The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-11-04
[OWNDES BROWNING
FOR GOVERNORSH|P
Union Man Announces His
Candidacy.
OUTLINES HIS PLATFORM.
"o"ld Require Registration For
voting in Primary-Tax and
School Reforms.

The following announcement an
pered in The Columbia State of last
Saturday:
Lowndes ]. Browning of Sedalia
IN Union county, announced yester-
DAY that he would be candidate for
governor of South Carolina in the
Democratic primary next summer.
Mr.. Browning has been in public
lie in South Carolina for a number
OF years, having served three terms
In the house of representatives. He
was chairman of the ways and means
committee during he session of
lSl1-1912. He was lot a candidate
for reelection to tn, house in 1913.
Mr.. Browning has been farmer all
his life and is at present president
OF the Union County Farmers Union.
He was president of the Union Coun-
ty Fair Association for two wears
declining reelection.
PLATFORM OUTLINED.
Mr.. Browning issued yesterday the
following outline of his platform:
Il Will be a candidate for governor
in 1914 in the Democratic primary.
summarized briefly, my platform is
as follows:
First. Every white Democrat
should be allowed to vote. provided
he viii qualify himself to maintain
the action of the Democratic primary
in the general election. No man
should be allowed to participate in
the naming of a state and county
ticket as Democrat and then sup
port some other party in the general
election for President and Vice Presi-
dent, as was done in 1912 by certain
alleged hnrC nj q
party.
Second. 1 believe in the thorough
reform of our financial system. If
properly regulated, the personal
property tax can and should be
eliminated. Under our present sys-
TEN, citizen can not hide his house
hold and kitchen furniture, his live
stock If a farmer, his stock of goods
if a merchant, but he can and very
frequently does hide his personal
property If it is principally invested
in mortgages, stocks, bonds and the
like. This tax should be a tax on in
come and thus you will reach those
most able to pay and those who re-
ceive the greatest protection from
government.
Third. l shall advocate a thor
ough reform of our school system
The constitutional school tax should
be made a state fund instead Of
county fund. Thus the richer coun-
ties would aid the poorer counties.
and all the children of our state
would receive equal benefit. Each
school district should, as at present.
be allowed to supplement this state
fund by local levies for their individ-
ual benefit. The state, however.
should guarantee that each school
should run a certain period and if
the present constitutional school tax
does not raise sufficient revenue for
this purpose, the state levy should
be increased.
Fourth. / believe i'm a thorough
reform and simplifcatiOn yof our
judicial procedure, whereby justice
may be obtained in a reasonable
length of time. I am sure that the
present congestion Of our dockets
could be relieved, were there com
mission OF three, whose decision
would be final as regards all damage
suits. This would be hard on a few
lawyers, but it would benefit greatly
the poor employees who bring such
suits against corporations, provided
the decisions of this commission be
final.
ENFORCE ALL LAWS.
Fifth. 1 shall advocate the en-
forcement of all laws on the statute
books. If they are good, the state
will reap the benefit If they are
bad, the necessity for their repeal
will be more quickly realized
sixth. Some candidates profess
to ignore the fact that two political
factions do exist within the Demo
cratic party of this state. With
equal justice they could deny that the
sun is the luminary of the day. / be-
long to that wing of the Democratic
party of this state which believes in
a representative form of government
founded on the principles of our
state and national constitutions. and
am opposed to boss rule as exem-
plified by Huerta in Mexico and var
ious bosses in this and other states
l am the candidate of no boss nor
any newspaper, but am asking for the
office of governor on my record.
believe that the executive, legislative
and judicial departments of our gov
eminent are supreme in their respec-
tive spheres. The authority of one
should not be encroached upon NV
that of another.
mere are numerous minor re-
forms that might mention, but this
I'm brief outlines the principles upon
which l shall ask the support of nv
party as candidate for governor in
the Democratic primary in 1914"
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