Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21


Between ,Meleod, Laney and sIease'
Maybe candidates for state offices
will have put some pep into the
campaign by the time they speak
at Fnbert en- August 2. If such is the
case they will have changed front
wonderfully, because the march OF the
party through the state so far has been
as quiet and unintefesting as an old
ladies' quilting party. Not only rs
there apathetic interest in the cam
paign from the standpoint of the voters
over the state so fac; BIT the candi-
dates themselves seem to be afflicted
with hookworm, lumbago or something.
Most of them haven't the interest or
energy to turn from their cut and dried
speeches for a moment in order to take
a minute in urging the voters to en-
roll. It's about the qnietest campaign
that the state has known in years. En-
thusiasm is lacking on the part of au-
diences and candidates. Hardly ever
at any meeting is there whoop or
veil for or against anybody. No meet
ing so far has been attended by more
than 1000 people. Attendance Of wo-
men has been very small although at
some places few have attended the
meetings out of curiosity and they
have listened to the candidates, and
looked them over in a way that shows
they are not very much interested.
No Pep in Governors Race.
There is little interest in the guber-
Material race so far. What little interest
there is, centers around Blease, NC
Leod, and Laney, according to those
who have attended all the meetings.
There is no enthusiasm for Cantey or
Coleman. John T. Duncan is regarded
as the campaign foci."
cussing Elease.
From day to day Mr.. Duncan sails IN
and cusses Blease. He occasionally
takes a fling at Messrs. Mcleod and
Laney in order to MAKE it appear That
he is not impartial with his broad
sides; but according to the correspond
ents of the daily papers who are with
the campaign party, Mr.. Duncan Is
throwing grenades in the DIRECTION OF
the Blease Notifications the most or
the time. Blease is paying no atten-
tion to Duncan, Neither are Mcleod
and Laney. The latter is directing the
burden of his remarks to the farmers
in every audience. He tells them that
he is a farmer himself and that he has
been lighting the battles of the farmer
in the legislative halls of the state for
low, these many years. He would solve
the tax question by putting safe tax
on bonds and other tangible sources Of
revenue which are now escaping taxa
tion.
Responsible Themselves.
From the stump in each county Mr..
Mcleod is telling the voters that they
are themselves by reason of their own
direct votes responsible for most OF the
high taxation under which the state
is laboring. For insta.lce, speaking IN
Sumter the other day, he said that w
per cent. Of the taxes raised by the
levies in that county go to meet the
expenses Of the county government and
81 per cent. to the state government.
He gives the proportion for each coun-
ty and says it is up to the legislators
to reduce the state taxes since the peo-
pie have no direct voice.
Discusses High Taxes.
Cole l.. Blease talks Of high taxes on
every stump and cites the need for re-
trenchment. He attacks the state tax
commission and the smelling" or
budget committee which he declares Is
useless, the duties of that commission
being to check up the officers of. the
state. He declares that one reason
taxes are so high is because so many
useless offices have been created for
political pets" of the Manning
Cooper crowd. a =
Mr.. Blease is bitterly assailing the
state tax commission, which has usurp-
ed tIle powers VI lHS COiHpli oilSi 6'H
erals office. he declares. In it's re-
report of the meeting at Sumter on
Monday, the Charleston American says
of Mr.. Blease's remarks relative to the
state tax commissions: 1.-THE former
chief executive told the Sumter citi-
zens of the worthless service Of the
smelling committee, which had been
paid more than $1,000 and done not
one bit of good to the state. He told
of the actions of the members of the
tax commission who play golf. swim
and drink good liquor in a Columbia
sky scraper and pass along their
message from Garcia to the farmers OF
the state in stentorian tones, plow on
plow on, we're running the ship OF
state. He defined the reduction of the
state tax levy as political move and
again predicted a huge deficit in 1928
Mcleod at Home.
Mr. Mcleod was given tremendous
ovation when he spoke at BishopVi!le
Lee county, his home last Tuesday
There were about 1000 people presen
and there was more applause for Nc
Leod than there was for anybody else