The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-09

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They are not responsible to the par
ents. They impress upon the minds
Of the children the views of the State
and virtually say, ''We have taken
YOU out Of bondage and made you
free, We are giving you what your
unnatural parents would not give
you-and no Child on earth can be
srb:ect to:such influences and teach
ing and escape imbibing the spirit
Of rebellion against parental author
ity. and consequent disrespect and
ingratituGe. Children are too cas-
Nv. infected with the idea that their
ra-n.ts owe t.henl everything, while
they owe them nothing in return
and with the design and law OF God
set at defiance, who can compass, by
the widest stretches of the most 81
gantic mind, the condition that Will
follow? We desire to see the tan
dard Of educacion raised IL: South
Carolina: we want, every boy and girl
in the State to have every possible
opportunity to gain for themselves
the very best snd highest degree OF
equipment for, life, but We do not
want it at: the cost, Of parental au-
thority, and the peace Of the home,
Family government and parental re-
sponsibility anttsdate all others, and
it is possible FOR wild, eXtravagant
and madly enthusiastic men. who see
theory and theory. only to destroy
family government, ALLEVIATE children
from their parents and force the
home into a scene ofistrife, rebellion
and wrechedne65. The Bible says q
great deal about obedience to parents
and reverence for parents, and, be-
lieving in that Book and its teach
ings as strongly rs I do, say to the
parents, for the sake Of their chill
dren. our country and for the future
keep within your own control the
rearing and education of your OVID
children, and strike down by your
ballot every effort to deprive you OF
the same. OEr people fight force
bills in congress- and they had better
fight this one at home.
(e) am opposed to the higher
education of the negro race, and i'll
favor of the taxes paid by white peo-
ple going to-, and being used only
for, the education of white children
(f) am in favor Of strict ell
forcement of the vagrancy laws.
(g) I am in favor. of law re-
quiring either a marriage certificate
or the registration Of all marriages
in the office of the clerk Of the court
of the county in which the marriage
takes place.
(h) I am in favor Of a fiat rate OF
2 1-2 cents per mile on railroads in
this State, but am opposed to the
rules now in :orce on the railroads
as to mileage books and charging
Is cents excess.
(i) am in favor Of good roads,
good morals and honest government.
(j) AS to the whiskey question, ]
am satisfied that the people Of the
State are tired of the agitation along
this line. l favor local option, and,
in order to he strictly Democratic
and allow self-s government and home
rule, 1 favor extending the present
law so as to allow county to have
license, if the majority Of her white
citizens wish it, as other counties
have dispensar:' or prohibition. How
ever, il license is voted, favor the
most rigorous enforcement of the
laws for the sale in this manner
prohibiting under any circumstances,
any whiskey being sold in less guam
titles than one-half pint, or between
sunset and sunup, and prohibit II
from being drunk on the premises.
or Icing sold. under any circum-
stances, to mirrors or inebriate5. or
behind closed ,loors or screens. pro-
hibiting any obscene pictures on the
premises, or any billiard or pool
rooms connected Herewith, and pro-
viding that any person holding IL
cense who shall violate any provis-
ion of the Law shall Immediately n.y.
on conviction, Forfeit his license and
be forever thereafter barred from be-
ing licensed, aud in addition be i'm
prisoned at hard labor in the State
penitentiary without the aIte> native
of a fine. l am absolutely oppas 4
to the old bar-room system, and
would under no circumstances sign
a bill to reinstate that system.
(k) am opposed to any law re-
stricting the rights of Democrats TO
sote in the primary elections. other
than is provided for in -he rules
adopted by the State convention
which provides as follow: That no
white man shall he excluded fInni
participation in the Democra..c D'
mary who shall take The plea"r -
,aired by the rutes cf the Dai.:ocrlt-
ic party, and whose name his seen
enrolled on the Democratic c!"h :lsi
five days before the primary ele:'i'?,
md who is otherwise qualified under
the constitution and rules of the
Democratic party to vote in the prim-
ary election The oath referred TO
is as follows: 4 do solemlly swear
that l am duly qualified to vote at
this election. according to the rules
of the Democratic party, and that
have not voted before at this elec.
ton, and pledge myself to support
the nominees OF this primary Rule
= provides that no person shall he
nermitted to vote unless he has been
enrolled on a club list at least five
LAYS before the primary election
and unless he has been resident o'
the State one year. and Of the coun,
ty in which he seeks enrolment sc
lays proceeding the next genera
election. 1t is, therefore, seen thai
the claptrap, so-called argument that
people are. allowed to vote in the
primary elections who have only beer
in the county for few days or IL
the State for short time is abso
lutelv unfounded and unwarranted