Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-08-25
MIR. RICE REACHED wALHAIr.As
An! Spoke to 2 Few Mt tho Court
HOuse--Wants; Fair Cotton iDeitl. Z
(Political Advertisement.

Leon l.. Rice, candidate for Solis,
citor, was the only candidate to apsy
pear last Wednesday evening at the,
Court House, where the candidates;
for Congress and Solicitor BerH.
scheduled to speak Thet rain ,ait al
away. >f%$iE& :.S33 S,:g {sSs nv
as Rafs aas5ss ssa sss
or more voters who had gathered to
hear the candidates. He spoke of
the Gotten market situation in the
counties Of Anderson and Oconee,
whereby competition was limited
and at times conditions were so OBJ
noXious that our cotton had to be
hauled to Lavonia and Hartwell, Ca,
across the Savannah, to get the fair
market price. He said that he only
asked that the mills give the market
price or get out of the local markets,
or let some one else come in without
being Disseminated against. He told
OF merchant in town in Anderson
county who had to sell his cotton
in the name of a negro drayman to
get rid Of 1t, for the simple reason
that he had bought it in competition
with certain mill. He gave other
instances showing allotment of terri
tory and boycotts, which he said has
gone on to an unbearable extent and
ought to be stopped.
He said that we have the laws
to force an open market and to pro-
hibit limitation Of competition, but
that we need some enforcement. He
also said that under the law 1t is
made the duty Of the Solicitor to in
stitute and enforce the special law
regulating an open market, and If
elected he promised to try to see
that an open market exists in this
Judicial Circuit. He stated that from
quarter to half million dollars is
lost annually to the farmers in An
derson county alone through lack Of
competition.
He said that he believed in obey
ing the law and enforcing 1t, but
promised not to prosecute a man for
having in possession or transporting
blockade liquor and have in his own
possession or transport blockade
liquor.
He said that he had twelve years
Of experience at the bar In Anderson,
had tried over 100 cases in Sessions
Court, and felt that his experience
fitted him for the position of Solicit
tor.
In conclusion he thanked the vot-
ers Of Oconee county for the splendid
vote they gave him four years ago,
and for the 1876 votes he received at
Walhalla he was indeed very CRATE
ful. He said that he was sorry that
his opponents were not present and
thanked those present for their cour-
teous attention, and said that he
hoped the people would give full con-
sideration to the fact that the fitness
OF the man Is paramount in the selec-
ton Of public servants.
MIR and Mrs. j. r. Mulkey and
children have returned to their home
In West Union, after a pleasant visit
to the formers mother, Mrs. r. S.
Mulkey, Of Danville, Va. Mr.. and
Mrs. j E. Mulkey, who have also
been visiting in Danville, returned
this week to their home in East
Point, Ga.
There will be special services at
the Oconee Orphanage tonight and
Thursday and Friday nights of this
week. r.. A. billiard, speaker, Of Co.
lumbia, s. c.; |. NJ. Ellis, musician,
Chicago, ILL.,; w. II. Gerow, singer,
Washingtonville, Va; Fl. s. Ashley,
business manager, Thomasville, Ga,
VIII be at the orphanage for these
special services. A cordial invitation
is extended to the public to attend.
Al or those named above are from
the Moody Bible Institute.