Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-08-07

Senator Tillman could give to the
state that service which the respon-
stbleEofIice he now holds demands of
thesSone occupying a seat in the
United States Senate. Mr.. Dial re-
ceiYsd. frequent applause, and closed
amias n substantial recognition as in
dloated by the clapping Of hands from
all8quarters of the audience.
The Congressional Aspirants
Wefsnext on the list Of speakers, and
b. Evans, OF Greenwood, was the
first ispeaker. He said that this was
his hrst time In the political arena,
and Ut was his idea of Congress-
mans duties that the man should be
bothhggressive and progressive. He
Is a$tProgressive Democrat, he said,
and bow that the Democratic party
is golng to elect a Progressive Demo-
crt r resi- den ,,Si behooves As. the
South to send Progressive Democrats
to Congress and the Senate He op-
posed trusts and corporations that
operate in restraint Of trade, and is
also opposed to the Bristow amend
ment to the election laws. He gave
tgures In support OF his opposition
to the parcels post system, claiming
that IL would be suicidal to the in
terests of the people through great
deficits in the post Office department.
The people, he said, would eventu-
ally have to foot this great deficit.
Congressman Wyatt Aiken
followed Mr.. Evans. He began by
defense Of his record stating, how
ever, that he had no complaint to
lodge against NJ. G.. Long, one of his
opponents. but that he felt that Mr..
hnnn iai IN n hnt
In some Of his speeches and in print
ed articles. He gave an account Of
his stewardship, renewed his pledge
to the people of the Third Congress
sional District for his best efforts in
their behalf if he should be again
entrusted with the high Office he is
now holding. His ote and influence,
he said, had always been on the side
of the people and opposed to trusts
and illegal corporations. He favor
ed the Brstow amendment, which
was simply plan whereby United
States Senators, Congressman and
other high officials would be elected
by the people direct. This amend
ment, to become law, must be rati-
fled by vote of the people. His
speech was spicy and to the point,
and 1T was evident in both the
l..
that some political feeling exists be-
tween these two candidates.
Marcus G. Long,
OF Walhalla, was the last speaker,
both among the Congressional candi-
dates and for the meeting, and was
well received, though he made but a
brief talk, this being his home. He
outlined the plan upon which he
would work if chosen to represent
the Third District. He is opposed to
trusts In any form, he said and briefly
stated the platform upon which he
has placed himself before the
voters Of the district is as follows:
The repeating of the war amend
ments to the United States Consti.
tuition, thereby taking away the ne
gro's citizenship as well as his suf-
frage, though he does not advocate
mistreating the negro, but merely
the making Of laws that will put him
where he belongs and keep him
there. Favors Federal aid in build
ing public highways. He places him
self on record as being opposed to
trusts In any form, to a protective
tariff and to foreign immigration,
81 favor rather" he said "migra
tion with regard to foreigners" Mr..
Long did not take up the full twenty
minutes allotted to him, and as he
closed was greeted by a hearty round
Of applause.
The meeting was an ideal one.
There was not a single incident 70
mar the serenity Of the occasion. and
candidates and audience left in the
best OF spirits.