The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-24

protection can be had only through
an adequate warehouse system and
suggest the enactment of a law which
VIII BE constitutional providing for d
system OF warehouses for the storage
and holding of farm products. The
receipts for crops delivered IN such
warehouse should be negotiable
asset in he hands OF its owner on
which he could borrow money until
the sale of his crops
The Liquor Question
1he liquor question is not an issue
in this campaign, but again state
, that L favor county local option With
proper enforcement Of the law
The Confederate Soldier.
Our State has never been financially
able to reward properly the heroism
| and devotion to duty of the Confed-
crate soldier, although / believe his
reward has been large in the love
which our people feel for him. Those
who fought against us have long been
amply provided for and / stand for
the award of liberal pensions to our
old soldiers.
Economic Government.
Let ne say that | consider public
Office public trust and | declare it
my purpose to see to it that our gov
ernment is honestly and economically
administered so that the burden of
taxes may be light on the people
The Enforcement of Law.
! So far l have dealt with the mate.
! rial matters of government Let me
now refer to the principal purpose
and duty OF government-Che enforce
ment of law. Without enforcement
of law our civilization is d farce and
our government is a failure Let us
remember that We have recently
come through d bloody and demoral-
izing WAY and skill more demoralz-
ing period OF reconstruction at which
time our people became used to acts
of violence and bloOdshed. Let me
! remind you that that period has
passed and in order to bring back a
full measure of peace, prosperity and
, happiness to our State the law must
be enforced. The strong, the rich and
the wise can generally protect them
selves and. our people should learn
that the law is every mans friend, but
man. when violations of law are
openly cOuntenanced and condoned
then the, gates are opened for injury
and oppression. Back in the days
when might was right and there was
/ no law il was the poor man and not
, the rich who, vas ground down by the
iron heel of oppression Unquestion-
ably lawlessness in our State is on the
increase and the, best and surest wat,
to check it is, To punish crime and TO
SO educate. our people that they will
uphold the law. The tree use of the
pardOning power CAN only encourage
the criminal. l believe in Justice
; tempered with mercy. but ] do not
and can. nor believe in throwing wide.
the doors Of the penitentiary and
iberating murderers, grafters and.
pickpocketS
Governments for ALI the People.
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have every reasVn to expect, shall be
the Governor OF all the people and l
shall couot all South Carolinians my
friends. Government is for the good
of the whole people and not for the
benefit Of ones person or political
! friends. and L pledge you that the wel-
fare of the people of South Carolina
shall bs. my object. l can not but
deplOre' the fact that the Governor
has saudi th3t if 1 am elected hf will
make uhat gang sweat blood" during
the balance of his term. Su;-4ly this
is unfair political coercion. That
gang" cag7 only refer to the majority
Of the. fS-ee Democratic. whIE voters
of So Outh CaroIfna who, haze. hereto
FORE had the right u vCte ;i,r whom
ever they pleased. Wha4 right has
the Governor to make ta:gm sweat
b2ood' for exercising the rights which
every free-born Americpn citizen has
exercised since tho Revolutionary -.
War.
Attend tO, Duties Sf Office.
| have never criticised and / hope /
shall never oritioise, the private and
! personal character ot the Governor,
! But his public ana official acts are the
| proper subjects of comment and eriti-