Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-02

Ielected, he said he will not miss 8
Eroll call and will use all the powers
Ethat God has given him to protect
tthe interests of the people. In closing
EMr. Bledsoe said, GAS your cotton
lweigher / have been faithful and viii
tbe faithful with everything else you
Eentrust with me-"
C. T. Burnett.
The second speaker was Mr.. C. T.
EBurnett, a member Of the Edgefield
Ebar, who said we are facing a crit.
fical time in South Carolina, due to
| the deflation following the war. Ou1
main crop is cotton and the boil wee.
lvil partially destroys that. People
have become dissatisfied with the
present system of government. We
ineed a change of tax system. Under
1.-THE present system Of government.
Mr.. Burnett said, home owners pay
i70 per cent of the taxes. He stated
that hidden money and luxuries
should be taxed and not :. single mill
be levied upon property to support
the state government. County e:spen-
ses only should be provided for in
this way. He urged that people
should study to know the men they
lelect to make their laws.
Mr. Burnett stated that he is in
favor Of making laws SO simple that
they can be easily construed. He also
said lawyers should not be blamed
lfor getting guilty men off when they
accept money for defending a client.
He expressed the belief that men
lshould be elected to the, legislature
iwho will have their county's interest
Fat heart first frs and then The state at
large He spoke somewhat at length
conserniing the Z great COS: of the Dix
lIiis sfss ttsse onstrlc cttiion Of
isshsSh caused heaSy Il iisondied soni DEBT
to &be placed on the county. The
lspeaker said this is supposed to be
a representative government but
there has sprung up too many COM
missions and boards that require an
increase in appropriations. In this
connection a vigorous attack was
made upon the tax commission. A
highway commission had to be main
tained in order to obtain federal aid
for road building but this commits
sion was costing too much. He refer
red to the board Of fisheries as hav-
ing been established in order to give
parasites job which was costing
the state about $4,000 year. Mr..
Burnett said first make reductions
where we can and then raise the nec-
essary amount from other sources
than levy on the real estate. He
said the legislature must eliminate
the drones that live, upon the taxpay-
ers.
Mr.. Burnett said he was the grand
son of confederate veteran and a
veteran of the World War and would
favor Liberal support of Confeder-
ate veterans by cutting down some
where else. He said that if elected
he would do his utmost to serve the
people well and will not come back
with any other mantle except one as
pure as the snow from heaven.
H. H. Sanders. :
The chairman next introduced Mr..
Sanders, farmer Of the western
section of the county, who is also a
candidate for the house. MIR. San
ders said he was no stranger in the
town of Johnston, having visited in
that community frequently during
the 16 years that he resided in Edge
field and always found the people
very clever and hospitable. Strangers
always greatly appreciate cordial
treatment Mr.. Sanders stated that
he is not appearing before the peo-
pie as great speaker, nor does he
come as one claiming to know SO
much. But he claims to be a man OF
common sense and sound business
judgment. He said he had no pohti'
cal record or past to speak of but he
looks to the future and will endeav.
or to do his full duty. He was
prompted to enter the race for the
Legislature by the very discouragine
condition of our people but now il