Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-08-13
Wednesday, August l3, 1902.

gathered around the stand to hear the
remainder OF the speeches.
T.. T.. Mccain, ESQ,
Was last on the list Of legislative can
uidates and the first speaker to address
the audience after dinner. de began
uy saying that he was impressed with
The tact that great majority OF the
people did not want to hear speeches,
and he was not disposed to give them
anything that they did not want TO
hear. Seven or your fellow citizens
nave rushed forward and offered them-
selves as tree and voluntary Sacflnces
on their country's altar, and following
the precedent that has been set, 1t is
incumbent upon me to tell you who
am, what l am, and where l am going.
Then he went OH to say that two
charges had been brought against him.
The first charge Is that he IS young
man, and to this he pleads guilty. Up
on comparing notes with the first
speaker Of the morning, he found that
he was two months younger than Mr..
Barron, and was, therefore, the baby
candidate Of the race. He did not
think, however, that it was serious
crime to be a young man, especially
as he was doing the best he could to
get over it. The second charge was
that he was a young lawyer, and ne
supposed the objection was that young
lawyers are commonly reputed not to
have great deal Of sense. Just how
that was he did not care to say; but
he thought he was learning. Again, 1t
had been objected that he had lived In
the county only two years. This was
his misfortune; but he had lived here
almost, If not quite, as long as In any
other county Of the state. His father
Is a Methodist minister, whose itinerary
would not allow him to remain long In
a single station, and consequently he
had moved about from place to place
within the conference; but so soon as
the speaker had reached an age where
he could decide that matter himself,
York had become the county Of his
preference, and II the people continued
to treat him as we'll in the future as
they had in the past he thought he
would be satisfied to remain here, not
two years, but two hundred years.
With this bit Of pleasantly the speak
er devoted himself to the discussion OF
the various issues. He argued In favor
Of the prohibition Of child labor in cot
ton mills; but thought the change
should be brought about gradually, so
as not to embarrass either the mills or.
the operatives. He claimed that no
harm could result to the mills because
Of such q law, because the law had OBJ
tanned in Massachusetts, for years, and
the value Of Massachusetts, cotton mill
stocks show up about as well as South
Carolina mill stocks. He agreed with
Mr.. Beamguard in the idea that the
constitution should be amended so as
to permit the delegations from the DIFF
ferent counties to conform their re-
spective road law to local conditions.
He was opposed to trusts and combina-
tions. Described the Virginia Carolina
Chemical company as the first trust
ever organized in South Carolina, and
claimed that it had worked incalculable
harm to the agricultural interests, II not
Of this county, then of other counties,
by increasing the price Of fertilizers
and lowering the price Of cotton seed.
If sent to the legislature, would do all
he could to uphold the hands Of the
attorney general in his fight against
this trust. He was in favor of liberal
pensions to the old soldiers, and II the
people want a man to vote against
5000 900 appropriation for pensions, they
must elect somebody else. Is opposed
to the Confederate nome or any other
kind Of a poorhouse for Confederate
veterans. He sees no chance to bene.
fit the common schools except by in
creased appropriations, which means
increased taxes, and taxes are high
enough now. What he had said about
white mans money for white mans
schools, ETC., in previous speech, had
been misconstrued. He does not want
to give the Negro any more money
than he Is now getting. Under the con-
stitution, as it now stands, there Is no
distinction between the white man and
the Negro. If there was such dis
tinction, the state constitution would
be overridden by the United States
constitution. If we should attempt to
change the constitution so as to apply
the white mans money to the white
mans school, we would invite Federal
interference that would prevent us
| from doing so. Notwithstanding the
constitution, we are now giving the
white mans money to the white mans
school, and we are giving to the Ne
gro schools very little, II any more than
the Negro pays. Under the system
which we are now following, the Fed
eral government cannot interfere with
US, and we want to leave the matter
right where 1t Is. In conclusion, he
said he was no mans candidate and
had made no promises; but If sent to
the legislature, he would do the best
he could to represent the people hon.
estly and sincerely, and would adopt
for his motto the epitaph that was
written by friends on the tombstone OF
western cowboy: HE did his durn-
dest-angels could do no more"l
Candidates For Supervisor.
Mr.. T. G. Culp, on being introduced,
said: II did not come on this stand to
make speech; but only to announce
my candidacy. You all know who
am, what I am, what can do, and
I,,,l,o <1a, NJ
for you to say"
Mr.. John F. Gordon said: II want
to say that I am a candidate for re-
election as supervisor for York coun-
ty. I have served you for two years,
have had a great many things to con-
tend with, have done the best I could,
and think deserve two years more.
However, that is for you to say. be-
lieve I can give you as good service
as any Of my competitors. beg to
thank you for past favors and to say
that will appreciate any kindnesses
you might see proper to show me IN
the future"
Mr.. Thomas w. Boyd said: II mere
ly desire to announce my candidacy for
supervisor. have no record to defendJ
but wish to promise that II elected l
will see to 1t that each township In the
county gets it's proportionate share Of
the services Of the chaingang."
For superintendent of Education.
Mr.. John E. Carroll thanked the peo-
pie Of Bethel for the support they had
always given him, and said that he had
some plans he desired to lay before
them; but in view Of the fact that they
appeared to be tired he would wait un-
til another time.
For Auditor.
Mr.. w. r. Adams announced his can
didacy and promised that If elected he
would discharge his duties to the best
Of his ability and would treat all with
kindness and consideration.
Mr.. Brooks Inman announced his
candidacy, said he was satisfied Of his