Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-08-21
WEST SIDE NEWS.
Political Meeting Held Satur day
Many Good Speeches, Re-
vival Meeting Closed at
Baptist Church.

Parksville had strenuaus day
on Saturday last, political meeting
in the morning, at which all the
candidates spoke who cared to
speak and the candidates for Con-
gress, Q baseball game in the after
noon between Golfers and Parks
vile at baseball park, then at night,
a good..sermon at the Baptist church.
This was certainly entertainment to
meet the tastes of the most fastid.
ious, the embryonic political
expounder the athletic aspirant,
and those who feel the needs of the
same, the latter we fear being great
ly neglected, while the things ma
terialistic and ieeting are given the
greater emphasis.
Early Saturday morning the peo-
pie began to come in from the north,
the south, the east and the west,
some in buggies, soinc In wagons
and others in autos and go-carts.
Before ten O'Clock the town was
pretty We'll filled with people, men,
women and babies all intent upon
hearing something, or seeing some
thing that would be pleasant, that
would be Of interest TO both sight
ard hearing. And they saw it, and
heard it all to their hearts content,
some in disgust, and others III hl-
larity. Certainly we are a peculiar
people, but not desiring to be pes
simistic, we look TO the future and
take courage.
At about eleven o'clock, chair
man w. r. Parks welded the CAV
i eli, and introduced Col. P. b. May
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4 4 Ists I'd Is Ga al IS ffFazEs
3 B
4 ness, not iffeFiH ma aass
:; teriaI 8 from Former eEansss 3, ln /,
the campaign. a man is always TO
be admired for standing for some,
thing. and swhatever may be ou1
opinion as to his position, he Is
frank. You know always where to
find him. He is not dodger; he Is
not a trimmer. He is still for Blease
Pay the price and take your choice.
His opponent, Hon. B. <. Mich
q olson was the next speaker, and, he
: too is frank, eand stated his plat
J, form with great claarness and force
He had absolutely no hesitancy ano
/: seemed to feel proud to do SO, al
:. though his candidate had voted
against some of his wife's kinsfolk
4 in declaring for Judge Jones.
j, Mr.. Wells, we believe came next
He gave good account of hi
}, stewardship. One Of his measure
3 had been placed in the nationa
Democratic platform. His speecI
J. didn't materially differ from his re
is ported speeches on former occasions
10 He was absolutely reliant as to hi
choice for governor, and the reason
Ie for the faith that is in him"
Capt. Geo. Evans came next, an
r. made the best good roads speech W
" have heard in years. In fact, W
s. charge him with plagiarism, wit
# having stolen our thunder, of l
b years ago when we received th
name (given possibly by Cap
If Evans) of good roads crank, but
E. he really did oppose US then, b
n shows a change of heart. He favo'
III ed bonds and he is right. In fa'
s. this is the only way to get perm
ir nent roads. He showed what a
enormous tax we pay indirectly o
n our buggies, wagons, etc. The III
1e of a buggy or wagon in Edgehel
ts is not much over half of that
communities having good road
r, Hadn't we better pay a small ia
re for interest on bonds, and Tor
sinking :fund to retire them, tina
g. this enormous tax to the manufa
Us turers of buggies and wagons? In
te is sensible and sane. This Is CO
structive craftsmanship and not II
is penny wise and pound foollsl
r. policy of the two-by-four state
man. of the day. He is for Jone
Honest Jim DeLaughter gave
a ringing speech, which for for