The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-20
THE CANDIDATES. PLATFORMS
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orinS 10 uphoiu anu support the Oth-
er.
9TH. Trial by jury for oil persons
accused of crime. and enforcing the
judgments of courts founded upon
the verdicts Of the juries."
IL you would allow me further to
suggest. 1 would make the following
issues:
LIST. Competency.
End. Honesty Of purpose.
I'd. Education.
9TH. Taxation.
5th. The Fortner bill. or a similar
measure that will prevent white peo-
pie from teaching negroes in any
school OF college In this State.
9Th. A Hat rate Of two cents per
mile on all railroads In South Caro-
lima
Let each candidate when he ny
pears before the voters show himself
competent and, honest and declare
himself upon the Issues which name.
Then. after he expresses himself. IL
the voter finds him competent and
honest and he stands upon these Is
sues as the voter stands. let the
voter support him. II he does not, de-
feat him."
do not believe that any talk
about any mans being elected on any
other mans coat tails cuts any ice
withthe people. do not believe TINT
tho people can be fooled. They
know now their friends and they
know their foes. they know their
rights and they know their wrongs.
They read. They think. Abuse never
hurt anybody. I shall talk about the
great. living. vital issues that touch
us all nearly. 1 shall abuse no man.
I give carte blanche to any man to
abuse me. II will make the people
listen to my arguments and my argu-
ments are those Of eternal truth.
I believe the state should derive q
revenue from the use OF it's unsurpass-
ed wate- power. / believe In the
franchise tax upon public utilities,
an aided IN convincing the Supreme
Court Of the United States to hold
unanimously. after all tho courts OF
the state Of New York had declared
otherwise In regard to the great pub
lie utilities corporations OF the En-
pirc State. 'Tis not tax" but q Ii
cense fee for an intangible privilege.
am an honorary member of Orr's
Regiment Of Rifles. McGowan's Bri-
gade. of both. Of which my father,
Rev. Francis Patrick Mutually. ID. d..
was chaplain with the rank of colonel.
As to my competency: have drafted
many laws OF Importance. was the
receiver Of the assessments and ar
rears OF taxes and the great franchise
taxes OF New York for years-was
one Of the corporation counsel for the
Greater New York. and was also q
New York state official. 1 was coun-
sci for X. q. Dunn & Co., the mer-
camille agency. and for the jewellers
association and the jewellers board
of trade. I represented, as counsel,
the largest commercial houses in this
country. I am q Mason. Royal Arch
Mason. Woodman of the World. Red
Man. an Elk. and a member Of the
Columbian Order. Of Phi Delta Theta.
and the Amsterdam Democratic Club,
and was ono of tho founders of the
Southern Society and member of the
Manhattan Club and OF the New York
Bar Association. and am q lawyer in
court.
] am for the Torrens system. For
he amendment OF the Employers
Liability Statutes. 10 as to better
protect employees. For a modification
OF sundry civil service laws that don't
serve the purposes for which they
were intended. For better schools
cor good roads. Against child Ia
Dor. Against the repeal of and for
the law for State storage warehouse
system for cotton. For an Income
tax. For n rate as to railroad fares.
graded according To the earning ca
paeity of each respective road or its
branches. For more complete and ef-
fcient state supervision OF railroads.
For compelling tho pulling Of railroad
thousand Cor ovcr) mile ticket books
by conductors ON trains. For no law
that will grant divorces for any cause
or reason whatsoever. For drastic
statutes, furnishing adultery. For
keeping distinct the functions of the
judicial. legislative. and executive
branches OF government. For doing
whatever lies within tho province of
the governor OF sovereign State to