The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-12

from the race and to pay $500 to any
man. who would point to a single mis-
representation of fact in the charges
preferred against the chief executive.
There were many calls to continue
when the speakers time had been
consumed.
Mr.. Pollock's reputation had pre-
ceded him, and this candidate got
IL rOusng welcome when introduced.
After reminding the Marlboro vot-
ers that his mother had been born
In Marlboro county 80 years ago, the
speaker said that he had no political
machine and did not desire any. He
wanted to appeal to the reason and
intelligence Of the voter and not COM
pei the people to vote for him through
the potency of political machine
Inc governor had boasted, he said,
that he had the greatest organiza-
ton ever built up in South Carolina.
This candidate too said that the
governor could not be depended upon
to keep his party pledge and cited
In support various appointments
when anti-administration men had
been elected in the primary.
IF he did it once, he'll do it again."
Mr.. Pollock shouted with emphasis.
and then added, "for the miserable
leopard never changes it's spots.
! The speaker warmed to a pitch of
eloquence when he answered the chief
executive as to the separate coach
said. which was adopted practically
word for word, after the bill provid-
ing only separate apartments in the
same coach had been voted down. ''.
That man." he continued, who
tells half truth and conceals the
balance is worse than the man who
tells full lie" The governor. he
added, had been in the legislature for
years and years. and he dared the
chief executive to point to a single
separate coach bill he had introduced
or to al instance when he had opened
his mouth to further the cause.
When the legislature was struggling
to get an act Of this nature through.
Mr.. Pollock said, the governor was
the representative of the G. n. & L.
railway. and basking in the influence
of Ben Abney, general counsel for
the Southern road, and now living in
the governors home.
The pardon record came in for an
other grilling arraignment. In con-
Guiding this part of his speech, Mr..
Pollock said that the governor had
got beyond the common place stage
of mixed breed" and was "a four
to One." in that he had pardoned
more than 800 negroes and only 800
white.
Two new cases in the pardon record
were recited by this speaker.
The crowd had followed every word
the speaker had uttered, and there
was much insistance that he contin-
| ue w lcIl lie Ildu ITllSneQ.
When introduced Senator Smith
said he would not insult the intel.
ligence of the audience by replying
to the 'garbled statements they had
heard in the morning. From his ear
liest entry into public life, until the
present time, he said, there was not
a single act of his which needed an
apology. He had come before the peo-
pie on the platform Of seeing to it
that the agricultural interests Of the
South had proper consideration. He
had kept the faith, he said, and urged
that the record be searched. His
time he explained, would be given
over to a discussion Of the issues
which should be dear to every farm
er's heart
| The war situation consumed much
of the speakers time. The plan which
the senator will urge when he gets
to Washington Sunday night is that
the machine for the full operation Of
the new banking and currency law he
completed with dispatch. When this
Is done, 1t will be possible for farmers
to hold their crops. as they can then
demand that money be issued on cot
ton as collateral. Provision has been
made for such transactions in section
13 Of the currency law. which was
| written by Seantor Smith.
If this law can not be put into op-
| GRAFTON before cotton is being thrown
on the market. Senator Smith will
| urge that one-half of the billion dol
| lars of emergency money to be issued
at once shall be sent directly to the
South. to be distributed so that farm
| ers may receive the necessary ;unds
without unnecessary delay and incon-