The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-07-14

ciples apd Mr.. Warren stated an air
ing Of the principles laid down BY
the authors of the Declaration Of In
dependence and of the Constitution
might be properly in order. TIL
speaker was earnest in his plea TO
full recognition by Congress Of states
rights. ~ : 9, ..... :.
Mr. Warren criticised the passage
of the Volstead act as being iniqui-
tous. He stated that in the eyes Of
the law every woman, who made lit
tie blackberry wine or put up fruit
juices for home or medicinal pur
poses was a criminal. He repeated
several times that he was not "wet"
candidate but cited the fact that he
was the author of the present State
prohibition law.
The speaker also went after
Senator Smiths roll call record. He
stated that out of 300 roll calls in
the past nine years Senator Smith
had answered or voted at only 1773 a
little over IS per cent. The senior
senator from South Carolina, he said
was absent when the vote came on
the espionage act also when the vote
was taken on the War Risk Insur-
ance bill. :. ~: -. ....@..
Some, he stated might criticise his
youthful appearance. when" said
Mr.. Warren, "did the United States
becS=-::c place for. only the aged and
infrm o.. q p.acs to issue political
gratuities'" The speaker also stated
inadvertent::s.-. that Thomas Jefferson
wrote the constitution when was just
his age. The chairman was observed
to shake his head when this statement
was made and at the conclusion Of
the speakers address warned him to
be careful and not to confuse the dec
laration of independence with the
constitution. The chairman added,
that while the error, was noted in Alb
beville that it would not be discerned
in Greenwood.
Mr.. Warren closed his speech with
a poetical tribute to everything in
South Carolina from "a maiden's eyes
to sunsets. The tribute ended,
"And the sunsets are the grandest-
In South Carolina,
And the politics the damndest-
In South Carolina"
Mr.. Warren was warmly applaud
ed at the conclusion of his speech.
Senator w. P. Pollock of Cheraw
was the third speaker. He said that
he felt he was no stranger to Able
vile County or to any other county of
the State. He spoke of the campaign
of 1914 and said he believed he re-.
ceived more applause and less votes
than any other candidate in the race,
Mr.. Pollock referred to the death
of Senator Tillman and said in re-,
spopse to many. calls from all over
the state he made the campaign for
the short term to which he was elect
ed by handsome majority and for
which. he wished to thank the voters
of Abbeville County who so generous
ly gave him a nice majority. He con-
sidered it great honor to represent,
the. people of the State for the sohrt
term and that he liked the sample so
well that he would like to have at
least one full term.
The senator stated that during the,
three months he served the people of
this State in the United States senate
that he had no chance to make a rec
ord for himself but that he aligned!
himself with the majority of the dem.
ocrats and assisted as best he could
in upholding the hands of the great
est living American--Woo Will
sen. (Some applause.)
Mr.. Pollock stated that he read the
Democratic platform as adopted at;
the San Francisco convention care
fully through five times and that he
had found nothing in it that he could
not conscientiously support with all
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