Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-08-13
COUNTY CAMPAIGN.

OF oratory opened under IA
vorable auspices at Johnston
on the 5th inst. Four sessions
of the school-Johnston, Tren
ton, Mill chapel and Red Hill
were held last week, and 1t
is impossible to chronicle the
sayings of the thirty orators
and their one hundred and
twenty speeches in our linn
tied space, hence we can only
report their doings and say
ings in a general way.
Of the congressional can
didates Gen 6 Duncan Bel
linger and Col 6 w Croft at
tended the meeting at John
ston and discussed in an able
manner the questions that will
come before the national con-
gress. Col Croft also address
ed the meeting at Trenton.
These gentlemen did not take
any undue advantage of their
absent opponent or opponents
The six gentlemen who de-
sire to represent Edgefeld
county in the house of repre-
sentatives are the most even
tempered that we have ever
seen upon a platform, Instead
of elimination and recrimina
ton and racking their brains
for harsh things to hurl at
their opponents they appear
to be "kindly affectioned one
to another.'' We can, how
ever, hardly add the remain
der of the scripture verse;
''in honor preferring one an
other" for it is evident that
they prefer the voters.
No nuts have been given
these prospective Solons to
crack in the form of questions
propounded by the executive
committee, consequently they
discuss such matters as, in
their judgment, most deeply
concern the every day life of
our people. 1t the next House
is of the same mind as our
representatives we will have
biennial sessions of the legis
lature which will save the
people $4,000 every two
years; the state farms will be
sold and the proceeds added
to the sinking fund and all
the convicts, except those
serving life sentence, will be
put upon the public highways
OF the state; magistrates will
be given increased power SO
they can make II months on
the chain gang the maximum
sentence instead of 80 days,
thereby reducing court expen
ses. Those who aspire to
represent US in the legislative
halls are unanimously agreed
as to the foregoing issues also
in the matter of providing lib
orally for the confederate SOL
diers a nd t h e common
schools. Not one of the gen
tlemen opposes the state col
leges but they believe that
the schools in the rural dis
tricts should receive more at
tention. All favor good roads,
but not one, not even Mr.
Parks of the west-side, favors
an increase of tax for road
purposes. The popular idea
and a very practical one, too,
is to abolish the neighborhood
system and increase the num-
Der of convict squads which
will, if we'll equipped, in a
few years, give US good roads
All of the six aspirants
stand practically upon the
same platform, with possibly
one exception. ]. w. De-
Wore, Esq, has strong
plank in his platform, upon
which we ola not near the
other gentlemen express them
selves, and that's to so amend
theexisting law sothat the peo
pie will have the right to elect
the county dispenser as, they
do the other county officers.
This is sright and will prevail
in the end. If this office with
it's salary of $500. 90 is to be
kept from the people why not
deprive them of the right to
choose those who are to fill
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