Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-07

statement on the question:
He knew nothing of lawlessness In
South Carolina. The majority OF the
campaign meetings had been as quiet
as Sunday services, and there had
been more disorder among the candi-
dates than the audiences.
I have had to do some things in
this campaign which have caused me
pain. / have never Intentionally ap-
pealed to passion. If you don't want
TO forfeit that which Tillman and the
Reform faction fought for, If you
want the masses and not the classes
to be in control, you had better wake
UP.
Mr.. Richards had no hatred for the
negro. but he would never be willing
to vote additional taxes for negro ed
ucation until illiteracy is driven from
among the white people Of the state.
He opposed local option compulsory
education.
Every candidate for governor is
known to be supporting one of the
four candidates for the senate. He
did not hesitate to proclaim how his
vote would be cast. He believed with
all his heart that as between Blease
and Smith, Blease stood closer to the
people and he proposed to vote for
him. It'll kill your vote" exclaimed
IN auditor. xiii it, sir" replied Mr..
Richards II know you, and l knew
your daddy before YOU" replied the
auditor. Mr. Richards was applaud
cd.
chas. Carroll Simms.
Mr.. Charles Carroll Simms Of Barn
well. said Mr.. Manning's idea Of unity
and peace was a unity which would
put him in office. He charged that
Mr.. Manning was endorsed by coterie
of bankers. The anti-administration
candidates were all ducks, he said,
and the question now was which one
of the Blease candidates should be
elected. Are you going to take a man
like me who has been a consistent
friend of Blease's for ten years, or
are you going to take man ike
Mr.. Richards who has struggled for
40 years to obtain a character and
has now lost it by turning over to
Blease?
Mr.. Simms defined the distinction
between the words 'mishap' and
misfortune" and said the election OF
an anti-Rlease man would be mis-
han" while the selection Of Major
Richards would be "misfortune."
Major Richards thinks he has the
endorsement of Gov. Blease, and is
therefore "some pumpkin After
August 25, he will be "gourd.
Chas. A. Smith.
Chas. A. Smith. the present lieuten-
ant governor, told the voters that ne
was not one Of those candidates whose
opinions changed on every wind. He
still retained his position of two years
ago on public questions. He stands
for statewide prohibition. Prohibition
is a Democratic issue in congress now.
There is one candidate in this race,
q former great prohibitionist, who now
hides behind another issue and says
the time for prohibition is not yet
come. Mr.. Smith opposed compulsory
education.
(Which plan will show better judg-
ment. give the children a chance to go
to school, or enacting a law compell-
ing them to go.
M. L. Smith.
M. L. Smith Of Camden, speaker OF
the house of representatives, asked the
people to vote for the man who had
given them the most to think about.
Mr.. Smith denounced the Columbia
Record, which had placed the names OF
three Of the anti-Blease candidates al
its masthead and was calling on the
people to support one of the three, pre-
ferably the first on the list.
I would like to see a tuberculosis
camp in every county, said Mr.. Smith
He advocated a local option compul-
sorry education law, but was opposed to
a state wide measure.
Good roads throughout the state and
the operation Of our natural lime de-
posits would save money to the farm
% Ctn 70 q
MANY Of YOU people will look me in the
face and say human life and property
in South Carolina is as safe as 1t was
four or five years ago? Nom -enforc-
ment of the law has begotten lawless-
ness.
If you elect me governor, you will
certainly have to show me where mer-
cy will be a promotion Of justice be-
fore YOU get any pardons or paroles or
communication of sentences from me.
will do nothing that will bring tinge
of shame to the cheeks of any South
Carolinian."
L. J. Browning.
Mr.. Lowndes ]. Browning of Union
the last of the long list of candidates
to speak, realized that the crowd was
tired, and for that reason was brief in
his remarks.
He warned the audience that If they
did not look we'll to their rights, this
was the last primary election to be
held in South Carolina.
He had refused to enter anv elimina
ton conference and roundly denounced
any such methods. He had no objec-
ton to attending open-door caucuses
but would enter no meeting to bolster
up the waning fortunes Of a certain
pli1ota Tho sneaker said he was
an -Blease candidate, who would
never be favored by any caucus.
Mr.. Browning devoted several min
utes to discussion Of a system Of ru-
raj credits. He deplored present farm
ing conditions in the state and said
that were he young man just start
ing out in life and had nothing save
his muscle and his brain, he would
certainly not begin on the farm.
At the conclusion of Mr. Browning's
remarks, the meeting was adjourned.