The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-03

the people had chosen the men they
thought best fitted to represent them,
and the people were the masters.
1t was unfortunate that the liquor
question should be uppermost in the
minds of the people. There were other
questions of much more Importance
than that Of the manner of handling
whiskey. His position. on all the ques-
tons before the people had been free
ly expressed in his newspaper and
were well known to the people.
Mr.. Aull spoke Of the bill which
he was instrumental in passing while
he was in the legislature providing
for the establishment of rural libra
ries, and Of the number of libraries
which had been established under this
bill.
He took up the question of taxation.
He had been put down as a high
tax man because he had refused to
make promises in regard to reducing
taxes, which could not be carried out.
Some of the other candidates two
years ago had spoken of high appro-
priations for state colleges. The last
Legislature appropriated &45,000 for
the South Carolina college and $70, 900
for Winthrop. Some Of the candidates
two years ago had scored the preced-
in" legislature for appropriating
$4,000 for private college, The
record showed this was a mistake but
the record showed that tile last legis-
lature appropriated $4,000 for the
Confederate Home College in Charles
ton, and the Journal of the House
showed that no vote of record was
taken.
At one time he opposed very bitter
ly the dispensary system. After he
saw its operations in Ncwberry Coun-
ty he concluded that the conditions
were much better than when there
were 8 bar rooms that sold by the
drink and on credit. He opposed
the state dispensary, and believed it
should he abolished. Those who fav-
ored the State dispensary said if it
was abolished, if there had been
wrong doing there would be much
more room for corruption in Il number
Of county dispensaries than in one
central institution. They forgot that
with the State dispensary the county
dispensaries were here, anyway. He
believed in making the county the
unit instead of the State. What might
suit one county in managing whiskey
might not suit another. He supposed
the question was settled in Newberry,
and he would not favor a State law
forcing dispensary upon Newberry.
If the people Of the county should
want another change and want a
county dispensary, lie would favor
giving it to them. So far as he was
personally concerned he believed a
county dispensaly could be success
fully conducted in Newberry.
|. But, above all, he believed a man
should, be elected. who would use his
best Judgment for the best interests
Of his people.
lie had about concluded that in
solving the labor problem the lien
law should be abolished.
Mr.. Aull said he wanted at some
time during the campaign to take up
the records of the present representa-
tives but he did not have time this
morning" He could not 90 into the
details Of the large appropriation by
the last Legislature but he wanted to
say that the heavy expenditures had
proved the truth of his statement
made on the stump two years ago
that taxes could not be reduced. He
would not 60 to the Legislature by
making promises he knew he could
not fulfil.
Mr.. Jno. w. Earhardt,
said he had endeavored to carry out
his promises made in the last cam
paign and his vote in the legislature
as it appeared on the record would
show it. He knew he had made mis-
takes, because he was only human
and was liable to err. But he had
done the right as he saw it. He ask
ed for reelection on his record, of
which he was proud. He preached
the doctrine Of economy, and he con-
demned the last legislature, of which
he was a member, for its extravag-
ance. He wanted the people to in.