The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-09

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better schools. In the country men are
-indivtdnalined, the children are kept at
home and they need sympathy and
he lp IN tho mattcr of schools | am a
| eurp 'rier Of higher education in every
decent and proper form.
w. a. BROWN, OF MARION,
began hy telling who he was and what
public positions ho had filed. am un
ardent supporter Of tho free school sys-
'r!n. Favor higher education friend
; Ia Stale un1 private colleges. Had and
would oppose all cOnllicts that may
"ris" between these institutions. The
mistake has been made of starting at
Top and coming down In educational
matters. Favor advantages by tho State
| that Will put poor country boys In posi-.
! tion to enter the State colleges
The other candidates for this otilue
| not being present
cor. NJ. II. AswmENEY, or HAMPTON,
candidate for 1t. Governor was pre-.
srnted and said: [ come to return
| thanks for the handsome support you
gave me two years ago for this office
and feel grateful that am allowed to
go through this year Nnopposed. We
ought to con nrrutulate ourselves on the
good feeling existing today. You have
lie pleasure q! seeing the candidates
face to face. It, Is n privilege and will
never be chang IS long us Democrats
are In power.
n recess for dinner was announced
and man in the audience wanted to
hear Coley Blease speak
After dinner the cantIilutcs for Gov
ernor spoke and the first man presented
was
COL. o. l.. SCIIUMpERT, OF NEWBERRY.
who said: am one of the few cundi-
dates no are asking for the office of
Governor of South Carolina. This Office
seems 10 he going begging--in all OF
the State from one end to the other can
only he found men who want to run
for this Office. If McGrcgor was ever
on his native heath Schumpert is today
for | am at home, and | want to say
! that all of these men running for this
oflica., most OF them, are my friends. [
have known them for years, and they
arc men OF integrity and character and
cutitled to your scrutiny when address.
ing YOU. am running for Governor
because my people have asked me to do
it, us well ns friends from all parts OF
the State--and they think | will make
good and acceptable otliccr--bcttcr
than You have had for long, long
time. am not running on the demcrits
OF my friend Ellcrhc or any other man
! who aspires to this Office. hut on my
own merits SO many are running for
this Office in response to popular scnLi-
mcnt. | DO not say it, but the people
say that Governor Ellie. be has not
| measured up to that high standard re-
Iured and expected Of IL Chief Mugis-
| tratc. aud thuj's why i'm here. The
! people may have put the standard too
, hiHh-l don't know | have not ono
word TO SAY against Ellerbc. for If he is
not my friend then ! am disappointed
| in his friends who are my friends in
this county. ! am not attacking his
. record-I can not do it and retain the
stand have taken In this campaign.
will make you good Governor-%etter
than you have had for years Favor
| substantial support Of all educational
| institutions In the State. 1t IL relIcc-
sion upon the citizenship Of the State
at hI. Inn l., a.
| question for discussion. My views on
; this question arc pronounced. | 0p-
| posed the diapcnsary law and fought it,
! but it was passed as the solution to the
question. Am no prohihitionist, don't
! believe in it. Have interests of State
too much at heart TO advocate it-be-
! cause if you want free liquor vote for
prohibition. If yon elect me will be
! Governor OF the whole people.
The next speaker was
T.. l.. ARCHER, Or SPARTANBURG,
who said he was sOn-in. law of New
! berry having married n Ncwbcrry wO-
! man, and do not expect Schumpert to
! get all the Newberry votes. opposed
: the establishment Of Clemson College
as II poor mau's college. When YOU
talk about poor mans college you
are leading the people astray-a poor
! mans college should he at his home.
! Am not Il candidate for Governor for
the money that is in it-nccd nothing;
! have AN abundance and to -'Dnne-but
! am Interested in the welfare of the Deo-
! pie. Favor the dispensary law honest
, ~ and strictly enforced ~ the best So
luton to the liquor question. Senator
j Archer spoke ut length on the educu.
tional system of the State, giving sta
tistics comparing the money spent on
State colleges and the public schools.
! Advocate honesty and economy In
spending public money.
The next speaker was the prohibition
; ca ''idate,
| G.. G.. EEATIIERS'rONE on IAJrPE<c