The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-08-10
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES
Spoke At Mccormick Last Weck-Ac-
count Of Meeting.

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The following account of the con
gressional campaign meeting at Nc
Cormick is taken from the Mccormick
Messenger:
The three candidates for congress
afrom the Third District, Fred IL
Dcmlnick, incumbent, Sam II. Sherard
and Ed. P. McCravy, addressed about
800 voters Of this county in the court
house here last Saturday afternoon, a
large number Of whom were ladies'.
In the absence of County Chairman
w. K. Charles, DR.. y. A. j. Bell acted
as chairman of the meeting and in
tfoduccd the speakers.
MR.. SHERARD FIRST SPEAKER.
Mr.. Sam II. Sherard was the first
speaker. He is 81 member of the State
House of Representative from Green
wood County, and is engaged in farm
ing at Nincty-Six, 20 miles from Nc
Cormick, and feels that he is among
homefolks in Mccormick. In asking
for the office of congressman, he
feels that he is asking a great deal
from the people, and believes chat a
man should be thoroughly familiar
with local and national conditions be-
fore Offering for the office; public re-
quirements demand it, and were never
so great as they are today. He stands
Tor law enforcement, and wants o
change n the organic laws and row
ernment for bettern1ent, which he bo
lieves will bring more satisfact:on to
the people. There is no time for q
quack or demagogue, but rather for
sympathy and cooperation, and if wa
VIII pattern after the fashion Of orr
fathers from 1860 to 1865 much rood
will result. 9 00u
These who are working in co-opera-
ton for peace are working for tho
eommcn good Eighty per cent of
our people, are dependent upon the
agricultural interests and need tho
cooperation of the office holders.
South Carolinians are the peers and
~ large degree excel the people of
any State in the nation. He gradu-
ated IN agriculture at Clemson Col
Iege. ana spent some time in the
Philippine Islands and France. but
you'd not give his farm at Ninety
six for the whole of either the Phil
ippine Islands or France. If sent To
congress, the producer will get the
benefit of the doubt in regard to his
vote. He believes the Federal Reserve
Bank is great institution, but fhe
action of its board which materially
affected currency ond brought or,
the depression was a drive against
the people. Revisions are badly need.
ed Ton the system. Section 10 of the
Federal Bank Act should be amended.
1T specifies that farm paper, even tho
=
by the institution unless the bank ten
..erlng it is a member of the federal
institution. He said there are 10000
banks III America, 10000 Of which
belong to the Federal Reserve Sys-
TEN.
Rate of interest cn money is too
high to the agricultural interests; in
France it is leaned at from 2 1-2 to
not more than 5 per cent. ,e 'clirvrs
that War Finance Cooperation does
good work. that Henry Ford should
have tho Muscle Shoals property;
believes in federal aid to roads and
schools; believes in sanitation and
eradication Of pests and insects, in
GLIDING mcsquitcs and boil wecvils;
wants a bill passed so the government
can and will sell calcium arsenate
to the farmers at cost for fighting
the boil weevil; farmers of Georgia
Gle getting calcium arsenate at 8
cents a round, while South Carolina
farmers have to pay Is Nts fer it.
He favors vocational training in
schools, and realizes that education
is Of prime Importance: and favors
q $3.50 appropriation for schools by
tie Federal and State governments;
dosen't believe it wise to cut taxes to
cripple schccls; favors federal aid on
highways, and would work IN congress
to bring as much federal aid in South
Carolina as possible for schools.
He would vote for the soldier bonus
BILL would have voted fer war and
the draft act which put the rich and
poor boys in the same class; the
American Legion favcrs the bonus,
and SO does he; the same crowds and
heads of corporations which fought
the bonus are now fighting the work
ing man, and their only care is to
protect moncyed interests; denounced
the law makers who cut the pensions
down for Confederate veterans, and
stated that the American Legion
lends it's support to prevent strikes
and to keep peace among all classes.
In conclusion he said, am far
mer, farming in Greenwood County;
am endorsed by my home Democratic
convention for congress, which cannot
be said of my opponents; and my in
terests are identical with those of my
farmer friends. / believe in training
that fits 9 man to help all people, and
also I stand fer fair dealing to all.
Applause.
MIR. DOMINICK SECOND TO
SPEAK.
Hon. Fred II. Dominick, incumbent,
was second, ard after applause at his