The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-19

Servation IN regard to working inc
roads, and will say we will mover
have such loads as We ought t.
have under the old system. Those
who have nothing don't think they
ought to do as much work in keep
ing up the roads as those who own
the property, and hence, when
they arc called OH to work the
roads, they kill all the time they
can. The roads arc usually work
ed after crops are laid by, and
when many Of our pour people
have little to eat, and it works q
very ereat "hardship" on somo of
them to do it on bread and water.
Let's toto fair with them.
Wien went into office | found
that all those who arc llabIo TO
road duty IN Pickons county were
paving 50 comutation tax OF work.
ing six day on tho public roads,
and that the law provided that
two commissions should be ap-
pointed by the Governor upon the
recommendation Of tho delegation
from each county in the General
Assembly, to work together with
the County Supervisor in the man.
agemcnt Of the county affairs.
The law has been changed by
the last legislature 80 that all those
Liable to road duty must pay 81
cOmutatlOH tax or work three days
on the public roads and that the
two commissioners arc elected by
the people, and that they together
with the supervisor, if the comn.
! tation tax with the chain gang and
q ID fines and profits is not
enough to work tho roads AID
keep them in good condition, have
the power to lovy rs much as one
will on property for road purposes,
There arc few men who are op.
posed to tax on property to wOrk
the roads bat | am glad that !
can say that | have consulted a
number O.! men Of property who do
not oppose such tax. \ number
Of thom agree with mo that we
will never have good roads until
we are willing to pay for them and
all the burden ought not to be put
on labor. It has bceE circulated
in some sections OF the county
that intended to pass a law that
no tenant should work except
on the farm on which he yes. l
] don't only say this is false but
Will say without tear Of successful
contradiction that Pickens county
has not sent man 10 the lcyisla.
ture for number Of years who
has done more for the common peo.
pie Of our than [ havo done.
IL addition to those already
enumerated I will mention somo
avs which I WAS instrumental in
passing in 1892 when I wns In tho
legislature. I introduced n bill
aud it became Law t. reduce the
salary ST our county auditor from
$500 to $500 which saves to the
Taxpayers Of the county $500 each
year. Also, the salary of the
school commissioner was reduced
the same amount and is still the
law and ha, saved to the school
Of the county the same amount.
The Office Of jury commissions
wns abolished which saves to tn
people his pay which was SO. o.
per day.
could name other thiAgs thu
I have done which were helpful
TO the common people, but thin
have named enough to convinc
any fair minded man that I woul
never do anything thing the
would be injurious to them. Viii
I will do all in my power to enat
laws that will be bonificial to OF
common people. I will do nothil
! to enact laws that will take fro
: our monicd mon wrongfully An
don't think 1 was doing so when
. small share OF the burden of koc1
Il ing up the roads was placed 0
! property. Good roads are AZ 900
all index to country rs anyon
wants to SEQ and will cause thos
. seeking homes to settle in q cour
j try when if they had bad roads the
would not. Please tell mo who
benefited by such settlements, @,
D ccpt those who have the propert
the valuation Of which is increase
) by reason Of such emigrants SO,
. Ting among them? Those VIII
u have nothing cannot be benefite
by any increase in values.
" 10 illustrate: A owns q far,
= III a country whero there is II
J. ronh leading to it. IIo hiros B I
!. help him make a crop. In tho fa
y his crop must be carried to markp