The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-06-25

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favored pensioning Confederate SOL
diers; was reformer and Alliance
man.
Lieutenant Governor James 81.
Tillmsn of Edgefeld, was the next
candidate for Governor given an op-
portunity to state his platform.
This candidate seems to be seeking
the honors of the Office in attacking
the public record of Congressman
Talbert and the short comings OF
Editor Gonzales, as the greater part
of his speech was given to the con-
sideration of these two gentlemen,
and in defending himself from the
charge of having altered the Journal
of the Senate in order to protect
himself. His position on public
questions can be summed up as
follows: He was not in favor of
further taxation even for good roads;
favored the child labor bill and had
cast the deciding vote which saved
the bill from defeat in the Senate;
believed in pensioning the old Con-
federate soldiers and favored q better
system of distributing the pension
money; opposed the establishment of
soldiers home as it sounded too
much like the poor house.
DR.. W. H. Zimmerman, of Lexing.
ton, was the last of the gubernatorial
candidates. His platform was briefly
stated to be: good roads; the subject
of taxation was an important one,
but did not believe that any reduc-
tion was in sight on account of the
increased appropriations of the last
session of the Legislature which
would necessitate the borrowing of
money to meet the running expenses
of the government; he thought we
could not rick an interference with
our educational work, which is all
important; he is one term candidate
and should he be 30 fortunate as to be
elected Governor he would not ask
for q reelection because he would
have no vindication to make. There
was no Cincinnattus in the race as
they have all perambulated the State
asking for votes; he would not try to
emul4te these lawyers whose tongues
could scarcely be stopped, and would
talk on one side as glibly as on the
other; he was before the people with
his character as q citizen and bis
record as an officer of their State
having experience as none of his
competitors had had; South Caro-
lima was as dear to him as any one,
and he would 60 into any corner of
South Carolina and challenge any
thing public or private against tis
character.
This closed the speeches of the
candidates for Governor and so far it
is impossible to name the faVorite
candidate for the place, as each one
received his share of applause.
But it is not the whooping a candi-
date receives at a slimly attended
campaign meeting that tells, but the
great army of silent votes and this
will be the case in the present cam
paign.
The voters of Lexington county
are reminded that the candidates for
State officers will be in this place on
Saturday, July 5tb, to address the
people. Our people should come to
town on that day and give each and
every candidate respectful hearing.
We owe this to the candidates, who
have complied with the rules of the
party in all respects, and are under
great expense for travelling and other
necessary incidentals and the people
certainly owe it to them to turn ont
and hear what they have to say.