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- i?Uggggg THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. D. NILKS. .Editor and Publisher PuWished every Friday at No. 1109 Broad Street and entered at the Cant' den, South Carolina postoffice a? econd ?laaa mail matter. Price per annum 12.00. payable in adw*. Camden, 8. C\, Friday, Sept. 16, 1932 The nomination of a Democratic j governor ami two Democratic c?n-1 grossmen from Maine in Monday a general election was a great blow to the Republican party. The governor was elected by a large majority, ami Maine being known as a rock-ribbed Republican state, the election puts a morirkey wrench, into their ranks. If the age-old saying that "so goes Maine so goes the nation" holds true this year, tho ifomocrats, with Koose- j velt at its head, are, headed for a landslide in tho November elections. The little rise in stocks and other boosts in the business world will huve . to make greater headway before No-; vember if the Republican war cry of j "don't swap horses in the middle of, tho stream" gets thorn anywhere.) The nation seems to havo enough of the Republican mis-administration. Never before in the history of rtny primaries have candidates for office gone through with ouch an embarrassing campaign from professional ward heelers, bums and what not.( On every corner ami every turn hard luck stories were poured into their ears, then touching them for a loan. Many people this year took advantage of the candidates and borrowed from them, where they could?prom-! ising them their support?and in ( many instances going to their oppon-j ents with the same promise. While) we do not expect this to reach many of these "ward heelers." for many of them cannot road or write, candidates ?or office should frown down upon these impostors, for a low-brow who will make a loan off of one will sell out to the other, so he is not to be trusted*) Such leeches on the body politic is keeping many good men from running for office. There is such a thing us carrying indecency too fhr, oven in dirty pol- j itics. Greenville county sent down to the legislature a man by the nnm<* of J. Harvey Cleveland. Harvey hales from the mountain sddo of the borough where civilization is still j half-baked. He gdorkxl in his wet J record and still more in fighting game cocW at public gatherings. He was caught in tho act, on a Sunday we bolieve, but maybo not. At any rate, he and his gang were hauled into court, tried by a spineless magistrate, and turned loose by a still -Worse jury. It is much to Greenville's credit that Harvey, as a legislator (let us pity the mark) will no longer llaunt his bottle and cock-i fighting in the face of the voters.? Calhoun Times. The nation rejoices in the finding; of tho Hutchinson "flying family" off the coast of Greenland, where their plane was wrecked ami they were being cared for by residents of the icy land. Press dispatches say that "George R. Hutchinson, his wife and two little daughters were picked up by a British trawler." We are profoundly clnd for the two little daughters, and somewhat pleased t)iat Mrs. Hutchinson was rescued, Itfit as for Hutchinson he should have been left for walrus or seals to devour. The world does not have much respect for a man who will jeopardize the lives of his children in a crazy jaunt across thr Atlantic in a plane. THE COUNTRY DOCTOR Unique but highly fittb^r that Kansas gathering recently of a thousand persons to honor the veteran country doctor who had ashered them into the world. They' paid not only a tribute to an individual hut to the tradition ho presented. m-ioit- of - .... ........ can scene ?and he is, rapidly?the oMfashi -md loiintry doctor should rec.-ive a lot r>' pifbUV r. gnition. T:.. iv - gU.r.fy.ng i.inv t,.,. much; r... ti.t.u-e - to- groat !- '*?; him. R. a jv .m.n. i^mche^tr. the :"..u:.?i'.tg t'atmrs. the gnat jatr ' and the scientists. He was the ,f ..... pr> fe-sion. Under conditions that .would be con-i lercd impossible today, he performed many feats of surgery. No mud was too deep and no blizzard too blinding to keep him from answering a tail to duty. The midnight beat of hoofs along the pike usually meant that he had sacrificed another night's rest in order tc make another comfortable, to save * life or to bring a life into this world Respect the country doctor of yesterday not for his contributions tc medical science nor for his great skil in surgery, though even here he ha.; played his part, but for his ministrn tions to rural folk and for his reliel of suffering humanity. His job wai not that of the specialist and scicn tist, no more than their work was his ?Clinton Chronicle. THIS VOTERS LOOKING ON. Now that the biennial battle of the i ballot a has ended ami the smoke is | clearing away, we may be pardoned l if wo discuss briefly hero the rela1 lions between the voters und taxpay* I ers on the one hand and the officeholders on the other; especially since, of course, nominations are equivalent to elections. Peculiarly in a period such as we have been lately passing through the voters are disgruntled and they have been coherent in their expressions of dissatisfaction. It has been a bad year for the "ins" and many office-holders who have discharged the duties of their respective positions with fidelity and zeal have been sacrificed on the altar of depression. It is fortunate, though, that in- most instances good men have, been chosen for places whore good men are displaced. For the hold-overs and those .newly nominated wo bespeak the kind consideration of the voters, No public office is a sinecure and it is impossible to please all the people all the time, but we would ask those who are for the next two or four years to hold offices given to them by the people to ever remember that nothing is truer than "public office is a public trust," and that unless they are zealous in the interest of the people they need not expect the people to bo interested in them when they come before them for renomination. Of downright dishonesty there is little. That seems to be confined to the largo centers; but^tho manipulation of 1>dblic business ior private gain is altogether too common. The Scottish bard displayed an uncanny knowledge of human nature when he penned: "I'll no' say men are vidians a', I The real harden wicked 1 I Who know no check but human law 1 Are to a few restricted; Hut Och, mankind are unco weak i And little to he trusted, i When self the wavering balance shake i 'Tis rarely right adjusted." | If those who now for some time to j come are to have charge of our govlernmontal affairs will always forget selfish interest and labor wholly for the good of the community, the county and the state, we feel that we may jbe assured of such an administration I of our affairs as will cause the voters | to feel proud of those whom they , have honored. When the children of Israel had clamored for a king and ! Saul had been given unto them to govern in tho place of Samuel, that | wise and upright judge, who had become gray, bent and aged in the service of his people, rendered his accounting to them in the followI hvg words: "Behold, here I am; witness against me before the Lord and before His annointed; whose ox have I taken? Whose ass have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or of whose hand have 1 received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? And 1 will re- ' store il to you."?1st Samuel, 12:11." It is not hard for those who will soon be inducted into office and those j who will hold over, to begin, with the j beginning, to lay old Samuel's yardstick against their official acts, and if they do this throughout their tenure of office, we believe that we can spen k for all the people when we promise that the voters will say to i each of them, "Well done, good and faithful servant." Georgia in her primary Wednesday turned down the veteran Con, grcssman Charles R. Crisp in favor of Governor Richard B. Russell for ' the United States senate to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Harris. Crisp had served for twenty /ears as congressman. Eugene Talm'adge, commissioner of agriculture, J appeared to he sweeping the state for governor in a seven-cornered con: test. Voting Again most of us voted with our - . . ! ir. ?u*u i i> nun iit'i ?? ?v.? ? supported Jones because he was a neighbor, because he was a Baptist a M< thoiii.-:. because he was a fv:cT*.n a fr:cnri. because he .lamed a -eonnd cousin. We looked r qualifications for otfice nor t h.r. gs he s'aruis for as a puli a r. Marion Star. One Ceunty'a Shameful Record "There is so much crime in Greenv.He county that the courts actually fir.d it hard to keep up with theii work despite the fact that the court; are in session almost continuously each year excepting only three month: , each summer." Thus. Circuit Judge G. Dewey Oxnei > addressing the grand jury at th< i opening of court this week, put into ; . nutshell the challenging facts tha .'confront the good citizens of thi: >' county. l! Further, Judge Oxner. pointing ou i that in the last three months tei homicides have occurred in the coun f ty, reminded the citizens that most o 4 the offenders are white. Of all th - killers and victims in the ten homi . cide cases only one was a negro.Greenville News. CUT THE DEAD WOOD Cutting county government touts ia good business. It mean* lower taxes ; -?and lower tuxes are what ^ve all ! want. llut there is no wisdom in a reckless lopping off of heads. "Nor can we save money by cutting vital public services or productive ' expenditures. Above all, let's not ^rut something that is giving us more than our money back in actual dollars And cents. Some counties have already abolished their county agent. This is false economy and poor judgment. If your county ugent is no good, get a new one. If you have none, hire the best one to be found. Certainly this is no time to dispense with one of tho few local employees whose work increases the wealth and income of the county. Cut out dead wood, but don't make the mistake of pruning off the limbs that bear the fruit. The American Hankers' Association, that hard-boiled body of men with a sharp eye for tho dollar who are always in favor of wise public economy, says: "Any attempt to save taxes by dispensing with or limiting the efficiency of a good county agent is a serious step backward. Compare taxes und ability to pay taxes in counties with and without agents; the evidence is all in favor of the county agent. Tho county agent is an important ami indisponsable factor in tl$e comeback of agriculture. If we have a good county agent, let's uphold him and make it possible for him to help lead us out of the wilderness." Figure out what the county agent i costs per farm and you will see how silly it is to chop his head off. Eighty cents a year would be a fair average ?a cent and a half a week, or the tax on about half an acre. In many counties it is less. This certainly is a small fee to pay for the best information on almost any agricultural subject. The low prices today leave us no room for inefficiency or waste in either production or marketing. We need all the holp we can get. And there are plenty of instances in every county where the agent has helped a farmer to make enough additional money to pay his taxes and more. Tho only farmer who loses any money on the county agent is the one who doesn't take advantage of his service. The others get their money back, plus. If you are looking for county tax economy, look over the whole list of county employees before swinging the ax. How about highway expenses? Look into the outlay for institutions and useless social services. How about combining jobs and eliminating part-time employees? Professor Charles E. Merriapi of the University of Chicago, an eminent authority, makes a good suggestion. He says that one third of the cost of government could be saved by eliminating the "spoils system" of repaying political favors. The spoils system" is the "graft system. Who are getting the county eontracts, and have they any connection with officials? Examine "specifications for bids" to see if every con-' tractor has had a fair chance and that the one who got the job didn't split with the county official. These are the things that are costing us money ?not tho county agent, who is doing his bit for agriculture. In these days wo need all the disciplined mind and organized intelligence which we can muster together in order to pull through. This is no time to dispense with the skilled aid of the county agent. He is needed as never before and should be retained and encouraged and used by every farmer who needs help in solving his problems.?Reprinted from August issue of "The Country Home." IN BUSINESS TO STAY The Farmers and Taxpayers League | has at least <ieiiiuii.-ru??i.<.-d L...1 ar. organization within the "Democratic | party can he effective in a prima y, ! it has caused the election of a ( n1 siderable number of legislators, ar. : it ! has raUM'il the defeat of others. | It- work has but begun. If is to serve a useful purpose its a ' vii must luL it must be bi.->.er, :f anything, after than before "he primaries, and it must continue tb show a strength clearly indiva" ng . that it will have a part in tjie elec, tions of 1934. If that shall 1** it- ntelligent course its power will be in*menscly augmented in the elections of 1934, and moreover, it will have recruits in legislative action of many r persons not now in any way obligated 9 to it by pledge or otherwise. 1 The N'ews and Coillder believes * that it has made an excellent start 9 in business and that political conditions in the state are to he much t better by reason of it.?(Edito-ial n from The News and Courier.) __________???????????- * f Atlanta. Ga., headed by Mayor Key, e is seeking a loan of $10,000,000 from - the Reconstruction Finance corpora tion for sewer extension and $1,000,000 for city and county relief work. Queer Bird Is Martin Koneaky. Queer fellow la Martin Konosky. Queer name, too, can't be 100 per cent American; maybe he's not even h 60 per center. Koneaky lives up there in Pateraon, New Jersey. He hn?s had for a year a contract for transporting some eighty crippled, blind and deaf children to ami from school. The other day the board of education sent him a renewal contract to sign. Did he sign on the dotted line .' not that fellow! The members of the btxard of education were startled. For Kouesky demanded a change in the contract tyefore he would sign. He asked a REDUCTION OF $500 A YEAR! And ho contributed to the shock by making this comment: "If every one would put his shoulder to the wheel rather than try to milk the city to the last drop we might get somewhere in this bad financial situation." Queer bird, this Martin Konesky! He volunteers to give up something for the public good. He doesn't wifch "to milk the city to the last drop." Of course he 'must be what the boys call 'plumb bughouse." iBut a few million Koneakys in the country just pow would do America a world of good.?Columbia State. Williams The Hon. Ashton H. Williams, of Florence, proved to -be anything but a second Bob Reynolds, as his followers predicted at the outset of campaign that he would be. Mr. Williams failed to inject any feeling of confidence and enthusiasm into his supporters, and his cause steadily declined from the outset of the campaign.?Marion Star. F r om Coro ne r. Clemen ts Editor Chronicle: F^frfse allow me space to thank my friends for their support in the primary on Tuesday, j While my vote fell far short of my expectations, thus shattering, perhaps, for all time, a cherished ambition of my heart, to be honored by an election by the people of my county, I accede gracefully to the verdict of the majority and shall strive in the future, as in the past for the welfare and uplift of all of our people. Again assuring everyone who in any way contributed to my support of my grateful and sincere appreciation of their help. I am very truly yours, G. R. Clements .j From Mr. Rush To The Voters of Kershaw County: I wish to express my thanks and appreciation for the splendid vote given me in the second primary which makes me your next coroner. Very respectfully, J. B. RUSH Denys A Rumor Editor Chronicle: It having come to my attention that parties are circulating a rumor that I took an active part in the race for county superintendent of education in behalf of one of the candidates, I wish to emphatically deny this. The vote at Gates Ford ip both first and second primary will show for itself. I did, however, take an active part in bringing the voters to the polls. Very respectfully, T. R. Horton. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Because of the fact that persons have from time to time placed in the newspapers of this county advertisements of Citations, Notices of Final Discharge and Notices to Debtors ana Creditors, and have not caused the charges for same to be paid with reasonable promptness, it has become necessary for the undersigned papers to change their terms with reference to such advertising.' Hereafter such advertising will have to be paid for at the time it is entered for publication. THE WATEREE MESSENGER THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE September 13, 1932. 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