The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-04-21
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baby will get tired and disco,,r.
aged, and will be ready to part
with the whole factory for any
ola thing. Just so it has beer
with the women of this state
they started out and did some
wonders, made many surprises
and did lots of good, elected
themselves to the legislature ano
many places of trust and honor
but when they realized the work
there was to do and the trials and
temptations they soon got tired
OF the whole machine and now ]
am sure there is not half of the
eligible women who vote at ali
and many of the most reliable and
honorable ones have declared
they Will never vote again, but
those whose votes are for sale
the tough and disreputable are
always on time at the polls.
Now, dear readers don't want
20 carry the impression that | am
opposed to equal suffrage, not at
all. l believe it was RIGHT to
give all an equal opportunity and
nave a clear conscience of having
done my duty, whether those
who are enfranchised do theirs
or not. Notwithstanding their
iethargy in politics, l will saw
they have not been even charged
with crime during the disgrace
tul proceedings which we have
lately been experiencing, and
that should be a great honor to
them for the simple reason that
the the M8ssSs MMSsStp pf6 6thfafigEn HI
I should like to say one word
regarding our national disgrace,
there was not half as much truth
in some of the charges as some
papers tried to make believe. To
my own knowledge there were
many honest votes thrown out as
fraudulent simply because lot
of expert politicians wanted a job
for the winter while there was
nothing else doing, and they
made their job last as long as
they thought the state able to
pay their bills.
Well had intended to give an
account of another family of
Mississippi, who came from South
Carolina, but this woman in pol
itics" is so fascinati. lg it is diff
ficult to forget her. However, l
will give an account Of our trip
tie Mud Creek
Well that creek sure had the
right name for once, it's general
direction was north like all the
larger streams of that locality,
though you could not tell that by
looking at it's winding bed as il
curved it's way around the large
trees of original forest, neither
could you observe the flow of the
water in many places, but only
by noticing on which side of the
numerous logs across it's chan
mel the drift wood and brush haC
lodged, could one arrive at {
reasonable conclusion, whethel
it had been running water or onl.
a slough.
| We left Jonesboro early in tn,
morning. Our route lay almos
due South. we soon passe,
Through the town Of Chabyfeat,
pronounced Wa-be. feet). TIL
roads were still very muddy
though not 80 rovgh and hilly a
when we went to the mountains
the roads about the town wa
lgraded much like streets and tn
road south as well as many 9th
ers were improved very well 70
the convenience of the man
), farmers children who attende
the large cyllege at this place. 9
which I hope to speak more full
| at another time. We passe
many nice little farm house
with small farms attached, som
appearing more like gardens tina
farms, they had been settled fc
years though. Most Of the Ian
Twas still in original timber, mos
lly oak, but not very heavy lik
that on the bottoms. We passe
one place where they had a trt
'scme fifteen feet high whic