The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-08-23

am willing to vote to give tIldl oeo
a: special office under the control u
the Sheriff Of the county, ana n'aNe
such special officer responsible 10 tiie
sheriff for his doings, and make hl'i'
subject to removal at any time when
his services are not satisfactory
In our county government a." III
favor of the county commissioners
being elected by the people Who'ii
they are to serve. I nave not 1iie
least objection to the present members
of the board, but the voters ought 10
have an active part in the seiectloa u
their county officers. II they eiee'
had ones, they cannot then unloao
the burden on tbs legislative delesa-
ton and at the next election, they can
correct the error If the Delegation IL
allowed to name county officers, the
way is open for the, building OF all
sorts Of political machines ana COM
binations. I have no reference 10 the
present county board, but 1t IS
dangerous thing to start. S'.'lsh" ',''
In eennectio1 with eur county gof-
ernment, let it be clear that nave
not advocated the abolishment OF th>
office of County. Supervisor. Some
voters may have inferred that from
some Of my speeches, but / have not
made such a positive statement. II
we were to, adopt the Aiken, county
system which is four commissioners
with an engineer, or Road Builder as
he is called there, we would be putting
out the Supervisor with salary or
e$t.800.00 and would have to employ
"a road builder with a proba salary
of ;$2,500.00. And in Aiken County
the commissioners appoint the road
builder, or engineer. That would be
getting away from my policy of al
Toying the people toHEelect their OIL
GERS Moreover. II We have four
commissioners without supervisor.
and each commissioner supreme in his
district, there IS danger Of each being
interested in his own territory with
out any regard for the county as a
: whole. SO / think it would be wise
to have supervisor as a member
representing the whole county.
am in favor. OF the clearing up of
the tangle in the present road law.
Many people do not know whether
they owe the county $500 as a road
tax or five days work on the roads.
NV position is to make the road tax
as Light as possible, and the work too.
but make it clear as to what We are
10 do and how We may 10 it. do
not think that the people mind pay
ing or working il they can, see re-
suits from either course. The trouble
now :s that when they Pay, they see
little results, and the work that is
doaes is. not Of a1yz gEeaa permanent
value. sI think that ss.6a will secure
as much work done, or buy as much
materiaA. fas $500 would have done
tweTyears ago--~I, therefore, will ad-
vWoocate road tax OF not more than
$500 per year. ~ ~ : :.
~ IT. would be worse than foolish >for
me. or any other man, to promise to
go to the legislature and, in one year,
service to the people. Of this county. 1
am not seeking the Office as a step
ping stone. With the whole country
in a deplorable condition, 1 think it
is Of tremendous importance that we
have men in the General Assembly
who are willing to devote their time
and energies unselfishly to the bene-
fit of the public; and if ! am elected.
that is just what I intend to do. 1 do
not claim. any extrao ordinary ability,
but with my knowledge of and ex-
pesience in public affairs. Irfeel that
I am qualified to give some service
of value in your legislative matters.
IF we ever needed men who are able
ito stand up and fight, we need them
now! And you want men who can
hold their own with the best that may
be sent from other counties-men of
mature minds and ripened. experience;
men who are at home in the public
forum or in the private conference
room.
In my opening speech at Summer
land, announced the three things
that thought most concerned the
public at this time: Those issues are
taxa ton, roads, and schools? and after
covering a greater portion - of the