The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-08-19
CANDIDATES AT PRIVATEER
Candidates for Congress Also on
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The county campaign meeting vas held
FRIDAY at tie Alliarce hall, near Bethe!
church II can be said without violstng
truth, that the candidates had everything
very nearly their own way. There were
present ,hirty.tbr candidates and forty
niue Others, several Of whom we're no; citi-
zecs o. Privateer township. The meeting
was devoid Of enthusiasm snd interest, and
had there not been full crop of candidates
aud an excess of heat there would be little to
say of or for the meeting. 1t was evident
that the people OF Privateer were not partlcu'
larly desirous of having the meeting, as was
stated by their representative on the Ezecu-
tive Committee wheu the proposition was tirst
made to hold it, and the candidates who
we're responsible for having the appointment
made over the objection Of P:ivateer's repre-
sentative no doubt now feel satisfied that
they do not know quite as much about where
and when to hold campaign meetings ss they
thought they did.
After waiting until after II o'clock for toe
audience and candidates to assemble the
meeting was called to order by Mr W. y.
Cain ia the open space in front Of the ALI
ance Hall and the first speaker, Mr.. Atamoot
Moses. candidate for Congress, was iutro-
duced
Mr.. Moses reviewed his politca! record
since he wss first elected to the House OF
Representatives in 1886, and referred 10 the
more important measures he had been lastru-
mental in having enacted into laws. he
went into details concerning his services AS
chairman OF the committee to Investigate the
cost of public printing, stating no" the
work of that committee would result 10 saw
ing S., 600 to $4,000 per annum to the
State. He referred to the fact that two years
ago the Couaty Treesurer's report in this
county he'd been spread out in publication 80
that it cost the cou2ty the unprecedented
sum OF S437, and that in CONSEQUENCE be had
introduced bill in the Legislature exempt
ing this county rom the law requiring the
annual publication Of the Treasurer's report,
which bill has become law through the ne
glect cf Governor Evans to veto it.
The law authorizing the issue OF ST., 900
of county bonds to pay past Indebtedness
and repair the Court House was explained
and it was shown how the issue Of bonds
would save money to the taxpayers in addi-
,ion 10 repairing the Court House.
Mr.. Moses then took up national issues and
discussed the financial question, from free
silver standpoint, at some length
Dr.. J. Wm Stokes, also a candidate for
Congress, spoke next His speech was con-
fned almost entirely to an exposition of the
doctrine of free silver along lines that are ia.
milar to ell readers of the newspapers and
free silver literature His record In Congress
was laid before bis audience aud an appeal
made for vindicatiou by reelection.
The candidates for the House of Represnta-
tives spoke mex, i, the following o'der: J.
H. Wilson, E. D. Suith. a. K. Sanders, W.
4 Nsttles, T. P Kilgore, Mcdonald Furmao,
]. A. Carraway
The following questions were asked each of
these candidates
l. VIII Yon, if elected, advocate the pass
age Of law permitting the people of the va
riors townships to elect their magistrates.
school trustees and township commissioners =?
2. What are your views on the States 10
s:itutions Of learning
8. Tow do sou stand on The State dispsn'
ssry?
1t was in the answers to thes questions that
the principal points of the speeches Icy, aud
only the answers will be given.
Col. J. Harvey Wilson,. Yes. 3 Fa-
vors liberal support of all the States ins;i.
tutons of learning without Increasing the
burden of taxation. Thinks the dispensary
is good thing aud has accomplished de.
cided reform is opposed to the profit fea-
ture and the Governors control in mnoicipsl
affairs.
E. D. Smith Il Yes, as it is in the line of
governmeu; of. for and by the people. 2.
Believes 10 building from the ground up, aod
therefore considers it the first duty Of the
State to perfect system of free public
schools that will educate the masses so that
they will be fitted to take advantage of the
opportunity to obtain collegiate education
offered by the higher Institutions 3. The
dispensary has solved the vexed problem OF
State control Of the liquor traffic in 6 meas
ure, but he is unaltersbly opposed to the
profit feature and the scheme TO support the
public schools on The price of whlskey, which
represents depreciation and shame of thous-
ands Of citizens.
A. K. Sanders. ] Yes 2. Has always
favored and voted for liberal appropriations
and will coutoue to do so. 3. The dispen-
pensary has good features and has accom-
plished mach good, and he favored it as a
whole, though there were Objectionable
features, WHICH had been mentioned more
fully by others.
". 4. Nettles.-l. Yes. 2. Favors lioeral
appropriations. 5 AS whole favors the
system, but not the profit feature.
T. P. kilgore j. Yes. 2. FavorS liberal
support, but stands FIRST for the free cchools.
g. Favors the dispeusary system, but it
should be managed to yisld only sufficient
revenue to pay running expenses.
Mcdonald Furman.-l. Yes. 2. Favors
liberal support of ali Institutions and the
extension and perfection OF the free school
system. 3. Favors the dispensary system if
the profit feature be removed.
Mr. Furman was on his native heath, and
received the most liberal applause of the day.
j. A. II. Carraway.-l. Yes, AID believes
that the law should be amended to permit
tue township commissioners to call three
other citizens to their assistance when the
tax returns are being made up 2. Believes
10 maintaining the States colleges, but favors
better publ: schools first Of ali. g. Thinks
the dspensary system an improvement 90
the old barroons, bu. does uot believe il the
profit feature.
The candidates for Clerk OF Court, Audi
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