The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-04-10
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
OF NEWBERRY. g:

| ago, my .pame having been men,
| toned in connection with the SEN
atorial race, l declined to run.
From certain information received
a few days afterwards, not necessa-
~ here to give. I was sorry that |
had declined. / have concluded
! therefore, to announce myself as
q candidate before the Primary
election for o seat in the House of
! Representatives; and | take this
| opportunity Of stating my views
on the questions of the,day, as
shall not, owing to professional
duties. be able to make the cam
vass otherwise. '..-...: ..
/ I am now, and have always been,
Jefersonian Democrat. I recog-
nize that to the people, and not to
any one man or set Of men, belong
the offices; that the office-holder is
but the agent of the people. Free
dom Of speech, free press, free
ballot and fair count are the car
tdinal principles of Democracy, and,
with equality to all men before the
law, was the platform of principles
tof the Democratic party in the
State in 1876: | stood upon that
! platform then, and stand upon it
how. .... ..
Upon the issues Of the day I
stand as follows:
I am in favor of repeal of the
Lien Law, because | believe that
with a repeal Of that law our peo-
pie will become q self-supporting
/ people; will make everything at
home necessary for their support
and some cotton Tor sale; and, as
consequence, that farming will be q
money-making ayocation.
| l am in favor of a usury law, fix
ing interest at seven per cent. : be-
cause I believe that no people can
successfully pay than more that
amount for money.
I am opposed to an appropriation
to the State University, unless the
standard is raised so as to make it
an institution giving higher ed
ucation that can be given by our col
! leges so that young men graduating
at sectarian and other colleges can
then, if, they desire, take a post
graduate course there. AS it now is,
it is q competing and destroying
| agent to the different colleges in
the State. .......... 49,. ............ .
I am opposed to any appropria-
ton to the Citadel Academy; be.
cause there is nothing in the Con-
stitution Of this State authorizing
it's existence as State institution;
and, in addition. & neccssity:does
not arise now, as before the war.
for military institution. Grim
! visaged war has smOothed his
wrinkled front" Brought into ex-
| istence by the notification contest
of 1882, although not started for
some years afterwards. from its
walls came forth some of the grand
est soldiers Of the late war; but
with the close of the war the neces-
sity for it ceased. ... -
If elected to the Legislature, I
shall vote for General y ade Hamp-
ton to succeed himself as United
States Sc ator; because, in addi-
ton to his high character as gen
tleman, q patriot and Statesman,
believe no other man could have
! led US cat Of bondage-in 1876.
Fellow citizens, for the first time
| In my life -! come before you, Of
my own motioD, for cfGce. In 1876
I was nominated in convention for
the Legislature. I declined the
honor, saying that I wished to 90
through the. canvass. unbridled. l
was then nominated in the conven-
ton for Judge Of Probate. ! again
declined. but was put forward for
the office in spite ofmy declination.
I went through the canvass making
appeals for the State ticket and the
balance. of the county ticket, but
never for myself. l was defeated
and afterwards was waited on and
was told that Judge Northrop had
! determined to remove II. c. Moses
and appoint me Clerk of the Court
| in his stead. I declined the APP
| pointment, saying that L. ?. .Cha1-
mers, and not myself, had offered
| for Clerk, and that he, and not
| I, was the man to be appoint
ed. Soon afterwards | left this
State, and became citizen OF Tex
as for nearly five years.
Returning to South Carolina in
the -fall-of-1671. / vas induced to
allow my, name to go before Gov.
Hagooa for the Office Of Railroad
Commissioner; the bill did not pass
| until the next session Of the Legis-
lature. and l did not then make ap-
plication; my professional duties
were such that could not afford to
do so. l AIN thus explicit because
of .rumors that have come to my
ears, and desire the people to
know MY exact position. ....
Therefore, I repeat that ! am be
tore. you.as candidate for the first
time in my life Of my own volition.
You know my record in 1876 from
the inception to the close Of the
,straight-out movement. l shall. not
be .egotistical enough to refer fur
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