The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 28, 1910, Page TWO, Image 2
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Editor County Record:?
In your last issue is an article captioned,
"Lo,the Poor Candidate!" in
-which the author thinks that the
shortcomings of the ancestors of a
candidate often control votes against
him and thus merit is silenced. We
think to a great extent this is error. (
We are inclined to the opinion that
merit is often side-tracked and the .
rule is general that while personal (
popularity is perhaps the keynote of |
success, that it is not the only draw- j
back to getting the best men in office.
For illustration, how often
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do you hear a voter say, 'I am going
to vote for A.because we went to ^
college together, or because he and
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1 are members of the same church
or the same society." This we regard
as the most potent factor in
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the selectiou of unworthy officials. j
"Now,in the selection of members of n
'the Legislative branch or the execu- 01
tive. a voter, if he seeks the welfare
of the community or State, has a
right to vote for such men as his
ideas of certain principles suggest; *
they are the makers and executors
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of the law. To illustrate: A man
wants prohibition or does not want
iL He should vote his convictions,
but- when it comes to officials not of ^
that class, as Auditors, Treasurers, Pj
RoziJ Engineers, etc, in fact all offic- ^
ials who have not the making of ^
..laws,: he should vote for the best s0
man for the position regardless of co
the candidate's opinions on subjects ^
not jn.acc.ufi with the wishes of the f<
? .1? the oninions in,
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the candidate on matters which Ifi
do not enter into the discharge of
his duties should no't be an issue for r{
or against him. and- so long as men u
are so narrow in their views as to J ^
lot such opinions control their votes. J a
so long will we get inefficient offic-' r,
ials. It may be said in justification c
of such action, that while the candidate
h? s no present interest in the
question of, say, prohibition or nonprohibition
or any other issue, that v
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he will use the influence of his posi.lion
to further his ideas. If you j
have good grounds for such a belief ?
don't vote for such a man for any '<
office; he is unworthy; he comes be- .
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f<?r^ you asking support for a certain
office and you give it to him. If he j
uses that office to promote his ideas ]
on other issues,then he has betrayed '
the trust imposed uj>on him, to a 1
certain extent. We are supposed in
ion/1 r?f thp fr^e to be entitled
lilld lanu v* v?v
to our views ana when you punish a
man by voting against what you
conceive to be correct, when the
views are not connected with the duties
of the office he seeks, then you
withhold from him the right you de-,
mand for yourself?the right of;
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opinion.
To sum the matter up: We must {
have officials to carry out the ideas j
of government and when we vote we j
are not voting to reward a friend or
punish an enemy, but to get such!
officials as will best subserve the object
of government, and that man isj
an enemy of good government who
allows his friendships, associations j
or prejudice to control his ballot. Asj
we said in the beginning, vote your j
tVio nffir?p has con
convicuuuo niKrii w.v.
trol of those convictions, even if in
doing so you get an inferior man,
but that is the only exception to the
rule. Avoid the candidate who tries j
to impose upon ignorance by promises
he can never fulfill and, above
all, don't be carried away by oratory,
The great orator is generally a
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poor worker and it is the worker yo
want.
Now, without being1 charged wit
egotism, I believe if these rules ar
followed we will in the future hea
less complaint of inefficiency than a
present prevails. The farmer is per
haps the most imposed upon by th<
politician who tells him: "I am th<
farmers' friend." The farmer doei
not want a friend as an official, h(
wants a man who will administer tht
office with his eyes shut as to class
and will do exact justicetoallclasses
rhen to the farmer I say, avoid the
nan who tells you,if elected, he will
>ee that vou cet better treatment.ei
;her as to the price of your labor or
our rights. No politician can control
>rices and class legislation acts as a
>oomerang. The only way for the
armer to get what should justly
ome to him is to make his provisos
at home and have his money
rops as a surplus. Conventions and
?solutions will aid him nothing;
ley sound well on paper, but the
lilroads and hotel-keepers are the
nly ones that derive profit from
lem. W F Clayton.
Florence, S C, July 22, 1910.
SSESSED VALVE OF PROPERTY.
uditor's Report for 1910 Shows
Substantial Gain over 1909.
Through the courtesy of Auditor j
ontgomery, who has recently cometed
his abstract, we are able to
ve a comparative statement of the
sessed valuation of real and j)ernal
property in Williamsburg
unty covering the years 1909 and
Hi:
Rt*:il K-tato. Pereonal rroi>erty.
-101A to t.f! K.-L\ <1 1 lo -1H
' lVw "u.VlVVd
urease 15*10 $ !7t>. 4">7 ~ t
17*i. 157
ttv.i^e Real 9ii-l Personal 15*10 f
The above total does not include
lilroad property and other public
tilities. Assessing these on the same
asis as 1909 the total value of taxble
property for the county, both
sal and personal, is $5,280,027, as
ompared with $4,998,201 for 1909.
Napoleon's Grit
cas of the unconquerable,never-saylie
kind.the kind that you need most
vhen you have a bad cold, cough or
ung disease. Suppose troches, cough
.yrups, cod liver oil or doctors have
ill failed, don't lose heart or hope,
rake Dr King's New Discovery. Satsfaction
is guaranteed when used
for any throat or lung trouble II
tias saved thousands of hopeless sufferers.
It masters stubborn colds
obstinate coughs, nemorrnages, u
grippe. croup, asthma, hay fevei
and whooping cough and is the mosi
safe and certain remedy for all bron
chial affections. 50c, $1.00. Tria
bottle free at M L Allen's.
Big Day at Olanta.
The picnic and annual gatherinj
of the survivors of Co H, 26th S (
Regiment, at Olanta Saturday was ;
notable occasion. The crowd pres
ent was estimated as exceedinj
6,000 and all went away well-fe
and refreshed, every one being full
satiated with physical and mentf
pabulum.
The orators for the occasion wer
Senator E D Smith, Lieutenant Go\
ornor McLeod and Major J L Coke
of Hartsville.
How's this for a cut? Our entir
line of Summer Goods is sold at cos
price. We are compelled to do thi
to make room for our new fall line
It will be to your advantage to se
us. S. Marcus.
7-14-tf.
5 or 6 doses "666" will cure an,
case of Chills and Fever. Price 25e
4-28-4.il
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Crossett up=to
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? ! UNEQUAL TAXATION.
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| Tax Laws Should Be Revised to
Equalize the Burden.
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Editor County Record:? *
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I note with keen interest the plea
made before the State board of
equalization recently by Attorney
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( rier of Greenwood putting the lai d
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of some of our upper counties as 1
s low as 17 per cent of its value. New, j
this is an unreasonable state of af- >
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fairs,but we know our county is not .
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in this condition. Can't our voters <
see at a glance the condition of our
tax laws? Now, brother taxpayer, '
you know there are men in our 1
county who can frame a law by
which our taxes can be assessed tlikt |
will beat these tax dodgers, who can a
be captured ju*t the same as mur- *
derers are captured. Our next Gov- 3
| em or, who will be Thomas G Mc- t
Leod, is highly in' favor of revising U
the tax law and . if the proper dele- j
gation is ejected 3 *u will seetl.ejt
yoke of taxation torn to pieces..
Just think how many thousands of
dollars are paid out of the pockets of
our poor farmers each year to pay fj
the taxes on the timber owned by \
the lumber corp< rations of this Slate..
If this be just, why not some corporation
pay the taxes on my property?
No, the old rule i.* applied.
"While he is poor keep him poor."* ,
This is a day of re^lution and let's j
change the whole thing. When ths !
tax laws are fixed you will' se.e bet- j j
ter public roads,better schoid-house-i \
?in fact, everything that is controlled
by the public will be improved,
because there will be moie j 1
money to improve things with,, and j
the taxes of those who new pay j
their double share will be less. Why 1 3
should not every man bear his equal '
share of his county's burden? Bro-!
ther tax-] aver,weigh this matter and!
see if it is not all true. ! ^
Subscriber, j
Andrews, July 2(i. j11
Built dn Honor <
Sold on Merit j
There are no ifsani and- about
our guarant-e. and n<> rebate
I schemes about our s:Jes. We ;
; preh-r to believe that our custo
morsart.-scnMoie m otuivu
, <?f a square deal, and we make it ^
i our business to treat them as
* such. When you buy a
Stieff Piano [
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you get what you pay for. and
pay for what yuu get. Ex per- j
? ienced buyers know that this
constitutes the only bargain you , i
can count on?all other bargain
a forms are gambles, ami the pur>
chaser is u.-ually the loser. Hong
esty may n<?t he the best policy, I
j but years of practice convince us
If Ic n?AA/i i?nniKrh If villi
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I contemplate the purcha'se of a
piano, don't f til to examine the
Stieff. A showdown is ourde?
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C. H. WILXtOTH, Manager.
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AIE MANUFACTURE
Doors. Sash and Blinds; Columns j
and Baluster^: Criiles and Gable:
Ornament^; Screen Doors a .d Win J
dows.
WE DEAL IN
Glass. Sash Cord aad Weights.
Registration Notice.
The office of the Supervisor of Reg
istration will be open on the 1st Monday
in each month for the purpose of
registering any person who is qualified
follows:
Who shall have been a resident of
the State for two years, and of the
county one year, and of the polling precinct
in which the elector offers to
vote four months before the day of
election, and shall have paid, sis
months before, any poll tax then due
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section of the constitution
of 1895 submitted to him by the
Supervisors of Registration, or whc
can show that he owns, and has paid
all taxes collectable on during the
present year, pjoperty in this State
assessed at three hundred dollars or
more. J. Y. McGILJL,,
(.lerK or Hoarn
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'I?cordial welcome
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make room for Fall
Aen's Shoes.
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FLORENCI
is offering S10-00 in cash prii
Write at once fo
M. E, JONES, B.
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For Your ]
Make Her Happy JM
R^AKF- it one she will be proud
I' it comfortable for her to i\.
* it over with us tor ire can make i
jf
Wrilow furniture is especially a
It is -dainty, comfortable anil
cool in summer and equally pl<
chairs are idea! loun^ini; place
jinr? r^tfnl. Keen the straight '
Tables of willow* that are rouni
with pockets for her work ma
desk.* of willow.
Finished iu red, green or nati
I Buy her a STEARNS & FOSTEf
\ sure her beil is comfortable. Ma
; because they don't have proper re
k- restorative, and a STEARNS &
; bouyant, wooes sleep, and helps tc
Made io.fi/urjjnulesof <uiperioriry,:
jcruue, as flli.So, is better than anv
-. 11 all ST KA UN'S & KOSTKH *o<
lour limixuy back at the end af ia
Carolina Fui
Kingstret
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Let us supply you with some c
such as
Farm Inipleme
Orangeburg S
Cotton Ho<
Dixie Ca
Mowe
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Hardware of A
Screen Doors
I Screen Wi
Tinware
Glassi
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Have just receive
Portland
A cordial welcome a
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ses to Rural School Pupils,
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Acct., President.
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ake Her Roo!tt Pretty II
' K'HiwI'o hor friendk. Make 6
a! in. in, sew fir. Talk
sacvr.:i?t\J at very lit.tie cost.
\:i r.l. ic 1 . >r z jrirl's bedroom. J
reacOu?;i>le in price. It is
easnnt bi winter. The arm ^
s, thrt ruekinx rhairs roomy k 9H
jackcbairs are-comfortable. ^
1 or square or sewinjr tablea j w
y be had. There are even
irr.J enter to suit yoer taste.
I MATTRKSS and you will be
ny girls at school break down
<t at night. Sleep is Nature's
OSTELl MATTRESS* soft and
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> make it sound and refreshing. /
$10.sor?$22.3<7.. The Wim!s'#r i
othey :u! UluCtreM. Wrj >
ids on sixty niehts -^i-rantee. }
x tiia?r. il y?u w iiit it.
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I Farm Needs. I
)f the articles you may need, H
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hveeps,
istings, tl
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ivare,
stoves. fl
id a car-load of -,H
Cement. '
Iways awaits you.
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