Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-08-06
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tne Slip Of a decimal point in ,,st
weeks advertisement made the s.uo
s.a'e % tnat South Carolina's share 10
ne money wasted in rivers. croo,.
.na naroors was $4S. 5000. 600 Oo whoS
: snouia nave been $4,000. 900 CO. and !
ne statement should be SO mod;sas
us speeches he stands ,or
u'ang on waste like this. and ~. p
penuing the money on Post po.s
n.r wise supervision and skillfun =
He stands against ,ax [.
nu people as whole for the bene-
VI the lew rich shipowners VIII
power co.nlng 80 Strongly . to 96e front
the question OF compulsory education
has not been so prominent in the last
week as earlier in the campaign. It
70 still discussed on every stump ano
by nearly all the speakers, with widely
variant attitudes. All are in favor Of
expanding education among the white
people. but the question of the educa-
tton of the negro, who ere In a ma
jority in this state of almost quarter
OF million, continues to bob up as
an argument against compulsory edu-
cation
Clinkscales Decries "Nisser Scare"
John G. Clinkscales, candidate for
governor, is the sole advocate of q
statewide compulsory school attend
ance law and continually decries the
"nigger scare" advanced by some OF
his opponents as an argument against
the education Of the whites. Robert
A. Cooper advocates provision and
ample school facilities" with espec-
ial care that the children of the coun-
try districts be as we'll prepared to go
to school as the children in the cities,
before the enactment of a law that
would force all children into school
He stated also that statewide school
attendance law at this time could not
bo enforced.
Against Compulsory Education.
AS against these positions on COM
pulsory education are the statements
Of Mendel l.. Smith and Richard l.
Manning, who advocate local option in
the questions of education and liquor.
Lowndes j. Browning Of Union, can
didate for governor, has not advocated
any general system or plan of educa-
tfon, but has stated that q statewide
compulsory education law would in
crease the tax levy five mills, which
the people OF the state are not pre-
pared to stand. Charles A. Smith has
said that he was In favor OF any step
that would advance the cause of edu.
lf1eSs state. Directly opposed
70 these views OF the compulsory edu-
cation issue Is that of John C. Rich
ards, who states that he Is fundamen-
tally opposed to compelling education
on Anslo-Saxon people. Mr.. Richards
argues that it will elevate the negro
child at the expense of the white
child. Against this argument is the
prediction of Mr.. Clinkscales that If
the present conditions are allowed to
continue for Is Yeas that there will
be more negroes than white people
qualified to vote at the expiration of
that time.
Advocate Rural Credits.
Lowndes J. Browning and w. C..
lrby, Jr., are strong advocates Of the
enactment OF q rural credits law,
which will enable farmers to own
their farms and homes Mr. Browning
and MIR. Irby would like to see the
state loan money at low rate OF
interest to prospective white farmers
and to the present farmers. so that
they can remain in the country as
producers instead of going to the cities
and becoming consumers. They point
out that the general exodus of fami-
lies from the country to the city and
the large number OF tenant white
farmers should be decreased by aid
from the state treasury, as these who
develop the farms OF South Carolina
represent the backbone and material