The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-30
County Campaign Was At
Williams Store Friday

get rid of Ira B. Jones'" He promised.
if elected, not to give heating plants
to negro colleges, and not to vote for
extravagant appropriations to- State
colleges, but to try to "cut out the lux
ury and extravaganza surrounding
them
Mr.. Arthur Kibler Absent.
Chairman Hunter announced that
Mr. Arthur Kibler had asked that his
regrets be expressed to the people ON.
account of his inability to be present,
Mr.. Kibler being in attendance upon
the Sunday school convention at
Trinity church.
MIR. ii. 0. Long
said this was the first time he had
appeared as candidate for any Office
before the people, and he was can
didate because so many of his friends
had made him feel that it was his duty
to enter the race He was no orator
and no politician; he was farmer
and plain business man. In these Yo-
cations he had been successful. 1t
seemed to him it was high time the
legislature was composed of more
farmers. His interests were the in
terests of the people of Newberry
county. He wanted Newberry county
to 20 forward. He believed in a good
system of common schools, and had
long been interested in the common
schools. He believed in the education
of the people. He wanted to see the
boys and girls of the country prepar-
ed for life's duties. He also favored
the higher institutions Of learning,
but wanted to see them conducted on
a more economical basis. AS to taxa
ton, he was against taxes except those
that were needful and aterial for the
benefit of the people. was not
bound to any one interes,, ,ut was in
sympathy with the best interests OF
the whole county. He favored good
roads and anything else making coun-
try life more desirable. Too many
people were moving to the towns, and
it was for lack of roads and proper
church and school facilities. The leg
islature ought to be the servant OF
the people.
He was opposed to antagonizing the
man chosen to be the leading officer
of the State, and whoever occupied
the governors chair should have the
support of the legislature and the peo-
pie, for the best interests of the State.
Mr.. Geo. S. Mower.
Mr.. Geo. S. Mower said he was
gratifed in the opportunity to ap-
pear before this audience. 1t was
we'll to consider the nature and du-
ties of the Office which he sought AS
at Mt. Pleasant, he explained that the
legislative, judicial and executive de-
partments were separate and distinct, :
and he spoke of the separate duties
of each. 1t was wrong for either de-
partment to encroach upon the duties
and powers of the other, Or for one
to seek to override or dictate to the
other. A representative in the gen
eral assembly should stand On his own
feet and act on his own judgment, al
ways conscientiously and with the
best interests of the people at heart. Z
He had always endeavored to be can
did with the people of the county, and
whatever promises he made them he
had endeavored honestly to keep.
Taking up taxation, he had stated that
his platform was economy with eff
cheney, and he had carried out every
pledge he had made the people in this
regard. He believed, however, that
taxes should only be. levied for gov
ernmental purposes, and acting Under
that idea he had voted against the
State warehouse act, which the court
had recently declared unconstitution-
al
He said the legislature had been
charged with extravaganza and he
had looked up the record, and he cited
the figures in the defence of the leg
islature. He gave instances of nee
essary increases in appropriations,
and which had been approved by the
people, such as the increase in amount
given for pensions and for support
If the State hospital for the insane.
and yet, he said, the State levy had
remained at about the average for the