The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-18

are rougher than the roads in New
berry county, and really do not know
anything I could say that is more de-
trimental, for if I did / would say it,
because some of the streets are dis
grace to a civilized community. Ask
ANYBODY that has occasion to ride over
them. only walk, and I have to walk
slow to keep from knocking my head
off against some of the old broken
down fences leaning way out over the
sidewalk It may not do any good, but
I am going to keep on talking about
them until they are fixed, or the edi-
tor stops me from writing, or until
well never mind. What goes with
the money We pay to keep up the
| town? All goes into temporary work
cutting weeds and grass with hoes
instead of using the goats and the
geese. If I was a taxpayer I would
kick. But then it is fortunate that the
taxpayers are satisfied with conditions,
for if they were not there would be
shaking up in this old town before
many moons. Now please don't mis-
understand me. I am not kicking nor
knocking, I am just telling the plain
truth. It is not personal matter with
the present administration, for I am
very fond of all the members of city
council. It is plain and simple and
unvarnished statement OF facts, and
as I am not candidate for any office
within the gift of the people or Of the
city council and don't care hurrah
whether you fix anything or not, l
can afford to say what I please, al
ways trying to say it with the greatest
consideration for the personal feel
ings of council and in the most chaste
and parliamentary language. You may
mend your ways or not as you like. L
don't give a hurrah what you do, but
T am going to write the truth as I see
it, or I am not going to write at all.
They tell me that the Lutherans and
the Baptists and the Methodists all
have very pretty lawns now and that
they are we'll kept. I hope it is, true.
7 reckon it is wrong, and am sorry
to say it, but have not been to church
in some time and have not seen the
lawns, but am glad to know that the
church people are developing a little
civic pride and are keeping their
premises clean and neat. observe
the Sabbath day and try to keep II
holy. and I read my Bible and try to
observe the Golden Rule, which is
more than some of the high cock-a
forums of the amen corner do, but then
I am not to judge my neighbor, but
can't help seeing and observing so
long as my sense Of observation IS
not dimmed.
I see good deal in the papers about
the way in which Gov. Blease is exer-
cising the pardoning power. Well, l
don't know much about it, and posi-
bly, I ought to keep silent, but have
always said I would. rather have a
reputation for using the pardoning
power too freely than to have a repu-
tation for not granting any pardons,
for the reason that I would rather be
charged with having too much heart
than to have credit for having no heart
at all. have always understood that
punishment is not for the sake OF pun
tshment alone. And then the papers
as 7 read them are willing to say al
most anything that in their judgment
will prejudice the people against Gov.
Blease. I have often wondered why
so many of the papers of the State
seemed so anxious to get something
against the governor, and why they
would not be willing to give him a
square deal. He has said and done a
great many things, it seems to me, l
would not have said or done, and yet
I must realize that he has had great
provocation. Still, he should have re-
membered the high office he holds by
the gift of a majority of the people OF
South Carolina and should not have
been provoked into saying rash things.
What started out to do was to quote
an article I read in some paper on the
subject, "They blame the governor" ."
It is credited to K. Lamity's Harpoon