Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-15
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lCOntlnucu frOHl L age oliSI
his efforts to prune expenses. He had
fought salary Increases of state Of
ficials and because, of his fight he had
been as popular with them "as
strychnine is with a 'pisoned' pup
1t was he who lhad made the mo-
ton to cut the 2Emill road tax levy
from the state appropriation bill for
two consecutive years: The motion
had carried and the people of the state
saved s2,O00;OOO. He was n member
of the budget commission which had
failed to do what was expected and
had cost money! rather than saved
money. The work Of the smelling
committee" properly the Economy and
Efficiency committee employed out Of
the state could have been done by the
budget commission if the secretary of
the budget commission had been 'on
his job.
{. W.. PursIey.
; Z. W. Pursley of Santiago said no
man had more feeling for the mill
people than he had. He felt that the
textile workers were making as much
progress as any other class Of work
ers. He said that he stood for
economy as much as any man but that
he will never vote to cut down the eff
ficiency Of the common schools or
roads. He said that there had been
no great increase in county taxes in
recent years and thaS in fact the levy
had been raised only two mills in twelve
years. He is an arGcnt supporter of
Winthrop College WHICH means more
to York county than ah& Other &ounty
in the state. sTfe had stayed 'op the
job during the Sunday session, of the
legislature last March because he
thought it his duty to stand ,by and
save his people from eleventh. hour
appropriations. Mr. Pursley said he
was common man. raised between
the plow handles and that he would
appreciate tho vote of those who be-
lieved him capable of rendering SER
vice. 49,
Erwin carothers.
Erwin Carothers aflRock Hill, felt
like he was among friends. His
father, the late DR.. f.. r., Carothers of
Ebenezer hadslong labored among the
mill people and fpem the father the
son had learned Of many of their prob
lens. During has term in the legisla-
ture he had tried to relieve the burden
of taxation from those least able to
pay. He had voted for the act extend
ing the time for paying taxes. He was
for any measure that would bring re-
lief to the mill people. He had law
office in Rock Hill and he wanted the
people to know that they were welcome
to come to- hrs office atSany time to
talk over problems of the. day.
Or. ]. l. ,Spratt.
DR.. ]. Lee, Spratt said he was born
on the southern edge sef' Fort Mill
township not great distance away
people knew him and what he stands
for He was for anything calculated to
benefit and .uplift. he felt that he was
going to getralLtl tie votes in Fort Mill
and Fock Hill, anyway and ssw no
necessity for making lengthy speech.
He therefore proposed ta surrender his
time to Major James CO Dgzicr.
VIZ SBolin.
Washington "A. RDlir said the voters
might be disappointed in his speech
since there was Qs5te ia difference in
talking to people and ta!kint; with
thom." lie was conscious of the iact
that he was addressing an audience Of
laboring people, II was labor that KEEP,
the main wheels of presgesg turning
He liked to IOpk at nufs and fine
houses "and yet" ne said. when | look
at them I can, nc Shelp but feel that
the walls of fine houses j&re painted in
side and out With the .b,sod emanatins
from the sweat 81 thcabroU8 of down
troddcn labor or the world" Referring
20 the ecOnonnlc suffering IN .hc state
during the past tvosyca'rs u" said ihat
tpoliticS and speculation" arc largely
the cause. Constant broodin" over
economic wrongs has caused so:.ie 20
resort to violenc6 and in many case
the labor world has been justified in
rCsurting to violence. .-.s.