The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-08-20
TO THE VOTERS OF BAMBER(
COUNTY.

unable, on account of the vigorous
end dirty campaign waged against
me, to tell the people what | have
done for them in the past two years
of service, and what l propose to do
if reelected, also to discuss and tell
them of the various issues that are
liable to confront us of Statewide
importance, / take this method OF
putting my record and views before
the people.
introduced and passed bill pro-
viding for the election of the county
commissioners for Bamherg county
so that they would take Office at the
same time as the supervisor, thereby
saving two months of inactivity wait
ing on appointments.
wrote into the appropriation bill
a one-half mill levy to help build
good roads. l did not feel like ask
ing for more on account of high taxes.
wrote into the appropriation bill
a one-mill levy to construct per-
manent bridging within the county,
believing that the time would come
building such bridges, as lumber is
scarce now and getting much scarcer,
and the price is getting high for in
ferior lumber.
l introduced and passed bill to
widen the public roads of the county,
because the increased traffic demands
better roads and wider roads.
This is only the beginning and, If
reelected, propose to follow a line
that will give us good roads all over
the county.
worked for the interest of the
common schools, DR.. Rentz's state
ment to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. l worked for a one mill cvy
for school purposes to be levied by
the county instead Of the State. We
compromised by letting the State levy
one-half and the county one-half. /
worked for this compromise and by
doing so succeeded in getting more
money for our county schools.
worked for two-cent passenger
rate on the railroads.
/ worked for a tax on the water
power of the State. The water pow
er belongs to the State and whoever
uses it should pay for same.
l worked and voted for the Fort
ner bill prohibiting white people
teaching in negro schools and negroes
teaching in white schools. l wrote
an amendment prohibiting white
nurses from nursing negroes in hos
pitals. DR.. Rentz said that the bill
provided for. negro school trustees.
The statement is untrue and he knew
it when he made it.
1 voted against the red light bill
because it sought to take away the
right of trial by jury. And If they
had been granted trial by jury the
new law would have been practically
the same as it is now. Every state
ment made by DR.. Rentz concerning
this bill is untrue, except the one say
ing that 1 voted against the bill, and
he knew that they were false when
he made them. You can always tell
what is uppermost in a mans mind
by what he talks about.
favor the medical school inspec-
ton bill, provided the examination
of school children is free, as asked
for by the medical fraternity. l am
opposed to the measure if there is any
fee attached to it, whereby some two
by four doctor can get his finger in
to the school fund. Dr. Re1tz would
like to have the fee attached because
then he hopes t. profit by it.
stand for |, and order of the
highest type and have always to that
end. My work for the town Of Bam-
berg will show for that. No one can
say to the contrary and tell the truth.
am opposed to DR.. Rentz's COM
pulsory education plank. Unless we
are prepared for high taxes and less
work then we do not want it.
1t would practically bankrupt the
county in that taxes would be higher
and the negroes would go to school
Instead. Of working our farms.
l fought bill to allow certain Of
ficers to use free passes on the rail-
roads, because l thought that such
legislation was going backward.
introduced and passed the house
bill for primary reform. There
were several other bills before the
house and mine stood the test.
adv. B. W. MILEY.