The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-20
Ne Shows by Facts ane Fig
ures Much to Interest the
People Who Pay the
Freight.
NE POINTS OUT NANY
RAILROAD DISCRIHGINA.
TfGfNSSS THAT .TME COR.
MISSION CAM CORRECT.
Mr.. W. Boyd Evans presents strong
Address to the Yoters-He is Q Can.
didate For Railroad Commissioner
and Has His Subject Well In Hand
His Arguments Are Logical.

HIS Arguments Are Logical.
leone into this race for Railroad
Commissioner fresh from the people
not as an oficcholde-, nor one who
hss has aspired for State Office hereto fore,
have never run for State Office ia
South Carolina before this time, bu,
have been contented to remain at
home, hon making living as private
citizen. All Of my opponents in this
race. except two, are today Office hold.
ers and have held Offices for many
wears. When only 16 years old Ileft
the farm in old Marion County and
entered Woaord College, where T re-
NAMED for four years under the train
inc Of that venerable old gentleman
Dr.. James Carlisle. After that time
took two-years' law course at the
South Carolina College, and have
since been practioing law in the city
Of Columbia. While in those institu.
tiops was not there in luxury, but
every dollar that I spent while at those
colleges 1 wade myself. After Mr..
Cooper's death that Christian gentler
man, Gov. Ellerbe, made me his pri-
yate secretary, and I served him faith
fully until his death. I have collect
ed and turoed over to the Spanish
American War soldiers over twenty
thousand dollars, and have claims
now Oh file in Washington for $50, 600
more which as yet are unpaid. I will
collect this amount sooner or later.
AS to my opponents personal or
private character, 1 have nothing to
say. I am not making this race on the
bad character Of my opponents, but on
my own merit. II / cannot receive it
in this way, I do not care to have it.
The Railroad Commission of the
State Of South Carolina lie more i'm
portant to the welfare Of her citizens
than any other department of her gov
erument. In the wise and equitable
management Of our great avenues Of
commerce lies the secret Of our pro-
gress or our downfall. That commits
sion is charged with the duty of regu-
latng, adjusting and enforcing our
laws relative to traffic aud commerce.
They are board Of arbitrators be-
tween the people and the corporators,
between labor and capital, between the
toilcrs Of the sod and the opulent mil,
lionaire. They are harnessed with
the power of netting out equity, and
fair dealing as between men and trusts.
Our laws have been wise, and all we
want is their proper execution. You,
the people, want nothing but .,us tice
and equity-"equal rights to all and
special privileges to none."
You should have an equal footing
with the corporations, which you have
created: Why were they, created?
We're they not given their powers by
the people that they might subserve
the necessities of the people? They
are necessity. We could not do
without them. Yet, when they grew
60 great as to defeat the very objeos Of
their creation. they must be restricted.
Corporations are powerful end thrifty
slaves, but they are cruel and tyranni-
cal masters. They must not be per-
mltted to use their powers to build up
one man, and pull down his brother.
They must not strangle the life breath
from you while holding the cup of
plenty to your neighbor. What you
wan, what the people want, my friends
isto regulate these railroads, to tame
them like the wild horse, and make
them split the middles true. They
Will make you q better crop If you
take some Of their wildness and cus-
sedness out Of them.
10 do these things, you have crea-
ted our Railroad Commission. This
commission has done much for, you,
out 1t has failed to do much. It should
oe composed ofmen fitted by exper-
lence, training and capacity to meet
ana solve the problems which arise.
LIS members should represent every
Phase of our citizenship. All farmers
sCot sM, do. All politicians won't do.
AL lawyers or doctors won't do. But
Il should have one farmer, to know
Shat the farmers want and it should
3asVe one business man to know whas
.ae commercial interests need, and it
certainly should have one lawyer,
earned in the law, and with practical
9ssaperlence in dealing With men, for
as might meet and Judge, as farmers
aaaa business men can't, the legal
points which arise, the arguments
3aolch are made by the able attorneys
50l these corporations.
lou ask first, what are these
a"'.IIongs which slnould be righted?
Is 1t fact that these railroads have
10 their power ito build. mp one
aplace at the expense OF auother?',,l
70 they rob us Of our money TO ali
siae 3GS pocket Of their favorites?'f Aye,
te the serpent that tung the breast
N. that beautiful queen Who would
lave warmed it back to life. the cor.
pOlations Of South Carolina have
osulsed the breast Of the State that
gave him life.
The freighs ratess are presumed to
IL regulated By dissance and weight
s]saa amount hauled. These rates are
promulgated ssS by che railroads, under
,as direction OF the Railroad Commits
s.,Oo. Ny friend, Mr.. Wilhourn,, has
seaved two terms, oig years, on that
I .ssS.SS:amlssion, M: and is now running FOR 4
ia.fd pI term, which is six years more.
~ mas received in salary for that Of