The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-08
slno|ol1ES IT CHESTERFIELD.
NATTER OF MONEY FOR EDUCA.
TION BROUGHT no FRONT.
Cainkscales. Answering Questions. In
fors There Is Plenty Of Funds Avail
oboC.

Chesterfield. July 2.-The matter of
financing systems Of compulsory edu-
cation was given attention by some
Of the candidates for governor In their
spsschss today before the Chester
neld audience. Lowndes j. Brown
Ing wanted to know how any sys-
tenn was to be financed. while Rich
ara I. Manning inquired Of John @.
Clinkscales how he proposed to get
the money to meet the expenses OF
schools and put up enough addition
al buildings to make Statewide COM
pulsory education effective. Mr..
Clinkscales inferred In his reply that
" the state could afford to spend
Thousands Of dollars for higher eda-
cation II could find some way Of sup
Tlying sunlcicnt accommodations for
the children unable to get In at pres
erl
"A. q. Brio candidate for attor-
nsy general. asked his opponent.
Thomas II. Peoples. why he declined
20 appear before the supreme court
for the state In the disbarment pro-
essdinGs against c. p. Sims Of Spar
tanburg.
''Mr. Peoples was required to ap-
pear In this case to represent the State
under the statutes" said Mr.. Brice.
"When he did not do 10 tho supreme
court sent for him, and he politely de-
clinsd to serve tho State in the case"
Mr. Peoples declared that Mr.. Brice
lad run for Judge. getting only 10
votes out Of 1;3. and had introduced
. bin In the house to amend the
Etats constitution. but made no refer
Gncs to the Sims case.
John Z. Duncan. the first candidate
for governor to speak. made an ad.
irsss on his usual lines.
w. c. Irby. Jr.. told Of his opposi-
tien TO the sale Of tho asylum proper
~ and to immigration. Hc developed
his plan for rural credits.
''Mr. Clinkscales' plan of State
wide compulsory education IL an i'm
practicable theory incapable Of being
Tut into execution" declared Rich
ard I. Manning. who was warmly
greeted by the audience.
=, II ask Mr.. Clinkscaies to answer in
his speech today where the money is
coming from to run the schools and
pay the teachers IL Statewide COM
puisory education Ia put into effect"
In Chesterfield county. Mr.. Manning
said that third Of the boys were
not In tho schools and quoted the
county superintendent Of education as
the authority for the statement that
IL would take q levy Of Is mill. to
pay tho salaries Of the teachers and
the running expenses Of the schools.
exclusive Of erecting new buildings.
should all the children be forced into
tho schools now.
IF you adopt Mr.. Clinkscales' plan
you will give q backset to education
because you will not have the money
TO make Statewide compulsion efrec-
tive" urged Mr.. Manning after he
presented his plan for local option
school attendance.
J. b. A. Mullaly spoke next.
John q. Richards condemned the
action Of tho State convention and
compulsory school attendance.
The fertilizer companies are de-
frauding you by short weights In ship
r'ents." asserted Charles Carroll
simms. who said that he know a
man who wanted to bring action
AGAINST the companies on the $40 pen
city but Clemson college refused to
let him do so.
"A liquor prohibition law will only
affect poor men," averred Mr.. simms,
who pictured rich mon in their clubs,
drinking their whiskey and discussing
how they were going to carry cleo
tions. He told the audience that when
the poor mon formed their clubs and
bought q little first X" the mayor of
Columbia raided them.
II glory In the spunk the governor
showed when he ordered raided tho
Columbia club-that nest OF politi-
cIans--the Metropolitan club and
other rich mems clubs" declared Mr..
gimms.
The speaker said that Mr.. Brown
jns and no were the only human be-
inss In the race for governor.
"Ali the other candidates are sane
tined and ought to be In heaven" he
insisted amid laughter.
Charles A. Smith recalled his race
for lieutenant governor against f..
Walker Duvaii of Cheraw. paying his
opponent q high tribute. lie then