The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-08-23
Dlli wac Kiiled by q committee OF
free conference Oh the last day Of
the session.

Dlll wac Klileu ny COmmltto9 OF
free conference on the last day Of
the session.
ROADS,
Ifany issue was ever ma,lo and
decided / take 1T that the road is-
sue was two years ago. TIE three
men who were elected two years
ago advocated what is today the
law and upon that law l stand.
Whether the law will work the
roads or not, wo do not know, lut
| if properly carried out it will give
an average Of five months work III
each township ten hours Il day for
ten hands.
believe that with a good road
machine and, tho proper manage
ment Of tho chain gang half or
more of our roads could be worked
every year.
No law will work the roads un-
less it is executed. The law we
have today has not been tried
Why has not the Superv. .sor put
the chain gang on the old roads as
the law requires? They have been
kept cutting new roads, building
bridges, etc. If Mr.. Looper would
do Justice to the tax payers, he
would put them for an equal time
in each township IN the county.
What has Easloy township boon
bonofttcd by the chain gang? |
don't see why I should be callod
upon to defend the ono mill tax on
property, although I believe it is
right. This law was passed in
1896 and has been on the sta ute
books ever since. am in favor Of
tho law as it is.
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS.
When l was elected two years
ago | was pledged to you to fight
the high and cxtravagant appro-
prations to State colleges. This
pledge | faithfully kept. l fought
them and did all in my power to
keep them in the bounds of reason,
and when every effort failed l
thought 1T but fair that they
should give somo to the common
schools, and so secured the passage
Of an ame: incnt to the approprla-
ton bill giving 100000 to the
public schools Of tho State. They
arc as much entitled to it as the
boy or girl that go to college.
Now fellow citizens, | submit to
you, if l have not cndeavored to
do my duty? VIII you damn a
man because he DIES what You
elected him to do7 l do not be-
lieve tho people Of Pickens county
are that kind Of people.
FRED WILLIAMS.
Wo are here for tho purpose Of
discussing the ISSUES in this cam
paign. I thank you for sending
inc to the Legislature and / an
proud that my measures were en-
acted into law, while the measures
of my opponents were Invariably
killed In the senate. You should
scud nell to The house, who have
some influence In the senate. ]
introduced and they were enactod
Into Low, the school book, COTTON
Weighing aud market bills, saving
by the school book law alone IS ,OO(
to $4,000 year. My record is
embodied in the laws of tile State
and you can judge by that whether
1 have been faithful servant tc
you.
Mr.. Williams said in substance
that ho was tho most pronounced
friend of the dispensary in the
race for the Legislature and if the
dispensary is crippled 1t would be Il
great blow to tho building up OF
the morals Of the people and would
curtail the terms Of the public
schools. He was in favor OF cut
ting down tho limit Of government
distillerics to one and a quarte
miles and patronize home distiller
les in preEeroncc to others.
On the road question ] am i,
favor of every man performing hi
duty. Tho present system is IN
, just. / want every man to bca
his proportion of tie burden.
want n $l.0O communion tax an
the contract system, want tho chal
gang put to work on the publ
highways. Want tho chain gan
put ut tho conters, say at Picker
, and work thrco miles out in even
9 direction. Don't mako railroad
+ the first yoar. but work the road
we'll rs possible. The avcras
J. chain gang can work 5000 miles (
If rcada a year. am not in favor {
if road machines, but IN favor Of raj
e road scoops. There arc only ,0(
/. miles Of roads in Pickens count
ard there are 5000 mon fit ft
T road purposes and the roads coul
=. be worked for 81 SO n mile.
| am opposed to raising tho ts
10 for school purposes, now the schoo
Is run down before the money is Q
- haustod. There was no uSn for tt
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