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w f~ 3f. page six i . ^ ' ' '/' TBE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. S. C. . COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINCjS By Spectator I which squirts an inky substance to I hide his trail and elude pursuit. It follows, of course, that every citizen should be interested in having capable and honorable men in couA' ty offices. If you don’t enroll, you The legislature which will meet ini law is actually enacted by the gen- Columbia next January will be chos- eral assembly, with all the formality.can t vote; and if you cant vote, yo^ en in August and September in our required by the Constitution, and it; political influence will amount to Democratic primaries. All citizens, men and women, twenty-one years is signed by the governor, but neith er the legislature, nor the governors. old and older, arc entitled to vote; but in order to vote, your name must be on the book of some Democratic club. This state is what we wish; if not. perhaps, men of ideals vote fo» old let us make it what we want by tak-ididates who are soUciting your ^ fellow-eolfers. club mem- look behind the fact that it is a local measure. \ So you see' what happens in the State House. Let it cause you to think about the qualifications of tba can ing part in the choosing of the men Columbia may seem a long way off nothing It isn’t safe to vote Tor men because your friend votes for them. Most of us have more ideals in theory than We put in practice. Better Uiat you should inquire about men you don’t know fairly weU. Sometimes, usually. friends, fellow-golfers, club mem- who will hold the offices. Your county government is virtual- umj i^rs—and all that; but you need not ° sckiples in such a juui delegati ^ don’t know the candi- ly under the complete control of the tantly it isn’t - matters; ^ut evening aff^t^ j yoi^ TOunty those gentlemen are the ^ crank? Is he aU bent on senator and representatives from your county. Half the coimties will elect senators this year, but all coun- legislature. ties will choose representatives. Al-j While the candidates are offering though the Constitution clearly and themselves let me suggest that you specifically declares that there shall j ask them: be three separate divisions of the j. how much the county owes for state government, a bad practice has j bonds outstanding; and how much on become established, by which the floating debts? senator and representatives consU-[ 2. What your county tax law is—i state’s interests and turn out to be tote themselves a supreme executive j bow many mills are collected on'entirely ineffective? authority in local county matters. In j property? * . Now is the time for us to see electing a senator and represents-. 3 How your county compares with I clearly and to take appropriate meas- tives you are selwting the managers Calhoun or Bamberg counties in its' ures to assure good government, of the county, even those irregular j financial condition? , acts are approved and made lawful. 4, What they plan to do to serve by . iJi -act of the legislature. Al-jthe taxpayers? though’J-ou may not be concerned] 5. Ask about the state debt, how some new scheme for spending public money? Has he had such business ex perience, whether as a farmer, indus trialist, or what-not, as would pre pare him to think of the state as a unit, though a big unit; or will he be come lost in the immensity of the Rome, was strong -and yigirous while her people wdrki^. But when the population of the city became plx.ut the state as a whole you have j they would finance the state, whether! idle, through the soft living of the a big interest in the kind of men: through more taxes or by reducing whc will direct your local govern ment, decide what taxes you shall pay, and authorize issues of county b<mds. Two of the most flagrant violations of_the Constitution and of the rights of citizens may Jbe mentioned; ^ i. The practice by a senator and representatives of Authorizing ex appropriations? 6. Do they approve the practice of electing judges and other stote of ficials from the membership of the legislature? 7. Do they approve of takThg^tra ■» 8. Do they know that according to the Constitution members may law- pay? penditures of public money, without I fully collect $400 for a year and five due warrant of law, and then curing 1 cents a mile going and returning one the evil by putting through a special I time? Collecting this travel every bib in the legislature | week is a sort of police court Jug- 2. The second is the custom of the gling with the Constitution, legislature to enact any law, which One of the weaknesses of a repre ss advocated by a senator and repre-sentative government is that smooth sentkives from a county, when the! talkers can befog an issue with all law will affect only that county. The'the effectiveness of a cuttlefish. leaders, the politicians sought power through all sorts of expedients to^j please and win the masses. They gave much and promised more, until the whole thing caved in. French politicians tried the same scheme and succeeded as well as the old Romans succeeded—and finally led their peo- 'ple to disaster. And are we to follow in their steps? May we not learn anything? Do the politicians think we can pros per with nothing but rights? There are men in public life who wish to do something worthwhile for the state or the nation; and there are men who give no thought to S9und constructive measures, but who- ad vocate anything to win votes. The demagogue is really a public enemy, regardless of his platitudes about humanity and human rights. The political manager deals in votes. He knows that Uiere are mqre prople with nothing, than there are rich people. And there are more votes cast by men with little than by men wfth wealth. The strategy is clearly indicated: appeal to thoee who have little, against those who have more, and you will gain votes, favor uul power. That is being vigorously car ried on in the United States today. In other words, the government should care for you, so elect us and we will take care of you. The an swer to that is France, insidiously weakened by her own policies, then crushed, and humiliated on the field of battle, and finally reorganized as a dictatorship under the control of Hitler. Nothing but Spartan virtues made this nation,—work, hard work, self- denial, thrift and the blessing of Je hovah. And nothing is so enfeebling as our reliance upon the government for our living, and our belief in the government as the great Santa Claus which must bring toys and candy to all of us. It Is an agonizing experience for the French nation, that it exists only by the favor of the conqueror, but Hitler, I think, is blundering in his dealing with the French people. By letting them continue with soft liv ing, led by corrupt demagogues, he would have kept France weak; but by potting the people^slrehiiously tp work he will-unwittingly rebuild the spirit of France, through renewed discipline and fortitude. The question which comes to mind is ^ this; Are ,institutions impossible for permanent develop- ment. py must we learn thltJllgirdic- tatorship? Nations may be like indi viduals, for a nation is nothing but the individuals in mass. Some people, without intelligent self control, eat any and everything and can be healthy only under the dictatorship of a physician; while others choose with discretion and live a vigorous life under the com pulsion of their own will. May not a nation choose wisely; or must it fall a victim to the promise and al lurement of an easy life, reaping where it has not sown? m ^THUKSDAY, JUtY 28, IMO With The Press NM N*,, If you will turn back to the news paper files of July 28, 1888, as we did this morning, you can read President Roosevelt’s qpecch accepting a *ec- ond nomination and you will find that it bristles with denunciations of “economic royalists’’ and with sim pler epithets. Then, if you will read his speech accepting' a third nomination fids week you will find not one harsh ex pression of that kind, you will find not a reference to “economic royal ists.” Why not? Why the change? Have the “eccmomic royalists” been exterminated root and branch? Cer tainly not. There is another reason. Men whon^ Mr. Roosevelt was de nouncing as “economic royalists” in 1938 are now high and miid^ty in his administration. He has taken Stet' tinius from United States Steel. He has taken Knudsen from General Motors, a “du Pont” corporation. Forrestal, Wall Street Investrhent banker from DoUin, Real it Co. is one of his secretaries. Knox, Republican candidate for vice-prudent in 1988, is a member of his cabinet. So is Stimson, “Old Guard” Republican edio served in Hoover’s cabinet and in Tafts.” Eight of his ten cabinet officers are from New York state and Chicago. Anoth er, Wallace, whom he has appointed ‘Demodratic” candidate for vice- president, lives in Des Moines when he is at home. Two of these ten cabinet officers, Wallace and Ickes, were Republicans. Knox and Stimson are Republicans now. Only Hull, the Tennesseean, is a village man — and not much was heard of Hull in Chicago. The “econ<Hnlc royalists” are the high and mi^ty in the Roosevelt ad ministration now. Of course he could not afford to denounce them again in his qieech of acceptance.—^The News and Courier. WE DO ALL KINDS OF PRINTING —EXCEPT BAD CHRONICLE PUBUSHING COl Auto Loans! We will loan you money on ypiir car or refinpiice your car for you. Our terms and rates are standard. TIMMERMAN MOTOR CO. CHRYSLER — PLYMOmH ) Phone 119 Sales and Service Clinton, S, C. STATE SENATE I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election to the State Senate from Laurens county, and FOR CLERK OF COURT I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election as clerk of court of Laurens county and agree to abide pledge myself to abide by the re- j by the results of the Democratic pn- Fults of the Democratic primary. t mary. VIC R. FLEMING. CHARLES A. CROMER. 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