The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-08-17
exempt from bearing their part OF educating


! the masses.
/ say it is not right; 1t is not just. l ga,
property should be taxed to educate the ,peo
! pie. am asked, why? Ianswer by askint
worth. If the people were allowed TO grow VI
| In Ignorance and vice. Railroads, banks, fac
tories and property generally would depreci
ate and becorr e worthless
An educated people protect property and de-
not destroy II, there fore, wealth. for the pro
lection 1t receives, should pay the burden d
educating the masses and not the poor man,
who can hardly live as 1t Is A small tax for
educational purposes is cheaper.
II I had 1t In my power. l would
put goLd school house, With first
class teacher In 1t, In every community
in this State for nine months In the year
Could you afford to send your children to-
school nine months in the year? Not all of
you, for know OF my own knowledge of a
school In this community where you had TO
take your children away from school before
your five months was out, so they could
help you In the farm.
Look we'll before you vote for a Representa-.
tive who would put three dollar pol tax on
you. when you can't take up all the time
sou now have under the two mill tax
am not In favor Of repeating the lien law.
1t Is all the banking capital poor man has.
Look well before you cast your ballot. for this
is a Legislative enactment and not constitu-
tional enactment. You may take the meat
and bread out OF the mouths of your wives
and children nextye
My friends, my time is limited. 7 will not
have the time 10 discuss everything want TO.
But will say that I supported Clemson
College on the stump and in the House of
Representatives. l hope our boys will soon
receive great benefits from IL.
State officers salaries. believe they can be
reduced without detrimentt to the public ser
vice.
record will Justify you in trusting your des.
tiny In my hands. / have been taunted with
having done enough for my country and
should not now be elected TO represent you.
have only done my duty as l have seen It,.
without the remotest hope Of reward, except
the approval of my conscience and the res
pect of my fellow citizens.
In 1861 laid my young life on the altar Of
my country. / vent through four years OF
name. 1 lived through all the dark days Of
Radical rnisrule without being tainted with
Radicalism, and when the fullness OF time
had come for us TO liberate ourselves from
our oppressor led where others dared to fol-
low.
And gave to you the primary election
laws which my friends speak OF In such elo-
Quent terms OF Governor Tillman having
given TO you for the first time to choose your
own State officers.
Ispeak OF these things with modesty. But
do 1t In my own defense. My record Is be.
fore you. AS Legislator II Is a record | am
not ashamed of. When I hear my friends
speak so eloquently OF the glories Of the past
In which I was an actor feel that my life
has not been spent In vain.
With the record before you and the fact thai
| am u farmer; that earn my bread by the
sweat of my brow that am a charter men,
ber OF the Alliance q charter member of the
Farmers Movement in this State, ask your
selves before you cast your ballot whether
your interests would be safer in my hands
than they would be In the hands OF lawyers,
doctors, merchants and divines.
You can vote for me II you think best. /
am not begging you te vote for me. If you
elect me will do the best can for you. II
am defeated have Job at home.
shall strive In the future as have in the
past TO do all can to advance the interests
of our whole people. May God bless you. my
friends.