The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-08-11
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fought with the Thirtieth in breaking
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can prove We did not AID that Doth
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wounds before the lighting on the
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In concluding the Little >pat Capt.
Craig said he intended to publish a
number of letters for the informa-
ton of the voters before the cam
paign was concluded.
Candidates for Governor
Former Lieut.. Governor Thos. g..
Mcleod of Bishopville, was the first
of the six candidates for governor to
address the voters. There were
few hand claps as he began his
speech. He was given close atten-
ton through his speech. He was glad
to welcome so many folks, he said,
especially women, since he had al
Vavs been a ladies' man and during
the past twenty years had been un-
der good control. He reviewed his
personal history as farmer, repre-
sentative in the lower house, state
senator and lieutnant governor. For
the past several years, he said, he
| had been devoting his services to the
public welfare.
He realized, he said, that there
were two great powers entrusted to
/ the governor Of South Carolina-the
pardoning power and the power to
recommend legislation. Any COVER
nor, he said. owed it to the people
to be careful in the use Of those pow
ers. While the governor can recon-
mend legislation, he can neither IN
crease nor decrease the burden of
taxes.
While some might think that taxes
are high in this section of the state
the burden of taxation under :he
present system was on the people OF
the low country who have only their
farming interests on which to de-
pend while in the Piedmont section
agricultural interests are supple
mented by textile interests. So far
as York county is concerned, now
ever, there is no dnying the fact that
the great majority Of the taxes paid
by the people of the county are paid
for local purposes and especially for
iroads and schools. He favors econ
onnv in state affairs and abolishment
of all useless offices but he IS contl-
j dent that the high tax rate under
which the people Of the state labor
at present is because of the obsolete
tax system. North Carolina, he SAID,
has a system under which no direct
levy is made or personally or realty
and he thought it we'll for South Ca
rolina to adopt similar system. Un-
der the present system, he said, 81
per cent of the taxes are on farm
property, Is per cent town property,
9 per cent on factories, about 3 IL
per cent on banks and II per ctnt
on railroads. Luxuries have not been
>; bearing their part
Despite distressing times he was
inclined to turn hopeful eye to the
future. Educational progress had
bcen great in the past quarter of a
tcentury. He paid taxes to support
kfcur graded schools and patronized
!! only one but he did not begrudge a
dollar of it. He would not reduce the
appropriations for the support of the
asylum nor for the Confederate sol
G::ers.
He plead for enforcement Of the
prohibition laws and for the enforce
ment of all laws in this day when
"we are living'in the backwash of the
World war" Verdicts of juries
should be upheld at time like this,
he said, and it is the duty of every
man end woman to try and help ere
ate an atmosphere for law enforce
ment. You'll be told Pm tracking
around, he said in conclusion. Don't
you believe it. Pm not making vain
promises. I'm net saying Pm going
to be governor. But l am running
rast thost who are running. And if
l am elected your governor / will be
governor Of all the people without
respect to class or calling.
Applause for Blease
Considerable applause greeted
Cole L. Blease, the second guberna-
=or::al speaker and one enthusiastic
supporter yelled as NJ. Blease rose
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