The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-03
JALAPA.

Whooping cough is raging among botl
white and colorcd.
Miss Fannie W'ardlaw is teaching
school in the Jalapa Academy.
Mrs. Rutherford passed through oul
town last Saturday evening on her way
to Nj. u. N. Buford's. She expects to
teach the Tabernacle School in No. )
Township.
Mr.. John N. Glymph's youngest child
fell in the fire and burned his hands Sc
verely.
Mrs. w. c. Swittenburg is quite sick.
Several OF our farmers will Try this
year to grow tobacco on a small scale.
One of our molasses makers who made
several barrels last year, had to knock
the head ont OF his barrel to get the mo-
lasses, rs all the molAsscs had gone to
sugar.
Our postmaster has not heard from
his resignation yet, which was sent to
the Postmaster-General about two
months ago. He said the Office was
easier to get than to get rid OF.
Chief Justice Campbell is now run
ming two stores at.this place.
The grain crop is making very SLOW
progress since the cold spell.
Farm work has been drag ior the
last month. The principal thing done
was eating and making fire..
Economy will be more practiced this
year than usual with our farmers, and
why not every farmer demand economy
IN our State government. Begin with
the Chief Justices salary and come down
to our county officers, and deduct one
third from every officers salary except
the Governors salary, which is about
right, and that will leave them hand
some income. The present salaries
eight or nine years ago were very eco
nomical, for then fifteen hundred dollars
would not buy as much as one thousand
will at the present prices. Our farmers
have seen enough in the last sitting OF
our State Legislature to know that they |
are determined not to do anything to |
reduce the heavy taxation which is levied |
upon the poor struggling farmers. AS
this year will be the time to elect repre-
scntatives, let every voter decide at once |
to vote for no man who is not in favor |
Of economy in our State government,
and who not only favors it, but will
work for its accomplishment as a
good and faithful servant will do |
for the people whom he represents.
The agricultural people Of this coun-
ty have felt, this year, the effects
of the eNtravagant appropriations ofour
public representatives to their sorrow,
and yet some people will still think
better time will come, but it will never
come, unless we exert ourselves more IN
the choice OF our representatives. Let
us have for our watch-Word in the |
coming campaign economy in the
management OF our State government.
As have said before, fifteen hundred
dollars several years ago would not buy
as much as one thousand will at present
prices OF provisions, and still our officers
complain OF poor pay. Nowi if one $1,000
will buy as much or more at the
present prices, why not give them less?
Ii it did not cost them less to get the
substantials of life, would be the last
man to say aught against the salaries OF
our officers. Instead. OF our representa-
tives being economical, they have been
very extravagant in appropriating the
public money. But who is the payer OF
these eXtortionate salaries? 1t is I'M
dou5tcdly the men who till the soil,
ard they are the men TO say whether or
not the present system shall Con-
tinue. We farmers are looked upon by
some OF our public men as 4 poor igno-
rant people, and Only fiji to vote and
dance to the tune Of high taxation. Ii
we have not the money to pay our taxes,
we must get it III some way, for the mo-
ncr VIC must have to run our fat officers
and pay those extravagant appropria-
tions made by our representatives. The
farmers OF this country are men who
have good common sense to explain any
thing connected with farming, but we
lack few who have nerve enough to
express their wants. But for fear some
striped leg lawyer II some chronic office
holder, (pardon meforusing the word law
yer, for we know they are always where
money is expected,) will rise and con-
denim whathe has said, and perhaps make
some soft headed farmer think he is cer-
tainly fit subject for the asylum, for
what farmer thinks best to
be done for our interest, not only for the
farmers interest, but the people at large.
But the time is not far distant Gf there
IS not change with the farmers OF this
when necessity will force
them to raise their hands in poverty and
demand economy in the management OF
our State government. Why can't we
put the ball in motion this year, and if
we are not successful in our first attempt
We can but try again, until we come out
victorious in our efforts? JAN.
E.--
JOLLY STREET.