Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-16
EN-MAYOR W. VI. BROWN TAY IL.
or Loyalty to and Cooperation NViiA
Local Officials.

Editor Keowee Courier: | feel ,ra
just at this time few lines from I'M,
would not be amiss. With the lass
ing Of 1917 my thoughts 60 na {
over the past years OF my associa .u4
with the people Of the town Of NYll
halla On the 18th of Janua '
1912, was elected Mayor of Wal
halla. and have been twice ele g,
since that time. serving you for 81,
years. wish to thank the people f8,
the trust and confidence place j.,
me. 1t has been my desire to ser {
you fairly and impartially during this
time. What has been done in lht
way of public improvements, sruf
as street building. electric lights and
sanitation, you are to be the judas
II my actions have met with your ;lp-
proval | will feel repaid for the tjnlG
and thought given to the duties o.
the office. I have possibly made
some mistakes (who has not?), bat
have been sincere. | realize that Tie
people have been with me in air 0at
all OF my undertakings for the devcl.
opment of the town, both moraliy
and commercially.
The Ladies' Civic League has j.,
the past done q great deal to assist
In the work Of civic Improvement. for
which they have my most profound
thanks; but for whatever has beeu
done, due credit must be given to the
six Councilmen who were aly aye
ready to help in the putting forv ard
OF anything that would be for the IN
terest OF the town.
But we are not living in the ras,.
Nineteen hundred seventeen is for.
ever gone. and what has been dont
or left undone Is and will be a mat.
ter Of history, and we must now luu9
to the future. We are face to fant
with 1913, and the question that ~,
must ask ourselves Is, Will we mvna.
ure up to our responsibilities as @jti,
zens Of Walhalla? On the Sth In,
| slant we elected another Mayor am
Council to serve lis for the next twt
years. They have taken over Ia,
| Official business Of the town, and III.
question naturally arises. "Wha {.
my duty?' I wish to say to you /.
You want efficiency, if you wan;
good town, If YOU want service IRON
the newly elected Mayor and C0u,r
ell, STAND BY THEM. DivisioT :!
fatal. and just at this crisis in III,
history Of our country the watch
word should be. "Loyalty and Coon
cration." No man can be Ioya /,
his country. to the President of Ii,
United States, or to himself, WHO i
not loyal to his town. Loyalty mus
begin at home, and the man VII,
would try to hold his town bacN il
Its onward march because the ma'
that he voted for was not elected NH
not the true ring Of loyalty; anG a
| retire from the office of Mayo
want to ask You to stand by III
Mayor and Council recently elec rnd
and with our help and push rlaK
them the most efficient the town III
ever had. Be democratic--let -
majority rule, and those in the lni
nority obey.
My desire Is that 1918-1919 ma
be the best years in the history o
Walhalla. If you have ideas as {
the upbuilding Of Walhalla, don
keep them In your own head; doD'
tell some one out OF town. Tell ~
Mayor or some one of his Council
cooperate with them in their wGrt
and we may yet see Walhalla, as On
OF our recent candidates said
should be, "The Garden Of the Gods.
w. M. Browl
Walhalla, Jan. IA, 1918.