The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-11
THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN OPENED
AT JOLLY STREET FRIDAY
CONTINUED FROM PACT y

candidate seeking reelection nor was
he swinging on to any mans coat tail
but was working to elect T. A. Doml-
nick.
He scored the selfish capitalists
who are agitating wa in order to NIL
their pockets at the expense of the
people who must pay the price in
blood.
II. II. Evans.
After an intermission of an hour
for dinner the first speaker in the
afternoon was Mr H. H. Evans.
The first speaker after dinner was
Mr. H. H. Evans. He attacked IN
vigorous terms the hunting and fish
ing license law and said that while
this law might have some merit as ap-
piled to the coast counties that 1t
certainly was not needed in the
Piedmont section of the State.
He called attention to the running
at large of dogs and the dangers OF
hydrophobia to which the people
were thus exposed.
He deplored the movement OF the
country people to the towns. They
were doing this to secure better edu-
cational advantages for their children.
He favors as a remedy for this evil
the building of rural graded schools
where country children could enjoy
the same advantage as the children
in the towns.
He closed by comparing the meagre
salary of the country school teacher
with that of the teachers in our high
er institutions of learning and faV-
ored an increase in salaries for coun-
try school teachers.
j. VIM. Folk.
DR.. J. Wm. Folk said that every
body knew that the salary of mem
ber of the house was not enough to
more than pay expenses but ne wish
ed from patriotic motives to be plac-
ed in position where he could rem
der a service to the people.
He referred to the reconstruction
period and said that he was one OF
the wearers of the red shirt when
Hampton was made Governor OF
South Carolina. He thanked the peo-
pie of Jolly Street for their liberal
support two years ago.
He favored a rural credits system
whereby the State by issuing twenty
year bonds could loan money at low
rate of interest to poor farmers who
were unable to buy land. He wanted
every man to own a home which such
a law would accomplish.
He said there were entirely too
many laws on the statute books. He
favored biennial sessions of the legis-
lature and the election of the govern
or for a term of four years.
In discussing the financial affairs of
the county he said that it was impos-
sible to meet expenses each year
when the expenditures were $45,00O.00
and the receipts only SS2,G00.00. He
was in favor Of a bond issue to run 30
Or 40 years to wipe out this annual
dedcit.
DR.. Folk said ne was utterly op-
posed to woman suffrage and said
that her life duties in the home we're
too exalted and too sacred to be
dragged down to political level with
men.
He favored more aid for rural
schools and advocated free books for
the pupils of these schools.
He wanted to take care of the Con-
federate soldiers and declared that
every one of them should have pen
sion.
He forecast the future by dream
in which ne pictured human scenes
so years from now.
He closed by saying that he was
making his third and last race for the
legislature and hoped the people of
Jolly Street would see their way clear
to leave his name on the ballot when
the scratching took place.
Walter I. Herbert.
Mr.. Walter I. Herbert appeared on
the speakers stand with grip from
which he took a bar of soap, small
piece of leather and a bundle of hemp
fax.
He suggested that children should