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

Greenville, Jan. 2O.-Joseph A.
Mccullough is a candidate for Unit
ed States senate. He issued the
following this evening:
"To the Democratic Voters Of
South Carolina:
Il have decided to enter tne race
for the United States senate. subject
to the action Of the Democratic pri-
mary. ! realize how unsatisfactory
it is. 10th to the candidate and to the
voter. lor me to attmept to outhne
anvtlrilS in the nature Of a plat
form. for the reason that there are
50 many questions with which a SEN
! ator OF the United States will have
no deal. that the voter will be ore
flargely governed by his opinion as to
the qualifications Of the candidate
than by any platform he may an
nounce.
II believe that Henry Watterson
tersely stated what should be the
keynote in the coming Democratic
campaign, Back to the constitution
"Given a mans conception Of
that document, and the respective
rights of the State and federal GOV
ernments Hereunder, and if ne be
consistent, his position with refer
ence to almost all the other questions
coming before the national congress
for solution, can be predicted with
almost as absolute precision and ac-
curacy as the position of planet
1000 years from now.
GAS TO the construction Of the con-
stit.,tion. I belong to the school Of
Calhoun and Jefferson. believe
that an application Of that instru-
ment. thus interpreted, would have
permanently and in a satisfactory
manner adjust all the great questions
that occupy the attention OF the
American people, such as the tariff
trusts. finances, taxation and the
rights Of the States.
"I believe in immediate tariff re-
.~Sisioa and reciprocity. | believe IN
opeaing American products to the
markets Of the world and would
rather rely upon the natural law OF
supply and demand to MAINTAIN
,oriees than the artificial expedlents
OF a protective tariff
II believe in protecting the Amer
je:el laborer against lower standard
of wages and living through the H.
fink Of undesirable immigration, and
- on The other hand I favor stlmulat-
ing immigration Of desirable class:
That is to say, men and women OF
sound body, of sound mind and OF
sound morals and who can become
;aasily assimilated to American CIVIL
. zat;on and who can help IDS IN our
fioht to maintain Anglo-Saxon su-
nr,1uacv and tie perpetuatlon OF
,nerican ideals and American IN
ssi,utions. As to tne method OF re-
(the ad1iSabllity OF when
ser,ns to be conceded by all those
who have given any thought to the
subject. irrespective Of party alflha-
3 tiorz,. ! concur in tnc suggestions
; male by the commissioner general Oh
ira,nigratinn, Mr. s Il. Sargent: IN
his report uron tkc subject Tor l9oo'
,nd whirh eln!,oGieS tho physical, the
moral. the intellectual and the tlaan-
ciai tess
IT believe 1hat tariff reform woub1
remove the foundations upon which
trusts and monopolies rest. and these
would at once fall Of their own IN
i1erent weight.
"l believe that the national lee1s-
1ature should deal only With national
o,es,ions. T am in favor Of guard
inc especially at the present tune
with Jealous care the rights OF tine
States and would stubbornly resls'
any e~:croachment upon these rights; !;
and I believe that such questions as
.divorce,' insurance. factory IL
speetion laws and the laws concern,
ing the relationship Of master and
servant which engage so much OF
:, the time and attention of our nation
al legislators, should be relegated to
the time and attention of our leglsla-
tors.
"f believe in the right Of the State
to adopt its own domestic policy
. concerning all matters of which the
q federal government has no Jurlsdlc-
ton without outside interference,
and 7 believe the federal govern
ment's laws should not practically
-lullify the wishes Of the people con-