Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-08-08
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES
Speak at Honea Path-The Crowd Small
Nothing Startling in the Speeches.

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the Third District spoke at this
place last Thursday afternoon to
about one hundred voters. It was
not generally known that the speak
ing would take place, consequently
very few attended the meeting.
Hon. Josh Ashley introduced the
speakers.
This section is one of Congress-
man Latmer's strongholds and
while he still has many ardent sup
portcrs here the other candidates
made favorable impression and
many who have heretofore supported
Latimer state, since hearing the
speeches of the other candidates,
that they will not support him.
DIR. Wyche was the first speaker.
lie made capital speech and was
listened to attcntivcly by tho crowd.
lie began by saying he favored ro-
tation in office, claiming it to be the
slogan of the reform movement in
this State that the precedent was
established by George Washington,
who could have been elected to
third term, but preferred to give
way TO others equally as well fitted
for the Office. The Doctor spoke
against high tariff, showing wherein
it worked to the interest Of the
American manufacturer and against
the laboring class of people who
have to pay the large per cent placed
on goods. lie claimed that the only
chance for the South to prosper was
by the fostering of manufacturing
enterprises. That the South is
naturally adapted to this as it has
the climate, the material and the
labor and that by welcoming these
enterprises it would open up mar
kct for the farm products. He is
against the trusts and would use
every means in his power to legislate
against them.
E. f.. Werner, the next speaker,
said that the fitness for Office was
the paramount reason for electing
any one to office. That it was not
the position man took, but his rea-
sons for doing SO that should be
considered. lie was opposed to free
silver and gave his reasons for his
position. He made very sensible
talk on this issue and challenged his
opponents to show wherein he was
mistaken. lie claimed that if this
was made law, and he saw no
chance of it ever becoming such,
that it would raise the price of com
modities and would give us a cheap
money and in the end the farmer
would be in no better condition.
That the price of cotton is made in
Liverpool under the gold standard,
hence, if free silver was adopted in
the country the poor farmer would
pay more for his goods and get no
more for his cotton. lie criticised
the free rural delivery and made the
assertion that it would cost $40 per
family to have the mail delivery and
while it would not be direct tax on
the people, that it would be an indi-
rect tax and he thought best to
abolish the whole system.
Congressman Latimcr made only
a short talk, as he was at home and
the people were familiar with his
record. lie endorsed Clemson Col
legc and was in favor of keeping the
College up. He gave an account of
his work in Congress and claimed
that he had been faithful to the
trust imposed on him by the voters
of the Third District, and if elected
he would continue to serve them as
he thought best for their interest.
He had succeeded in bringing into
the district $4,000 for the free
delivery of the mails, and that in
short while the farmer would have
his mail delivered at his home lust
as it is to the man in the city. He
knew the needs of the laboring class
and would use his efforts to lcgislate
to their interest. Il IIonea Path
Chronicle, August !.
Millions will be spent in politics this
year. We can't keep tho campaign co
ing without money any more than wo
can keep the body vigorous without
food. Dyspcptcs used to starvc them
selves. Now Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di-
gcStS what You cat and allows YOU to
cat all the good food you want. 1t radi-
cally cures stomach troubles.
D. W. Bell.
According to "lIardware," two
rival commercial travellers were try-
ing to sell n merchant a fire proof
safe.
The first said to The merchant:
"A cat was put in one of our safes,
end the safe was put in the middle
OF fir for II hours, and aftcrward
the cat came out alive"
Said the second: