Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-19
Who is w. F. Stevenson?
political ADVERTISEMENT

(POlltlcal ADVERTISEMENT
Last week we told you who he was
up to 1902 in legislative success and
eXperience-this week we will give
you some of his later work as legis-
lator.
After being out by voluntary re-
tirement for eight years he was again
elected to the house in 1910. He had
developed as a lawyer and legislator
and his activities showed his bent in
legislation and it tended Qst to build
ing up the farming interests, (and he
is himself a considerable farmer-his
entire property outside of his home
and some town lots being in farming
lands3 (2nd) to building up the
common schools, and (3rd) to give
| lust portion of the benefits of Clemson
College and Winthrop to country boys
and girls. He helped to pass the Act
to provide for a crop pest commits
sion in the State, to fight crop pests,
especially the bool weevil See acts
1912, page 74S.
|
stations, for instruction and develop
ment of farming and succeeded in
getting one placed in the Sand Hill
section, now developing so rapidly.
See Acts 1911, page 8.
He helped pass the law providing
that hog cholera serum should be FUR
nished to any farmer whose hogs had
or were threatened with disease and
it was to be free to those too poor to
pay for it. When understood and ap-
piled this will save thousands of dol
lars to the farmers of the state. See
Acts 1913, page 1874.
He helped to establish fifty-one
scholarships in Clemson College, one
for each county and one additional
for each congressional district, to be
| for boys from the farm who were to
study only the agricultural courses
and go back to the farm when
through. See Acts 1912. page Csc.
He helped to pass the bills provid-
| ing that at least one scholarship IN
each county in both Clemson and
Winthrop, should be set aside to be
competed for by country boys and
| girls only, for the reason that the
bows and girls in the towns, having
better chances to prepare themselves
were getting all the free scholarships
in those schools and the country boys
and girls were being left. because
their preparatory schools were not as
efficient. Now. one scholarship, II
there are less than four in a country
and two, if there are more than that,
must go to Il farmers boy or girl. See
Acts 1912, page csc.
He has also been persistent in his
fight for good road legislation and al
though he has not been able To get
the State as Il whole to embark in this
work, his own township has. by special
Legislation and taxes levied, made
lmodel roads to the boundaries of his
township, and this plan is spreading
lover the entire county.
SO he has shown constructive geni-
us as a legislator and it has been along
the line of the uplift of the farming
class. His leadership has been
acknowledged in the house and Is
only indicative of what he would be
if in congress.
As to his ability as Legislative
debater. we cite report of great
debate in the house, made by the most
expert reporter of Legislative debates
in South Carolina, Mr.. August kohn
on January 23. 1912. Mr.. Kohn says;
THE argument of Mr. w. F.
: Stevenson of Cheraw. was one of
; the finest, ONE OF THE MOST
| FORCEFUL AND ELOQUENT
HEARD IN 4 GENERATION on
the floor of the house. 1t was
one of the best, most logical and
we'll conceived arguments that
has been heard in Il legislative
| body. 1t went into current poll
tics, more or less but with it all
it was a maSterful production
i AND COULD ONLY HAVE COME
FROM \ MIND OF UNUSUAL
| CALIBER."
Why should he not be given :
chance to put the fifth district or
the map"
See next installment.