The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-08-11
COUNTY CAMPAIGN
NOW IN FULL SWING

any other man. There is suca a
thing as slander. On the morning. of
the election it was 'phoned over the
county that I was $4,000 short in my
accounts. People were surprised that
l was defeated. Slander did it. Ibe-
lieve in more money and more school
houses and less concentration. IF
elected, as l will be, I'll apply to the
government for tents rather than hawe
any little child to go three miles
through the mud. l believe in college
education, but ! don't believe in edu-
eating few and the many not hay-
ing chance to go on account of the
mud. / believe trustees should come
before the people and be elected. It's
taxation without representation to DO
otherwise. Tear down the one-rourn
school houses and you pull down the
very foundations. Pm fighting the
fight of my life. Hope is good teach
er. We must send him back to teach
1 could not have parsed Peters Cap"
when I started life. 1t is your bus
mess to vote for whom you please
A slandered is "giastitute." Yon
will not let citizen of fine character
go down under slander. l am a ma
tive of Union. I'm sorry that my
friend Hope was not born in this
county. I've got rubber" in ny
heel. I'm making this defense for
the sake of my wife and children. /
wish the babies would squall. 1t
makes the best music I ever heard.
The children are the mud sill of all
civilization. belong to the stock that
never proved traitor to any trust.
I've got two minutes. I'm a speaker.
That's everything ever did have ex-
cept wife and seven children. My
good friend will tell you he collected
five thousand dollars. That's good.
But I collected two millions. Cedar
Springs got my attention. That's the
best school in the world. love my
brother man. If love not my broth
er am not worthy. Twenty-seven or
eight hundred votes will do for me on
August 20.
Jas. H. Hope next introduced.
Seeks reelection to office of superin-
tendent of education. we were
to listen to the argument of my op-
ponent we would go supperless to-
night. I was born IL miles from the
Union county line. I taught school
at Buffalo for nine years. I taught
school in the city school of Union
for three years. What little money
I've made in Union county I've in
vested in Union county dirt. Let our
records decide. 1t was not slander
that defeated my friend. The trouble
was in forgetting to charge off
his books the special taxes which
error was in bookkeeping. He failed
to account for this on the books.
He handled no money. He did not
steal. I don't believe he would if he
had the chance. In one year we have
II school houses to my credit. There
is not a county in the State that can
beat my record. Every school house
has been built and paid for. When
I came in, the term was short and un-
certain; and there was deficit un-
paid claims. The school terms were
heightened. There was $4,000 lying
in the bank, drawing no interest.
got it turned over to the savings de-
partment. Why did not my friend do
this? 1t was just bit of headwork.
Will be glad to show you my books.
Last year I bought hundreds of feet
of blackboard, and have contracted
for 800 feet more. I taught school
for 10 years, and know something
about schools. If we had the one
room school all over the county in
the name Of common sense how would
the 90% of our boys and girls get any
show? I stand on my record. I would
rather be defeated to 1 than win
by unfair means. claim to be a
clean man.
Candidates for House of Representa-
tives.
j. w. Cunningham was first intro
duced. He got no big tales to tell.
Am too close home. I'm farmer.
try to run q progressive farm. be-
lieve in good roads, good schools, low
taxes, as low as can be. But I can't
promise good roads and good schools
and at the same time reduce taxes.
We must pay for what we get. think
often our funds have been wasted. If
l am sent as your representative, a
working man, promise to represent the
working man. You all know me. 1
never before offered for election; now
that l have stated, would like to
be elected. l want South Carolina to
have woman suffrage, but do not be-
lieve it should be national question.
Col. T. G. Duncan was next can
didate for the house of representatives.
I little thought when as boy rode
behind my grandfather on horseback
here that l would ever stand here