The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-08-02
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Some Awful Scatterin' Idees,

Some Awful Scatterin' Idees.
WELL Mr. EDITOR, "Scatterbrain" has bin
list hin round at some of the big uns and lots
Of the little uns, and cetching thur idecs, and
now, instead of scattering, he wants to sum to-
tai the whole matter in a sorter of q scattering
way
I'm the first place AMI ,frSlA he would like
tt SEQ fewer Offices and d1Ql9ss pay to the
officers; he don't want the lowest priced ar
ticle, but he's generous and ckcrnomical
like, and wants the best officers for the least
living money because money is awful scace
and hard to come at; but little money will go
along ways and should be handled kcerfully, to
keep it from going plum out of the County,
Meats cheap, and breads cheap, and sugar and
coiiy cheap, and uthcr things is cheap in pro-
portion, and there so mcany patcrottick frller
Citizuns wantin oils that think we might get
Il first rate bargin outcu some of en-.
In the second place, or secondly, we might
and should send men to the Legislator smart
caulr TO do away with Auditor and Treasurer,
and maac good old fashioned Tax collector,
and let him audit and treasure both, like they
used to- and thereby save several hundred dol
lars to the County. Then might let the peo-
pie elect this officer too, and take some II the
responsibility off of the Governor. Again, we
might reduce the number of courts to two-of
two weeks each per year, in each County-carly
anl late, so as not to hinder the farmers (thc bone
and sinew Of tho country) from their farm work,
and that would save lots of money and time.
Again. We might put Legislators salary
to two hundred dollars each, per session of for
ty days, and but one Of these sessions every
two years, and that would save lots Of money
and lots Of precious time and keep a heap OF
sorry acts from becoming laws (?) and give us
coumon people more time to learn the laws, and
50 forth. And rs for County commissioners and
County School Commissioners and State Super
ntcndaut of Education, let these Offices bc abol-
shcd, aud let the work DC done like it was be-
fore Radical Reconstruction, and the money
thus saved would be lots Of help in educating
the children. Let the Governor s Salary be re-
duccd to 5000 per year, champion won't
care) and let tho Salaries OF the judges and all
the State officers be reduced in proport:on.-
Where's the sense or economy III giving Il big
offer big salary and then paying high sal
airy for private Secretary or Clerk to do the
work for the big officer?
Now, Mr.. Mtter, i'll the third place and third
~, am not in favor of damnng man perit-
crkally nor cternally because he at sometime
voted, or dOnc something else, contrary to my
notion Of propricty. That rule won't do, be-
cause the whole of us would be wiped out NIGH
ty soon by this rule, and there would be none
left to wind NJ the machine but let us tell EN-
better and get en- to fix things rite let us all
80 in for every man doin his duty; let all CAPT
tai he taxed alike: If my money is in lands,
and your money is in bank stock or state bonds
or United States Bonds, let us both ray taxes
according to the market value Of the article
Now Mr.. Mittcr if this aint summed un
scattering enough for you, perhaps some Of tho
Legislator Candidates can give the people their
views on the things hinteI at SO that the con-
vcntion will know what they arc about when
they begin to nominate.
The weather is mighty hot to be pcstcrd with
such stuff as this and if it pcsters yeu much
Just heap or heavc it over board, and thcrc'l
be no offence TO SCATrERBRAlN