The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-07-29

he has uice Pio0''
s O model farmer, and an excellent
merchant of high repute.
The construction gangs on the new
road are making things move along
briskly in grading the road bed and
building trestles. 1t will not be long
before the road will be completed to
Batesburg.
Batesburg is probably the most
thriving and prosperous town on the
railroad between Augusta and Co.
lumbia. Her merchants are filled to
overhowing withe progress and enter
prise and this is the reason that there
is never no business stagnation seen
or felt in that thriving town. While
there we enjoyed breaking bread with
that grand old patriarch, Mr.. David
Rswl, whom none know but to love
and respect.
Thursday evening found US com
fortably housed at the hotel kept by
Mrs. L. E. Derrick, whose table al
ways groan beneath heavy load OF
everything good to eat which isserved
in a most excellent style, and
whose beds are the most comfortable,
the most refreshing and the cleanest.
Friday was big day for Leesville
there being at least $40 people in
town who came to attend the big
barbecue and to hear the big guns
fire off their campaign thunder.
About 10 o'clock DR.. Crosson, as
chairman, introduced Mr.. Altamont
Moses, who wants to represent this
District in Congress. He told Il e
people how glad he was to meet them.
He said be had represented Sumter
county in the State House OF Repre-
resentatives and Senate for ten years.
His record would show that he al
ways work on the line of retrench-
ment and reform in government af-
fairs and advocated those measures
commended themselves to bis judg-
ment as conducive to the best inter
est of the people, and promised if
elected to the National Legislature
his energies would be used for the
accomplishment of the same ends.
He then branched off on the silver
question and showed that the depres
sion of business followed the demoeti-
zation of silver in 1878, and advo-
yocated the restoration of silver as
legal tender, and used as an argu-
ment to support his position that the
country was increasing in population
and more money was needed to meet
the growing demands of business.
In closing he paid high tribute to
the worth and patriotism of Bryan
and Sewall, the Democratic Presi-
dental nominees, and thought that
they would be elected which would
bring about an era of prosperity.
Solicitor P. H. Nelson was next
introduced and made pleasant lit
tie address. He said that the office
which he held and for which he was a
candidate for reelection, was non-po-
litical one and should not be mixed up
with politics. His record as prosecut.
ing attorney was before the people;
he always did his duty and if re-
elected would continue to discharge
his duty without fear OR favoritism.
He was glad that the State Of South
Carolina was now in prosperous
condition; that the election of Bryan
and Sewall meant continuance OF
this prosperity and the people had a
cause fer rejoicing over their nomi-
nation. He closed by saying he was
glad that there were signs indicating
the cessation of the strife and heal
ing the breach which has divided the
white people of this State and hope d
that the day would soon come when
they would be united again.
Mr.. D. F. E6rd, candidate for the
House of Representatives, was the
next speaker. He opposed the free
bridge, and thought that the propo
sition to erect paths along the public
highways for the accommodation Of
bicycle riders little too previous as
there were not enough bicycles in
the county to warrant such an out
lay of public money; that while he
favored higher education, he urged
the necessity of advancing and i'm
proving the common school system
and submitted facts and figures show
ing the cost of maintaining the
higher institutions of learning. Win
throp and Clemson were monuments
of the Reform Movement and he
would be the last person to do any.
thing to impair their usefulness, but