The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-11

to follow in his steps as matter OF
sentiment as we'll as a desire 20 serve
the county.
He said he, too, was opposed TO wo-
man suffrage but that it was surely
coming.
He spoke of the movement OF the
country people to the town which ne
thought was unfortunate.
For many years he had studied dlf-
ferent branches of agriculture and had
specialized on dairying with the re-
suit that he could get highest mar
ket price for his products.
He said his idea was not to lay up
money but to educate the young. He
would not make a lot of promises but
he said that as hard as he had studied
along agricultural lines, just that hard
he would study to serve the peoples
wants.
E. n. Kibler.
DIR. E. N. Kibler of Prosperity said
he was in favor of warehouse system,
biennial sessions, lower taxes. sup
port of institutions of higher educa-
ton and of rural schools, proper care
of Confederate veterans, and the pro-
lection of labor.
During his speech he pointed to the
Hunter-Dewalt school building and
said it was monument that should
adorn every community. He spoke of
the Importance of the rural schools
and said that only about seven per
cent. Of the boys from rural schools
ever go through college.
He thought the legislature from time
to time had created too many useless
Offices and suggested that the grand
jury could discharge a lot of the du-
ties now imposed upon some of these
officers.
He took whack at the high salary
now paid the superintendent of the
asylum and thought it excessive. He
said he would do his duty if sent to
the legislature.
Geo. S. Mower.
Hon. George S. Mower said he was
candidate for reelection to the leg
islature. He congratulated the voters
on the fact that we were living under
the wise and safe administration of
Woodrow Wilson who had guided the
nation safely and kept US so far out of
war.
He discussed the liquor question
and the advantages and benefits of
the present law.
AS to education, he said interest was
growing in higher institutions of
learning and that these were depend
ent on the growth of the rural schools.
He complimented the community on
having erected so handsome a school
building.
He said that it was true that it took
lot of money to run the State gov
ernment but that there were certain
things that must be provided for, VIZ,
the penitentiary, salaries, educational
funds, the State hospital, the Confed-
crate veterans, etc., these must be pro-
vided for and any curtailments or
economies must come in other direc-
tions.
He defended some of the alleged
useless Offices" as serving good
purpose.
He thanked the people for their
past support and would make the prom
ise to faithfully and conscientiously
serve them.
C. 4. Wyehe.
Or. C. T. Wyche, the last speaker
in the legislative group, said he was
responding to the call Of his many
friends who wanted man who had
good horse sense to make the race. He
wants to represent the people of the
county and defined the meaning of
representative government.
He spoke Of the large amount of
money expended by the State for edu-
cational purposes and said that he
cast his vote on all occasions for COM
mon school appropriations as the COM
mon school is the basis of all higher
education.
He said he favored rural credits and
had introduced at one time bill
whereby poor farmeds would be en-
abled to borrow money on long time
and low interest rates but the bill was