The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-01-22
]. A. MCCULLOUGH
FOR U. s. SENATE
Greenville Lawyer Has
Announced Candidacy.
SOME OF HIS VIEWS.
In His Platform Many Issues are Dis.
cussed, Including State Rights
and Immigration

Greenville, Jan. 20. Hon Joseph A.
Mccullough, q prominent lawyer of
this city, today announced that he
would be candidate for the United
States Senate to succeed A. C. Lati-
mer.
Mr.. Mccullough in his announcement,
stated his views on some of the leading
questions of the day. He favors CEN
trail government bank and says that he
believes that the constitution is rem
edy for any trouble that might 'arise.
He explained his position on immigra-
ton, saying that he believes in restric-
ted immigration. He longs for re-
turn to the old Calhoun and jefferson
Democracy and his slogan is "Back to
the constitution.
PART OF HIS PLATFORM,
81 believe that the national legis lature
should deal only with national ques-
tions. ] am in favor of guarding es-
pecially at the present time with ieal-
Gus care the rights of the States and
would stubbornly resist any encroach-
ment upon these rights; and believe
that such questions as divorce, I'm
surance,' factory inspec ction laws and
the laws concerning the relationship of
master and servant which engage so
much of the time and attention of our
national legislators, should be relegated
to the State legislatures for consdera-
ton.
81 believe in the right of the State
to adopt its own domestic policy con
cerning all matters Of which the fed
eral government has no jurisdiction
without outside interference, and be-
lieve the federal governments laws
should not practically nullify the wishes
OF the people concerning such local
matters, prohibition, for instance) by
permitting, under the guse of regulat-
ing commerce, that which the State
law prohibits.
81 regard the rights of the State so
sacred that oppose bartering them
away for mess of federal pottage
Il believe in the right of the indi-
Vldual to earn his bread by the sweat
of his brow, and | favor those laws that
guarantee to him just recompense for
the labor expended.
Il believe that it is the function of
government to issue money, and for
that reason favor the establishment of
a central national bank, whose PROV
mce it will be to protect other banks
against the disasters produced by
panic-strlcken depositors, and come to
the relief of any community in case of
a stringency in the money market,
beleVe IN peace universal peace
and favor arbitration as a settlement
of all questions, both international and
INTERNATIONAL in so far as the federal
constitution permits. This | deem to
be essential to the preservation of the
nation. L am opposed to war and be-
heVe that the command of God, Thou
shalt not kill, should apply to the ma,
ton as well as to the individual. | be-
lleVe that the measure of a peoples
power should not be their ability To
slaughter their fellow-men.
In making this campaign, do not
intend to spend barrels of money!
even Tor legitimate purposes, as it has
been suggested that a candidate for the
United States Senate must do to be
elected | will not do this for two rea
sons. In the first place | haven't it to
spend, and in the second place think
it more important to the State that the
Individual should exercise his honest,
CONSCIENTIOUS judgment without anv
sort OF influence or undue persuasion.
after investigating as thoroughly as he
can the capacity and qualifications of
the various candidates than that I or
anybody else, should occupy seat in
the United States Senate. If it has
come to this in South Carolina that it
requires the expenditure of large
sum of money for one to be
elected to the United States Senate,
the sooner the fact is demonstrated to
the satisfaction of the people the bet
ter.
Il will not food the voters of the
State with letters and literature of all
sorts. Of course, want your support,
- NN'SNA hiNSoNltS SttIoIl, you 1cCl mat
you can conscientiously give it to me.
That is what am running for.
! have great confidence in the ulti-
mate judgment of the people as to all
matters submitted to them, and al
though, as circuit judge once said in
reference to our jury system, they
shoot with 'wabbling gun
nine cases out of ten they hit the bulls
eye.
"ln conclusion, believe that you will
extend to each and every one of us who
may enter the contest, that courtesy
which Benjamin Franklin once suggest
ed in letter introducing an unknown
person to another equally as unknown:
DO him all the good Offices and show
him all the favor that on further ac-
quaintance you will find him to deserve
Watched Fifteen Years.