Semi=weekly graphic., 1896-04-04
REDFIELD THE SCENE OF THE OPENING
 OF THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN
Nearly All of the Candidates Present and Each One Given An Attentive
 Hearing.
Candidates for the Legislature Define Their VieWs-A Synopsis of the
 Speeches.

voted his remarks principally to : railroad commission and free silver His address was brief, but he eluci dated his views clearly. The State, he declared, so far as it's railroads are concerned, is in the hands of a grinding monoply and the State could not be developed as long as it's development is retarded by high freight rates. He favors the Anti Trust bill, a uniform system ol text books, an improvement of the public schools and a better road law and tax for the purpose Of working county convicts on the public highways. The county con victs Of this county, he continued, are hired out for IT cents a day and he thought their services worth more than that on the public high ways.
 He concluded by declaring himself for free silver and said it was the paramount issue before the people of the United States He admitted that the financial question had nothing to do with the Legislature, but urged the people to vote for no candidate for any office who is not silver man. Every man has in- fiuence from Constable to President and can use that influence for free silver or against it.
 The next speaker was
 DR. II. II. sTANFIELD,
 who made simply an announce ment of his candidacy for Rep resen tatiYe. He had no views on public questions and Expressed none. Should he be the choice of the people, he declared that he would work to promote the interests of the county to the best of his abili- ty.
 COL. R. A. ROGERS
 was then introduced. He took pleasure, he said, in addressing so large and intelligent an audience, but the brief time allotted him would not admit of an elaboration of his views on public questions. He urged the passage of a railroad com mission bill and favored the utiliza- tion Of the penitentiary convicts in developing the great resources and interests of this country.
 MIR. J. D. CULPEPPER
 was then formally presented as the next speaker. He explained that he was farmer and not used to speech making, but he presented a clear-eut platform in brief manner which elicited the applause of all his hearers. He was in favor of amend ing the Constitution so as to hold elections only every four years, thereby reducing the cost of cleo tions to the people; favored a rail road commission bill; favored the abolishment of the office of Assessor and the granting of the powers of assessment to the magistrates and the county boards of equalization; favored an amendment to our laws giving the Circuit Judge discretion ary powers in change of venue cases; favored change in the revenue laws making it the duty of collectors to advertise personal delinquent as well as real property, which he thought would greatly increase the revenues.
 MIR. CREED CALDWELL
 was then introduced. He declared himself openly for J. K. Jones for re election to the United States Senate and paid the Senator nice compli- ment. He favored the Antitrust bill introduced by Senator Adams in the last Legislature, and said he proposed to take up that bill where the latter left off, People are more interested in that bill than ever, said the speaker, for while cotton seed is worth only about $6 per ton the consumer had to pay as much for cotton seed products as when seed was worth $16 per ton. He pointed out the methods and opera tions Of the trust in this State, l which elicited loud applause. He declared himself in favor of a rail road commission, 6 reform school, a 4 uniform system of text books, an amendment to our change of venue flaws, and all legislation favorable to schools. He rung in new issue on his opponents and in the State by declaring that he was in favor of re