Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-08-23
CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICE
spoke ut Wnlhalla Monday - Largo
Crowd Was Present.

day morning and presented their
claims before an audience of approx
imately twelve hundred people at
the High School Auditorium. Tho
weather was fine, water plentiful.
candidates generally in good humor,
and the crowd reasonably patient.
There were two very gratifying fea-
tures--a large number Of ladies were
present, and If there was any disor-
der Of any kind, we have not heard
OF 1T. Hurrah for Oconee county!
Tho Fun Begins. 4.%
at ~ o'clock County Chairman j.
II. Brown, in his usual happy man
ner called the meeting to order and
requested all spitters, If such should
be present, to wait until they rot
outside to go into action, but what
ever they did, not to ruin The floor.
He then proceeded to introduce tho
speakers, In the order provided by
their program There were so many
Of them that we are unable to give
even synopsis Of their remarks in
dividually. All expressed a sincere
desire to reduce taxes, but offered no
specific remedy, except in very
general way. When the campaign
has been finished the people OF tho
State should be thoroughly informed
as to our appropriations and expen-
d1tures, schools and colleges, roads
and bridges, soldiers and sailors.
convicts and ex-convicts, paroles and
non-paroles, those that are patriotic
and those that are not, and one or
TWO other subjects that happened to
pop into the minds of the candidates
as they wandered around lin the
f1elds Of their fertile imaginations,
FOR we have been told positively by
one candidate that certain things
are true, and by another. in just as
convincing terms, that the reverse is
true. SO what's poor citizen and
ordinary mortal, not endowed with
the wisdom, foresight and hindsight
OF candidate for political prefer
ment, to do, after all?
We are at least familiar with "the
system, and the "Columbia canal
matterr--T7W hatever. Il eg IN IA
we are satisfied that the safety or
the State depends upon their cor-
rect manipulation
We were pleased to note ono dif.
ference between some candidates and
the boil weevil. The boil weovil borcs
tic voter, but both will survive I'M
der proper troatment--that is, the
cotton and the voter
We were glad to note that all tho
candidates all favor approximations
for education, especially in the com.
mon schools, for good roads. and for
the old soldiers. They are 10 be
commended for this. Then. too. wc
learned that they favor law enforce
ment. That is fine, and we hope that
lhcy practice what they preach.
me audience was apparently yery
sympathetic and was quite generous
IN encouraging the several speakers
ny liberal applause. The ladies in
the race for Superintendent OF Edu-
csat1on seemed to lend spirit and
spice and variety to The program ana
made numerous friends among their
hearers. 1t might be we'll to men
ton the controversy between two Of
the ladies as to whether an Oldsmo-
Die is limousine, or vice versa, and
whether 1t Is really proper or i'm
proper for lady candidates to attend
the political meetings over the State
in Oldsm ozines or limobilos. But we
have failed to find out just what
bearing the question has upon the
educational system OF South Carolina
and the welfare Of our children, Hi,
ho! What next?
The anecdotes and ijlustra tions
ranged all the way from the sublime
TO the r1diculous-somc good, somo
not, some new, many stale, but most
or them chad the desired effect and
drew good laughs. Tho audience was
in laughing humor any way, and
most anything amused them so that
they would smile aloud now and
then.
TO the close observer IL was very
easy to see who the favoritcs were
with the crowd. That pleased tho
favored one and seemed to put "pep"
into the others, SO 1t made q mighty
fine gathering.
After sitting for five and half
hours and listening to tho pleas OF
tho several candidates tho audience
adjourned in as good humor as they
came, and all agreed that it was tho
finest campaign meeting that has
ever been held in Oconee
We are betting on the winners, so
go to it, boys!
And just final word to the yot-
ers Of Oconee county: If you at
tended the campaign meeting you
probably know as much--or as lit
tle---as to the general fitness Of the
several candidates for the offices they
seek to fill. There is one safeguard
that each OF us can take refuge be-
hind. That Is the individual consci-
ence. Let us take the next the
casting Of the ballot--with ,ri-
BUSINESS, consider as best we G.. tho
real man and the real woman that
ia In tha pondtIokoo o~1 sx.to 'So,