Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-10-24
Communicated

fact that the Carpenters Uuion on Five
Mile Beach have been, and are, opposed
to the nomination and reelection Of
Mr.. Frank E. Smith as Mayor of Holly
Beach, and that the Union has been
and is doing everything in its power
to defeat him. Those rumors are with
out any foundation and the man that
invented the same is void of reasoning.
The Carpenters Union does not deal In
party or factional politics, Its business
is simply carpentering and its craft
manship. But in justice to ALL. l will
be frank to admit, that there are indi-
viduals among us that are opposed to
the reelection of Mr.. Smith as Mayor
of, the Borough of Holly Beach, for
| reasons best known to themselves.
Reasons over which no man or party
of men could have any control
ing influence, hence, We shall have to
| leave them TO their own convictions,
hoping that they may be able to settle
their grievances through the admins
trative power of the ballot box at the
coming election day. st =
And now rs it seems to me that these
rumors have been set afloat for the spe-
cific purpose of finding out what rela-
tionship there exists between the said
Union and politics. | will also be
frank to state that the ballot box is our
nearest relation. Our platform is the
| platform of principle; Our motto is
justice and equality to all. Our aims
are for good government. For just
and a perfect administration in civic
as well as in municipal and national
affairs. To foster and to emulate a
spirit of true principles that can be
trusted in office as we'll as in the home;
the education of our children; the cul-
tivation of our homes; the uprooting
of immortality; the planting of morals;
to establish feeling of good fellow
ship and spirit of trustworthiness to-
ward and among all men to the end
that what ever Wa do it may be bene-
fit to all in the community In which we
live.
And now as regards to my personal
self, | would like to have the public
to know that | am no saint but polit-
ical sinner; one of the many who has
hitherto neglected to accept the truth
concerning the things that now be and
have awaked to find that conditions of
neglect is staring at me from all sides
no matter which way l look. Even
nature itself in its neglected glory has
risen and stands for testimony against
the ruler of neglect. He has SO long
swayed his sceptre of Indifference and
disrespect toward and over our Bor-
ough How is it with you my brothers
and fellow citizens, have you anything
! to repent for, or are you content 10 live
on, under this perpetual condemna-
tion and scorn from our neighboring
i towns and cities. And fellow-beings,
are you satisfied with the conditions OF
our borough administration as it now
stands? if you are, am not, for not
4 withstanding the fifteen or sixteen
years of constant toll and labor that
has been done in the past by the powers
4 that now be, there Is more work left
undone, and still more work to be done
than ever before and it seems to me
that in order to get anything accom-
plished the best thing that we can do
pis to start all over again or at least be-
gin from period of Is years back.
There we shall find little capital in
the shape of bond-bill amounting to
between 29and 10000 dollars. This will
be good inducement to start to work
on and then as we came along the ages
up to this present time we will be sure
to find more of its kind, for it is we'll
known fact among all men and espec-
tally to the citizens of Holly Beach that
within the bOrough's strong box lies
buried from view things of which the
Commonwealth of this municipality
never had the pleasure to look upon.
And furthermore by looking into the
wonderful strong box we shall also be
able to discover the secret workings OF
the administered mud machinery OF
ours that has been so carefully and
jealously guarded these many years,
for it has been and is one ofthe greatest
inventions on Five Mile Beach up to
the present time, and this is not out OF
reason after we once learn and find out
what kind of materials it has been
manufacturing fer the inspection ofthe
public. Look at its samples for in
stance that are scattered all about us
as we walk on the street or sit in
our homes and look out through our
windows. Inspect them closely and
you will find unkept streets, filthy
surroundings unhealthV conditions