The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-08-25

Wednesday, Aug. 18th, 1914.
We see the dawn of the new day
when reason is to take the place OF
passion, when knowledge is to enable
faith to arrive at correct conclusions.
The professions and promises OF
faith,less public servants no longer so
unchallenged.
On every hand the demand is "You
must show me-
/ see the result of my labors.
In 1910 I showed the farce OF pro-
hibition as an issue with an advocate
who believed his professions while
serving the system, he being used to
sidetrack candidate who practiced
what ne preached.
All agreed that to let liquor alone
as I did, was the better way.
All admitted that the tippler and
the topper, with habits formed would
nevertheless join hands with US in
having taught in our public schools,
t3e effect of alcohol on the human
system and thus join with us in say
ing the rising generation.
Whatever else may be done or at
tempted here is the road to a final
settlement.
Compulsory education should be
sidetracked by ga bill to assist and
herein might be written every require
ment necessary.
The law is a dead letter that re-
quires impossibilities.
There are helpless parents who can
neither clothe, feed nor buy books for
their children, and the State must
supply this need or compulsion would
be farce as it is today in Mexico.
The Crazy Quilt platforms of the
various candidates hardly deserve at
tention, for since the eliminators con-
vention the newspapers have ordered
them to confine their discussions to
two issues, education and law enforce
ment.
Meekly the favored ones submit,
while vainly the kickers talk their
pet hobbies to the winds.
Not a man among them but knows
that Duncan's proposition to put a
public service commission Of the best
experts to work out all matters OF leg
islation and reform, not man among
the candidates for governor but knows
that sucn a commission to study the
needs of the times and to whom the
people can come with their needs
can far better serve all interest that
thrive in the light.
Light on dark places may -,ere be
had
Though every corporation or secret
interest may oppose, yet here is Of
fered protection for the people.
Corporations have for years been
most ably and cunningly represented
in all matters of legislation while
the people have been without method
among their representatives.
The consequence is that today the
people are paying the penalty.
When I uncover to you tie system,
the agents of the system, their news1
papers refuse to tell you of teh rev.
lations.
When point out to you the special
privileges they ahEe taken unto
themselves and the enormous graft
ing going on, these papers are as
silent as the tomb.
Graft is reduced to a science by the
cunning leaders Of both factions who
understand each the other and with a
"gentleman's agreeme they fool the
people all the time.
The masses, the rank and file OF
both parties, are honest and earnest
but mislead as often on one side as
the other, and while passion rules
SC,
I show to you the system in the
United States having representative
in each State, a district boss in each
judicial district, county boss in each
county and two bosses in each club,
these two. pitted against each other
to play both ends of the line but so
innocent as never to suspect that both
are handled by a man higher up. Then
with the voters parceled out in blocks
of five are led or driven without ever
suspecting the influences controlling
you.
Imagine Gen. Bratton's surprise to