The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-08-23

levy in Pickens to get rs mucl
money as one mill will get in An
derson. Anderson has a bigger
chain gang and dollar will &c
farther in working the roads in
Anderson than in Pickens. The
fines and forfeituras are more
there. am in favor of a syslen
for better roads, that will give thu
results and lot the burden be equa
on all, both labor and capital
There are now in tho county chalr
gang five little measley negroes
and We are paying $50 q month for
a man to guard them. Fill up the
chain gang and keep it up to the
proper standard, one man can
manage them. Work the con-
victs in each township in proper
ton to tho number of miles OF
road. Lot the Gnos and forteitures
be applied to the public roads:
Lot every man be on all equal
footing, and after property has
come up to this extent, the work
Of the chain gang, tho fines and
forfcitures exhausted; then put IN
SIX days if necessary. Taxation
| to work roads would be an mi u.s.
tlco on mon who havo served their
time on the roads.
The dispcnsary suits me very
we'll, | believe, with some modlilca.
tions. Let the people Of Pickens
decide tho question, lot it stand
until they vote it Off. / am op-
posed to prohibition as state
measure, lot each county decide
for itself.
Some object to my age, am a
young man and am proud OF it.
Many hero would like to be young
Time to begin work. either for selt
Or country, 10 when you are young,
cannot begin too early. Don't
wait until you get too old to work
or loarn. Begin before you arc
bald headed. Cat this point he
looked at Laban Mauldin and the
crowd enjoyed it.)
W. G. MAULDIN.
t -Four years ago | got the best
. vote anl two years ago tie worst
T. vote for the Legislature, but thank
YOU for both. On the road quos,
tioE | look on it from democratic
standpoint and believe IN majority
rule. The present, it is claimed,
has not had a tnir trial. You
must exhaust the means in hands
first and can't say what is best
until that is done. II any unnec-
cssary road law should be imposed,
it would be the greatest burden for
the people. There aro twelve
more months Of the present road
law for trial, after that you will
know what you noed. ! want
mon who will do their duty and
let the commissioners go ovor the
roads and make estimates. Let
them report so the peopls csn vote
intolligently or Tie Qw16!ion Of
reads, What the minority want,
] will stand by md It they plnce
H. nn corporations, J. will quo that
it is enacted into law.
On the school question ] think
we have plenty, but | want the pa
irons to tako Il vote whether they
want one or two schools in dis.
trict.
On the d;sponsary question | be-
love the dislensary is here to stay
and there is no use to tight it
Make the whisksy and leave the
money here.
II. f. NELSON.
Mr.. Nelson interpersed hi
speech with capital jokes, illustra
ting his position upon the various
phasis of the campaign issues.
The roads have not been WORKED
but must be. There is Il mind TO
every man on the road subject, bu
according to Nelson's plan as lon
as the communication tax remains
is the devil in the bush, there is n
Justice in it, when the poor ma
works three days and the ric
man pays only @l.O0. Put thre
or four days and if that Is not su
fcient then put tax on property
Oconcc has 50 90 or four days
, Their roads have gone down an
they want more days or more MOI
c ey.
} Put all available work on til
roads and tax property. II OF
= mill is not sufficient, pnt on two
It three mills. Ono collar comm,
: tation tax, will not work the road
There are OvCf 1900 miles
! road and will FIJI short &3, 900
& You put $3 90 to the mile. I ha
0. no plan but labor and then tax
IL ton.
10 Dispensary is all right, but
Or want the boys to get good VIII
10 key when they buy there.
! believe in the renovation Of t
school system and want the schot
II. run more in the interest of :.