The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-07-18
ight against the system is dead.


that he had stuck to his friends and
would continue to do so.
Favored putting ten year prisoners
on permanent chaingang for build
ing good roads, and he had had the
pleasure of voting against bill to
provide one mill tax for building
good roads.
AS to the Communication tax, he was
in favor of So or six days, and such
bill had passed the house, but it
failed in the senate and compro-
mise was necessary.
There was no more important
question than taxation. When ne
went to the house he found New.
berry in debt, and paying $500 an
nual interest. With the greatest
difficulty he succeeded ID getting a
/ mill tax for a sinking fund, in
order to retire this debt, and that is
now being done.
He expected to be elected, and he
would make apology for one thing
he was going to do. At present the
Bar of any county can get up petit
tion at any time and have special
term of court called, and tax the
people of the comfy with it. He
proposed to amend the law so as to
give authority to the supervisor and
the members Of the general assem-
bly, to decide upon the question, and
not the governor, as at present.
He referred to the investigation
committee appointed by the general
assembly to look into the part he had
taken in trying to rush the "beer
dispensary bill" through by free
| conference report, and was proud
that he had been unequivocally ex-
| onerated, reading the report of the
committee of investigation.
MR. F. W. HIGGINS
brought no special promises of revo
lutionizing anything, but was anxious
to find out the evils under which we
suffer and to strive to reredy these
evils.
There we're no issues. The most
important question was education
Good schools and good roads to get
to them are what Newberry County
most needs at present. Education
and good roads are the crying needs
of the times, but we can never have
improvements unless the people give
their Representatives to understand
they want them. No one was a
warmer friend to State institutions,
but he thought they could be COL
Quoted upon more economical basis.
He compared the amounts being used
by these institutions with the amount
required by institutions that are
doing just as grand work on a
small fraction of what the State in
stitutions require, citing as an in,
stance Newberry College.
Was not in favor of child labor
bill in its entirety, but some solution
lust to both sides should be reached.
AS to compulsory education, when
YOU drive one white child to school
you drive ten negroes, and you know
where this will lead.
Favored good roads, going back to
$500 per capita communication tax
and putting all prisoners upon the
roads.
No use to discuss the dispensary.
Properly carried out it is the lest
solution of the liquor question.
In conclusion he referred to his
record as county superintendent OF
education for six years. In that po
sition he did the best he could and
was proud of his record.
He didn't want to bore the people,
because they would have to read
speech after speech of his when he
got to Columbia.
Immediately after Mr.. Higgins
speech a
RECESS
Of one hour and 4 half was taken for
dinner. At l.3O p. nj. the meeting
was again called to order and the
legislators proceeded with their