The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-09-03
THE GOSPEL TRUTH.
A Man Who Has Been Friend to the
Poor Boy Candidate for Congress.
His Chances For Election
Are Flnttering.

Citizenship carries with it grave re.
sponsibilities, G: which the right of
sssstrage Is doubtless the most impor-
tant. 1t is the plain duty of every man
to vote intelligently, and 70 do this he
must know the men asking office and
among whom he is to choose. OF the
seven men who are seeking the honor of
representing the people of this Congress
sional District, there is one whom his
friends deem it a privilege to support.
Those who know Wyatt Aiken best be-
iieve that 10 other candidate for this
office possesses IN n higher degree or in
a better proportion the elements Of
manhood which go to make n true rem.
resentative of the people. He has heart
as we'll as intellect, and no man is Of the
true type who has not both sentiment
and sense. Being son of man who
fought In peace and war with his every
energy for the rights for which the dem.
ocratic paIty stands, Wyatt Aiken has
always been close student of the poll
tical principles Of his father-the princi-
pies of genuine democracy. His discus
sions of the questions of the day indicate
mind naturally we'll balanced and
trained to view political situations from
the right standpoint The writer has
never known man of bigger heart or
nobler impulses. Truly this man is gen.
erous to n fault. Do good deeds proceed
from q good man? Then there are few
better than Wyatt Aiken.
| Some years ago, through his contribu-
{ sion and influence, an unfortunate man
OF this town was sent to an. intirmary
and his life prolonged thereby, and it's
fact that this man never knew whoni
to thank. In the family of working
man of Cokesbury there was bright
boy who could not attend school be-
cause his father was unable to pay the
/ were brought to Wyatt Aiken's atten-
tion, he sent the boy to school, paying
the tuition himself. That he had sell
fish motive in any one of these cases, no
man who knows the circumstances,
would even suggest. Within the last
few moments the writer has had in mind
more than a haf dozen boys of the
same village, for whom, and in some in
stances without the knowledge of whom,
!. Wyatt Aiken has procured positions. Ali
of his life he has been seeking oppor-
tunities to help those of his fellow men
i not as fortunate as he. ga friend in
need is friend indeed" is a familiar
quotation. on The subject of this sketch
has proved himself to be such friend
time and again. The man who is true
to his friends must be true to himself,
and being true to himself, 1t follows
that he cannot be untrue to any man or
to any political or other party. In civil
life his favors have always been be.
slowed where they were most needed
/ upon the poorer people; and during his
| short military life he showed himself
| the friend of the non-commissioned off,
Ger and the private soldier. No man has
known the friendship of Wyatt Aiken
but to stamp 1t ''pure gold" II he be
poor man today, it is because he has
| ever been a liberal supporter OF all
Christian works, aud has generously an
swered every call upon him as citizen.
1t Is sometimes claimed that a farmer
can best represent the farming people.
IL this be true-and it is questionable
Wyatt Aiken has the qualification, for
while he lived at Cokesbury he was q
prac itea' farmer.
OF shs seven candidates Offering for q
seat IN Congress, the voters of this Dis
trict should choose the man who has the
mental scope to thoroughly understand
the problems of government that NAV
arise, the steadfastness of purpose and
the soundness Of Judgment t guarantee
q service highly acceptable to his con.
stituents and to the best interest Of de-
mocracy. Those who know Wyatt
Aiken best believe he will serve we'll his
! constituents and the democratic party
at large. Is there another man Of the
seven who has heart and intellect in bet
ter proportion? 1t is the duty of every
citizen to vote for the best man. Wyatt
Aiken stands out as man whom the
office might we'll seek, and his claims
must be considered by every one who
wants true men in Office. His good
deeds in this community commend him
to its voters, for in the past he has been
the friend of the so-called common man,
and this man knows but one way to
Judge the future, j. e. by the past. II
there be any praise in the above, it is
but just. Citizen.
Cokesbury. s. c., Aug. 20, 1902,