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ed in the senate with Senator Hard
ing, that he was neither good nor
bad, strong nor weak, but that he
heard Senator Harding say that the
Farm Loan act was one of the most
pernicous pieces of legislation ever
enacted by congress.
Mr.. Pollock favors league Of ma
tions, federal aid for wiping out il
literacy, and Federal Reserve act.
He also stated that he was pro-
hibitionist. Said that liquor should
never be returned to South Carolina.
Said with the tremendous number of
automobiles in the state that more
people would be killed in accidents
due to intoxicated drivers than were
killed in the world war.
Senator Pollock received some ap-
plause at the conclusion of his speech.
Senator E. D. Smith who had en-
tered the hall when Mr.. Irhy was
speaking and had for the first time
in the campaign listened to the
speeches Of his opponents was the last
speaker. Senator Smith plainly show
ed the fatigue which he suffered as
result of the strenuous days and
nights of the recent Democratic con-
vention and the long trip back home.
His voice, however, was strong and
clear and after he warmed up his
speech was we'll delivered and well
received.
The chairman in introducing Sena-
tor Smith stated that he would give
an account of his stewardship. This
| the senator did evidently to the salts
faction of his audience as he was the
recipient of more applause than any
of the other candidates.
! Mr.. Smith briefly gave resume of
'Fthe work done at San rancisco and
I told of the formulation of the Demo-
7 cratic platform by the committee on
! resolutions of which he was men,
Der. The senator stated that this COM
mittee seemed fired with the sole pur-
pose of formulating platform which
would represent the real sentiments
, of the majority of the members of
the great party. Senator Smith said
;! that very little time was devoted to
+ playing politics" in the committee
meetings.
He also told of the balloting and
that he believed that the. delegates
were absolutely sincere sn casting
their votes. He stated that the dele
cations supported their candidates.
! Just so long as there seemed any
chance of their nomination. The SEN
ator gave a graphic description Of
the landslide for Governor Cox when
it: was seen that he was the choice of
a majority of the delegates.
Senator Smith then proceeded to
give an account of his stewardship
las the senior senator from South
Carolina. He defended his record in
no uncertain terms and referred in
particular to his work for the Federal
Reserve act, his work apamst the
cotton exchange, the cotton futures
act, the purchase of nitrates by the
government at cheap price for the
farmers, his success in securing an
equal basis for agricultural paper
along with commercial paper as col
lateral. He was the author of the act
permitting agricultural paper to be
discounted for term of six months
as against the previous act of 80
days.
The senator stated that prior to the
passage of the Federal Reserve act
that the banks of the South and West
were nothing more than commission
agents of the New York banks. He
outlined the economic workings of
this act.
The speaker stated that it was his
privilege to write in the plank of the
Democratic platform which pledged |
the party to equalize rates and to in