The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-03-14

acknowledged that was practiced in
our first primary, we thought most as
suredly that some man would have the
bravery to put his name on record in
! making a fight to put some safeguard
around our primary system. 1t seems
though that nobody knows just what
kind of a system is best, and the whole
matter is left over until another ses-
sion of the general assembly.
We have never seen any justifiable
reason that any honest thinking man
could have to placing the primary sys-
tenn under the same restrictions of the
general election But some OF our
politicians say that this kind of sys-
tenn will disfranchise large per cent.
of our poor laboring class of white
men. We all very we'll understand the
registration law of our State regard
I ing the educational qualifications,
and there is not a single representa-
tive of the State, including the COVER
nor. but who knows that it will do
nothing of the kind We have moth
ing more to say in regards to this
matter, except to those who favor
good government.
You hold the "reins' in your own
hands, so either "show up or shut up,
it matters not whether you win or
lose.
Poor good road law, you have lost
out entirely in this session. Nothing
has been done for Newberry county
along this line except to raise the sal
ary of the supervisor 5000, and the
county commissioners $40 each.
Also to abolish the honorable offices
of the township road inspectors, all
of which | have no complaint to make.
This taking OFF and adding on will not
add a single thing to the building OF
good roads. Before we will ever have
a perfect good roads system in this
or any other county We have got to
have more unselfsh public-spirited
men; men who are not always look
ing for an opportunity to skin the
county for every cent its WORTH" but
men who have the good of the public
welfare at heart, men who are willing
to ioin in with their teams and hands
and say. Come on boys, let's work
the roads," regardless to county gov
ernment laws. We saw a good exam
ple of this kind of road working last
Tuesday morning. the 25th, as we were
going to Prosperity. Two of Prosper
tvs liberal hearted doctors, G. Y.
Hunter and J. S. Wheeler, had six OF
their fine mules hitched to the Pros
perity road machine, with two hands
operating the machine. They worked
one mile above the incorporation linn
its of the town leading to Newberry.
To be brief, will say that this ma
chine was doing all that was needed
to the road, and DR.. Hunter informed
me that they were working at the rate
of eight miles a day. This is how the
roads can be worked.
It is needless for the county to de-
pend upon dozen or so old chain
gang negroes with picks and shoVels,
and one or two scrapes any longer.
They Just can't get around to the roads
of the entire county. But Bill Hill
is figuring upon new plan, and we
! shall refrain from further discussion
| until we see further.
In conclusion I want it thoroughly
| understood that there is not word OF
twhat I have said intended to renect
upon a single one of our delegation
because they are all my frie&ds. And
| if even they were not my friends
want to deal Justly and fair with
everybody. The intention of this ar
ticle is to show that there never can
be any material good accomplished
whenever a spirit of strife and dlVls-
ion exists. So please remember the
words of old father Abraham: Let
there be no strife; we are all breth-
ron T. J. w.
March l, 1913.