The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-07-23

own conscience and for the peoples
interest. He pointed out that there
was a great awakening along educa-
tional lines and favors better schoo!
facilities as the solution for the edu-
cation problem, but opposes a COM
pulsory school attendance law. Ne
groes, he said, should not be provid-
ed with too much education, and says
the age limit for cotton mill opera
tives should be raised. He charged
the Columbia State with misleading
the people as to the need for compul-
sorry school attendance and denied
that there was a greater percentage
of negro children in school than
white.
DIR. S. p. Rentz.
DR.. S. P. Rentz, who was the last
candidate to speak in the race for
the house of representatives, was CIV
en- an ovation by the voters. He pro-
voked much laughter by his reference
to his lawyer opponents when lie
dubbed them "briefless barristers. ="
Said he was the only candidate in the
race who had been born and reared
on the farm and who had stuck to
the farm, that he was farming the
farm not farming the farmer" as
his opponents were doing, and is the
only true representative OF the far
mer class. Representative of the
farmer that l am, can prescribe for
the body and also for the body poll
tic he said, amid laughter. The
audience, which had apparently be-
gun to lose interest, had dwindled
considerably. but at this point they
came trooping back and gave close
attention to the speech After taking
few witty jabs at his opponents, DR..
Rentz settled down to outlining a
few planks of his platform. He fa-
vored a system of taxation, he said,
whereby bank stock and live stock
should each bear thier just portion
of the burden and not place too much
on the live stock. He favors good
roads and a lengthening of the term
of the supervisor to four or six years
as one means of obtaining this re-
suit and in order to obtain more eff
cient service. He would recommend
a license and badge for pistol toters
and that the funds derived from this
source, as we'll as from the perqui-
sites now going into the pockets of
court house officials, be used to build
roads. DR.. Rentz said all automo-
bile users favored good roads and
that he, who also drove "one-eyed
red Buick" favored them. Said
sentence to servitude on the roads
should supplant the alternative OF
fine in cases of conviction for viola
ton of the concealed weapon law.
He fayors a two-cent fat rate for all
railroads.. and compulsory school at
tendance for the children of the
State
At this point DR.. Rentz launched
an attack on Mr.. Miley's record in
the legislature and criticized harshly
his votes on several measures which
were introduced at the last session,
among which were the provision for
medical inspection of school children,
compulsory school attendance, the sup
preston of houses Of ill-fame, and the
special one mill tax for school pur-
poses, all of which he said Mr.. Mil
ey opposed. why" said DR.. Rentz,
"Miley made the best speeches of his
career against some of these bills, and
was cheered Justify when he predict
ed his defeat. The remainder OF his
time was given to further criticism
of Mr.. Miley's record and when he
was notified that his time had expir-
ed voices from the audience shouted
"Give him more time!'
Mr.. Miley Replies.
After the cheers which followed
his speech had subsided, Mr.. Miley
requested a little time in which to
make answer to some OF the charges
made by DR.. Rentz and consumed
possibly 25 minutes in defense of his
record, at the conclusion of which
DR.. Rentz made short reply to Mr..
Niley, in which he stated that he
would employ the method of the law
yer and show the motive for Mr..
Miley's legislative acts. The motive
perhaps lay, said DR.. Rentz, in the
fact that the governor also opposed
these bills.
The meeting was adjourned at
2:15 p. M, following the announce
ment that the next meeting would be
held at Ehrhardt on July 22nd.
The chairman also called attention
to the necessity for every voter to
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