The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-08
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a DlSCordant Scheme. l

C"l. Cochran has been industri.
ously circulating some printed pc.
titiohs, ~hibh are about the ypures,
article of Buncomhe he has ever at.
tempted TO palm off op, ctbe people
Of ths County. They rcoite 'that,
tho produceryis equal y iuterestcd d
in the weight IF his cotton With the
buyer, and that he ought to have
an equal voice in the 1asleotion III
the wsigher. They conclude BY
asking the Legislature} to INA ko, ehe
position Of cotton weigher count =
otiioer, and Ilowthim. five rqents Der
bale, to be paid by the seller, .for
every bale weighed. This lis unjust
ippracticable aud only i6tsndg8N q
produce discord and work mischief.
In the first place, there is no !justiJe
in allowing u man who only sells
ten bales of cottoh to have an equal
voice in selecting tho wei 1her as
tho merchant who buys fifteen hun.
dred, for they arc by no means
equally interested in tho matter.
In the second place ,,ityisv,net s,just
that tho eightccn(hnhdtsd |Ds4fo
voters who sell Compatibility 10
cotton, should vote for who should
weigh the cotton for our farmers.
LII the third place, it is unjust to
allow man who sells his cotton ut
BsltYYlpsS 1yYl hYiIltt'yeg9stppsg, Psndleton or
l4epsh Peshs u Bts for who sha |
weigh cotton ut Anderson. In the
fourth pl'ce, it is unjust, if other
prod ucers are allowed 70 vote for
thqt aoikGer,! that (pehT living '7iu
Georgia, Ooonec or >AbbeSille WHO
sci! cotton at Anderson should not
De allowedI,tpcyqtertor.5 tLe-, weighcr
also. But just suppose the office is
made county officer, tl,eu every
man must be compelled to have bis
cYttqH weighed by bip, aud mqst,
thefefOrsN NAg, ii. .&u iAndetson 70
sell, or else must wait about Sc cfling'
at other places. until this county
weigher can 60 around 20 the vari-
GUS places in the County and while
by all election in this County we
would ptobably geta2 good man, iu
three-fourths of tho counties of the
State incompetent and corrupt men
would be elected by the ignorant
oolored majorities thereiu, and 10th
buyer and seller grcasty3 jeopafdisJd
thereby. Our people may sSest as. as.
surred there is no good intended
for them in it, and we hope they
will not sign the petition if they have
not already ,doneJso, for if the Town
Council will just attend to thoir own
business, the merchants of the Town
are determined to make such ar!
taHgemsnts as viii l$mteet tho approl
batfoh' oftheir customers, and furl
nlsh the weighing Of the cotton free
OF expense to the seller. There il
not county in the United States
that elects Il cott"n weigher by the
people, and there is no authority
of law for, nor Justice in, any such
course.-Inteliiyencer.
WAsnlScaqfj TAuSust,, sle- A.ffhc
!rs Hs''"is,s; f.;sx;Is sb ;sS|5{ T., ,J3%$rMsSS
tors of the Maine Standard, sIn
a:swer to their complaint that the
paper had been tampered with in the
mails:
GENTLEMEN Your favor of the
,28,h' Iipfs is aslbpHdij und notod,
sYSa sats thht tfs IMhi4e s,andatd,.
addressed to regulaf Subscribers, bas
been opened in Post Offices, aud Che
Republican campaign documents
folded insiue and delivered to ,sdb.
scribe's, and ask if such S'oohdn6t is
to be tolerated by this Depart ment.
la reply, have to sag that sd Oh
action is in direct Violation of The
rules Of thy department Of decor Joy
and of the lproprieties of official ppsi-
lion. Ii you will present to this
dnpeItrcnt the proof that any oAicor
Or employee has been guilty of the
offenso charged, he shall be at once
dismissed the service aud her eby
request you to do 50 in ordcr that.
hp pcai"tc action may be taken.
(Signcd, Very RESPECTFULLY yours
MARSHALL JRwLLL.
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