The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-06-26


He gave the lineup Of the candi
dates for governor on the compulsory
education issue and explained his own
advocacy of local option compulsory
education law which would allow
each school district to vote on the
question
For Compulsory Law.
what man will stand here on the
floor today and tell me that he is
opposed to submitting the question of
compulsory education to the people
OF a school district?' asked Mr..
Smith
81 will" answered John e. Clink-
scales.
Probably if we had had it in effect
for few years you would not, re-
torted Mr.. Smith at which the crowd
laughed and applauded.
The speaker made ringing appeal
fgr the enforcement of law, condemn
ing the indiscriminate issuing OF par
dons. He again advocated liberal
support for the State board of health.
The audicen gave Mr. Smith care
ful attention in marked cotrast to
the disorder while Mr.. Simms spoke.
Lowndes J. Browning said he did
not start factionalism in his race,
but had announced that there was not
a coat-tail in South Carolina strong
enough to hold him. Mr.. Browning
advocated the adoption of the Torrens
system or registering land titles, told
of his plan Of rural credits and taxa
ton reform. MIR. Browning said that
factionalism had been a great curse to
the State, resulting in stagnation in
constructive legislation.
Cheers and cries of ''the next gov
ernor of South Carolina greeted John
G. Clinkscales when he arose to speak.
He said it was a new bushes for
him to be mixed up with politicians,
but that he was having a jolly time.
Mr. Clinkscales joked various can
didates. TIE crowd launned at each.
hit. Then he launched into a dis
cussion of compulsory education,
which he said all the candidates were
finally beginning to agree was the big
Issue. Mr. Clinkscales said he would
not discuss this issue today with John
G. Richards because che was too far
behind" in his opposition to compul-
sorry education in any shape. He
said though that he would take up the
position OF Richard 1 Manning and
NJ. L. Smith, who are advocating LOCAL
option compulsory education.
For Statewide Law.
Mr. Clinkscales wade a splendid
presentation Of his position in favor
OF immediate and Statewide compul-
sorry education.
81 appeal to you for those hun
dreds of boys and girls whose pa
rents stand between them and the
doors of the school" said Mr. Clink-
scales.
He told of the conversion of ]. Wal
ter Doar of Georgetown to the cause
Of compulsory education after he was
appointed superintendent of education
in Georgetown county by Gov Blease
and of the advocacy of compulsory
education Of the Statewide type by
every county superintendent of edu-
cation because they knew the need
of it.
The audience gave to Mr.. Clink-
scales rapt attention. He was pre-
sented with flowers.
W. C. Irby, Jr., declared that ne
was swinging to no mans cOat-ta1l
and that if the people made him
governor he would know no boss ex-
cept the majority of the white people
Of South Carolina. He said he had
opposed the new primary election en-
rollment rules because he believed
them unfair Mr.. Irby discussed tie
wniskey question. He said that he be-
lieved a crowd CT land grafters were
trying to get hold .2f the asylum prop
erty and that if it had not been for
him the house would have passed the
bill giving the property to them.
Mr.. Irby told O: his opposition to
importing cheap labor into the State
and lis plan sOr rural credits.