The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-07-13

ing that he attaches very little or no
Importance to this phase Of present
day conditions among us. Decidedly
and easily the two main topics for
thought and discussion by the can
didates for governor were taxation
and law enforcement.
Candidates may come, and candi-
dates may go, but John T. Duncan,
Columbia lawyer, runs on forever.
And so John T. Immediately launch
ed into a vitriolic attack upon
Blease. who he said went to Washing
ton once to select his seat in the
United States senate, but hasn't oc-
cupied it yet and never will. He
made the rather startling assertion
that Blease is running solely to
elect Mcleod with no idea Of going
in himself, and reminds us that
Blease carried only three counties
in his last race for state office, and
that Edwin w. Robertson, of Co.
lumbia, is the political boss of us
all. He made his customary state
ments about the Columbia canal, the
greatest water power in the state.
And he took a mild sling at every
other candidate in the race, but no.
body seems to pay much attention to
Duncan except those who enjoy a
keen sense of humor. He pictured
a wonderful future for the entire
state if it's water power is utilized
and said he was the man to put be-
hind this project to perfect it in
the constructive upbuilding of the
state. He charged Blease with de-
liberate falsehood in not writing a
report which the former governor.
according to Duncan, said in the
outset of the campaign that he had
made. He promised with the sup
port of the public to run Bobinson
clean out of the state, and injected
little life by renewing his prom
ise to put roller skates under the
whole bunch at Orangeburg Satur-
day. He closed with witty joke on
Blease comparing him to a mule
that it's owner said, Didn't give a
d-n." His was speech Of aggres-
sive abuse instead of a discussion OF
the timely issues of the campaign,
his wrath apparently being vent upon
Blease chiefly, but who has ever tg-
ured what John T. Duncan's purpose
is?
Following the candidates for gov
ernor. came the three men in line for
elevation to the lieutenant governor
ship, and first spoke Jennings K.
Owens, lawyer, and representative
in the lower house of the South
Carolina general assembly from
Marlboro county. Mr.. Owens began
by shooting lot of hot air about
the magnificent improvements and
progress made here and in the coun-
ty during the past Is years since he
had moved away from here and how
we'll he was treated here and natur-
ally became fond of it, but still, he
hasn't been back since. He had to
blow a little about having gone to
Denmark some IS or 20 years ago
as a teacher thinking probably that
would gain a few votes for him by
making friends with Bamberg folks,
and he then Immediately Dragged on
his lofty ideals and record Of four
years in the legislature. But through
all of this he neglected to refer to
the fact that although he had that
interest in us down here, yet when
Bamberg county offered the state
man for the supreme bench fully as
able as any who have aspired to that
honor for several generations the
same Mr.. Owens voted against him
for more than 40 consecutive times,
in the face of the fact that several
years previous the Bamberg county
mans brother then in the 1egisla-
ture himself and unknown to Mr..
Owens had staunchly supported the
same Mr.. Owens in his fight to be-
come circuit judge. Although he
tactfully refrained from that part OF
his record Mr.. Owens, nevertheless,
failed to make any bowling impress
sion Thursday, and Bamberg county
people will probably convince this
same Mr.. Owens on the fifth Tues
day in August that although unmen-
toned they don't forget records, es-
pecially records of ingratitude. He
ATTEMPTED to discuss the duties OF
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