The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-06-19
CANDIDATES OPEN
STATE CAMPAIGN
A Quiet and Orderly Meeting At DON.
aids Saturday.
GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE PRESENT
The Several Candidates Outline Their
Policy and Present Their Various
Claims to the Audience.
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staff Correspondence Columbia State.
Donnalds, Special-The candidates:
for governor, for the United States,
Senate and for Congress spoke here.
Saturday. 1t was pleasant gathering:
of about 1,500 people representing the
counties of Abbeville, Anderson, Green
wood, Laurens and Greenville. There:
was big picnic at Cooley's bridge in
Anderson county or the crowd here
would have been larger.
OF the candidates for the Senate all
were mere except Senator Henderson
and Mr.. John Gary Evans. All of the,
candidates for governor were here and
all in good physical condition. The
meeting was quiet, the candidates con-
topics Of the day, and the crowd was.
not demonstrative.
Col. ]. H. Tillman had given notice,
that at the time he would answer the
charges made by the editor Of The:
State. His explanation was not refu
tation of the charges, and the crowd
was not satisfied. The other noteworthy
incidents of the day were the appear
ance OF Capt. Hayward for the first.
time as an aspirant for office; Nj.
Latimer's reflection on certain Of mis-.
competitors for having listed him as
Populist when he was first sent to con-
gress; and the general tendency to-
avoid unpleasant and naparliamenta-
ry debate.
Col. Talbert was the first speaker
He declared that this gathering re-
minded him Of some Of the Old alliance
campmeetings. He declared that 4 cam
didate for any office, particularly that
Of governor, ought to first examine
himself and see If he has the manhood
to fill the place. He stated his oppo-
sition to the use Of money in elections.
He declared that he is candidate on
his record and on his merits, and is
opposed to political conspiracies and
the use Of money in elections.
EXPENSIVE CAMPAIGNS.
1t will be sad day when wealth will
be an embargo on thoseewho aspire to-
office. He deplored the fact that the
campaigns are becoming so expensive.
for this will eventuate in Injury to the
poor man. He opposed the trusts. We
need statutory laws which will put 2
restraint on the combinations If caLl-
tai. He wants to see factories built.
While capital should be given nrotec-
tion, we don't want a new political
school to be brought in with capital
There should be no conflicts,
between the corporations and the peo-
pie, between labor and capital. 1t is i'm
possible for small amount of capital
to compass large enterprises, but there:
should be restrictions on the combina-
tions of capital.
The betterment Of our public roads.
is no longer local matter but ma
tional question. The government is:
making inquiry into the methods Of
building roads. The towns and the
country should be divided in nothing,
and in building better public roads
they should be particularly united. Il
would require some taxation, but one
dollar spent would mean zen dollars in
return in benefits.
He next touched upon the question
of education. He is in favor Of all OF
the schools and colleges. He would
not take one brick out Of single col
lege and would rejoice if there were
more. But he wants to see better
public school system. This system
should be so reformed and built up that
a good English education can be given
evrey white child: He would like to see
the common school made the highway
leading UP from the poor mans door to-
the highest offices in the Land. There.
are two races and one must dominate
the other. The ballot and the spelling
book must be taken away from the
negro. Let the negro so TO the fields
where he belongs; let him pay his
teachers as he does his preachers, and.
let the white mans. taxes go to educat-.
ing the white. mans children. Gel. Tai
bert was listened to ve:y attentively.
He told some jokes, but not as many as,
usual as his time was short.
- CAPT. HEYWARD
was introduced as prominent plant
er of Colleton county" He commented
Oh the presence Of so many ladies'.
They should take an interest in the.
affairs of the commonwealth. The:
housewife does more TO control the
destinies Of a nation than does the:
platform of any party.
Some might inquire why does he
aspire to the office Of governor? He
said there were Il variety of reasons
which he might give, but like the little:
negro who gave his reason for being.
a Republican, ne is in the race because
he wants the office.
He is running on his own merits. Is
he can't get it on his merits he would,
lilo m coo the office given to q hetter-