The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 24, 1922, Image 8
.CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY
OFFICES OPEN CAMPAIGN
AT GREELYVILLE
(Continued from page 1)
Mr. W. 0. Camlin, the only candidate
asking for reelection, was the
next speaker. He tiianked the people
of the Greeylville poll for the
handsome support given him two
years ago; said we have a good system
of county government with good
county officers, with whom he coop
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to be sent to the legislature for twenty
years, feels that he can best serve
Us county and fellow citizens there,
and whenever and wherever there is
a way to reduce taxation it will be
done, but he would do nothing to cripple
the best interests of the county.
No one is more thoroughly in favor
of better schools and he gave some
statistics on the rural school situation
in the state; also strongly favors better
roads and bridges and ample
equipment for keeping up the same;
will always cooperate with the farmer,
but does not believe there will be a
reduction in taxes until the present
system is changed.
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nil. D. D. VlWUlUiCl) nuv uw ^v.?
eriy represented this county, began
his remarks by paying high tribute to
the womanhood of the c.'imty and
state and is glad to have lived to see
the day when they have equal suffrage
N with men; he congratulated the people
of Greelyville upon their selection of
a man to run their school, who he
believed to be one of the best in the
state; he expressed hic opposition to
Sunday sessions of the legislative
bodies in no uncertain terms. Mr.
Chandler has been a trustee of one of
the largest rural schools in the state
for seventeen years, and he is one of
the county's strongest advocates for
education and the upbuilding of its
school system. He is in favor of tax
, reform if it can be brought about
without impairment to the best interests
of the county and state. He
is also in favor of good roads and
better bridges.
Mr. H. D. Ferrell, candidate for the
lAcisiatnre was the next speaker, and
being in his home town was greeted
with hearty applause as he went upon
the platform- Mr. Ferrell stated
briefly that he was no public speaker,
but felt that he was capable of representing
the county. He favors education,
tax reform and the building ol
good, permanent roads, and if elected
would work for the interests of his
county and constituents. Mr. Ferrell
explained to the audience why three
i?ecks of fertilizer appeared on one oi
vouchers stressed by Mr. Adam:
and stated that it was given as compensation
for damages done in road
construction and thought it was a very
economical adjustment.
Mr. F. R. Hemingway was the next
speaker. Said he had offered for the
house of representatives eight years
aim and had been defeated; since then
he had graduated from the university
of hard knocks and was now practicing
law in his own name in Kingstree
He is a firm believer in education
thinks every child should have a frw
high school education; in this age ol
advancement it would be unwise to dc
anything that would retard its progress;
believes in good roads; it would
not be Jong before there is a good
highway from New York to Florida
and doesn't want Williamsburg tc
have the one bad link in the great
coastal route. He believes in tax reform
and as a step in that direction
would abolish all surplus or useless
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what offices he would eliminate, he
mentioned the State Board of Welfare).
Could not promise any definite
thing he would do, as he would be only
one unit of a great body, but could
be counted upon to look out for the
interests of his constituents to the
best of his ability. The plain,straightforward
manner in which Mr. Hemingway
presented his candidacy was
applauded heartily by the audience.
Mr. W. T. Rowell candidate for the
house of representatives was the next
and seventh speaker. He was pleased
to be in Greelyville; the folks there
were always so good to him that he
gets hungry as soon as he gets into
the town; said that the candidates
proceeding him had said about every
thing that he had intended to say
and he didn't want to be accused of
taking anyone's ammunition. Said he
was no public speaker, but believes
he will be a safe man to represent his
county; is strongly in favor of rural
school advancement; thinks the best
material in the country is that which
has its beginning in the small rural
schools; he would first help the country
schools of the state and if there
was anything left he would give it tc
Clemson. Doesn't believe there will
be cotton enough raised with which
to pay taxes and is therefore in favoi
of tax reduction wherever it can be
brought about without detriment t<
the best interests of the county.
Mr. W. R. Scott, mayor of Kingstree
and candidate for the house of representatives
said that he was glad t<
see so many ladies present; alse
glad they would have an opportunitj
to >ote in the coming election; prom
Med that *f elected to represent them
* lie wtuld do s? honestly and justly
would thoroughly study all important /I
questions before casting his vote for |J
or against the measure, and would
not support any measure that would
in any way obstruct the successful
progress of free schools and better
roads which must be brought about ^
by taxation; believes in cooperation
and told the voters to elect three men
who would cooperate in looking after
the best interests of the county, especially
for better schools and more ^
schools. Mr. Scott's remarks were
brief, but had a ring of clearness and .
honesty that elicited hearty applause.
The ninth and last candidate for the ^
house of representatives to be called
to the speakers stand was Mr. J. L.
Thomas, of Cades. Mr. Thomas said ^
that he was no speaker, but if sent ^
to the legislature he would work for
better schools, good roads and are-'
duction of taxes wherever it was pos\ll
sible without impairing the progress
of the county. ^ ^
Mr. J. J. B. Montgomery, candidate
for reelection to the office of Auditor
without opposition, was the next can- ^
dielate to speak, and although he had
been elected to the office last Satur- ^
day when he filed his pledge with the ^
secretary, he made some very timely
and appropriate remarks relative to
the present tax system of the county. P!
I Mr. R. B. Smith, candidate for re- ^
election to the office of County Treas- ^
urer without opposition was the last
speaker. He thanked the voters of
Grelyville for their past support and m
for what they would do for him in ^
the coming primary election.
The candidates spoke at Lanes Tues- ^
day. The meeting was uneventful.
Yesterday they were at Hemingway w
where the meeting was well attended,
there being a number of ladies in the ^
audience. This meeting was attended
with more or less excitement, which .
was occasioned by Mr. J. P. Adams' f
speecn in giving onense u> aix. tt. ^
F. Prevatt, superintendent of chain- ^
gang No. 1. The lie was passed by
the latter several times and for a ^
time it looked as if a rough house
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would be started, but the presence
, of Sheriff Gamble and his intercession
[ prevented a personal combat between ; ^
[ Messrs. Adams and Prevatt.
! The candidates will speak at Cades
today; at Hebron tomorrow and will ^
close their pow-wow here Saturday. . ^
WASHINGTON COMMENT. ti
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[ The United States Government is!
? the supreme power in the United;
States or it is not. I
i There is no middle course.
If the United States Government is1 ^
I the supreme power in the United}
r States, it must show that supremacy'
by making impossible the dictation of j
; any man, any body of men, any cor-'
> poration, company, labor union, or;
i organiation of any kind. ?
i The spectacle of one hundred and .
r ten million people being subjected to
. discomfort, possible danger and loss
of money and business in order that two
distinct groups within the hun-.
> died and ten millions may settle their' ^
differences by legalized combat, is one |.
. at which the hundred and ten million <
V(
. are looking more and more with dis- *
I guat
I If John works for James and doesn't
t like the job, he quits. That is John's
> business. If James thinks John is a'
; poor worker, he fires him; that is
James's business. But if John blows ^
l up James's shop, or James brains John g
i with a club, that is the state's business.
"W
I And if John and James engage in a ^
. gun fight which endangers everyone ^
. near them, that is every one's business .
, and both of them soon find themselves
in jan. w
For John and James, read union .
, laborers and coal mines and railroads.
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If they can fight without injuring the ^
bystander, no one cares; let them fight. ^
But the miner cannot cease to produce
; coal, or the railroad cease to move
cars, without freeing the bystander, j '
starving the bystander, robbing the!
bystander of business. That, then, is J ^
the bystander's business, everybody's ^
business, the Government's business.: ^
Public ownership of coal mines and
, railroads is abhorrent to American
business ideas; but better paternalism ^
in Government than dictatorship to
Government by private interests.
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i "That's a wonderful office boy
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"Yeah; he's a daisy. Doesn't y(
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; Vote for O. D. Seay for State Superin.
tendent of Education.?Adv.
> FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EM>
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IPEN LETTER TO |
TOBACCO GROWERS |
ROM M. O. WILSON. SECRETARY
OF THE COOPERATIVE
ASSOCATION
Raleigh, N. C.. Aug. 23, 1922.
ear Fellow Member:
When your association was organed,
65,000 tobacco growing members
iose and elected your directors and
larged them with the huge task of
lilding an organization which would
ring profitable prices for your toicco,
which would bring orderly mar-1
iting of your crop, fair grading of '
?ur product, and prevent for all time 1
ich losses from low prices as all of
s suffered last year and in the past.
XT Varviav fooV q t"l fKLc Kqc avor
iiy licaiivi v??on UNU1 vtijo ?*MU V V*
>en laid upon the shoulders of any
tan, and no men have performed so
neat a task more ably or devoutedly
lan your directors. They have in-;
eased your membership from 65,000 i
? over 80,000 tobacco farmers, they i
ive secured two hundred and ten
a rehouses for the handling of your
noduct in South Carolina, North Car- j
ina and Virginia. They have ob- j
lined storage and redrying facilities
> care for the entire crop of three.
ates. They have secured loans of'
any millions of dollars to finance
>ur marketing. They have employed
ie ablest leaf department and graders
i the tobacco trade, and have substiited
an orderly system of marketing
id a fair system of grading for the
iction sales through which you have
imped your tobacco for an average
eleven cents.
Your chosen leaders have accomished
the task which you set them,
>r today in South Carolina is selling
gher, and in our office we have afiavits
from members who have reived
more from their advances by
le association, than for their entire
op last year.
The tobacco growers whom you
lose and elected to lean you, nave
me this thing. They have labored
yally, faithfully and continuously for
ju and have changed losses to profits
>r the tobacco farmers of South Carina
in less than a year.
One task remains, and that is the
laintenance of our contract, a conact
iron-clad and legally enforceable,
lade so, not for the thousands of loyal
outh Carolinians who have supported
leir leaders in their accomplishment,
at for those thousands whose word is
3 good as their bond, but for those
eaklings whose disloyalty or disonesty
may threaten the welfare of
ar association, and for its enemies
ho plan its destruction.
Remember 1921, and the years of
?ses and debt you have suffered
Elder the system which keeps 80 per
:nt. of our tobacco growers in debt,
i a land of plenty. Remember that
lilure or disloyalty now, will mean
aother long term of years of debt and
averty as we have known before.
In a single year by your organizaon,
you have seen the prices of toicco
more than doubled. In a single
?ar you have substituted orderly
arketing for hopeless dumping, and
ive gained fair grading and profitale
prices in place of ruinous losses.
With your support, your leaders can
laintain and increase the , benefits
hich your organization is bringing
> you and all the growers of your
bate. Without your loyalty, your
ork and theirs will be in vain. They
ave done their duty. Do yours, and
xpport the contract and your assoation
to the limit
We count upon you to stand by your
mtract and to uphold your directors
i their duty of prosecuting, punishing
id bringing to justice tiiose wnose
shonesty and disloyalty might
ireaten the success of the association.
You have charged your leaders with
pholding our contract, but in this
tatter they must have the loyal supirt
of every member.
Those who break their contracts for
le welfare of 80,000 homes, will pay
te penalty as provided in the grow's'
contract.
South Carolinians, through your toicco
growers' Cooperative Associaon,
you will render your state a
reater service than anv men or group
? men, for you will change yourselves
om economic bondsmen to economic
eemen.
Your duty to yourselves and to your
:llow j growers is to support loyally
trar ascosiation, for its success is
Dur success, its failure your failu'-o.
Those who are making ai? effort to
?stroy it are doing so in ordc .hat
aur profits may be less and their
tofits greater.
If the auction sale system is so
ood, and so profitable to the growers,
hy do not other handlers of tobacco
action their product?
Your future prosperity is dependent,
t ti? x.
pon your loyaiiy 10 yourselves ?uu
aur association.
Loyally yours,
M. 0. WILSON,
ecretary Tobacco Growers Cooperative
Association.
ote for 0. D. Seay for State Superin ndent
of Education.?Adv.
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