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VOLUME XXXVIII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1922. NUMBER 2 FLORENCE RECEII WITH CHEE! Two Caididates in Warn Tilt. Wolfe lalnis Charges by Winter Due Either to Ignorince or are "Premed. itated Lie5." Greenville NeWs. Plorence, July 22.-The completion of half of the cirou rf th. rampaign at Florence here today saIw a gradual awakening of interest in the candi dates who are offering for governor and other state *Allces. Tuere was a crowd of approximately 1,000 Florence county voters present, and they were extremely liberal with their ap plause, 'particularly to Thomas G. MIc Leod and Cole L, Blease, .the former apparently being the favorite of the voters iresent. Alr. 1Laney was the Ar4cipient of a goodly reception, but nwhen Blease, the last speaker for gov ernor, had spoken about 250 of the crowd had departed. Vhen the candi dates for comptroller general spoke there 'wcre just 22 persons in the school auditorium where the meeting was held. The luxuries tax was again brought into the campaign today. Senator 'Laney advocated a modjified luxury tax and Mr. Mc4eod a straight tax on luxuries, Mr. Blease was olposed to all forms of indirect taxation. Florence, the home of the Atlan tic Coast Line shops, brought forth express ons in favor of union la'bor from Mr. Mcleod and Mr. Blease, the latter telling horw he had not ordered out the militia to protect strike break. era in Columbia, and expressing tl( opinion that the strikers would gair all their hopes and aspirations. Before an audience of fuill3 "twenty-two" 'people, S. 1. Wolfe, at. torney general, and his opponent, P iM. Winter, engaged in a colloquy, it iwhich Nir. 'Winter said that certait charges made by his adversary wer' either from an Ignorance of the con tents iof the giindrall appropriatoon 'bill or that Mr, Winter nwas uttering i 'preposterous and premeditated lie. Thi item in question was the assertion tha Mr. Wolfe was expending $9,050.00 fo the hire of outside attorneys when a a matter of fact the amount named wa for the salary of the attorney genera and his office force. Mr. Winter told th -the audience that he 'would not fur ther .tax their 'patience tby trying an disapprove the absurd allegatiOns < Mr. Wolfe, but would do so at anothe meeting. . Laney for Schools Senator G. K, iLaeny, of Chestei tIeld, the first speaker for governc stated that he had opposed .the crei tions of certain commissions now ec isting, but .he had unswervingly advo cated and supported necessary appr4 !priations for the educational syste of the state, particulaily for comnic schools. tHe defended the recent general a sembly's attitude toward indirect tax tion, 'by which he claimed, the gener appropriation bill had been material reduced and the levy now carried on seven and one-half mills In the past," said Senator Lant "we are dependent upon a sigle sy temn of tax~tion; this must be adjust -If we are to secure a material redil tion of the levy on real and persorl 'property." Senator 'Laney stated 'that the pi sage of the gasoline t'ax 'bill WOI bring into the state treasury this ye $700,000 and a like amount would colleoted through the income 'tax 10 The inheritance tax, he stated, eel not be accurately guaged at this tir 'but the corpor'ation license tax wol increase the revenues of the state fr betsween $200,000 and $300,000 annu ly., These taxation .reforms, he st e*ye enacted 'by the last general eilmbly iwhich i's now being unjue critiised; and 'this same legislat redu~ced the levy 'from 6weive to se and one-balf mills. The large maji *y of taxed, he claimed, are be paid for municinal, county and aec1 purposes and not for the maintena * of the state government. Hie advo ed a modified luxuries tax which, estimated, would increase the a revenue fully $400,000 a lVepr, A enitifle indirect system of taxation, 'ave redould cause the o2litli 'the entiro property 'ti.d Pqr garmers BIghtS 0eliator Lanoy, styling hhnsuelf ' ' rnier ind 'alawyer, eaid thai wa ,~nee of all the Ngricult .,~'4rgs~todu of the state andadjl ES CANDIDATES LS AND FLOWERS jected the allegation that the legisla ture is responsible for the present condition of the farmr, claiming that .the sudden, unannounced deflation of the money market put the farmer in his present condition. 'Concludint4 Senator -Laney stated that he would endeavor to enforce all the laws and extend the hand o' equal justice to all .people if he is elected governor. Amid a storm of aplplause Thomas G. MdLeod, of Bishopville,, the next speaker for governor, explained that the veto power extended to the gover nor and his other prerogatives did not confer upon him a legislative function; 'that the main duty of the governor outside of his statutory authority ol appointment, is the giving of certair recommendations to the members o the general assembly. ie said thai his recommendations would be for th< best interests of the people and woult 'be progressive in scope. Mr. eidLeod made an earnest :plet to the farmers of the state to co-oper ate in the marketing of their crops be cause, lie stated, they had lost thous ands of dollars in the past through in correct ibusiness methods which ar now quickly being eliminated. Labor Hins Right to Organize "I believe," he stated, "that labo has as much right to organize as th farmer has to Organize. You have right to unite in al effort to attail your holpe and your aspirations. know the people of Florence, and know you; you are a 'praying, God feai ing 'people, and you will not resort t any violence. I (wish to express th hope that your difficulties will I solved and your hopes -will be attaine in a manner satisfactory to you." iMr. -Mcheod stated that lie b< lieved in economy in government; bt he did not advocate a curtailmei which would impair the efficiency < , such service. However, should there 't a useless and duplicate offices he swoul t endehvor to see that they are abo r ished. 3 Mr. MoLeod said that anyone wi 3 can afford luxuries can afford the pa: I ment of a tax on them. He likewii 0 advocated other methods of indire - taxation. He concluded with an appeal to 1 people to assist both the state and 't r federal governments in the enforc ment of law, prohibition and otheiwi! and he -pledged himself if elected see that the force of criminali r throughout the state would 'be su dued. Stating that eight years ago certa forces in South Carolina promised t people -that if they took the reins the government from. his hands the a would 'be a reign of law and ord throughout the state, Colo L. Blea the next speaker, sarcastically allu ed to the magnificent oratory of ti iof his opplonen~ts nyho u~r 'pleadi yfor law and order, Mr. 'Blease made his usual atta yup~on the state tax commission,t s- state welfare board, the 'budget co ed mission and the othor agencies of g< c- ernent to which he has paid his; al tention throughout the present en paigni. - IHe stated that his opponetna wa 1I looking toward 'methods of raising r ar enue other than real and 'personal p be perty, but he is endeavoring to redi w. taxes by the elimination of useless id flees, and the curtailment of usel e expenditures. 'He condemned 1('platformIfs of Senator Laney and MMdLeod for indirect taxation as me al~ ly taking money out of one 'pocket i d.'iputting it into another. as- Higher Paid Teachers tly 'Hie .said that ho had always *b itre n favor of adequate appropiati ren of the .public schools and he was ri- the opinion that a higher paid ce ing of teachers would sender better 601 vice than some of those -who are nce endeavoring to train the minds of ,at. children of tihe Mtate. le 'He stated that he had opposed ~ate 'Dick lamr iwhich nationalized~ the 8 sci- militia as an 'infringement 'u-pon he -rights of the state; and, lie claimed. of ture events had proved him to be rect. "Some things art' so fithy/' oth Mr. '1lesse, "that a decent man he not stoop andi besmiroh himsel-f 'by tral ing them, I will not nej$Oc cet een dirty attacks made upon me..The. I t eiaptpd frolkl and have been 41 .'e. uted by a oWk0 $$#O pa4 9 to give forth -this filth." Duncan Atitek4 Vlense John T. Dtncan, the lIst !peaiker for govornor, openedI his sp1ech 'With a ylicous .attack upon Cole db. Blease, wlho he claimed ral when the spurs were put to him; that he was always in re treat as were his followers. 1.1r, Dun enn elaonied that some good men now now running for state office are pln ning their hopes on Blease :but they are doomed to defeat as 'llcase will un doubtedly be retained in private life by the decent -peop)le of the state. -Mr. Duncan !Pai(d his respect-, 'o Mr.Mc Ijcod and Mr. Laney, stating that he .would shoot their toy balloons which they had imisnaied platforms full of holes letting the gas and hot air ex cape. In his argument. for state-Owined hy (11o-Clectric power he again referred to Il!ase, lie Said that. Illease's asser - tion that he Would enforce the law, partieularly the 'prolibit ion law, was not even believed by his own follow e's; they knew that he twas iuttering a lie. 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