The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-08


perance side. He had voted against the
Childs prohibition measure in the
house because the people of the coun-
tv had told him by ballot that they
wanted to try the dispensary while
longer. But he believed a campaign
was soon coming in South Carolina
against the liquor traffic and he would
be found on the side OF those who
were trying to suppress it
He was not yet prepared to favor
compulsory education.
The Legislative Candidates.
Immediately after the dinner hour
the legislative candidates were intro
duced BY Township Chairman J. A.
Foy.
Mr.. John w. Earhardt spoke first.
The most difficult problem confront
ing the farmers OF Newbe7ry was
the labor contract question, he
said. The penalty for violation OF
contracts should be as long as the
term of the contract even if the juris-
diction of magistrates had to be ex-
tended. But the cases could be taken
TO the circuit court. where most OF
them were appealed anyway. In the
hope OF solving the labor problem,
he supposed, the last Legislature es-
tablished an immigration bureau.
Who thought the bureau would ac-
cornplish enough good to justify the
expense? The only thing he saw in
the new department was a fat job for
somebody. Foreign labor would be
welcomed here, but he did not be-
lieve in paying it to come. The ef-
fort to increase the judicial circuits
~aS simply to give more tat jobs.
The docketS woud not be congcsted
if the present machinery OF the courts
was conducted as it should be.
Some time ago the county was
shaken by the good roads discussion
and as a result good roads machinery
had been dumped upon the county
and was proving a white elephant He
favored good roads. but we should
not aim too high all at once.
The speaker opposed big appropria-
tionS to higher institutions OF learn
ing. He had been informed that the
last legislature appropriated 100000
more than the previous legislature.
and by mistakes in acts had knocked
the state out ofS1 $4,000 revenue. What
do you taxpayers think Of that? he
asked. The speaker continued his dis
cussion Of appropriations to state
institutions of higher learning If
elected his effort should be along the
line of a general reduction. 1t had
been stated that the last legislature
refused not single appropriation
except for the St. Louis exposition.
Wasn't it time to call halt?
He didn't think South Carolina
could do too much for her old SOL
dierS
Coming to discussion OF the dis
pensary law. he took up chartered
clubs. Why should privileged few
be allowed to get their liquor in the
top story of some building when
others had to go to the dispensary
for it. He knew that some Of the
clubs did not sell whiskey If elected
his effort would be to do away with
these chartered clubs or at least to
eliminate the whiskey feature.
Mr.. A. J. Gibson.
Mr.. 4. J. Gibson said the kind of
men the people of Newberry county
wanted to represent them in the leg
islature were men who were compe-
tent. men who were honest. men who
would uphold ard maintain the honor
and dignity OF their county If he
measured up to that standard he
asked that they elect him. but other
wise. ii the people did rot think he
measured up to that standard he did
not want the position. 1t would be