The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-08-21


services.
the masses and federal aid for the
development of the agricultural in
terests of the south. Mr.. Evans told
several jokes on his opponents and
closed with applause.
]. w. LeGrand also of Marlboro
said he was born in North Carolina
and was a South Carolinian by adop'
ton. He had married a Marlboro lady
and owned small farm near Ben
inettsville. He educated himself, stud
led law and was admitted to the
North Carolina bar. He was quite ac-
tive in war work in his county, but
felt that he did only his duty and
was not asking support on the
strength of his war work. Mr.. Le'
Grand launched into a vigorous at
tack on the profiteers and said that
any man who took advantage of wal
conditions or conditions following the
close of the war and profited on the
suffering of the people should be put
in Jail. He strongly condemned
boarding and hoped the government
would succeed in rounding up the
food hoarders and put them behind
the bars. He said if elected he would
put his heart and Soul into any move
ment that would assist the farmer in
getting a legitimate profit on his cot
ton. He favored liberal appropriations
for the education of the masses and
if the people sent him to congress he
would get every dollar he could for
the education of poor boys and girls.
Mr.. LeGrand made a vigorous speech
which was well received.
]. S. McInnis of Darlington said he
was no stranger to the people Of Dill
Ion county. That Dillon gave him a
good vote in 1916 which he would
always remember and appreciate. He
conducted a clean campaign that year
and he would conduct the same kind
Of campaign again this year. Mr.. Nc
-nnis said he was just a man of the
common people; that he was just an
average man, and if elected he could
not promise to make the people of the
9Th district more than a useful repre-
sentative. That his time would be de-
voted to working for the people of the
district and getting his district all ii
was entitled to. Cotton said Mr..
McInnis" is the foundation stone OF
our prosperity. If cotton sells for
what it is worth our people are pros
porous; if it sells at or below the
cost of production we suffer-" That
if elected ne would do his best to look
out for the interests Of the cotton
producer and work and vote for every
measure that would tend to lessen the
producers burden. The price of pot
ash should be reduced" said Mr.. Nc
Innis. Il do not promise to reduce it,
because the republicans are in power,
but l will fight for its reduction as
long as there is ray of hope in
sight, He favored system of drain
age for lowlands, creeks and swamps,
and said if the government would give
us what we were entitled to the Pee
Dee would be the garden spot of the
nation.
The last speaker was E. j. Sher-
wood OF Conway, a former Dillon
county boy, who moved to Horny Is
years ago. Mr.. Sherwood said the
people or Horny had been extremely
kind to him. They had sent him to
the general assembly and had confer
red upon him other honors of which
he was proud. He made the race for
the lower house with nine Horny
county boys and was elected in the
third primary by large majority.
That even though he lived in another
county he had always kept before him
the ideals formed in his old home
county and would go down in defeat
before he would do or say anything
in this campaign that would reflect
discredit upon his home people. Mr..
Sherwood read an endorsement of his
candidacy by many prominent citi-
zens of his adopted county and added
that the people of Horny were solidly
behind him and were going to send
him to congress. He said he believed
in a system of drainage and would
work for federal aid in draining every
branch and swamp in the district
thereby adding to the value Of farm
ing lands and at the same time i'm
proving the health of the people by
eliminating the malaria-spreadine
mosquito. Mr. Sherwood said that next
to the declaration of independence the
peace treaty was the greatest docu-
ment in the world and paid glowing
tribute to President Wilson and his
efforts in framing the treaty. Mr.
Sherwood was literally applauded al
the close of his address.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Sherwood
address the meeting adjourned and al.
ter spending several hours in town the
candidates went to Latta where they
spoke to the Latta voters that after
noon.