The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-03-13
Thanks and No Thanks.

Thanks and No Thanks.
MIR. EDITOR: Sptak when you are sto-
ken to, answer when you arc called and
never give advice until you are asked for
it. The above are wise sayings, and
should bo carefully considered and pnt
into practice by US all.
I see in the INTELLIGENcER of last week
that some a0iseacrc. who seems to know the
minds of the majority of the voters OF
Anderson County. has offered some ralHa-
5'c aluicc, Il, his opinion, when it was en-
tirely uncalled for, and, to say the least of
it, in worry bad taste, discourteous, ifnot
gentlcmanly, to write in that way,
making mention Of my name and then
not baving the manliness to give his own
name or postof1ice. Especially was 1t
incalled for when the fact is known that
I have never been, am not now, and don't
know that I will ever be candidate for
any office. IF "Alexis'' had some man
in mind that no wanted to nominate for
the Senate, why did lie not nominate
him and let other people alone. I try to
be quiet and aaw.abiding citizen. try
to attend to my own business, and if 9TH
ers had done the same, this article would
never have been written. Why not let
the preachers be put aside as dummies,
any way? why make them pay taxes
(when they havo anything to pay on) or
allow them to vote? The cry is preachers
should give themselves wholly to the
study of the Bible-they should do moth
ing else when very often the same peo.
pie who make the cry fail to do their duty
and the poor preachers, whose duty it is
to study, is driven to the field to hoe,
plow, grub, or to the school room to
teach, or to some other business in which
be can make little bread for his family.
Then if there should be any talk ofgiv-
ing him Office the cry is be must give
himself wholly to the study Of the Bible,
or the people will not be edited. Well, it
seems that some people need edi6cation,
but how can-you edify where there is
nothing capable of edifcation? I would
be willing to decline tho task in favor Of
some one who has studied more than I.
sob, consistency, thou art jewell! If
nominations are in order, I'm ready to
nominate "Alexis," Emperor of the
East" for Governor. He is go wise as to
know the minds of a majority of the vot-
ers of a whole County, and if he does not
desire the honor of the Office, I would like
to get him to name the man who would,
in his opinion, be able to get a majority
vote. Ifhe had wanted to act like man
and friend why did he not write me q
private letter giving his advice on the
subject, and not 60 to the trouble of Civ
ing advice to the people of the County,
when majority of them already believe
as he does. Many preachers would make
officers, but, but, but-many lawyers
would make good politicians, but but,
but-many men would make good far.
mers but, but, but-many people would
butt everybody else to death, if they
could, or they would butt their own
brains out, but fortunately the skull is SO
thick and the cavity so small that ought
to contain the brain, that they are gener-
ally proof against such 6utting. Some
don's want lawyers to go to the Legisla-
ture because they are lawyers, others
don't want preachers to 60 because they
are preachers, &c.
Ispeak for myself, not for other preach.
ers, when I say that would be glad for
"Alexis" to take part of his own advice
and let the preachers alone, if he doesn't
mind trying to attend to other peoples
business, he will have so many irons in
the fire that some Of them may burn.
In conclusion I want to thank my
friends in the County for their confidence,
and for the honor they desire to confer on
me, and should ever see fit to ask for
Office assure them that no one would
appreciate their help more than would.
I will sign my name in United States lam
guage, as I don't believe in nom de planes.
D. WESTON HIoTT.