Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-05-22
advertisement. IA
COL FRANK 5. EVANS
FOR CONGRESS
Greenwood's Foremost Citizen will
Give Aiken the Race Of
His Life.

Evans in the Congressional race in
this district, The Intelligencer Is
willing to commit itself with what
ever influence 1t possesses to his
hearty and enthusiastic support. In
80 doing, we are actuated by the pro-
gressive spirit of the age, which
spirit has 80 firmly entrenched itself
into the inward workings Of CONNER
cial and legislative bodies that the
first laws Of nature demand that the
people who would become powerful
and who would make their influence
felt must seize upon and utilize that
progressive spirit every day In the
week, including Sundays.
Col. Evans is not professional
politician, but a professional busi-
ness man, one Of that kind who COM
bines good, common horse sense and
practical Judgment with the business
he has to do, and therein lies the Sc
cret of his success. 1t Is this trait
Of his training that makes him both
a practical politician and a practical
business man. 1t has often been
subject of remark, not Of criticism,
that the South pays no attention to
the business qualifications possessed
by a candidate for office, but selects
him because of the popularity OF his
father or some other distinguished
predecessor who himself attained dis
tinction because Of his warm hand
shake and perennial SMILE The
time for this manner Of choosing our
| representatives In Congress has pass
ed, and we must select men who are
practical, forceful and dynamic in
their makeup, men who can cope with
the business men and seasoned legis-
lators with whom they must cross
swords IN debate on the great Ques-
tions that will arise in the halls Of
Congress, that affect not only our
own district, but the welfare Of the
| country at large. The country itself
Is undergoing a tremendous up
| heavel, and conditions are rapidly
changing. The sphere of influence,
for so many years confined to the
great East and North, is naturally
shifting to the South. This is true
in commercial and industrial lines
as well as In political thought and
action. Me- ~ since the War Between
! nc States has Southern caniidnta
! been seriously urged FOR tha PRESS.
| deucY ana now The leading ugufs Ia
| tAal contest In our party is a SouLil-
ern man. 1t Is therefore high time
that the South was throwing off the
old fetch of electing good fellows"
'silrer-tongued orators" popular
boys and men who can't write their
own speeches, to represent them
when the full extent of that repre-
sentative's influence at Washington
lies in his ability to hobnob the
powers that be to secure rural
route, changed to run by Bill
Smiths house or to reimburse John
Jones for horse stolen by Sher-
mans army long years ago, and these
little favors generally mean that the
| representatives vote will be cast
for some measure dear 10 the hearts
of the department that grants them.
Col. Evans Is a fighter of bulldog
! tenacity and will make his influence
felt in the halls of Congress and in
the councils of his party. He is fear
less and aggressive in debate and
will bring to his district prestige
she has not enjoyed for many years.
His thorough knowledge OF the great
questions now uppermost in the pub
lie mind, together with his broad
sympathy for the masses In their
struggle for equal taxation and re-
lief from burdensome tariff on the
| necessities Of life will bring him
prominently to the front as a leader
on the floor and in committee.
A perusal Of the committee as
signments In the last Congress will
afford ample cause for question as |
to why the Third District has Jared
SO badly at the hands Of Demo-
cratic House, especially when we are
taught that the best way to secure in
fluencc and prestige In Congress Is
to keep our Representatives there
for long periods, yet with an unin-
terrupted incumbenc5 Of years, the |
Democratic committee having the
nomination Of committees in hand, |
thought SO little Of the services and
ability of our Representative that
he was given the most unimportant
committee assignments at their dis
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