The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-05-03
IsNilsES DEMANDING
MEN OF COURAG
600 Many Expecting Aid from Govern
ynent. Warming from Dial.

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washington, April 20. This country
saaeds men not laws, according to Sen
S2ator N. B. Dial of South Carolina.
OF two types are needed, he de-
In public life who has
Santftcient courage to turn down petit
gfions for pensions in favor of able
sSSodied soldiers, and another with suf-
sslcient courage to earn living with
SQut crying to the government for as
ss lstance
The situation has become serious.
Heccording to the senator. After point
ing out that the average pension now
9@aid nby the government amounts to
S443.13, whereas in 1917 1t amounted
10 only $242, and predicting that the
FPfop0sed bonus would cost thes gov
$ernment approximately 100000 900,
Senator Dial said:
Il was In South Carolina the other
#day. One member OF the legislature
$from my county Is blind man. tho
Soniy blind member Of that body. He
mas served my county we'll for the
last two years. He announced the
other day that he was a candidate
again, and I was struck by his an
, nouncement.' He said he wanted the
people to vote for him on his merits
ana because he had served them to
;the Dest OF his ability, and he said
further In that announcement that he
, did not want sigle vote through
sympathy. That is the kind OF peo-
pie we need in this country. That is
the kind Of spirit that has made this
country great.
went on from the capital OF the
state to my home town. The next day
poor fellow came into my office. I
have known him a long time. TJe Ia
hard working, honest man. He hob
DIED in not on one crutch but on two
crutches, and yet he performs his
daliy duties, attends to his business.
runs little farm and makes a living
ate Is. man Of very limited means.
He spoke to me about this legislation
IN washington. His eye was clear.
and he looked at me and said he
thanked God every day Of his life that
ne mad never accepted charity from
the people, notwithstanding his Grip
Piled condition.
We need more Of that spirit in this
country. After a while we will have
practically dependent population.
people who have no more manhood
than sparrow, going around whining,
asking Tor some public pap. We will
destroy all of the initiative, we will
destroy all of the ambition, we will
destroy all of the incentive OF the
American people that has made this
country great since we founded it.;
and It does seem to me that senator's.
people who are big enough to be elect
ed to the United States senate. ought
10 stop and remember that there ia
J somebody else in this country besides
the people who are forever knocking
at the door of the treasury.
Il do not believe it Is so much those
people who want this legislation as Il
Is some members of congress who
act In fear, and want to dole money
out OF the public treasury. do not
believe that 5 per cent of the honest
people Of the United States would ap-
prove Of this kind OF legislation. even
IN the states where they get large
proportion OF 1t. do not know how
We are going to stop 1t. confess that
l am alarmed I have thought
that perhaps 1t would be necessary
to amend the constitution. have
not studied the matter from legal
standpoint, but do not know now
whether we are permitted under the
constitution to make many appro-
priations and donations that we do
make. II We are not, the time has
come When some man should rise up
In the United States and go to court
ana get an Injunction against It: but
II we are allowed to donate to every
thing that comes along. and IL we are
not going to have 10 backbone and
the manhood to say No. then do
believe that the people OF this coun..
try VIII rise up and pass a constitu-
tional amendment whereby we will be
prohibited from contributing the mon
ey OF the public in this way, and I
would say, God speed the day.
Il have never questioned the stabil-
ity OF the government OF the United
states; that thought had navar en+ar