The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-04-04

! canvassed the State three times ami there
/ was never any limitations Oh any speak er.
The arrangement was, In the race for
Governor, to have the speakers alternate 4;
ada In the race for the Senate to invert the
3;Izasder :ol speaking. 80 that the minor
didateGcould every other day begin and
36Rye their say In full while the crowds were
$fkeBb %Apd not be forced to take the
fleavinGs OF the audience tired out by previous
@Speaksrs. Whatever else may be done, there
kRhouid never have been In the past, and
fEHoULD NEVER BE IN THE FUTURE, ANY
LIMITATION ON TIME.
EStWould be better to have some candidates
MISS speaklngsBt every meeting than follow
is! !eitber the ooptinuance of the present
+ E8EBtAf3x xwtlh auchs limitation as L have in.
,ptAhHnging II, as you suggest, and
69 % hear and extend Invitations to
|t9elS course, always permisslble
Ate to- announce Independently
Efb6f fBIy46 oN which he will speak, and to
sfh3tf6Xt4Upponen for the office 10 q joint
ggHx r4T OoMMITTEE CANNOT D1sCRIMI-
sssSSs rs * ~ ls ssssssss NATE
as anon candidates, who comply with the
rule, hu6 tAaScounty committee having con-
ISa t.s M WsTe GH1o not wan,ed assS 40 and n
should eyer oocur, which is hardly possible,
3hata acabdddstes.Would be unjustly treated,
could then make arrangements for sePa-
5T&temeetthg; toWhich hts opponent could be
5fnYiteda itfs no Hight thing to canvass the
;;artfreE State and attend meetings In forty
counties; and entails q. heavy expense
~ 1ANYs OF, ouR Rs6pLE DO NOT EVEN TAKE
s. srHE1nScoUETY PAPERS,
;spdssince the patsnt ontsides have come in
tXHgne, with q few creditable exceptions, the
066ntysnewspapero have deterlorated very
saso.S Composition has caused them to reduce
their subscription and while the subscribers
ret as much % they pay for, 1t Is nevertheless
evident thassthe newspapers do not furnish
SIN lfexsrdi to,tiie State committee fixing the
dated soE the meetings In the campaign, 1t
tbas been cousidered necessary In order TO
.preysnt q clash In counties. and always to ar.
rAnRe the meetings In rotation 80 that In
f4yeu week. certain contiguous territory
ht be covered, :. %.ySS-g'
isit TF THE PAPERS ioF THE STATE, COULD BE
ss INDUCED TO GIVE FAIR, FULL AND
sss uNBIAsErs8EPoRTs, 4,
OF speeches and honest and truthful state.
the meetings, the objeetions which you
:haveurged against the present system would
leave hardly any reason forits continuance and
by thisI do not mean the daily papers alone, for
in the towns and the masses OF u the voters
read only sweeklies. Il seems that arrange.
ments could be made to have speeches given
on the patent outsides Just as easily SIS TO
have love stories and trash which now appear
in them. .ifi - -aa.
After all, lido not know that We need 10 be
worried much about the matter. Any man
who can make such q speech as the people
wantto hear and give them Instruction or
amnse them will always be able TO obtain an
audience and II they do not want q man to
talk any longer they WILL let him know 1T.
Then by reversing the order Of speaking and
alternating days every man will have fair
chance. II the crowd have come to hear any
special man they will make 1t known, and
the Others will voluntarily hurry through
aud get outof the way.
Whatever Is done
WE SHOULD CLING TO THE FREEDOM OF DIS
Il cussIoN AND JOINT DEBATE, AND
4. THE PRIMARY SYSTEM.
as the very essence Of Democraey. i. Rather
than give these up 1t wonld be sbetferaeo con-