Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-07-23

portiu, Of his speeches he attacks
the personal and'public records Of his
competitors.
John c. Richards is strong sup
porter of the governor in the sena-
torial race that is now being waeed.
He is strongly opposed to the rules
Of the Democratic party that were
passed at the last meeting Of the state
convention for the purpose Of safe
guarding the primary. He states that
these rules will disfranchise from
5000 to $4,000 white Democrats Of
the state :nd that he fought against
the adoption Of such rules in the Ker-
shaw county convention. He promises
safe and constructive admiristra-
ton.
Mr.. Richards has been twitted by
other candidates fer his changing at
titude towards the liquor question. He
says: in the campaign Of 1910 !
stood for state-wi,lp prohibition. I am
still a prohohiti" list in practice and
from principle brt | believe in the
rule of the p 0Hle. They have de.
cla-ed for local option since 1910 and
/ SHAH, therefore, stand for county To-
cal option"
In the matter of education Mr..
Richards is a strong antagonist or
compulsory school attendance IN any
form, stating that it is ''repulsiye to
the Anglo-SaXon intelligence to be
forced into school by means OF war
rant" He upholds that compulsory
education will initiate against the
white race Of the state in favor or
the negro. and that in 20 years under
such a law that there would be more
negroes than wnite people qualified
to vote. He is very bitter in his de-
nunciation of this campaign issue.
Charles Carroll Simms claims that
the platforms and promises OF the 9TH
er candidates are angelic and that
he shall base his candidacy as "hu-
man being with the love Of the labor
ing people ever uppermost in his
heart" He appeals for sympathy to-
ward this great class Of farmers, mill
workers and wage earneTs.
Mr.. Simms is opposed to the pri-
mary rules of the state Democratic
party. upholding that the recent con-
vention treated the poor white man
with the same medicine given the
negroes in 1876. He denounces The
rules as "an attempt to steal the
right OF suffrage from the illiterate
white men," He brings out the tiCht
he made before the courts on the
question whether n farmer could be
declared bankrupt.
Charles 4. Smith is the advocate of
laying lcfore TIE legislature the mat
te: OF submitting to the people in an
r::-T>>.Ji. ::.c question Of outldwinS the
sale Of intoX;cants in the state. Mr..
Smith is at present lieutenant gov
EN-. I'D holds up for inspection his
administration in that office.
Mr.. Smith is also in favor OF sub
mitting TO the people Of each county
the question of compulsory school at
tendance, as we'll as any law that VIII
affect all people In each county he
speaks of the per capita amount that
county expends in the furtherance or
education and asks the rhetorical
question whether the people are Will
ing 10 increase their taxes for the sake
OF making statewide law. He
upholds also on this issue that South
Carolina is not prepared to take care
OF all its children in the mater Of edu-
cation because Of lack Of *2cilticS.
He states that the percentage OF Hit
eracy is decreasing through other
methods.
Mr.. Smith is in favor of economy
in the state administration and prom
ises a conservative government. in
which lie will see to it that the laws
are enforced.
Mendel L. Smith. speaker Of the
house Of representatives, has been
dubbed the "silver tongued orator"
among the candidates for governor.
Day after day he bitterly denounces
the lawlessness in the state and con-
demns the indiscriminate granting Of
pardons. He assails the arts and wiles
of crafty politicians, who promise re-
lief to the poor man and who are the
last 70 bring relief or tighten the
burden OF the poor man." and each
day he delivers a phillipc against the
"blatant demagcgue"
"Wholesale. ill-conSidered pardons,"
Mr.. Smith says. "are the greatest