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| S'S"' Sahe Instance, etc. Tor ~. He
also paid his respects to the mileage
book iniquity'', relating a pathetic in
stance where it operated as an extreme
hardship on poor woman who was on
her way to Asheville to her diving
daughter. He said the salary of the Of
nee Is $500 year, the term years,
and the man is unreasonable who a
wants it for twelve years.
MIR. j. y. SUMMERSETT
of Richland county, the last of the can
didates for II. II. com. was next intro
duced. He said he wanted everybody
to see "Summersett" and every one
who had ever turned summerset to
vote for him, and if all the voters in
South Carolina would do the same there
would be no second race. He said he
led here in the race two years ago, get
ting majority of Lancaster's votes.
referring to Cansler's claim to Lancas-
| ter's support on account of Lancaster
being almost part of York, he said in
1890 and 1891 he lived even nearer to
Lancaster than Cansler's home, Tirzah
was at Catawba Junction. Said he
had not been attacked in his speech at
| this meeting by Commissioner Cauph.
man. That he had tried TO get him to
explain why he as commissioner makes
the people of this State pay higher rates
of freight than are paid in Georgia and
North Carolina. The people of South
Carolina are entitled to just as much
consideration and just as low rates as
those of bordering states. What is need
ed is an expert in the Office of railroad
commissioner. When you go to elect
an Adjutant and Inspector General you
select man versed in the science of
war, and when you want an attorney
general you elect a lawyer. The rail-
road commission should not be with
| out a practical man on it,
The candidates for governor closed
the discussion of the day, the first in
troduced being the
HON. COLE l.. BLEASE, OF NEW
BERRY.
The speaker first gave a sketch of
his official life. In 1890, when but a
very young man, Newberry elected him
a member of the House of Representa-
tiVes. Served several terms and was
then elected to the Senate, of which
body, in 1907, he was elected president
pro tenn. If Ansel and Mcleod should
vacate their offices he would become
governor Has been city attoney for
Newberry. Represents as attorney
more than half the cases on both sides
| OF the court in Newberry. These, he
said, are the endorsements of his home
people. His parents were born and
reared in Edgefield, moving To New
berry shortly after marriage. Has de-
| tended 56 people for their lives and
none were hanged. Have naturally
made some enemies. He was told not
To oppose Ansel for a second term, that
IL was customary To give the governor
n second term. He submitted proof to
show that Ansel has not ALWAYS sup
ported governors for second term.
Would give the finest Stetson hat in
town to the man disproving his charg-
es against Ansel. Said the Ansel adj
minstration is the most extravagant
since Republicanism. He compared
the appropriations for the past four
years, showing an increase of 1901, 900
III the last two years. 1t is claimed
that Ansel is not responsible for the
appropriations, but he has the power of
veto. Ansel recommended an extra
levy of 2 mills, whose theory is to have
a rich government and poor people,
while he, the speaker, favored a rich peo-
pie and poor government. He read
from the Comptroller Generals reports
TO show that there was no,necessity for
the 2-mill levy recommended by Ansel,
who said be wanted to get the state
on cash basis. a levy of4I mills, ac-
cording to the Comp. Gen., was sufh-
cent to pay allexpenses and leave sur
plus of $23, 900. He said the governor
wanted higher salaries and a new man.
sion. Get your tax receipts and see if
taxes haven't grown higher and higher.