The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-07-22
COUNTY CAMPAIGN AT
LITTLE MOUNTAIN.
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father OF an oppressed cnlld IN Inel
veins. If his friend Kibler were mil
operative he would support the bill
But he was gone overheard, there wa:
no chance for him. He knew nothing
of that paternal love in the heart Of
every father. He believed there was
some chance for reformation in his
friend Dominick.
Every progressive State in the Union
had passed such law.
Mr.. E. H. AULL,
year ago, had stood on this platform
and attempted to make speech on
education. That question, the question
of education, was as important in a
meeting of this kind as at NeWberry
College reunion.
The people did not want man to
represent them who simply advocated
or opposed child labor, or State institu-
tions, or good roads. If that was what
was wanted, just as we'll send a'pole
down there and label it. The people
needed a man with broad views, and
with the ability and energy to work
without ceasing for their best interests,
in conjunction with the interests of the
people of the other forty counties of
this State.
The question most interesting to the
people was the question of expendi-
lures. He did not see much chance of
reducing taxtion, but the main thing at
present was to secure an equitable
assessment of all property for the pur-
pose of taxation. To do this, a town.
ship board of assessors should be pro-
vided, and they with the auditor should
meet in each township and there assess
the property in that township.
He discussed good roads at some
length, favoring building them from
one end of the county to the other,
using county chaingangs supplemented
with convicts from the State peniten-
tiary and increase of communication tax
to three dollars.
Favored building up good common
school system. Thought appropriations
to State colleges might be cut down
little, but they have become the policy
of the State and he did not want to see
any of them pulled down.
AS to the child labor bill, nothing
should be done to cripple the manufac-
turing interests of the State. Was op-
posed to children working from before
sunup until after dark, without sun
shine and fresh air, II hours day, Sc
hours week, and 81 weeks in the year.
To carry legislation into the family
circle was dangerous thing. But un-
less something was done, some compro-
mise satisfactory to operatives and to
mill authorities was reached and reached
now, there was going to be some legls-
lation, some radical legislation, and it
was coming in the near future. Some
compromise, just to the mills, just to
the operatives, just to the children
should be reached now, without legisla-
tion, if possible, and if that was not
possible, then get the best bill through
that we can. He wanted especially to
impress the fact that if something was
not done now, some compromise reached,
if possible, without legislation, if not,
by legislation, the legislation that came
was going to be radical.
HON. JOHN F. BANKS
said that, on the child labor question,
Mr.. Taylor in private conversation told
him the ills these people complained of.
Mr.. Taylor: A private conversation
is not be used in public speech.
Mr.. Banks: 1t is said then by some
persons that the children were forced
to work in the factories. Mr.. Taylor
has said on the stand that all he wanted
was that the parent have complete con-
troll of his family He did not see how
this could be secured if the State says
to him that his child can't be put to
work in the mill.
What would be the results of the
child labor bill? Don't you know it
won't do to turn these children loose on
the streets until they are IL years old?
Don't you see it will lead to compul-
sorry education, and that to negro rule?
He loved the children. They were just
as dear to him as to anybody.
Another objection was that it was
class legislation.
If there was any owner of mill who
wanted to force the children in the mill,
then he wanted to see a law passed
prohibiting this, but there was no use
to go any further.
Conflicts between labor and capital
were becoming every day more fire.
quent, and he honestly believed the time
was coming when labor would have to
shoulder the musket tc ward off the
oppression of capital. 1t was coming,
but it was going to take long tlne'
and let it come. That was no iargu-
ment. In the near future this State
would be an eminently manufacturing