The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-18

Too much credit can not be given
your own Senator E. d. Smith.
He then discussed q measure now In
the committee conference, which when
1t becomes law within the next few
days. will compel cotton dealers to
deliver the same grade of cotton as
contracts call for. when you sell
middling. you deliver middling or it's
equivalent or you go to Jail in con-
sequence" he said, in explanation of
Its curbing the power Of the cotton
brokers to contract for middling or
better goods and then deliver "dog
tail" or any available Junk"
The governor spoke directly after
Senator Smith. He began by say
Ing that arrangements had been made
yesterday for loan Of $35O.0OO to re-
plenish the depleted State treasury.
The rate Of interest to be paid is
1-2 per cent, the lowest, he said,
at which the State had ever been
able to borrow funds. by this de-
creased rate his vetoes Of the appro-
priatiOn bills, he said. had become an
economic advantage.
As soon as the governor had fin
ishcd speaking he left the stage, but
only scattering few trailed after.
AS the chief executive stepped down
there were repeated calls: "Stay and
take your medicine. governor" This
was answered by: He can't afford
It," which drew much applause. When
1t was remarked that few were re-
tiring with the governor to the hotel
some one called out: II bet all those
came over from Anderson"
Mr.. Jennings said that Senator
Smith had talked about what he
had done for the price of cotton so
much that he actually believed that
he had done these things. "But you
are entitled to have some one in the
senate who has more than one idea"
In discussing the governors atti-
tude towards the Charleston situation
the mayor Of Sumter said that he did
not expect to change one blind tiger
or race track gamblers vote, but that
he did expect to open the eyes of the
people to the fact that this class Of
people arc trying to deceive them into
believing that they represent the
cause of the people. MIR. Jennings
made sport Of the governors claims
that he would turn out the negro mail
clerks when he got to Washington.
"He can not do this" the speaker
explained. until he has repealed the
civil service law, and all the sena-
tors in the South can't do that" The
only way. he said. these negroes could
be deprived Of these jobs would be
to repeal the 14th and 18th amend
ments. thus depriving negroes of citi-
zenship rights.
which Is tho most harmful" he
asked. "a few mail clerks passing
through the state on trains and earn
ing an honest living or 900 convicts
turned loose in your community,
criminals Of every conceivable type?"
Mr.. Jennings drew u laugh from
the audience when nc reminded them
that the governor has repeatedly said
that he had nothing to explain yet
came to Abbcville and consumed his
ehtire time explaining one case. In
the idea of Richcy's brok-
en- health, the speaker said: Charles
T.. Morse. in the federal prison in At
ianta, convinced the president that he
was nearly dead. Now no is i'm the
North stil' robbing the people,"
Mr.. Pollock, henceforth, will hold
almost IA unique place in South Caro-
ma poiitics. The candidate from
Cheraw today came to the defense of
the newspapers of the state and de-
nOunccd AZ cheap dcmagogucry tho
attempt to Great prejudice through
attacks on the newspapers. /
The speaker said: 81 am tired of
he cheap political demamogucry that
has sought to array class against
lass, am disgustcd with the abuse
4 the newspapers and the newspaper
non. a free press is essential to
rec government. and my experience
$ that the newspaper men--thc cdi-
ors and the repOrtcrs-arc as fine q
lass OF our citizenship rs any we
,avc I'm the state. 1t is through the
'ewspapcrs that the people are in n