The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-14
A STRONG ENDORSEMENT.

County Chairman II. c. Folk Addresses His Eel.
low.Democrats in Regard to the Con.
sressional Election.
To My Fellow-Democrats Never be-
fore in the history of Bamberg county
has an election of more vital Importance
than the present confronted our people,
and while I doubt not that I shall be CEN
sured by some for addressing this letter
to you, I shall accept the consequences,
believing that the exigencies of the coca
sion justify me and that I am working for
the best interests of our country. There
is no question, perhaps, in which our peo-
pie are more directly interested, or on
which they are more thoroughly united,
than that of good roads, and now while
the national government is seriously dis
cussiug the advisability and practicability
of making appropriations from the United
States treasury for the purpose Of building
such roads, it is doubly important that we
should send man to congress who is in
thorough sympathy with the movement,
and who can be depended upon to work
intelligently for our interests along this
line. No man who will take the trouble
to compare the present condition of our
public roads with the miserable excuses
for such that existed before Senator May
field began his career in the State senate
can doubt his ability to plan and to
work. Few measures, if any, looking to
the betterment of our condition have be-
come law in South Carolina during the
last ten years which do not bear the un.
mistakable ear marks of his personality.
lie is worker who is not afraid to work.
1t is contrary to the nature of the man to
stand still.
Iconfess, with shame, that since the
day of reconstruction the second con-
gressional district of South Carolina has
obtained less from the national govern
ment than any district of which have
knowledge. Beyond few small appro-
priations to clean out certain streams
have we ever gotten anything? Yet we
have not failed to contribute our full
quota towards the expenses of the govern
ment. What we want is man of judge
ment and ability-a man who will work
"a man who can accomplish results.
Senator Mayield's political record
stamps him as such man. Turn the
searchlight of scrutiny upon his political
record and it will be found rs clean as
that of any mana record of which any
one might be proud.
Edgefeld and Aiken have furnished
our representatives in congress as far
back as my memory goes. What have
they accomplished for US? Is it not time
that another section of the district should
be given chance to show what manner
of men We have and what We can accom-
plish? Justice demands that We should
have showing.
I, as county chairman-the man whom
you have placed upon the watch tower, to
look out for the interests of our party in
Bamberg county-ask that, on the day OF
the primary, you lay aside personal diff
ferences and go out to your polls and cast
your vote for the best interests of our
country. No man can be good citizen
and neglect this duty.
Remember that no man can be a man
of action-a man of progress-a man OF
results, who does not trample upon the
toes of those who oppose. The man who
makes it his aim to please everybody-be
they right or be they wrong-is misera-
BILE failure as leader, and, for my part, /
prefer man who might sometimes make
a mistake to one who fears to act lest he
should displease some one.
Mayfeld fears to act on account Of no
man. Therefore I urge you to- vote for
Mayfeld for ongress, and if he is elected
predict that The second congressional
district will soon receive that recognition
from the government that she Justly de-
serves. 81. Q. FOLK,
| County Chairman.
Bamberg, S. G., April -, 1904.