The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-26
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES
aDDRESS The CITIZENS OF NEW
BERRY IN THE OPERA HOUSE.
"n"u' Tw" 6"udrPd aud Fifty Citizens Tu,n n
p"t In tho Rain to IIsar the Candidates
for Co"greas from tho Third District
Address tho People,

! me meeting appointed for the con.
gressional candidates to address the
people OF Newberry was hold in tho
opera house last night, and considering
the rain, the attendance was fair.y we'll
about 230 being present. Il few ladies
being in the audience.
The meeting was uneventful and the
speeches were good and pitched on u
hlgh plane. Mr.. Latimer was severe
ana rather personal in his criticisms of
Mr.. Johnstone and his past record in
Congress.
The meeting was presided over by
County Chairman Hardy, who asked
that each speaker be accorded IL respect
fnl and attentive hearing, stating that
each would be allowed only 30 minutes
IN which TO speak. He introduced as
the first speaker,
HON. J. E. BOGGS, OF PICYENS.
Mr.. Boggs began by stating that he
was almost in a stage fight, not bcing
accustomed to speaking in such large
and elegant hall aud hardly knew what
to say. He thought that the chair
| man would have announced that he
was candidate for Congress, but sup
pose he forgot it and hoped that the
people would not forget it next Tues
day. If was not candidate l would
notspeak here tonight. Nothing draws
like u free show, while I do not know
| what my opponents have gotten out OF
this thing yet, l can say that SO far with
me it has been free. Few issues can he
discussed in 30 minutes, but l suppose
| you would like to know why l want to
go to Congress. Mr.. Johnstone is
| New berry man and you have hOnort d
| him greatly-and Pickeus has houored
him also. But, l have hca,d of a
| play-never saw it-called "Too much
Johnson" and if you keep on you might
get too much Johnstone. Mr.. Latimcr
has been in Congress six years. told
a man the other day who inquired about
him that ho was large, fat and good
| looking since he had been up there and
tho fellow said yes and before he went
there he had to walk twice in the same
l
helped him wonderfully. The greatest
gift that this district cnn confer on any
man Is To send him to Congress. lie,
Latimer, is all smiles now, but when he
gets up to speak his face gets as long
as horse collar and he tells the people
how he has sent seed over the district
but never tolls them that they are
their seed. l tell you now that 1 am
| Just rs ''saedy" as he is. He hts in
PRODUCED bill on the seed question
that I like-I am in love with-and if
he or are elecIed the seed business
will thrive. There is a special reason
why should go to Congress. At out
set Of this campaign Latimer said to
me: "Boggs if you are nominated for
| Congress and you will come to Wash
ington during my expiring session, 1
will introduce you to all l know, carry
you around to all the departments and
! put you onto the ropes-do all I can to
help YOU" l told him 1 was an apt
scholar, and now If you elect me you
will have the best equipped Congress-
man this district ever had--you will
have the. advantage of all Latimer
knows and all Boggs can find out--two
in one. Both Of my opponents want to
go back to Cong gress-thav's going back
ward-seud me and it will be going for
ward. Both Of these men say You ought
to send u farmer to Congress- I ven
ture the assertion that l have lost ;ls
much money as either Of them farming
do not want to attack Mr.. Latimer's
record, he's my friend. have pitched
this campcign on high plane and if L
have to get this Office by traducing him
[ will not go to Congress. Both are my
| friends there are things more sacred
to my heart than the emoluments of
| Office. The time has come when ques-
tions to be considered by the national
legislature are ncw-far beyond any
thing that has yet presented itself to
America. We plunged ourselves into
war and are making history. Want
outside the constitution to have war
with Spain: pLsse an iniIuitous war
revenue bill; and many questions will
confront us as u result which will re-
quire much to be met successfully. The
Northern soldier is side by side with
the Southern soldiers and we are one
people ccnIented with the blood of
brothers, and we will be swept on to u
final success Of which nothing but his
tory can tell. I am running for Con-
gress. r., " laudiable ambition. One
that surprises both Of my opponents.
Pickens county sends greetings to New
berry and asks you to help her son.
She has helped both OF my opponents
in the past. Pickens county Is the on
ly county that has had nothing since
the war. have had TO tell my oppo.
nents that l was running for Congress
and / will show them by the time the
race Ia over that can run some too