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the colleges that is actually needed
but does not want to see them sup
ported in luxury. He called atten-
tion to the fact that only five per
cent. of the children go to college
and that 95 per cent. never go high
er than the public schools. He cited
the difference in the appropriation
made for the South Carolina Univer-
sity at the time he attended it and
the appropriation made at this time,
He said increased appropriations
mean increased taxes. We should
call a halt and practice economy.
Favors the meeting of. the legisla-
ture every two years and thereby
effect a saving of every other year
the cost of a session. Favors this in
the interest of economy. Col. May
son said when he visited relatives in
Florida several weeks ago he found
the people greatly pleased with bl-
ennial sessions of the legislature.
He said in this time of great con-
fusion we must bring g return OF or
der through cooperation, working
together for the common good. AS
long as the United States do not rat
ify the treaty and hold themselves
aloof from other nations we can not
have a return of normal times. He
said if he is elected 60 the senate,
he will stand for an economic ad-
ministration of all the affairs of gov
ernment and in all appropriations.
Col Mayson closed with an appropri-
ate joke that caused much laughter
among the audience.
The next speaker was Mr.. j. l..
Minis who, after thanking the people
of Johnston for the splendid sup
port given him two years ago, stated
that being servant of the people
they are entitled to know something
of his official acts. His first speech in
the legislature was in support of a
Statewide compulsory education
law, which law he had part in pass
ing and which in less than two years
has increased the enrolment of
white school children by $4,000. Mr..
Minis stated that the people of john
ston will never again be annoyed
with low-type shows called carnivals,
as they were last winter, as he Sc
cured the passage of law prohibit
ing them from exhibiting in Edge
field county. He spoke of the part
he had in defeating Hon. Hub Evans
bill increasing the quantity of whis'
key one could order from one quart
to one gallon a month. The passage
of such a bill while colored soldiers
were at Camp Jackson would have
been particularly harmful. In refer
ring to the federal suffrage amend
ment, Mr.. Minis said one of the lead
ing factors which caused him to sup
port the amendment was a very
strong appeal from the Democratic
administration in Washington, D. c.,
through Attorney General Palmer
urging the Democratic States to rat
ify it so as to contribute to Dem
ocratic victory in the campaign this
summer. Whether South Carolina
ratified or not, Sc other States
would, nearly that number having
ratified up to that time. South Caro-
lima could not keep it off but would
profit by having a part in ratifying
it. Mr.. Minis suggested that the peo-
pies interest could be promoted by
making the senate more represen-
tative body. Of the % members who
hold over and serve next session
there are one banker, one real estate
dealer, two merchants, three far
mers and Is lawyers.
Mr.. M. P. Wells was next present.
ed as candidate for the senate. He
said he had served two terms in the
house of representatives and would
leave the record he made then for
others to Judge. Mr.. Wells said two
serious menaces threaten the people.
One is the boil weevil and the other
is the legislature, and if you do
not pick up the squares and vote
right you are liable to be eaten up
by both of them. He says if elected
to the senate he does not propose to
do anything rash or reactionary. The
amount of taxable property has
steadily increased and the levy has
likewise increased. The most impor-
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