The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-08-10

rules and uSages of the house as any
member there. Also had served one
year in the legal department at
Washington, and out of five hundred
applicants for this position was one
of the fifteen lawyers selected. There
fore he felt that he was as we'll
qualified to represent them as any
one present. There were too many
commissions and offices, most OF
them useless. Had fought them and
they had gotten after and reduced
many stenographers and clerks who
had nothing to do but sit at desk
and cock their feet on it and smoke
good cigars at the expense of the tax
payers. By this means seven hun
dred thousand dollars had been cut
out of appropriation bill and state
and county taxes had been reduced.
Showed copy of tax chart and stated
these new sources of income, while
he had supported most of them, did
not lower taxes, they only took the
m oney out of another pocket. If they
took the tax off your land or your
stock they put it on your gasoline.
What he had fought for was lower
taxes, not merely new methods OF
raising money. Favored good schools
and wanted to see our labor laws
tiyhtened up so that the farmer who
fed a laborer could have some con-
troll over his services. Something
had been said about having farmer
in the legislature. He was raised on
the farm, owned farm himself, his
father and all his brothers were
farmers, and as this was an agricul-
tural county he felt fully qualified
to represent the farming interest. AS
an illustration, had taken up the
matter of increase in farm lands in
this county with the tax commission,
who had instructed the auditor to
put on an increase of sc per cent,
which would mean about four hum
dred thousand dollars increase in val
uation, and the commission had visit
ed Bamberg and decided to let the
same valuation remain. If Mr.. Riley
wanted the farm lands to be increas-
ed that was his privilege and he was
not to be criticised for it. He felt
that the people needed relief, that
the action of the tax commission was
unjust, therefore he had fought for
letting values remain the same. He
very much the fatterlng
vote he received two years ago, felt
sure no one who voted for him had
regretted doing so and no one ever
should.
The Best Speech of All.
Chairman Rizer then announced
the close of the speeches Of candi-
dates but stated that DR.. l.. A. Hart
zog had an announcement to make.
The doctor mounted the rostrum and
made the best speech of the day, de-
cidedly the one which was best re-
ceived by the audience, for he invited
the entire crowd to dinner which was
then being prepared. He was es-
pecially happy and witty in his invi-
tation and was heartily applauded.
The crowd had heretofore been rath-
er stingy with it's applause for the
candidates. Referring to the matter
of hearing so much about taxation,
DR.. Hartzog stated that he wished
the crowd to tax their powers of di-
gestion to the utmost, and we think
most of them did, for there was plen-
ty to eat for everybody, and a fair
estimate placed the crowd at be-
tween 500 and 700. There was bar
becued beef and pork and hash,
which had been prepared by a COM
mittee of the prominent citizens of
Olar, all done to a turn, and the
ladies from town and the surround
ing country had brought huge hamp-
ers containing fried chicken. ham,
pies, cakes, pickles and all manner
of good things, sufficient to feed
multitude. But the dinner was man
aged by a committee of men and they
did the work of serving and every
thing, the ladies-for once in their
guests, and this point
was stressed by DR.. Hartzog, that the
ladies would not be expected or al
lowed to do any work. Each person
was given a plate and as they passed
down the line with tables containing
the eatables on each side the plate
was helped by the committee to what
ever ones appetite fancied, ending
with the sweet things and iced tea.
Everybody was fed and fed we'll.
Byrnes and Harvey Not Present.
It was great regret to the entire