Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-19
TIiE CAMPAIGN PARTY.

OronCc has been visited once more
bv lie gentlemen seeking Office at
the lands Of the citizens Of South
Carolina. There was 4 large crowd
prC Cnt to hear them, the best Of or
der prevailed and each candidate had
2 +: ir and square deal before the Oco-
nee audience The crowd at the
meeting yesterday WAS quite as larg"
as hat which heard the Senatorial
candidates. some estimating it in |X-
rCss f that gathering.
We 'Oubt if there is any goOi to
result frCm the COunty-tO-COunt' can
yasS As a ,'hOlc, and IL seems to us
that il wOulu hC well to abolish the
practice. The Ca..Ii"":,.o for Cover
nor had only enough time to talk to
give the general public an imklimg as
10 what each stood for, but that was
pretty generally known. and the
other candidates Slipped in a few
words which, boiled down, summed
up and thought over, amounted to
'Glad to meet you.--l want your
votes FhC other fellow is no good,
and I'm it THANK YOU for your at
tcntiOn Goodbye Don't forget to
vote for ME-"
There was no time for a discussion
Of live issues. There were those who
touched upon subjects OF Importance.
but the time would not permit them
10 so deep enough to give to the pub
lie anything like an adequate basis
Tor sound opinion. Each of the can
didatcS is known, aud more or less
OF the things for which he stands is
known, but it is not due to the cOun-
ty-tO-county canvass that such is the
case. This information has come
through the. newspaper advertising
and printed platforms. The speak
ingS' from start to finish have been
4 farce--not because the gentlemen
who spoke are wcaklingS or in any
way lacking in ability to present
their views intClligcntly, but simply
because the system is burdcnsome,
clumsy and totally unsuited to the
needs OF the people and the country.
IL will be a great step forward, we
believe, when the Democratic State
Committee shall do away with the
present system. 1t will certainly be
relief to the candidates. and none
the less relief to a long-suffer-
ing public.
The candidates vino spoke appear
ed in the following order:
Those for Attorney Gencral-Thos.
II. Peoples, A. G. Brcc.
Comptroller General--JaS. A. Sum-
mersett. "a. w. Jones, the present
EomOtrollor General was not present
when called, but appeared later and
spoke at the close OF the mcetingD
Adiutant Gcneral-~W. w Moore,
NJ G. Willis.
Ra 'lrOll COmmiSsiOuCr--Er Frank w
Shealy, }. II. wharton. W. |. With
erspoon, G. w. Fairey, c. +. Fortrcr.
(James Canister is still unable to at
tend the campaign mcctingsD
Lieutenant Govcrnor-W. NJ. Ha-
mer. J. \. Hunter. b. +. Kelley. 4. J.
Bcthea.
GoNcnor-M. l.. Smith, Lowndes
i. Browning, J. G.. CIinkSacles, r. A.
Cooper, j. I. Duncan. VIM. C.. Irby.
Jr., j. R. a. Mutually. j. G.. Richards.
Chas. G. SimmS, Chas. A. Smith.
1t is an impoSsibility to give even
he hrirlcst outline of the brief re-
marks OF these &c gentlemen, and
in fairness to all we refrain from any
comments, favorable or otherwise. to
any one.
Let the people Judge let the
people rulc.' That is their privilege
-- our priNilege--and duty. We trust
that every citizen of Oconce will next
Fucsday exercise his right OF voting.
and that in doing so he will follow
tho dictates OF his conscience, suuar-
ed by careful consideration and a de.
sire to select the best men in the
race to serve the people .. South
Carolina,