The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-31
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To- all my IfIeuuS- -duu Wy 0noAAAe9'
too, if I have amy. Santa Claus for
got my big stocking, but I'm happy
all the same and want to send kindly
greetings to all the world. I expect
| it was those pesky North Pole dis
coverers that kept Santa Claus from
paying me visit. But / am going
| to continue to believe in him all the
same for know it was not his pur-
pose to slight any Of the children who
were looking for him.
I see they have decided that DR..
| Cook is a fakir-whatever that Is
I reckon it means that he did not go
to the North Pole. I don't read any
of the stuff they have been writing
about him but I do glance at the head
lines when 7 have opportunity to
| read daily paper. And I was11and
I am nova believer in DR.. Cook.
He acted: so much more like real
gentleman than did Mr.. Peary. And
why does not Mr.. Peary agree to
send his documents to the same court
that passed on Cook S, as Mr.. Sehley
suggested, I believe Cook is going
to show up all right yet.
But what difference does it make
to US whether the North Pole IS dis
covered or not, and what good will
result. Of course it gives the news
papers something to fill space with
and then the people like to read about
it and that creates a demand for the
papers. But really I don't see where
it is doing any good to suffering hui
manity. Better spend the money
that it takes to discover the Pole in
helping the poor-feeding the hungry
and clothing the naked. That is the
way it looks to ME. I don't see
where I am to be made any better.
Maybe it Will do some good to science.
I reckon it is all right. I hope so.
I don't know much about it, and
may not be competent to judge but
nv observation leads me to the con-
elusion, that retiring Chief J. C:
! Adams made a good officer and un-
der his administration the peace and
good order Of the city have been we'll
preserved. Two Of the old men are
retained and Mr.. C. w. Bishop, the
rev, chief, has filed the position,
heretofore. The people should be
satisfied if the new officers do as wei!
is their predecessors. Chief Adams
was always cool, fearless, sober, and
impartial and did his duty. It Is
| right somebody should say this much
and I feel like saying it and am 60
ing to say it. I say it believing that
the new administration will do as
well. I always try to obey the laws
| under which I live and to respect the
| officers who are chosen to execute
them. We should all do this, an+:
more. We should cooperate with
| the officers in enforcing the law.
This I am going t. do in so far as
my feeble power will permit.
Politics is a curious thing. reck-
on it is proper to: call a thing.
Sometimes I have wished I was: a
politician-that is when I was young.
Now I have about concluded that it
| is well that I am not. Somebody said
that the politician may today have
ringing in his ears the plaudits Of the
populace and be on the crest of the
popular wave and tomorrow he may
be rolling the wheelbarrow. Popular
eeavor is very tickle and the success
full politician can never be leader.
He must always keep his ear to the
ground and hear which way the pop
ular: current is going and then fol-
low along near the crest and make
the people believe he is leader when
as, matter Of fact he is. only drift
ing. A leader should stand up bold!
ly and tell the people. what is right
whether for the moment it is popular
! or not, but under our system he cam
not often hope to win Office. He is
obliged to be ahead of the procession
and then when the procession gets
along there some other fellow gets
the office. But what am I writing like
this for? What difference does it
make to me9 I am mo candidate fo7
office.
Once again Happy New Year t.