The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-07-15

of Mr.. Mullallys platform.
John G. Richards opposed compul-
sorry education. 1t is rcpusivc to An
glo-SaXon scnsibilitics, he stated He
attacked the recent State convention
IN its adoption of the personal enroll
mcnt requirement Of voters to enroll
His dcnunciation Of tho charge, he
said that was being made that he was
Il "coat-tail swinger," and that he
would vote for Governor Blcasc for
the United States Senate, drew some
cheering and shouts of "Hurrah for
| Blcasc. IIurrah for Dlcasc" mingled
with few shouts OF "IIurrah for
| smith, Other calculations Of "You
look like Coley; you arc all right"
greeted Mr.. Richards rs he concluded
He was presented with flowers.
Charles Carroll Simms, referring to
| the talks Of tho other candidates as
"sanctifcd," said from listening to his
opponents talks he felt like he was
the only human being in the race and
the people ought to clcct q human be-
| ing as governor. lie attacked news
| paper for fighting him. He said he
had done moro for the farmers than
all tho other candidates, in that he
had established before tho supreme
court Of the United States that a
| farmer could not be put into bank
ruptcy.
Chas. \. Smith asked promotion to
| the Office Of governor on his record as
| lieutenant governor. lie praised Con-
! grcssman Lever and the people OF
| Lexington. lie advocated Il referendum
on Statewide prohibition, and urged
| the enforcement OF law. Lieutenant
Governor Smith said prohibition was
a burning issue and Il question which
must be met before law and order can
be properly enforced.
"'I'hc time has not come for compul-
sorry cducation,' he said. lie was pre-
scented with flowers and applaudcC
Mcndcl l.. smith said this was no
time for cheap politics in South Caro-
| lima and CXcoriatcd GCmagogy and
schemes and plans OF artIul po!iti-
| clans
Mr. Smith advocated local option
compulsory education with school dis
tricts as the unit and iii YOU ;oyco a
| general compulsory education law on
| The people YOU will bankrupt five hun
drcd school districts" declared the
| speaker. lie said il the general COM
| pulSory system were put on people il
would raise tho tax levy IN ono county
- mills and argued for the local on
ton system.
That's what we want, Smith" said
| several Of tho audience Whcn Mir
smith promised to carry out the vcr-
| diets OF the courts and juricS ana not
use the pardoning powor iudiScrimi-
natcly. This statement drew conHid,
| crablc applause. Two little girls pro
Scntcd Mr.. Smith with nowcrS and he
showed his appreciation by Kissing
them both.
Lowndcs J. browning praised tho
! Lexington hMbccucd Chicken last
night hero. lie told joke on rrof.
| ClnkscalcS which drew Il laugh from
tho crowd. He discussed rural cred
its, reimbursement OF tax assessments.
lie said the people did moi need com
| pulSOry education; what they need is
more facilities and more money TO lpln
the schools. He said compulsory cdu-
cation would increase taxation $llIl,-
| 600 and not a single additional school
| building would be erected.
lie rolls round on nowcyy beds Of
| case said the speaker OF Mr.. Ilnk-
| scales.
John G. Clinkscalcs pleaded for a
State wide compulsory education law,
citing instances where white parents
kept their children out Of school. lie
| spoke of the 10000 children ont Of
| schools. lie asked his opponents to
| show that it would bankrupt the state
to educate the children, and SAID il
| the legislature could appropriate $50,
600 to eradicate the cattle tick, cant
| they appropriate money to educate
| these 10000 white chidrcn?" He said
Marion, Calhoun, Saluda and other
counties could accommodate all the
white children. He was presented with
flowers.
II. \. Cooper stressed the great pow-
CT in the hands OF the governor and
the necessity OF selecting the GOV
| crnor Il had to educate myself;
| lived out in the sticks, where we learn
| something OF difficulties" said MIR.
Cooper, in a strong plea for increased
educational facilities for the rural
schools.
| 1T would be a mistaken policy to
put the cart before the horse and com
! pei children to go to school when there
is nowhere to go" said the speaker
| saying what was needed was to build
more school houses before cnacting a
compulsory education law. He urged
the people to prepare for the coming
OF the boil wccvl. Mr.. Cooper empha-
| sized the crVin3 need Of law cnfOrco-