The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-04


nish accommodations to all of it's
children in the schools, he would be
in favor of cOmpulsion.
THE State ought to give the physi-
clans the right they arc asking to
protect our children in the schools
from communicable diseases" de-
clared Mr.. Cooper after advocating
support Of the State board of health.
John L. Duncan proposed an expert
public service commission to give the
State the benefit of it's advice on mat
ters of legislation.
w. {. 1rby. Jr., told Of his opposi-
tion to the sale Of the asylum prop
erty in Columbia. He said in the
ten years he was in the legislature he
knew no boss except the majority of
the white people of his county and the
best interests Of the people of the
State.
Mr.. Irby bitterly arraigned North
ern cotton spectators and gamblers.
who he declared were injuring The
mill operatives, the farmers and the
small stockholders.
Richard I. Banning said that d.,
yond the bounds nf the state South
Carolina was being hei aided as
commonwealth in which lawlessness
w Il ,,,:,.. l..
punished and in It's own legislative
hall its people had been called law
less.
What Of the law?
"Wc have law against race track
gambling" said Mr.. Manning. yet
does that exclude from our Sttae this
vicious and demoralizing vice and do
we not see this debasing and degrad-
ing set who have been driven out Of
one state after N othei:'
Mr.. Manning alluded to the recent
actions Of the governors Of Oklaho-
ma and Virginia in driving racing out
Of their States.
II would not desire to play to the
galleries by spectacular acts" aver
red Mr.. Manning. 1t would not be
necessary. would say to the officials
that the law must re enforced, re-
spected and obeyed. The officials
would know better than to disregard
the order. If they disregarded it
would as governor exercise the duty
placed upon mo Ky the constitution
and remove the official. Failing to
get results, 1 would resort to the mill
itary to make the law respected anG
obeyed."
Mr.. Manning's condemnation OF the
abuse of the pardoning power drew
many cheers.
j. r. Adger Mutually made his first
appearance on the stump for gover-
nor. He said he would hand out his
platform and make his speech &C.
night from the court house steps. He
termed the speeches Of the other
candidate for governor "tOmmyrot.
II am running for governor and
holding on not to Cole Blease's coat
tail, but to Cole Bleascs hands," de-
clared Mr. Mutually. IL am a Cole
Blease man." he added. He declared
he was on Wilson's coattail, on w. ].
Bryans coattail and holding on
to Blease's coattail.
Demands New Rules.
John G. Richards was received with
hand-clapping and cheers. He said
he had always been a farmer and al
lied with the farmers. He denounced
the personal enrolment requirement
Of the new rules, and opposed COM
pulsOry education. He again declared
his intention to vote for Blcasc for
the senate and said he was not coat
tail swinger.
Every effort of my life has been
directed toward bringing law and or
der to pass" asserted Charles Carroll
Simms, in opening his speech.
Mr. Simms declared that The State
was fighting him and Opposting his
election because he was a friend Of
the poor people and had always
fought their fight.
you are nothing but a beast Of
burden, and they are determined to
keep you a Least Of burden by not
allowing you to exercise your political
rights" said Mr.. Simms.
The speaker charged that the last
State convention passed rules which
would confuse and bcwilder the poor,
illitcrate voters just as the eight box
law was passed to keep ignorant
negroes from voting legally in the
days of Reconstruction.
IL never got your name but you're
he stuff" shouted Il man when Mr.
Simms concluded.
"NOw there's Il man who never told
a lie" cXclaimCd the samc man when