The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-06-25

d laws be just TO all and let them be e.
It forced. He does not believe all I'll
@ great man lived in the past. This
r the great age, because 1t is the readir
1t age. If elected, he would dischare
@ his duty in the fear of no man.
g Capt. ID. C.. Hayward was next il
i troduced land was greeted with al
}, plause. H. came here to make frienC
r and was ad to see that he had then
Q He was b ,rn near Sumter. He d,
: sired to say to the people of Sout
8 Carolina that he was running for thi
1 Office on his merits. He wanted 1t i
, no other way. He has the kindes
feeling for each opponent. The pee
, pie demanded clean, straight cam
paign. He was glad that he saw
, united people. The common develop
, ment OF our great and growing inter
ests was the task to continue 10 com
pletion. From time to time the peo
pie of South Carolina have expressed
themselves upon tho dispensary law
lie regarded this as settled fact ant
properly coducted as the best solution
OF the liquor question. He compre
hensively and briefly reviewed the past
industrial problems of the South, ant
these should now be discussed. We
of this party should discuss State is
sues. L am Democrat; indorse State
and national platforms.
Mr.. Hayward then discussed the
child labor in factories. He is oppos ed
to children working in factories Next
session of Legislature should enact
such law, gradual i'll its operation, as
to age. The speaker gave thoughtful
reasons for this and was not, by any
means, unmindful of the rights and
interests of the factory owner or the
operatives.
The most important question before
the people of South Carolina was the
subject of education. He was in ia.
vor OF maintaining the higher educa-
tlonal interests, but the great question
was common and public schools.
Mr.. Hayward showed he had been
one of the earliest movers in the SUBJ
ject of good roads and was still decid-
ediy In favor Of this great need. 1t
was, in every one of its humorous be-
nelicent ts-educationally, So
cially, industrlally, religiously-it was
OF special Importance. Good roads
should also bring the people of the
town and country together. A vital
question is drainage of swamp and
lowlands. He referred TO the bill pre-
sented to the last Legislature on this
subject and showed that this question
meant much to land owners all over
South Carolina. Biennial sessions of
the Legislature met with Mr.. Hey.
wards endorsement.
Congressman w. Jasper TalberL
followed in speech that was largely
devoted to vigorous Remuneration of
the trusts. He also paid his respects
to Commercial Democracy" and
vigorously denounced any man or men
who would come among us in the dis
guise of Democrat and preach Re.
publicanlsm and the doctrines fostered
by trusts and monopolies. He would
have nothing to say about our Junior
Senator for he is dead politically. He
favored liberal support of the colleges
and the upbuilding of common schools.
The tax which white men pay should
go to support white schools and taxes
paid by negroes should go to support
schools for negroes. The dispensary
law was the best possible solution of
the liquor question. He believed it
should be enforced in Charleston,
Columbia and Sumter and all other
places.
Lieutenant Governor Tillman is out
TO take the scalp of Col. Talbert.
Speaking Immediately after him, he
SAID that Col. Talbert was evidently
candidate for United States Senator,
judging from the way he went on
about the trusts. But he would like
to know, and 80 would the people, why
Col. Talbert left the halls of Congress,
where he might do some good, and of
his own vOlition came down here
seeking the office he expects to get.
The greater part of his speech was
devoted to explanations of his ruling
in the Senate on the Kibler bill and
his subsequent exposure by The State
newspaper. He charged Editor
Gonzales with putting words in his
mouth he never used, and appealed to
the Senate journal as the only record
of the matter for his entire vindication.
He denied having ever said that
Speaker Henderson and Senator Frye
had sustained his ruling.
DIR. w. III. Zimmerman came next,
and said his record and platform are
we'll known. +" i am the Cincinnatus
of this campaign. If L am not entitled
10 the high and honorable office seek,
both on my personal character and
official record, then am not entitled
to your votes" He was always a
Democrat. Many whites are entirely
too lukewarm upon the subject OF ed
ucation, especially with an educational
clause in the suffrage. Was opposed
to forcing the dispensary law upon any
people who do not want dispensary,
unless such is already the case. He
was opposed to trusts and combines.
Favored the reorganization of the su-
preme court of the United States and
wanted laws passed to prevent such
mouOpolies and establish graduated
income tax. Taxation concerns all Of
us. Said there was no hope in the inn
mediate future for reduction. In.
terest on State debt must be met with
borrowed funds. Taxes would neces.
sarily be increased at next legislative
session.
All of the candidates for GovernO,
| favor good roads; the liberal suppor,
of colleges; liberal pensions for veter
/ ana. innprOvemant NJ pnhIic achonla