The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 31, 1953, Image 2
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, December SI, 1953
iffon. Solomon Blatt, Speaker of
the House, in an address to the
State Chamber of Commerce, said,
in part:
Men in government need intelli
gent advice and cooperatidn from
business men. You are the ones
who have invested your time, abil
ities and money in the spectacular
economic advance we have enjoy
ed in South Carolina. Your fac-
torie and businesses provide the
good wages and jobs for the work
ers; ready markets for the prod
ucts of the farms and forests, and
the pits and mines; the.commerce
for this rapidly expanding port
(Charleston); the traffic which
moves over the railroads, truck
lines and air lines; the revenue
which finance government, and in
every way you have contributed to
the phenomenal up-swing we have
experienced in recent years, after
nearly a hundred year of economic
frustration.
You know that in less than fif
teen years the wages of most indi
vidual workers have been trebled,
and the number of industrial jobs'
doubled. We all know what this
progress has meant in enhancing
government services at all levels.
Everybody has benefitted.
Only a few years ago, it was ap
propriate for a speaker at an oc-,
casion like this to predict a new era
of prosperity. That, indeed, was
about all one could do—predict.
While there were some things to
which we could point with pride,
mostly our declaration that we liv
ed in the ‘greatest state of the un^
ion’ had a rather hollow sound.
We can truthfully say that South
Carolina has arrived, that # South
Carolina is in the nation’s spotlight
as a state of vast opportunity, and 1
that South Carolina has fine people:
and good government.
South Carolinians were a hungry 1
people for a hundred years, bowed,
down under the weight of political
impotence, much of which was, of|
course, directly traceable to the
War Between the States and its af
termath.
Then eventually, here and there*
a textile plant was erected. Fam
ilies which could no longer make a
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living on the farms/came into the
mill communities, working at first
for what were necessarily meager
wages. New England was the dom
inant‘textile area. The wealth was
up there.. So was the political
power. The oppressive railroad
freight rates imposed upon the 1
South were alone sufficient to
shackle industrial development for
many years.
There was, however, character,
ambition and determination in the 1
blood of our people. They would
not be denied.
Competition has always been the
moving force of America, competi
tion at all levels, from individual
effort through the gamut of the
most formidable of all competi
tions—the great two-party system
of government. Competition is our
life-blood—the incentive to outdo
as individuals or teams, or corpora
tions. You busines men rightly
base your strongest arguments for
private enterprise upon the sound
ness of this philosophy.
We have emerged as a state of
enormous potentiality, envied even 1
by our southern neighbors. There j
are reasons for everything. It is I
good from time to time to remind
ourselves of the reasons for our
gains. They are:
One—The essential resources of a
fine climate, diversified raw mate-'
rials, and a stra’egic geographical;
location.
Two — Good people who still
know that men are supposed to
work for a living.
Three—Good government by peo
ple who jealously and zealously:
have insisted upan managing their 1
own affairs.
There are many other attributes,
of course, but these three are thej
controlling factors, and they should
always be kept in mind—never to’
be neglected or forgotten.
With our economic advances have'
come the larger responsibilities,
which always accompany progress.
Responsibilities are relative things;
they increase as the state becomes;
more important in the life of the
nation.
Let’s consider the responsibilities
which are related to each of the,
three major elements of our deve-;
lopment.
Point one is the nature of our
people. They are still good people
because they believe in God; I pity
the cynics who scoff at the ‘Bible
Belt’. They are still good people
because they instinctively expect to
earn a dollar before they receive 1
one; they asked for and received
less of the socialistic handouts from;
government than anybody else.
They are still good people because
they are . independent in their j
thinking; there are fewer effective
minority voting blocs in South j
Carolina than in perhaps any other
state. They are still good people
because they want to continue to
improve themselves and the oppor
tunities for the generations to come;,
this js evidenced by the whole-:
heartedness with which they have
supported the extensive and very 1
expensive new public educational;
program. They are still good peo-j
pie because they have known des-l
pair and have overcome almost in
surmountable odds by the sheer
Point two^ involves our God-given
strength of their character,
natural resources. We must care
fully guard them through programs
of advanced agricultural methods,
and implements, soil conservation,
reforestation, protection of our
streams and lakes, the proper use
in the future of water underground,
the preservation of wild life, and
the study and utilization of untap-j
ped resources.
In recent years, the responsible
men in government have been tre
mendously encouraged by the more !
active interest men of your calibre!
have demonstrated in public af
fairs. This interest has been re-1
fleeted in stronger and sounder i
policies of government.
We have been very fortunate in
recent years in having such large
majorities of sincere, hard-working
and courageous men and women in
the general assembly. If you fail
to give them your support and en- 1
couragement in doing the right
things, then the consequences could
be very sad indeed.
Don’t ever forget the days when,
the legislative hoppers were over-j
flowing with dangerous proposals,
when the average voter had become
so confused by the prevailing!
trends of socialism in the national
government, and when so many
voters were listening to legislators
who kept themselves alive politi
cally by offering everything for
nothing.
We must provide our boys and
girls, our young men and women
with the best of training if we are;
to continue to carry on the great)
economic progress which has really
just begun. We are in a highly-
geared technological and profes
sional age requiring great skills and
sciences. The textile industry rec
ognized this in the Textile School
at Clemson college. It created a|
foundation to provide extra income!
for improving the faculty and fa
cilities there.
The new industries which have
selected South Carolina as a loca
tion, after having investigated thej
tax structures and government ser-|
vice of other states, are the best'
evidence we have that our financial,
status is more favorable than those;
of other states. I am told that most ;
prospective new industries of any
real worth are as anxious to know!
whether we have such things as
good schools, colleges and highways!
as they are to know that taxes are
reasonable. Our state taxes are
reasonable now. I say this not nec
essarily as any assurance that they
will continue to be so, but as solid
proof that as of today we are sound. I
And on this score, we find again
a genuine responibility for good
citizens—to be vigilant and inform
ed, and helpful in cooperation with
officials in descovering what are
the real needs. We must take time
your legislators and other public
and money to see that worthwhile
public services" are adequately fi
nanced. Public funds should be
spent wisely and economically, but
not skimpily. I contend that a
proper amount of money invested
in the training of our young peo-i
pie is even more soundly spent
than money invested in new ma
chinery. Enough should be invest- (
ed in both. We are immensely!
proud of our textile industry. We
have the largest and most modern
plants in the world. Nearly a third
of the nation’s spinning, weaving
and finishing of textiles is done by
our 135,000 workers.’'
Interest Shown In
Joining Marines
Marine Corps Recruiting head
quarters in Greenville state that
increased interest in the “Palmetto
Platoon,” a unit being formed sole
ly of South Carolinians, is resulting
in a question and answer forum for
sergeants. Staff Sergeant
hropshier, who is in
the station, says many
who have been only
rested in joining the Ma-
ite some time are show-
thusiasm about serving
Platoon.”
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