The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-26

strife, rebellion ana WretcnedneSS.
The Bible says a great deal about
obedience to parent and reverence
for parents and, believing in that
Book and its teachings as strongly as
I do, say to the parents, tor the sake
of their children, our country and for
the future, keep within your own con-
troll the rearing and education 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) l am opposed to the higher edu-
cation of the negro race, and in fav-
or of the taxes paid by white people
going to and being used only for the
education of the white children.
(f) am in favor of a strict enforce
ment of the vagrancy laws.
(g) I am in favor of law requir-
ing either a marriage certificate or
the registration of all marriages iii
the office Of the clerk of the court OF
the county in which the marriage
takes place.
(h) I am in favor Of a dat rate of
1-2 cents per mile on railroads in
this State, but am opposed to the
rules now in fore On the railroads as
to mileage books and charging L.
cents excess.
ID I am in favor of good roads,
good morals, and honest government.
Cd AS to the Wniskey question. I
am satisfied that the people OF thu
State are tired OF the agitation along
this line. l favor local option, and, to
CIDER to be strictly Democratic and
allow self-government and homerule,
favor extending the present law, Sc
as to allow a county to have license,
if The mapority of her white citizens
wish it, as ether counties have dis.
Leasary or prohibition. Ho Te'.f, l.:
j. euse is voted, I favor the most rig
orous enforcement c: ,nr AVE 1of the
sale in this manner, pr''thi'ing under
any circumstances, any WhlSkey Delng
sold in less quantities than one-nal1
pint, or between sunset and sunup,
and prohibit it from being drunk on
the premises, or being sold, under any
circumstances, to minors or lnebrlates,
or behind closed doors or screens, pro-
hibiting any obscene pictures on the
premises, or any billiard or pool rooms
connected herewith, and providing
that any person holding a license VINO
shall violate any provision OF the law
shall violate any provision of the law
forfeit his license and be forever
thereafter barred from being licensed,
and in addition be imprisoned at hard
labor in the State penitentiary with
out the alternative Of fine. I am ab-
solutely opposed to the old bar-room
system and would under no circum-
stances sign a bill to reinstate that
system.
(k) I am opposed to any law re-
stricting the rights of Democrats to
vote in the primary elections, other
than is provided for in the rules adopt
ed by the State convention, which
provides as follows: "That no white
man shall be excluded from partlcl-
patton in the Democratic primary who
shall take the pledge required by the
rules of the Democratic party, and
whose name has been enrolled on the
Democratic club list five days before
the primary election, and who is
otherwise qualified under the constl-
tuition and rules of the Democratic
party to- vote in the primary eIec-
tion.'' The oath referred to is as
follows: 81 do solemnly swear that
I am duly qualified to vote at this cleo
ton according to the rules OF the Dem
ocratic party, and that I have not vot-
ed before at this election, and pledge
myself to support the nominees OF this
primary" Rule 2 provides that no
person shall be permitted to vote un-
less he has been enrolled on a club
list at least five days before the prl-
mary election, and unless he has been
a resident of the State one year, and
of the county in which he seeks en-
rollment so days preceding the next
general election. 1t is, therefore,
seen that the claptrap, so-called argu-
ment that people are allowed to vote
in the primary elections VINO nave
only been in the county for a few days
or in the State for short time is ab-
solutely unfounded and unWarranteo,
because these provisions which l nave
cited make it absolutely imperative
that in order to vote in the primary
one shall have been in the State one
year and in the county 60 days pre-
ceding the general election, and this
absolutely prevents any man from
voting in the primary election VINO
is what is commonly called a t1oater.
In my opinion, this is amply strong
and any law passed by the legislature
further abridging the right OF sunrage
in the primary would be vetoed by
me Immediately if were governor:
CD I am in favor of running the
government on a liberal, but not ev-
travagant basis, Gas is now being
done) and in making our tax levy
both county and State, as low as pos
sible for a safe and economical man
agement OF our financial affairs; ana
of reducing expenses, abolishing use
less positions, stopping extravagant
appropriations for any purpose, stop
ping the useless expenditure OF money
by officials, stopping the creation OF
useless offices, and all other methods
- ,oo1-1oec coro1pcc or useless eX-