The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-08

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Know how the citizens considered the
matter, and from the Chamber OF
Commerce asking the Sumter delcga-
tlOn to oppose the bill. Besides he did
not vote on the union station bill, as
1T had never come to Il vote.
lie voted to give the Colorcd Fair
Association $1,000, as he thought this
but justice, as the white association
had been aided literally by the State,
and he favored encouraging the neg
roes in anything which would increase
their interest in work on the farm.
He stated that the Live Stock Rails
ers' Association was an organization
which would be of benefit to the whole
State. He had therefore voted to aid
it, but the Plant Breeders Association
was an enterprise from which only in,
dividuals secured benefits and he had
opposed the appropriation for it.
lie considered the Fortner bill an
insult in itself to tho white people OF
the State He was for white su-
prcmacy and he considered voting on
it an insult to the white people of the
state. AT the same time he was op-
posed to white people teaching in ne
gro schools or negroes teaching in
white schools, the mention of which
he considered an insult. He explained
that action on either side would in it.
self DC an affront to white people and
he thought that the only thing to be
done was to ignore and smother tho
dill. For these reasons he refused t.
vote either way.
He stated that Mr.. Clifton had told
of his (Cliftons) action in the recent
State Democratic convention. He
Epps, had voted the same way as did
Mr.. Clifton, SO if a mistake was made
both had made it.
Mr.. Clifton in reply read the vote
in the journal showing that Mr. Epps
had voted against bill which in some
manner referred to the old soldiers
home at Columbia.
Mr.. A. K. Sanders was applauded
when he took the stand. He stated
that he had come before the people
of Privateer first seeking their votes
just 2S years before, the day being
the 3lst Of August, 1886, the day OF
the earthquake.
Hc would not discuss anybody's rec
ord. ftr he did not believe in sayin.
anything about anyone else unless i,
was good. He was qualified by past
experience, having served four terms
in the Legislature, to fill the office, bu,
would not make any promise Of wha,
he would do, If elected, as they were
too uncertain; except to serve with al
the experience and ability he possess.
ed.
He advocated good roads and thc.l
upbuilding by the State. He belicv.
ed in the cause of education, bu
thought that in the past too much hat
been given t. colleges and not sufli.
cient to the common schools. lie
praised Bethel school, referring to the
good work it was doing.
He believed that the legislator,
should be generous to the old soldiers
but more safeguards should be pu
around nunro,rint;nnc q o, ,fto,, +h,.,
not deserving of aid secured funds
which should have gone to the mar
who had fought for four years.
He thought that there should be
representative from the rural districts
The county had not been represented
in many years, although it was as
good an agricultural country as could
be found, and he considered it a re-
Election on the country that no one
from 1T was elected. lie had beer
elected to the legislature four times
being the youngest representative ever
sent from this county up to the time
of his first election lie had been .
member of the board of directors G.
the state penitentiary for sixteen
years. fourteen years as chairman OF
Of the board, being reelected by the
legislature several times at the ex.
piration of his term. He stated that
If elected, he would give up a position
which paid much more than did the
position of legislator, that he was do.
ing this in order to serve the people
lie retired amid applause and one man
in the audience shouted "We'rc goine
to send you there
MIR. Davis ID. Noise was applaudcd
when he was introduced. He stated
that he camC before his friends and
friends of his family, whose esteem
was worth more than any Office. lie
would not seek into the record of any
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