The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-12
Mr.. Arthur kibler.

! pOlltlc1an, Dut plain business man
! trying to do his duty to himself and
his fellow-man. He had never studied
: the crooks and turns of politics, and
was too old to begin now.
He had been a member Of the legis-
! lature four different terms-not sue
cessively, but for eight years; and he
had tried to do his duty and cited his
! record. He believed the legislature in
the main did the best as they thought
for the interests of the whole people
of the State. There had been differ
! ences on the question of appropria-
tons, and he was an economist Of the
strictest sort believing it to be his
duty to vote for such appropriations
! only as would carry on the govern
ment economically administered.
There were two important questions
on which the people of the county
! would be called to vote this year. He
explained the constitutional amend
ment to be voted on providing for a
fifth associate justice, when the court
as at present constituted was divided
the decision of the lower court was af-
frmed which made the circuit judge
trying the case practically supreme
court Justice. With another justice the
court could better dispatch its work,
and he did not believe in hanpering
justice. The amendment also provid-
ed for increasing the term from eight
to ten years. He believed every
means should be provided for the
proper administration of justice, but
the people would have an opportunity
to express their opinion upon this
matter.
He also explained the act which
puts before the people the question of
turning over to the Y. M. c. A. the old
court house building, the condition as
provided in the act being that $4,000
should be raised for improving the
building and that it should be used
for Y. NJ. C. A. purposes and if at
any time its use for such purpose
should cease then the building to re-
vert to the county. He discussed
this matter at some length, saying it
was matter of the people to decide.
Mr.. G. S. Mower Absent
Chairman Dominick stated that Mr.
George S. Mower was absent, but had
asked him to state that Mr.. Mower
regretted very much his inability to be
present.
Mr. Jno. NJ. Taylor.
Mr.. Jno. NJ. Taylor said that gov
ernment was wonderful thing, in
spired of God, and should be used to
alleviate human suffering, and not to
Cypress.
AS a. member of the legislature he
could not do anything of himself. He
could only cast his vote and raise his
oice il the interests of his people.
He was in favor of every boy and
girl in this broad land having their
mental faculties cultivated. He spoke
of the horrors of ignorance, and said
he wanted to see the time come when
a man who wouldn't send his children
to school would have it to do. No
man had a right to deprive his child
of an education.
On the little minor questions, as
working roads and other things, he
would give his idea. He said Mr.. Hig-
gins, who had spoken first, had taken
his plan as to county government. He
said the plan of having township COM
misdioners was his plan; that he
had first advanced it.
He branched off on the liquor ques-
ton saying it was the damnable stun
called whiskey that was filling the
prisons and the chaingangs. He want
ed to see men rise higher and above
it.
He wanted this to be the highest
and grandest campaign in South Caro-
lima for the elevation of the men, Wo-
men and children.
Shoot at the moon, as some one
had expressed it, he said. He wanted
to see the time come when man who
was a candidate before the people
would not be accused of wanting
graft. If the people wanted the right
kind of laws, and these laws enforced
they should elect men above suspl-
cion.
If he had the honor and privilege
of going back to the legislature he
would promise, as he promised before,
that he would go to no place or do
anything but that he could have New
berry with him. With pure men in