The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-07-06

| SSsSiohy ooV aCreS anu employing
many men. 81 am offering you m,
services, not begging a favor" h,
said. If you think have the ability
to be of service to you, vote for me
| Don't vote for me because you know
me. Whatever yuu do. whoever yo,
vote for, try to send man to Co
lumbia who will be a credit to you,
county.
Mr.. j. Sidney Smith said he had en-
tered the race at the solicitation OF
his friends who believed in him They
consider he has been a success in bust
ness and farming and they believed
he could successfully represent his
county, but that he would have to
retire from the race as he already
held a government appointment that
he lately learned would conflict with
I this office. He therefore retired from
the race.
Mr.. L. L. Thomas said he had no
policies to defend. If you think am
mt vote for me. If you think / could
I do any good by going to Columbia for
you vote for me.
DR.. w. j. Perry was next introduc-
ed. He said he felt somewhat out of
place trying to make a speech. That
he was citizen of Chesterfield Coun-
ty and the State of South Carolina by
choice, that he was reared on a farm
and still had farming interests and
understood and sympathized with the
problems confronting the farmer to-
day. Though he has been very busy
he had given much thought to the
tax question and he believed it could
be solved. He asked why it is that
$1.00 of the public's money does not
buy 100 cents worth of commodity. ."If
you think I have sense enough to
work out these problems, vote for
me. do not ask votes for friendship.
l place my claims on higher ground.
1t is your duty to vote for the best
man, the man best able to work out
these problems"
Mr.. A. F. Funderburk said in part
II am not going to make any prom
.ses because l want to tell the truth,
You have your choice from set Of
gentlemen. You will pick two men and
your choice will be satisfactory with
me. l am real dirt farmer and have
no other interest. l work hard every
day and fear nothing but the boil
Weevil. In the matter of taxation l
can only help by cooperation. We
need and must have new system.
Reduction Of salaries would have lit
tie effect on the tax rate. The trouble
is in the system of collection. The
burden is unequally distributed. You
must put men in authority who are
able to adjust these matters. A con-
stitutional amendment is needed to
correct these injustices. If you elect
me every moment of my time will be
one of duty. l will work as hard for
you as l am now working against the
boil weevil. We want to get back to
the good old Jeffersonian democracy.
We can eliminate the state tax from
visible property entirely. am in the
race to win. But if you find better
man among these ten than |, vote for
him.
Mr.. P. C. Campbell said that for
the past ten years, excepting one time
ne has held before the people his plat
form of peace, liberty, justice and
freedom to all the world" And no
other candidate has ever espoused this
cause. Economy begins at home he
said He approved of general cutting
of salaries. Taxes continue to go up
while the value of our products con-
tinue to come down. He believed
they should be equalized.
Mr.. c. C. Horton said he had been
voting in this county for Is years.
He got his education in a blue back
speller5 and you can Judge from that,
he is competent.
The chief plank in my platform is
biannual sessions of the legislature.
We would save 100000 for the
State. He told his audience that
from the race forgot to say
Mr.. j. Sidney Smith who withdrew
THAT he retired in my favor" "When
go to Columbia" said he, "I am
not going to play poker. 1 am a boos-
ter for Chesterfield County. You can
look into my face and tell that none
Of my people has even been in jail
or the asylum. I could mix with the
best in Columbia and get the help
we will need. I am in the big class
grumbling about taxes, but I wish
taxes were more. have always been
fool and knew it. If / don't suit you
don't vote for me. never cry about
anything.
State Senate
Mr.. j. A. Knight was the first of
the speakers for the Senate.