The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-06-02
COOPER GIVES VIEWS on RACE
Candidate for Governor Outlines Posi-.
tion.-QueStiOn of Education is
Most Important.


Cooper. one o. the candidates for
COVE: nor in the democratic primary
this summer, was asked today if ne
cared 20 make any public statement
at this time with reference to his
candidacy He said:
THE people of the State seem to
expect that each candidate shall give
out his pla form. | wish to say in
Sne outse: that l sincerely trust that
the campaign on which we are about
Ato enter may be free from fac;ional-
K Ism and partisan strife, and that eacn
candidate may be measured by the
standard Of his fitness for public SER
vice. There are too many questions
of vital importance 10 the people of
this State, which should be discussed
; in the campaign, for us to devote our
time 10 a wrangle over factional diff
ference.
81 am simply stating a self-evident
PROPOSE ion when l say that the most
important question before our people
today is the educa ion Of the white
children of the State-providing the
opportunity for every White child in
the State to secure the rudimenIs of
an education, fitting him or her for
the duties of life. We should con-
tinue 10 raise the standard of our
common schools nil they each pro-
\ vide an education equal to that now
afforded by our best graded and hign
schools. 1t is a sad commentary on
GUY State, but it is, nevertheless, true,
10 l am informed, tha, we. could not
accommodate in our schools the white
6ildren of the State. l believe the
:" State should at once provide ample
facilities for the education Of the
children, and then We will be in a
position to enact and enforce COM
/. pulsory school attendance law. 1t
would be useless to attemp TO COM
pulsory school attendance law. It
would be useless to attempt to COM
pei the attendance of al children Of
school age when we are without facili-
=. ties to accommodate them. Compul-
pAaory educa ion is we'll in it's way, bu-
first let the S ate give the people
the opportunity and provide the
facilities and then the ccmpulsion
part Of i. A majority o. the Chi
d.cn of this Sta,e My receive sach
!, education as our eommo schools at
/ fard, and they should be tle very bas
in our poger to give them.
Attention s1ould be given to Gu.
presnt system of assessing property
for taxation. i is impossible % go
fully into tais question in short
st:t;ment oe tais kind, tat l belle :
As1ia some plan ca2 and ough: to be
devised by which wc car approximate
ly secure equality n our assess
a.ents.
>t.It is conceded o. every hand tina,
th1re is no m1re important mattef
Jhan he improvement Of our publi2
highways Tx /, mer's transporta-
~ ton tax is one os lis ci;lof difficulties.
The building c. good reads will Aot
only enhance the : Ge oi farm prop
erty and add to tie comforts and
c3nveniences of flrm lie, but VII
increase tae rosl 1;y Of he nation
along all linz II this connection
think that Clemson college, which is
or ough: be, the source of our
esns.sricultural training, should establish
operate demonstration farm
schools in every counly in the State.
In this way the acreage farmer could
approve his method farming and
also take advantage Of ,ae may
economies in the preparation Of soil,
use of fertilizers, ETC. Clemson is
doing a great work, but It's Denehts
leap be further extended along the
i1esI have suggested. I hope hat
the national government will, with as
listle delay as possible, enact rural
credit law, so that our farmers, many
of whom who do not own theid farms.
&may become home owners. These,
and many other matters which look
to oar material prosperity, ougt t.
and will be considered.
|"The chief function of the governor
81 Of the State is to look after the en-
forcement Of the law. If elected gov
ernor, it shall be my controlling pur-
bose, without fear or favor, to see