The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-23


IF you think I am the proper one,"
ne said, and capable for another
term, l will appreciate it; if not
Will bow to your will and thank
my friends for their loyal support. If
elected 1 will do all in my power for
the upbuilding of Sumter. VIII 90
all for the betterment of the streets
III an economical way. Give me a
good council and we will be able TO
do something"
The Last Big Gun.
Mr.. l.. d. Jennings prefaced his re-
marks by saying that this was the
first time he had ever appeared in
the court house to ask for votes. The
last time he spoke in this building he
was behind the blind tigers and
their sympathizers trying to drive
them out of the town. Send the I'll
gers out and their customers will go
too. He said, eff anyone does not
want to vote for me because of my
fight on the tigers, I do not want
their vote" He stated that he was
candidate for Mayor when he took
those cases, and it would have been
an easy matter for him to have acted
the part Of a politician and refused
TO take them. If he had wanted to
cover up anything he could have sup
pressed his account till after the
election. He is ashamed of nothing
he has done, and will do the same
thing again. He says there has been
no criticism of his action except
from the blind tigers and their sym-
pathizers. He was there ready to
answer any and all questions. He did
not represent the city from a stand
point of charity, but Of business. If
his work had been charity he would
have presented no bill at all. Sum-
ter needs no charity to put down
Illicit sale Of whiskey. If elected, will
use all the power at his command to
put down the illicit traffic, and make
the law a fact and not a farce.
He favors, not next year, nor some
other year, but now, if the means will
permit, of draining the city. Public
health is first consideration. If
means will not permit he believes in
providing way to get the means.
He believes in paving our streets.
Our principal thoroughfare should
not be an eyesore. but one riding on
it should do SO with some degree of
pleasure. Main street should be fixed
now If it took a bond issue to do it.
If elected he would manage the af-
fairs of the city economically, but
not foolishly economically, but with
conservatism.
He believes in improving all the
streets in the limits of the city.
He believes in a good police de-
partment. The police should be paid
enough to support their families
upon, and they should be expected to
give their very best service. The po-
lice should be treated as we would
like to be treated if we were in their
place.
They should drive out the loafing
vagrant crap shooters who live oul
of our kitchens.
He thinks our fire department
should have the support needed t.
make it the best in the State.
He will try not to spend anv more
Of the peoples money than they want
spent. He does not believe in was.-
ing money, but money put in perma-
nent improvements is not lost, but is
an investment.
When some Of the close-fisted peO-
pie who oppose public improvements
see the good work done on our
streets, watch them say, '1ook what
we are doing!'
He thinks the military boys should
be encouraged.
If the capital cannot be had here
ne belleNeS 1t our duty to induce some
one from the outside to come and
build us a decent hotel.
In taxation he believes in a more
equitable assessment of the property.
lie referred to case that was
brought before the Chamber of Com
merce. There is q lot in town where
tWO-thirds of the lot was sold for
$4,000 while the whole lot was re-
turned for taxation at only $500.
If given a council that will do moth
ing, if elected, he will resign, but
thinks that any council elected from
the candidates in the field will be up
end doing.
When he closed, Mr.. Boyle took a