Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-07-28

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laws. Violation of law always causes
trouble. 1t was the violation of law
that brought on the great World
War. Countless women of Europe
are wearing mourning today because
of violated law. The people of Eng
land, France and Belgium are suf-
fering from the consequences of vio-
lated law by Germany. No country
can hope to develop and prosper
without due enforcement of the
laws on the statute books.
Candidates For the House.
The first speaker of the candidates
| for the House of representatives was
Mr.. James o. Sheppard, who express
ed great delight at meeting with the
good people of Johnston, among
whom he and his father, EX-Gov. j.
C. Sheppard, have many friends. He
referred, with sincere appreciation,
to the election when his father first
offered for public office, the John
ston precinct giving him 1O1 out of
1O4 votes cast. Mr.. Sheppard stated
that he had three ambitions: The
first is to make successful lawyer,
and to that end he is studying hard,
land working under two good law
/ yers. AS to his second ambition, ne
Isaid certain blue-eyed girl is con-
cerned, and ishe is waiting for the
campaign to close. His third ambl-
tion is to achieve something in the
political life of his county and State.
While at college he directed his
studies and efforts to that end. He
expected to be candidate for the
House in 1913 but was in France at
the time, which made it impossible
for him to carry out his plans. MIR.
Sheppard stated that he is heartily
in favor of good roads and that they
can not be had without spending
money. He spoke approvingly of the
proposed bond issue that is now be-
fore our people. He favors higher
education and also the paying OF
good salaries to teachers. He asked
the people to give him trial and
that he would do his utmost to make
a record that would reflect credit
upon himself and upon the people
who elected him. He appealed to his
fellowcitizens present to help him to
realize his ambition, promising in
return for their support the best SER
vic of which he is capable of rem,
dering.
The second candidate for the
House was Mr.. S. MEG. Simkins who
said there are number of measures
that should be discussed but the linn
tied time allotted each speaker would
not permit of a logical argument up
on any of them. Mr.. Simkins stated
that he had the honor of represent,
ing Edgefeld county at one term in
the House and that he performed his
duty to the best of his ability. He ia
vors good roads and if elected will
do his utmost to promote road I'M
provement. He reviewed at some
length the good roads law which Mr.
Mr.. Minis had passed at the last ses-
sion of the legislature, expressing
hearty approval of its provisions
He stated that the people should al
ways vote on bond issues. Mr.. Sim
kins expressed himself emphatically
in favor of the principle of local
self-government. He disapproves of
the act which takes from the county
board of education the passing upon
the qualifications of teachers and
places it in the hands of the State
board. He expressed the opinion that
States rights from a civil standpoint
are being monopolized by the Fed
eral government. He stated that
there is not a lawyer at the Edge
field bar who can write a telegram
and so word it as to fix the liability
of the telegraph company greater
than the sum of $50. Congress has
before it bill which provides that
when a lynching occurs the Federal
court shall have concurrent Jurls-
diction with the State courts in try
ing thos who participate in the
lynching. Mr.. Simkins is opposed to
accepting federal aid in building pub
lie roads, as the matter is in the most
arbitrary way taken out of the hands
of the local authorities, giving them
absolutely no voice as to how their