The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-17


insure certain brick school buildings,
where the risk is small. By working
up to the business gradually, he
thinks sufficient surplus may be laid
aside to warrant the State going in
to the insurance business on limit
ed scale, but he is opposed to the
State going into the business under
present conditions. He gave his rec
ord in the house, and as a member
of the ways and means committee.
He has fought continually for econo-
my, and he did not vote in a single
case for any increase in appropria-
tions over the committees figures.
He favors a rural credits law, but
not the sort of law enforced last
year.
J. D. Jolly, a candidate for the
house, said there are two many law
yers in the legislature. He discuss
ed college appropriations, free edu-
cation, the fertilizer tax, etc. He
said that very few needy boys and
girls ever get a free education. He
accused the president of Clemson COL
lege and the "president of the fer
tilizer company of being in col
lusion to prevent correct analyses of
fertilizer being given the farmers.
Mr.. Jolly is blind.
State Senate.
Senator J. B. Black, offering for
reelection, was the next speaker. He
said that he had been on this plat
form many times in the past. He
complimented Ehrhardt on the prog
ress the town has made. Senator
Black said he had been all over the
country, and he believes that Bam-
berg county is the best section he
has seen. He thanked the people for
their past favors. He said he was
called the "bill killer" in the SEN
ate, as he thought the best interests
of the people were most often served
by voting against bills. He acted
with the Bamberg delegation in most
instances. Senator Black said that
he knew that he made some mistakes,
and if elected would probably con-
tinue to make them, but they were
never Intentional. He always acted
for what he thought the best inter-
est of the county, and he will always
vote as he sees best. He believes in
liberal pensions for the old soldiers,
and has always believed in good
roads. He has nothing against the
colleges, but, as ninety per cent. of
the boys and girls never go higher
than the common schools, he favors
doing everything possible to elevate
the common school system. He de-
clared that he is in combination with
no other candidate. He asked the
voters not to countenance last day
rumors. He complimented the coun-
tY upon it's financial condition, say
ing that Bamberg is one Of four coun-
ties in the State with no debt. He
claims a share in getting the county
in this condition. He promised the
people that they would never have
cause to be ashamed of his life, eth
er public or private.
B. w. Miley made the closing
speech of the day. He is candi-
date for the State senate in opposi-
tion to Senator Black. He said that
it was not his purpose to criticise his
opponent, and assured the people
that he will not spring any eleventh
hour reports, neither would his
friends do so with his consent. He
stands for all there is in education.
He is a staunch believer in good
roads, and he said that he had done
more in two years for this cause than
any other man in the county. He
told of his record in the house, stat
ing that he had the one mill levy put
on for permanent bridges. If he is
elected he promised to carry on the
good work he had started when he
was in the house. He wants to up
build Bamberg county, and if he is
elected he promised to give the coun-
ty his best service. AS the hour was
late, Mr.. Miley cut his speech short,
and said that he would omit many
things he had desired to talk about.