The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-06-16
mcnt of his to influence voters in
Greenvillc County from favoring the
new County of Williamson amounts

mcnt of his to influence voters in
Greenvillc County from favoring the
new County Of Williamson amounts
to nothing.
AS to their losing taxes on the Air
Line road, we say they will benefit by
coming into Williamson County by
the taxes on the Columbia road from
Grove Station to the Abbeville line
near Honea Path, a road with no
County debt. They will be perfectly
willing to swap the Air Line for the
Columbia & Greenville, in this case as
they will not need taxes on it.
Captain Smyth's second objection,
after saying two years ago he favored
the new County, then, simply, to get
a new and decent bridge at Pelzer,
twas this his only reason to get this
great expensive bridge built at PelzerO
he says: "In December last without
one word being said about the new
County, either by Greenville or An
derson County officials or any promise
or request Of me not to favor the new
County," (has anyone accused him of
influencing these officials to build this
expensive bridge p they agreed to
build this $12 900 bridge, (Which by
the way has been of no use to the pub
lie since january Why need Cap
tain Smyth ventilate this bridge mat
ter here? He seems anxious to rush
into print about it now. He has some
scruples about this bridge matter =?
"The wicked flee when no man pur-
sueth." Before he got this bridge he
favored the new County, now he has
it, (on the way) and opposes the new
County. No wonder he thinks it not
exactly right or honorable to favor the
Williamson County now as he has
been awarded. He seems very solicit
tous and anxious for the tax payers of
Greenville now-pity he could not
have done likewise before this big
bridge debt was fastened on them.
His third objection is hefears a dis
pensary will be set up in Williamson
if the new County is established. He
admits the people of Williamson are
opposed to drunkenness but fears a
large number of people will move into
Williamson (ah there is the rub,)
and want a %dispensary. Suppose this
be true, can Captain Smyth not run
the Pelzer mills as we'll two miles from
a ~dispensary as the presidents of other
mills do in the cities of the State
where they have dispensaries ? Maybe
he thinks the operatives at Pelzer
need him as a guardian of their morals.
If the people at Williamson were so
eager to have a ~dispensary here, he
ought to know they could do so now if
they wished under the present law.
While we are opposed to liquor sell
ing, we believe it better to be done as
the law says, instead of blind tigers,
and our people are as anxious and
willing as he to preserve the peace and
good order of society. His fourth OBJ
lection is that the people Of William
ston, in proposing 20 build the Court
House and Jail do not put up the cash
or furnish security to do so. For his
information we will state a paper is
signed by all the tax payers, citizens
and qualified voters Of Williamson
agreeing to ask the Legislature to
allow us to issue bonds to raise money
for this purpose, and further by their
signatures and honor, bind themselves
to vote to issue said bonds, and to
carry out this agreement in good faith.
When the people vote to establish the
County and County seat here, this be-