The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-28


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+. $. Evans.
Tie next speaker was Mr. +. S.
..Ia.ns. OF greenwood. Mr.. Evans
said he had the pleasure OF making
MS maiden speech i'll NeWDerry two
years ago. He said ne was Character
Yea then as a two by four politician.
=. ..e snould bc elected lie would 10
lis best to represent the people OF
district He said Mr.. Aiken and Mr.
,Dcmi1icli had p l:tical records and
he lad none. He would discuss the
political record but would not be per-
soral. He said he di oppose tAe
parcels post bill two years ago but i
was then a different bill fr-m the one
that was made law. The bill he op-
posed charged the same on a pack
age from Newberry to Greenwood that
t did on the same package from Phil
adelp2ia. to Greenwood He also op-
pcsed tie Bristow amendment Tor the
direct election f United States sena-
tors because that bill proposed to
have the election under tae federal
government
He was in favor o. federal aid for
roads under an expert engineer. The
federal government had as mucl right
to build roads in the Piedmont as it
had to spend money to dredge the
creeks and rivers in the lcw country.
He was friend of the railroads,
but he believed that they should be
regulated He did not understand why
it would cost more to bring a car load
from Raleigh, n. C. to Greenville, than
it would to haul the same car from
Greenville to Raleigh.
He didn't think Mr.. Aiken was true
to the Democratic party when the
greatest president the world had ever
seen went to congress and asked tle
repeal of the tolls exemption and Mr..
Aiken voted against the president.
About twelve persons own the coast
wise vessels and they are the same
people VINO own the steel trust. The
democratic party has always been
against ship subsidy.
Mr.. Aiken opposes civil service re-
form. Mr.. Evans said ne believed that
all the rural carriers should be under
tie civil service Ii they are un-
der civil service they will become
political machines He didn't think
a congressman should build up poll
tical machine
Mr. Eyans said he was making this
race on the merits of F. S. Evans, and
if any one wanted to vote for him on
his merits he wanted mis- vote, if not,
why he could vote otherwise. He said
also that he did not propose to buy
his way into congress. He believed
that IA man who bought his way could
also be bought himself.
Mr.. John A. Horton, OF Belton, was
next introduced.
John 4. Horton.
NJ, uor+oo cold bo Voc no cnaakor
but that he had entered the race and
was going to make it in a straight
forward business way. He referred
to Mr.. Dominick's claim
about winning on the first race and
then gave a brie: sketch of himself.
He said he was not known in New
berry and would, therefore, tell some
thing Of himself He was torn and
reared on the farm and was taug1t
to work, real work He realized al
ready that politics is a funny game.
At the age of 1S he entered Patrick
Military Institute, from which ne
graduated and then kept books for
awhile and afterwards entered the
business at Belton and
some two years ago organized the
Farmers bank at tnat place and was
now in the banking business. He has
been MAYOR OF his town
He believed in federal aid for roads.
The country spends five hundred mil
lion for rivers and harbors and mill
tary and pensions, and BE thought it
could we'll afford to spend some for
the building Of roads. In this way all
me people would get some benefit.
He also favored federal aid for the
rural schools.
He believed that rural mail delivery +
should be extended to every nook and
corner of the country. !
He said he was an administration |
man. He believed we had the great !