Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-07-30
THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN.
The Second Meeting was Held at Fort madi-
son on Last Saturday.

| son on Last Saturday.
The second meeting OF the county
campaign was held at Fort Madison last
Saturday, Acting County Chairman y
w. Shelor presiding.
The meeting was called to order at II
O'Clock. The chairman impressed the
Importance of the voters giving due con.
sideration To the discussion Of political
questions.
Mr.. j. w. Bearden was introduced and
spoke as follows: l am a candidate foi
House of Representatives aud am here
to-day soliciting your votes, IL you think
am the proper man for the discharge
of the duties imposed upon your Repre-
sentatives in the Legislature. 1 agree
with the county chairman that it is the
duty of every citizen to- weigh we'll the
character, the integrity and competency
before you cast your vote for him. 1t is
the duty of every citizen to inform him
self as to the capabilities of the candi-
date before casting vote, because the
perpetuity of our government depends
| upon the proper exercise of the fran
chise. 1t has become of late years Gus
tom to frequently change our county
government law. These changes cause
mach inconvenience in the proper ad-
ministration of the law This may be
the reason of 80 much complaint about
bad roads. do not think that one dol
lar per head aud one mill tax is sufficient
to keep up our mountain roads. l feel
sure that the roads could be we'll kept
up by labor as we had it few years ago.
by labor alone or by taxes alone and not
by combination Of the two systems.
| am known in my community as deeply
interested in the subject of education,
and have been for number of years.
have been an advocate of better schools
and better system of education ever
since my boyhood. have done much in
my community towards building up our
educational interests, and have had a
hand in building there one of the best
schools in Oconee county. In our edu-
cational system the morals of the stu
dent should be as we'll guarded and
as properly trained as the intellect. II
elected, promise to be faithful in i'm
proving our educational system.
promise to bo faithful in the discharge
of my duty; to do my very best for the
development of our county; to give to
our children better opportunities for the
educating of the head and the heart than
those enjoyed by their parents.
| Hon. w. M. Brown said: Two years
\ ago you elected me by flattering ma
ljority to represent you in the Legisla-
ture. During the time l have been a
member of the House, l have tried
and to do the best that in me lay to
remedy many Of the evils l saw in our
statutory laws, The State has been OK
pending large amounts on our colleges,
too much in comparison with the amount
spent for the common schools. In the
common schools we find the basis of our
republican government. AS the masses
| if,ly xx,sn
subject of education ia one near to every
mans heart, and still nearer to his
pocketbook. 1t seems that taxes are
certain to remain high for several years
to come. l see little hope Of reduction
of the levy until different set of men
are elected to represent the people. The
present county government law is not
suitable to our condition and is supremely
! unfair. to the poorer class of our people.
To allow man who is able to pay only
one dollar as Communication road tax,
and require those who are unable to
pay to work eight days, is not, in my
opinion, fair or equitable. 1 do not be-
lieve that any man, high or low, rich OF
poor, should be compelled to work on
tho roads for eight days and allow a man
who is able to pay to rid himself of the
burden by payment of one dollar. The
road law is conglomerated compromise
for which l am not responsible. have
opposed the building Of home for the
old Confederate soldiers. 1t is nothing
more than a poor house with high
sounding title. consulted many of my
old soldier friends and comrades before
making up my mind and found none OF
therefore voted against it and will do SO
again. If we have anything to give the
soldier let us give it to him and let him
enjoy the benefits of our benevolence
where he can be surrounded by his
kinsmen and friends; and when life
shall end, let him be buried and his body
rest by tho side Of his kindred in the
cemetery of his fathers. l have always
voted the prohibition ticket, but have
come to the conclusion that the dispen-
sary law is the best solution of the
whiskey problem. l voted while in the
Legislature for change in our Constitu-
ton so as to allow statute to be en-
acted providing for Biennial sessions OF
the General Assembly and if elected
shall do so at every opportunit': An
other important matter to como before
the Legislature is tho child labor bill. !
had not then, neither have l since made
up my mind to vote for any bill that
would take the government of the family
out of the hands of the parents and place
it in the hands of the politicians, and if
elected, l shall in the coming session OF
the Legislature vote the same way.
am proud to tell you that live among a
proud and progressive people, and as a
proud people, we should demand public
buildings that are in keeping with our
enterprise and prosperity. 1 feel this
way and believe you feel the same way
therefore, 1 voted for the appropriation
to improve our Court House and Jail.
feel that our people do not desire to be
Judged by the miserable buildings we had
in the past. The Improvement upon ouI
public buildings will be testimony tc
every man who contemplates moving
amongst us that we are enterprising and
progressive. | am not ashamed of my
vote.
DR.. E. G. Doyle said: Fellow citizens
AS address you to-day l am made tc
think that this is the country where, only
a short while ago, the IDdian hunted
game in these hills and valleys. Since
that time we have felled he forests
built commodious, houses ano developed
the material resources until to-day we
stand as one of the principal counties OF
the State. And l feel sure the best il
yet to come. If elected your represen
tative promise you absolutely nothing
except to do my duty as l conceive it.
hate whiskey, but if the dispensary Law
were honestly administered it is the best
solution of that problem. Still l think
the law should be amended and the
power to abuse it should be removed.
am in favor of good roads, and any mea
sure that will improve our public high
ways shall meet my earnest cooperation
| oppose tho old soldiers home. If We
have anything to give, give it direct.
am in favor of biennial sessions of the
General Aasemhly feel that tbe GOO