The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-01-29
MR. CLlNKSCALES SPEAKS.

MR. CLlNKSCALES SPEAKS.
The Reminder that the PreHent Contract
Ends this Winter Makes Him Answer.
Mr.. EDITOR: In the issue Of your
paper, dated January 22nd, appears o
communication of some person who
signed himself Prep" and who says he
has it from good authority that some of
the Representatives refuse to give AN
account of their stewardship during the
last session of the Legislature. / suppose
he refers to me al one Of these members.
II is not my desire to make an issue
with this gentleman that beg space in
your paper, but it is for the purpose of
giving him, and all others in like condi-
ton, the information desired. Now,
"Prep," ! recognize your right as a ci,i.
zen to call on me as one of the Repre-
sentatives to give an account Of my
stewardship, but fail to see the proprie.
ty of you using such phrases as "beg.
ging' "a job" Give dollars per day"
remember, you can only go one time
more under the present contract" Your
last words are equivalent to saying you
expect to oppose and defeat any man or
men who may differ with you in this
particular matter. Now, "Prep." let me
modestly remind you that the love Of
fair play, which is inherent u every
honest mans heart, should more you to
protest against any attempt to damage
the chances of any Representative who
bns discharged his duty from honest
convictions upon my measure. But if
you choose to say to your Representatives.,
il you don't vote on this or that bill as we
want you, we will turn you out. In other
words, you will sssumo the right to die :
tate and control the actions Of about
thirty.fve thousand persons. just such
citizens ns you speak of in your commu-
nication. Now, ifsuch is your principle.
l do not hesitate to pronounce it anti.
democratic, and will not be tolerated by
enlightened men. Such au idea is abso-
lutely inadmissable, and such action
would be destructive of the rule of pop.
ular government, which makes the voice
Of the majority the governing principle;
There has been good deal Of news.
paper talk about prohibition which is
manifestly out Of the question, unless the
States agree 70 enact the came statute,
which, to say the least, is extremity doubt
ful and the idea that Representatives
can do anything and concern themselves
about everything is ons which tue pubic
mind shorld disabuse itself of 1t the
earliest possible moment, and All sat.
isfed, Mr. Prep" from the conversation
that / have had with some Of tLose
respectable petitioners" that there has
been misunderstanding as to the time
the petitions were sent to Columbia, and
for this purpose have got my consent
to give you my recollection az to 'how
they stood"
l hope Mr.. Scudday will excuse me
for mentioning his name in connection
with tho bill, as sm forced to do 80 in
order 20 make satisfactory explanation.
On the 10th of December, he, IMr.
scadday,) gave notice Of bill to submit
the question of license or no.license to
the people of Anderson County. On the
18th hs presented the petitions
and hNd them referred to the Anderson
delegation. On tho 18th, he introduced
the bill, and had it referred to the Ander.
son delegation. I heard nothing more of
the bill for come time. I think, II am
not positive, however,) the morning of
the 18th, when Mr.. Scudday approached
me in the hall. and asked me what
disposition should be made of the bill,
With heavy calendar before us-some-
thing over one hundred bills to be dis.
posed of before this particular bill could
be reached-my reply was as I was not
prepared to give my views of the bill, it
would be best to return the bill without
recommendation, and think 1t was 40
reported.
There was no formal meeting of the
delegation to discuss the merits of the
bill. Now, is II expected by reasonable
men, liberty.loving men, that ], ms a
Representative, would give my consent
to report favorably upon bill which I
had not had the opportunity to examiner
With all due respects to you thousand
petitioners, such is unreasonable. There
was similar bill for Abbeville County
and 1t was several numbers ahead OF the
Anderson bill. I hear no "fass" over
the failures Of that bill. Now, why is II
that the good people Of AbbsviIle are
not kicking up the same racket? Why
is II that some Trcjans have been per-
nitted In silence to swallow camel, and
then, when found straining at a gnat,
their elbow friends will be heard sneez.
ing? ! can only answer in my feeble way
1t Is political ends in view.
would respectfully ask that the bill
bs published. and let the people be the
judges as TO its merits.
r. p. CLlHKscALEs.
A farmer ir Newberry, 8. O., sent o
negro man ou to SOW a four acre patch
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