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{JEfjePamberg^eralb ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. Entered as second-class matter April 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. $2.00 PER YEAR. Volume 2S. No. 35. Thursday, August 28, 1919. THE TOWN DEMANDS SEWERAGE. It is absurd to attempt to convince oneself that a town can grow and compete with other towns without a sewerage system. A town without 'sewerage is about on a parity with a home having mud puddles in the front yard. Now that Bamberg has already taken on new life, there should be not a moment's let-up until the town has a system of sewers. Sewers not only are demanded for the health of the community, but by the spirit of progress. It is to be sincerely hoped that the paving of Main street is only a start toward the accomplishment of the many things demanded by Bamberg. We do not belittle the paving of the business street. It is the finest thing yet done in Bamberg, but the day a sewerage system is completed will mark the biggest advance the city has ever accomplished. It is argued that the cost will be too much. Regardless of cost the ATPTI 'hoTTO COTTCrflW A mflp does not regard cost when the health of his family demands improvements on his premises. He. does not hes- i itate to go into debt to save his family; does not even hesitate to mortgage his. home if necessary in order to remedy unhealthy conditions. Then why should' any citizen of Bamberg object to paying a small amount of extra taxes in order to better the health of the entire town? It is probably, in some respects, unfortunate that a septic tark was ever installed in Bamberg. It has been demonstrated here and elsewhere that a great many of these tanks not only do not better the health of a town, but likely actually are a menace. There are several, we ' understand, in town which are endangering the health of the city, and which the board of health may find it necessary to condemn. We do not mean by this that many of the tarks in town are npt satisfactory, for those properly constructed.have never been the source of trouble. Those citizens possessing satisfactory tanks are likely to feel that inasmuch as they have gone to the expense already of providing their homes with sewerage, they should not be called on for further burden for this purpose. We feel sure, however, than on serious reflection, there are no citizens of Bamberg who would deny to others the benefits of sewerage because they already have it themselves. This would be a selfish attitude. Not a man in Bamberg would see his neighbor suffer from hunger because his neighbor is in less fortunate circum stances than himself. And he would not, directly, see him suffer in health if a few dollars would prevent it. Bamberg is a small town, and everybody in it are neighbors, so to speak. Where there is one man financially able to provide his home with sewerage independently, there are probably 25 who cannot. Now that the start has been made, let's go the whole distance, provide the entire town with sewerage, and thereby take a decided step forward. THE CHARLESTON ELECTION. While it is quite evident that the Grace faction in Charleston was de feated, and that certainly John P. Grace did not receive a majority of the votes, the result of the primary is a deep and abiding disappointment to the people of South Carolina. Never before in the history of Charleston has an issue been so clearly and forcibly presented as in the primary for the selection of the Democratic nominee for mayor. Whatever the people of Charleston think of it, the rest of the State is compelled to belirTre that very nearly a majority of Charlestonians have absolutely no resentment against the position assumed by Grace during the war. The issue was clear cut. The, people were acquainted in no uncer- \ tain or vague manner with what Grace wrote in the Charleston American, for the publication of which that newspaper was barred from the second-class mailing privilege and was not reinstated until the postoffice department was assured of the resignation of Grace as its editor. The fact that the Grace faction took the election?and there seems to be no reasonable doubt of it? does not greatly alter the situation. If Mr. Hyde had been declared the nominee, he would have had a majority of one vote as the first count indicated, or a few more if he had bden given credit for the challenged votes to which he was doubtless entitled. 'rtiat Charleston will suffer from her folly we have no doubt. That she should suffer is nothing more than fulfilling the law of "he that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption." It is a matter for deep regret that the good people of Charleston must suffer for the sins of the other element, yet we are forced to believe that 3,500 loyal and true citizens of Charleston should have exerted more influence than they did in the election. Charleston has received a large patronage from the rest of the State, and within the past three or four j years Charleston has taken on a re- j markable growth. 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