The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-07-06
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educate him. If you stand by this old
grey head. he will deliver you from
bondage. When / went to the legisla-
ture I found the county bankrupt,
busted. am personally responsible
for clearing up the deficit; am per-
personally responsible for good roads.
fought for the hydro-electric bill,
and am personally responsible for ex-
tending time for payment of taxes.
He also claimed to have reduced state
taxes. When you make one man a
millionaire you make a million pau
pers.
Mr.. J. A. Spruill was the last speak |
er in the race for the Senate. Mr..
Spruill told his hearers that the big |
thing in the State and couuty's finan-
cial problem is not so much the col
lecting as the spending. Anybody can
collect, but it takes hard business
sense to get your dollars worth when
you go to spend. The proper use of the
states money can be best accomplish
| ed by men accustomed to business
success. "Uncle SAM" he said, is hon
est, but he has his figures badly mix
ed. He told his hearers that if the
county was bankrupt when Uncle
Sam went to the legislature it is in
a worse state of bankruptcy today, be-
cause its debt is greater. This debt is
so great that it is going to take real
business ability to handle it. If we
continue to borrow money at high
rate of interest, as we have been do
ing, we can never do more than pay
the interest. What we should do is
to float series of bonds, bearing 5
per cent. interest and take them up a
few at time and thereby gradually
reduce or entirely clear up the debt.
For this you need mature man of
business judgment and ability. have
had experience in finances of this ma
ture and successly Strengthened
out the affairs of good town that
was financially in bad way. l offer
you my services.
Judge of Probate Court
Judge M. J. Hough, candidate for
reelection as Judge of Probate Court
was next introduced.
The judge said that his opponent
was nice fellow and they had agreed
to pitch their campaign on a high
plane, free from personalities. "I am
asking. for reelection to this Office"
he said, con the ground of my ability
to fill the Office. 1t is judicial one
in nature. If there is one office in the
county that requires the services of
man trained in the law it is the office
of the Probate Court. He has to look
after the equity side of our jurispru-
dence. Since the time of Judge Tiller,
ldge Huntley and Judge Hanna the
duties of this Office have been greatly
enlarged.
"The attorneys of this county are
the only ones who have q just COM
plant against my office. have saved
many attorneys fees by settling mat
ters for your people free of charge.
The office pays me about $500 a year.
could have made it pay me 81 900 by
making the charges that the law per-
mits me to make. Every estate in the
county passes through that office.
Many times l stand between these es-
tates and unjust claims against them.
l have made some enemies because I
have frequently stood between these
unjust claims on the one side and
widows and children on the other. I
was willing to retire from office if /
thought it the viii of the people, but
l have had the assurance of many that
they wanted me to remain. have not
lived entirely for myself and if re-
elected will assure you the same cour
teous and fair treatment as lefore."
Mr.. William Thomas Hunt was the
last speaker on the program. He said
in part: This is my first time before
you and l am sorry I cannot make a
speech. am seeking the Office because
| need it and thought I would see if
the people felt like giving me
chance.
If elected I will give you my very
best service. After l was mustered
out Of service was given a two-year
course of study along lines that would
help me to fill this office.
If | should prove unsatisfactory,
those who put me in could easily put