The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-30
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lin Tnnnks His Fri"n'Ia aud Congr ,tuint On
liis opp"nentH- Giv"n Nia VIZ wH ON
Some Important nucstiona


can do no less at this time than cx.
press my gratitude to tho 655 friends
who honorcd me with their votes I'm
the first primary. More, il possible, is
due from me to the 500 who followed
me l." IN expected though honorable
dcfcat TO my own pcOplc-thoso who
know me best and by whom am i'm
mrdiatcly surroundcd-l am placed un-
der obligations which shall never be
able to cancel. The best can promise
Is to try to be worthy Of their continued
confidence. I take occasion here to
thank those wlO opposed me, either as
competitors or by their votes, for the
uniform courtesy with which they
treated me while with them. OF course
have experienced some OF the nlnus
which usually ovcrLukc defeated cnnd-
dates, but still rejoice that it Is IN, lot
to live in II country where the people
are the masters, and not the servants,
OF public men.
| congratulate my late successful
competitors on the favorable issue OF
the campaign and election on their be-
half, trusting that they may continue
the crooked, il not corrupt, tide OF
common politics and contribute their
humble share towards such legislation
rs will result in good to the State
They have hren hnnnrns! by II people
A. t.,
gent ana progressive citizenship in
the Stale, and should try rrciprocully
to honor their country.
Among tho reforms which we ncc.l
may he mentioned the submission TO
tile people for their ratification an
amendment TO the constitution giving
us biennial sessions of our legislature.
The mass Of the people Of our State are
too poor To afford the luxury of annual
sessions OF III expensive body Us tho
Legislature. The State Board Of Con-
troll, county bonrtls OF control Gf we
must have thcm), and county dispcns-
crs should be elected by the people, or
the Stale diapcnsnry should be ahnl-
iShcd, and will, without this change,
soon he thing of the past. No law
can stand without thc.moral support of
thc people. The dispensary is con-
tlnually losing friends, because the
people are not allowed to have any
thing to do with it, except to buy its
whiskcy-and pay cxLravngnnt prices
FOR it.. Were ! an enemy Of the dis
pcnsary system | should fight against
the election by the people of these
officers. Perhaps it would be better
still to dnv0lvc the duties incumbent
on the State Board of Control on some
other State officers whose salaries
would warrant the addition of these to
:hcir other duties.
The salaries Of State officers and ap-
propriations to ali institutions under
patronage nf the State should be re.
ducrd to the basis of i cents cotton,
The simple truth Is that while the pre-
duets OF the farm have gone below Il
paying price, there !, little or no re-
ducti0n in other directions. All saln.
rics should conform to the price OF the
products from which they proceed.
The rural community Of our county will
have no direct representative I'm our
next Legislature. | trust, however,
that other counties the State will
send enough to look after our inter-
csis. The penalty for violations of
contract should be made severe enough
to place labor under proper control.
FINALLY, let MS hope that our lcgisla-
tive and executive officers throughout
the length and breadth OF our great
country may unitcdly succeed in guild
ing the ship of State through the
shoals and breakers of bankruptcy md
ruin, and ride us safely into the har-
bor of prosperity and happiness. So
mote IT he. JNO IL. BANKS.