Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-08-07
,rHI SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN.
at3Nvalhalla Last Saturday
Was Quiet and Orderly.

at Walhalla last Saturday morning
in the Court House, and about $50
citizens gathered to hear the candi-
dates for these two offices and for
Solicitor OF the Tenth judicial Cir
cult speak.
The meeting was called to order
by County Chairman JAS, M. Moss,
who announced first that "this was
an Oconee audience, and that, there
fore. there would be good order"
and he also announced that the State
campaign meeting would be held at.
this place, on the 20th of August, and
would be perfect order He felt sure
that an orderly meeting would be
held on the goth without such be-
ing required, but that order would
be enforced If it should not be ac-
corded by. the crowds on that date.
Tho Meeting Saturday tts&
was as orderly as church gathering,
each candidate being heard not only
respectfully, but all were attentively
listened to, and at intervals whole
some applause was accorded the
speakers.
Solicitor p. A. Bonham
was the first speaker. He briefly out
lined his work since taking charge
OF his Office, stating that he had dis
charged the duties thereof fearlessly
and without favor; that he had look
ed always to the enforcement Of the
laws of the State regardless Of friend
or foe, and that, If re-elected,s his
conduct In office would be but aeon
tinuance of his work of the past. He
had, he said, cndeavored to do his
duty on all occasions and hoped for
the approval Of the voters of Oconee.
John Nj. Daniel, ~
of Greenville, is opposing Mr.. Bon
ham for the, office of Solicitor in this
circuit. He had no eSriticism for Mr..
tBonham, but he felt that the people
or the circuit were entitled to one
consideration that they are not nov
receiving, and that Is the free advice
and consultation Of the Solicitor Of
the circuit. He felt that this could
be made OF marked benefit to the.
people directly. interested lin many
court causes and TO tles peo eoplet MS aS
whole by eliminating many OF the
minor cases that are tried in Crimi-
nal Court at great expense, where, If
the Solicitor could be accessible for
consultation, many minor cases
would be settled amicably and with
no cost to the public. He proposed,
therefore, if elected, to have one day
each month at each Court House in
the circuit on which ho would be
present for the purpose Of consulting
with and advising, free of charge, all
parties to such cases Of minor Of
lenses. lie hoped for public consid-
Grafton OF this plan Of his, which
would be inaugurated if he should
be elected.
Col. Jasper w. Talbcrt
spoke first in the Senatorial contest.
He grew eloquent as he depicted the
needs OF the State, and gave every
evidence that he was intensely earn
est in his desire not only for the Of
five, but that he should be favored
with it in order that he might rem
der service to his State and her peo-
pie. He opposed trusts in every form
and favors antitrust laws more wras-
tic than the Sherman law; favors
tariff for revenue only; the election
or United States Senators and all
other officials by direct vote Of the
people; favors the placing of all
Confederate soldiers deserving pen
sions upon the Federal pension rolls.
He was eloquent in his plea for the
Confederate soldier and gave abund-
ant sound argument supporting his
theory that the Confederate soldier
was just as properly entitled to a
Federal pension as were the soldiers
OF the Union army. They were fight
ing for principle, they were sons Of
the same country, and out Of the
great conflict of arms had come
greater Union. 1t was but a conflict
that was vitablc-necessary to
the establishment and preservation
Of the indissoluble Union OF the
States of America. Col. Talbert was
roundly applauded at the close of his
speech and during its delivery.
Col. n. B. Dial
followed Col. Talbert, and was we'll
received. He is a constructionist, he
said-one who believes in doing
things in way that brings results
for the betterment OF the people as
whole. lie gave an outline Of his
life, which was begun on the farm,
and, though he is not now actually
engaged personally in farm work, he
still mods large farming interests
ana kA0ws the needs Of the farmer,
the backbone of the country. He
showed by his record that he is
man who not only believes in doing
things, but that he has done things
for his part Of the State whereby
thousands of dollars are being turn
ed into the hands Of the laboring
classes. He opposed trusts in every
form, though he defined the lines OF
demarkation between the illegal
trust In restraint Of trade and the
legal corporation-that is, the neccs-
sary combination of capital for the
carrying on Of the great industries of
the country, many of which would
never be launched If dependent upon
the capital Of one or two men. If|
elect pl hn mniill o.to