The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-08-15


were first introduced this morning.
HON. ARTHUR KIBLER
was pleased that in this community he
had always received large vote. He
discussed fully the question of taxation,
which he thought of most Importance
to the people, taking the same position
in reference to extravaganza in appro-
priations to State colleges and in other
departments of the State government
as on yesterday. Called especial at
tention to the fertilizer tax-the indi-
rect tax for the support of Clemson
College.
He favored good roads, but the peo-
pie could not stand additional taxes and
should not be taxed for this purpose.
He realized that the communication tax
should not have been reduced to S1.OO,
but the majority of the members
thought so and it had to go.
Favored education, but thought the
State had done it's full duty when it had
given it's citizens good common schooS
education. Did not want to pull down
any of the States higher institutions,
but it was costing too much money to
run them.
The great evil in the State today is
the lien law, and the State can never
have any real prosperity until it is re-
pealed.
Opposed the Child Labor Bill because
it was not a question of the State tell
ing the corporations, it's creatures, that
they could not do certain things, but of
telling it's parents that they could not
control their own children.
COL. VIM. H. SANDERS
made about the same speech as yester-
day, favoring good roads, but not to be
built by taxation if they could be Sc
cured in any other way, opposing the
Child Labor Bill; favoring education;
and opposing extravagant approprla-
tions to State Colleges.
CAPT. JNo. M. TAYLOR
favored taxation and reasonable COM
utation tax for building good roads.
Wanted the common schools brought
as near as possible to perfection, and
appropriations to State colleges cut
down.
Stated same position as at former
meetings on Child Labor Bill, favoring
Bill keeping children under twelve
years of age out of the mills.
Wanted to pension every old soldier,
whether rich or poor, as much as the
State could afford.
COL. E. H. AULL
thought the people needed men rather
than views.
He first discussed the Child Labor
question. Child labor was injurious to
the children who work in the mills, and
being injurious, the State had right
to step in and protect its future citizen
ship. He favored legislation on the
subject and wanted to see both sides
get together on Bill that will be just
to the mills and the operatives. Com
pulsory education would settle the ques-
ton, and although the State was not yet
ready for it, it was coming in the near
future. There was nothing whatever in
the negro supremacy scare. The negroes
were even now, as statistics show, re-
ducing their illiteracy faster than the
whites. But compulsory education would
be some time in coming, and wise leg
islation prohibiting children Of tender
years from working in the mills II hours
day and 66 hours week and So weeks
a year was needed and needed at once.
Let the matter stand while, and the
legislation that does come, will be dras-
tic. In order to get wise and just leg
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come at once.
Favored taxation for building good
roads. This solution would reach cor
porations and all parties. Position same
as at yesterdays meeting.
HON. JNo. F. BANKS
favored good roads, but they could not
be secured without taxation, and the
State was poor; favored good common
school education briefly on
these subjects.
He presented fully his objections to
the Child Labor Bill, which he squarely
opposed. 1t was class legislation pure
and simple, and no legislation should
come which would interfere with family
He was told this morn
ing by a truthful man from the factory
that he had never heard of children
being forced into the mill. j
Voice: II can tell you that they have
oeen forced into the MILL /