The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-02
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y Scottish duke who owned 20"-
coo acres of land, died last week and
! didn't take d,.y of his land VIII him.
| read this l;.s.e paragraph the 9th
er day in sO.:e la)r1. | do no. re-
call what one. Please read it over
again so that You may get the iGea.
It has an idea in it, and a great les
son. Especially do desire to call
it to the attention of those who are
trying TO buy all he land tina: Joins
them. You re going to die one OF
these days just like that Scottish
duke did, and you can't help it, and
you are not going to take any of
YOUR land will you. Had you ever
: thought about sha-? Id | an 10
going to try to preach sermon,
! either. Don't fail to get that iii your
Uranium. wish l could preach one.
! And l am not against pcople accum-
ulating land, or any other worldly
possessions. but l do hate to see
! those who seem to worship these
trings and try to grnil down AMI
keep their less fortunate-that's what
the world calls them-their less for
tunate neighbors from having any
thing, and keep Them always With
their noses on the grindstcna, and
seem to take pleasure in turning
! the stone. Land and money are an
asset for you only so long as you
use it 10 serve your day and gener-
alton, and when you use it otherwise
it will some day somewhere prove a
most terrible grindstone around your
;neck-and there will be more than
your nose on it, and it will be ter
rible. l know some Of them, and l
have seen them. The duke had 200,-
900 acres when he died, and he didn't
take any OF it with him. Not even
one little bit of an acre did he take
| along. And he won't have any need
for it either in those happy hunting
, grounds over there. Whatever he
! has will be free. | would not be un-
derstood as in the least discourag-
ing thrift and enterprise and the &C
cumulating of land and money. but
don't do it just for the fun of having
it. Use what you have for some
good purpose. Help some poor strug-
Cling fellow to help himself. That's
the idea. Help him to help himself.
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And that makes me think Of anoth-
er thing, l have been reading the
papers just little here OF late, and
I have been watching the Legislature,
and taking mental note of some OF
the things that are being proposed.
Now. YOU may think it curious sol t
of a mentality that would connect
what l was just saying with the leg
, islature. Well. it is curious sort
of mentality that | possess, | reckon
ANY way, what | was saying about
helping a fellow to help himself led
me to that remark. 1t looks to me
F; like all the fellows who go to the leg
islature seem to be obsessed with
the notion-yes, | reckon obsessed
is what | want to say-anyWay, they
! seem to have an idea that they have
got to legisiate for everything. and
that all the banlance Of US need to
have some sort of Law to take care OF
/ us.
Everything is to be done and regu-
lated by law. 1t is against my idea
OF the province of government for
government to take charge OF the
private rights and privileges OF the
! citizen. Government ought to keep
| the strong from depressing the weak
and the money power from grinding
down the poor, but when it comes to
saying how / shall act. and what
shall do, so long as am not bother
4; ing the happiness or the property OF
anv one else, then L think government
has got nothing to do with it. But l
reckon l am wrong. Anyhow, you
can't keep me from thinking so, and
for vet a little while you can't help
me Srom saying so. reckon before
long they are going to tell us what
We must say, and how We must say
it. Well, l reckon it is the modern
and up-to-date way to do things, and
am not complaining about it. 1t
suits me, and I am going on and DO
the best I can and be as happy as
can. to the end of the chapter. and
obey the law as far AS in me may lie.
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BY the way, the editor has sent
me the following letter addressed to
him by one of his country friends and
subscribers. Well. | am glad that
/ this good man reads and enjoys what
l have to say. 1t argurs Ter him
good and clean mind, and l hope he
will continue to like what | am writ
tanned in the bill by Senators Gross
and DuRant which was introduced
| Yesterday