The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-08-08

the maEy campaign IL New berry has
had since the hunting season opened
office hunting.
The candidates for congress for the
third district and the candidates for
solicitor fo. the eisnth judicial cir
cult spoke in the court house Sat
urday afternoon, County Chair
man Frank R. Hunter, presid-
Ing. There was almost a capa-
city house, nearly every seat being
taken. Several ladies graced the oc-
casion with their presence: The audi
,ence was quiet and attentive and each
candidate was given an inpartia.
hearng. There was some general
hand clapping at times, but nothing
on the yelling and foot stamping order
at any time during the meeting.
All the candidates for congress were
present except Mr.. Aiken who is in
Washington.
Mr.. Henry C. Tilman was the first
speaker and devoted goodly part of
his time answering the argument OF
<ttoo much TilIman" which some Of his
opponents had used against i'm. He
said that when four Tillmans re-
sponded to their country's call in
1877 to go to Mexico where three OF
them now sleep in foreign soil; and
when the Civil war broke out; and in
1875 when nadical rule was over
thrown; and in 1890 when the common
people followed the lead of a Tillman-
there was not in those times cry Of
@'too much TilIrnan."
rIr. Tillman favored a rural credits
system where a poor man could bor-
row Is per cent Or 80 per cent of the
true valuation of the Land at low
rate of interest He said this was not
a. wild cat theory because as the pay
Inents were made the debt would be
reduced and as the end of the pay
ments approached the land would be
worth more than at the start. These
payments ought to extend over a
period Of from 20 to 35 years which
would give every deserving poor man
an opportunity to own a home. He
favored a preparedness program that
would produce an efficient army and
an adequate navy equal to that Of
any other naval power in the world.
He was opposed to a large standing
army but favored the establishment
of military training schools all over
the country where the youth of the
land could receive military training at
the same time that they were obtain
ing literary and industrial training.
This would give the country an i'm
mense reserve army which could be
called ou, and organized on short
notice
A. H. Dagnall spoke in compliment
ary terms Of the ladies present. Was
running on his own merits and had
nothing to say against his opponents.
He thought historic family names
should not be considered but that
ability and fitness should be the guild
ing choice Of the people. He favored
q. refund oy the federal government of
the cotton tax exacted from the far
mers of the south at the close of the
war of Secession and said this would
provide a sum sufficient to give all
confederate veterans now living
$500 and $4,000 per month the rest
of their lives. He said this would
forever set at rest the question Of
pensions for the old vets to whom the
south owes so much
He would introduce a bill to prohib-
It the intermarriage of whites and
negroes in Washington, opposed the
distribution of seed by the govern
ment and called it a political scheme
for getting votes. He favored strict
economy in governmental expendi-
lures, favored preparedness by the
Inauguration of a we'll trained army
! and navy and stressed the Importance
of a merchant marine in the interest
of American trade. He scored federal
d courts and the power OF federal judges
band closed by citing his experience
Il ard success at the Anderson bar.
Mr.. Fred H. Dominick said he did