The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-24
Thursday, May "a, 1906

Thursday, May "a, 1905
Those of our citizens who are lukeWarm
on the building of cotton warehouse in
Bamberg should read the article in an
other column from the Abbeville Press
and Banner.
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In the race for governor, we don't
know but that we will vote for Joel E.
B-unson. We do not believe much in
prohibition, but we know he is the
straightest man in the race, and character
counts more than policy.
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The people of Bamberg have suffered
long on account of having no freight de-
Dot, and we have appealed to the commits
sion in vain. The members of that body
need expect no support in Bamberg here
after. We have heard numbers of citi'
zens say the commission was of no bene.
fit and they would not vote again for
single member. Just wait till the elcc-
1ion. What our people will do for the
members who stand for reelection will
be a plenty. Chairman Wharton is to
run again this year. Our people are be-
ing treated outrageously and we will re-
resent it.
For our part we can see no reason why
every man who wants to run for governor
should feel called upon to express himself
upon the whiskey question, and to make
this the most prominent. There are
numerous other matters more important
than the dispensary, and We are sick and
tired of this running for office largely on
. whiskey platform. The voters OF the
State have heard the thing discussed for
the past ten years or more, and campaign
speeches along this line have ceased to te
interesting to them. Our campaign ora
tors should find something more elevat-
ing to discuss than the whiskey question.
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All candidates for County Supervisor
in this county had as well make up their
minds to live in town if elected. The
present Supervisor has set precedent
which the people will demand be followed
by his successor, and they will demand
that the Supervisor live in town so as to
attend to the duties of the office properly.
Certain it is that ihan cannot attend to
the duties of Supervisor and stay at home
nearly one-half of his time. When people
come to town from distance on business
with the Supervisor they want to find
him in his Office, and they have right to
do so. The Office pays salary of $500 a
year, and the tax payers feel that they
have right to require all of a mans time.
In fact this was the understanding when
the salary was raised.
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Messrs. Manning, Ansel and Blease are
running for governor on dispensary
platform. They are liable to be badly
fooled as to the temper of the people on
this question before the campaign is over.
Mr.. Anseps position is more satisfactory
than Mr.. Manning's, but one hardly
knows whether he will be of the same
mind q few months from now, especi.
ally if he should find that it was
unpopular with the people. Mr.. Ansel
is a great man for the "peepul." If he
can Just find out their wishes he is de-
lighted to 70 which ever way they want
him. As to Mr. Manning, he had to 60
up to Washington too many times before
he could make up his mind to run. As to
Sloan and Blease-oh pshaw! Mr.. Smith
is to be heard from yet, and if he has felt
the public pulse to some purpose, he may
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