The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-09
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ON OPENING DAY
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Speech Made by Candidate for Governor at
Columbia Theater at Outset OF Cam
paign Gives His Views on. Y Various:
Interesting Questions

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The following is Thomas 6. Nc
Eeod,s speech delivered at the Co
san1hia theater on the opening day
OF the campaigns: q,
The year 1922 presents to the
citizens Of South Carolina prob
Jens Of serious noment for their
solution It is OF the gravest
consequence TO the citizens OF the
state that these questions be faced
honestly frankly and fairly, and
a solution be feand through the
careful and patriotic eonsad deratian
J Of the. citizens and especially
through the officers whom they
elect legislative and executive. We
must necessarily tl1ink In the terms
or the time IN which we are living.
This is q renaarkabl period of the
! woTIdss history known as the re-
ccnstracton period. The great
world war liz which We entered.
ahd properly entered, and in which
an patriotic South Carols did
thssr part at honeso abroad, has
not only changed the geography
G Europe. .but has changed the
lsEe OF thought IA every avenue of
Hsfe is as Impossible that the
world saaould ever be the, same
sagafn after this war as that the
Topography OF a country should re-
MAIN unchanged after the eruption
cfa volcano or the nphearal OF an
-aarthQ1aRe. say, laeFefores that
IN the solution of all our problems,
ssctaf. religions political, COM
xnesriaI and agricultural, we must
think In the times il, which we
are living The business world
has recognized that If success isNte
seward its efforts, 1t can not fol-
Tow Old methods, and Is adopting
{ methods OF operation suited to the
Changing conditions. Agriculture
ssthe basis OF all our wealth, and
the farmer has recognized that
IF success is TO reward his efforts
he can not follow the old method
sef production or OF z marketing.
Careful thought and study have led
1 him go realize that his method of
nsasketing especially must change,
and ire fn6 that throughout the
eonnfry cooperative marketing as
saciatfDns have been organized
where the farmer cooperating IA
accord with his fellow farmers,
can speak with united voice and
With the strength of Numbers. This
to me iss the great ray of hope for
the future. Hzwin not solve cur
agyieulturaf problens. hut 1t viii
materially aid their solution
Ennsaal Period.
This is a period .ofs unusual de-
preston wsaenn deBts sare hard to
p&Ys VIXEN money IS scarce, and
therefore the burdens of govern
h9ent, as all other burdens, fail
5nore heavily upon oer shoulders.
We must solve these problems and
swe can only do It in spirit. OF
aceord And harmony. of justice and
EQUALITY. There must be no back
ward stepn we would continue to
make progress. and yet. those who
| Bear che burden. and who have
borne st. can not longer carry MS
9xtraortinary weight. In private
Mfe re have been brought to prac-
stsee economy and to eliminate lux
HFY, ard have done every thing com
sistent with Efficient business to
remedy our present condition. The
very eanae rule applies, and should
apply to government. There must
Be such rigid economy practiced
sassis consistent with efficiency. And
get with rigid economy the bur-
den as borne at present is stiH toe
great. i recognize the fact that
s.tfre Office of COVER or is ex-
ecutive and not 1 e gi S lattice,
but his influence does anC should
have weight, and a Fegs5iature efect-
ed by the people. with whom the
governor is Ia accord, ee swhish is
III aeeosd With the soverE.f, can
eerfainFy give to stfle state ssrf;h q
system Of taxation and revenue as
. viii be fair aaa Just. Our tax sys-
tern Is obsete,e. and MOI ~ keep
ing with that OF man Is our sis-
ster states We tax Only these
things which we scan see. feel OF
foueh. and yet there is vast
amount of earrings, wealth and
luxury which have heretofore all
most, If not entirely. escaped tax
alton. Real and genuine relics.
therefore. must come With econ
omy. and more especially with
such a distribution of taxation ss
srin place portion OF the burden
upSn those not now taxed. The
past legislature made some pro-
gress along this lire in the enact
nzent of the recent revenue raising
measures and there is virtas iii
some OF the measures enacted and
propesed. but there is still room
for further extension OF these
measures. which viii result in sees,
a distribution of taxation that .hsy
will be far less burdensome.
1t behooves each citizen to study
the affairs of his own county ard
to see what portion Of his taxes is
spent at home and what portion Is
for state purposes His refias at