The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-25

county for few days or in the State
for short time is absolutely un-
| founded and unwarranted. because
these provisions which I have cited
make it absolutely imperative that in
order to vote in the primary one shall
nave been in the State one year and
in the county SO days preceding the
general election, and this absolutely
prevents any man from voting in the
primary election who is what is COM
monty called a floater. In my opin-
lon this is amply strong, and any
| law passed by the legislature further
abridging the right Of suffrage in the
| primary would be vetoed by me i'm
mediately if I were governor.
| CD 1 am in favor Of running the
government on a liberal, but not ex-
| travagant basis, Gas is now being
done) and in making our tax levy
both county and State, as low as DOS
sible for a safe and economical man.
| agement Of our financial affairs; and
| OF reducing expenses, abolishing use
less positions, stopping extravagant
| appropriations for any purpose, stop
ping the useless expenditure of
money by officials, stopping the crea-
ton of useless offices, and ell other
methods of reckless, careless or use
less expenditure of money that caus-
| es an increase in the tax levied up
on our people, for our taxes are too
! high, and our people are now too
heavily burdened with taxation.
I fully believe that the grandest
most progressive, most perfect and
most Independent form of govern
ment is poor government and A rich
people. When you make a rich gov
ernment, and thereby improverish the
| people, or make poor people, you
| reverse Democracy and create dissat-
| isfaction and discomfort among the
people. who are the masters and not
| think. For me, give me a poor gov
| ernment and a rich people, in place
| of rich government and a poor peo-
pie for the more money that you
give your legislature the control of,
the more extravagant will be their
| appropriations and expenditures. Un-
der our present management the idea
| seems to be to raise the tax levy high
er, making assessments higher, make
more extravagant appropriations,
| and spend the peoples money use
| lessly, making both the people and
| the government poor, for the benefit
of few, who hold political positions
and draw large salaries, and who are
| trying to create an aristocracy, not
| of blood, not Of brains, but of money
| (m) | am in favor of the constitu-
donal 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 attention change its decision. Trif-
| ling with the courts. as is now being
done, should be stopped. And in or
der to bring this about I am in favor
Of such laws being passed as may be
| necessary, even if it require a con-
stitutiOnal amendment.
| (n) L am in favor of all laws thai
Will favor and protect labor in all its
| legitimate callings and endeayors.
| and such laws that will protect capi-
tai in all its lawful investments. and
| the good old Democratic doctrine.
Equal rights to all and special priv
| lleges to none" in each branch of the
government and particularly in the
enforcement of all laws.
have been advocating these
principles for years in the
house, in the senate and on
the stump in my home county and
throughout the State, and have stood
squarely upon them out in the open
and never waited to see which would
pe the popular side before taking a
n L.