The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-03

the organization of its county fair as
soc!ati II and promised cooperation.
NJ. Manning stressed enforcement OF
tae law and advocated conservative
use OF the pardonins power. draw
inc some applause By saying that Grim
taa.s s.,irly con.tcted need not apply
% him fer pardon.
J. B. a. Mutually said that the gov-
error ad asked him to run for gyv-
e.nor OF Sout4 Carolina. Mr.. Mul-
ally said he would give Mr. Richards
Z hot ,ime" Il the mapor attacked
him because he aad his opponents
record in his grip.
= want to thank YOU for tne re-
cepticn YOU have just given me- said
J ,hn &. Richards when the cheers
tat greeted aim when he arose to
speak died down.
chat was all a bluff" remarked a
man in the crowd.
Mr.. Richards declared that he was
too we'll known in Lee county to need
defense for anything anybody said!
about him. Consequently, ne said, he
would not take up any time answer
ing anything. He declared that blen-
NAL sessions of the general assembly
would save the people 100000 each
year the body did not meet.
Mr.. Richards claimed that The
State was holding him up to oppro-
brium because Of his opposition to
compulsory school attendance.
May Destroy Oligarchy.
There is a newspaper oligarchy IN
South Carolina which is trying to
throttle the will of the people,
averred Mr.. Richards. Then he told
of his intention to vote for Blease.
He threatened to give his reasons why
he was opposed to the other candi-
dates for the United States senate,
unless certain newspapers stopped
"twitting him. g
Charles Carroll Simms told of his
activity in a case in which he took the
position that a farmer could not be
put in bankruptcy. He denounced the
new rules regulating the primary elec-
tions. He said that in Barnwell coun-
ty every candidate for delegate to the
State convention who was friend to
the governor was left at home. Mr..
Simms insisted that he was tae only
administrative candidate for governor
wlom The State was fighting.
"Is it fair for this newspaper to
single me out from among the Blease
candidates and say that am the only
cne OF them unfit to be governor be-
cause OF my friendship for Blease?"
asked Mr.. Simms.
There is no complaint about the
Of the civil law in this
State" said Charles A. Smith, "but
the enforcement Of tie criminal law
is almost farce"
Would Preserve Order.
"Murderers, blind tigers ana race
track gambling go unwhipped Of JUS
tice," declared the speaker, who then
outlined the measures he has adVo-
Gated in his previous speeches. He
asserted that illiteracy in the State
was largely due to the struggle for
livelihood after the devastations Of
the war.
Mendal L. Smith said that be was
his race on his manhood and
record, Tree from all ehIdnSIeuenCo
and out of all combinations.
Speaker Smith said that education
and law enforcement were the two
chief planks in his platform.
80 pressing is the need for both of
them in South Carolina that l believe
that you are going to elect as your
next governor a man WHO advocates
them" said Speaker Smith.
The audience applauded Speaker
Smiths declaration that he intended
if elected governor to use the par
doning power only to advance the
ends Of justice. He was applauded and
cheered when he finished.
Lowndes J. Browning, the last can