Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-08-02
First County Camp paign Meeting
Held at Johnston Saturday. Small Attendance.
Little Interest Manifested

AOlU dl 0VuuSGOuE SeS1 Nd
Little 1ntere.
About noon Saturday something
like 14O persons, there being only
three women among them, gathered
in the high school auditorium ct
Johnston to hear the men who are
seeking the suffrage of the voters q q
Edgefield county give their views
upon the burning issues" Of the
day. Probably the attendance would g
have been larger had the place for
holding the meeting been definitely
announced in advance.
The meeting was called to Order
by the county chairman, Mr.. j. q.
Cantelou, who requested all candiE-
dates who desired to address the
meeting to come upon the platform,
and the five aspirants for Legislative
honors promptly responded. After
reading the list of candidates who
have qualified for the campaign, Mr.
Cantelou turned the meeting over to
the local chairman, Mr.. J.W.sG Cox,
who in his predatory remarks very
truly said that men who are elected
to office, even the best men, can not
give us good government without our
help. There is duty for every citi-
zen and the manner in which that
duty is performed will have its effect
upon the character Of our laws and
their enforcement. The real trouble
with conditions today is found in Sag-
riculture. Our entire system will
have to be changed and we must ap-
ply our best intelligence toward cor
recting this imperfect system. Mr..
Cox said our tax system has been inn
proved and law enforcement is gain
ing ground but we must give thought
to other things than politics.
]. w. BIedsoe.
The first speaker presented by the
chairman was Mr. Rledsoe acapd
date for the house from Johnston
who said he entered the campaign
with one uppermost principle and
that is to upbuild and not tear down,
not to throw mud or do anything low.
Mr.. Bledsoe said, 81 enter this race
upon no mans demerits but am run
ming on my own merits, if I have
any, and will certainly not do any
thing that is low and degrading. !
will not join any clique or alliance
in order to gain ,otes, but will put
myself into the hands of the Great
Giver. do not expect to go around
hunting votes on Sunday but will en-
deavor to reflect the principles !
teach my Sunday School class every
Sunday morning"
This is critical time, said Mr..
Bledsoe, with many taxes yet un-
paid. Public funds have been mis-
appropriated in many ways and the
legislature has created too many Of
fices for pap-suckers. Too many COM
missions have been created, said the
speaker, including the tax commits
sion which does the work the comp
troler general did up to that time.
He expressed the opinion that state
colleges are receiving more money
than they ask for. He said he would
not take a brick off of any of the
state schools but declared that many
of our best men are coming from the
denominational colleges, which do
not receive dollar of public money.
Mr.. Bledsoe said Wofford College
has put more judges on the bench
than any other college. He made
known his opposition to farm demon
stration agents. Said he, "Edgefield
county has farmers Of experience
who do not need a demonstration.
Economy should be practiced by cut
ting off little here and little
there.
Mr.. Bledsoe said we have good
school system but need better one
and in speaking of schools advocated
the consolidation of weak schools,
making it possible for boys and girls
to be carried through the 10th. and
18th. grades. Give them that, said
he, and they will scratch for living
In referring to the great number Of
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