The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-22
IN RE RUTLEDGE
COUNTY.
A CALM AND DISPASSIONAIf REVIEW
OF The MaTTER-S0ME FALSE
CLAIMS EXPLODED
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ledge county movement, but 1t yet
remains, We believe. for the different
sections of the county from whom
comes the deciding vote to give an
expression of prevailing sentiment in
that particular locality. With this
in view We beg space in your valua-
bic paper to put ourselves on record.
We think critical and patriotic
study of the underlying principles
involved in this new county issue
would Justify al! the people of the
whole county in saying it would DE
best for the masses to vote the new
county movement down, and with
this conviction we shall cast our
vote. We believe the right consld-
Grafton in public matters of every
citizen of this county is the welfare
of the masses of her citizenship, and
the general good ought specifically
and definitely to outweigh private
gain. With these truths to govern
our Judgment in this matter, can we
c,nscientiously favor, advocate and
vote for the new county: We answer
every time. No, We emphatically
cannot.
With the good of the masses of
our people at heart we cannot as
fair minded citizens afford to have
the county cut after any such shape
and boundary as it is now surveyed.
1t would certainly be detrimental to
the interests, present and future, of
the majority of our people and more
especially the lower portion of the
county, while We do not believe 1t
would be beneficial to any great ex-
tent to any other portion of the
county except the town of Lake
City.
The time never has been, nor ever
will be, when it would be profitable
to favor Lake City as town at the
expense of the greater portion OF
williamsburg county. In striving
for private gain those who allow
themselves to 60 so far wrong in
public matters as to forget their fel-
low countrymen will have an awak-
ening according to the eternal laws
of Gods justice.
There is no just reason under high
heaven, that We know of, why Will
liamsburg county should be cut at
this time for the formation of a new
county. If, however, at some future
time she must be cut, then let us cut
her after such shape and boundaries
that the masses Of her citizenship
shall be most conveniently served,
most benefited, giving the greatest
good to the greatest number of peo.
ole. Such an arrangement as this
would serve to enhance the prosper
itv of the county and the content
ment of the people. If You believe
this to be true. then at the ballot
box we shall have the time and lib
erty to answer for ourselves.
The question is this: Shall We al
low any given section of our county
to take to herself those desirable ad
vaatages that naturally belong to an
other much larger and more distant
territory:
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad
gives us daily three north bound
and three south bound passenger
trains. This schedule is almost
equal to the trolley service of large
cities and all people from Cades to
Cowards, living near stations, can
90 to Kingstree and return in less
than two hours. All citizens living
west of these stations to the Clar-
endou county line can make the sta
ton from their houses, go to and re-
turn from Klngstree in about four
hours. So it is with all living south
east of the railroad at the different
stations along the road. The very