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Dewsocratk' Platform?Mullally Ah.
A large crowd which packed the
court room to Its capacity listened
with patient attention for the most
part, to eight of the candidates for
governor Wednesday afternoon, when
the speak.ig was resumed after a
recess for tinner. John 13. Adger
Mullally of Anderson, a lawyer, was
prevented f om attending the meeting
by an Injury to his foot. All of the
other candidates who had not spok?
en in tho morning session made their
addresses, outlined their platforms
and for the most purt seemod to
make a good Impression on the aud?
ience.
t link scales Cheered.
John /?. Cllnkscales was the first
speaker after the meeting was called
t" order. Dr. Cllnkscales is a pro?
fessor at Wofford College and there
v ?re a big lot of Wofford graduates,
dents und friends of Mr. Clink?
s' ales present who gave him a rous?
ing reception as he took the stand.
Ke was cheered liberally as his ad
''teas went on. The main theme of
? remarks was the enforcement of
iisrs snd he advocated that every
lawbreaker, rich or poor, should be
sent to crushing; rock and not bo let
off wiii. a fine.
lie started out b" saying that he
was a ^sndldate on his own motion
and that the people had the right to
know the attitude of candidates on allj
subject* of public Interest. This was
a new business to him and ho was Just
now getting his bearings. He em?
phasised the necessity of obedionce to
law. saying that a people's cl\illsa
tlon was measured by their regard for
the law. Tho purest motives were
prompting his action In seeking the
office of governor. "I shall throw
every ounce of my manhood?and it
I* a full grown man's task?In re?
deeming my State from lawlessness,"
he declaied. and applause greeted
this statoment. He would enforce
ev? r\ law. bad or good. "The gover-?
nor did not make the laws, but could
suggest certain laws und Insist upon
their enactment." ho stated, and he
hud a number of suggestions he
would make, If elected.
Ho went on to say that much of the
lawlessness In South Carolina was
caused by violations of the law against
carrying concealed weapons, bring?
ing up the recent Cannon-Sullivan
shooting as an illustrutlon. Kvcry
Mplstnl toter" he said should wear
stripes. He Intimated that it wus
much better to use the lists than a
deadly weapon.
"It is tho biggest farce on earth,
the way we have b?'on dealing with
the blind tiger." ho declared. "Al?
ready spotted with corruption. he
should be striped from the tip of his
nose to the end of his tall." He al?
leged that In many instances the white
man was behind the negro blind ti?
ger who pnld his line and went around
saying "well we have got to get mon?
ey to run the town." "If tho liquor
sellers knew they had to crush rock,
there would bo fewer of them" he
announced.
"Tho courts run too slow and It Is
too easy te get an appeal.' he stated
"there are too many technicalities
whp h prevent enforcement of the
law." Someone ought to reform the
courts, and ho stated that he would
have them nfo.-med or bother the
lawmakers "a powerful heap' until
they were reformed. At this point hi
his address t'.me w.is titled on him.
It. A. < o*q*'r Heard \ltcntlvely.
Mr. It. A. CiHJper. solicitor, of
remf. was the next speaker. Mr.
c.oper proved an excellent speaker
and was gtven the best attention of
any of the candidates for governor.
He expressed himself well and his
views seemed to make an impression,
although he was not cheered as were
others of tho candidates.
He commenced his remarks by stat?
ing that he hoped that whoever was
elected would enforce the law, this was
the most important question of the
day, for we must live by and within
the law, which for twelve years he
had been endeavoring to enforce.
While the governor cannot make
laws, he has great power and in?
fluence, and the people in deciding on
whom they should vote for should
first ask themselves tho three ques?
tions: "Is he competent? Is he wor?
thy? WIM ho be faithful?" If, when
they asked themselves these questions
he measures up to tho standard, he
would appreciate their suffrage. If
elected he would find no enemies to
punish, no friends to reward. He
would stop nice track gambling and
enforce all laws. He believed in
making school conditions such that
every boy and girl should have an
equal chance. At present there were
not sufncelnt facilities within the State
to provide for all of the boys and girls
?If they went to school. A change
must be brought about by changing
the ideals of the people. He was for
a reduction of taxes, but for a wise
expenditure of the present State in?
come, which would be made to go
farther and the best returns for the
State secured. He believed that Clem
son Collego should bring information
to every farmer and that a demon?
stration farm should be conducted in
every county. Ho believed that the
rural credits bill would be passed by
the federal government, and he want?
ed to seo South Carolina the first
State to take advantage of this bill in
a way that every farmer might have
his own home. Ho asked that the
peoplo of Sumter give him their votes,
If ho was in the second race and Mr.
Manning was not.
John T. Duncan, of Columbia, was
the next speaker. He spent most of
his eighteen minutes in casting as?
persions on "the System." He paid
his respects to W. A. Clark, of Co?
lumbia, and what he termed, the
Seminolc graft scheme. He stated
that Clark had made his own son
swear to the lie which had disbarred
him (Durcan) from practising law in
South Carolina. "I propose to tell
tho truth, and it is an awfully un?
popular thing in South Sarolina poli?
tics," r ? declared, and cheers and
laughter greeted his sally. He men?
tioned the fact that two candidates
were lost, one having decided at the
last minute "that this was not a good
season for coaltall swinging." He had
never swung to any man's coat tall.
Tho "System" probably had already
made Cllnkscales one of its "new
men" and by watching the paper*
anyone could soon seo who was the
other. "Tho System" covered coun?
ties, district and State, each having
its own boss and his co-workers, who
delivered tho voters in blocks of live
at the polls. He attacked the courts,
saying that he had made the last
member of tho court which disbar?
red him glad to run away from the
State to Washington. The voters 'in
South Carolina would never bo free
until a newspaper was organized
which would tell the truth. In closing
he announced "I am your standing
candidate until you select me gover?
nor of South aCrollna."
W. C. Irby. of I.aureus, made a
forceful address, but* there was a great
deal of talk going on while he was
speaking and he was not given as
close attention ns other candidates.
He opened his remarks with the
statement that "there Is not a thing
advocated by any of the other candi?
dates which I have not been working
for in the legislature for the last
twelve years." He had worked for
laws especially to protect the poor and
the rich could look out for them?
selves. He was opposed to the owner?
ship and management of southern
cotton mills by northern capitalists.
He wanted protection from the na?
tional government, but until they
could get that, the State should care
for tho gotten mill workers. He ad?
vocated a commission to control the
cotton mills and was opposed to a
mill merger. He was opposed to sub?
mitting to a financial aristocracy,
with a New York Yankee at its head.
Controlling the cotton mills, Ho was
opposed to white men leaving the
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farm for the cities and negroes being
lieft to run the farms and favored a
rural credit MIL He denounced the
1 paper n/ttifh would not publish his
pi itform. At this stage his speech
was very emphatic and there were
? ries of ' ice water, cool him off," from
members of the audience. He ad?
vocated measures for IhS people and
Stood for law and order of rh h and
poor alike.
The chairman announced that John
M. Adger Mullally. of Anderson, was
unable to bo present und John <)?
Iii? hards, of Liberty Hill, was next
called upon.
This was the third time that be bad
come before the people of Sumter
asking I hell suffrage; lir.xt. for go\er
m r, then for railroad commit sioiier.
and now for governor again. He
stated that be would read bis speech
In order that it might not be said ol
him that he bad given out a .speech
Containing his platform and ..ten had
made another speech in Sunder. H(
then went on to read his printed ad?
dress.
He referred to the fact that the tax
levy was lower while he was in the
house than at any other time since
18 76. He referred to the fact that
he had been criticised for his attitude
on the liquor question, but he was
still for prohibtion personally, but be?
lieved in the rule of the people and
would sign any bill which was the will
of. the people. He was unalterably
opposed to compulsory education, as
the State was not yet ready for it, in
his estimation. Schools must be pro?
vided for tho white children of the
State before he was willing to spend
another cent on negro education. He
was not a coat tail swinger and had
never been one, but when asked a
question he did not mind stating just
whore he stood. If elected he would
bo governor of all the people.
Col. It. D. Lee asked the chairman
to request Mr. Richards to state
where he stood on the adoption of
the recept State convention, whether
he stood for the platform containing
tho plank making it compulsory for
voters to sign the club roll in person.
Mr. Richards stated that he had been
away at the time of the convention,
but that had he been there, he would
have opposed the adoption of such a
measure and would have stod by Sen?
ator Clifton.
The chairman also made the an?
nouncement that Mr. W. C. Irby
wanted him to announce that he
(Irby) had worked against the adop-|
tion of this plank in tho platform, j
Charles Carroll Simms of Barn
well was next introduced. He was
glad to be in Sumter to express hisj
views and he wanted to say at the1
start that he was never more shock- I
ed in his life than at the action of the j
State convention in imposing such an
iniquitous plank in the Democratic
platform. He termed this a damn?
able error on the part of the conven- I
tion and stated that it was nothing!
short of a literacy test for tho poor'
white man, saying that it would make
the voting of a negro at the general'
election easier than the voting of a'!
white man in the primary. He
thought that every law which was
pejnOd was against the poor man, the
farmer and the cotton mill men, who
fed and clothed the people. If elected ?
no law would be passed which was
unjust to the poor man. He asked
for the support of the people of Sum?
ter, if they were not going to vote for ;
Manning. He would make his re
mnrkl short, as he had received an
announcement of the death of his sis-i
ter and had to leave at once.
Charles A. Smith of Timmonsville'
was greeted with loud applause. He
Stated that he had been honored by
tho suffrage of the people of Sumter
in tho past and he would appreciate
any votes they might give him this
year, although he realiaod that Sum?
ter had an honored son in the race.!
Ho considered it a high honor to oc-1
cupy the ofllce of governor, but it was
an honorable thing to seek the office.'
He did not come with an appeal to'
prejudice for support. He asked that
his conduct as president of the sen
ato bo measured and that if found
good that he be elevated to the high- '
er oillcc. He pledged his honest and
efficient service in the work of the
State, if elected.
He stressed the need of economy In
the administration of the govern?
ment, the appropriations should never
exceed the Income, if the regular
tax levy was not sufficient an income
should be secured from other sources, i
a corporation and income tax.
Ho wanted to submit to the people
the liquor question, in order to have
from them, as the highest source of
authority, their attitude In the mat?
ter. He was personally against the
sale, but would follow the wish of the
people. The defect in the local op?
tion system was that it could not be
localized, it extended beyond the
bounds of a county. He closed amid
loud applause.
The last speaker was Mendel L.
Smith of Camdcn, who made an
eloquent address which was greeted
by loud applause from many In the
audience. No effort could be made for
a higher honor than that he sought.
The people needed a leader who
would have ability and who would
prove worthy of his leadership. He
had been twelve years In the legisla?
ture and had held the olllee next In
power to that of governor, that ol
speaker of the house. ||e knew the
workings of that body and was well
litted therefore for the position of
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He advocated a flat two cent rate;
a full train crew act; measures for
tho public health', good roads and
the working of convicts on the roads;
he believed in the cause of education
and advocated local compulsory at?
tendance; was against general com?
pulsory attendance, because local con?
ditions might be such that such a law
could not be enforced; stood for law
and order and for the punishment of
crime. He stated emphatically that ho
was unalterably opposed to the pro?
miscuous pardoning of criminals, but
that in no case where mercy was
asked should a hearing be refused by
him. He would preserve the cer?
tainty of punishment as a deterrer of
crime. I.oud applause greeted these
remarks.
In closing he stated that he was
born in Sumter County and he asked
the people to remember that Sumter
had two sons in the race when they
went to the ballot box and to give him
a share of their votes.
Y. M. C. A. DIRECTOR CHOSEN.
Edward T. White of Jacksonville,
Flu., to Conic Here September 1st.
The local board of directors an?
nounce that they have secured Mr.
Edward T. White of Jacksonville,
Pia., as physical director Of the V. M.
County Summer School.
There will bo a Summer School for
Teachers held in the Hampton School
building July 27th to August 21. Sub?
jects to be taught: English, mathe?
matics, primary methods and writing.
Very particular attention will be given
to the Calmer system of penmanship.
The school will be in charge of Prof.
IS. Ii. Edmunds and Miss Elisabeth
McLean. For further information
write the County Superintendent.
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The first was won by Sumter by the
score of 10 to i. The second was
not finished, the game being called
in order to allow the players to leave
on the afternoon train.
Batteries: Sumter: Brown and
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The policemen are Area ring tiieir
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