The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-24
Senator Crosson's
Reply 70 sscritie. !"

senator C2ossoo's
Reply 70 ''csitie. -
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
I am not given to newspaper CORE
spondence nor would pay any atten-
|tion to what Critic" has to say in your
last weeks issue, but he presumes to
be self constituted dictator and would
be advisor and s'critic" for the whole
Lexington delegation, and falls SO far
short of the mark or truth that merely
for the present take notice of his TRADE,
, which really is immaterial to me, ex-
cept to keep the records straight, and I
assure you I have always been open and
above, board and your Critic and ev-
cry one can, at all times, find where I
stand on any subject, and presume the
balance of the county delegation is able
Ito take care of themselves.
Critic says that he means no Of
tess.se, but that he is turning On the light
as he thinks for the public good and
that he is special friend to each and
every member. This the writer doubts
very much and questions even his sup
port and it is fact that such devoted
friend, as he laims, never goes out of
the way to pod his special friends.
First. '.Critic" says that our honored
Senator advocated from every stump
last summer reduced taxation, clrtail-
ment Of public expenses and reduction
of state appropria Misunderstanding TO the
state institutions extravagant sums
and not one word Of protest from our
| honored Senator. Is this Republican
doctrine that political platforms are on
! ly made to get into offce?"
These expressions not only displays
the ignorance of ''Critic," as to cam
paign discussions and legislation, but
his insolence and impudence as well;
besides, the writer has never had, at
any time, his democracy questioned,
and since when mere boy and rode in
the Red Shirt columns" he has never
yielded to any man the right to ques-
ton his, or to lay claim to superior de-
nocracy. So away with such ''tom,
nyrot.' The writer in the campaign
did advocate retrenchments and re-
forms; he advocated the doing away
with the immigration bureau, and the
same was wiped out; he advocated that
less appropriations should be given to
the higher institutions for boys, and
rhsvote is recorded against any higher
r any additional appropriation for
t<ese institutions; he advocated that
r6re money be given the common free
schools, and you will find his vote re-
corded as voting for the $4,000 extra
for to help the poor free schools. This
is in keeping with the records and it Is
different thing for "Critic" to write
what the legislature did and how I vot-
Cd. he evidently makes foul display
Of his blinded ignorance when he does
not know these things when he writes:
land not one word of protest or disap-
proval from our worthy Senator. I"
This is untrue. 1t is quite a different
shing as to what whole legislature
does as compared to what and how one
member thinks or votes on any ques-
ton, besides everybody knows that the
,sst session of the legislature was so
Dhampered by the ''jodgship deadlock: :"
hen law and prohibition discussions,
thst there was no time for full discus
zion of other measures that I would
liked to have discussed freely, etc.
It's one thing to look at a thing from
. sordid and critic" standpoint at
home and another to do what you would
ike in a session Of the general assem-
bly,.
There are many things I would liked
+, have done in the last session, but
.ould not be done. however, did what
deemed best and proper under the cir
.amstances, etc, am always in favor
,f reforms and economical administra-
tious Of government, though am not
ra-simonious and pickaunish in my
views, We often have to spend money
IN our own business to make money.
gha same often has to be done in af-
fair, of county and state. We can't