The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-06

! the moor OF the convention agall
fought it, and the convention refused
to pass the resolution, and all Whit
men in South Carolina are yet free.
Ny platform today is as follows:
1. An honest administration of all
laws, fairly and impartially, to all
citizens alike.
2. Enforcing all laws upon all sub
jects, and obedience to the constitu-
ticl Of the United States and of South
Carc':na.
! 8. Trial by jury for all persons ac-
cused of crime, and enforcing the
judgments of courts founded upon the
verdicts of the juries.
4. Keeping forever separate the leg
islative, judicial and executive depart
ments of the government, each, how
ever, doing its duty and endeavoring
to uphold and support the other
Upon this I respectfully present the
following issues for the consideration
of my fellow-Democrats to whom
address myself:
(a) am in favor of biennial ses-
sions of the general assembly.
(b) I am in favor of liberal appro-
priations for our Confederate veter-
ans.
(c) I am in favor of liberal, but not
extravagant appropriations for our
State institutions of learning, so that
all of them may be kept upon a high
standard.
(d) I am in favor OF building up the
free-school system so that every white
child in South Carolina may be given
a good, common school education in
comfortable and convenient school
houses, and in paying teachers SUI
| fcient salaries to secure the best. I
am absolutely opposed to compulsory
education, as my record in both the
house and the senate in the past will
show.
I'm my opinion, compulsory educa-
tion at the hands Of the State means
disrupting the home, for it dethrones
the authority of the parents and
places the paid agents of the State in
control of the children, and destroys
family government. Those agents
stand between the child and the par
ent. They represent the State. They
are not responsible to the parents.
They impress upon the minds Of the
children the views Of the State, and
virtually say, eve have taken you out
Of bondage and made you free, we are
giving you what your unnatural par
ents would not give you-and no child
on earth can be subject to such in
f1uences and teaching and escape i'm
bibing the spirit of rebellion against
parental authority, and consequent
disrespect and ingratitude. Children
are too easily infected with the idea
that their parents owe them every
thing, while they oE'e them nothing in
return, and with the design and law OF
| God set at defiance, who can compass,
by the widest stretches of the most gi-
gantic mind, the condition that will
fellow? We desire to see the standard
of education raised in South Caro-
lima; we want every boy and girl in
the State to have every possible op-
portunity to gain for themselves the
very best and highest degree Of equip
ment for life, but We do not want il
at the cost Of parental authority and
the peace of the home. Family gov
ernment and parental responsibility
antedate all others, and it is possible
for wild, extravagant and madly en-
thusiastic men, who see theory and
theory only, to destroy family gov
ernment, ALLEVIATE children from their
parents, and force the home into a
scene Of strife, rebellion and wretch
edness." The Bible says a great deal
about obedience to parents and rev.
erence for parents, and, believing In
that Book and its teachings as strong
ly as I do, I say to the parents, for
the sake of their children, our country
and for the future, keep within your
own control the rearing and educa-
tion OF your own children, and strike
down by your ballot every effort to
deprive you of the same. Our people
fight force bills in congress and they
had better fight this one at home.
(e) am opposed to the higher edu-
cation of the negro race, and in fav-
or of the taxes paid by white peop'e
going to, and being used only for, the
education of white children.
(f) I am in favor Of strict en-
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