The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-08-12

manded his services, and he had Offer
ed himself on the altar of state pa
triotism. He said he had a dis
tinction no other candidate had ever
enjoyed-that of receiving more ap-
plause in that election and less votes
than any other candidate had ever
received
He had again come before the vot-
ers two years ago seeking the uneX-
pired term of the lamented Tillman,
which honor the people had conferred
on him by one of the largest MAORI
ties a candidate had ever received.
He served only three months, and he
gave an account Of his services dur
ing this brief period, asserting that
he had stood squarely behind the
president and the Democratic party
throughout. He now asks for a full
term that he might demonstrate what
he can do for the state and that he
might make a record he may be proud
Of.
He asserted that he is making no
race against Senator Smith, whom he
referred to as his good friend, or any
other candidate He asks to be judg-
ed purely on his merits, and if he
has no merit he does not ask for the
vote of any citizen. He stands square
ly on the great Democratic platform,
he believes in states rights, and does
not consider that the settlement of
the liquor question by congress is any
abridgement thereof. He promised
if elected he will never vote to bring
liquor back. He pleaded with the
people to stand back of the Democrat
ic administration and said that if the
Republican ticket is elected it will
mean a defation of money. He be-
lieves ardently in the league of ma
tions and every other plank of the
DC1llOCl OC1S
w. G. Irby was the third speaker
Mr.. Irby. stated that he, also, was
no stranger to the people, as he had
been a candidate for governor in
1914, and thanked the voters for their
support in that race. He reminded
the voters of the recital of conditions
by the other candidates, and asserted
that he is the only one of the four
who has solution of the present-day
problems to Offer His principal
theme was the currency question and
warehouses. He is very enthusiastic
on these matters, and devoted nearly
all of his speech to their discussion. =
The profteers, and spectators
stand between the people and the con-
sumer, he said, and discussed the dr-
ficulties the farmers have in attempt
ing hog and cattle raising. There is
something radically wrong, he said,
when cattle is sold by the farmers
at 16 cents a pound and then they
have to pay 40 and so cents pound
for the meat. 1t is to remedy such
conditions that he has devoted his
life. They have called him crank
on the subject, but he is going to stick
to it.
He criticized the bank laws and
said that there is plenty of room for
improvements, and he gave rap at
the practice of spending millions of
dollars annually in the sending out of
speeches by congressman and senators
as campaign literature, many of such
speeches, he said, never having been
delivered
George Warren, of Hampton, was
the last speaker of the day. Mr.. War
rem is the Youngest of the quartette,
although he has had several years of
experience in politics, having been
solicitor of his circuit for several
years. States rights formed one of
the principle features of his speech
The gradual extension of federal au-
thority has progressed to such an eX-
tent that states rights have almost
become obsolete.
The passage of the Volstead en-
forcement act, he said, was iniquitous.
He is in favor of prohibition, he said,
but favors state regulation. His stand
on the question has been construed by
some that he is opposed to prohibi-
ton, but he cited the fact that he was
the author of the present state prohi-
bition law. Mr.. Warren said that un-
der the Volstead act every woman in
the state who extracts a little fruit
jouice or made a little homemade
wine for medicine is a criminal in the
eyes of the law.
If elected he will use his influence
for curtailment of the federal au-