The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
A Choice of Men.

into the life of every man also comes
into the affairs Of country and dis
tr.ct at different intervals. Those
who have kept pace with the Won
derful development of our country
during the past decade know that
the tide of prosperity in South Caro-
lima (and in Pee Dee section partlcu-
larly) is now at it's full. There are
evidences of it on every hand. The
rural districts are dotted with new
buildings. full stocks of merchandise
are found in every store; the quarter
" balance sheets of industrial enter
pIises, great and small, show hand
some earnings, w.:ile that unmlstak-
able index to the wealth and prosper
ity of section, the bank statements,
show deposits aggregating hundreds
of thousands of dollars. Never be-
fore has the country known such an
era of prosperity.
Now, Mr. Editor, we cannot perpet
nate this era of prosperity but we can
prolong it. How? By the exercise
of due care in the selection of those
who shape our public affairs. Tues
day we must select our next represen-
tative in Congress for the two years
next succeeding. The indications
now are that the next Congress will
be Democratic and the rivalry be-
tween southern congressman in secur-
| ing federal aid for their respective
districts will doubtless be sha RI,
though friendly. For this reason our
our next representative should be
bold, fearless, aggressive, with clear
cut ideas of the needs of his people
and well defined plans as to how
those ideas should be put into practl-
cal execution. 1t is the candid opin-
ion of your humble scribe that in MIR
J E ElIerbe We have just such man l..
A personal acquaintance of long
standing with this gentleman enables
us to bear testimony to the correct
ness of his Judgment and soundneSs
of his views on all national issues
pertaining to the material welfare
of his district. Born and reared on
farm in remote rural district he
knows the needs of the farmer as wit
ness the four leading planks IN his
platf orni:
1st. The removal of all restric-
tions on manufactured tobacco.
2nd. A strong fight for a Just
share of appropriat ions for internal
improvements.
3rd. Tariff revision, i. e., removal
of the tariff on all the necceSsarles Of
life.
4th. The free delivery Of mail six
times a week to every farmhouse in
the country.
Briefly we shall enumerate the
benefits each of thes planks holds
in sto re for the masses:
The removal of all restrictions on
manufactured tobacco means the de-
struction of the trust, for when the
farmer can cut his primin gs and
wrappers into the manufacture d arti-
Gle and offer it to the highest bidder
| like so much cotton or corn or W heat
it will no longer be possible for the
trust to fix its purchasing price at 5
cents per pound and its selling price
at 40 cents.
To secure our share of appropria
tions for internal impr ovements
means that should millions be spent
in deepening our rivers and creeks,
thereby greatly assisting our system
of drainage, redeeming our waste
lands and erecting public buildings
in our towns and cities. Billions are
now being spent in flooding arid
western lands while our own lands
are overhowing with surplus water.