The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-23
LEVERS RECORD
In Congress Shown Up by Dr. Ray Who
is Running Against Him.

IS Running agaBSl hlm.
VIOLATED HIS PLEDGE
When He Voted with the Republic
cans to Protect Lu1nber-He Dis
tributed Literature for Meat Trust
MIR. Lever in His Reply Ignores
the Most Serious Charge.
We give below a synopsis of the
speech made. here Wednesday by DR..
Ray, who is opposing Congressman
Lever. DR.. Ray made some serious
charges against Mr. Lever. DR.. Ray
said in part:
81 am not an entire stranger to
the good people Of Orangeburg. 1
heretofore appeared before you, ad--
vocating the farmers cause, thereby
advocating the cause Of the entire
South. Tomorrow is the anniversary
of the great victory,o Of the South at
Manassas. We have fight before
up for principle today as then; and
I appear before, you today offering, to
give my services to assist the South
to come back into her own. 1t is q
fight for one Of the great fundamen-
tai principles of Democracy, as enun-
ciated by the fathers Of the party.
The concensus of opinion expressed
by the Democratic convention at
Denver reiterated its allegiance In
no uncertain terms to the bed rock
principles of the party, standing then
as it has for the last 80 years, the
removal of all duty On lumber, de-
manding that it should be placed on
the free list.
Violated Pledge.
my opponent filed his pledge and
accepted the nomination Of the DEM
ocratic party after the adoption Of
this declaration of principles, hence
his violation of his oath to carry
out this provision Of the platform is
without excuse, because he had full
knowledge Of the condition, under
which he accepted the nomination.
/ charge him with deliberately de-
serting his party, being untrue to
his pledge, aiding and assisting by
his vote the monopelies. and trust,
the placing Of an unnecessary bur-
den upon the many in the interest
Of a few increasing unnecessarily
the cost of one, Of the prime necessi-
ties. of life (which 1et1ters into .atuulti-
tude of Industries, multiplying the
party platform, breaking faith with
the people and EN- EMBARRASSING the par
ty to which he had sworn allegiance.
This base behavior on his part he
justified in his speech at Lexington
by claiming that it yielded $4,000
900 of revenue to the general gov
ernment. Investigation shows this Is
utterly false. 1t is said by. one high
in authority that it produces only
s1;5O0,OO0 revenue while it pillages
from the toiling masses and gives to
a robber band s120.000,000. Our
own State by statutory enactment ex-
empts churches, school houses and
other public buildings from taxes.
Voted for Lumber Duty.
"By MS action he has set this
law at naught and put the plundering
hands of monopoly upon these wor-
thy objects Of charity. Let us think
for one moment and see If it is not
plain to us that the Almighty God,
the Divine. "Giver of all things, in
tended that the product Of the for
est should be free from the hands
of these plunderers. Who is it here
that has ever planted pine tree.
ever fertilized it, or cultivated It?
And If this be true. you must then
conclude that it was a direct gift
from the Almighty. And yet, my
opponent has allowed few lumber
owners, by petition. by letter and by
solicitation, forgetting the great
masses, to put millions of dollars
into the hands of few; and yet has
the audacity to boast that he has no
apologies to make, that he is not
ashamed OF his vote. I agree with
him that he must be without shame
in acting as he did in the face Of his
oath to do otherwise.
As to Oleomargarine.
Further, my friends. what do you
think of the Swifts and Armours
who combine to put the very meat
we eat and the very lard which we
put into our bread far beyond the
reach of the average mans purse?
What do you thin Of man lending
his aid to such combine? And
vet this is what Mr.. Lever boasts OF
doing. For ! have seen literature
sent out by him in favor Of the oleo-
margarine bill. which was pending
before congress. have conclusive
proof that this literature was COM
posed and paid for by the Swift. AR
mour and other packers and given
TO Mr.. Lever for distribution. And
if it was to the ineerest of the peo-