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> I 4 % : ? ???a?????? VOLUME L1IL, KUMBEB &> DEWBERRY, S. C? FRIDAY, MAY :>, 1916. jf| TWICE 1 WEEK, $U0 A YEAR. Petition State < For Campaig nn ? mn 117 ft ItPIIAflPP TA MAIL WAKUIUUM IU BE IN THE CAMPAIGN * MEETING OF STATE WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATION WEDNESDAY Request of State Convention Made? McLaurin Will Run for Lieutenant Governor, if Necessary. Columbia, May 3?At a largely attended meeting of the South Carolina Mlarehouse association, held in ' the fho Warehouse com VWVCO VI VV WV_.. mission today, pursuant to the call recently issued by President J. Arthur Banks, it was unanimously expressed as the sentiment of the meeting that there should be a campaign this summer in the interest of the system, and its further enlargement and development, and that the Statej warehouse commissioner, Senator Jno. L. McLaurin, was the proper maa to make it. The action of the association was embodied in a resolution introduced hy Hon. E. W. Dabbs, former president of the State Farmers union, requesting the State Dem ocratic convention, which meets next f Wednesday, to grant Senator McLaurin an hour's time at each of the regular campaign meetings this summer. The resolution--was signed by those present,.and will be formally pre-' seated as a memorial to the State convention. , i . President J. Arthur Banks called the meeting to order promptly at 2:30 o'ciock. In a ringing address he reviewed the State warehouse system, beginning with the efforts of Senator McLaurin for the passage of the law, and telling, from personal knowledge, as well as close observait Vod Vtopn firmlv establish- ! tlVAii, uv n aw uuv* vvvm ^ ed in the money centrec and the \ great benefit which it had been to the people not only of South Carolina,1 Obut of the entire South, in a time ci i financial depression, when money > was not to be had at any price, be-' cause the Southern banks did not it to lend. He told of the op^^position which it had encountered at every step. '*It has got the strongest, shrewdest, best-organized eaemies of anything in this State," he said, j There has been a struggle against it' from its inception, and there is still a struggle, and if you don't get to -gether a;:d organize your forces and stand together behind some man of devotion and zeal and ability, they j will finally whip you to death. And that is the reason I called this meet-; ing together?for the purpose of\get-j ting together oa a campaign of edu-; cation, so that the people of every State may know what the warehouse system is, and know what it means, and know its possibilities of good for the whole -South. When the people j once know it, it will sever die, be- j cause it is sound?sound absolutely. Nobody has ever been able to pick a flaw in it." Hon. W. tA. Siuckey of BishoiJville said that he felt the time had come to present a bold front, and simply declare to the public what it was i proposed to do. This was a nonpartisan body, he said, and a cam- * paign of education was needed. He moved that a campaign be started today in -behalf of the State warehouse, to agitate and discuss it before the ' people of South Carolina, regardless j' -of factional politics. "In . an issue |' ^ 3&e this we should be great enough 11 to rise above factionalism, and we ! ?toul^see to it that our (members of ' 4?re general assembly are ! straight State warehouse men?men < whose speech, when they say so, 1 comes not -only from their mouths, ' .'but from the ftbuadaace of their 1 fcAarta." 1 ^"Wc are all tefaiud Mr. McLaurin," icaid Mr. Edward B. Rembert of Sum:- j ter county, 14 aad We would like to i | iiear froaj Jiiaa* and let fcim tell us i wfcat lie US to -do to further * this great cause * | iS-enator McLaarta said' in part, t?s < Convention \n of Education | remarks being frequeutly interrupted by enthusiaistic applause: In my annual report to the general I assembly 1 referred to the persistent fight made against the State Warelicuse System its business success an admitted fact wherever operated, j the opposition united in an endeavor | to defeat my re-election, by centreing | their strength behind a cotton buyer. The attempt to draw factional lines;, be it said to the everlasting credit oi" the legislature, proved a miserable failure. Then they tried the subtle plan of cutting the appropriation, ai:d not permitting the use of the revenue derived from the system for its further development. Mait-oacKea young lawyers were the mouth-piece of the opposition, but the agricultural committee rallied the business and farming element, and took the legisj lation away from the ways and means and judiciary committees, thereby de! feating their plan. Human greed is a powerful incenj tive, and interests preying upoa the | producer will ever fight any change which interferes with middle-mea's profits. As usual, the big interests combined. I have never seen such a lobby as they had here to pre vest a licensed -grader's bill and insurance legislation. These people have the power of money behind them. >They control the big daily papers, and act as a unit. We are not waging war on individuals. iWe are fighting to reform an unjust economic system; yet the attack is centred on me personally. While we are not responsible for insurance legislation, yet the State sys- j tem must bear the burden of the fight, and assume the task of de^ 31 JL I ieiiamg 11. It is a business question, not politi- j cal nor class, and I pity the man whose contracted soul does r.ot consider it of greater importance to South Carolina, than his individual calling, or the particular political facton to which he belongs. The coming campaign will revolve around the State warehouse system, and it is our duty to let the people know who is serving them, to what end, and for whose benefit. In the insurance matter, 1 advo- j cate an amendment to the warehouse law permitting the commissioner, under proper restrictions, to carry a ! portico of the risk and re-insure the , T inr-i mrtnr rlrvinp' * T .hnVA I uaiautC| wo x uiu uv?? ^ wA ~ j paid out over fifty thousand dollars i in premiums, and had less than j twelve hundred dollars of losses. By ! a proper distribution of risks, wej carry State cotton, and in a few years | have a reserve fund sufficient to make the cost of insurance almost' nominal. The con-spiracy in Columbia which . fomented the withdrawal of the companies should be fully exposed,! aud can be, from the records in my J hands. The federal government reg- j ulates interest rates, banks, railroads . and telegrraph companies, and if it' >><? nnwpp tr> romnel the in ?T - - I surance companies to do business in Scuth Carolina, or quit doing busi-j :.ess in the United States, then we , had better get some new members of congress. The State warehouse is not the so- ^ lution, it is only, the means. We must j have sufficient warehouse room to carry the surplus in each county. 'The? county should be the unit ia financing and marketing the crop, with all the county houses federated !nto a State-wide system. Little can be ac- j complished in marketing until the farmers are aroused to the necessity >f co-operation. We axe now the easy . prey of unscrupulous money lenders, Insurance trust, fertilizer trust, ex* porters, and all of the other parasites j that grow fat on the manipulation of farm products. The Lord helps those who help' hemsehes. fW% have the foundation in the State warehouse for the organization of farm insurance, rural 1 credit unions, and a farmer's hank operating under the federal reserve system. We must have licensed grad-1 3rs and force the buyers to purchase I" \U4 \< The only thing to erate him for a minute, nity. He is the origina | never so happy as when as he does. If allowed the best proposition on < if he converts enough pi dead stop. After havin ing can be done for the i "Town Knocker" is to h infectious that it has be PLE. KICK THE KN< from State warhouses upon standard grades. The .necessary educational cami-aign cannot be made through daily newspapers, because they are owned by tho?e whose interests are antagonistic to us. I agree with you that we must make an educational campaign, and as you designate me, 1 cheerfully assume the burden and will do the best I can. Let us go forward, sustained by faith in God and trust in the good people of South Carolina. I want nothing personally. This work lifts me above sordid political ambition. Don't worry about my reward. I will get more out of it tha:i office holds. I will receive that enlargement of life which comes to every one who unselfishly serves his fellowman. All the politicians in ^ Arc 4-A iSiOUiii ua.ruuna. are pwrciicoo m uv?/ me this. It is God's gift. The State warehouse system is worth fighting for. It is the first distinct attempt .by this government to aid the creators of all wealth, by utilizing the public credit in their ber half. State receipts are discounted by member banks at three per cent., and tlie farmer gets the money at six. His cotton is in the form .of a negotiable security, like the bond of a corporation. This means equal pHvileges. The next step is a system of . credit based on land. It is easier and! simpler than one based on cotton. Elect the right legislature, and a gov" - - J> T Sit I ernor m sympamy, ana i win ww ready a rural credit measure as basyi to work as the State warehouse law.' There is a studied attempt to prevent information from reaching the people. Every effort has been' made to poison the publio mind and destroy confidence in me. They allege that the whole thing is politics. I tried to go before the people fourteen j years ago, and the politicians chang-1 ed the party rules to shut me out. The intervening time has been one Df preparation. After being re-elected last winter, j I asked the legislature to pijt this of-^ 1 r Jt "THE TOWN KNOCKER" do with the "Town Knocker" and he spreads like an epiden 1 "Calamity Howler" and "B he can persuade other people to "get the floor," he will kno sarth. He is against every fc jople to HIS way of thinking, g KILLED everything, he glo town. It is doomed. The 01 ead him for the cemetery. E en known to spread among sc DCKER OUT. in the primary. It refused, so i we will give the people a chance; any1 way. Unless I have the backing of j the people, there is no use in expending my eiergv. wasting my time. | and disbursing my income. j A campaign of education is an absolute necessity. I cannot go before the people, u u 1-1 ? ?n1ao nnloto n far I UCi lliC I Ul^O, UUI^/UO a VUiiv**v*wvv J.W* ! an office. To be a candidate for a j lucrative office would weaken me. ! and do incalculable harm to the I cause. I will therefore announce for j lieutenant governor?an office no j grown man wants and a live one | would not have. The test will not be I my election , but the legislature. I have no candidate for governor, and do not intend to defend or atj tack any man in the race, unless in defense of the system. I have no ! friends to serve nor enemies to punish I. j :It is principles, not men, tliat will j control my action, and I shall discuss j principles, and ask the people to j study closely the *priacipies advo-| cated by the various candidates. 1 j will do this, no matter whom it helps ' j or hurts. I I want results. The source of wealth is land. It is j folly to talk about the sacredness of capital, without considering first the i sacredness of labor and land. You . mast start at the source, and make it I possible for the man- who labors on ith&t to live in peace and com 1 fort 'You must remove burdens which keep him In constant fear of the preae6t and <kmtxt of the future. He must have some certainty in the struggle to overcome odds that are against him. We.are compelled to pay too great a proportion of our earnings for the prosperity of the few, and we cannot much longer continue the un equal struggle. We are in a majority -^why not take tUe reins of government fro? the hands of spoilsmen, and see to it that there is equality of opportunity for all white men, inso-l {GOOO^I I^p,' /. ' is to kick him out. Tollic all over the commu J - t Til r\ >? TT _ ira-oi-iii-umen. ne is to think the same way ck the pins from under irm of improvement, and the town will come to a ries in the fact that nothily thing to do with the [is habit of knocking is so >me of the BEST PEOI far as rights, privileges and opportunities are concerned? It is time the real wealth producers of South Carolina took charge of ' this government from top to bottom. [ ' This war has added a new crop of j multi-millionaires to the already ov- j er-abundant supply. These vast monied interests, unless checked, will so ; enthrone themselves in- power that i nothing short of revolution will re- ! I lieve the toilers. These interests i want factional strife, and will ust , every effort to promote it, so that vot-. | ers will forget economic questions af- i ; fecting their daily existence. 1 | These economic issues are the only ?things worth while. This govern- s I mon.+ rviQTj- v>a r*f 4-he? npnnlp anfi 'T?v the < 1^ " ? j people, but it is not for the people, it 1 I is for the few at the expense of the 1 (many. < Individually we are powerless to J make successful opposition to capi- _ tal acting as a unit. We can only do so through a political mechanism, which will transmute the will of the people into the law of the land. Party jand factional strife only divides our ; forces and enables the privileged few . to thrive at the expense of the de- . spoiled many. ? i It takes no special effort on the 2 part of the few. The control of money r and credit is the basis, while the j common soul of greed everywhere furnishes the impulse. It Is a pirate * game we are up against Get something for nothing out of the people individually. Through legislation, ^ they have the congressional "pork c barrel," while bond issues and useless g appropriations enable them to pillage State, counties and municipalities. 3 'Then, if any public man- dares voice fi a protest, if he cannot be seduced by flattery or bought like dog meat, they crush him with slander and" ruin him politically. The satanic cleverness with wtiicb this is done is beyond be i Y The resolution introduced by Mf. |h i 7 (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5.) h POM ARIA GRADED SCHOOL CLOSES TUESDAY, MAY ? The Pomaria graded school taught the past session by Mr. Ben M. Setzler ar.d 'Miss Louise Richardson will close next Tuesdav and there will he dn interesting program rendered by the pupils in the beautiful auditorium of the handsome school building. The school has had a very successful session under the able direction of the t'.vo very efficient teacners and r le program to be rendered l y the pupi.'s will be enjoyed by a large audience. The exercises will begin at 8 o'clock p. m. Primary Department Song?"Glad Welcome to All''?Pri-^ mary Grade. Welcome"?Seven Little IChildrc*. "Spring Opinions"?James Aull. "Forbearance"?Sara Setzler, Frances Hentz, and Willie Mae Stone. "iVacation's Coming"?iLucile Stone. Song?"The Quarrel"?Beaman Pinner. and Mabl - Setzler. "I'm a Man"?James Aull, Rebecca Setzler and Estelie Boland. <4In School and Out"-^Beaman Pinner. "A Little Bird Tells"?Clytie Hentz. "Vacation Pun"?Six Girls, Six Boys. "Keeping Holiday"?Nellye Rafc. Seybt. . "Flower Driir?Nine Girls. Song?"Vacation Glee" ?Primary Grades. "That Calf'?^Rebecca Setzler. "Tom's Practical Joke"?Mattie j Koon, Willie Livingston and J. C? Auii. ' ? "Lazy Sue"?Willie Mae Stone. "Hustle and Grin"?Chris Koon. "Meeting of "the dairies"?Seren ' Girls. _ ? Song?"Home Sweet Home"? Mable Setzler, Beaman Pinner, Henry Counts, and Louise Graham* High School Department Music?Eloise Hipp. Efesay?"Spring Time" ?? Jbhnnie Koon. Recitation?"The Railroad Crossin. , -Claudia Sheely. Music?William Aull. Essay?"Union"?^Gus Johnson. Recitation?"i m uetting >ioo bis to Be Kissed"?Marian Setzler. Music?iV'iary Hentz. E-ssay?"Habits"?Richard Hipp. "Salutatory and Class History"? Ernest Kinard. Music?Marian Setzler and Eloise Hipp. ".Class Will and Prophecy"?Felicia Koon. "Valedictory"?Eloise .Hipp. Music?Marian Setzler. TflE MEETING POSTPONED KIDGrE SPRISG SCHOOL The teachers of the Ridge Spring school had announced a meeting at the school house in the interest of the school and for the purpose of irouskg the people to be held on May > It has been postponed. Several gentlemen had been invited to make short :alks on education. The correspondsnt for the Observer stated that the neeting would be had on May 4. The iditor of The 'Heraid and News saw the teachers on Monday afternoon md it was decided to call off the neeting for this week inasmuch as here had been some confusion as to be time, and we promised to tell the )bserver of the change and ask that t be corrected. 'This we did. There s to be an entertainment at the chool on Saturday evening May 13 ind it was decided to have the gentlenen who had been invited to make oVtro o af ffriafr ttmp flnrf hpln ?01ZV0 wuiv MW ?? ? ? intertain the people. Woman's Missionary (Society. At tke last meeting of the Roman's rlissionary society of St. Matthews hurch it was decided to meet the 3rd Sunday of each month instead of the irst. The members are requested to leet the third Sunday instead of the :rst Mrs. Minnie U Caldwell, President. President Harms Will Preach. Rev. J. H. Harms, president of New erry college will preach at St. Stepen'? Lutheran church Sunday, May th. All are ur^efl to come out to ear Dr. Harms."?Lexington News.