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(Fifth Article.)
| would be very much grieved to
learn, from any reliable and compe-
tent source. that after three years of
hard, consecrated effort in behalf of
my beloved constituency, had left
the impression that my a. lions had
been such as to jeopardizc their in
tcrests, and that they faced pending
Il peol.e | have so much loved and so
ardcntly desired to benefit. May God
deliver me. ] may have made mis-
takes-doubtless have; If so, my er-
rors have been OF the head and not
Of the heart.
Mr.. Mcdonald attempts to create
the impression that am offended at
him. Not at all. But would that
could impress him with the fact that
there Is something higher and nObler
to strive Tor, and more commend
able in representation, than to be
elected next time, or to bow to a
little coterie OF selfish politicians,
for | do entertain horror for one who
constantly stoops to low political
trickery in the stead of seeking the
great good Of noble constituency.
for one am looking to no future
elections, other than by faithful and
honest service. am seeking to
discharge the duties now imposed
upon me, and for the upbuilding Of
our dear old State and county and
our people, by constructive and en-
couraging legislation. How I have
succeeded ! ask you to Judge from
the facts that stand of record.
would rather place education in
the reach Of every poor boy and girl
in Oconee county than to remain in
the Senate the balance of my natu-
raj life. | feel sure that q great ma
jority (if not every one) Of the
measures that | have introduced and
advocated have been for the very
best interests Of my confiding peo-
pie, and right now ask most ear
what have done, or left undone
that would tend to the ruin Of Oco-
nee county" Certainly he would not
make SO damaging a statement with
out facts upon which to base it. viii
he not kindly point it out?
My first law, enacted in the ses-
sion Of 1917, was the Rural Con-
stabulary Act. The constabulary ap-
pointed by authority of this Act has
so administered the law that the
amount arising from it's enforcement
Hti placrt IN yNc county irgunUrl
sore 'a#u tI..urn---,n SUM suihcicn
+. (~'ray .Ho .Np'Uscs or the con
s'ynu,,fy and Nhr Sh,riT g once an,
,.n,o a part ~ tne treasury. Is this
one Of my acts that will work ruin
upon Oconee county?
My next effort was to help the
weak schools in the poorer districts
in the county. | placed Il threc-mill
tax on every school district in the
county that had not levied that
express promise to me from the State
authorities that the state would dou
bic the amount raised in any OF such
districts by the said tax The State
has to this time kept that promise,
and has as consequence paid into
the treasury for these weak school
districts nearly $4,000 clear cash.
Is this one of my acts which my
friend Mcdonald complains Of as
tending to the ruin Of Oconee county q?
Is that act beneficial or damaging to
the schools, Mr.. Mcdonald? II ben
eflcial, why did you cut it out Of
your appropriation bill?
In the year 1917 introduced into
the appropriation bill an item Of
$675 for the home demonstration
work in the country districts Of this
county. Upon making this annro-
priation | had the promise Of the
United States authorities that the
government would pay the balance
or the expense Of the work in the
country districts. We paid the $675.
the Federal government has each
year paid nearly $1,000, and we have