The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-08-21
VOTERS HEAR CAND|.
DATES FOR CONGRESS
LARGE AUDIENCE GAVE CANDI'
DATES ATTENTIVE HEARING.
Were i'm Good Humor and Aside for
a Few Jokes Made No Refer
ence to Each Oother.

morning and gave them an attentive
and respectful hearing. The candl-
dates were in a good humor and 1t
was not long before the audience
caught the same spirit and the meet
ing was pleasant and harmonious
throughout. Each candidate at the
conclusion of his speech was given ap-
plause and so far as outward appear
ance went it would be difficult to tell
which of the six candidates for con-
gressional honors made the best i'm
preston on the audience.
There are six candidates in the race
and each candidate was given 20 min
utes in which to present his claims TO
the audience. In discussing national
issues the speeches were practically
along the same lines and did not vary
unless one candidate told joke at the
expense of one of his opponents. All
the speeches, however, were pitched on
a high plan and not single remark,
even in references to each others can
didacy. could be construed as reflect
ing in any manner whatsoever on the
one at whom the remark was directed.
The first speaker was w. F: Stack
house who touched on a number of
national issues which held the close
attention of the audience. Mr.. Stack
house said that he could not enter
into a thorough discussion of the is
sues in the limited time at his dis
posal. He was strongly in favor OF
draining the creeks and swamps and
improving the farming lands in the
district, and if elected would use his
best efforts to get federal aid to car
ry out drainage projects. He empha-
sized the Importance, in the interest
of economy, of adopting a bulge:
system in the expenditure Of public
funds. He referred to and deplored
the tendency of the times to interfere
with states rights and upheld the
Jim Crow car law. Mr.. Stackhouse
said if the people elected him to con-
gress that hewould close up his law
office and devote his entire time to
his duties in Washington. He said
there was some criticism of him on ac-
count of his opposition to the forma-
ton of Dillon county. He said his
opposition was based on the convic-
tion at the time that two counties
could not be run as cheaply as one.
"You licked u.s." said Mr.. Stackhouse
"and we took it gracefully. We might
have tied you up in the courts, but
you won in a fair and square fight
and that ended the matter so far as
was concerned" Although the two
counties are divided by geographical
lines, they still have much in COM
mon, and believed that all fair-mind-
ed men had long since forgotten the
issues between us at that time and
would not try to revive and drag them
into this race. Mr.. Stackhouse closed
with an earnest plea for the people to
remain united, and stated that if Dill
Ion had put out candidate he would
have been one of the first to ask his
people to show to the world that old
issues were dead and buried beyond
resurrection by voting for a Dillon
candidate. Mr.. Stackhouse was liberal
ly applauded a. the close of his re-
marks.
P. H. Stoll, of Williamsburg, for
many years solicitor of his district and
a major in the late war, said all the
candidates stood on the same platform
as to national issues and he would
not enter into discussion of those
issues. He told good joke, and then
devoted the most of his time to a
vigorous defense of the south, show
ing how the southern farmer had been
Disseminated aga ust in the halls of
legislation. He saiQ ne was southern
democrat and If sent to congress
would remain a southern democrat.
He said the time had come to get rid
of "isms'' and get down to business.
He urged the farmer to organize and
insist upon his rights. He said he was
charged with going over to Florence
and trying to break up the soldiers
organization. He said he did go to
the Florence meeting and did oppose
the forming of soldiers organization
if the negro had to have voice in
it. He said it should be white mans
organization and that it would be un-
wise to try to have an organization
composed of both races. He was
heartily in favor Of soldiers organ
ization if it was composed of white
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cut, business-like speech and was ap-
plauded when he closed.
]. J. Evans of Marlboro reviewed
his record in the house and senate
as a representative and senator from
Marlboro. He said he had served his
people TO the best of his ability and
declined reelection. Mr.. Evans is a
member of the board Of trustees of
Clemson College. He urged farmers
to take advantage of the present op-
portunity to organize for their own
protection, and promised. if elected,
10 do all he could to assist the farm
er in getting fair return for his
labor. He said he had been raised on
a farm and felt that he knew how
the farmer had been Disseminated
against by those who fattened on the
fruits of his toll. Mr.. Evans said they
were all democrats and were practi-
cally agreed on national issues, but