The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, August 10, 1922, Page 7, Image 7
COUNTY CAMPAIGN MEETING
HELD AT OLAR FRIDAY.
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(Continued from page 1, column 6.)
discussed for a few moments the importance
of the ballot and the responsibility
resting upon the women
since they were given it. He had
served in the* house for eight years
! and felt that this experience made
him better fitted to represent the peo- [
pie now than ever before. This
county had been represented there
by good men in the past, but the
trouble was they did not stay long .
enough. When you get a good man
in the house you should keep him
there as long as posisble. Most im- ,
portant matter before the people was
f taxation, and would devote most of J
his remarks to that question. Wanted
lower taxes but did not believe the (
*
people wanted to cripple their schools ,
> and colleges, the asylum for the in- (
sane, nor take from the old Confederate
soldier the small pension 1
he was now receiving. While times !
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Were Uitru iiuw uc was giau mat
were no suoh scenes as immediately !
after the civil war. in prosperous
times the people wanted better roads '
and schools and had voted for these
S things, now hard times had come ,
and taxes were hard to pay. Seventyfive
per cent, of the taxes collected '
were spent in the county, but two ,
mill road tax could be taken off as '
j soon as present road construction ,
was finished and favored no more .
road building except wihat could be ^
done by the chain gang. Appropria- ^
K tion bill was three-fourths of a mill- ^
ion dollars less this year than last. ^
Would make state departments econ- (
omize by cutting their appropria- ,
tions. Advocated one board of trus- j ^
tees for all state institutions of learning
so as to do away with rivalry in
the matter of seeking appropriations.
Our tax system was out of date and
should he changed. Other states thad
done so. There should ncrt be a dollar
tax levied on general property.
? Explained his tax chart, which illustrated
the new sources of revenue ad/
vocated by the ways and means committee
(of which he is vice-chairman)
by which the state levy had
been reduced from twelve to seven
mills. One million dollars worth of
property which had hitherto escaped
taxation was put on the tax books
last year, but it was estimated that e
there was three hundred millions now
s
escaping taxation. General property
tax should be wiped out. All relief c
bills introduced last session originated
with the ways and means com.
mittee and he felt he should have
some credit as he was vice chairman
of that committee. Had heard all
over the county that he had voted for
i the tax commission, which was not
true. He had never voted for any of
the commissions created in the past
several years. The tax commission
was created in'l915 when ihe was not
in the house, and there had never
been a bill introduced to abolish the
tax commission. Two bills had r
been introduced, one in 1919 and one
? in 1920, but they only changed the
N name and one increased the number
0 from three to fourteen. The 1919 T
v v?in orauo tho camp nowers but Dro
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videti fourteen members, one from
* each judicial district, and called it a
state board of assessors. Was opposed
to more expense and voted
against it, would do it again, and believed
every man in the sound of his
voice would have voted as he did.
The other bill provided that the tJhree
tax commissioners should be elected
by the general assembly instead of
being appointed by the governor as
at present, and as he was opposed to
* members of the -general assembly be^
ing elected to an office by that body,
he voted against that. He appreciated
bbe honors conferred upon him by
his people and would be grateful for
an endorsement.
* J. U. Kearse, aiso a candidate iur i
the only place in the house of repre- \
sentatives since this county has lost l
a representative by reason of the 1
census figures, was the next and last i
-y speaker. Mr. Kearse has been a (
member of the house for the past two t
years. Ke began by paying his respects
to the ladies, congratulating <
them on the fact that there were ^
more of the fair sex present than at ]
any previous meeting, discussing
briefly the importance of women
keeping informed on public affairs c
now that they were given the fran- ]
* ? chise. Spoke of this being his home i
and everybody knowing him since he 1
was a boy, therefore no need to dis- -1
cuss himself even if he was so in- i
clined, which he was not, as no doubt i
* many of those present knew him bet- i
ter than possibly -he did himself. Had s
served for two years, but was not ]
going to tell his hearers about the ]
laws -he had enacted, because he went ]
to the legislature with the idea that j
there were too many laws as well as i
being too complicated, therefore his
effort had been for fewer and simpler
laws. Something had been said about ]
f' experienced men in the house, which ]
was true, as a new man was practi- ;
cally lost his first year there, but he ;
did not have to serve an apprenticeship
as he had served as clerk of an <
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important committee there for three
years, had charge of all the bills for
this committee, and knew probably
as much about the parliamentary
rules and usages of tine house as any
member there. Also had served one
year in the legal department at
Washington, and out of five hundred
applicants for this position was one
of the fifteen lawyers selected. Therefore
he felt that he was as well
qualified to represent them as any
one present. There were too many
commissions and offices, most of
them useless. Had fought them and
they had gotten after and reduced
many stenographers and clerks who
had nothing to do but sit at a desk
and cock their feet on it and smoke
good cigars at the expense of the taxpayers.
By this means seven hundred
thousand dollars had been cut
out of appropriation bill and state
and county taxes had been reduced.
Showed copy of tax chart and stated |
these new sources of income, while
be had supported most of them, did
not lower taxes, they only took the
money out of another pocket. If they
took the tax off your land or your
stock they put it on your gasoline.
What he had fought for was lower
taxes, not merely new methods of
raising money. Favored good schools
and wanted to see our labor laws
tightened up so tnai tue lauuer wau
fed a laborer could have some control
over his services. Something
bad been said about having a farmer
in the legislature. He was raised on
the farm, owned a farm himself, his
father and all his brothers were
farmers, and as this was an agricul:ural
county he felt fully qualified
:o represent the farming interest. As
in illustration, had taken up the
natter of increase in farm lands in
;his county with the tax commission,
vho had instructed the auditor to
3ut on an increase of 36 per cent.,
vhich would mean about four hunIred
thousand dollars increase in vallation,
and the commission had visitjd
Bamberg and decided to let the
lame valuation remain. If Mr. Riley
vanted the farm lands to be increased
that was his privilege and he was
lot to be criticised for it. He felt
:hat the people needed relief, that
jhe action of the tax commission was
injust, therefore he had fought for
etting values remain the same. He
ippreciated very much the flattering
rote he received two years ago, felt
>ure no one who voted for him had
egretted doing so and no one ever
(hould.
The Best Speech of All.
Chairman Rizer then announced
he close of the speeches of candilates
but stated that Dr. L. A. Hart;og
had an announcement to make,
rhe doctor mounted the rostrum and
nade the best speech of the day, de:idedly
the one which was best revived
by the audience, for he invited
he entire crowd to dinner wnicn was
hen being prepared. He was esiecially
happy and witty in his inviation
and was heartily applauded.
The crowd had heretofore been rathir
stingy with its applause for the
:andida^es. Referring to the matter
>f hearing so much about taxation,
)r. Hartzog stated that he wished
he crowd to tax their powers of digestion
to the utmost, and we think
nost of them did, for there was plen;y
to eat for everybody, and a fair
jstimate placed the crowd at beween
600 and 700. There was bariecued
beef and pork and hash,
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iVmen iiau UCCJJLI px^uivu w
nittee of the prominent citizens of
)lar, all done to a turn, and the
adies from town and the surroundng
country had brought (huge hampers
containing- fried chicken, ham,
)ies, cakes, pickles and all manner
>f good things, sufficient to feed a
nultitude. But the dinner was maniged
by a committee of men and they
lid the work of serving and everyhing,
the ladies?for once in their
ives?being guests, and this point
vas stressed by Dr. Hartzog, that the
adies would not be expected or alowed
to do any work. Each person
vas given a plate and as they passed
lown the line with tables containing
ootohloe rm Ofl side the Dlate
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vas helped by the committee to whatever
one's appetite fancied, ending
vith the sweet things and iced tea.
everybody was fed and fed well.
Byrnes and Harvey Not Present.
It was a great regret to the entire
jrowd that Congressman James F.
3yrnes and Governor Wilson G. Har,*ey
conld not be present. Both had
ieen invited, and Dr. Hartzog had
ieen in correspondence with them
md hoped they could be there. Howrer,
Mr. Byrnes would have been
imong those present'had he not been
suddenly called away and Governor
Harvey was detained by office duties.
3oth of these gentlemen expressed by
etter to Dr. Hartzog their keen regret
at being deprived of the pleasire.
A Delightful Occasion.
It was really a delightful occasion.
f?oniiv more like a Sunday-school
picnic and neighborly gathering than
a political meeting. Xo bad feeling
among the candidates, no harsh
words, every fellow pleaded for the
affice he wanted with all the elo
Things to I)o This Month.
Agronomy.
Harrow frequently during August C
! land that is to be planted in alfalfa s<
in September to secure a firm smooth c<
seed bed. g
Make arrangements now for cover u
crop seed which are to be planted in tl
September and October. L
If you are unfortunate enough to h
have weedy terraces, clean them up ti
thoroughly during this month. v:
Instead of pulling fodder for hay, tl
plant a late crop of German millet bi
or Sudan grass and get more hay st
with less labor and save the corn T
crop. es
Horticulture. si
Plant rubabagas, snap beans, and
Irish potatoes. Transplant cabbage, st
v Keep all vegetables gathered to en- y<
courage fruiting. is
Cultivate old and young orchards, S
and fertilize weak trees with stable
manure or 8-4-4 fertilizer. C
Watch the pecans and remove cat- re
erpillar worms. % P
Remove decayed grapes and when tl
the harvest is over, give clean shal- m
low cultivation. w
Beans planted late in August usu- re
ally bring a good price. Plant the ol
late Refuge variety. ti
uiean up tne yara ana rerimze me e*
shrubbery that is not making good is
growth. w
Animal Husbandly. p:
Breed all sows-not previously bred
for for fall litters. id
Breed all beef cows not previously sc
bred for spring calves. fe
If convenient change livestock is
from one pasture to another, bhus ti
allowing fresh grass and control of w
parasites. tl
See that livestock has plenty of y<
shade and pasture. b<
Destroy all stagnant pools now us- w
ed as mud wallows. si
Make use of pasture for idle horses
and mules.
Get together as much hay for winter
as possible.
Separate the pork hogs from the ubreeding
stock and give the breeding in
stock special attention.
Do not arrange to keep more live- qi
stock than you have feed for. 31
Fix up the weak links in the fence, Ci
and if possible get more of your land
under fence. a'
Dairying. iD
Heat and dirt are the causes of
sour milk. Exercise great care to
keep the milk clean and cool at all cl
times. ei
Provide cows with shade during 01
the hot days. ^
Plan now to show animals at com- .
munity, county or state fairs.
Corn, sorghum, Sudan grass, etc., '
pay well wihen fed green as soiling 4
crops. Feed 20 to 30 pounds per <
day per cow. - .
Ask the dairy specialists for help
with plans to remodel the old or
build new dairy barns, silosr milk *
houses, etc. ' i
Plant Pathology. 4
Clean up the orchard after the <
crop is harvested. Burn, bury deeply,
or feed to the hogs all- diseased
fruit and debris from under the trees.,
Trim out and burn all cankered or *
dead twigs. 4
Notify your seed dealer that you <
are going- to require certified seed 4
Irish potatoes for next spring.
Well Stated. *
('From the Columbia State.) <
If a sufficient number of good citizens,
women and men, neglect to
enroll for voting in the primary, we
shall have a bootlegging government 4
in South Carolina. 4
If the good citizens do not enroll, <
the bootleggers and their friends will "
be the majority and they will elect
in the primaries a legislature and
other officers. ^
If people are sick and tired of 4
politics, so disgusted and so despair- 4
. . , _ 1
ing that they don't care wnat nap- f
pens, something will happen. Lawbreakers
will take the reins. South
Carolina will be no fit place for the
honest people who love peace and <
law to live in. 4
There are two ways to bring about 4
anarchy in South Carolina. 4
One is to be an anarchist.
The other is for good men to go
to sleep and leave the law-breaking *
element of the population to teke 4
charge of the state. t 4
A fair deal for the farm boy or
girl is a fine deal in futures for rural
life. *
quence at his command, and right
royally did the whole bunch acquit
themselves. Possibly this was the *
largest crowd at any previous meet- 4
ing. but as Olar is near the Barnwell i
county line there were a number of 4
folks present from that county. We .
didn't know many of them, but we
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saw mere u. l<. w eissiugei, ui dwl^ville.
who is a candidate for the house <
of representatives, also a gentleman 4
who is running for auditor; Mr. Hiers <
from Dunbarton, and others whom .
we do not now recall. You see those !
people over there in Barnwell know
a good thing. That's why they were *
at Olar. ^
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Are Beef Cattle Profitable?
Clemson College.?"That South y(
arolina has a great dormant re- unit
Durce in her future meat producing > mate
ipacity, a resource which will be i corc}
radually developed, and which will! ture.
tilize the cheap untillable lands of total
le state," is the opinion of Prof. ucts
. V. Starkey, chief of bhe animal may
usbandry division, who has just re- to b
lrned from western North Carolina, nitio
here the chief source of income for tima
le iarmer is cattle, it is surprising
ut true, that the farmers in th.s vege
iction are in good circumstances. caue
hey are living in comfortable ihous- $22 7
3 and beem to have incomes which ^
lpply their needs. ^
"In fact, in traveling over several tQ ^
:ates of the south and west, I have '
, . , crop:
3t to see a livestock section which
v aim
not prosperous," continues Prof. toma
tarkey.
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There are many farmers in South
was
arolina who believe that on the ave- ,
! ber,
ige beef production does not pay. eacj1
erhaps they are right. But we have le
right to ask why is it that it does fll
ot pay? There are several things H
hich might contribute to the cor- u
?ct answer to this question, some fiS
I which are poor soils, poor pasires,
scrub cattle, free range, dis- HI
?CP<3 flnd tViP lilro Prnf C!t?j rV*nr hS
of the opinion, however, that when 9H
e get the right sort of pasture, beef SH
roduction will pay. H
There are thousands 01' acres of 9
Lie land in South Carolina, and as H
>on as these acres are put under 9
:nce and the soil which is now bare, .H
covered with grass, beef produc- 9
on can be made profitable. But 9
e must not think for a minute that |a
lis change will come about in one 9
3ar, nor in five years. Economical 9
3ef production on thin, cheap lands 9
ill be a development that will come w|
owly. 9
Rare Opportunity. 9|
Little Jane had long desired a ba- 9
7 sister, and one day she came rush- Hj
ig home in high excitement. H
"Oh, mother; come downstairs B
lickly!" she exclaimed. "There are H
ilendid bargains in babies and you BB
in get one while they are cheap." H
"What in the world are you talking B
Dout, my dear?" the mother asked B
l astonishment. "Somebody must H
ive been ploying a joke on you." H
"Truly, truly!" the little girl de- B
ared jumping up and down in her jfl|
igerness., "Great big sign about it, B
i top of the skating rink. It says, H.
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?getables grown on farms in the Vl
ed States in 1921 had an esti- m^ted
id value of $1,104,000,000, acing
to the department of agricul- j relati<
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value of all crops. The prod- i striki]
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tables produced for sale, often
d the commercial crop, was '
',000,000. ! matte
le potato crop had a farm value you
>85,000,000, and the sweet po?a- "I'1
87,000,000. Together, these two "This
3 comprised 43 per cent, of the I'll be
3 of all vegetables in 1921. The "Y<
lto crop of 1921 had a farm val- test fi
>f $60,000,000; the cantaloupe y?u.
worth $17,000,000; the cucum- firmn<
watermelon ana caDDage crops
had a value of about $15,000,-| Storie
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alues of the large crops were
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for 1921 was 85 per cent.
5 value of the great corn crop.
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r-of-fact gentleman. "How do
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n mighty bad," was the reply.
weather'll be the end of me.
t a dead man before very long."
ju've been , saying that for the
ve years. I've no patience with
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