The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-12

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maintenance by the State of the
higher institutions of learning; ia
vored the improvement of the COM
mon school system. He is a law
abiding citizen and as such, as we'll
as from principle he opposed blind IT,
gers and when caught should be rig
ously prosecuted and severely pun
ished. He favored a liberal appro-
priation to the State Fair, provided
no gambling devices and immoral
shows were allowed on the grounds;
he pledged himself, if elected to the
Senate, to labor in the interest Of the
people as he always had in the past.
Captain D. J. Griffith, candidate
for State Senator, was glad to see
such large turn out of friends and
neighbors who all knew him from his
birth up to manhood and from that
time up 10 the present. He was no
orator and had no speech to make on
this occasion; having been denied the
benefits of an education, except that
obtained at the old field school, he
was but plain, practical business
man and proposed to talk to them in
a plain, practical business like way.
He was not candidate from bis own
choice; he vas before the people OF
his county in Difference to the wishes
and solicitations of friends who had
confidence in his ability to represent
this county in the Senate. He said
you all know me, my private and
public record is before you; if you
think I am worthy of your support,
I can assure you that it will be
the heighth Of my ambition to guard
well your every interest. He favored
the reduction of all salaries in pro-
portion to the price of farm products.
He opposed extravagant appropria-
tions to higher institutions OF learn
ing by the State, but favored the fos-
tering of the free common schools.
BE is opposed to blind tigers as we'll
as all violations of the law. Is op
posed to the State making an appro-
priation in aid of the State fair and
also the proposition to free the
bridge by taxation. He thanked the
people for the honors and conf
dence they had already reposed in
him. and if elected to the Senate he
would strive to deserve contiuua'
ton of their respect and esteem.
Candidate W. H. Sharpe opened
his address by saying, in substance,
that you have heard that Mr.. Muller
is good looking young man, Mr..
Thurmond, of Edgefeld, was still
better l l,oking one but that hewas bet
ter looking than either, if he did have
to say it himself. He said that some
reference had been made to the long
titude of his feet, that it was true
that rheumatism had i'll shaped them
but he could assure them that there
was nothing the matter with his
head. The first money he had earned
was by teaching school here, which
h used in improving his mind. He
was candidate for the House and
I'D no hobby to ride; he was a Dem
| ocrat and Reformer, but they owed
him nothing for that; it was nothing
buthis duty to be so; he was self made
man and was running on bis own
merits; he was not begging for the
Office and could live without it. You
need broad and liberal minded men
in the Legislature, men who had the
brains to grasp the perplexing ques-
tions which comes before that body
and arrive at all intelligent solution.
| If elected he would serve his county
| first and his State next and will
come back to receive the commenda-
ton of we'll done, good and faithful
servant. He favored the reduction
of salaries and illustrated by com
pairing the price of cotton when it
was high with the salaries and now
when cotton is low there has been
but little if any reduction of salaries.
He is not in favor of large appropri-
ations for higher education and ia,
vored economy along these lines.
He is opposed to blind tigers, and
was Of the opinion that the dispen
sary good solution of the liquor
L. J..