The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-14

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change your opiuioa On question III
the face c changed conditions, aver
ed Sae.5l.er slita. N.ho asked i. Vii
son ana Bryan were ~uimmers" be
cause ley underwent chang" OF
mind on tie canal lis exemption
matter.
SrcaA.n su.itas deuunciation OF in
discriminate paraons was app.auded
and cheered.
/. Lowdnes J. Browning said tat he
would not have yetoed t0e appropria-
Gon 10 erect a stone over the grave
OF McHie Merriwe;her, OF Edgedeld,
the first white man killed IN the Re-
construct II struggle. as Blease did
in the last general assembly.
Talks OF Taxation.
Mr.. Browning developed his ideas
/ On tax reforms.
Nr. Browning said that Mr.. Clink-
scales Statewide compulsory educa-
! ton platform was shrinking, having
lost its primal glory.
'7Mr. Clinkscales had another plank
in his platform, Statewide prohibition,
which he does not like for me to men
ton" declared Mr. Browning.
statewide prohibition has nothing
to do with this campaign, said John
G. Clinkscales. IF | am elected gov
ernor, l will see that the present
local option law on the whiskey ques-
, ton is carried out.
Mr.. Chnkscales told of his advocacy
of Statewide compulsory school at
tendance, saying that he would favor
a law providing for minimum term
of three months and if he had his
way he would allow each teacher to
have only 80 pupils.
Call on the legislature for an ap-
preparation to put State wide compul-
sorry education into effect proposed
Mr.. Clinkscales, who said he would
be glad as governor to sign a local
option compulsory school attendance
Jaw if the legislature deemed 1t in
advisable to pass a Statewide meas
ure.
Robert A. Cooper spoke IN favor OF
the extension CT the benefit of Glenn
son college to the doors Of the farm
ers
Nj. Cooper urged the support OF
the State board Of health i'll its ef-
forts to prevent diseases.
John T. Duncan made mis- usual
speech. Mr. Duncan aroused the
crowd to applause when he said that
Blease and all the "coat-tail swing
ers" in the State campaign would go
down in defeat this year.
q. is amusing to me to hea. Mr.
Richards get up all Of a sudden and
say that he is for Blease because the
present governor is close to the peo-
nie." declared w c. Irby, Jr., who
averred further that Mr.. Richards Aad
kncwn Blease To- ten years and II
Re "-as too ignorant to be governor
ana. if on the other hand Mr.. Rich
ards, knowing this about Blease years
ago. had been afraid to declare for
him at that tinla, then he was too
much of coward to be governor OF
the State.
Tell him about it, urged men in
the crowd cheering Mr.. Irb, in his
arraignment Of Mr.. Richards for be-
ing suddenly converted to Bleaseism.
Charges COwardice.
Mr.. Irby charged that both Mr..
E.ic ards and M. L. Smith mad been
towards politically when they formed
mutual agreement not to go to the
las. State convention as delegates,
Mr.. Irby said that he had gone there
and denounced the enrichment rules
regardless of how it might affect his
race for governor.
Il believe that the public mind in
South Carolina is focused now on the
question of CAristian education, as
serted Richard |. Manning, declaring
that trustees should select teachers
who would give a Christian atmos-
rhere to the school room.
Mr.. Manning insisted that If the
State were to continue to progress a
reduction of taxes could not be eX-
pected.
1The citizens can see, though, that
they get value received for every dol
lar of tax money spent" declared Mr.