The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-15
MARLIN WILL BUN FOR SENATE
States His Platform-Hot Stuff
Strikes at Senator Latimer and
Gov. Ansel.
News and. Courier.


for the seat in the United States
Senate. now occupied by the Hon.
Asbu1v C.. Latimer. will rot be with
ont interest. State Superintendent of
Education Martin will be a candidate.
Mr. Martin made the announcement
to day in characteristic statement.
full of ginger. end ne will make the
same scnt If campaign. He starts III
with a bnld attack en- Senator l.a;l-
,n>:. and ii the >alne time puts forth
a challenge t0 Gov Ansel, who is
generally understood TO be probable
candidate for the same office.
Mr. Maj li!i : announcement. as
given 10 TIE press today, is as fol-
lows:
Wears ago. in making up al old
field school, it was customary to ask
each PATTON. How many scholars
wi!l ven $ul;scrihe?' lie gave tie
number Of pupils even to fractions. |
am ready now to subscribe one full
'::scholar' in the race for the United
States Senate during the coming
campaign. Having reached such a
.leeiSion. after careful consideration
and advice. ! 10 nj need to keep an
ear u Tie ground v":' 10 lake u Tie
zal! limrcv TO await developments. /
aGur:vd ,Ae Policy l"n@ ""o vf speak,
ing freely ana frankly i;!:un S23! mat
ter<. -! believe th> average healthy
citizen would prefer that 4 public
servant should make a mista ke oc-,
casi@nally rather than to pursue a
claadestine policy Of mawkish do
not1ingism.
"'It is clear TO me that I could be
of rvice in the senate. Ny ex-
perience as a school officer can be
turned to good account. There are
several bills pending il congress now
looking to the aid and encourage
ment of agricultural. normal and in
.dust,ia education. I have a speak
inc acquaintance with every state
school system j. the United States.
7 also know some e3;:caTi"nai leaders
and promoters in all parts Of Our
country. This knowledge could cas-
ilv be extended to countries abroad.
It would be a pleasure to place my
services at the disposal Of school Of
fcers to assist in the further develop
ment Of our schools. [ do not like to
make campaign promises, but I be-
iieve that I could do so much work
in this line alone, that it certainly
would not be necessary for the people
in our neighboring states to ask who
is the other senator from South Car
.olina?' Furthermore I have been a
student of governments and govern
mental affairs since I was old enough
TO read the county papers. I am not
unmindful of South Carolina's great
part in the history Of our country.
:Nearly sixteen years ago, when l
had but recently passed my majority.
I a;tended-a political pow-wow in my
home county Of Pickens. and heard
our present Junior senator make some
promises in his first race for congress.
H. LAS elected. For nearly half a
generation I have been watching his
record. I believe tie people
a,e a'>ent prepared 10 write, at least
under the Senatorial part thereof,
IMene. meme. tekel. upharsin.' tie
seems disposed to- base his present
campaign upon futures. The people
prefer spots. He announces a plat
form opposed 10 injurious immlgra-
ZION. Ill possible and probable can
didates nave been, are now. and Will
hereafter be opposed to the same
thing. It is not enough to have a
merely negative platform. I have
''ought all along that if the frugal
ind thrifty farmers and laborers OF
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and
the Dakotas knew that they could Sc
cure land as rich as the prairles for
.ons-fourth of what they could get tor
their own land that they would come
here instead Of going to Canada
Many CT these people came from
Northern Europe ,eSs than ten Years
ago. They know our language and
customs. If we had secured five hun
.dred OF these people they would make
a drawing nucleus for the best Euro
*sean immigration. They would also
make five hundred first-class lnterpre-
.*ers. 7 do not see how immigrants
,car BE handled without numerous IN
r bo1io1-o tha t1OmpWOOC