Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1910.

tinns. Some of the colleges have been
amply provided for and he thought
that whoever went To the Legislature
should devote their care more especial
ly Ia the common schools. Read from
tn" report of Clemson trustees, show
ing surplus Of $4,000 more than
| could he used; but thought the trus-
tees could he able to explain. He
would cut appropriations If he could,
| but would not mako cut to the injury
of any institution. He said that he not
only favOrs biennial sessions of the leg
| islature; but If he goes To Columbia as
a representative. he will endeavor To
bring about the change. He referred
To the fact that the people had already
voted for biennial sessions, but be-
cause of bungle in the act providing
/ for the proposed amendment, the
change could not he effected. He had
never voted on the whisky question but
once, had voted wrong that time and
was resolved hencefOrth to leave the
whole question severely alone and give
| the other people the privilege Of doing
| as they like. He is i'm favor of the
Carey -Cothran law as 1t stands, unless
the buyer can be made equally guilty
with the seller. 1t cannot he enforced
| in any other way. Advocated the
changing Of the jury law so as to ena-
| hle a two-thirds majority to give a
| lawful verdict in civil cases. Said he
| was in favor of the proposed cOnstitu-
| tional amendment providing for the
| addition Of another Justice to the su-
preme court, for the reason that as
matters now stand, the law is too un-
certain. A circuit Judge and two asso-
ciate justices will make law that can
| he unmade by another circuit Judge
and two other justices. Even the law
yers are unable to tell what the law
| Is under such conditions. He thought
| that the solution Of the equalization
question could best be arrived at by
the appointment Of a commission to
| give the whole matter thorough con-
sideration. Said he had been making
mistakes all his life, and If he went to
the legislature he would continue to
make them. The smartest man on
earth. he said. could not make dog
law or a race law that would not bury
| him forever. In conclusion promised
the voters that If they would help
him on the 10th, he would help them
after the 30th.
Mr.. o. L. Sanders
said that this was the second time he
had appeared before the people asking
| for their suffrage. On the first Occa-
sion he had promised that If elected
he would give the best service in his
| power. This he had been doing and
| If elected again, he would continue to
do so. Referring to the road law, he
said ii Is still under the careful con-
sderation of the representatives In the
| Legislature and the members of the
| county government, and II the people
are able to suggest any changes that
they think will help 1t, all they have
to do is to make them known. Taking
up the taxation question he quoted fig
ures showing how much the people are
paying and what it Is going for. AL
| though taxes are heavier now than
| they used to be, we now have more
benefits than we had then. He could
see of no way whereby taxes could
be reduced. The state board of equal
ization has been busy of late reducing
assessed valuations, and that only
means that the levies will have to be
| increased for whoever your represen-
tatives are the money has got to come.
He declared that 60 per cent Of all the
taxes paid for South Carolina goes
for educational purposes and the re-
naming 40 per cent goes for the main
tanance of the other departments Of
the government. He closed with the
promise that II reelected he would
| continue as he has been doing to do
| the best he could.
| Mr.. c. w. Wallace
said it gave him great pleasure to ad-
dress the people of Blairsville, and to
advise them Of the planks in his plat
| form, which he will endeavor to carry
out to the best of his ability IL elected.
He proposed to amend the road law so
as to change from the road overseer
system to the contract system. He
thought this would ensure a better and
cheaper working Of the roads. Favor
ed the reduction of the commutation
| tax to 50, and believed this would go
as for under the contract system. as SO
goes under the present system. He Is
| IN favor Of giving every branch OF
| the government just what will run 1t
on a business basis and no more.
Clemson college receives the fertilizer
| tax Of 25 cents ton. When that ar
rangement was originated the fertili-
ger sales were light. Now Clemson
gets $177,000 a year. He thinks that
is too much, and he would be in favor
Of cutting Clemsons supplies to an
economical basis. He thinks that the
| liquor question has been as nigh set
| tied as it can be. | am not I'm favor OF
| forcing liqour on any county, and
will not do so; but | am in favor
of leaving it as it stands. l think we
could save at least 100000 a year
through biennial sessions Of the legis-
| lature. He is in favor of having the
| legislature meet only every two years
Is in favor of liberal support of the
public schools. If we look after the
public schools, the colleges will look
after themselves. If elected he will
serve the people Of York county and
of the whole state Of South Carolina
to the best of his ability.
DR.. J. n. Saye
said that although he was before the
people asking them to return him to
| the house Of representatives, 1t was
with no little hesitation, for about the
hardest question that had come up to
| him for decision for quite a while was
whether to yield to the opportunities
of his friends and again become cam
didate regardless Of personal interests
| that would have to be neglected Dur
ing his former service IN the house he
had given the best service in his pow
| er, and if he should be sent back, OF
course, he would continue to do the
same thing With reference to the road
law, he asserted his fathership OF the
statute which now furnishes the means
with which the roads are now being
| improved. He ran for the senate two
years ago and was deteated because ol
this same law; but he has no COM
plaint to make because he has the
satisfaction Of seeing the good work he
had the honor of starting, producing
some of the results that he had hoped
for and expected. 1t was his original
idea and the law so provided, that the
roads be worked by contract. This mad
been changed SO as to have the work
done under official supervision. He did
not believe the change was best; but
was inclined to the opinion that If the
contract system is adopted, the result
will be much more satisfactory. He
thinks that the So capitation tax may
be ultimately reduced without Grip
ping the work. He would not be un-
derstood as promising that If he Is
elected he would reduce this tax next
year or the year after. but he felt sure
that ultimately it could be reduced TO
50 and perhaps to 81. To build good
roads requires money; but as the
work progresses the amount may be
reduced Taxes he said are higher now
than previous to 1876, but then we have
Il fhan