The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-07-25
own interest, We think that they

own interest, We think that they
would be devoid of common sense
i they did not, and in order to keep
them from enacti"G laws in thcir
interest and to our detriment,
we propose to adopt the words of
that old time and tlite adage, that
an ''ounce of prevention is better
than q pound Of cure" as our
motto, in our "crusade' against the
lawyers as Legislators. In your
campaign prospectus, you have
kindly stated your columns would
be open to the legitimate discussion
Of the claims Of all Candidates; with
many thanks for tho permission, we
propose to discuss the claims of
II. A. Gaillard, as Ire has been
nominated for recollection to repre-
sent Fail field county in the Next
Legislature.
Claim first, MIR. G.illard is a
gentlcman of undoubted probity,
honesty md intelligence. Claim
socohd, he is q member ola Demo-
cratic Club and TO his credit be it
said,' that he has been m active
member and it is with regret, that
we cannot say the same OF good
many Of his brothers of the legal
profession.
Objections to Mr.. Gaillara repre-
senting us again in the Legislature,
are several. First, we take the
broad ground that he did not repre-
sent tha wishes Of his constituents
in several of the votes that he cast;
it was almost the UNIVERSAL wish OF
tho people of Fairfield; that he
should vote for the re election of
Judge Mackey, it being the only way
they had of expressing their gr,,ti>
tude to the judge Gn tanyib!c
forhl). Did he scccde to their
wishes in this instance? We think
not, at any rate we ask for the
record. Again, low does he stanu
on the Usury Bill: It seemed at
the time, that tho "ery financial life
of the Country demanded such Il
law, and the people cf old Fnrii,ld,
together With the whole State de-
mandea it, did Mr.. G,iilarcl res.
pond to tho wishes Of his constitu.
ents, we think not, but he said ii
we have not been wrongly inscrmeD
that he knew Better what his con
stitaehts needed than they did
themselves a lit.1o rtSnt>sl lc, | We
think, and not very complimentary
to- the intelligence of his constit,-
eits, we again call for tho record.
Some apologists fcr Mr. & lizards
vote OH the Usury Bill, say that the
law is NJ good that they have to
pay as much for money now as over,
that they pay seven per cent. inter
est and five per cent. commissions
III king twelve per c ut. the san,v
that they payed before the bill be-
came'a law Of tie Lana; p ,or aryu
ment truly thrt because unptin-
cipled men evaded' it,, Chat 10 law
in itself is no good. Again how
docs Mr.. Gaillard stand on the con-
solidation Act, did he not vote
against investigation we thiuk,
and charge that he dill, and again
call for the record: We are a!so of
the opirion that Mr.. G,illard voted
more frequently with tho Charles
ton delegation, than with those Of
the up country. Give us again the
record, We confess Messrs. Eli
tors that VIC have somewhat prini-
tive ahd old fashioned views about
the relations that should exist
between a Representative Of the
people, and the people themselves
We look upon a representative as
an exponent of the wishes of the
people, he represents, a man mp.
pointed by them to look after their
Interests a man paid by them to do
so, in fact he is only servant
hired for a specific purpose, just tho
same as any clerk hired by a mer-
chant to sell his stock in trade, or
Just tho same as an oyerseer, in
Ante Bellum days, hired to look
alter the interests of their en-
p:oyees, with tins Gift: roace, tho
clerk md overseer or agent. were