The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-08-23


Governor Cooper. These sheriffs and
constables were not looking for men
!paroled by Blease, for the men paroled
lby him had been making good citizens.
llle did not blame Bob Cooper for
leaving the state. If i had record
like him I'd leave, too.'
The speaker made his customary at
tack on the state tax commission, the
I'board Of public welfare and the bud
get commission, to which he had added
the farm demonstration agents and
the home demonstration women
}. j. Cantey gave scathing ar
raignment of Bleaseism, which he said
was temporary revolt against civil
ization. All the talk by the former
governor about taxes was cheap dema-
lgoguery. The former governor "would
take you back to the Indian, who lived
on mushrooms and rned meat, back to
the days OF the baboon, who paid no
taxes" The Clarendon county candi-
date said the time had passed when an
oligarchy could write out the ticket,
and hand it to the voters as a menu
card is passed. This was supplanted
by a more damnable system when the
oligarchy was oyerthrown and a gov
ernment set up for the friends of the
man In power. He asked that the vot-
ers be not stampeded into voting for
a stale politician just to beat some 9th
er stale politician. "Vote for South
carolina he pleaded and he knew
in that case he would be elected, for
he was "the only man in the race who
had the nerve to attack Blease."
william Coleman declared that he
had. brought more tangible wealth in
to the state than any other candidate.
1--WE have been divided by factionalism
while the rest Of the world picks u.s."
he said. "The South should stand
united. | believe in cooperative mar
keting. | believe the people should be
allowed to manage their own affairs
without so many bureaus. am for
reduction of salaries, good roads, good
schools"
George X. Laney made the assertion
that he would welcome a comparison
Of his record in the interests Of the
masses Of the people with that of his
opponents lii L:,a race for governor.
He told the farmers, and the fathers
and mothers in the audience, that they
would have to trample over his record
for the past twenty years in the gem
eral assembly where he had fought
for the interests OF the agricultural
people of the state and to put an edu-
cation within the reach Of every white
boy and girl in South Carolina. He
said that he had no disposition to shirk
any work of his and claimed respon-
sibility for some OF the large appro-
priations which had been discussed.
He told of his fight to aid the farmers
and particularly OF his connection
with the fertilizer and state warehouse
bills. He reviewed the expenditure OF
state funds, with reference to the COM
mon schools.
John Il. Duncan was also out for
the scalp Of the former governor, and
an occasional thrust in repartee swept
the crowd into rollicking good humor.
Mr.. Duncan said Mr.. Blease was pa
rading over the state as the poor
mans friend, and yet would destroy
the tax commission, "a body creared
to help you poor fellows by making
the big interests bear their just pro-
portion Of taxes" This brought some
shouts for the former governor. MI
lDuncan then said Mr.. 'Bleases follow
|ers were riding in from the adjoining
counties and leaving the meeting with
the former governor, who always
cheats 1t" when he has spoken, to make
lit appear that the crowd Is for Blease
This brought another spurt OF shouts
from half dozen Blease supporters.
|lWhen one Of these persisted in his
shouting and talking back at the
speaker mr. Duncan said: IF had
that jaw bone, I could slay more
Rhilistnes than Samson did" This
silenccd the would-be hecklers and the
speaker concluded without further in
terruption. 5
Lieutenant Governor
The letter, said to hsye been writ
ten by James jH. Hammond OF Colum-
bia in behalf Of the candidacy OF e. 3.
Jackson for Lieutenant governor, fig
ured in the speeches by this group OF
candidates.