The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-08-15
rs. He was glad to answer

them.
AS to biennial sessions he had the
honor to be the first man who had
ever introduced bill in the legisla-
ture in favor of the measure His
bill had passed the house and was
killed by the senate.
He believed the best way to settle
the pure food question was for the
Southern people to raise their own
food.
He didn't think it would do any
good to discuss the road law. The
roads couldn't be improved without
money, and the State at present
didn't have any money.
Believed the States higher inati-
tutions were being run extravagantly.
He objected to the child labor bill
in the first place because it was class
LEGISLATION. He didn't believe the
parents of this State were willing to
be told they were not competent to
take care of their children-that
they were not humane enough! He
believed they could manage their
own children and all their own af-
fairs. If this bill is passed, where
will this movement stop? To vote
for this bill was wilfully to pilfer
away the liberties of the people a
little at time. Besides, it would
lead to compulsory education. When
this comes, it will apply to the negro,
and if it was within his power he
would not only not help the negro to
get an education, but would stop
them If possible. He had never
heard of child being forced into a
mill. Most of the people in the mills
have gone there for the purpose of
mending their fortunes and wanted
to work their children under twelve
years of age.
Favored making laws for violation
of labor contracts as stringent as
possible and had done all he could
to make them so.
| HON. F. H. DOMINICK
wanted to be judged on the record he
had made in the position he now
sought.
In reply to Harmon's questions he
favored biennial sessions, and had
voted for the measure in the house.
Favored pure food.
| AS to the road law, favored allow
ing each county putting its ten year
prisoners on it's own permanent chain
gang for working the roads. Did
not favor taxation for this purpose.
A one-mill tax in this county would
raise only $500, and how many
miles of road would that build?
Did not favor pulling down sin,
gle State institution, but wanted
them run as economically as possible.
The bridge question was matter
entirely for the county supervisors.
His position was well known on
the labor contract measure.
On the child labor question, it was
little funny that he should be here
making speech. We are all Demo
Gratis, and yet an editor in the State
has said that it is inconceivable how
a man could oppose the child labor
bill and run in Democratic primary,
when the State convention had en-
dorsed the measure. What is MIR.
Gonzales record on supporting plat,
forms9 He is the editor of a paper
that was born in an independentlsm,
characterized by Wade Hampton as
| little less than radicalism. In 1898
the dispensary was incorporated in
the Democratic platform. Did Con
zales support the dispensaryF The
only man in favor of the dispensary
that Gonzales had ever supported for
Office was elected. Why did he sup
port himY He came out in a three
column editorial later and admitted
that he (Gonzales) was buncoed.
Mr.. Gonzales also says that it is
inconceivable that a white man, and
q South Carolinian at that, should
think that compulsory education
would lead to negro supremacy. 1t
is not only not lnconcelvable, but en-
tirely possible and probable. If the
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