The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-31

fOrcement OF law. MI. browning tnel
went into his scheme for the State
t. loan money to farmers on long
time in order to have farmers own
their farms and homes. He said that
the present tendency ct owning large
estates was detrimental to the inter-
nsts of the State. He launched on tax
alton and school improvements.
Mr.. Browning said that with all his
heart he condemned the action Of the
conference br1ught together for the
purpose of electing one candidate. 1T
is just as debasing to be the coattail
swinger to a coterie Of bankers as to
be a coattail swinger Of Cole. L.
3lease. Lay aside factionalism when
you go to the polls en- August %"
ne said
John 6. Cinkscales said that he in
dorsed the statements of Mr.. Brown
ing in regard to the elimination con-
ference" He stated that he would
try to enforce the laws as they ap-
pear on the statute books.
He upheld his position on State
wide compulsory attenadnce at
schools. 81 am pleading" he said
that every parent give his child a
chance. 1t is d shame to the State
20 have child grow up without
knowing how to read or write, for the
greatest invention of all ages is the
96 letters of the alphabet"
Driven Indoors.
A sudden shower of rain forced the
speakers and audience to take refuge
n the nearby school house.
Robert A. Cooper also said that he
agreed with Mr.. Browning in his
statement favoring non-sactionalism.
He repeated tnat he entered the race
on his own initiative and would leave
tie question Of his fitness for the posi-
ton to the voters.
Mr.. Cooper insisted that provision
should first be made in the matter Of
education. He advocated system
OF school, doin gaway with the So
called common schools He then de-
,elepoed his plan to place in each
county a farm demonstration school
for the broader education of the
farmer. He repeated mis- advocacy OF
a rural credits law. He spoke OF
the seriousness of the paramount
issue of law or lawlessness," saying
tat disregard for law was both con-
tagious and infectious, and that such
conditions as exist in this State would
damn any State "If elected governor
shall recognize no faction, and will
be the friend of all"
AT this time collection was taken
for the sufferers in the district OF
South Carolina where the nail caused
a damage amounting to more than
$500,0OO The collection at st. George
amounted to $12.15.
John T. Duncan spoke of the "sys-
tenn
Warns of Merger
W. C. Irby, Jr., spoke of his work
in tie legislature in thwarting the
scheme to sell the asylum property.
He warned his hearers of the evils Of
the great cotton mill merger" He
assailed the Yankee capitalists who
own the cotton mills. He advocated
a corporation commission to guard
against this merger.
"The cause of the high cost of liv-
:ng," he said, "is having negro pro-
ducers and running the white people
from the farms to the towns" From
this point he developed his plan for
cheap money" He said that if the
small farmers could be returned to
he farms by this means, it would
tsels settle the question of education.
Richard l. Mannings told OF the
power cf the governor. He said that
he could not promise reduction in
.axes as the progressive spirit of the
day demands the use Of money. 1.-THE
greatest economy" he said, sis get
ting the most for dollar"
Mr.. Manning presented his argu-
ments in favor of local option COM
ulsory school attendance law with
l term of seven months in each year.
He said that the law relating to fer
tilizer was defective.
Mr.. Manning concluded with his
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