Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-07-27
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Q"c'W.-Can any Of the legislative,
executive orjudicial officials now in
office, or recently in ofice-or any
other knowing onc-inform the pub.
lie why it is, that they severally-
are raid regularly their salaries, or
fees, while others who have done the
State or County public service ut
great personal and pccunary sacri.
flee are dcbarrcd their Legitimate
pay? And that too, when laws pur.
porting to provide for the same, have
been duly enacted, approved an d
published, and the taxes regularly
paid by Il patriotic pco. lc? Why is
1T that we are always informed d.-alier
consulting Attorneys, Comptroller,
Atty General, and host ofothers,
that there is hitch in the law
who is to blame? Are these sins of
omission or commission? 1t matte rs
not however, the people" don't like
to be "lcit outside" and demand ex-
| planation
1co.-A "Knowing One" says they
have II plants at the University :,
which added to 10 makes 80, but
deducted from 100 leaves Is either
lost, straycd or stolen. Our inform
ant says we can sec them, if so desir-
ed. An old former servant used to
tell the writer, when boy-"Moss,
heap sees the milk, but few eats the
butter now IooHiny at, or hcnriny Of
tea doesn't satisfy fellows thirst,
and this is one Of the practical ca scs
Of hcpeople being "lett outside" and
they cxclnim "nwny with such intcl-
crancc." Like Col. Aiken, when we
were in the Confederate army-we
had to put up with substitutes, but as
c5rA people we are hereditarily pre-
disposed to substi tutes of any kind,
and though out in the country VIII ere
there are plenty of leavcs we are not
rs hcrbiverous or Ocrl0nt as some
folks might suppose, we are some
what epicurean in our tastes, AMI
our hankering after he genuine weed
brought to us through "the Golden
Gate" and freshly manipula led by
"Ah Sing" causes a revolt at the idea
of"make- shifts" and mcthinks while
nan Of fastideous taste is quailing g
the aromatic beverage, after cogitat-
ing OH the great backset to ciSi9.
religious and other liberties might
venture to soliloquize on-"Oh
sweet land of liberty, of thee l (aarc
noO sing"
Mlitary.-G Go ahead gentlemen
don't let your patriotism burn out,
the golden cundlestick is not broken.
Elect Capt. Brady Major, and pro-
coed to further increase your organi-
zatioE, there is an abundance of ma
rial, the harvest is plentiful, let the
laborers be not few. Prove that
Orangeburg County is no "laggard"
as some would have you.
Candidates. The Chrisiinn Neigh.
Dor says Hampton text is "the best
men for Office" and goes on to give n
long lst who are disqualified am ong
which especially are those who
steal, or have stolen, uccorainy Ia
lum" "and associated with bribcs and
oribcrs," to all Of which we agree,
most willingly, but the editor stopped
too soon, he should have include Il
all "sclt,constitutcd candidates" and
"otlice-se seekers and "busy- bodies"
for these last three classes are not
expecting to fill their purses with
patriotism and honor, but with the
peoples hard earned money.
| find that at Branchville, Edisto
and many other localities, there are
some men "ailcr me own heart" con
ccrniug the multiplicity of these
pcrsonages.
EmmI~ution rs. Lmmyyution.-The
great success Of any nation is pros.
porous and contcntcd citizenship
Therefore that matters should wor k
to that end it is the boundcn duty Of
every good citizen that he should
literally contribute to that great