The weekly true Democrat., 1909-09-10
HON w. 3. LAMAR WRITES INTER.
ESTINGLY.
Tells Of Good Reads Benefits of
Himself Personally and His
Great financial Loss In
Serving she Dear
PeopIe,"

serving tho DeaE
People"
Atlantic City, N. j., August 81, 1909.
Editor True Democrat;
Your paper Is doing needed work in
urging the citizens TO improve the pub
lie roads. They should see the roads in
New Jersey. United States Senator
Briggs was here, with his family, at
our hotel, for luncheon, on yesterday.
They Travelled seventy miles in the fore
noon, got their m id-day meal here, and
were 20 return the same day, in the
afternoon. How did they DO itl By
railroad7 Not much. In a fine auto
mobile. But good rOadsl That was the
secret OF IT, The people Of Leon cOun-
~ lose enough per annum, in broken
vehicles, repairs, lost time, slow time,
&c, &c, to pay for good roads. But
IL Is difficult 70 convince and persuade
people 20 benefit themselves. And usu-
ally It IL a thankless task. What their
grandparents did, IL good enough for
them, even though II may belong some
what 10 Noah's time.
The people generally will, hope, APP
plaud your efforts, though a few may
decry them.
Our friends may desire to know what
has become of Us, and give you some
lines personally. Ny wife and / have
been at this'Rr seashOre resort for
three weeks. We remain here until
September 25th, and then 90 % New
York City % witness the Hudson-Ful-
ton celebration. This win be great
historical celebration, lasting ten days
We will remain In New York until No.
yember lst, and may then return 70
Florida.
/ was sorry TO miss the United States
Senate, of course, but ! am enjoying
private life. Do as you please; cay what
you please; travel as you please, and
no one 30 say you, Nay.
Public life q fine, IN q way. BUTT is
an exnctlng lie, for you have the peo-
pie always 10 please. And It lS en- ex-
pensive life. Five years Of lt IN Wash
.lngton City, cost my wife and me,
over $40, 600. And my salary and nile.
age for that time was eomeNhat ever
$4,000 We both appreciated highly
the honor we had, but 10 cost ~ nearly
so, 900 more than we received
And when United States senators and
members OF the house Of Representa-.
lives took free railroad passes, free tel- |
egfaph, express and Pullman passes for !
themselves and their families-n no law |
then against taking them-my wife and
declined taking any, and paid for
these things, Just like the poorest snd
least influential etz In our district. |
am out Of politics, with the pardon |
able pride, that In the thirty years |
held Office, no perqulsite. nor special
privilege stuck 70 my fingers except !
the compensation provided by law j
never took nor enjoyed what someone
has called, honest graft"
A word as to Atlantic CITY. Il has
"a. 900 inhabitants. Each Sunday n /
July and August, sees 260. 600 people
here on the seashore. on the hre mile /
board walk and In the number Of large
hotels. And you can see here the i'm.
possibility of putting village letters and
restrictions upon great thronga Of peo-
The ministers thunder fron the pull
pits, and for answer the great eon.
course Of people "kick the Iid oI' and
DO - they please. TIE entire city here
n IN sympathy with q liberal Sanday.
Hard at work all week "a Offices and
shops and hot city. great sWarue of
people rush here Saturday afternoon for
J eundsy dip Ia Old ocean. And pent
% during the week trying @ earn
wing, this nergpifiDg mas Of tollin9
1unlanity can zee % harm io 3 glass %
beer. q game of heseball end 3 boafing
.npall On Sunday, they and their fam
lies. The Law u vigi8ted, q coufss;