Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-21

10 remain there Nnd | Will remain
there In my casa II ought not TO be
necessary for me "a canvass the state.
for my public careAr and my life are
IN open book and oil we'll informed
men in South Curolipa already know
1t. / know l have dope great work
for the state in more ways than one.
The historian will give hle credit for
other things than the establishment OF
Clemson and Winthrop colleges.
Il have been trying TO discharge
OF my ability both before and since
was paralyzed. l believe l can do
the state more good in the senate
now than any other man il could pos
sibly send there. Every man at the
navy department and in the senate.
too. knows that l am performing my
duties as senator. The secretary Of
the navy's own paper, the Raleigh
News and Observer. had an editorial
in it, which l will give to the press
and let the papers publish it or not,
as they see fit.
When the Democrats came into
power the Democratic caucus saw fit
10 give the Craftsmanship OF the COM
mittee on appropriations to Senator
Martin. Ny friends todd me the only
reason they permitted il was they
feared the work would Kill me, and
WAS given the committee ON naval
affairs instead. Since the war came
on that committee has had us much
or more work to do than the commit
tee on appropriations. Ho': have per-
formed those duties the world knows.
Money and Elections.
South tarolinians have never been
accustomed To seeing their elections
carried by money and. looking back
over an extended experience. do not
remember that auy money was ever
used in primary until 1904, in the
Second congressional district. Since
that time ! am sorry to say money has
been used more and more lavishly as
the yeas have passed. The prCstitu-
ton of the primary by the purchase
Uf votes ought to be stamped out now
Lrowth that should be cut up by the
root. Naturally | do not want to he
defeated in my old age, but had
rather gu down in defeat than enter
upon the diabolical and criminal busi-
ness of attempting to debauch my fel-
low citizens. Such conduct Is treason.
Il can justly claim to be the father
Of the primary system. just as / also
claim TO have compelled the Demo-
cratic state committee to inaugurate
the county TO county canvass. Black
guards have caused it to descend into
II mud singing match. But the pco-
pie should remember that it served al
good purpose in 1890. when men like
Earle, Bratton and Tillman were ask
ing them for their votes, and 1t may
serve Il good purpose again. II 1t is
killed it will be Il bad thing for tho
state and will enable the newspapers,
tso often the tools Of capitalization
apdd eerPo<atieI4sss to '6aurbUt:Ie' tfreI
people and deceive them.
This is the message 1 bring to my
people: the world is passing through
the greatest crisis in history. 1T re-
uircs men Of wisdom and experience,
Us well as faith and vision, to guide
the dcstinics of this nation. The peo-
pie of South Carolina will decide
whether or another man shall be
elected one of their senators.
"Ail Is Well With the Fleet"
".>s your senator now, and rs chair
man of the great committee on naval
affairs Of the senate, / am proud to
say to you that when the test came
those of us connected with the navy
could trutEfully tell our people, All
is well with the ileet.' 1t has con-
roycd through the submarine zone
carrying more than 100000
men and their supplies, and this, too.
without the loss of n single man.
Feeling rs ! do with my record
Of achievement in the past and with
the work / am doing now, am conf
dent the people will allow me the
privilege Of serving them further. But
win or lose, want the voters Of this
state to know exactly where l stand
un the one issue before them-the war
on this l can but repeat
what have said before: TO hell with
all German sympathizers. and thank
cod for Woodrow Wilson,"