The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-02
7 ThrGG Candidates
For Governor.
ELLEItBE AND WHIT
MAN.

HARRISON, ELIIIIIsBE AND WHIT
MAN.
| n Synopsis OF Their Speeches at
Kingstrcc-Thc College Question
a Leading Issue.
The chairman introduced Senator
| Harrison, candidate for Governor.
This gentleman announced his candi-
dacy after Il few preliminary. remarks
and said that nearly every demand
made by the farucrs' movement had
been made elective. Yesterday refer
encc was made to pap suckers" and
ring rule" but as he had been called
down as his time was ended and he
could not refer to tho subject. 1t was
was reported last winter that a ticket
had been made up. He, did not know
| whether 1T was SO or not, but he knew
that no man in South Carolina carried
the people around in his vcst pocket.
He told an appropriate story and said
| that II there was any ring rule, the
people should know it and squelch it,
Mr.. Harrison took q somewhat di ifcrcnt
tack from the other candidates. He
candidly acknowledged that ho had not
been urged or pleaded with to make
the race for Governor, but he said that
If he was elected ho would give the
State an honest, efficient admipistra-
tion. AS far a1'his opponent, Mr.. El-
lerbe, was concerned, that he could
not claim credit for what was done in
the Comptroller Generals Office during
bis term. Credit was due to james
Norton, who was his chief clerk be-
cause MIR. Ellerbe during his admins
tration was sick. He did not mean,
however, by this that Mr.. Ellerbc was
not thoroughly competent to fulfill the
duties 0. the Office.
He then took up the Clemson College
matter and repeated his statements
made at Manning the day before. In
speaking OF the privilege tax, he said
that all the assets of the government
from whatever source shOulC go into
the treasury and should be appropri-
ated 10 suit the necessities Of evory de-
partment of the government. So far
as he could learn, none Of the vast sums
going to Clemson went to permanent
I improvements, irhr as has been stated. II
he was wrong nG- %ould apologize.
| AS to the South Carolina CGGlcgo, he
was not opposed to it, but he held tC'Gna9t
there was no necessity to maintain a
preparatory department in that college
or any other one, If the public schools
were SO conducted as to give evory boy
and girl sufficient preparation for q
higher education. ..
He noted evidences of prosperity
throughout the State. In his county
there were so many cotton factories
that they were using more cotton than
produced. He saw no reason why this
condition should not prevail through
out the State
If chosen Governor he would do all
in his power to advance this prosperity
throughout the State. He would be
the chief executive Of no party or fac
tion, but would carry out the laws as
adopted by the Legislature.
AS to the dispensary, he said that he
favored IL us a whole and in view Of
the reports going around he thought it
eminently proper that it should be con-
Quoted as it now is. He believed tho
time would come when it would be
completely divorced from politics and
would continue to accomplish its great
purpose.
WIN. II. ELLERBE.
Mr.. Elerbe followed. He felt con-
| fident that he had the "boys' on his
| side. After replying to some state
'ments OF MIR. Harrison about the cost
OF maintaining Clemson, holding that
some of the $50, ,000 as charged to main
| tonance, was devoted to permanent i'm
provement, Mr.. Ellerbc proceeded as
follows:
| 4 hold that the State has Just as
much right to maintain colleges as a
system which does not permit q boy
starting at the bottom and going to the
top is defective. At the same time,
tho claims OF some Of the friends OF
| hi n1, al, t. l. a.,
about ) per cent of those enrolled in
the common schools ever go to college.
There are people in our State who
believe that under our form OF govern
mcnt the best citizens cannot be pro-
duCed in dcnOminational or church
schools, whore the principles Of dog
matte theology are made OF primary
Importance, and for those who do think
SO there ought to be university fur
nished by the State to give them higher
education without driving them to
leave the State to get it, as they would
have to do If the State did not mako
such provision.
"The result of the operation OF the
common schools have not been such AS
the people had a light to expect, and
favor some reform in the management
Of the common schools. In Il country
| like ours. needing for its best develop
mcnt and the best development Of its
people all kinds and degrees Of cdu-
Gated labor, our common schools make
a mistake in not teaching the youth Of
our country to work with their hands,
and not make them merely book taught
dones. Let us supplement primary in
struction by providing for industrial
training.
"The object of primary instruction
should not be to prepare children for
collcgc-as 81 per cont. Of them mover
go therc-but to prepare them for their
! life work.
"Undcr tho increased constitutional
free school tax the people will expect
| moro from these schools, and they have
right to do so. They viii expect bet
ter school houses and more competent
teachers, and the cjectmcnt of more
life and energy into the system. They
will naturally require more of the sup.
erintcndcnt Of education. They should
go cut into the country, into the by
ways and hedges, advertise his coming
as he would q circus; have the people
out to hear him and enthusc them in
| the GRAND canse Of o1noot;op rNI,o,,