The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-09-18

ThC People of His Home Coun-
ty Manifest Their Joy at His

of Capt. ID. G.. Hayward since he w
chosen in tho primary for Governo
and gathered in largo numbers at h
home in Waltorboro to tender hi
their congratulations and express the
pleasure at his beng elevated to tE
high Office with which his fcllow-cit
%chs or the State have honorcd him i
such complimentary manner. Th
mass meeting was not only largely al
tended by residents of Collcton, bu
thcro was contingent from the coun
Ties OF Bc&u.oii, hampton, Dvlchcstc
and Charleston. ~ special to the Ncav
W7 foUrip' says:
Major M. u. Howell was elected a,
master OF ceremonies and in Il few in
truductory remarks presented Capt. d.
&. Hayward. AS Capt. Hayward al.
vanccd thcrc was such an 0utburst OF
applause that he must have felt that
the moment was the pr0udcst i'm his
life.
Capt. lIcyward addressed those be-
fore him as "my friends" which
simple expression brought forth re-,
newed applause. Cape. Hayward al
ludcd to the pride he felt in rccciyinr
IN the first primary 9G per cent and in
the second 0S per cent of the vote of his
nome county, and that he would cherish
the endorsement of Collcton County
rs the most precious heritage for his
chlldron and his childrcn's children.
This endorsement by tho people who
knew him best was sufficient answer
10 tho slandcrous charges made against
nm IN the second primary. Like a
stone wall it stands I'm rcfutati0n of
any ISLANDERS which had been usod
against him. lie referred to tho dis
tnSmshcd honor of being the Chief
Magistrate of State which we South
Car"llnians believe to be the grandcst
State in the Union, the State of the
Rut!cdScs, the Mldhlctons and of the
llncknrys, of Marion, and Of Sumter,
OF Calhoun, McDunio, and of uuync,
of Bnrnard +. Bee, Mart Gary, t...r
Bald Eagle of Edgclicld, and oi Waldo
Hampton, whose name will over be a
household word in South Carolina. He
did not fcol warranted Mt this time in
outlining his political policies, az these
questions would be taken up at the
proper time, and be treated soDcrly,
and with due regard to the great issues
involved, and with an eye single to tho
bosL interest of the State. | am so
pleased that the prejudice between
town and country is passing away.
The State can never be the great State
which 1t was destined TO be until the
people OF the cities and the people of
INC country work together III tho up
hitting and upbuildlng of their State.
Then and not until then will South
Carolina prosper, prosper agricultural
y ana prosper inIustrially. Then will
we sec the mechanics and laborors,
tho manufacturers and merchants re-
allzc the great benefits of united
purpose and n common effort. If |
can aid the accomplishment of this
great end then my election will not
have failed in tho purpose which
have destined for it. | stand for tho
great common schools Of our State
Our Commonwealth docs not under
take TO clothc or feed the children 0
the State, but il does undertake /,
educate them. Hence tho education
OF our children is function of th
State Government, and | believe it |,
be the duty of those who hold higl
Office in South Carolina to be Leaders
| i'll the great movement TO better tht
educational facilities of the youth o.
the State. Standing as l do for tho
common schools, l am, nevertheless, &
believer, and firm one, in higher
education and proud of our educational
institutions of higher learning, and
shall advocate their liberal support by
the State. | am in favor Of liberia
pensions for the needy old Confederate
| soldiers, and feel sure that tho yOungcl
generation Of my follow South Caro-
liDians will never be forgctful of tho
| Tact or allow one of those who Tough
| nObly for his Slate in the times of he
| sorcst need go down to his last restin,
place without that care and comfor
which his past services entitled him t.
receive at the hands of patriotic pco
pie. am opposed to trusts, to a.
those great illegal combinations O
capital gotten up for the purpose O
sitting competition, and when that
done by forcing down the prices of al
the people have to sell and of forcin
up the prices of all they have to buy
l am mindful of the fact that the Gov
ernor's duty is not to make laws; il i
his duty to enforce those laws whic
he finds upon the statute books, an
in my efforts to discharge my dut
along tins line | believe l will hay
the endorsement and support Of th
people Of South Carolina. We are
law abiding people, and whether a la,
, is d:stastcful or not VIC believe the
the law should be enforced until r,
, pcalcd by those who mado the law
, our Legislative department, and SO
, repeat, my friends, that the Law
which | find in operation will have n
=, strongest effort in their proper enforc
q mcnt.
l believe in home rulo. Tt ia
t principle which is dear to every tr
y South Carolinian and to every tr
American citizon. While il shall
O. my purpose to recognize the reco
v mcndations of the several county de
cations in matters pertaining to t
interest of their respective countie
give fair notice of my determinati