The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-08-14

ment in "The Greenville Daily News"
of Aug. 10th, containing an interview
by D. b. Traxler, j. j. McSwain said:
81 have not used Mr.. Traxler's name
in any speech, nor in any published
statement signed by me. have been
discussing issues, and issues alone,
and if my view of the public issues
has crowded Mr.. Traxler and made
him uncomfortable it is because of the
himself in by advocating a National
System of Education, whereby he
proposed to turn over our schools to
the United States government, and
he says that Uncle Sam is the
Daddy" of us all, and, therefore, let
Uncle Sam "look carefully after the
education of all of our children, in
cluding tuition, books, clothes and
board, a proposition that would cost
the Federal government at least five
billion dollars year.
"Mr. Traxler says that he is
"amused" that / am boasting of hav-
ing five supporters in Union County.
However, he will find that NINE dis
interested citizens in Union County
have stated in the first place that
will carry the county, and that not a
single man in Union County except
L. G.. Wharton, approves of Traxler's
educational scheme. OF course, it is
not amusing" to Mr.. Traxler when
only one man in Union County has
said good word for TraXler, and
that man is admittedly in his employ.
"Mr. Traxler admits that "some
people are inclined to fear the negro
element in his educational proposition
but says that when it is explained and
understood there is no question where
man stands on it. Mr.. TraXler is
absolutely right on that proposition.
Every man to whom the proposition
is explained stands squarely against
it. Mr.. Traxler has told us in his
advertisements and stated it to be a
fact, that his proposed educational
system has "the endorsement of the
Nations foremost thinkers, including
Gators" Since he has stated this to
be "a fact, the people have a right to
kknow tn names of the persons who
nedOrse Traxler's universal, free edu-
catiOnal system by the United States
government. Does a single member
of congress from this State, or will
a single other candidate for congress
in this State, endorse his proposition ?
Will single candidate for. the legis-
lature in Greenville County, or in any
county in South Carloina, endorse
Traxler's educational proposition con-
tanned in his interview published in
The Greenville News Sunday morn
ing, June 27, 19202 Let them read
it and note that he proposes for the
United States government to put up
(3-4) of the money, and
he says that just as the United States
government operates the postoffices,
and just as it operated he railroads,
the express companies, and the tele-
graph companies during the war, so
tenn. He says this: Operation Of a
school system by the government in
cooperation of the States is simple
matter Of course, it would be SIM
pie. The United States government
would do the operating and the little
States putting up one-fourth G-4) of
the money would do the cooperating,
anu it would be a case of where the
lion and the lamb lay down together.
The federal government would soon
swallow up the State government.
will single candidate for the
United States senate in this State en-
dorse Traxler's educational PROPOSE
ton? Will E. ID. Smith, with whom
TraXler claims to have great drag"
endorse Traxlter's educational prOpO-
sitiOn? If Traxler will within five
days obtain an unqualified endorse
ment, and if Senator E. ID. Smith will
promise, if reelected to introduce the
same national system of education
contemplated by Traxler in his plat
foi m, published on June 27, 1920, and
if E. ID. Smith will explain why he
never thought of such a plan before,
during the IL years he has been in
office, then l will pay to the Bruner
Home for Orphan Children at Green
vile, S. c., the sum of $500.O0.
eff nobody else will endorse Trax-
ler's universal, national, centralized
system of education, then are all 9TH
er officers and candidates fools? Let
me remind those who have been here
tofore disposed to encourage Mr..
Traxler in his over -weening and con-
suming ambition to be a member of
congress that the proposition is
wholly undemOcratic, is contrary to
the traditions and platform of the
Democratic party for 100 years, as
is expressly and Intentionally ad.
mitted in the acceptance speech of
Cove. nor Cox, our present standard
bearer, and we hope our next presi-
dent. Let all such persons remember
that in the future candidates for of
flee in Greenville city, and in Green
vile County and in the Fourth Con-
gressional District will be questioned
on the stump as to whether or not in
1920 they favored Traxler's PROPOSE
ton to turn the schools over to the
national government, to be operated
by it as it operates the postoffices, and
as it did operate the railroads. That
question will be the test question as