The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-30
DIR. e. I. Myche.

wavs candidly expressed his views
on questions before the people OF the
county. and the people had honored
him with their confidence, and he
wanted to express his appreciation.
81 do not care whom you elect COVER
nor. he will never decide how I vote
on any question. The only thing that
will decide my vote is the best inter-
ests of the people who send me there.
Whom do l represent? The COVER
nor? If so, in the name of common
sense let the governor appoint the
egislature-why have the people to
vote about it-why have the people
disturbed about it? l tell you, in the
presence of these people, I never have
cast my vote on any occasion or at
any time to spite any man. That is the
truth never have and never will. If
| wer to do so l would think | ought
Ito go off and hide myself. But l vote
conscientiously and really for what 1
think is for the best interests of the
people who send me there. Fight the
governor? 1 fight no man, but, thank
God, have the manhood and the cour-
age to fight for what 1 think is right
and to the best interests of the peo-
pie"
DR.. Wyche said he had an ambition
to 60 back to the legislature and he
would say why. He was not telling
the people here whom to vote for, but
the delegation from Newberry occu-
pied positions on the most important
committees in the general assembly.
AS to appropriations, he had voted
all his life against what he considered
extravagant appropriations. He had
voted against increasing Judges sal
aries, though he had brother-in-laW
on the bench. He told of accepting
the Craftsmanship of the committee on
education, when offered by the speak
er of the house any position except
, chairman of the ways and means o1
!, chairman of the judiciary committee,
and he outlined his position on COM
mon school education and On the high"
er institutions of learning along the
same lines he took at Mt. Pleasant
The greatest ambition he hal in puD-
(: lie life was to bring the schools down
t to the bright boys and girls OF the
) country districts, and to give them
a. fair, square deal in life. He defend
ed appropriations to the South Caro-
E lima University and Winthrop. You
: can blot out Carolina, Winthrop ano
r Clemson, but when you do dense dark
ness will cover the State and you vii
t put the State back % or so years.
He claimed to be an important part o.
!. the legislature but not the whole show
4 and he claimed to have represented
: the county conscientiously, fearlessl!
d and fairly.
e eff you want jumping jack fo
: some man who happens to be in th'
$ governors CHAIR he said, don't voI
: for me. So help me God, l will hgE
e for what 1 think for the best interest
>of the people 1 have no spite. l naV
e voted to sustain the present chic
e. executive on several occasions, an
= have voted to sustain his ve-o 5tcaus
# 7 thought he was rigEt And l vii
l. vote for what 1 think Is right an
II AGAINST what | thinl, is wrong wheth
i er YOU elect Blease, Jones, Or Duncan
d I do not believe the people of NeWbe1
J. ry county want jumping jack {
s represent them. l believe you wan
J. me to have the courage of my convic
= tions. and to vote for what l think
If just and right"
He said he was not in 1aTo" OF eA
IS travagance, and had voted against al
preparations time and again when h
70 thought they were extravagant.
4 Mr.. Sam W. Young,
r. who had been absent from the NJ
at Pleasant meeting, said this was tn
n first time he had been before an aut
~ ience of this kind. He had been
+o plain, everyday citizen and was nj
20 given to making speeches. Being a.
a+ customed to labor, he was natural
v in sympathy with the laboring classe
- but he was not prejudiced, and te
ri that he could do justice to all classe
is He had never offered for office befor
and therefore had no official record
- which to noint hut he had gwen