Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-01
FRIDAY, AUGUST I, 1919.

powerful influences mentioned. He
said that ha purposed to introduce a
bill to put 1t on the statute books that
a man who attempts to buy a vote
shall be Imprisoned one year and fined
$500. giving half the, money to the In
former. In conclusion he said that he
had other matters to talk about and
the next time he would take up a diff
ferent line that would not be Sunday
school talk. Mr.. Rembert was ap-
plauded when he closed his remarks.
s$rs = NJ. y Dinner. rsE; sE
At the conclusion of Mr.. Rembert.s
address, there was an intermission of
an hour for dinner. II looked like al
most everybody, was prepared to ex4
tend hospitality, and they circulated
among the vast crowd hunting out
strangers especially, and few went
away hungry. After the intermission
the crowd gathered around the stand.
and the chairman announced that he
had received letters from Senator lE.
d. Smith, Hon. Richard T. Manning.
and DR.. j. G. Clinkscales, expressing
their regrets at their inability to be
present, and asking to be pleasantly
remembered. He then introduced as
the next speaker, sa, !. :.
Hon. John @. Richards
Mr.. Richards opened his remarks
by general review of the OBJ
iect, purpose and achievements of the
Woodmen of the World, which he eu-
logized In eloquent terms. He said he
did not propose to talk politics todsv:
but next summer he expected to stump
the state for the governorship. He spid
that his record was as an omen hook,
and II II would not stand the limo
l<~IxA L. 4. L. A.
vote for him. He reviewed his admir-
lstration as railroad commissioner and
claimed that he with the other two
gentlemen on the board had secured
the lowest freight rates and lowest
express rates the people had ever en-
loved. He reviewed his sfefforts TO siIb-
nit to the pulling Of mileage on tNe
trains. and said he thought II world
not be great while before the inter-
state commerce. commission would
hand down q ruling unfolding the con-
tention of the South Carolina legisIa-
tire on the MILEAGE dueatioD. He re-
viewed his record I'm favor OF e-cert
fat rate on the railroads az sgaipst
the present "a cent rate on the main
lines and the 3-cent rate on the short
lines He claimed that he could prove
by facts and figures that the railroads
could live and male gi,rpr0flt at a q
cent fat rate. The 2-cerit hill having
PASSED the house and being held I'm IN
the senate. he asked THE neople 10 In
uuire Of their senators whv the bill did
not pass He advised that n the sera-
tors do, not pass the hill 70 retire them
TO obscuritv where they beIong He re-
ferrad to the matter OF hanling neoroes
IN Pullman cars with white people. and
said that IL the editor who had said he
u "a - III
were here. he would like to tell that
editor what he thought Of him. He bsd
undertaken to get a. bill through the
leeislatpre to prevent negroes from
riding in Pullman cars with whites;
hut the attorneys for the PIiiimar peo-
ple made the legislature believe that
the proposed LEGISLATION was unconsti-
tutional. He said, however, he intend
ed to continue TO work on this proDcsi-
tion as long as ne continues In public
life or until he gets results ~
Lieut.. Governor chas. A. Smith.
peared before the people of South
Carolina. He, was not racing with
these gentlemen as TO oratory. He
agreed with all that had been said
with reference to the Woodmen. He
spoke of the educational benefits OF
the state. and how they were being
enjoyed by the people OF ordinary
circumstances He reviewed the po-
liticai development OF the state since
the days of negro domination under
Republican direction, and stated that
the white people, as Democrats, had
held to their highest ideals. He said
the Democratic party Is the only party
that stands for the welfare of the
masses of the people as against the
vested interests He reviewed at
some length the tremendous trials
through which the people Of the south
efforts In behalf OF present progress,
4, Hon. Mendel L. Smith
Mr.. Smith won the gratitude Of the
tired crowd with an announcement
that he was going TO speak only ten
minutes. He was glad TO see the la
dies out and was proud that they had
stood up all day and listened so pa
tiently to the speeches. He told sew
eral jokes and then paid an eloquent
tribute to Woodcraft. He said that
he would not refer to politics except
incidentally; but talked generally In a
way to win the interest and sympathy
Of the big audience. I'VE can never
have an adequate educational system
in this state, under the existing con-
stitutional tax levy The problem can
be solved by the levy of a tax for the
purpose Of raising common fund TO
help the weaker districts" s4 4si3
sUAt Goyernor Cole L. 6iease sas
Was the next speaker He was re-
ceived with prolonged applause, that
came from all parts Of the big crowd,
and when the applause subsidized he
proceeded to express his pleasure In
having the opportunity to address the
people Of York, county at Ftlbert. He
said that he had listened with a great
deal Of pleasure and satisfaction to
the preliminary skirmish Of the day,
and went on to say that In few
short months II would be up to the
people to get down In earnest to the
task Of choosing their next governor.
The only thing about this that con-
cerned him was that he wanted the
people to choose the right kind of a
man and he warned them now, that
IL they failed to do this, why between
the time Of the election and, the time
his term would expire, he would turn
so many people out Of the peniten-
tiary that there would be very little
for the next man to do. There had
been a lot Of talk to the effect that
he. (Blease) had picked this or. that
man as his successor. There was no
foundation for anything Of the kind.
1t was the business Of the people to
elect their own governor. as they had
done in his case and not his business
to dictate to them. The man you
elect will be responsible to you just
as / am. He said that McLaurin was
a man of patriotism, character and
ability, who had been badly treated;
but that 1t was up to McLaurin to
put his own case up to the people,
and IL he was not able to do II, he
was not fit for the governorship. He
said Rembert had stuck to him
through thick and thin, and that al
though Richards had not come out
for him openly, he had contradicted
lies that were told about him. He
spoke kindly of Chas. A. Smith and
Mendel Smith and also of Watts and
Sims, but told the people to under
stand distinctly 1t was up to them to
make their own selection. The gov
ernor then referred to a cloud that
was coming up, thanked the people
for the few remarks he had been per-
mitted to make. and expressed regret
that he could not talk longer. He con-
cluded with the declaration that he
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