The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-05-06

ScyS SosSAAAtCuS PAdutc SuOulO pay
more than private.
based on land, 1t 10 easier and simpler
than one based on cotton. Elect the
right legislature and a. governor in
sympathy. and ] will haye ready ru-
raj credit measure as easy to work
as the State warehouse lew.
There is a studied attempt to pre-.
vent information from reaching the
people. Every effort has ben made
to poison the public mind and de-
stroy confidence in me. They aIlese
that the whole thing is politics.
tried to 60 before the people Ia
years ago. and the politicians
changed the party rules to shut me
out. The intervening time has beeh
one OF preparation. S
After being reelected last winter
! asked the legislature to put this Of
fee in the primary. It refused. so we
will give the people a chance, anyway.
Unless have the backing OF the peo-
pie. there Is no use In expending my
energy. wasting my time. and disburs-
ing my income. A camnaign OF edn-
cation Is an absolute necessity.
Il can not so before the people
under the rules. unless candidate for
an Office. To be a candidate for O
lucrative office would weaken me, and
no incalculable harm to the cause. l
will therefore announce for lieuten-
ant goyernor-an office no grown
man wants and no live man would
have. The test will not be my election,
but the. legislature.
Il have no candidate for governor,
and do not intend to defend or attack
any man in the race. unless in defense
of the system. / have no friends to
serve nor enemies to punish.
1T Is principles, not men, that will
control my action, and shall discuss
principles, and ask the people to study
closely che principles advocated by the
various candidates. l will do this. no
matter whom it helps or hurts; I want
results.
The source Of wealth is land. 1T
is folly to talk about the scaredness
OF capital, without considering first
the sacredness of labor and land. You
must start at the source and make It
possible for the man who labors on
that land to live in peace and COM
fort. You must remove burdens
which keep him in constant fear of
the present and doubt Of the future.
lie must have some certainty in the
struggle to overcome odds that are
against him. We are compelled to
pay too great q proportion of our
earnings for the prosperity of the
Few and we can not much longer con-
tinue the unequal struggle. We are
In majority-why not take the
reins of government from the hands
OF spoilsmen and see to it that there
Is equality of opportunity for all
white men, In so far as rights. priyi-
ieges and opportunities are con.
cerned?
1T is time the real wealth pro-
ducers Of South Carolina took charge
OF this government from top to bot
tom. This war has added a new crop
OF multi-milliOnaires to the already
over abundant supply. These vast
monied interests. unless checked, will
so enthrone themselves in power that
nothing short of revolution will re-
lieve the toilers. These interests want
factional strife, and will use every
effort to promote it, so that voters will
forget economic questions affecting
their daily existence.
'"These economic issues are the onIv
things worth while. This govern
ment may be of the people and by the
people, but 1t Is not for the people
It Is for the few at the expense of tho
many.
individually we are powerless TO |