Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-06-28

he would be the Governor and there
would be no dictation from any quar-
ter. Rehearsed the revoking of all
commissions to notaries public, stat
| ing that when he went out Of office
| there was not negro notary in the
State; that there we're several now.
charged that the State Executive
Committee arranged the campaign
for this section Of the State Just at
this time so that his friends would
| be busy and would not get to hear
him speak. He made sweeping
charge that South Carolina to-day
was more lawless than it had ever
been. He raped the Board of Char
tiles and Correction. Tax Commission
and various other commissions and
bodies Of the State government. Fa-
Vors biennial sessions of the Legisla-
| ture, and charged that the past Gem
eral Assembly gave Governor Man.
ming fund Of $4,000 with which to
head off lawlessness, and that in the
guise OF constables a horde of men
are going over the State working for
the reelection OF Manning at the
States expense. 81 know" he said,
"for I've got brother-in-law that's
one Of them" Said the Governor
had "wriggled good deal at Spar-
tanburg, squirmed at Greenville,
shufIied about noticeably at Pickens.
and at Walhalla had tucked tail and
run away" He received considera-
bic amount Of applause as ne closed
his remarks and a bunch of follow
ers left shortly after he closed.
Robert A. Cooper
began his remarks by saying that he
had been In public life for 16 years
and had never secured an Office by
pulling another man down or attack
ing his personal character or public
record. He is seeking the office of
Governor because he has an ambi-
ton to be the Chief Executive Of the
great State of South Carolina and be-
lleves that he can serve the interests
Of the people Of our State. He had
no apology to make for seeking the
ONCE, and denied most emphatically
the charges made by other candidates
that he had betrayed anybody or any
faction in the politics of South Caro-
lima. He had no promises to make
that he would reduce taxes, because
no man could tell what conditions
might arise in the affairs Of the State.
lie aid promise, however. that If
elected he would guard we'll the an
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in reasonable bounds while not sac
rificing the interests of the citizens of
the State in any of the public insti-
tutions. He was tired, he said, of
hearing every two years rash prom
ises to reduce taxes. with the fact
staring us in the face that taxes are
to-day three times greater than they
were 20 years ago. Would oppose
the creation Of any useless offices;
favored higher education in our
state institutions, but the public
schools of the State should have Ion
ger terms, better equipment and
greater efficiency. Opposed free
scholarships in State institutions.
and would advocate these scholar
ships being awarded to the people of
the State at minimum charge, the re-
cipient to repay the State after COM
pletlng education. Ninety per cent
OF the general public will always
nave to depend on the free public
schools for what education is re-
celved, and he favored more atten-
tion to these schools. Wanted to
see a new system whereby the small
farmer could become a landowner,
Too many farmers tilling the soil be-
longing to other men. Favored
warehouse system, government mar
keting facilities. regulation Of insur-
ance. The government, he said.
could never make the citizen rich,
but 1T could give him advantages that
were proper and right, for the man
who needs help. to receive at the
hands Of his government. With the
statement that he would, if elected,
be the Governor Of all the people,
with no favorites among certain
classes or factions. he closed his re-
marks amid a ripple of applause
that came from all sections of the
audience.
John NJ. DcSchamps
followed Mr.. Cooper. He began by
giving brief history Of himself, be-
ginning with the time when, as
mere lad, he had an ambition to
learn. getting his first information
by asking questions long before he
was old enough to go to school. This
had been his life habit Whatever he
undertook he sought to do thorough
ly. He never went at anything in
half-hearted way. He was in the
race for Governor with all his heart,
and he was going to win If he could
read Alright the signs Of the cam
paign and the trend Of thought of
the people all over South Carolina.