Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-09-03
SMITH FOR CONGRESS.
Anderson" Gives Reasons Why the People
Should Support Him.

Anderson, S. c., September 2.-Editors
Courier: The race for Congress in the
Third District is reduced from seven to
two candidates-Aiken and Smith. No
section Of this State has made, or will
likely make, more important demands
gressive Third District. 1t is exceed
ingly important that the great agricultu-
raj and industrial interests of tho coun-
ties directly Interested, are represented
in the National Legislature by the
strongest man that can be selected-a
man of breadth and depth-who will be
watchful, active and true to his con-
stituents.
at no period in this country's history
was ever so much at stake as now, and
the time has come when every voter
should weigh carefully tho merits of the
two candidates for Congress in this Dis
trict. The genial, companionable char
acteristics of eithor should not be re-
garded apart from ability and general
fitness. 1t should not be o matter of
friendship or personal regard for fami-
lies or individuals, living or dead; but
one of patriotic duty for the .upbuilding
and continued prosperity of the whole
country, and especially this section
directly Interested.
i have known r. Frank Smith, of
Pickens, one of the candidates before
uoI 1oA oWCuGy ycaIS. hC lS d buDSCtn-
tiai citizen, of great force of character
and is intellectually strong. If he does
not measure up to the requirements of q
representative from this district at
Washington, then we, who know him so
we'll, will be greatly disappointed. He
was born and reared in Anderson county,
near the line dividing it from Fi,kens.
Some years ago he transferred hi; resi-
dence to Pickens county, but has during
his whole life, been largely interested in,
and identified with Anderson county.
He has sought few political honors, Civ
ing his early years to his private or pro-
fessional work in which he has been re-
markably successful. No political pre-
torment has ever been denied him by his
own county. In the primary of last
tuesday he carried Pickens by an over
whelming vote-by much greater ma
Jority than was given to any other home
candidate in the district In the upper
portion of Anderson, where he is we'll
known, his strength developed about as
distinctly as in Pickens.
The time is short between now and
the final primary on the 9th of Septem-
Der, but it is not too late to do our duty
and inquire into Frank Smiths fitness
and general qualifications for the high
place he seeks.
There is another view to take of this
race. The voter, having settled for him
self the question of comparative ability
and fitness as between Smith and Aiken,
and even if some will admit equality on
this line, is it not plain that Pickens, in
all fairness, should have the representa-
tive, or preference in this choice between
an Abbeville and Pickens manP Ander-
son has had the Congressman for ten
years, Abbeville had d. Wyatt Aiken
and Cothran until both died, Newberry
has been represented, Oconee is out Of
it, and Pickens has never had Congress
man in her life. Pickens has indicated
beyond doubt that Frank Smith is her
man. No other county in the District
has been SO pronounced in favor of it's
man. Pickens with total of 2409 votes
gave Smith 1860. Abbeville, out of her
total vote of 227l gave only 900 votes to
Aiken. The voting strength of Able
vile and Pickens is about the same and
80 their respective claims for Importance
as political factors in the District are
about on parity. Therefore in all just
ness and fairness, Anderson, Newberry
Oconee, Greenwood and even Abbeville
can well afford to concede to Pickens,
our sister county, the right to name the
Congressman in this second race, since
it has been demonstrated by a previous
test that Pickens has put up strong
and acceptable man in the person of
Frank Smith Anderson.