The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-09

government, and thereby impoverish
tho people, or make poor people,
you reverse Democracy and create
dissatisfaction and discomfort among
the people, who are the masters anu
not the servants, as some would have
us think. Fer me, give me poor
government aud rich people, IN
place of a rich government and a
pcor people for the more money that
! YOU give your legislature the con-
troll of, the more extravagant Will be
their appropriations and expendltur-
es. Under our present management
the idea seems to be to raise the tax
levy higher, make assessments high
er, make more extrayagant appropri-
ations, and spend the peoples money
uselessly, making both the people
and the government poor, for the
benefit of a few who hold political
positions and draw large salaries,
and who are trying to create an aris-
tocracy, not of blood, not of brains,
but of money.
(m) I am in favor of the constl-
tutional amendment to be voted upon
in the general election providing for
fifth Justice of the supreme court,
and in favor of making the decision
of the supreme court in any case the
final disposition Of that particular
case, in so far as the State courts are
concerned, unless that court itself
shall for good and sufficient legal
reasons afterwards brought to Its at
tention change it's decision. Triff1inS
with the courts as Is now being done,
should be stopped. And in order to
bring this about am in favor OF
such laws that will protect capital in
ali it's lawful investments, and the
good old Democratic doctrine. Ed
ual rights to all and special privileges
to none in each branch Of the gov
ernment and particularly in the en-
forcement of all laws.
I have been advocating these prln-
ciples for years in the house, in the
senate ami on the stump in my home
county and throughout the State,
and have stood sQuarely on them out
in the open and never waited to see
which would be the popular side be-
fore taking stand. Even when
some of them were very unpopular
and it seemed that any man who dar-
ed advocate them was doomed to po-
litical oblivion I stood by them and
made the fight to keep them up and
begged the people not to be deceived,
but to hear me for my cause, and
now we see some who did not stand
for them, or who, if they did, were
afraid to acknowledge it, endeavoring
to push me off my platform and yell
ing to the people that they and Betsy
KILLED the bear and that they are the
logical candidate. If therebe a log
ical candidate upon these principles
or upon a financial platform for a
more economical form of government
and for reduction in appropriation
ami. business mans administration,
I submit to you. the people, that |
am the man, standing upon my past
record as candidate, legislator and
citizen. I beg to call your attention
to the fact that two years ago | re-
ceived forty two thousand and one
hundred votes for this position.
From the information that / have
received I am satisfied that l will
he elected and If so promise you
fair and impartial administration OF
I'll the duties of the office and in so
far as my power lies reduction IL
expenses and an honest enforcement
of whatever laws may now be upon
YOUR statute books, or may be placed
there. by the properly constituted au-
horities.-Adv.