Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-04

Guard extending over q period Of
twenty years and spoke Of Co. L, 11Sth
Infantry which he commanded in the
World war. He was the son of a Con-
federate soldier but he was running
for the office of adjutant general on
his man. Two York men-Sergeant
Campbell and Jake Robinson, he said,
had served in the World war under
him and would vouch for him.
He read letter from his former
Major, James II. Howell of Waynes-
Vile, N. c., under whom he served in
France endorsing his candidacy for
adjutant and inspector general. He
said he also had letters from Major
Mahon of Greenville and Col McCully
of Anderson. rsxI
Read the letter you have from
Major Mahon," interrupted Lieut..
Marshall, his opponent.
81 haven't got 'em with me-" return
ed Craig.
Then turning his fire on Lieut. Mar
shall Capt. Craig said that the latter
was trying to make the impression
that he had fought on the Hindenburg
line in France.
Neither Marshall nor myself fought
with the Thirtieth in breaking the Hin
denburg line" he said. 'T can prove
we did not and that both of us had
loo,, .o{;,a1 on account 90 ,,,o,na. 1o
fore the fighting on the Hindenburg
line"
In concluding the little spat Capt.
Craig said he intended to publish a
number Of letters for the information
of the voters before the campaign was
concluded.
Candidates for Governor.
Former Lieut.. Governor Thos. G.
Mcleod Of Bishopville, was the first OF
the six candidates for governor to ad-
dress the voters. There were a few
hand claps as he began his speech He
was given close attention through his
speech. He was glad to welcome so
many folks, he said, especially women,
since he had always been a ladies' man
and during the past twenty years had
been under good control. He review
ed his personal history as a farmer,
representative in the lower house, state
senator and lieutenant governor. For
the past several years, he said, he lad
tn No III
lie welfare.
He realizezd, he said, that there were
two great powers entrusted to the gov
ernor of South Carolina-the pardon
ing power and the power to recon-
mend legislation. Any governor, he
said, owed it to the people to be care
full in the use Of those powers. While
the governor can recommend legisla-
ton, he can neither increase nor de-
crease the burden of taxes.
While some might think that taxes
are high in this section of the state
the burden Of taxation under the pres
ent system was, on the people Of the
low country who have only their
farming interests on which to depend
while in the Piedmont section agricul-
tural interests are supplemented by
textile interests. So far as York coun-
ty is concerned, however, there is no
denying the, fact that the great ma
jority of the taxes paid by the people
Of the county are paid for local pur-
poses and especially for roads and
schools. He favors economy in state
affairs and abolishment Of all useless
offices but he is confident that the
high tax rate under which the people
of the state labor at present is because
Of the obsolete tax system. North
Carolina, he said, has a system under
which no direct levy is made on per-
sonalty or realty and he thought it we'll
for South Carolina to adopt a similar
system. Under the present system, he
said, 80 per cent. of the taxes are on
farm property, IS per cent. town prop
erty, 9 per cent. on factories, about
12 per cent. on banks and II per
cent. on railroads. LuXuries have not
been bearing their part.
Despite distressing times he was in
clined to turn hopeful eye to the fu-
ture. Educational progress had been
great in the past quarter of q century.
He paid taxes to support four graded
schools and patronized only one but
he did not begrudge a dollar of it. He
would not reduce appropriations for
the support Of the asylum nor for the
Confederate soldiers.
He plead for enforcement Of the pro-
hibition laws and FOR the enforcement
Of all laws in this day when I'VE are
living in the backwash of the World
war" Nerdicts of juries should be up
held at time like this, he said, and it
is the duty of every man and woman
to try and help create an atmosphere
for law enforcement. You'll be told
I'm tracking around he said in con-
clusion. Don't you believe it, I'm not
making vain promises. I'm not saying
I'm going to be governor. But l am
running past those who are running.
And if l am elected your governor I
will be governor Of all the people