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to hang them up to dry" He said
that he had paid Seventy-hve DOL
lars for the privilege of running Tor
Railroad Commissioner and that ne
was entitled to 18K minutes instead
of II minutes, and that he twas being
discriminated against, though his
opponents only desired eleven min
utes as they had nothing to tell the
neople. He referred to them as 'un-
dergrowth."
- For Lieutenant Governor.
DIR. E. C. L. Adams thought that
the present incumbent had no. right
to make the Office Of Lieutenant Coy
ernor the subject Of ridicule. DE
criticised Mr.. Bethea for going on
the Ford Peace Expedition, referr-
inc to the resolution against prepar-
edness adopted on the Oscar II.
Andrew ]. Bethea, the present
lieutenant Governor, commenced his
speech by saying that if his oppon,,
ant wanted to get there he should
ride in q Ford, and not a !"Twin Six"
| BE stated that he was a peace advo-
cate, He advocated q single term
of four years for Governor ana
Lieutenant Governor, stating tnat
we had too much politics for the pro,
duction of peace, harmony, good
business and prosperity. He favored
fhe education Of every child in the
state, especially along industrial lines
and in home economics. He favored
/ q pension for every widow Of con-
federate veteran, who was over Sixty
years Of age. He also was in favor
of appointing women as Notarles
Public and Trustees Of Schools.
While he is a peace advocate, he
atates that he was willing to follow
Woodrow Wilson and he called on
the people of the State to rai!y
around the flag under the CHIEF In
the White House.
Candidates for Governor.
Robert A. Cooper was the first
speaker among the candidates for
Governor. He was received with
generous applause from every part
of the audience. He referred to hls
work as Solicitor in this County for
twelve years and stated that he was
willing to leave the question OF the
governorship to the people OF Abbe-
vile County who knew him, and that
he was willing to stand or fall upon
their Judgment. He referred to the
Mexican situation, stating that it
looks like we are going to war but
that he hoped some means might be
contrived to settle our difficulties; /;
that the blood and lives of our boys
might be spared. =,
He said that the people of the
State owed it to themselves to see
that all officers discharged their du-
ties according to the law and ne
pledged himself that if he was elect
ed, to know no favorites, but to ad-
minister the laws as they are written,
impartially and fairly, to every man,
woman, and child in the State.
He referred the matter of taxa
ton, stating that there had been
talk of the reduction of taxes since
the first campaign he knew anything
about in 1890, but that instead of
taxes being reduced the State ap-
preparations have grown from $780,
900 to $2.500.000. In other words,
the amount of the appropriations
trebled. He stated that he did not
know whether he could reduce the
taxes or not and that he would make
no promises along that line, but that
he would assist the people to See that
every dollar which they paid was ap-
propriated to proper purpose, and
see that the people got "value re-
ceived" for the money which they
paid. He stated that the burden of
taxation should be borne equally and
that every man in the State should
receive his proportion OF the benefits
Etherefrom.
He advocated Improvement in the
Rural Schools. He called attention
to the fact that only ten per cent Of
the boys and girls Of the State are
permitted to enter the institutions Of
higher learning, and that ninety per
cent Of the people Of the State OBJ
tain the only schooling they ever get
lin the schools nearest their door. He,
Therefore, advocated q policy Of bet
ter schools in the country. He
thought that the Rural Schools
should furnish to the boys and girls
of the State q course Of study equal,
at least, to the first two years of
the present college course, stating
that this was being done in Califor-
MIA, He opposed the granting Of
free tuition In State institutions; his
view y that il . boy or gid b unable