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ERYAN NOTIFIED OF NOMINATION 4^%ttHtttrerfTro in In u sent to ' conKrrgM Ir» i. January, Preildont Hooeovelt •aid: "The attacks by these great cot ! • rations on the admlnistratl ac^luua have bem ytyetf a wide clr- cjili tion throughout the country, in ♦ft* newspapers and otherwise, by ^ thV n Writers and jSpoakers who, cotttvfimsly or unconsciously, act as ' th-' representatives of jiredatoir we Ifh—of the wea+tkf accumulated on fl Kiant scale by all forms of In- iqr"rtv, ranging from the oppression of ’ ge earners to unfair and un- w h < 'ome methods of crushing out co > ctltion and to defrauding the pu V <• by stock-jobbing and liiifi- nn ,t iiulation of securities, Certain w* ’ by men of this stamp, whose conduct should be abhorrent to.every ni. n of ordinary decent conscience, an i "ho commit the hldeom wrong of t* ichlng our young men> * that phootnenal business succils must oi 'insrlly i)« based on dishonesty, have, dining the last few months, nr <’e it apparent that they have ba:v -'d together to work for a re- anion. Their endeavor is to over- th’- and discredit all who honestly a<’ ’ Ister the law, to prevent any a<V lonal legfslatlon which would cite >k and restrain them, and to se en < if possible, a freedom from all iMint which will permit every un- acnimilous wrong-doer to do what he wl: , '"s unchecked, provided he has en' ' ch money." W -at an arraignment of the pre- da • y Interesta! IsJ the president's indictment tree'’ And, if true, against whom w'h* <he Indictment directed? Not ngui >«t the Democratic party. klc. Taft Endorses the Indictment. V • Taft says that these evils have crept in during the last ten* years. He <b‘clare« that, during this timer aom*' “prominent and influential ■Hep'burs of the community, spurred by financial success and in their bur f for greater weath, became unn l idful of the common rules of business honesty aritmdellty, and of the limitations imposed by law upon their actions;" and that “the revela- Uom of the breaches of trusts, the dlaclrsnres as to reflates and discrl- mlnsfions by railroads, the accumu lating evidence of the violations of the entt-trusts laws, hy a number of r< rperatlons, and the over-issue of at* <'ka and bonds of interstate rail- mad: for the unlawful enriching ot dDee'ora and for the purpose of-eoe- eenti.ttng the control of the rail roads under one management.”— •II these, he charges, "quickened the c insolence of the people and brought on a moral awakening." Du lag all this time. I !>eg to re mind you. Republican officials presid ed In the executive department, fill ed the cabinet, dominated the senate, controlled the house of represeifta- * lives and occupied most of the fed eral judgships. Four years ago the Republican platform boastfully de clared that since 18*0—with the ex ception of two years—the Republi can party had been In control o' part or all of the branches of The , federal government; £at for two years only was the Democratic party In a position to either onset or re peal a law. Having drawn the salaries; having enjoyed the honors; having secured the prestige, let the Republican ptfty accept the respon ■Ibillty! ^ Rcp'ihliraa^arty Responsible. Why were‘^raesyknown abuses" permitted to devffiop? WKjl have they not been corrected? ^exist ing laws are sufficient, why have they not been enforced? All of the execu tlve machinery of the federal gov ernment Is in the hands of the Re publican party. Are new laws ne cessary? Why have they not been enacted? With, a ftMpuhlican presi dent to recommend, with a Republi can senate and house to carry out hts recommendations, why does the ,^Republican candidate plead for fur ther time In which to do what should have been dgne long ago? Can Mr. Taft promise to lie more strenuous In the prosecution of wrong-doers than the present executive? Can he ask for a larger majority In the sen- v ,,ate than his party now has? Does }ie need more Republicans In the —r house of representatives or a speaker With more unlimited authority? Why No Tariff Reform? The president's close friends have been promising for several years that he would attack the iniquities of the tariff. We have^had Intimation that Mr. Taft was restive under the de mands of ths highly protected indus- _ tries. And yet the Influence of the manufacturers. who have for twenty-five years contributed to the Republican campaign funds and who in return have framed the tariff schedules, has been sufficient to, pre vent ^tariff reform. As the present campaign approached, both the pre sident and Mr. Taft declared in fav- " or of tariff revision, but set the date of revision after the election. But the pressure brought to bear by the protected Interests has been great enough to prevent any attempt at tariff reform before the elcetion: and the reduction promised after the election Is so hedged about with qualifying phrases, that no one can estimate with accuracy the sum to tal of tariff reform to be expected in case of Republican success. If the past can be taken as a guide, the Republican party will be so obligat ed by campaign .contributions from the beneficiaries of protection, as to make that party powerless to bring to the country any material relief from the present tariff burdens. Whw No A*ti-Tnut Legislation. A few yearn ago the Republican leaders la he hoiue of repress nts- tlvee were coerced hy public opinion of aatl-tront laws t of the cure remedial legislation upon this subject. _ • __ - Why No Railroad Legislation. For ten years the interstate cotn- merep com mission has been asking for an enlargement of Its powers. that It might prevent rebates and discriminations, but a Republican senate and a Republican house of representatives were unmoved by Its entreaties. In 1900 th« Republican onal convention-was urged to endorse the demand for railway log- Jslatlon, but Its platform was silent on the subject. Kven in 1 904, the convention gave no pledge.to remedy these abuses When tlje president finalb asked for'legislation, he dyew his Inspiration from three Demorea- tie national platforms antT he receiv ed more cordial support from the Democrats thangfrom the Republi cans'. The Republicans In the sen ate deliberately defeated several amemtmen4s offered by Senator La- Follette and supported by the Demo crats—amendments embodying legis lation asked by the Interstate com merce commission. One of these amendments authorized the ascer- talnment of the value of railroad's This amendment was »not only de feated by the senate, but It was overwhelmingly rejected by Ihe Re publican national convention, and thd Republican candidate has sought to rescue his party from the disastr ous results of this act by expressing himself. In a qualified way, in favor of ascertaining the value of the rail roads. Over-Issue of Mock and Bonds. Mr. Taft complains-of the over issue of stocks and bonds of rail roads. "for the unlawful enriching of directors and for the'puriKise of concentrating the control of the rail roads under one management," and the complaint is well founded. But, with a president to point ow^ the evil, and a Republican congress to correct It, we find nothing done for the protection of the public. Why? My honorable opponent has, by his confession, relieved me of the ne r cessity of furnishing proof; he ad mits the condition and *he cannot avoid the. Icyjcal conclusion that must be drawn from the admission. There Is no doubt whatever that a large majority of the voters of the Republican part* recofftiixe the de plorable situation which Mr. Taft descrllies^ they recognise that the masses have had but little Influence upon'(legislation or upon the admin istration of the government, and they are beginning to understand the cause. For a generation, the Re publican party has drawn Its cam paign funds from the beneficiaries of siieclal legislation. Privileges have been pledged and granted In return elections. What can be expected when official authority Is turned over to the representatives of those who first furnish the sinews of war and (hen reimburse themselves out of the pockets.of the taxpayers? Fasting in Wilderness Necessary. So hmg as the Republican party remains In jxiwer. It Is vow-erless to regenerate Itself. It'fknuot at tack wrong-doing in high places without disgracing many of Its pro minent members, and It, therefore uses opiates Instead of the surgeon's knife. Its malefactors construe each Republican victory as an en dorsement of their conduct and threaten the party with defeat if they are interfered with Not until that party passes through a period of fasting In the wilderness, will the Republican leaders learn to study public questions from the standpoint of the masses. Just as with indivi duals. '"the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the, Irtith" so in politics, when party leaders* serve far away from home and are - not in constant contact with the voters, continued party success blinds their eyes to the needs of the people and makes them deaf to the cry of distress. Publicity of t'ainpHign Contributions _ An effort has been made to secure legislation requiring publicity as to campaign contributions and expendi tures; but the Republican leaders even In the face of an indignant pub lic, refused to consent to-a law which would compel honesty in elec tions. When the matter was brought up In the recent Republican national convention, the plank was repudiat ed by a vote of 880 to 94. Here too, Mr. Tuft has been driven to au- ologize for his convention and to de clare himself in favor of a publicity law; and yet, if you will read what he says upon this subject, you will find that his promise falls far short of the requirements of the situation. He says: "If I am elected president, I shall urge upon congress, with every hope o’ success, that a law be passed re- quirng the filing, in a federal office, of a t intement—of. the contributions received by committees and Candida tes in elections for members of con gress, and in such other elections as are constitutionally within the con trol of congress.” I shall not embarrass-him by ask ing him upon what he^ bases hts hoju? of success,^It is certainly not cn any t-ncouragement he has receiv ed from Republican leaders. It is sufficient to say that If his hopes were realized—if, in spite of. the ad verse action of his convention, he should succeed in securing the enact ment of the very lawVhlch he favors, It would give but partial relief. He has read the Democratic platform; not only his language,hut his evident alarm, indicates that he has re.ad it carefully. He even had before him the actlontpf the democratic national committee in Interpreting and ap plying-hat platform; and yet. -he fails to say that he favors the pub lication of the contributions before the~electlon. Of course, It satisfies a natural curiosity to find out how an election baa been purchased, even when the knowledge comes too late to be of service, but why should the people be kept in darkness uotll the election is peat? Why should tke locking of the door bo delayed until the hone la vme? people, exercising the right to select their officials and to decide upon the policies to be pursued proceed to several polling places on election ^day and register their will. What Txcuse can be gl vea for secre cy as to the inffTTei a man, pecuniarily Interested lu "concentrating the control of the railroads In one management," sub scribes a large sum to aid in carry ing the election, why should his part In ihe campaign be concealed until he has tint the officials under obliga tion to him? If a trust magnate contributes $100,000 to elect polltl- .cal friends to office, wijh a view to pi eve:.ting bostile le^slatjon, why shouifT That ’ fact be concealed* until his friends are .securely sealed in their official pogiVloiVs^' . f. This is not a r n«tfFvil»^t{pn; if is a question wbicliMf-a/TePn agitated—a question 'which the Republican ly and notoriously condemned ih~ns Tween tlemuciacy on convention and to which Tie is at- and plutocracy on the tached only'by a belated expression other, the. Democratic party has tak- of personal Inclinationen Its position on the side of equal The Gateway to iHlier Reforms. rights, andNjnvites the opposition of ."Shall- the—people^ tula?” Every those who use politics to secure oaaurc ofa-natlnnai char- Hpecial privileges and governmental actor must run the gaunlet of the favoritism. Gauging the progress senate. The president may personal- of the nation, not by the happiness ly incline toward a reform; the house or wealth or refioenqent it a few, may consent to it; but us long as the but “by the prosperity' - and advance- aenate obstructs the reform, the peo- ment of the average man,” the Demo- r[T0 THE DEMOCRATS OF SffiJI As a business man. who has found mental prin inles of the Democratic that the application of business methods to all problems- govern- cul . ren( . y S (. u . nii that will enable -meurtal as well as others- has effect- thp coninirV'ties of the south to be- HniiiHnns. I—have offered ,-ome in«lei - . Tenf of the Wall Street pie must WaftT The prPsT7trTTr-TlTTrr null.' I»»itv chnrgnn the Republican of some service to the -Peoideo^my ;i3t9tent wlth the needs ' - ament economically ad- con troi of this bratifih tt^’the federal leaders fully undorstarnf—a“gugatlfliLlegislature? Through -a Democratic which the'Republican candidate 1 lias studied, and yVt he refuses to de clare himself In favor of the legisla tion absolutely necessary, namely legislation requiring publication be fore the election Itemocrutic Party PromiseM Publicity. How can the people hope to rule, if they are not able to learn until after the election what the predatory interests are doing? The Democratic party meets the issue honestly and courageously. It says: "We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of a law prohibit ing any corporation to n campaign fund, and any individual from con tributing an amount above a reason able maximum, and providing for the publication, before election of all such contrlbutlonsaliove a reason able maximum." . The Democratic national commit tee immediately proceeded to inter pret and apply this plank, announc ing that no contrihpftnus would be received frrini corporations, that no Individual would be allowed to con- tribute more than 110,000. and that all contributions above 8100- would be made public before the electiou— those r« reived before October 15 to tie made public on or before ' that day, those received afterward to lie made public on the .day when re ceived. and no such ronhributtons to i»e accepted within three days of the election The expenditures are to l>e published after the election Here is a plan which Is complete and effective. Popular Elections of Senators. Next to the corrupt use of money; the present method of electing United States senators is most re sponsible for the obstruction of reforms. For one hundred years heed a popular demand; the house party with being the promoter of may yield .to public opinion; but'as present abuses, the opponent of ne- long as the senate is defiant, the rule cessary remedies and the only bul- of the people is defeated. The De- walk of private monopoly. The De mocratic platform very properly de-1 mocratic party affirms that In this scribes the popular election of sena-, campaign It is the only Tarty, hav- fors as "the gateway to other na- |ng a ^prospect of. Success, which lional {gjfachis. ' Shall we open the stands for justice in government gate, or affall w.e allow the exploit-1 and for equity in the division of the ing iptefeit* to ■■ by the^fruits of industry.' , - - - Democratic Party Defender of Honest ^ Wealth. . ^ ^ v after he adoption of the constitution for monev contributed to debauch ^ . . . .. , . , , tl .v . . the demand-for the popular-cleciiun. •f senators, while finding Increased expression, did not become a domin ant sentiment. A constitutional amendment had from time to ime l*een suggested and the matter had been more or less discussed in a few of the states, but the movement hau not reached a point where it man ifested Itself through congressional action. In the Fifty-second congress however, a resolution was re|*orter1 from a house committee pro|K>slng the necessary constitutional amend ment, and this resolution passed the house of representatives by a vote which was practically unanimous In the Fifty-third congress a similar resolution was rejiorted to, and adopted by. the house of representa fives. Roth the Fift-second and Fifty-third congresses were Demo cratlc. ‘The Republicans gained con trol of the house as a result of the election pf 1 894 and In the Fifty fourth congress the proposition died in committee. As time went on however, the sentiment grew among the people, until it forced a Repnbll can congress fo follow the examfrle set hy the Democrats, and then an other and another' Republican con gress acted favorably* State after state has endorsed this reform, un tlllumcarly two-thirds of thostates have recorded themselves in Its fav or. The United States senate, how ever, impudently and arrogantly ol structiF the passage of the resolu tion. notwithstanding the fact that the voters of the United States, by an overwhelming majority, demand it. And this refusal is the more significant when it is remembered that a number of senators owe their election To great corporate interests Three Democratic national platform: —the platforms of 1900, 1904 and 1908—specifically call for a change In the constitution which will put the election of senators In the hands of the voters, and the proposition has been endorsed by a number the smaller parties, but no Republi can national convention has been willing to champion the cause of the people on this subject. The subject was Ignored »y the Republican national convention Ia._1901D, it was ignored In 1 904, and the proposition was explicitly- repudiated in 1908. for the recent republican national rnnvention, by iffte of KtVfi to VI.4. 'rejected the plank waciorsing the popular election of seimRjrs^-intiJj this was done in the convention^hich nominated Mr. Taft. 1 few delegates from his own state voting for the plank. Personal Inclination Not Knfiicient. In his notification .speech, the Re publican candidate, speaking of -the election pf senators by the people says; "Personally', I am Inclined to favor it but ft is hardly a party ques tion.” What is necessary to make this a party question? When the Democratic convention “endorses a proposition by a unanimous vote, and the Republican convention re sets the proposition by a vote of seven to one, does it not become an Issue between the parties? Mr. Taft can not remove the question, from the arena of politics by expressing personal inclination towards the Democratic position. For several yeara he has been connected with the administration What has he ever said or done to bring this ques tion before the public? • What en thusiasm has be shown in the re formation of ths senate? What la- victory, and through a Democratic victory only can the people secure Uie^popluar election of seirators. The smaller parties are unable to secure the reform; the Republican party, under its present leadership. Is res olutely opposed to It: the Democrn- tic party stands for It and has bolrD ly demanded it. If I am elected to the presidency, those who** are elected upon the ticket with me will tie, like myself, pledged tof*his re form. and I shall convene congress in extra-ordinary session immediately after inauguration, and asR. among other things, for the fulfillment of this platform pledge. House Rule* Despotic. The third Instrumentality employ ed to defeat the wil of the people is found in the rules,of the house -epresentatives. Our platform |»oints out that "the house of representa tives was designed by the fathers of the constitution, to lie the popular branch of our government, respon sive to the public," and adds: "The house .of representatives, ns '•outiO.led in recent years by the R** publican party, has ceased to be a de liberative and legislative body, re- spnslve to the will of a majority of the members, but has come und*- - the absolute domination of the speak er, who has entire controJ of its deliberations, and powers of leglsla* tion. "We have observed with amaz* * 'i**iit the popular branch of our fed .•ral government helpless to obte* cither the consideration or ena< < ufent of measures desired by a mu jority of Its members.’’ This arraignment Is .fully jusMfi ed. Tlie reform Republicans in th house of representatives, when We mfiy expect those who have committed larceny by law and pur chased immunity with their politl-, cal influence, to attempt to 'raise false issues, and to employ "the livery of Heaven” to conceal their evil purjioses, but* they can no longer deceive. The Democratic party U not the enemy of Any legitimate In dustry or of hoqest accumulations It is, on the contrary, a friend of Industry and the steadfast protector of that wealth which represents service to society. The Democratic party does not seek to annihilate all corporations; It simply asserts that as the government creates corpora tions, it must retiftr*. the power to regulate and to control them, and that it should Hot permit any cor poration to convert itself into a mo nopoly. Surely we should have the co-operation of »all legitimate cor Iterations in our effort to protect business and industry from the odium which lawless combinations of capi tal will, if unchecked, cast upon them. Only by the seperatlon of the good from the bad can the good be made secure. , _ Not Revolution, but Reformation. I the minority in their owp party, a as helpless to obtain a- hearing or t secure a vote upon a measure as a "'"he Democrats! In the recent session of the pres* » rongress there was a consldersib element in the Republican pan fcvoruble to remedial legislation hr* a few leaders. In control of th .>■ ganizutlon, despotically suppress*- hese meint>er8, „and thus -forced val majority in the hoase to sol -nit to a well organized minority The Republican national convention instead of rebuking this attack in** •opiilap—gwvemment. eulogized con gress and nominated as the Repul lien candidate for vice president one >f the men who shared in the respon sihlllty for the coercion of he house Our i>arty demands that "the hous representatives shall agaiq hecor a deliberative body, controlled I* i majority of the people's represe tallves, and not by the speaker •«nd is pledged to adopt "such rub and regulations to govern the horn of representatives as will enable majority of its members to direct It deliberations and control legislation "Shall the people rule-" The -annot do so unless they can co-. trol the house of represenratlvp: and through their representative in the house, give expression to thei purposes and their desires. Tli Republican party is committed t* the methods now in vogue In th house of representatives; the Dem< -'ratlc party is pledged to such r* vision of the rules as will bring th< nopular branch of the federal g<n eminent into harmony with the idc: if those who framed our constlti ion and founded our government tHher Issues Will Re Discussed l,ut<- "Shall the people rule?” 1 r* peat, is declared by our platform t be the overshadowing quesWon, an ts the campaign progresses, I shai take occasion to discuss this que: Mon as ItTanlfests itself in oth* Issues; for whether we consider th* tariff question. *the trust question the railroad question, the* lahtr question, the question of Imperial Ism, the development of our wate* ways, or any other of the ntmterou problems which press for solution weshall find that the real questloi involved in each is, whether th- government shall remain a mer* business asset of favor seeking cot porations or be an instrument in th* hands of the people for the advance- neut of the conrmon weal. Democratic Party Earned Confidence If the voters -are satisfied wit! the record of the Republican part; and with Its management of publh affairs we cannot ask for a chang* in administration; if. however, th* voters feel that the people, as a whole, have too little influence In -shaping the policies of the govern ment; if they feel thflt great com binations of capital have Encroach ed upon the rights of the masses and employed the instrumentalitlef of government to secure an - unfali share of the total wealth produced thf>n we have a right to expect a ver dict against the Republican party an'- in favor of the Democratic party: for our party has risked defeat— •ye. suffered defeat—In its effort tc arouse the conscience of ht« public and to bring about that very awaken-. Ing to which Mr. Taft has referred Oaly-Hiow* are worthy to he e*. rusted with leadership tn • great cause who are willing to die for It and tba Democratic party has proven its worthiness by Its refusal to pur- victory by delivering the i«eo- of those who have myself as a candidate for the United cohfbtuatirip : 1 stand Tor a Just-re- ... . vision of i tariff laws, an imme- States senate, believing that I can Ik _ i(11 of duties to the low- State, to the south and to U DtnmnTTrtie—of the gov,:■iment'e _ .. fi.it; rtfn<>o minhsiered-—‘ s:aiui xor a ruuroau basis; for the other candidates for this office, mTrmr accordant, with .he rtt.cr of 'J* »nper- vision; 8 and I aha.. .. eicc.cd .pjjj cxpit.scu ii*j - **-- centre!*.; tion tendencies w-hich are now a menace to our free insti tutions- It is nvv views candidly and honestly on the issues of the day. 1 the haee made the race on my own hierjts, as a business man and us a Democrat, and I have not sought and do not seek to win tills high position by pointing out the demerits of cpmpjftltbrs, y, „■ . # .>« • * , *• lu seeking the suffrages of my T:iir j ''ple? fellow-Democrats, them the best efforts v,f wbkMi l-*anr|te.ests wi:l'. my J whole energy. . R* G. RHLll. capable, in maintaining the funda- " ■ iAbillon to represent the •>v native State in the people of senate aim i:r-soliciting thPir sup port^ can -sure them that if elect ed I w ifi ern'eaVDiv first and all the South Caro)ina/s in- wad- •R.TTTTVTT 1 ITOIR SEbST_A-TOIR The Democratic party seeks not revolution, but reformation, and I need hardly remind the student of history that cures are mildest when applied at once; that remedies In crease in severity as their application is postponed. Blood poisoning : may tie stopped by the .loss of a finger today: it may cost an arm tomorrow or a life the next day. So poison in the body politic can not be re moved too soon.** for the evils pro duced by If Increase with the la|>«e of time. That there are abuses which ned to-be remedied, even the Republinan candidate admits; that Ihls party is unable to remedy them has been fully demonstrated during the last ten years. I have such con fldence In the intelligence as well as the patriotism of the people that I can not doubt their readiness to accept the reasonable reform which our pdrty proposes, rather than permit the continued growth of existing abuses to hurry the country on to remedies more radical and more drastic. ■*• ' . Our Party’s Ideal. The platform of our party closes with a -brief statement of the party’s ideal. It favors "such an adminis tration of the government as will insure. a> far as human wisdom can. that eaVh citizen shall draw from society a reward commensurate with his contribution to the welfare of society," Governments ate good in propor tion as they assure to each member of society, so far as governments can a feturn commensurate with indivi dual merit. The Divine I,aw of llefcnnls. Thrre is a Divine law of rewards. When the Greater gave us the earth, with Its fruitful soil, the sunshine with its warmth, and the rains with their moisture He proclaimed, as clearly as if His voice had thundered from the clouds. Go work, and ar cording to yout I Industry and your intelligence, so shall be your re ward.” Only where might -has over thrown. cunning underminded or government suspended this law, has a different law prevailed. To conform the government to this law ought to be the ambition of the statesman; and no party can have a higher mis sion than to make it a reality wheth er governn^ents can legitimately operate. Recognizing that I am' indebted for Tny nomination fo the rank and file of our parly, and that my election must come, if it comes at all, from the unpurchased and unpurchasable suffrage of the American people, I promise. If entrusted with the re sponsibilities of this high office, to consecrate whatever ability I have to the one purpose of making this, in fact, a government in which the people rule—a government which will do justice to all, and offer to every one the highest possible stim- uju^ tq, great and persistent effort, by assuring to each the "isrfjoyment of his just share of the proceeds of his toil,'no matter in irhai^party pf the vineyard he labors, or ‘tcr-what ^ccupatiort, profession or calling he' levotes himself. t——■ — CLASSIFIED COLUMN WANTED—Agents for Diozo Dis infecting Cabinets. Kjll germs, flies, mosquitoqs, moths and ants in the home. Costs two cents a month. Sell on sight. $10 daily easily earned. E. C. Rallenger, 1IO N. Church street Spartanburg, R. C. A man better equipped for the Offiee of I nlUHt Stales Senator than R. Goodwyn Rh<-ij. of jCkarlostOB, could not Ih* easily found. Trained to the practice of the law and suc cessful lu his profession, his natural tendencies have led him Into con structive business, and his engage ment lu public affairs lias followed as a consequence of commercial and Industrial efforts, and not from ik»II- tlcal Interests. He is not a politi cian at all. as the term is usually understood. He is a business man. Intensely interested in the material development of th*» State, who ht thought deeply upon the wajs where by the public may l>e promoted through practical legislation. Born In Columbia, educated in the schools of Charleston and at the bniversity pf Virginia, Mr. Rhett be gan the practice of the law lu Charleston. He met with success from The first. Particularly atten tive to commercial law, he soon be-, came' Interested in business enter prise and development. The reha bilitation of an impaired bank hav ing come into his field of effort, ho devoted himself to. the task with marked ability and eminent success, and TPOm this essay he was led into banking as a profession He became ttye headofone of the strongest banks in the State, and he has, for nior* than ten years, directed Its affairs not only k >fttal»ly to the Institution but in th* largest measure to the 1 lenefit * is rohtmunity and -of the entire St-"*. Elactet’ .*n Alderman of the City of Chari- moo. he soon became re- cognizd e: an expert of business methods < > government and an ad vocate o commercial development. He was < 'ed to the mayoralty prac tically by x T*ie unanimous voice of the i*iisiu**ss • en of Charleston, and, at the com -ion of bis four-year term, was re * :«*d without opposition. He has d* *icd himself to the promo tion of ter relations between the people of Charleston and their nelghtxm "i all parts of South Caro lina. an*; ‘tas endeavored in every way to m ' e mutual the advantages and th** ’• -mrees of the great !K>rt and the ; -111 inteiior region of the State N«- ternrise and no develop ment pre* • ing i>eneflt to the whole people of the State has failed to romnr’nd :s synipsthv and support. His fight *»r rate** and efficient ser- vue by th* rail loads has been one of the most actable and rTertlve under takings et made in fouth Carolina. Mr. Rb* *• believes he can serve tlie State i** q wider sphere, and he has d* finit- ideas of the service he can rende*- -md these be Is setting forth in h* campaign for the Demo cratic not i iailon for United States Sena ur WANTED—Clerks, cotton buyers, fanners, warehousemen and oth ers to learn grading and classify ing cotton In our sample rooms, or through correspondence course. Thirty day scholarship completes you. 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