The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-30
Mr. Addy Explains.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
I desire through your columns to
say to the Democratic voters of my
county that for eight successive years
you have honored me by electing me
Secretary of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of your county, for
which I return my heartfelt thanks.
The position is one of Importance to
you, and was unsought by myself,
nevertheless, your Executive Commit
tee has every two years unanimously
elected me to that position, and I
have tried to render you my best SER
vices.
In your issue of July 23rd there
appears under the head of "Unpub-
lished Proceedings of the Ex. Com, "
and over the non de plume, "a Mem
Der of the Elk. Conn.," an article max
ing charges against me which I
would not answer if he had had the
manhood to come out over his own
signature, because when you would
have seen the source from whence
these charges came, know you would
not expect me to lose my time in re-
plying to them. But staying behind
the screen and trying to slander me,
causes me to condescend to reply to
him. He first charges me of making
an unfair count of the vote. There
are 80 voting precincts in the county
which means SO managers, and two
primaries means 1913 managers and
66 messengers for each means 1872,
add 1873 managers to 1872 messengers
and it will give you $50, and accord
ing to the resolution offered that
would mean $3.50. Now then, you
have all your other expenses to pay,
such as tickets, stationery, ferriages,
State assessment, postage, some man
to deliver and receive the boxes, &c.
I want to show to you that this was
and is not resolution that should
ever be passed by any set of men
who claim to be adhearing to the
principles of Jeffersonian Democracy,
that of "equal rights to all and
special privileges to none." When
you put such unmerciful assessments
upon the candidates you full well
know that you are driving the poor
man out of the campaign, where the
Constitution of your State and ma
tion, and the fundamental doctrine
upon which the greatest political
party of today rests, gives him the
right to go, and thus make class
legislation. I want to say further,
that any man who has not the love
for his county and State sufficient to
lose one day in each year for her
interest is not worthy of casting a
ballot.
He again charges me with being a
boss. I am not boss nor do I want
to be one, but I am always ready and
willing to abide the result of the ma
jority, and I want to say right here,
that as to the Committee being die
tated to by any body is a mistake.
Again, in regard to the resolution
fcrbidding the payment of kilograms
he refers to having touched tender
place among the bosses. Not that;
but desire to say that the Commit
toe has enough men of honor to be
ashamed for any such action to 60
out from them. I have always made
it rule to only publish the resolu-
tions that were adopted with the ac-
tual work, and so long as I am the
Secretary of that body I will strictly
adhear to the same rule, and when
1 want information as to my duty I
will ask for it and ask some one who
is not sore over defeat or charged
with Populism.
As to what goes with the money
collected by the Ex Com, the Treas