The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-04

Now, my friend, so long IS you lie
vote your time to suggestions regard
ing the city park and punching JOHN
I'i!Iard and Zach Wright, We can read
your articles with something like
amusement; but, when you live into
politics, you make the mistake of your
life, for if you are the man I thitk you
are, you are "out of class " Hoping
that you will take this as kindly as It
is meant | am, Yours eruly,
c..
This is but another illustration of
the truth of the old saying I used 10
hear when I was young, that the
shoemaker had better stick to his last
You see, by deviating from my line
and diving into politics even where I
thought the water was shallow,
have but exposed my ignorance, !
don't know anything about politics
and care less. I admit the "corn," I
was out Of "my Glass;" but it seemed
to me it was getting time to have
little something doing and I ventured
to make a suggestion and got all mix
ed up. You see, I don't get out much
and I really don't know where the
ward lines are or where many people
live. 7 promise my good friend who
thus exposes my ignorance that will
try to stick to my last and keep in
"my class" in the future. Any of the
good men and true who have been
mentioned" as possible candidates
for mayor and aldermen will suit me.
I try to get on with all of them. May
or Langford will be all right to me,
and if it is Mayor Baxter, we'll and
good. Let the people rule.
Now, heard that some one said that
because I remarked the city wantej
live and progressive administrator,
that I meant to convey the idea that
the present administration was the
other thing. I said nothing of the kind
and didn't mean it either. The pres
ent administration suits me all right.
I would like to see some permanent
improvements made but 7 reckon it
takes something besides the mayor
and aldermen to do it. I have been
told that it would take money to pave
the streets and to stop the floods fow-
ing down the streets after each rain.
That may be true. If it is let US go to
work and get the money. But as for
suggesting candidates I am done and
as none Of my suggestees are likely
to run have done no harm. At least
I have done no one harm. I hate to
give pain. That is not in "my class"
I can scarcely kill flea. And I al
ways sympathize with the man who is
down and want to help him. Now, I
didn't mean to say that my suggestees
were down or needed help, because
they are not and don't. But let me
get rid Of this subject and get back
in ''my class" That is if I have q
class.
Oh, yes, that park-The Idler's park.
I get powerful discouraged sometimes.
I almost believe that the good people
of Newberry would rather have the
grass and the weeds-the cotton and
the corn-grow in the city than to have
beautiful and we'll kept lawns, and as
for parks they don't seem to give q
snap of their fnger-that is if they
have to pay for them. They are afraid
somebody else will enjoy them. I
thought Jno. Kinard would some time
get aroused and assemble few of his
OluSI I1Cu lI1SuOS d1u Sdy W LuGu.
Look here, boys, this is a good old
town. It has been kind to US. We
have prospered in it. Our Golfers are
full. We can go away in the summer
and promenade on the board walk At
Atlantic Beach; with the thousands Of
other rich folk, but there are lot Of
poor folk here who have helped to
make our money for us who can't get
away And then the children, they
can't all go. Now, we owe it to our
own people-the stay at homes
spend few dollars to make a park
for their pleasure and amusement
during the hot summer months. It
won't take much. Now, come across.
Cooperation is the plan"
But he hasn't done it. I think he
will soon. I am still hoping.