The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-18

vict labor on the roads. He called
attention to the large percentage of
white illiteracy in South Carolina
He defended his position in favor of
local option compulsory education.
He said that a Statewide compulsory
school attendance law would work a
hardship on 500 school districts in
this State.
I'VE must respond to the principles
Of the medical profession, in the mat
ter Of our health and happiness" con-
tinued Speaker Smith. who told Of
the work Of the State board Of health.
Speaker Smiths statement that he
would honor the verdict Of IL jury
men was greeted with applause.
Lowndes J. Browning. in speaking
Of the liquor question as expressed
by other candidates for governor
stated that he was in favor Of local
option.
He asked that Mr.. Clinkscales de-
fine his position on this mooted ques-
ton.
Mr.. Browning again urged that the
State loan money to persons desiring
to become home owners. thereby help
Ing to solve the many rural problems.
He made an attack on the present
personal property tax. and advocated
in lieu of 1t a graduated income tax
John @. Clinkscales. in answering
Mr.. Browning's question. said that he
had answered the question at Edge
field.
He gave out the following state
ment c0ncerningg his position:
I'm view of the fact that the whis-
key question has been brought up in
this campaign. wish to state my
position on this question. .t
II believe that South Carolina has
suffered from the lack Of constructive
legislation on account Of undue agita-
ton Of the liquor question and I,
therefore. favor the enforcement of
the present law.
II will add. however. that am a
total abstaiher and am personally
against whiskey. but am not advocat-
ing Statewide prohibition in this
campaign as some would have the
people believe"
Mr.. Clinkscales went on to say that
he believed the lawlessness Of today
was due primarily to the abuse of the
pardoning power.
He then went into his hobby
az he himself says. of compulsory
school attendance. He stated that II
would not bankrupt the State to put
such a law In force. II am pleading
for the 10000 boys and girls of this
State" he said.
Mr.. Clinkscales was given bou.
Quet.
Robert A. Cooper spoke of the Of.
fce of governor as the most impor.
tant ofice in this State. He advocat.
cd the enforcement Of law, naming
the glaring exceptions of disobedi.
ence Of the law in Charleston. with
Its racetrack gambling and Colum.
bia with It's "blind tigers
Mr.. Cooper stated that he was in
favor Of equalization of the school
facilities of the counties. He paid
q tribute to the work of Clemson
college In all that 1t is doing for the
farmers, and urged that the demon
stration agents acquaint the people
with the danger Of the boil weevil,
which, according to experts. will reach
South Carolina in five years. He
asked that support be given the State
board Of health. The speaker then
developed his idea for a rural credits
law.
John +. Duncan advocated the ap-
pointment Of a public service COM
mission. He then talked about what
he calls his system"
John Richards" he ssid. "by the
denial Of his coattail swinging has
advertised himself from Hellaballo
to Boston"
w. c. Irby. Jr. recounted his fight
In the legislature to sustain the veto
Of the governor on the sale of the
asylum property in Columbia. He
told Of his work in the State con-
vent!on in denouncing the rules
adopted there. He charged that John
G. Richards and Mendel l.. Smith
had missed this convention, fearing
to give a vote ON the rules.
He related the time when the mills
In Aiken closed down. almost starv-
Ing the people. II propose to make
every man who works in a mill join
union by law" he said.
Mr.. Irby scathingly denounced the
control Of cotton mills by Northern
capital.
Richard I. Manning said that tho