The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-08-15


public questions and should not attempt
to so muddy the waters that it is diff.
cult or impossible for the voters to
know his real position. Has views on
all public questions and will not hest
tate to express himself fully. All he
asks III this race is fair show and Il
square deal, and To be Judged bv his
co mpetency for the position to which
he aspires and by his private and pro-
fesSional life.
The Farmers Union has asked the
views of candidates on the lien law and
I he bureau of immigration. Is glad to-
let his position be known. The farmers
being the back bone of the state and
contributing to the financial success of
all the other classes of citizens, no sane
man would vote against the interest of
the farmers, if he knew it. If the far
m ers of this county desire the repeal of
ne lien law land he is willing to sub
nit t he question to them), he would
ote Tor it's repeal. The continued ex-
stence or the repeal of this law affects
hem more than any other class of our
people and they should be allowed to
decide the question for themselves.
The whiskey question is no issue in
present campaign. 1t has been settled
by the vote of the people-at least for
the present. All who heard him in the
campaign two years ago know his po-
sition on the liquor question AS to
the branch OF the state government
X nown as the Bureau OF immigration
he stands just where he stood two years
ago. If the funds of the state are be-
ing used either directly or Indirectly by
this department to bring into the state
or to induce to come into the state immi-
grants who are in any way undesirable,
he with all good citizens will, if elected,
vote to abolish that branch of the de-
partment of agriculture and commerce.
At the first campaign meeting two years
n go at Belair he was the first candidate
TO advocate the working of the public
roads by wise system of taxation.
Stands on the same platform today. 1t
is not his desire or intention to fight any
ma or set of men in the expression of
his honest views on the road question
He has views just as they have. II the
people, after hearing his plans and
view ws as To the best method of improv-
ing the public highways, do not ap-
p rove them, he stands ready, if elected.
to carry out such wise plans as the peo-
pie may approve Of Asks the people
To consider the following plan. Let the
present law stand as it is and the road
authorities make the most out of il that
| hey can make until the question can
be submitted to the people--as tow heth-
er they are willing To issue SlOC 900 or
sl5o,OOO in bonds for the building of
p ornament roads. If they should vote
for the measure, then let the income
from the present road law be used to
pay the annual interest on the bonds
an d to keep in repair the roads and
bri idges that will have been constructed
with funds arising from the bond issue.
Believes that after paying the interest
on the bonds and paying the expenses
Of keeping in repair the roads and
bridges, there would still be left con
81 iderablc sum of the proceeds of the
present levy for road purposes which
'ould go into "A sinking fund TO be used
m the retirement OF these bonds when
hey became due. Under this plan of
ssuing bonds there would be no ncces-
'ltN for any increase OF the taxes for
'ond purpOseS-OVer the amount now
eNi"d under the last act. If the $50 or
$50 per milc-now allowed by the new
aw-waS sufficient To build necessary
bridges and To do any work of consc-
Iuence on the roads, there would be no
necessity to issue bonds. Under pres
mt law, contends that the roads would
De but little imp roVed, if any-however
wisely the funds might be used. Under
he present law. no discretion allowed
authorities to apportion to a mile or sec
ion of bad road any more money than
% a mile or section not so bad on the
great majority of the sections of road,
rs laid out, $50 or $50 per mile would
10 but little good-especially if on that
section there was bridge To be built
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