The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-12-20

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out the rural police of the county and
turn matters ovef To blind tigers boot-
sleggers. mouns-auto-b -barroons and
LIQUOR element generally. Do the
church officers OF the various church-
es and the ministry OF the county
stand for such. Visit the jail yard and
ask the sheriff to show YOU their
captures OF stills and look at the books
and see convictions and tines collect
cd and you will sec the enormity OF
the: situation. and ss',i there is more.
+ stand for better morals. virtue and
religion and for law and order. What
do you people stand for? Are youj
wiling totiplace no restrictions upon
such? Where. oh where will wc drift?
y FIFTH. don't want the people to-
complain further of the general levy
OF taxation. It is with the school
leyies voted on themselves; your rep
rresentatives can't have anything to do
with what you vote on your own school
/, district.
Sixth, / will stand for a curtailment
of the number OF officers and clerks
in all our county offices, with re-
-ducCon of 20 per cent in salary and
longer hours of service. as the "piow-
boys have.
-. Seventh, 1 will stand for biennial
sessions Of the legislature with rep
resentative reduction of salary on the
"old time" basis of>pay.
= Eighth. will favor of the States
building It's own offices and saving
the $4,000 now paid for ofE' ce rents
annually and pay 1t on the bonds to
build the offices, on long time loan
and eventually the state will own said
offices at same cost andAhave some
thing to show for it.
Ninth, would, favor the States de-
veloping cts own valuable Hydro-elec-
trio power and canal and thereby
save all it's electrical expenses of
lighting, fuel. etc., and furnishing
the country with light, power and
fuel, which will relieve us of de-
pendant coal strikes. etc. and save
the state much expense and eventually
be a source of revenue.
s Tenth. II possible. favor and (by
the right cooperat.on} we will get
Lexington county out Of debt after
this next. session of tho legislature.
and your state levy is mills less
now. you note this Improvement.
Eleventh. favor an equal and just
Consideration between capital and
labor and due consideration OF every
class % Of fe our ar people. whersvet theyI
may work. either on TIL" farm. Ishills
81, any end All honest work, that VIII
make. all happy and prosperous.b b@
Twelfth, 7 do not stand for saEsiola-
-'tion Of the, laws on the stastutesi and
especially. a-!u esattenrof the profiibi77
tton laws. Nor will. II stand for an
officer, elected tn administet, our law
and ..hold the scales Of just ce". who
makes hauorqon. his stove IN violation
OF the: laws OF the, state. y6 Es
!. Thirteenth: I stand for, a general
|,upGft Of the: moral, and religious SEN
timent OF all our people, so that. we
may be judged on our trae merits and
prosper and. advance ~educationally,
religioualy, agrieulturallyv and Anan-
cialiy and be, placed as n county and
people where we. properly belong,
Fourteenth. These arc things II
favor and disfaxor and I. would I Ike
the support OF all the people OF the
county to help carry, them out. and
let's advance and adhere to, law and
order md lay aside things nnbecom-
ing. ~
to his representatives his or. her1
views. on all subjects that hre NOR
ally and legally right and as your SER
want. I. Will be glad to consider. or
hear. any questions you, may as al
people present. on. any proper or
necessary future legislation.
The rural police law for Lexington
county was enacted ut the solicitations
OF many citizens, Of the county. both
men and women. to meet the situation
as. It was at that tine, Lexington
county being the dumping grounds for
all vice conceivable. her fields and
highways polluted and her beautiful
groves the scenes OF prostitution. It
is not go bad now. The rural police
have gotten their share of 'cussing"
go did the stock law, the dispensary