The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-16
Meeting Last Friday.
AT 70 o'clock last Friday the me

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ing was called to order 10y county
chairman, R. A. Child. There hav-
ing been such short notice of the meet
ing there was only small crowd pre-
sent. Mr. Child gracefully introduc-
eel the Hon. George Johnson, of New
berry, who gave the audience quito an
interesting speech on the three main
issues Of the day, to wit: Education,
The Tariff and Civil Service Reform.
Mr. Johntsonc is in favor Of National
Aid to education, if we can have the
money to spend in our own way free
from any interference by the govern
ment at Washington. He is in favor
of Civil Service Reform as it has
been applied in this state by the ad-
mlnStration-not republican hold
ing single Office. He thinks that a
tariff sufficient to meet the needs of
the government economically admin
istered is right, but the least amount
for protection is wrong in principle
and policy, and ought to be abolished,
He thought that it was right aud
proper that the State should make
some provision for pension to dis
abled confederate soldiers. His
speech, which occupied about 35 min
| utes was composed Throughout, of az
gumentS based on the clearest bus-
hess principles, and impressed all who
heard it with a sense Of his ability rs
a statesmc, md of his clear insight
into these great questions.
The next speaker was Hon. J. N.
Lipscomb, of Nowberry who in the
main agreed with tho views already
| expressed but he wanted National
aid to education to stop, when the
present surplus was used, and the
tariff SO reformed that there would
no moro be any necessity for the gov
ernment tobe looking out investments
for its surplus. He WAS also in favor
| of continuing the coinage of silver SO
! long as it could be kept up to its pres
ent standard value. Col, r.. W. Simp
SON of Anderson tho next speaker
raised no issues withtho former speak
CT but ably discussed the Importance
of paying the public debt, showing
the advantage its continued postpone
mcnt WAS giving capital over labor
All the speeches abounled with lust
such information as The voters need.
and listened to with marked attcnti II
by the few who were present. We
nrc very sorry We cannot give them in
full as the short notice and busy sea
son kept many away who were anx-
lous to be present. The County
Chairman Mr.. Child stated that Judge
Cothran could not be present on ac-
count of having to hold Court Mt Ches,
tcrlicld. Themccting then adjourned.
Congressional Primary EsulnA.
RULE +. That Primary Election
for nominating a Congressman for
the Third Congressional District be
held throughout the District on the
23rd day of September, 1886.
RULE II. When the vote shall
have been canvasscd in each County,
) it shall be the duty of tho Secretary Of
= the County Executive Committee to
, max" a return of the Election in Iii.
County to the Cong rcssional. Exocu
! cutivo Committee which shall consti
l tutc aboard for the purpose of canva
sSing the returns and declaring tho
results oE the Election, and of hcarn
and deciding all contests or protests
which may arise, whose action shall
t bo final. HrorIdcd That no members
Of such Executive Committee shall be
4 candidate at such Election, and prr-
Vldcd further, that Said Executive
Committee shall canvass the return
and declare the result of the Election
within one week aftorthe said Election.
HCIE III. That the candidate who
shall receive majority of all the
votes cast i'll the Congressional Dis.
t1ict, Shall be declared to bc the nom
ireo of tho Democratic Party for Con
gross for said District. RULE IVth.
In case no candidate shall have rccci
we'd the majority roto in the first E.
lection another Election shall be had
on the 7th day of October thereafter
at which the two candidates only
who received the highest number of
voter shrll be votcp for. The result
of the scoond Election shall be asccr-