The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-07-03
small stockholders.

small stockholders.
Richard I Manning said that be-
yond the bounds of the State South
Carolina was being heralded as
commonwealth in which lawlessness
was condoned and criminals went un-
punished and in its own legislative
hall its people had been called law
less.
What of the Law?
| eve have a law against race track
gambling" said Mr.. Manning. "Yes
does that exclude from our State this
vicious and demoralizing vice and do
we not see this debasing and degrad-
ing set who have been driven out of
one State after another?"
Mr.. Manning alluded to the recent
actions Of the governors of Oklahoma,
and Virginia in driving racing out of
their States.
81 would not desire to play to the
Mr.. Manning. at would not be neces-
sary. would say to the officials that
the law must be enforced, respected
and obeyed. The officials would know
better than to disregard the order.
If they disregarded it would as gov
ernor exercise the duty placed upon
me by the constitution and remove
the official. Failing to get results,
would resort to the military to make
the law respected and obeyed."
Mr.. Manning's condemnation of the
abuse of the pardoning power drew
many cheers.
J. R. Adger Mutually made his first
appearance on the stump for COVER
nor. He said he would hand out his
platform and make his speech to-
night from the court house steps. He
termed the speeches of the other can
didates for governor "tommy-rot."
II am running for governor and
tail, but to Cole Blease's hands," de-
clared Mr.. Mulally. 81 am Cole
Blease man." he added. He declared
he was on Woodrow Wilson's coat
tail, on w. j. Bryan's coattail and
holding on to Blease's coattail.
| Demands New Rules.
| John G. Richards was received with
hand-clapping and cheers. He said
he had always been farmer and al
lied with the farmers. He denounced
the personal enrolment requirement
of the new rules, and opposed COM
pulsory education. He again declared
his intention to vote for Blease for
the senate and said he was not q coat
tail swinger.
every effort of my life has been
directed toward bringing law and or
der to pass" asserted Charles Carroll
Simms, in opening his speech.
| Mr.. Simms declared that The State
was fighting him and opposing his
election because he was a friend of
the poor people and had always
fought their fight.
| but of
burden, and they are determined to
keep you a beast of burden by not
allowing you to exercise your politi-
cal rights" said Mr.. Simms.
The speaker charged that the last
State convention passed rules which
would confuse and bewilder the poor
illiterate voters just as the eight box
law was passed to keen ignorant ne
groes from voting legally in the days
of Reconstruction.
An Angel Unawares.
81 never got your name but you're
the stuff" shouted man when Mr..
Simms concluded.
"Now there's q man who never tolo
a lie," exclaimed the same man when
Charles A. Smith was introduced a
few moments later amid applause.
81 did not know before that I was
rival of Washington" retorted the
lieutenant governor.
"Let us work together for the high
est good of South Carolina" urged
Mr.. Smith.
He pledged himself to uphold the
law, to administer the State govern
ment economically and to try to get a
2-cent passenger rate law passed.
Lieut.. Gov. Smith complimented
Darlington on its accomplishments
along educational lines.
Religion and education are two
things which make for the greatness
of our nation" said Lieut.. Gov. Smith.
"We need more education in South
Carolina" declared Mendel l.. Smith.
He then vigorously urged the passage
of local option compulsory school
attendance law, similar to the bill in
troduced by Mr.. Harper of Darling
ton. He said advocates of Statewide
compulsory school attendance weR
theorists who would not take the
| facts into account.
"f you pass law to permit the
people in each school district to say
whether they want compulsory school
attendance, in five years you will have
a compulsory system all over the
State, put there not by legislative en-
actment but by the force of public
opinion, expressed by the votes OF
the people," declared Speaker Smith.
Execute the law in such a man.
ner that the verdicts of the juries, TO