Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-06-24
Campaign Opens.

Campaign Opens.
The campaign speaking opened last
week, there being two parties, one
lcomprised of candidates for State
offices and the other for Senatorial
honors. The accounts given are about
|in line with those from all the meet
|fngs held so far.
Senatorial Party at Manning.
Manning, Specialize meeting
was called to order promptly at 1870
by Chairman A. ]. Richbourg after
an. invocation was offered by the Rev.
EA. R. WoGson.
|4 Col. George Johnstone was the first
Speaker and he spoke straight from
the shoulder and touched upon our
medium of exchange, saying that
There were two measures; one by the
government and the other by the peo-
|ple. The present system is manipu-
Hated by the government schemers
Eand the people have absolutely no
Foice whatever. He claimed that ma
ghonal legislation is generally ccn-
|ceded to be q compromise. No set
|iof men under present conditions can
deal equally with all sections. He
awelt at length upon the clearing
house certificates which he said. were
FTedecmeii promptly, though it is said
|ftthe issuing of such was against the
law" If so, then what could be ae
eomplished within the law if the
System is rightly executed 2 He srske
very feelingly Of the fact that we
have not prospered in the South b.
the aid of the Republican party but
I'm spite cf it. Touching on prohib-
|ltion he took the liberty to say siat
Ethe federal government could not
Eote prohibition on South Carolina;
|in other words, he advocated prohibi-
Etion as State right.
4 Col. Lumpkin made his usual pa
Etriotic speech and admonished his
shearers that the time for Statewide
Rprohibition had come and he hoped
sthat the people would rise up in a
fsclid phalanx and blot ont once and
For all time the Infamous liquor traf
Gc. He claimed a right to be senator
Fer he believed he could be better
of the people as he
shad. been raised on farm, worked
Eon the railroad and drummed, which
positions acquainted him with the
needs Of the people.
Mr.. co.. B. Martin referred to the
very handsome vote he had always
received in Clarendon and to his
record as State superintendent of
Education, He said that the tariff
and immigration went almost hand
an hand, or that there was close
5relation between the two. He refer
:Sed pleasantly to Col. Lumpkin be-;
ing an Immigrant, the type of which
he would always welcome in South
Carolina. He indulged in jokes in
his discussion, which were well re-
ceived. Speaking of drainage ne re-
lated an incident where in one case
he gave a question on a teachers
examination as to "the best method
of promoting health in the public
schools" and one Of the negro teach
ers answered thus: "Have them
wash often and set fur apart" This
anecdote captivated the crowd.
Mr.. R. G.. Rhett opened with the
remark that he would make the best
man for the job. as he had panacca
for the financial questions confront
ing the country. Mr.. Rhett explain
ed the difference between the nation
al and State bank. The former, he
said, were unable to make loans on
real estate and took only bonds as
security and could not loan out more
than 10 per cent on the dollar; while
the latter could make larger loans.
as it was left to the board Of direct
ors. He was interested in the up
building of Charleston and of South
Carolina, and would, if elected rep
resent the whole people. Mr.. Rhett
made quite a learned argument on
the financial question.
Mr.. E. D. Smith had the crowd
from the beginning and made quite
an able presentation of the various
questions before the American peo-
pie. He attacked Mr.. Rhett's cur
rency reform measure. He accused
the national bankers of deserting
the farmers during the panic be-
cause they could land some did)
send their money to New York and
get 90 per cent. on their loan. His
explanation of the workings of the
tariff and its evil effects upon the
telling masses was well received and
to the point. He contended that a
principle that was wrong in Massa-
chusetts would be equally wrong in
South Carolina. He closed his speech
amid vociferous applause.
Gov. Evans was well received and
spoke very feelingly of his advocacy
in the 90s of measures which some
called anarchical and populistie at
the time-but those same people are
now advocating the same principles
ne then advocated He prodded Mr..
Rhett with his "don't harm the
banks policy for they are your