The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-31

Wiling TO contribute its part in tho
building of the roads. He said there
should also be a communication tax, SC
that people who did not own proper
ty might contribute their share tt
this work.
MIR. Aull then took up Mr.. John
stone 8 argument that a certain ap-
preparation would cost a tax payer
only small amount. That, he
said, had always been the argument
whenever additional appropriations
were wanted. The assessment Of tax
able property had increased from
$l10,000,000 in 1897 to $27O,OOO,OOO
at present, and yet rhe levy had in
creased from 4 1-2 mills in 1907 to
. - mills at present, and yet we will
have Il deficit this winter Of about
100000. We had a deficit last year
or $4,000, and it would have been
Tl1o,OOO, except for tho increased
assessments Of the railroads, and the
addltl"nal sources of income, includ-
IN" the license ana corporation tax
AS an instance of tho extravaganza
IN some Of the appropriations, $10,-
"oo had been appropriated to Win
ihrop for practice school, and
Winthrop had not even vet decided
where to locate it, and this $4,000
was in Rock Hill bank and the
State was paying five per cent in
tcrcst on money.
Candidates for Lower House.
The candidates for the lower house
rf the general assembly spoke next
Three of these candidates were not
prcscnt-Mssrs T.. w. Higgins, Ar
; thur kiblcr and Os. Wells. A letter
was read from Mr.. Higgins stating
that ne was Of able to attend on ac-
count Of the serious illness of his
aunt. Mrs. Smith, Mr. Higgins being
al her bedside. Chairman Lictzscy
'rad the card from Mr. Arthur KiJ.
l'r. published, in the Ncwbcrr, papers
stating that on account of sickness
he would not be able TO attend tie
mrrtir" this week
Mr.. Jno. M. Taylor.
candidate Tor the lover house of the
general assembly, was then introduce.
"d MIR. Taylor said he had had the
l"n"r 70 represent Ncwbcrr, ;',,.ntv
IN ;la house for two years, rn,l he
! mad Strivcn honestly to do his dutv.
II" dld moi miss Il roll call, and his
| record was before The people. His
every vote app cared on that record,
and he invited the closest scrutiny.
The whiskcy question, he said, had
been eliminated in Ncwbcrry county,
but he was prohibitionist today, as
he had been when he came before the
people in his previous campaigns.
lie favored good roads, and spoke
OF their advantages, both from the
standpoint Of convenience and the
standpoint Of profit. He wanted the
roads improved by tax, and that tax
spent as nearly as possible in the
township in which ii was collected,
leaving that to the Judgment of the
supervisor. And instead Of one super
visor. he wanted three supervisors,
; because he did not believe one SUPER
visor could look after the roads of
the whole county. II, wanted the sup
crvisors bonded, and required to let
out contracts for road building to the
lowest responsible bidder.
Mr. Taylor said he did not think
the common schools were what thew
should be, and he believed the State
was getting top-hcavy with higher
institutions Of learning. Build up
the common schools, he said, and the
colleges would take care of them
selves
lie was for good roads, for better
schools in the country, and for less
appropriations, if possible, for the
higher institutions, because he bclicv-
cd they were getting more money than
they needed, although they said they
needed II. lie was not in favor Of
tearing down these institutions, but
ne was in favor Of running them more
, economically, if possible.
Tic referred with pride to his re-
cord in the legislature, including the
, building Of the now court house, and
cited his position on the various uucs-
tions which had come up for consid-
Grafton. lie spoke Of the need for n
now court house, and Of its great
value to the county, and TO all the
! people Of the county,