The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-07-30
fore in this report.
LeYiSlature-F. r. Carroll.

LegiSlature-F. F. Carroll.
When the meeting was resumed,
F. F. Carroll was introduced as the
first speaker in the race for the
house of representatives. Mr.. Car
roll said he stood for everything that
was clean and economical in govern
ment. Regardless Of the many is
sues injected into the campaign by
candidates for State and national Of
fees" said Mr.. Carroll. the main
issue is that of Education" He has
made a study of compulsory educa-
tion and does not believe our consti-
tuition would permit of such a law
without first amending it. He says
all great reforms should move slow
ly and believes the people should
speak their will before they are
brought about. The people should
then refer it to the legislature and
let them settle it in the proper man
ner. The negro, said Mr.. Carroll,
should not stand in the way when it
comes to giving the best to our chill
dren. While he is not a negro hater,
he believes that he is not so constl-
tuted nor was he intended to enjoy
the same privileges and advantages
of the white man and the Northern
people are coming more and more
to a realization of this fact on ac-
count of the outrages which are COM
mitted upon our white women by
negroes, and he predicted that the
North would join hands with the
South in repeating the 14th and 18th
amendments to the national consti-
tuition. (Applause.) He says there
are enough criminal laws on the stat
ute books of the State; what We need
is enforcement of laws already made.
He will make an effort to blot out all
factionalism, if elected. AS to the
petition of the voters of Oiar, he said
he had never voted for Blease and
never would. He was heartily cheer
ed at conclusion.
J. Wesley Crum, Jr.
J. W. Crum, Jr., entered the race,
he said, at the request of friends who
believed he could serve the county.
Had no record to speak of, except
that made during the several months
in which he has served the town of
Denmark as mayor and Of that he
would let the people speak, they
could say if it was good. He had
been twitted about the proposed
Blue Sky" law which he had advo-
Gated, he said, but regardless Of crit
icisms he believed it to be for the
good of the investor and still advocat-
ed it. Eighty per cent of the people
of the State, he said, were Of the
farmer class, therefore, he would
have to represent mostly farmers and
would work for their interests If elect
ed. He believes in the encourage
ment Of the department Of agricul-
ture Of the State and that demon
stration farms should be established
in every county for the benift of the
farmers. He favors good roads and
the use Of the communication tax to
keep them up. In the matter Of ed
ucation, Mr.. Crum said he had been
misunderstood to say that he oppos-
ed compulsory education, but he wish
ed it understood that what he really
opposed was a Statewide compulsory
education law. Says our county
should not be taxed to keep chill
dren of other counties in school. A
voice from the crowd asked: Don't
you think the children Of other coun-
ties need education?" To this Mr..
Crum answered that he knew they
needed education but he favored a
local option law 10 give II 10 tueH'
He also believes in decreasing taxes
at the expense of everything except
education and roads. During his
speech a voice from the crowd kept
insisting that they wanted to know
how he stood as to the request made
in the petition, to which he replied
that the ballot was secret and that
he proposed to exercise the right.
(Cries of "Hurrah for Smith, He
was cheered at the conclusion of his
speech.
B. W. Miley, standing for re-elect-
ton to the house of representatives,
was next introduced and began a de-
nia1 of charge which he said Mr.