The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-06-26

of the district at the same time. Then
printed arguments, complied from the
l,ooo or more printed pages Of testi-
mony, had to be filed with the commit
Tee OF elections, then argued before
them, and finally fought out on the
moor OF tho house. Colonel Elliott won
the contest.
From then to the present time he
has had the following fights with ne
gro candidates., in each instance q con-
tested election following the election
IN 1888 and 1890 with Tom Miller. in
the latter case Miller was seated bv
R.ed's Congress In 1894, 1896 and 1888
with George w. Murray, in tho first of
which contests Murray was seated and
Col. Elliott unseated, and in 1900 with
6sckett, negro preacher.
mus, after eighteen years of relcnt-
less, laborious and expensive fighting,
Colonel Elliott reclaimed tho district
composed OF the coast counties from
negro rule, and now has an uncontest-
Gu seat IN Congress for the first time.
Col Elliott is today poorer man
than he WAS In 1884.
HIS WORK IN CONGRESS-
u ID an axiom in Congress that a
man with contest can accomplish lit.
tie Tor his district. Yet, despite six
teen years OF contested elections, what
Colonel Elliott has accomplished for
his district and State cqu,ls the work
OF any membe' OF Congress in the Unit
ed States.
l mention but some OF his larger
works OF q material kind: He had
passed the amendment to the direct
tax refunding act, appr0priating $780,
ooo 10 reimburse the people Of Beau
Tort Tor part OF their losses under tho
direct tax act Of Congress, passed dur
ing the war. In order that tho money
should not be wasted In cxOrbitant foes
he volunteered to do, and did, all the
legal work necessary to secure the
Same from tho treasury, taking all tho
testimony, thereby saving his people
thousands OF dollars in expenses
lie procured an apprOpr ;aton OF
$5O0,O0O to build dry dock at Port
Royal, and has assisted in procuring
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars in i'm
proving the place.
He obtained appropriations OF about
81 500, 900 To deepen the bar Of Winyah
Bay, thereby arording an Quiet to tho
ocean to the following rivers: Wacca-
NAV, Lumber, Great Pee Dae, Little
Pee Dee, Clark, Lynch, Mingo, Black,
Waterec, Congarce, Santco and the
S8mpit, and has gotten numerous ap-
preparations for these rivers.
He had established in Charleston a
new light house depot at u cost OF $35,-
600: had tho first garrison ordered to
Charleston; was most active In getting
the appropriation for building fine
quarters on Sullivan's Island; procured
$4,000 for q public building at George
town, and secured from hostile House
$50, 600 for the Charleston exposition,
and at various times he has procured
over $500, 600 OF appropriations for
Charleston harbor, and after years OF
work, $30, 600 to improve inland nnvign-
tiOn between Beaufort and Oh .rlestOn,
the inland route north OF Charleston.
FIRST TRUST FIGHTER
Colonel Elliott was the first man in
public life in this State to advise the
farmers to com bine against the cotton
bagging trust, q movement which final
ly resulted In the defeat Of that trust.
He IL a prominent member Of the ju
dietary committee, one OF the most i'm
pOrtant and influential committees of
the House.
If Colonel Elliott Is sent to the Sen
ate the State OF South Carolina will
have d Senator whose life is without a
hlemish, whose political record OF
twenty odd years is unspotted, whose
service In war was long and conspicu-
ous, and, above all, seasoned and
we'll trained legislator, whose acGurlu-
lated experience OF sixteen years In
Congress will be an asset to the State
which 1T would take years for u new
man to acquire.
Above I'll he is man whose honor,
character and reputation arc above re.
prOach.