The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-12-05

what you had to say before they read
any other part of the paper. One said
you we're a pretty good preacher and
another said you were all right, but
YOU kicked most too much. I tho"ght
it would be pleasant to you to know
these kind things and maybe I should
tell you. Inc Editor.
Now, Mr.. Editor, it is very nice OF
Won to tell me these things, but l
want. to say to you that they do not
nav board bills nor pay for my Win
ter suit. OF course, am not unmind-
full of pleasant things any one may oe
charitable enough to say. about me-
and I appreciate them as fully as any
one can. And yet, I reckon I am as
far from caring about what other peo-
ple think of me, or what I say, as any
human being can be. So long as L
feel that I am right I don't care
whether they call it kicking or not l
am going on saying it just the same.
There is so much sham and so much
hyprocrisy in this day and time that
some people conclude that the speak
ing of the truth is kicking. There is
great need for plain talking and non
est acting in this day. 1t may nave
been so always for aught that I know,
but 7 do know that it is so today. You
know I was thinking the other day
that one of the greatest needs of this
dav and time is for a man-an honest
man. believe it was CID Dlogones
who got out his lantern in the day
time and they asked him what he was
looking for and he replied, an honest
man. # he is not the one it was some
other one of those old philosophers.
In reading the newspapers and look
ing around me I think sometimes tnat
the time is ripe for some one to get
out his lantern and renew the search.
What do you think of that? Is it kick
ing? If not then help me to hunt Tor
that type and help me to induce the
making of more of them.
MAYBE the old apostle had advice
in mind when he said it was more
blessed to give tran. to receive" l
read that sentence in some paper the
other DAY. Well, advice is q mighty
good thing sometimes and some of us
would be better off if We would take
sc,ae good ad1:fo' at times. have
eiven a lot of gooG al;ice in my time
which I know would have been OF
vast advantage to some people if they
had taken it, and it did not cost them
one cent.
I notice that a good deal is being
said about the race course and betting
on horse races. would like to Know
what is the difference in betting on
horse races and automobile races and
where the one is wrong and the other
is right. And why it is such grave
offense to play little game OF poker
and so respectable to play the cotton
market. That is if you win on the
market. I believe it has been estab-
lished in public sentiment that it IS
very wrong to play the cotton market
if you lose. But if you win and make
money you are great business man
and financier of great repute, and can
stand high in social and religious al
fairs.
What is being done about the park?
I have not heard anything for some
time now. I would like to see WORK
begin. And that street paving should
be started. Why keep waiting.
The truth of the matter is l would
be dee-lighted to see this new coun-
Gil start out with a policy of perma-
nent Improvement and make that the
main plank in their platform. II
would save money in the end and When
their terms expired they would leave
something worth while. 1t is worth
thinking about
Somebody told me something ABOUT
q town up in Virginia that was run
on a business basis. The mayor ana
aldermen employed a business man
ager at a good salary who was COM
Detent to handle a hundred thousand
dollar busir ess and put him III cnarse