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

lature and 1T is upon my record there
that | expect principally to be judged.
Public office is a public trust, and
public men are judged and should be
judged by the manner in which they
regard this trust. In every county
of South Carolina there are gentle
men who have served with me in the
Legislature. These men are repre-
sentative citizens, and are in a posit-
ION to state to the people of their
several counties whether or not /
have measured up to the standard of
the true South Carolinian, whether
or not I have regarded public offices
as public trust, and whether or not
| have worked and voted for the pro-
motion of our States best interest.
l am willing to stand or fall upon the
answer made to these questions by
those who know me, and are familiar
with my record.
while l do not like to refer to my
own record I feel that the circum-
stances are such that 1 may do so
with prOpriety. / therefore desire to
call your attention to some of the
Legislation with which I have been
identified, and some Of the bills which
l have fostered. 1 was one of the
joint authors Of the State wide pro-
hibition bills Of 1909 and 1910. I am
the author Of the law providing funds
| for the erection of new and commo-
dious school buildings in the rural
| districts; I am the author of the law
providing new dormitory and model
school building at Winthrop, and pro-
viding free scholarships for poor girls
at that Institution L am the author
of the amendment to the free scholar
ship law at Clemson, giving prefer
ence to boys who will make agricul-
| ture their life work. / worked and
voted for the creation Of the two free
| scholarships for boys from the cot
ton mills Of the State and for free
tuition for all of them. l am one Of
a committee who drafted and passed
the rev labor contract law. 1 in
troduced and assisted in passing the
bill for the reorganization Of the
National Guard of the State. am
the author of the bill repeating the
agricultural lien law, and 1 am the
author of the law erecting a monu-
ment to the women Of the Confed-
eracy. These, fellow citizens, are
some Of the measures for which I
have stood and is some Of the work
that I have done for my State and
people.
| During my twelve years in the
Legislature l have served upon some
Of the most important committees
OF the House, and I feel that 1 am
familiar with our government in it's
various Departments, and am pre-
pared to give the people Of the State
useful and intelligent service. I have
served as chairman of several Of the
most important committees, among
them the Ways and Means Commit
ee. This &C nmittee recommends ap-
preparations and requires familiarity
with the financial conditions of the
government.
Fellow citizens, there are many
important questions before our peo-
pie today for consideration and I de-
sire to discuss some Of them with
you, that you may know my position
upon them. In the limited time which
we have at our disposal it is impos-
sible for the candidate to discuss these
matters fully and with the intelligence
that their Importance demands. We
are given sufficient time, however, to
state our position upon them, and
enable you to cast your votes intelli-
gently.
| Whiskey.
| / regret, fellow citizens, that the
Whiskey question is to be considered
at all in this campaign. 1t has been
the disturbing element in our politics
for the past twenty years and until
the people Of the State are sick and
tired Of it. While it's importance cam
not be questioned, there are other