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PACK TWO STATE CAMPAIGN PARTY SPOKE HERE SATURDAY tendance and hoped every dlatriet in Colleton county would toon adopt same. RevltAinc the aucceaeful enforce* meat of law tbroufhout the State Governor Manning called the 1 atten tion of bin hearer* to tbe statements made by him here two years ago to tbe effect that law bad to be rec ognised as supreme and said “1 stand now as before pledged, if re-elected, to use every effort to enforce the laws.** He discussed at length con ditions in Charleston county aj> the beginning of his term. Said the laws were flagrantly violated and that he appointed State constables and 1 sent to Charleston and started a raid on - blind tigers” and gambling dens and that the prohibition law. as well as all other laws, is now be ing, vigorously enforced In the City by the Sea. In speaking of the f5n,©(f0 ap propriated to enforce the prohibi tion law in South Carolina. Gover nor Manning • said that < less than 110.000 had been used and said he would spend the last cent of the ap propriation. if necessary, to enforce this law. In reference to his pardon record. Mr. Manning stated that he had«re- ceived more than 400 applications (Continued Prom First Page.) eppoaenta. much to the pleasure of the crowd. Mr. Cansler aald that «onc of his good-looking opponents had any sense and that he was mak ing the rac« for commissioner on the amount of brains he has. Said he had received more votes In South Carolina than any other man In the history of the State, and yet with out election, which was not right. }ir. Cansler was loudly applauded at the close of his speech. Albert H. Pant. The neit candidate for Railroad Commifsioner to speak was Albert S. FanC of Belton. Anderson county. Mr. Pant said hPcast his first ballot for one of Colleton's distinguished citisens. Hon. D. C. Heyward. Hail no political record to stand on. but a business record In farming and merchandising be was proud of. and has the endorsement' of his home town Democratic club and honffc county Democratic convention. Mr. Fant said a candidate should ask himself three questions before en tering a race’for public office: “Am ! for jiardons. but that only 45 had I honest?” "Anj 1 competent?” “Am been given liberty; t*o pardoned I faithful?” He declared he meets and 4.1 paroled, and said, “With these requirements. W. H. Kelley. W. H. Kelley, of Spartanburg, said he Is making the race in behalf of the people and the railroads and If elected will do all in his power for the welfare of both. Mr. Kelley ♦ losed with an earnest solicitation of tbe support of the voter*. t ommi«rsione.- Hampton. Railroad Commissioner McDuffie liampton Is seeking re-election on l^r^co/d he has made in office, and re^yreiFto his qualifications for the office the most Important being the fact that he is a civil engineer, which has helped him greatly It! requiring the railroads to improve Mieir prop erties and In the Inspection of rail roads. which he has made himself. Haid that he is the author of thy res olution requiring railroads to replac* wooden trestles with permanent ones and that now three-fourths of tbe railway trestles In the State are built of concrete, adding to the safety of the traveling public. la author of resolution providing for the express rat? block system, which Is productive of the best express rate# the State has ever had. Has given hit life-long experience as a civil engineer to the office. W. T. Thrower. v. W T. Thrower was next Intro- • % iwed. He said that he had the en dorsement of the Democratic con- 'cation in his home county. Chester- Held. _ Mr. Thrower discussed tbs Irregularities of the State railroad commission. Said the freight rate on cotton seed In Sort!) Carolina Is much lower than that prevailing In South Carolina, which la because South Carolina farmers appreciate the value of cotton seed as fertiliser and .Vorth Carolina farmer* do not. and that the railroads lowered the rate on cotton seed In North Caro lina in order to get the Job of mov ing them. Said that cotton mills are being taken away from our State by the railroads making the rate on cotton higher for short hauls than from the New Fngland mills. I.icutenant tknervor. Lieutenant Governor Albert J. Bethea stated that he feels himself bound to Colleton county from the fact that he whs secretary to Gov. Heyward, who had a Colleton girl for his stenographer. Miss Alice Henderson, and that when he be came Lieutenant Governor of the Stale he seeded Miss Nell.deTreville t of Colleton county, for his private secretary. My. Bethea favors the Rural Credit system; election of State officers every four years, and • lean politics. Believes that a man making his campaign on demerits of his opponents ptoves the man himself incompetent for the office. Mr. Bethea was presented with two large bouquets of flowers at the clone of his address. K. C. I,. Adams. AX. C. L. Adams is seeking tbe of fice of Lieutenant Governor, and promised, if elected, to do all in his power to uphold any legislation for the upbuilding of the commonwealth He made rather a caustic attack up on his opponent, which was not re ceived with much favor by the au dience. Secretary of Stale. Both candidates for Secretary of State. George \V Wightman and \Y. Ranks Dove, made excellent speeches and were liberally applauded a! tlje close of their talks. For Governor. Karh seemed present and the applause in the rare was liberally divided. Thn crowd was orderly and appeared to be weighing with thoughtful minds the statements of every speaker t^>vem«»r Manning. \ Hon Richard I Manning, candi date for re-election as Governor, was the first gubernatorial candidate In troduced Governor Manning was received with loud and hearty ap plause. and it was very evident that there were large numbers in the au- THE PRESS AND STANDARD Bieaoe asked all in th« audienc*. who | State could enter Clemsop College. Wednesday, July 26, ltf 6> more convictions and less pardons the people of South Carolina have come to respect the law.” The Governor cited how he had saved the State money, referring -to the fact that during his administra tion the State debt has been refund ed at a lower rate of Interest, sav ing this year $24,000 in Interest. Said the property loss in the military department waa $h06.000 and that they got it reduced to. $31.(100 and the general assembly/ appropriated this amount to be paid the national goveramerit. He referred to the passage of the Torrens land regis tration system, and hope* we now have a rural credits law which will be of great benefit to tenants. Mr. Manning discussed at length the conditions he found at the State Hospital for the Insane, saying that there are 30 or 40 from Colleioi county now being cared for by that institution. He said the asylum had bean made the foot ball of politic*. Said after taking office h? visited the asylum and found in one ward 92 violently inaane women and on the waHs straps, which told of their treatment. These patients were put in small, dirty c«4ls at night with only two trained nurses in charge. He put the matter before th? legis lature. and one visit to this Instltu- ion by this body brought about the laws that have caused the reform. Governor Manning told of his selec tion of Superintendent Williams and said he has measured up to expecta tions anil Is doing a great work, sav ing the State neatly $35,000 annu ally by giving work to patients. He discussed at some length his appoint ment of Dr. Williams as superintend ent, and explained that he could not secure hie services at a salary less than $5,000 a year. The former superintendent received $3,000 and home, horses and carriage and oth er perquisites. Dr. Williams got $5,000 and furnished himself alL these The speaker exhibited a note given by himself personally for the increase in salary and his personal' check which paid the notp, and said* "1 have not aeked. n^r would 1 re ceive reimbursement of this money from the legislature nor from any* other source. ! made this eontribu-. tion for these untyrtunafe people and it has given rue pleasure to make Mr Manning stated that nine doc tors and 23 irained nurses have been added to the asylum family and that patients ary given warm baths and good treatment and not locked in dirtv cells like prisoners. The Governor asked the people to talk to theli senators and represen tatives. or better itill. to go to Co lumbia and Investigate how t^heir tnonec Is being spent.„ In closing Mr. Manning pledged himself to continue the law enforce ment campaign, and said: “1 do not propose to rompromise with crime, anq if you want liquor sold openly do not elect me” and there was a loud demonstration and many yells for Manning. dole Blease. Foimer Governor Cole L. Blease was received with a hearty and loud ’nplause. and the demonstration showed clearly that he still main tains a large following among Col leton's voters. He made a vigorous attack on Governor Manning's ad ministration. declaring that it had been the most extravagant and law- candidat* for Governor j loss in the history of the State, to have a large following In enumerating the sources of wasted revenue, Mr. Blease cited the creation of the tax commission, board of charities and corrections and other organization^ which h-» said are useless. Heferring to the tax commisaion he «aid Governor Manning himself listed 34 4 acres of land at $3no which he would not take $25,000 for. and said that the man at the head of the commission only paid $1 on a year in taxe* and that was on hts head, or a poll tax He recommended that 85 cents of received 15 cents for their cotton to hold up their handa. There being no hands rained, he aaid the law was being enforced about like they were getting 15 cents for cotton." Said that more crime was being commit ted than ever before in the history of the State. The speaker aaid that during the present administration tber? had been seven riots, and that white men had been killed In all except one;, that there had been 1$ white women assanlted during Manning's administration, and that there were only two assaults under his admin istration Iwg years ago. Said one of the negroes committing the crime was electrocuted and the other went by the rope route as he should have gone. The speaker said Mr. Man ning's law enforcement campaign in Charleston was a joke: that as much liquor could be bought tber^. now as evfr before; that the only'dif ference the "tigers” had moved from down stairs to the upper floors and had raised the price of liquor from 75 rents to $1.25 a pint. * . * ' Commenting on Governor Man ning’s pardon record. Mr. Blease ■‘fated that while in office he refused to commute the sentence of Col. Young, of Laurens county, because his crime was so heinous, but that Governor Manning had acted favor ably on the applications for commu tation. He told of several other cases where Governor Manning had extended executive clemency in which he had refused. The speaker said he had bean asked several times if he Is elected governor would he pardon as many this time as when he was governor two years ago. Said said his reply to this question is: “No, you darned fool, there are not as many In there.” The speaker- said the criminal courts are more congested now than ever before, and that only two of the 19 who had committed assault had met death. Mr. Blease took a shot at the ap pointment of Dr. C. F. Williams as superintendent of the asylum, say ing that Mr. Williams probably never made $2,900 in a year in his life, but that Governor Manning appoint ed him at a salary of $5,000. The speaker said Governor Manning was claiming credit for w hat he (Blease» had done at the asylum. Said that Governor Manning had forgotten to to say thkt they were now forced to buy corn and provisions for that in stitution. and that “white women were made to scrub the floors and work In the fields to help Manning and his crowd save $34,000.“ Referring to the treatment the Bleaseites have received at the hands of Governor Manning, the speaker called attention to Man ning’s promise two years ago to know no factions when it came to appointments to office. He said the first thing the Governor did was to discharge the members of the Board of Regents because they were Bleaseites and appointed his friends. The speaker shouted. “My crowd knows who will get the Jobs If 1 am elected.” Mr. Bl^aSe said when he went into the campaign negroes were holding office^ hut four days of campaigning itt the up-country caused Uovernor Manning to mis* several speaking dates and go to t'olubia and turp the negroes out. In closing the speaker said he tf-a* dlenee whs endorse his administra- Jlhis he returned, as he did not con tion. He said he had no desire to [aider his head worth over 15 cents, excite bitterness and engender ani-I Mr. Blease said the board of rhar- niosity between man and man, but Rlea and corrections, resting the * ■d come as a candidate asking en-’State between twenty and tweqty- dorsement and to gi'e an account .five thousand dollars a year, wa* of whut he has done. He made an j created to teach the people how to Interesting presentation of hi* rec-• cler.jt up jails and other pla<e*. hut ord ns Governor. M- Manning said *h£t he had shown them two year* that the paramount Issues in South «go how to clean *p the penitentiary Carolina today were law enforce- : and did not. charg^ them a rent for mem and education. Said he takes hie servvresr Said these useless of- the greatest intere'-t in education Aces w^r^ being eleated to make and has and will ho-op* rate with the places for pets. ' legislature in every way possible to t Mr Blease said the $59.(^*9 law further extend the progress that is enforcement fund appropriated bv heine made along t-diAational linos. ! the legislature was being used to Said he floored compulsory «duca->«>’ constables to campaign for Mr. tfon and spoke of tile districts that i Manning In reference to Man have already adopted compulsory at- sing’s law and order campaign, Mr. nut of the fifteen hundred he had set free only three had gone to the bad; two for selling liquor and one for drunkenness. Said he enjoyed the four years he was governor, and that nothing afforded him more teal pleasure than signing pardons, sending sons luick home to their mothers and fathers to start a fle" life. The speaker was liberally applaud ’d and was presented with a bouquet at the »lose of his speech. Itoliert A. Cooper. The third speaker in the gover nor's race was Robert A Cooper, of Laurens. Mr. Cooper was given a splendid reception, and despite the Utrt that a hard shower of rain came up at the beginning of his address and continued almost the entire time he was speaking, a majority of the people remained to hear him through It is evident Mr. Cooper w^l receive a larger vote in this county this year than he did two years ago. Mr. ('coper's address was educa tional in character and lacking In bitterness. He said he proposed to make a clean race, and if he was elected It would he on his own mer its and would k*nw that he had not destroyed the reputation of any man He said he felt that if he should se-' 1 cure the election by attacking his opponents’ character and destroying their reputation he would have only an empty office with the honor all gone Mr. Cooper thinks it is time for abuse and strife to stop. The speaker said if elected, he would be the governor of every man. w-oman and child. Said "any man entering public office for the purpose of granting favors is unfit for the % «• S place. Mr. Cooper stated that th*> great est question before the people of the State is the education of the boys and girls of South Carolina If he is elected governor, he said the first man he wanted to see is the Super intendent of Education Said 90 per cent of the e,hildren in this State must receive thelf education in the neighborhood schools. lit- proposes to do everything to develop the educational system so that the Mah st hools will give the children <he same training that can l>e «ecur- “d in the first two years in college Said the principal of fr*e scholar ship is wrong; that only 5 pet-cont are being benefitted at the expanse if all taxpayers. He said the State should open the doors of its colleges «o every poor hoy and girl, the ex penses to be paid after completing their education Fairors teaching agriculture in the rural schools, say- i.tng that only two and one-half out of every one hundred boys in the Mr. Cooper discussed at length the State warehouse system, and thinks it should be divorced from politica and conducted along the same lines as our national banks'. Said the State need not put one dol lar in the system. Discussing the rural credit sys tem, Mr. Cooper said every white farmer can become a land owner. That 40 per cent of our white farm ers now live on rented land. Mr. Cooper said he had no quarrel to make with large land owners, but that every man should be a land and home owner. Believe* the tax payers of the State should do more for our old soldiers. He thinks w,e should be as loyal now as they Were in 1851. The speaker did not think it pos sible or wise to reduce taxes. He said he would not promise to do so. That ail candidates in years past have promised "tax reduction.” and that taxes have only been reduced, since the wary from eight hundred thousand dollars tb two and a half million dollar*. He would not prom ise to lower taxes, but said he Would treat the people's money as his own and use it as a trust fund. Discussing law enforcement, the speaker said "the chief duty of your governor is to impartially enforce the laws of thq State. He favors one measure of punishment to rich and poor alike. Said it is unfair to a poor man to make him serve a sen tence, when his more fortunate neighbor can buy immunity by pay ing his fine. He promised to use every possible means to enforce the !aw, but said the law breakers and strife will remain in our State, to a certain extent, until driven out,1»y education. •'If^ele< ted ,1 promise the full pow er of the governor’s office in ad vancing tbe progress in education and agriculture, and will look after the welfare of our people rt) th« best of my ability,” said Mr. Cooper in closing. His remarks were gener ously and loudly applauded. , J. M. De*<Turnips. Hon. James M. DesChamps was well received and began his speech by saying he was the ••Barn-yard" candidate. Said that he belonged to no faction, but was a free man ki a free country running for governor on his own merits. Speaking of political situation. Mr. DesChamps said: “The darndest trust that every disgraced the nation is the political trust in South Car olina." The speaker said we live in the greatest country on the continent, but that we are letting the golden thread of happiness and opportunity slip through onr hands while we quarrel over last year’s bones. Mr DesChampg declared that he started his race for governor two years ago. and that he is no sparrow hunter. bafTias bigger game ahead. He is looking to the future of South Carolina. Is in the race not to feather his nest, he said, but is hunting something in which he can do something for humanity. Says Northern capital is moving South ward and South Carolina should go after her share. The speaker thinks there should be no North. South. East or West, but only the I’nited States. "If you have ever uttered mean word against the Northern people, go right now aqd wash your mouth and ask forgiveness, for they MONUMENTS! | HEWHOMI I have secured the agency for the celebrated Cherokee Marble Works, and am prepared to furnish estimates’ on all stone and monument work. Shall be pleased to figure with any one in need of anything in this line. N*o order too small and none too large for this company to fill. c. c. Round, S. C. SEASHORE KOC.N'D TRIP PARKS Er«nj Walterburo. Week-End Excursion Fares: $2.15 to Isle of Palms. $2.15 to Sullivan's Island. Tickets on sale for all trains on each Saturday and for forenoon trains on each Sunday from May 27 to S*pt. 11, inclusive, limited re turning to reach original starting point prior to midnight of Taesday □ext following date of sale. Schedules and further particulars cheerfully furnished upon applica tion to D. E. MARTIN. Ticket Agent. Walterboro. S. C. ATLANTIC COAST LINE The Standard Railroad of the South proud of his pardoning record; that pare fine people,” said Mr. Des- Champs In urging the laying aside of bitterness toward the nonh. The speaker warned his hearers to beware of the man claiming to be the poor man’s friend. Said the poor man’s friend is the railroad, the saw mill, the cotton mill and other industries that gave him employ ment. Mr. DesChamps claims he has shot factionalism in South Carolina full of holes in his campaign and expects- to countinue firing until it sinks into the sea, when he will be standing on the shore praising God from whom all blessings flow. The speaker said He loved all the candidates for governor because he knows he is going to beat them. John T. Duncan. Jno. T. Duncan was the fifth and last gubernatorial candidate to speak. The crowd had been de creasing in numbers, on account of rain and weariness, inttil onlv about 39ft were remaining t-o hear Mr. Dun can speak. “I would not cancel the commis sion of the devil in a campaign un der fire of my opponents,” was Mf. Duncan’s first shot at Governor Manning in referring to the negro office holders ousted by the governor The speaker claimed, that the vot ers ail over the up-country were leaving the other candidates and coming to him.' Said Blease has no chance of election, and gave as h* reasons: "No man that has voted agalpst him wiR vote for him now, and he is fast losing those that were for him.” Mr, Duncan charged Cooper. Man ning and Blease with having back of them a crowd of heelers and roundels who are paid by liquor trust mpney. and said: "If either of them jfill come on this stand and deny it I wilt tar and feather him on the stand.” Mr. Duncan's speech was enjoyed by those who remained to hear him. BAD STOMACH TROUBLE Yield* to Delicioos Vinol Shreveport. La—’’ I had a bad stom ach trouble for years and became so weak 1 could hardly walk or do any work. My appetite was poor, mv food would not digest, 1 bloated and was very weak and nervous. I tried many reme dies without help. 1 saw Vinol adver tised and tried it, and now my stomach trouble is completely cured and 1 am well.”—E. L. Marshall. Vinol is guaranteed to tone up the tired, over-taxed and weakened nerves af the stomach and create strength. John M Klein. Druggist. Walterboro, 8. Q. \v CHARLESTON, !S*C. 77/ jrei.it *for my'iuife' KO OTHER LIKE IT. NO OTHEI^ AS GOOD. Purctiwe the “NEW HOME” vA fi-j «;i; • life u«et at the price you pay. The e!iminati*t. c* repair eipetxe by ,»uperior wrnrkmanship atC t quality of material insure* Ufe-lorr '■err eat •: . “urn coat. Insist on havir.f the NEW HOME " / WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME. Kac»n the world over for superior sewinf qualities. ~ Not sold under any other tame. THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE CO.^SANGE, Viai ' asst nv BROWN FVKMTtRE COMPANY. Walter boro, K. C. Old Age and Death Start Liver To*r liver is tb* Suit ary Daparl- ■«at of yoor body. Wboa II fo*a wrong yoor whole rystew b*CQOMS yoi**o*d mi yoor vitality is weiboood. 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REVIVAL AT BPTHLEHKM , Ehrhardt. July 21.—Editor TN ’r‘f.s and Standard: FMiyso .m- ^ounre th^t we w ill b* giu p fsM'-iv-' meeting with the Bethlehem, church on Wednesday nigiu* the 2«(h ir t. 't the close of the meeting at llefh- ’< hem we will move ov*r to r.itiRK.- ville and bcg-n there on Thursday night. August 3 Rev. T. L. Smith, of Walhalla. is oapected to be wirh us and 'do the preaehina. You. M ’diior. your staff and the public are cordially invited to attend We c-pccl^lly kivite and confidently ex- - e<t alf Thristiahs within rea. h of rhe two churches to attend and take an active part in the work. ^ J. R. SMITH, pastor. M For Sale HIGH GRADE MEAL (X) NT AIN 8 POTASH. DO YOU WANT IT? & bAJOD WANTED H U L L S CHEAPEST FEED. Walterboro 00 M01 •**»*»*#*»**#* • CARDS. ■ * • *••••»* *»»*4r» R. M. JEFFERIES ■ j. - Attorney and Counsellor at I^aw WALTERBORO, S. C. Practice in all Courts except Equity. Ixian* Negotiated on Improved Farming l^utds. EYES Eyeae examined Bdentifical! 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