The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-24
MCCULLOUGH FOR SENATE
Announces His Candidacy Together
+ With His Platform-Various
Ss. Issues Discussed.


& Greeaville, Jan. 2O-Joseph A..
HMcCullough is a. candidate for Unit
Sed Estates senate. He issued the
following this evening:
AHTo tho Democratic Voters of
Sss South Carolina:
S CT have decided to enter the race
gfor the United States senate, subject
Eso the action of The Democratic pri-
B&marv. realize how msatisfactory
KltSis, both TO the candidate and to the
M&YssQtcr Tor me to attmept to outline
&sanytlring in the nature of plat
sS ssS1f0rm, FOR the reason that there are
Nsso many questions with which Il sen
Iator OF the United States will have
efo deal, tnat the voter will be more
largely governed by his opinion as to
the qualifications of THE candidate
Iathan by any platform hc may an
gsnounce.
e8"I believe that Henry Watterson
tersely stated what should be the
q keynote in the coming Democratic
campaign, Back to the constitution. ,
|I "Gdven a mans conception of
THAT document, and the respective
Rsrights Of the State and federal gov
SAsrnments Hereunder, and if 'he be
MSonsisten, his position with refer
ESence to almost all the othcr questions
Roming before the national congress
ERor solution. can be predicted with
hlmost rs absolute precision and ac-
NNuracy as the position Of planet
1000 years from now.
S Gas to the construction Of the con-
institution, | belong to The school oc
walhoun and jefferson. 7 believe
chat an application Of That instru-
Ement, thus interpreted, would have
aad in Il satisfactory
81nanner adjust all the great questions
gssH4hat occupy the attention OF The
@Amcrican people, such as the tariff,
@MuSts, finances, taxation and the
aaiights of The States.
N "I believe in immediate tariff re-
Msion and reciprocity. | believe in
Bpeaing American products to the
Hnarkets of the worll and would
Whlhcr rely upon the natural law OF
Eaupply and demand 70 maintain
Briccs than the artificial cXpedicnts
Mof a protective tariff.
III ~ believe in protecting the Amer
Nean laburer against a lower standard
4sof wages and livin" through the IT,
HflrX of undesirable immigration, and
son thc other hand | favor stimulate
@iny immigration Of desirable class.
kThat is to say, men and women or
&sound body. of sound mind and OF
Mvou:I morals and who can become
E&aasily assimilated to American civlll-
%zatinn and win can help. us III on,
Ffi"ht to maintain Anglo-Saxnn su-
Is pr,macy and t!re pcrpttuation OF
3 American ideals and American i'll
( s:iiutiuns As to the method Of re-
T striction {the ad> stability OF which
s. scrm, to be conceded by all those
B who have given any thought to the
ksubirct. irrespective Of oar!y affilia-
IItions., concur III tnc suggestions
#mala hy the commissioner general OF
&mmyraiinn, Mr.. 5; ii. Sargent III
sghis report uron tic subject for 1908,
Mand which cmboGics Tho physical. the
hc Intellectual and the fiaan-
tess.
Ss8 81 believe ina! tariff reform woubl
ssSTemovc the foundations upon which
pStrusis and mnnopoEcs rest, and these
at once fall Of their own in
4 herent weight.
M HI believe tina. the national legis
sUaturc should deal only with national
1 Wacs.iuns. 7 am in favor Of guard
IL Mbg especially at the present time
Ss NTH Jealous care tine rights Of the
E4ates and would stubbornly resis:
sSIai}y encroachment upon these rights
mid I believe that such questions as
S&ssdivorce,' insurance. Factory H.
sspection laws and the laws concern
ing the relationship OF master and
which engage so much OF
AStde time and attention of our nation
legislators, should be relegated to
B B4Ethe time and attention of our legisla-
+ believe in the right Of the State
EtoNaAopt its own domestic policy,
ES0ncerning all matters Of which the
ESffederal government has no jurisdic-
Mti1n without outside interference,
land T believe the federal govern