The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-10-08

lightenment of the Dispatch, I want
to say that I am not yet convinced
that the Fork should go to Richland.
wanted arguments given on both
sides 80 could form an intelligent
conclusion. The failure of the fertile
brain of the Dispatch's editor to give
them is the strongest thing I have
seen to convince me that none can
be given. Reason and logic weighs
with sensible people.
The first inference from the Dis
patch's editorial is that this agitation
comes from few political soreheads.
As far as this writer is concerned
and be first wrote in this controversy
the imputation is unworthy of it's
source if it comes from the editor
of the Dispatch. I believe it is also
untrue of the others who have writ
ten on this subject. If the Dispatch
really hugs the delusion that the
agitation s'comes from the small
dissatisfied element from q political
consideration" it may be wiser some
day-but sadder. If there are rea-
sons for not going to Richland, they
had better be given, and that at
once. This writer for tone anxiously
wants to know them.
As to the charge against ''promi-
nent minister" who wanted ''the
County Commissioners to work a
private road at his request" I beg
to differ as to the editors estimation
of such a man. This charge is either
true or false. # it is true, then that
minister is neither 'good man" nor
"a useful citizen" This writer will
pay for the best overcost that the
editor can buy in Lexington if he
will prove the charge. The imputa-
ton is q serious one, and one which
every honest, patriotic citizen will
resent. But the real cause of COM
plant is that the Dispatch tries to
dodge the road issue in the Fork on
the complaint of a disgruntled min
lister. It is quite one thing to write
editorials in comfortable Office, and
quite another to travel over some of
our roads. Very many sections over
here have had only one days "going
over" in two years. Many more have
not been worked at all this year.
This writer, as kindly as he could,
invited the proper officer to break
bread with him over night, in order
to inspect a certain road in this
vicinity, but was not even given a
reply. He wrote second time, but
never heard from him nor saw him,
until he was candidate for re-elec-
tion.
I have tried to find out exactly
how much the chain gang has work
ed in the Fork during the present
administration. But the records are
beautifully silent. I have even been
informed that the location of the
chain gang was not always known,
because no one would furnish postal
card on which it's location could be
made known through the Dispatch.
7 have also been told-only told
that one of the officers said he would
resign his Office before he would take
the Fork as his portion to look after.
Are you surprised that some of US
are dissatisfied, when Richland offers
US a chain gang the whole time?
The Dispatch also charges that Rich
land has debt of 100000. Super
visor Owens says he will give it in
black and white that The county does
not owe dollar. Columbia owes a
100000 debt, but it is simply NUM-
cipal debt, with which the county
has nothing to do.
As to the notice in the local column
about a free bridge, I am cot enclin-
ed to take the matter seriousl y