Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-05-24

John A. Horton, Of BeltOn, now a
candidate for Congress from this dis
trict, was born fl years ago, on a
farm near Meals Creek church, i'm
Anderson county. When he was old
enough he worked on the farm in
summer and went to school after
CROPS were laid by, and in this way
prepared himself for college. He
worked his way through school,
teaching during vacation, and grad
uatcd from the Patrick Military In
stitute, in Anderson. In this institu-
ton. Under the instruction Of Col. J.
Is. Patrick. the great and good Chris
tian teacher, young Horton had the
principles OF honesty, honor AID duty
in all things deeply impressed upon
him. These principles hau been
taught him by Christian parents in
the home. Now they were more per-
manertly fixed in the very founda-
ticn OF his character, and when Hor-
ton left the school he went into the
sthool-room as a teacher, and into
the store-room as a salesman, and
later into the mercantile business
with his father at Bolton. The prin-
ciples of honesty, honor and duty
guided him in buying and selling
sioouS, ana lie succeeded.
When the Farmers Bank was or
ganiZed at Bolton in 1903 Mr.. Hor-
ton was elected cashier, and so faith
fully did he discharge his duties and
prove his ability to manage the bust
ness OF the bank that he was pro-
NOTED from cashier to president in
i90S, and under his management the
bank has done we'll and has accommo-
Tnp -,
nifty, as we'll as others. People who
have dealt with his bank will tell you
that they have had a square deal.
When the subject of this sketch
was quite boy 1T was my pleasure to
receive him into the Fellowship of
Meals Creek church, and | am glad
to hear that he has been a consistent
member and active worker in the
church and Sunday school.
While every man ought to, and
must. stand on his own merits, yet it
is not against man to have good
and honorable kin people. So in the
case OF John A. Horton--he has
good and honorable kin people on
his fathers and mothers side. His
father and grandfathers were sue
cesSful farmers. He has two uncles
who are honored and successful law
yers in Atlanta, Ga, and his brothers
are successful business mon. He is
closely related to the Majors and
Longs, successful farmers and bust
ness men OF Anderson county. His
wife was Miss Tate, Of Ebert coun-
ty, Georgia, closely related to. our
popular fellow-citiZen, f.. W. Tate,
OF Norris. DR.. w. NJ. Long, OF Lib
erty, married sister Of Mr.. Horton.
Should Horton be elected to Con-
grcss he would fill the seat of one of
our most honored and lamcnted rep
rescntatireS, who was a kinsman of
his by marriage. | refer to the la
mented Asbury G. Latimer, who was,
perhaps. one Of the most popular men
among the masses OF his district.
Horizons friends do not claim for
him the gift Of great oratory, but
they do claim for him honor, integ-
rity, fidelity to duty; that he is
business man OF fine ability, man
from the people, Of the people and
for the people; a man who has
worked himself up and who knows
the needs Of the people. He pledges
himself, if elected, to do his best for
for all the people as God shall give
him light to see his duty and grace
and strength to discharge the same.
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