Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-08-07
CAMPAIGN MEETING.
Senatorial and Congressional
Candidates Given Respect
full Hearing by Large
Number of Voters.

According to the schedule arrang-
ed by the State Democratic execu-
tive committee, the candidates for
the United States senate reached
Edgefeld Friday and addressed a
large audience in the court house, a
considerable number of ladies being
present. The candidates for congress
also spoke. The meeting was presided
over by County Chairman BE. Mich
olson, who called upon Rev. r. e..
Shannonhouse to offer the invocation.
The first speaker presented was
Senator Christie Benet. He stated
that he was born in Abbeville coun-
ty and feels at home in Edgefield.
Mr.. Benet urged the people to cast
their ballots this year with prayer
full consideration, not alone for men
and issues but for humanity. He hur-
riedly reviewed his past and what he
has already undertaken in Washing
ton since he has taken his seat as the
successor of Senator Tillman, to
whom Benet paid beautiful tribute.
He referred to Mr.. Peoples absence,
having attended only one meeting.
He also read extracts from Mr..
Blease's Pomaria speech, reviewing
his career of disloyalty. He stated
that when he fights disloyalty he is
fighting for our boys in the trenches.
He favors the government fixing a
minimum price for cotton, so as to
stabilize it's value. Senator Benet
was we'll received.
The second speaker was Hon. W..
P. Pollock of Cheraw. In his tribute
to the lamented Senator Tillman, Mr..
Pollock said his works gave him per-
manent place in history. He was urg-
ed to become candidate for the
long term but would not oppose SEN
tator Tillman who was always loyal
and true and although enfeebled
could accomplish more in the senate
than any other man. MIR. Po block re- re-
ferred to the first meeting ar iiorss
ence where he propounded questions
to his opponents and since that meet
ing Mr.. Peoples has not attended any
of the regularly appointed meetings.
He expressed the belief that 80 per
cent of the Edgefeld people would
cast their ballots for civilization and
for our boys in the trenches. He at
tackled Mr.. Blease for his disloyal
utterances of last year as published
in the Charleston American, and that
he dare not make such speeches now
He urged the people to vote for Am
erica against Germany, for Democra-
cy against Autocracy, for civiliza-
ton against barbarity. He urged 10y
atty to our government, loyalty to
Woodrow Wilson. In the fight our
boys are making there can be no re-
taxation at home or abroad until the
American flag is planted in Berlin.
Mr.. N. B. Dial, candidate for the
long term, began by injecting good
natured humor into the occasion. The
presence of the ladies suggested to
his mind a newspaper paragraph
which stated that God made women
both beautiful and foolish. They are
beautiful and the men love them.
The women are foolish because they
love the men. He said an old darkey
recently stated that Woodrow Will
son was the greatest man the world
has ever seen. He has made the day
one hour longer and took all the
railroads away from the big corpora
tions and gave them to his son-ln-
law.
Mr.. Dial soon got down to busi-
ness and discussed matters of pub
Ilic interest in a practical manner.
While he makes no pretenses to being
an orator, yet his earnest conversa-
tional style impresses people favor
ably. His speech was we'll received
winning friends for him in the coun-
tv. Mr.. Dial, in order to demonstrate
his ability to serve the people in the
|senate referred to what he had achlev
ed in business. Besides developing
two water powers and is now engag-
ed in a third he has built a cotton
mill, an oil mill, glass factory and
lassisted in establishing a bank. lie
urged the people to make prepara-
ton for the return of our boys
after the war. Our educational sys-
Item should be steadily improved. The
idle and loafing class everywhere
should be put to work. Mr.. Dial IS
an advocate of national prohibition,
stating that coal miners lose days
lin a month where strong drink IS
cold and loca loss than one day where