpose of taking returns of both real estate and personal property for Fiscal year, 1914: j Newberry January, 1st to 13th, inclu_ sive and on every Saturday. ] Kinards?Wednesday, January 14th. i Whitmire?Thursday and Friday, [January 15th an^ 16th. Pomaria?Monday, January 19th. Walton?Tuesday, January 20th. ^ ' 1 *11 - TtV* *3 m /v r. Torino r?tr j <jiympnvme?w euucsuaj, <jauuai; :21st. Maybinton?Thursday, January 22. Jolly Street, Friday, January 23rd. Little Muntain?Monday, January j26th. j Prosperity?Tuesday and Wednesday, January 27th and 28th. O'Neall?Thursday, January 29th. { St. Lukes?Friday, January 30th. Longshores?Monday, February 2nd. Silver Street?Tuesday, February ' 3rd. I Chappells?Wednesday, February 14th. Newberry Cotton mill?Thursday, ; February 5th. j Oakland Cotton mill?-/Friday, Feb I ruary 6th. Mollohon Cotton mill?Monday, Febi ruary 9th. | And in the Auditor's Office in the ; Court House Friday, February 20th, after which date a penalty of 50 per J cent will be added against all persons, : firms or corporations failing to make ! their returns as required by law. 1 ; would dislike very much to have to ! i add this peiialty but I am required j j ' by law to do so. The law requires aj tax on all notes, mortgages and mon- j I /-> .!r. oL-n on innnmo tflY HTl PTf>?<; 1T1- | | ; CJ Oj aiou au auv/vul?v ww." 0. comes in excess of $2,500. There shall be a captation tax of: ; fifty cents on all dogs, the proceeds j ! to be expended for school purposes, j ; Dogs not returned for taxation shall | not be held as property in, any of the { 1 courts of this State. All male persons from 21 to 60 j years, except Cenfederate soldiers, or ! tliose persons incapable of earning a support by being maimed or from any other cause, are liable to pay a poll ; tax of one dollar. { Real Estate is to be assessed this | year. Each tract or lot of land must I I be assessed separately. Also state j ! to assessor whether you have bought j ' or sold any real estate since last re-' i turn. The law requires that all pro- : ! perty, both real and personal, be asi sessed "at its true value in money," I which is construed to mean, "The sum ! j of money for which said property, under ordinary circumstances, would I sell for cash." Please don't ask that your property | be taken from the tax duplicate the | same as last year. The law requires . ?11 nrnnortv nilict Hstp.d O'i I i mat mi jjiujiv v ? - ? . . (regular tax return blanks and propeli | ly signed and sworn to by person making return. Please be sure to have j year returns in, on or before the 30th ! of February, 1914. Eugene S. Werts, County Auditor. ' Dec. IS. 1913. 1 \ SEE OUR LINE BEFORE Making ? our Purchase We have some good bar Grains? fn nffpr von to ~ J Our Stock is New and Complete. Come in and let us show you. Xmas Cards, Xmas Stationery, Tourist Writing . v>o Qats in I I auicioj iTiaiiuvut v wv?? ui Chamois and Leather Rolls and Boxes, Toilet Sets, Comb and Brush Sets, Jewelry, Perfumery, T oys, Vases, Etc. P. E. WAY, DRUGGIST. (The People's Drug Store.) 944 Main Street. RHICHESTER S PILLS Vr-r^ TIIE DIAMOND BRAND. A /7*>\ Lad lent A?lt y our Draiek for A\ %>'i( Chl-chee-tera Diamond Urand/#V\ Pill* in Bed and Gold metallicyw/ boxes, sealed with Blue Ribbon. \/ An Take no other. Buy of roar " { / ~ /if Draraiat. AskforCIILCireS-TEKS I L 2g DIAMOND BRAND FILLS, for 26 V V M years known as Best. Safest, Always Reliable SOI n RV fWlfjfilSTS FVFRYWHEfiE il U/aytb Huf? 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