The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-02-18
Sufferer Speaks on the Question.

EDITOR MANNING TDrEs:-I see q commu-
nication in answer to Sufferer signed T. A.
Way. Is he one Of our county commission
ers? If so, he complains of Sufferer, says
his communication is calculated to rnislead
the public and sling mud at the county
commissioners, and yet listen to what he
sa,s: For really the causeway reported was
lust in the condition set forth by him. I am
ready to admit all that ne says Of Mt. Hope
swamp" He further says he never saw the
place before will here ask if he has not
been county commissioner for over two
years drawing bis salary, portion Of said
salary paid by those who have to travel over
Mt. Hope swamp to reach Manning to pay
those taxes? If so has he not taken or Sc
cured money under false pretences, and
with others should be held accountable? In
Office two years, and never saw the place
before? Efficient officer! Please note what
the gentleman says, 81 have always thought
it bad faith upon the part Of any man to
condemn public officer for what Sufferer
or any other good citizen liable to road duty
ought to have done and helped to do them
selves" He further says: HAS Sufferer
been as willing to show his pnblic spirit in
helping his orerseer in fixing this part Of
the road by hauling dirt, as he has shown
to the people by going into the newspaper
and borrowing conclusions?
must confess the gentleman has more
cheek than any man have ever known. He
county commissioner, drawing his salary,
and asking others to do his duties. -,aa=-gS4,
If the gentleman had given -aszns1ch time
70 the welfaa the -ci.szens of the county
rs he did SSround soliciting the suf-
frages of the dear good people, telling them
how loosely things had been coc3nc.ed and
the reforms he would make, Mt. Hope and
all other swamps would have been macada-
mized road ways.
Now, the whole township is ordered out
to work on Mt. Hope, not only the hands
that belong to this road, but those who have
other roads to keep up. Justice in a nut
shell! The gentleman says he has appoint
ed an overseer and ordered him to put the
causeway in good condition, and if it is not
done it is no fault Of the county commits
sioners. That is something new. I have
always been taught to believe that the conn
ty commissioners had the power given them
to force those liable to do road duty.
See what the gentleman again says, Il
awfully fear Sufferer belongs to this class
who never are willing to do road duty. 9th
ers are lead to follow his example. This
must be the logical conclusion, for many
complain just as he does who never do one
single thing for the public roads" LAS the
gentleman ever done more than the law re-
0uired of him? If so let him speak out.
If Mt. Hope is made passable shall have
nothing more to say about the matter.
But, Mr.. Editor, If have not already
taken up too much space, would like to
pay Friend Tom my respects. He says for
two weeks he has been on the go, looking
after county affairs, getting ready for that
august body some people call the grand ju-
rors, who look into everybody's business ex-
cept their own. The jury commissioner
must be remarkably wise to draw that class
of Jurors and not get single man who at
tends to his own business. fear Friend
Tom is scared.
He tells of delightful trip from Man
ming TO Brewington, and of spending the
night at Friend Johnson's, which reminds
him so much of home. I would like to ask
if he reminded Friend J. that his pay was
So per day and 10c. mileage? Guess not.
Next day he arrived at Foreston. He Con
think it Will be seaport town. Some pro-
eress from what he saw two years ago. He
was mighty close Mt. Hope. On Leaving
Foreston you come in contact with all the
trouble of the way, Mt. Hope swamp. He
SAYS the merchants stand in their own light
to suffer this miserable crossing to get in that
fix. Do hear him ''They for the benefit
of their town should contribute literally to
its good condition"
Tom SAYS From st. Marks church to
Sautee township line the roads are in good
travelling condition" Icannot speak Of my
own knowledge, but on Saturday, the l4th
day of February, 1891, two highly respecta-
ble gentlemen told me they We're almost i'm
passable will ask Bro. Tom if he did not
iud at point large log across the road
that had lain there for years, and the way
round it almost impossible. None Of the
roads have had any attention for years, and
in many places carriages can't pass each
other without one taking the woods. Mt.
Hope swamp is all am interested IN.
SUFFERER.
ltcractoO Feb 16 1891