The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-08-20
The Lexington Dispatch
Wednesday, August 20, 1902.
Much ADO About Nothing.

To the Editor of the Dispatcb;
Since the self 'shonored" Secretary
OF the Executive Committee s'conde-
sends" to ''lose" his valuable ''time''
replying to member (beneath his no.
tice) who did what msiority of the
people approves, the aforesaid mem
ber has few very perth ent remarks
to make.
This egotistic Secretary seems to
be good at dgures-better than satis-
factorily answering important ques-
tions that are of vital Importance to
others. Verify if he had figured
more he could have made out $50 in
stead of $50 dollars for managers.
But SO managers ats dollar day for
for 2 days would make total of 1873
dollars that is the contention and not
$3.50" nor "132 messengers" which is
not thoroughly understood and an
explanation along the messenger line
is asked?
As to the resolution, in his wis
dom the Secretary is sure that such
ssstuff" should not be "passed by any
set of men" who adhere with their
mouths only to the populistic doctrine
of equal rights to all, and if the said
s year Secretary had it in his power to
prevent it ''such stuff" would never be
brought before the Committee much
less have the action published. Well
knows he, il he knows anything, that
the resolution did not aim to debar a
s'poor man" from being a candidate.
H any one would go to the trouble
to snalyze it he will perceive the
very reverse, and how is that for mis-
representation Successful canoi-
dates making up deficiency for
necessary expenses" does not debar
spoor man" and no sensible man
would believe otherwise.
Strict adherence to the s'S year"
Secrectary's "rule" this rule) to pub
lish only such of the proceedings as
suite his narrow ideas while he ig-
nores the balance and leaves it un-
published, may do If no one kicks,
but in this instance it would have
been better to have turned on all the
light even if it was obnoxious to his
refined patriotic senses. Had the i'm
portant resolutions and amendments
been handed in to the printer (all ex-
cept one was written and in due form)
the embers would not have been stir
red at this time but left srnouldering
until some other person, in the fu.
ture, endowed with the true populis-
tic spirit of 'equal rights" kindled it
into . fame that would devour the
swhited walls" surrounding those
who advocate with their lip only,
the doctrine. We are by no means
sure that a majority of the voters,
managers and candidates are not in
favor of equal rights and justice by
requiring the successful candidates
or Office holders to pay the legitimate
and necessary expense attached to
the method or means of procuring
for them the much coveted Offices.
Well, now, if it is true as init
mated, that the politics of our county
have become so pure and undefled
that We no longer have boss, then
why was the telegraph motion (t was
not offered by this member) so dex-
terously and adroitly tabled7 In
stead of laying on the table, why not
explain to the body that telegram
had never been paid for out CT the
committees funds as the Chairman
stated in his card, and let it be dis
cussed and acted upon the same as
the amendment to give the little Sx10's
q whack at printing the tickets? The
quick action in tabsing made it look
ugly and suspicious to new mem
Der.
II there was no desire to dictate
the sction of the committee then why
the assertion that printing the tick.
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