The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-08-13


and believed in that system which
educates and develops the character
as we'll as the intellect, the heart IS
we'll as the mind-sound Christian
education that while it leads the
mind to the lofty heights of fame
viii lead the heart to the foot of the
cross, therefore he believed in de-
nominational colleges.
He was opposed to parents forcing
their children 10 90 manual labor at
tender ages, because it was crime
against childhood. It was morally
wrong to force children to work in
factories when they should be at
school and favored some plan for
| giving these children an education.
He discussed the question of public
highways going over the condition of
the roads, but has no plan by which
the condition of the roads could be
improved. Was not opposed to the
system of pensioning the old Confed-
crate soldiers, and the widows of those
who gave their lives in the defense
of their country, and he who would
not stand by the old Confederate SOL
dier was not worthy of the name of
man, but he was opposed to the law
as it stood, because it was too cum
bersome. he closed by asking for a
reelection saying that he had an ambi-
tion to accomplish a better and
greater work along these lines.
Candidate E. y. Shealy, was the
next candidate to face the people.
He was glad to meet the good people
of Leesville; he was especially glad
to smile upon the ladies; Leesville,
be said was the Athens of Lexington
county, because it was the seat of
learning, refinement and culture.
He was the first to enter this cam
paign. The greatest issue is the one
that vitality effects the interests of
the taxpayers and thai was the sub.
Jet of taxation. H. favored an eco
nomical administration of the sffairs
of the government so as to reduce
the tax levy as low as possible. He
was friend of the institutions for
the higher education of the young
men of the State and would do moth.
ing to cripple their praiseworthy
work, yet they were getting more
money than they deserved and he
was satisfied by study of the situa-
ton that they could be as efficiently
run on smaller appropriations. The
Legislature appropriates large sums
for other purposes, but would do
nothing radical to change the exist
| ing institutions. he sprang from a
stock of sturdy farmers and every
| dollar he had made was earned on
farm. He had done more farming
| than any one in the race and was not
ashamed that he had followed the
plough for livelihood and to tell
this refined audience that be is doing
so brings no blush of shame to his
I cheeks.
! Candidate Maj. J. Il. Counts was
the last of the candidates for Legis-
lative honors to speak. He was a
plain, practical farmer. a farmer
was the best man in the world. The
farmer, more than any other class
felt more keenly the inconvenience OF
bad roads and he was, therefore, in
favor of a better system of road
working. It was false economy not
to put the roads of the county in
good travelling condition. All OF
the candidates agreed on many issues
but differed as to the remedy. The
appropriations to the State Colleges
should be reduced; they sre unneces-
sarily high. The child labor bill was
not a proper subject for discussion,