Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-08-05

Near the church is large,
comfortable, two-story school
house. The splendid new house of
worship and the well-equipped
school building. both freshly
painted, stand as monuments 20
Rev. J. T.. Littlejohn andhis co.
laborefs in the Red Hill section.
In approaching Red Hill, one is
also impressed with the beauti-
full manner in which the ceme-
tery on the church ground is
kept.
Here under the branches of a
spreading oak, surrounded by
several hundred voters, and as
/ many women and children, he
candidates made known their
"views" upon the questions of the
lEday. Both of the candidates for
the Senate, Hon. Thomas 81.
Rainsford and Col. P B Mayson,
and all of the candidates for the
House, Capt. ] R Blocker, Mr.. J
C Morgan,.S MEG Simkins, Esq.,
Mr.. M P Wells, Esq, and Mr.. S
T Williams, spoke along the same
lines as at former. meetings which
were reported at length.
Hon. W r Parks, president of
the Farmers Union of Edgeheld
couatv, requested the chairman,
Mr.. Homer Bussey, to ask the
candidates to the Senate and
House these questions: "Will you
vote to- repeal the lien Law? Will
you vote TO abolish the Immigra-
tion Department." All, except
Mr.. simkins, gave affirmative an
swers. Mfr. Simkins said be did
not think the lien law such an
1niquitous law, aod that it would
be useless TO repeal it without
making it unlawful for man 10
mortgage his crop. AS to the i'm
migration law, MIR. Simkins said
he would have to investigate more
fully before committing himself
to repeal the law. Mr.. Maysou
would amend lien law so as to re-
quire tenant to Obtain written
consent of landlord before giving
lien.
I'm the afternoon Prof. T H
Robertson, candidate for County
Superintendent of Education,
made his first speech of the CAM
paigu He spoke in very grsca-
full aud effective InaDner of the
work If teachers and of how
few of them are appreciated and
houored as they sh ,uld he. Dur
ing the course of his remarks, Mr..
Robertson spoke ir the highest
terms of DR.. James II. Carlisle of
Wofford college, at whose feet he
sat for four years. In concluding,
the speaker said if elected he
would exert all the strength. with
which God had endowed him for
the upbuildlng of the. public
schools.
Mr.. WI Holland, candidate
! for reelection to the Office of
County Superinte ndent of Edu-
cation. was next presented. He
began by saying; that some of the
trustees have cotton wrong idea
of the duties of trustee, par
/ tlculsrly as to the selection of
!. teachers. Mr.. Holland stated that
/. there are 1000 colored children
Land 1000 white children enroll
4 ed in the public schools of the
county. We have enough school
4 laws now. What the people need
is to apply the laws already iD
existence. Trustees and parents
should be interested in placing
!. libraries in schools and increase
. them where they exist. There
are now 16 or II libraries IN The
schools of the county. MIR. Hol-
land says he has had the Office
q year and a half but has only
had it for one school year. He has
plans laid that be wishes to carry
out.
Mr.. A. A. Edmunds, candidate
for Supervisor, availed himself
of the opportunity to say few
words to the voters. He is not in
favor of abolishipg the ch haingan gs
but favors consolidation of the
gangs. Favors purchasing coun
tvs supplies from the lowest bid
der. Mr.. Edmunds says the com,
mutation tax should be kept sepa
rate and expended in tho town
chips that pay it. He advocates
working main public roads with
chaingapg aid the less important
roads with commutation money
Mr.. Edmnnds stated that if elect
| ed he would devote 365 days of
the year, ''excusin" Sundays. Il
his duties as supervisor.
Mr.. J. W. Grim enlivened the
audience by reciting some humor.
GUS verses and telling some gooG
jokes. He says that if elected h'
! will level the hills like Arabian
3 plains and help to strengthen the
, public treasury. Mr.. Grim is Of
) the opinion that tt two chain
: gangs, with their large force Of
guards and the three big new
: bridges have cotton the county
! in debt but that with. good man
agement the finances can be got
ten in good shape.
Mr.. VI. e. QUITS. candidate for
reelection as sheriff, thanked the
people OF Red Hill for their hand.
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