The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-08-10

The Dill provided that each soldier
would get S1.00 for each DAYS service
in the United States and $i.25, a dav
for each days service overseas, not
exceeding the sum of $GOO.O 90, bonus
being started after man had been
in service 60 days. 1t would come
in "a certificate form, and where the
certificate called for $500 90, bank
would only loan $4,000 on it. IF Inc
certificate was held for 20 wears It
would be worth 100000. He asked
why his opponents hadn't introduced
bills for individual bonus. from the
State. and answered it himself by
saying that the State treasury is in
the same fix as the federal treasury,
too much in debt.
Hd APPROVES of aid to kftalsled
soldiers, and says no one regrets nav
ing this, but the cost is running high.
| He was a member of the National
Democratic Convention in San Fran
cisco TWO years ago, at which time
the issue was taken up. He wanted
to know why Mr.. Shcrard had not
been more succssfull on the Ways and
Means Committee of the South Car
olina General Assembly last year
and prevented the $100,000.OO cut in
the pensions for Confederate veterans.
His vote against war was no lack
Of loyalty, and after war was de-
clared he I'D all in his pcwcr to win
it: aud didn't think it necessary to
discuss this matter, and had 10 apol-
ogics to make fer his stand on it,
The Towler-Sterling educational
bill is one of the most dangerous bills
that could be advocated, and all sovcn
Of the members of CONGRESS- from this
State would vote against it. DoseA't
believe the Federal government should
have full control in these matters, and
is strong believer cf States rights.
He appreciated the increasing
maicritics given him in the elections
in this county, and laid his record be-
fore the voters. saying in no unmis-
takeable terms that if the people want
the same kind Of service in congress
which they have had since he has
and they Will have it. He trusts his
record will merit their support. Ten
months out of every year he is in
Washington looking after the in
forests Of his State and nation. Mr..
Dominick said he couldn't criticise his
opponents for making the race, but
he trusted that his conduct and record
would merit continuance of their
support. However. he did think his
Nrnonents as members Of the South
Carolina General Assembly should do
more good in that capacity before
attempting it in congress.
MIR. ED. p. McCRAVY LAST
Mr.. Ed P. McCravy of Easley was
the last candidate to speak, and he
began by saying that it would he
nothing short cf cruelty to keep his |
henrers long. altho he spoke the full !
thirty minutes allotted each -cardi-
date and then said he hadn't said all |
he wanted to.
He was born lust cut side of Alb
hcvillc nearly fifty years ago; had
farmcd all his life and now farms
with white labor in Anderson Coun
tv not far from his home at Easley,
Pickens County: has been successful
farmer and read law. but did not en-
tor the profession; the time when he |
should have been in college he was
blowing bull on the farm, and his
success as farmer followed this.
He criticised Mr.. Dcminick for his
stand on the war issue, the bonus bill
and other thinos, and said that the
reason Mr.. E. II. Aull editor of The
Newbcrrv Herald and News, was toot-
ing Mr.. Dominick's horn was that Mr..
Aull received his appointment as Su-
pervisor of the 1920 census at the
hands of Mr.. Dominick. He Claimed
that Mr.. Doninick brought the bonus
question into the present campaign,
and also stated tftt there are 10000
civil employees receiving bonus
from the United States treasury, and
that Congressman Dcminick gets
100000 bonus a year. He further
flaycd the present congressmans rec
ord by saying that Mr.. Dominick is
constantly fGhting monstrositieh in
congress, and favored Kaiser Bill,
submarines and other enemies to
America.
Mr.. McCravy is opposed to the way
the cotton exchange is conducted and
to the influx of migrants, giving
proportions some of our large cities
are inhabited by foreign born; be-
lieves in the Democratic way Of pay
ing taxes, and says that the income
tax IS a just one. He wants to give
the producer of cotton more power
in the marketing of same ana wants
to hclp the producer to be mere in
dependent and free from the spec-
nlator. and believes in organizations
to help the farmers.
He gave the number Of lawyers in
the nat;onal house of representatives
as 29S, out of '43s members, while
the numhcr If farmers is only 81, and
stated that the farming interests
should have considerably larcca'
Representation in Washington beSre