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Til*: CAMHD YI'F.H* PLATFORMS. (Continued fi?>in |?; : ) however, doing its dn?y anil endeav? oring to uphold and r.upport the oth tr. 4th. Trial by Jury for r?ll persons accused of crime, and enforcing the Judgment* of courts founded upon the verdicts of tho Juries." If you would ullow mo further to suggest, 1 would make the following I mm u en: 1st. Competency. ^nd. Honesty of purpose 3d. Education. 4th. Taxation. Sth. The Fortner hill, or a similar measure that will prevent white peo? ple from teaching negroes in any echool or college In this State. Cth. A flat rato of two cents per mile on all railroads in South Caro Pna. Let each candidate when h<* a,' pears before the voters show hlmaelt competent and honest and declare himself upon (he Issues which I name. Then, after he expresses himself, If the voter finds him I ompetent and honest and he stands upon these Is auea as the voter stands, let the voter support him. If ho does not, de? feat him." 1 do not believe that any talk about any man's being elected on any other man'a coat-tails cuts any ice with tin- people. I do not believe trt't the people can bo fooled. They know now their friends and they know their foes, thoy know their rights and they know their wrongs. They road. They think. Abuse never hurt anybody. I shall talk about tho great, living, vital Issues that touch ua all nearly. I shall abuse no man. I give carte blanche to any man to abuae me. It will make tho people listen to my arguments and my argu mentM are thoae of etorna' truth. I believe the state should derive a revenue from the use of its unsurpass? ed water power. I belLvo in the franchlao "tax" upon public utilities, as I aldod In convincing the Supreme Court of the United States to hold unanimously, after all tho courts of the State of New York had declared otherwise in regard to tho great pub? lic utilities corporations of the Em plre State. 'Tis not a "tax" but a li? cense fee for an Intangible privilege. I am an honorary member of Orr's Regiment of Hides. McfJowan's Bri? gade, of both, of which my father, Kev. Franc!? Patrick Mullally, D. D.. waa chaplain with tho rank of colonel. Aa to my competency: I have drafted many laws of Importance. I was tne receiver of tho assessments and ar? rears of taxes and the great franchise taxes of New York for yeara?was one of the corporation counsel for tho Greater New York, and wus also a New York Stato official. 1 was coun ael for K. G. Dunn ft Co., the mer? cantile agency, and for the Jewellers' asftociatiow, and tho Jewellers' board of trade. I represented, as counsel, the largest commercial houses in this country. I am a Mason, Koyal Arch Mason, Woodman of the World, lied Man, an Elk, and a member of the Columbian Order, of Phi Delta Thcta, and the Amsterdam Democratic Club, and wus ono of tho founders of the Southern Society and a member of the Manhattan Club und of the New York Har AsMoclatlon, and nm a lawyer in tins state und In the 1'nlted States court. 1 am for the Torrena system. For *he amendment of the Employers' Liability Statutes, ao aa to better protect employes. For a modltlcatlon of sundry civil service laws that don't n??rv#? the purposes f,,r which they w? re Intended. For better schools. For good roads. Against child la? bor. AgalriMt the repeal of and for the law for a State storage warehouse system for cotton. For an income lax. For a rate as to railroad fares, graded according to the earning ca? pacity of euch respective road or its brauchen. For more complete and ef? ficient State supervision of railroads. For compelling tho pulling of railroad thousand tor tJVgfJ mile ticket books by conductors on trains, l or no law that will grunt MVOSOOI for any cause or reason whatsoever. For drastic atatuten, punishing adultery. LPoi keeping dintlnct the functions of the Judicial. leginlutivo, and executive brauchen of government. For doing whatever lien within the province ot the governor of a sovereign state to aecure tho curbing of the trusts and the eom.oi'ing of their mother, tin tariff. I believo capital, money, is a good thing. It in the love of mone\ ?the inordinate fondness for pelf? that Is the root of all evil. I believe that capitalistic Interests should bo granted the name privileges ami pro? tection, Immunities, rights, and liber? ties as those of labor, of the pro? ducer, the fanner, the skilled or un? skilled worker, and no in -re I be? lieve In prosperity but want to see it. an It la my hope, mv inspiration and gf] prayer it soon will, percolate down to the strata that It does not now Ti ich and benellt. I am lot ? Statt department of labor- capable and di? versified I believe the nemo should b#? kept In his place - treated firmly but falrl> The negro problem i most pressing one; his domination is not so much to be feared as his con? tamination. Hi Is the white man's burden. The female of his species is more deadly than the male. She is a peril. We must face this question, we must solve it. Just as in national affairs I am tor the principles and policies enunciat? ed and carried out by the once un? justly abused and ridiculed Thomas Jffcrson, Seer of Monticello; whose warnings against tie baleful menace to our institutions of the corporations, the banks, the I'nited States senate and the tfflff "?T OH l?g power of the Supremo Court of our country read like inspired prophesies; so in the affairs of my state I am for all the principles and poh/les of the present governor of South Carolina, the now unjustly abused and ridict' >d gentle? man, patriot and statesman?the terror of special privilege and of the sleek monled aristocracy?Colcman i.l\ingstone 1'.lease. ? What Mr. Sims Advocates. The following platform speech is that of Mr. Charles Carroll Siinms, a lawyer of Karnwell. 1 have not published any platform in my candidacy for governor, as 1 am not much given to professions, and recognise that at best the gover? nor's office has but little power be? yond the individuality of tho incum? bent and his ability to promote and re strict legislation to the best interests j of the public by moral Influence und tho people's confidence in him. 1 ami Impressed with the thought, cxprcas ed by an eminent statesman that.j "Irresponsible promise and respon? sible performance have different ef? fect." In advanco of the last session of the legislature, I gavo my views up? on three questions at that time sup? posed to be more or less important, but tho legislature seems to have dis? regarded these questions, or at least no action was taken with reference to them. These questions were con pulaory education, restriction of the primary and local option. As I then said, I am in favor of tho best and fullest education of our children from the common school to tho college and university, but 1 believe that more consideration should be given to the. development, of the country and com? mon schools, and tho appropriation should be more liberally distributed amongst these schools, which furnish tho foundation of the educational life of the people. I am, however, op? posed to any compulsory education as depriving the parent of his natural control of and responsibility of his child. I am opposed to any man con? victed of a disqualifying crime to voto in the primary and likewise op? posed to any man voting more than once, but beyond this I am opposed to any restrictions of the primary, as not being In contemplation of the farmers of the system who intended that greater freedom should bo per? mitted among ourselves in the nomi? nation of officers than in the gener? al election, where we have to meet the antagonisms of the other party. I am in favor of each county con? trolling its own affairs and to so ad? minister the same as may be for the best interests of the said county, in? sofar however, as such local option does not conflict with the general law, or Interfere with tho rights of other counties. I regard these views as fundamen? tally correct in princ iple and what? ever may be the Plea of some to the contrary, as a matter of expediency, 1 have riot as yet become a convert to tho doctrine that "tho end Justifies the means." I am opposed to so much legisla? tion. There arc too many laws now upon the statute books. The'effort to control every human condition by legislation is becoming abominable. I believe in the axiom. "That the best governed people are the least govern? ed." I shall therefore use my Influ? ence to the accomplishment of fewer laws and the enforcement of laws we now have. 1 shall especially en? deavor to promoto and protect tho in? terests o.f the farmer, for upon his success and happiness depends the prosptrit' of every other elass of peo? ple, from the wealthiest and greatest to tbe poorest and humblest. They are sometimes not treated with re? spect or consideration and yet the world would star ve In the midst of its wealth were It not for the farmer. 1 shall also use my influence in the earnest purpose of benefiting the cot* ton mill villages for as the farmer furnishes the food and the eotton, so the cotton mill people1 lurnish the riot ha for us all. If therefore, these two oecupations around which all others revolve are properly safe? guard* d and protected and fostered, und those engage.' in them made happy and prosperous, then Indeed will all the world be in like condition of health, happiness and prosperity. I am opened to the lovy of any more taxes than absolutely necessary for I IN expenses of the government, as taxes press most heavll) upon tin poor, who are least aide to pay them. William V, lrh>% Hat form. The speech and platform of Wil Ham C. Irby, Jr., of Laurens, was as follows: 1 have followed hut one rule in! the II years of my public life, namely, ' strive for laws that will pro? tect the poor and the rieh can take care of themselves." I believe the cotton mill trust is being formed and operated by the northern majority stockholders (who control practically all our cotton mills) forcing their otlicials to stay off the market when we have cotton to sell and purchase from them, by contract, when they have pooled their interests and manipulated the ex? changes, so as to make big profits. I believe these majority stockholders, by manipulating the price of cotton and extorting axhorbltant prices as commission merchants for selling cot? ton goods are taking all the profits in our cotton manufacturing indus? try, greatly to the injury of small stockholders, lowering wages in the mills, depressing the price of cotton and enabling ?'lern to evade just tax? ation by making It appear on their books that cotton mills are losing money. Tho cotton mills can shut down at any time and we have no means of Unding out whether such ac? tion is justifiable or a conspiracy to depress tho price of cotton, lower wages, or intimidate their employes. 1 therefor3 favor a law requiring cotton mills to make full reports ot their transactions to the commission? er of agriculture to enable the attor? ney general to obtain facts with which to prosecute in our courts, vio? lations of law and prevent conspira? cies against the welfare of the people. I bellcvo this law would reveal facts that would enable us to protect small stockholders and regulate wages so that the hours of labor could be grad? ually reduced to eight hours per day without working hardships on cotton mills and greatly to the benellt of the employees. The increasing power of the cotton mill merger and tendency to all mills under one ownership makes it neces? sary to regulato wages in order to prevent them from grinding and op? pressing their employes. I believe this can be done by constituting the governor, attorney general and com* missioner of agriculture, all three elected by the people, a corporation commission and giving them such power as would be necessary to pro? tect the interests of the small stock? holders, then let all the people who work In the cotton mills elect a member of tho commission and thjq cotton mills one, and give this eontn mission of livo power to regulate wages. This would give the mill op? eratives all the advantages they could obtain from a complete union and would relievo them from all the trials and hardships of strikes and lock? outs, etc., that employes in other sec? tions have been forced to enduro in their efforts to protect themselves from the tyrany and oppression of organized wealth. I believe much dissatisfaction caused by dockage of employes for bad cloth is due to the fact that the mills employ children to spin the thread and becoming tircdj and careless, spin defective thread, which, when it goes into cloth, makes it hard for weavers to prevent a defect in the cloth. If the mills would pay their employes a just wage they could send their children to school and give them better opppor tunltles to develop mentally and phy? sically, and would not have to work them In competition with themselves, thereby enabling the mills to lower the scale of wages to a child stand? ard. One-half the number of our white people do not own their homes, thou? sands arc heavily mortgaged and wo aro becoming more and more a home? less people. The constant increase In the price of land makes it harder and harder for young men to obtain homes and wo arc fast approaching a time when our white people will be forced to endure whatever conditions they can ol tain in cotton mills, cities and towns as they will be unable to compete with the horde ?>f negro renters on the farms. Nothing re? tards development of schools, roads, etc., in rural districts more than Spa rally of white settlers. The gradual concentration of lands by syndicates In the towns and cities is ruinous to small merchants for the reason that it will force trade in syndicate stores and by the time heavy rents and extortionate time prices are paid the renters have noth? ing to spend elsewhere. our race problem is becoming more and more a menace to the welfare [of our white people and it is lo their interest that every possible means be used to replace negro renters with sturdy white settlers and gradually relieve us from the black peril that overhangs our State. I therefore favor a law providing a rural credit system by which the State could protOCt home owners in times of distress, assist worths white oltisens In obtaining homes and solve our race problem. As the white peo? ple control this State they could eleel onh men interested in gradually mak? ing Ibis a Slate of white people olll.V. We should not delay as it onl\ in creases the distress of the people, anu the education of the negroes inereas ll the danger of organized wealth using them as a balance of power to overcome a white majority. Other Countries' are helping their people ob? tain homes on easy terms and our State can do it for her people, if the people Will stand together and de? mand it. AFFAIRS IN MAYKSVILLK. Children's Day Service at Presbyterian Church ? Maycsvlllo Democratic Club Oilieers. Mayesville, June 16.?On last Sun. day morning, there was a children's service held at the Presbyterian church. The pastor, Kev. Ii. L, S. Grier, made an appropriate talk on the Bible and presented each one of older Sunday School scholars with a handsome Bible* The money for these Hibles was collected sometime ago when the" church held a "review" Sunday. Its disposition was kept a secret until last Sunday. It is need, less to say that the Hibles were much appreciated by the young people. When the club boundaries were re. adjusted in this county, J. B. Warren, president of the Mayesville club, was placed in Salem territory. J. W. Thames, vice president, has there, fore been made president and as all of the other officers were within the bounds of the club, no further re? organization has been necessary. The enrollment book is open at the store of lt. J. Maycs, Sr., the secretary, and already a large number have enroll? ed. Political talk is beginning to warm up around here nut as so many of the candidates arc unknown here? abouts this year, the voters have not decided on their chosen ones and will probably attend the first campaign meeting in Sumter tomorrow in large numbers. Misses Kathryn Miller and Margar? et Coskrey, of Augusta, arc visiting Dr. and Mrs. II. W. Gardner. Mrs. James Hor pe, of Florence, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. F. Bland II. II. King and family, of Kingstree, spent last night in town while pass? ing through. BURNS TO III-: "DROPPED. Activity In Frank Case Cause of His Hciiig: Dropped from Police chiefs' Association. Atlanta, June 16.?While hearing on demurrers in the four cases against tnc Hums detectives, charged with violating the Georgia law in not se? curing proper permits, proceeding in city criminal court, a dspateh was received from Grand Rapids, Mich., stating that Huns had become persona nongrata with the International As? sociation of Police Chiefs and will be dropped from the list of honorary members. The activity of the Hums agency in tho Frank case, it is report, ed, caused this action. Local Items from Hagood. Kembert, June 10.?Yesterday, Sun? day, morning, June 11, between the houts of six and seven two tremen? dous reports like heavy cannon were heard to the northeast of us. We have made injulry and no one to the distance of six miles above us knows more thin we. A neighbor says that years ago a meteor struck a Hap tlst church in the lower edge of Lee county and burned It up. The same party says that about thirty years ago a tremendous meteor fell In the city of Darlington. Another acquaintance states that once, while riding through the country In Alabama, where there were no railroads, in the evening twilight;, hearing a noise like a long t.ain of freight cars he turned In the direction from whence it came In time to see the long fiery talc of a meteor which that instant disappear? ed and after a few moments there came the report as of a great cannon and that it was forty miles to the place where it fell. How we have been gladdened by the abundant rains. A letter from a friend In Anderson, written on the 10th of June, says that there were hundred! of acreg there as bare of cotton as on the day the seed were planted and that on half his cotton land he had two-thirds of a stand while the rest had practically none. Crops never looked better here and if I mention tho men who have good crops practically all would be men? tioned. Bush Jackson having graduated at Clemson is at home again. Virgil Corbott, another Clemson boy, is also at home. G. n. Lenoir made over 6,000 pounds of oats on his prize acre. Who can heat that? Mr. and Mrs llussell spent Sunday, June ,1th, with Miss Courtenary At? kinson. New Hope day has been set for July 4th. One or more good speakers are expected fur the occasion The public is asked, and especially friends und former members. Rverybody should bring their baskets and let's have a good lime. 1 am not certain, but 1 think Children's Day for Bethesda church " ill be on July "Hagood." NEWS FROM DALZKIJi. Oops Growing Nicely?( ommciuhi tion for Wilson?Death of Old Col? ored Man. Dalsell, June 17.?We are having plenty of rain and general green is mobolising his forces tor a battle roy? al. The cultivated crops are growing very fast since the rains set in. The oat crop is about all cut, but a large percent of It is in the Heids, as there is not hot^o room sufficient to shel? ter it, as well as it's being very expen? sive to handle so much. Polities are still quiet among us as there is no one In this community as? piring for anything above the office of magistrate and I have heard of no opposition as yet to Judge Burkett. It looks like South Carolina Is now head and shoulders above the other States in the Union in thr? way of gubernatorial timber, as the papers tell us there are eleven in the race for that office. It must be a coveted position. President Wilson and his sympa? thizers in congress have accomplish? ed a wonderful amount of work for the good and honor of this country since their installation into office. The fellow who is so ready to critizise the president and his followers, after passing the tariff and currency bills, the repeal of the toll exemptions for the American coastwise vessels and the way in which Mr. Wilson and Mr. P.ryan have handled the Mexi? can situation, ought to have a match box full of red bugs poured over him that he might scratch himself to death and get out the way and let the progressive chariots move on. We are highly pleased with every? thing going on in Washington?but if the solons will now give us a rural credit system and not be too long about it, that the farmer can ^ot financial aid at lower rates of inter? est and on easier terms than which he now operates under, we will all be much better pleased. Uncle George Graham, a very old colored man who refugecd from some one of the coast countries to this part of the State during the war, died a few days ago. He did not know his age, but sold he was way up in mid? dle life at the time he came here. Dave Thompson who is farming with Mr. B. W. Parker, Jr., had the misfortune of losing a good horse a few days ago. Thompson turned the horse out to graze near where there is an old well, and In feeding around it backed into the well and was kill? ed. There is Nothing Better. Hunt the world over and you will not find a better remedy for diar? rhoea than Chamberlain's Choiic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It always cures. For sale by all deal? ers.?Advt. News and Views of Pisgah. Pisgah, June 10.?The rains have ( ome and as usually after a drought by the wholesale. This section is wet. Four rains in a week, so we are rest? ing, hoping for dry weather to con? tinue work. Corn is getting in a critical condi? tion. Now is the time to lay by, if ploughed when dry weather comes, it is apt to injure it, as it will be so full of sap. On the whole the crop i looks very well. Cotton, too, looks well. The entrance of Mr. Jennings into the senatorial race will make it more interesting. Who will go into the sec? ond raco remains to be seen. It is hoped that mud slinging will be left out of all debates. The man who Indulges in such warfare should be left at home. Men differ on many things and It was intended that they should do so, but they ean differ as gentlemen on all questions without indulging in personalities. Automobiles are getting quite thick. I understand several about here in? tend to treat themselves to such things. We hope soon to have the air hum with Hying ships, then If the doctors can Invent a way for a person to live as long as the old people In the Bible what a grand work that would be. Rockefeller should set aside a large sum for that purpose for people like to live, especially since the world has got to be so interest? ing. Rev. D. C. Hardin, who used to preach to churches here, but now lives at Bkidmore, Texas, writes that he will try to come out and visit his old friends this fall. He is a dearly beloved man and preacher and will be joyfully welcomed by his friends. Miss Sadie Hogers la visiting at Stateburg. The protracted meeting at Pisgah church will start on the 3rd Sunday in July. itev. J. W. Truluck will aid. Rev. Cole baptized at Swift Creek last Sunday and will baptise at Ml. olivet next Sunday. On the Ith Sun? day afternoon at Pisgah church. Mrs. Snllio Goedalo id Camdon will address the ladies at Swift Creek ill the morning of the same day. For 11 Weak Stomach. Take Chamberlain's Tablets. They enable Ihe stomach to perform Its functions naturally. For caie by all dealers.?Ad\ t. Beautiful Women. It hau been observed that beau? tiful women always have g.I di? gestion, if your digestion is faulty Chamberlain's Tablets will correct it. They are eutiy to take and most Agree? able In effect. l or sale by all deal? ers.?Advt. liedbluff, Cal., June i?">.?cam and smoke In great quantities continued to pour from Mt. Lassen volcano to. lay. The recent volcanic activity of the mountain has spread terror throughout the district, and settlers for miles around have fled. The gov. ernment today Issued a warning to sight.scekers to keep away from the mountain. Whooping Cough. "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ever since 1 have been keep? ing house and I consider it one of the best medicines i have ever used. My children have all used it and It works like a charm for colds and Whooping cough. In fact, I consid? er it good for any kind of a throat or lung trouble, snddonoththlnk haroin lung trouble, and do not think any household complete without it," writes L. C. Haines, of Marbury, Ala. You will like a good while before you lind a better preparation than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds and whooping cough in chil? dren. It contains no narcotic and is pleasant to take. For sale by all deal? ers.?Advt. 0)>cii Letter to Mr. Manning;. Hon. Richard I. Manning, City. Dear Sir: Owing to the withdraw al of my kinsman, lion. .Tno. L. Me. LaUlin, from the gubernatorial race, I shall unhesitatingly support your candidacy for governor. Very respectfully, C. Elvin StubTTs. To Stay Well Keep The Blood Right '"PIIERE is no heal ih whero the life cur rent Is poisoned. It may be tbe nerves are crying out for relief from headaches and sleeplessness; perhaps the muscles ache?Oh, how they hurt? the bones may bo sore; the skin may breakout?all of these areonly symptoms. "The blood is the life" and it must be pure and abundant if you are to bo well. ?"PIIERE If no help 1 n treating symptoms. (Jet down to the cause, remove that, and the symptoi. will all disappear. How can nerves bo steady, digestion good and headclr-.ii when through them all la flowing aconstantstream of poison? Purify Your Blood And Be Healthy Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy has proved its usefulness in siu h cases by forty year*' service. Literally thousands of families In itho South bxvs used it when needed, and many testify to Its value. Your druggist ought to have it. If be hasn't send $1.00 to the REMEDY SALES CORPORATION, Charlotte, N. C, and they will send you a big bottle and full directions at ease* Mrs, Joe Person's Wash p?j?J In connection wltii the Remedy for the euro of sores and the relief of inflamed and congested sutPa os. It is especially valuable for womci;, and should always be used for ulcerations. MEN Cured Forever By a true spe? cialist who possesses the experience of years. The right kind of experience ? doing the ?ante thing the rlgnt way hundreds and perhaps thou saiidsof times, with unfailing permanent re? sults. Don't you think it time to get the right treatment":- If you desire to consult a reliable long-ost:'bashed specialist of vast experience, COM to me and learu what can lie accomplished with skillful, scientific treatment. 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