The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-08-11
eets, prosperity and hope.

that it was platform "fuil of pros
poets, prosperity and hope"
Laney Was Last
Senator George K. Laney of Ches-
terheld was the last Of the speakers
seeking the gubernatorial chair. He
made a, clear-cut speech and was
heard with close attention, receiving
quite bit of applause and basket
OF flowers when he concluded. He
paid a tribute to the memory Of the
late Congressman D. E. Finley whom
he said was unbeatable while he liv-
ed. He stood for economy and re-
adjustment Of the tax burden and he
wanted :''the State paper to know
that l am giving half Of my time to
it."
He stood for a fair deal ,5etween
capital and labor. He reviewed his
political experience as member of
the house of represe entatives four
years and member of the senate
sixteen years.
81 am here to shoulder my part Of
the responsibility for the appropria-
ton bill of the last general assem-
bly," said Senator Laney, ''and I am
here to tell you that it makes no dif-
ference who you elect your governor,
the appropriation. bill a year from
now will be about where it stands
now. The big items in that bill are
for the maintenance Of the asylum,
common schools and Confederate
soldiers and no candidate has said
that he would take single dollar
from any of them"
Candidate Laney said that he ha5
achieved much in business and po-
lit:cal way by his own efforts. Not a
dollar was appropriated for the com
mon schools when he first went to
the legislature, but now the common
school system of the state will favor
ably compare with that of any other
state and he thought that at least a
part of the credit for school progress
was his, since "Laney has fought the
battle of the masses of school chill
6ren for twenty years.
"Tke defation period has about
bankrupted you and rot the legisla-
ture," said Ny. Laney, "Look at
your good roads and good schools
and yet you pay only about mills
for state purposes. I stand for good
schools and for progress and III go
down into defeat standing for them.
III not agree to a reduction Of taxes
for the common schools under any
consideration.
'If you should abolish every state
cfice,' continued Mr. Laney, "the
reduction in your levy would be from
ia to 1-2 mill, which wouldn't
amount to the puff Of cigarette in
an equatorial hail storm.
I'm no new convert to tax re-
form. I understand every dep&lFS-
ment CT this state government. If
/ am elected your governor 1 will be
the friends and the governor Of ev-
cry class Of industry-the friend OF
the Southern Power company'as well
ss everybody else"
Thanks for Rest
The band played a selection after
the candidates for governor had con
Guided and everybody was thankful
for the diversion. Each gubernatoria
candidate spoke twenty minutes, OF
two hours in all and there was al
interval of about ten minutes be
fcre the candidates for lieutenant
governor presented their claims fol-
suffrage.
E. B. Jackson, candidate fol
lieutenant governor, raped the las
Legislature for holding Sunday ses
sion, and declared if he was lieuten
ant governor he would adjourn The
body and not allow It to happen. H
was a farmer and banker of Aiker
county.
Jennings K, Owens Of Marlboro, {
candidate for lieutenant governor
was born in York county. where hi
father and nather had lived anc
died. He spent four years in York
ville-two years as a pupil in Bank!
high school and two years as teach
er. He served the Yorkville gradet