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PLEASE OPENS CAMPAIGN j FOR THE U. S. SENATE1 (Continued from second page.) I Invite a comparison of my record aa a Democrat andras one who has alway? been true to the Democratic party with the record of any other man iu the party. It in true that Mr. Wilson, under. or tain recommendations from our Sta'e, against the Democratic nominee?, j I have not complained. If my friends | h:?s seen fit HO far not to give u Bingle public, office to a "Uleaslte." an some call them. Kvery office that he has given In South Carolina has been to men who were against me and my friends, and in some instances he has given them to men who bave votent have asked for anything, I do not know i lt, and most assuredly I have not ask ed for anything for them, and 1 only I mention this to show that Mr. Wilson ' either himself or through his advls- I ers In this State, has absolutely lg-1 noted the present Governor of South Carolina and his followers, and instead of treating them with fairness and any j consideration, he has turned as deaf an car to ibem us he couid nave turn- j ed If they had been bolters. In order to show more fully the kind of people who., are questioning my Democracy, I desire to call attention not only to the editor, but to the own ers and managers of this daily news paper In Columbia that ls holding it self up ns the the great guardian of, Spath ? i> i. .tit'.i nomocracy and aa. tim connor of the Democratic party. 11 bfquotc from a statement in the naper itself: j 'M.-.naElng Edltor-W . W. Ball" J "Owners-Ambrose R. GanW?'I?s"- ' estate of N. GI Gos kal es, "William E. Gonzales," - Independent Haskellite. and as I heretofore stated, a"chick-, en that baa gode back home to roos??, one who has gone back to Cuba, the present minister to' Cfobn; Whi. II. Lyles," Independent and Secretary of tho'Haskell convention, who bolted the p?miy>Vti?t?j r.oTr.!r..~~ wS'm??u?'H?? in dependents, ' one of those of arl of whom General Wade Hampton said copy of' which statement' I h?ve-i/'An' Independent lu forse than a ltudicai " I ?ttef General Wade Hampton reitera ted this in an article on Governor Till man, which was printed In this news paper to Wht?h I have referred, and was beaded, "Hampton Hita Him Hard" copy of which I now have. Thia litter "owner" is also one bf the trustees of Benedict college, in Colum gi?, a negro coll?ge, which has whit? women in it teaching negroes ana as sociating'with negro men. These are t)i?'Vow?ber?,'6f this Independent sheet that now seta itself ' up, as I h?ve stated, as the guardian of South Car olina Democracy-these Independents, 1 of wtfom Wade H?mptph ?aid, "they ! pre woree ^hat? Radicals'-ahd Hnthp-j ton whs tho "noblest Rom?n of them, W ' " And since this paper and Its ?diter, und I beg right hore to call your pt te.itlion to the fact that what a news paper' says l's hot what the people of tho State say, or what the people of thc County say, or even what the pro pio pf the cotnmulty say, but what one. man, its editor, saya, and your oplnton; to you certainly must be better than i hts ls to you-now, since this' paper Ia continually bawling about support-j lng nominees add ebout upholding the hands, of the. President, what about' them? HftVb they ever supported me, aa n D?mocratie nominee for Govern or? Have they ever Spoken ? pleas ant word ot me or my administration ? Have they ever done one tb tn g to up hold ray hands as Governor^ and fdr. Hie best interesta of the people Of thia Wtte* Ne, they* hhve misrepresented rae; they have failed to support me; they have ahbsetf }ne: they'b?vo Hedi on me, and dil this talk ls slush, to jfey *? fbbi ?iy ?r?in?s and' deceive tyiom. However. 'It Will dot go. The. people will not be deceived. They" ywi not in 1910,nor In 1912, and they. wlfnot.be In 191.4: Do you rtnteinber how the reports of the papers ''g?ve everything: Jo the other side? The; greatest speeches were made by the Bpeakcr? on f?*fiother aldo? the apeaB era'en' '*t* oilier sid* received ail the arouse; two-thirds of the crowd at ?very meeting almost were "against Blesse:" U;wa* ail false, it waa dene to deceive those who were not pres ent; But when th? primaries were held nach year their reports were proven false by the voters, who roll ed up the majority for me end my friends, as they will do again this year -the newspaper misrepresentations and falsehoods to the eontr?ry'~not witmXtftBdtpg; Tfce'platfdrra of the Farmers' Move-' - ment, held'lft March isao. in n ; t ktedf. ^*.evn<g! wlrtt''Tooaan' Jef ?ipn, 'that the diffusion nf'fnforniu j?m abd the arraignment bf titi abus-' st the bar di public reason is a funditPobur principle of free'govern ; ?^fftt will give the deeded Ve-; demand that 'candidate's for Gc vernor* arid Lieu tenn tit-Governor, snail, and all' other nsprrkdtrtf'*$?e* offices oro Invitee* to ettnvaSs thc etc." lu the sa . 'CfenventioR, In tl Democratic, 'part 1 : **t?rtf?re tW .ton yeartnerealter.'tn'e st! ' ?emoerattc committee 'shalt issue4 ,^all to ail the candidate? for state frees t? address l?re ??aople:?r'0??: di ?Stir :tVa* 1iMMM?^!lKr9P"*r audi favor that candidates'for th?'United Stetes senate, as included In the am ended Constitution ot the Democratic party. The effort ter abolish the co?in-< ty to comity canvass IE made by'th* newspaper ediroVs. who *Vo?b t& keep .the truth from the voter* aaa force the people to accept tho newspaper k'c fvo^ta of what ts bidng ?aid and done by the candidates, t?rfd thus? by |le? and abuse, deceive tile voter? hr'avor of thc newspaper favorites ?od ?galant thos? whom tlftry oppose. "'-.>'. Allow ,'me to announce the princi ples that should be th*i -ot'atfortn this ?1*?'1*?J4 hooeat ?dtiil-i^traffla?' bf ali ?*jr?, fairly and impartially to ail citizen? alike. 2d. ..Enforcing all. laws upon all subjects, and obedience to the Consti tution ot thc United States and the Constitution of Sonta Carolina. 3d. Keeping - forever separate the legislative, Judicial and executive d? partmenU of tho. government, each, however, doing lt duty and endeavor ing to uphold and support the other. 4th. Trial by jury for all perBons accused of crime, and enforcing the Judgment of courtss founded upon the verdict of juries. If yon would allow me further to suggest, I would make the following Issues: | First. Competency. Second. Honesty of Purpose. Third. Education. Fourth. Taxation. Fifth.' A measure that will prevent white people from teaching negroes iu any school or college In thia Stat". Sixth. A flat ratw Of two-cents a mlle on all railroad? in South Curolina. tat each candidate when he appears before the voters Vnow himself com petent and honest and declare himself upon the Issues which ? name. Then, after he .expresses himself, if the vote finds hlui 'co?'m'petent and honest, and he stands upon these Issues as the voter stands; let the voter support him. If he does not, defeat him. As for my self, I will answer now; while time wilt not permit me to answer fully, I will give my position: ' First, competency. As to my competency, my experience In the House and' Senate, and my rep utation as a parliamentarian in those bodies, speak for themselves, and 1 re spectfully Submit, show me thoroughly . ompetent to be a member of the law making body in this nation. Second.' Honesty of purpose In do ing these things which tue c?ndate pledgee himself td di-, and being cer tain that he favors those things which are for'tho best Interests of the peo ple-that he favors them'al heart and is nof simply claiming to favor them for 'the purpose of being fleeted. As to my honesty, 1 submit the pub lic record lu Vai?uus omces wmcn I have' held since 1890. Third. Education. M*j#?t*?very mother control her own children tn her own-way, as Ood in ?eadf?drsnd let her be free from out side interference'abd meddling. As i&Hoy education, it Is so well known that f f?e?'that it would be wasting'.time to* reikjsrato it. I have dorie more for the country schools of this State- than any other man who has ever held'Office In lt. My fight for en extra bne-iuijl ' levy is well known, and fresh bi the minds of the people, My fight in the last Legislature, and the result of bringing about a very large appropriation for all common school purposes, marks thia admin ts trotion -as having don? more Tor edu cational Interest of South Carolina than any admlblstraildn heretofore. 1 think alf the leading educators will admit Jijtfs taetr tbnhgh adm? of thom, of ??f?^x??^W' n?*row-mindedneBB ami prejudice, will attempt to take nome ortho credit from ni?. Howev ejr-therecord spbaks for Itselr, and the country schools of-*t*Ie slate"rimdef the bpproprt?tlona of W14, *M11 receive more, assistance than they have ever received bsfdr? and1 if iba money ls 'dpeHt ' properly they will be lb tho (best cendWon thef hovte ever been "tnt' .' . . .. If this policy ls kept up, lt will be only a short willie until there will not ,'L.V ariy'ferdy for compulsory education ^The people want opportunity, and pot I ? ?iiipu?H?on, and il tho proper kinda of schools are located conveniently to the people, and run properly arid for the proper length of time; alt of trie children of thia country will go to school and be educated, compulsion will hot be necessary, and lt will not he essential in order to give the chil dren education, to take from the con trol of the parents their children and place them'in the hands or nonie one ,1s highly educated tn books, Kui whom! God. In some way, and for soine wise, reason, has woefully neglected In Bup tpfyfng eowmbtt Renae. I' ' I am. opposed to compulsory educa tion cind' so Iii every other man who la, ti true Democrat and who believes tn the God-glii?n right of letting all oeo ple control their own children, I have bever yet sean or heard a resnebUbie, I common-sense argument in favor of ^^^?aory education. It comes from mff?pt'ttho expect, tb receive higher ^a^rlea by U,br to be financially--ben-, ^fm?di'br ?IBO from aeree borrow lulhddd bigot who has niade a failure In raising his own children and ?bos^ehUdren have brout?t shame to Ins larc?? many InaJgtfe'&'aAifc now, wants Wst iattatapt td raise sotrrebbdy else's. "Of cours?; there* are good people p.e. ?hu ?Fe'in^CBv?f of compulsory education, but ley are beleg misled and misguided. %id lt ?he oV^ortuniiy ?fitere given them to hear the matter teWarflairy and fairly discussed', it weAWd hot b? tong tr?for?" they Would1 be found ou the aldo qt Democracy. iahd^wa?h? thts outrageous eyaferri. I Fourth. Thxatlon. t**?t vH**-*1* this subject are so weir known that ft ls h m ill) 'nffia tM(l\t\t' ^^.-lhore roan [that 1 favor ?'l?wejc aSPft* anp etmtW.;!evy, arid ft>*W|H| .coo h om Ic a I adfnlRjnfrat'on of -?he nf - /aits 'of our Stater ! -?i^?l&s^] J Fifth. The ?iHl-i'th?t w?5' pr?tant whit,- people fresh teaching acerbe* W !a*fr ?a<)ndet voyiftfra?e or irtl* ^S?a,^ j> Ol"course" 1 f ivor tBi|r%|ll,^gntl^l have presented my reason's t lief ff or JJulIy tn the-past, and sbaft dd ko tn .(he'friture. ' W.xth. A nat rate of two-cents a mlle OB at? railroad? |n South Carolina: . I have alway? favored that, aa niy I record tn tho House and tn the S?a nte ?nd tvs Governor wilt show. .' -I have saved the ?t?te several times ', my * Wary ? ear h year d nrin g my ad - mlMstruiiou.' X have dode thia In va rt<?>"' w?y?- " ? bave returned ea.-h year larg?; perftnt the $tu,?w? aeeroprfhted for that puroose, prnctierfcjr C??BB MM** many thousands of dollars In uiy ' way of handling requisitions, and in ' refusing tb bffer useless rewards', and ' by revoking of all commissions of ' Notaries t'ubllc. I rid the state of ' many negro officials, and at the name time have placed in the State Treas ury about $10,000. Recently I dis covered that a negro was holding an ' office as a member of the board of trust?es in Beaufort. I called by wire manding that he be turned out, and a meeting of the State ?oard of Edu cation; a resolution- was passed de we have gotten rid of him. If there ls any negro now holding office in South Carolina, other thai: in the t'nlted 'States government, I don't know itf ind if 1 were in the t'nlted States aenate I would make a hard fight to hive the United States gov ernment give these positions held In the State by negroes to our white people. In addition to these matter, I have sav.-d the state thousands of dol lars by my veto of extravagant appro priations. At the last session of the General Assembly I sent the following veto message on appropriations: -Message >Yo. State of South Carolina, Executive chamber. Gentlemen >\ the- House of Represen tatives: I herewith return to you without ray signature. House Bill No. 1405 (Senate No. 1006), Act No. 334, General Ap propriation bill. 1914. I" do not veto the entire Act, but In a good many Instances to sign it would be inconsistent with my plcUges to the people of the State, and therefore, while 1- do not disapprove of all of the items of the Bill, 1 mention speci flrially herein those Which I dis prove. lt ls currently rumored, In fact I hsve received lt from the body Itself, that some Senators agreed among themselves that the Bill as it came from the House was very large, and that judging him by his post record, i the'Governor would veto many of the items therein, and that it was beat for [the senate to cut out of the Bill all ?that it possibly could, even if some senators had to vote against things that they favored, in order to make it appear that the Senate had saved the taxpayers thousands of dollars, thereby not giving to the Governor th? opportunity to be sustained in his ve- i toes and have him and his party giv en the credit of the reduction.' ' I om glad that that part of the Sen ate has learned a' lesson; and I am -jutisfled that the people of this Stare will approve the wisdom in this course which they have taken, even though it should take a "temporary political Play/' os one of them described It, from the Governor. The Governor ls perfectly satisfied If the people are saved the money during his adminis tration, whether lt he done by tlr? Hbuse pr;by the Senate, by his friends or ^Is^rrponentA. His first idea is the Interest, and benefit of the state. I?6wever?;if you will notice the Ren ate vote, you will Und that If it bad jnbt been fot 'ftie 'Ocvertiofa' frtendV in that body, many- of these items v/ould hate been cut o?fi. . Thanks lo-tho1 Senate'! Thd* Governor's only regret is that the^ did not learn this' Three years' sooner. I have requested the General As sembly, at each session, since I have been Governor, to itemize all of their [appropriations, and not to put many sinall items', togethrf. and muko a targe lump sum, without u proper ex planation of what the Individual items arc. " Particularly nave I requested Stils !n rigciT? io the appropriations for hjgher institutions ot learning, be cause, ab I have pointed out ifcder the jhead of "maintenance," for jiistance. iso many thousand dollars ts placed and if I should Vote that item .abd you 'munnin the veto it might cause serious' j'lnjhry-' to that particular Institution. But if you'teere tn do as I have'asked you to do-tnake these Items separate |-then I could veto individual Items, and to sustain tbbse vetoes would not linjuro tho Institution, and at thc same tltri? would protect the people from |?hla excessive laxi?'W. I wish' it wore sb - and 1 thin- the Constitutional Comvemttfto- made a mistake who? it failed tb provitte-^thal tho Governor should have thri pover to rcd?ce"p?r Iticn??r items'. r>6r instance, when you say- for 'umaintenn rt?,' fioo.OfX)," the power: should' be' E.ven ti) 'the 'execu tive.Instead of vet jing-that; tb Ray, *T Ifedace for 'maintenace' from SlfibOftb rasju-'aayi to' m? t irte, ' ?7r>.00?." Thia 'wb?lb* prevent t '>'?hn?sr h?e and-Cry which ls mad . "If'ybu' bustardthis veto,-you ?fijtlr. the-'M?tltu'ttm?r" ?f it w?re'' In 'fay i .'>w>r' tb eserc'tab' this1 rfscretiov. I . oula. wlthbtrt injury'to any. institut ^ti of th? State br any department (<T tho State'"government. sav# we^pe/?ie ?>N M.TW "sppr^pr.'atio?i bill many" thousands of dollar?: Abd Wien*-! riMueatc'd 'of you to itemize these ?pp.Cpt?t?fori*? i kn?w what I I was doin'r. Those who have now been [caught In this trap wilt have to ari fewer 'to yohr people, and if soWe-Yof y?tt.arejgj^retul, the people are go ff* tb W^Wat ybu were weljrjiejfin tHe';halanre and round wanting. ' M?ny?'"??jlV?^t'iM?^:^ *he ?tump to reduce tnx??s. You stood up"*"" f aid before the pconte ttm&yOftfft ntn- Ute ore?*Jen ot useless r?-4^jmy'.'?WH;e ad!a)a%r>IWra^: of ?be tajcdevV; fltarybu were ta WmybqM&it dow? expenses. The to ttf*.yb*r word foi* 1t,^ abd tb?y ?eted yoU (o tt* Generar Anfedistr. Now, what have you done? Fir at. look'at ymir Vom? ty levy. Have ybu^rfeiied^ the salary bf any of your " -e fron increased _ -bf your county govern ment?; Have you increased your eb?n ffy levyt ' - Second, look at the State levy. Are you turning out an inerwased Appro priation Bill? Are you giving your higher institutions of learning ahd your State departments more money or leas money? Ia your State levy IHk^.?r^Mwer thia before. Add ybtin* 8tate levy to your individual ceuunty levy abd ask' ytnmtet?f? ???. qitosfob; Have-I kept my oroni*Aiv>. tire people at'the comity rtihi Mtt lt your an* swer is "MO," then ask yourself tho', question; ' How tun I going to account 1 to ' my people,'for' this ' increased levy j and" this increased State 'levy?' ( Fortunately for you. the Governor , ls vetoing some of this Bill, and you , have yet the opportunity to save your- , Bel ves'with your p??bpie and redeem your pledges. Now, listen: Where are the advocates of these j higher appropriations who appear be fore your committees, going to be in the campaign this summer? Are they going before your people as they'did before your committee, and advocate your re-election? Are they themselves going to vot.? for you? Or ls it a case of "got all We cab out bf them now; to polit leal oblivion with them here after?" Those'of you trho expect to rurt for higher offices will certainly have these things put up to you all over the state. Those of you who are going to run for rtf-elTctlori have cer tainly got mea at .mme' now watching you who want the Jobs, and the fact that yan haye! raised this lax levy so ls fearfully high, and the fact that you have pu&KCd auch an extravagant Ap- ; prepriatlon Hill, is going to ba put i right square up to" you, and'some'of ' you are, going to find that instead of cumin to Columbia n^xf January, you will be perofrmlng your rcgeuiar rou tine duties at honle. " "You may gay that you do' not cn'fe. If you do not, lt is all rfght' no far us the future ls con cerned, but you certainly ought to care for your reputation anti protect 1 the promisses which yon have already mad?. I say these thing3 in all kindness. You ha\e had ? very pleasantjaesslon, of which no one is prouder than 1 ant. And I hop.- good will and peuce will forever preval? among all ?our peo ple. But lt ia not going to prevail so long a?/.yoii):Uu1rden the people with taxatli/n ak.^yeu are now doing.. I de?-1 nc to approve of th." Item of Section 12 w"hl*h provides that the State Librarian la required to turn over to the State Treasurer all money now in possession and all funds bere I Ofter received hy her m? - mcnth z.z ?all State officers are required. This I provision has never I cn Inserted in .a bill before. Your body elected the Ipre?ent little lady, who hOw hoTds tbft ? job, and it looks like a reflection upon her to require ber to make a monthly report, when no one hr that position has ever been required lo do so-before, and, knowing-'her pleasantly, for the I last three years, and watching her In the discharge of her duties In the Ad jutant .General's office, I cannot be a party' to this' Item which I consider a reflection upen her. If it had been In the Bills heretofore, I would have 'nothl0k,to say, but to stick "it in now Hooks into a'reflection' upon ber hoOes I ty, and ? will not be a party to it. I dtiapprbV? of Item ir, Section 13. The Bill'which ibis item waa inserted I to meet; to place met .-rs In the public, i-nstlf orlons''end r?sidences, proves to be a. nonentity, In that tho title of the Bill dot^a nor comfoi'm to the body, th ? aamuch as thc bod/ of the Bill only I ptot^aTdtn'^^ublTc institutions, thus defeating the ^purpose ot the Bill; this 93.OOd.tld wit! not ho needed'th!? year. I disapprove of itera 1G, Section 13, repairing -heating plant at the' GOT* ern?r'a?'?nahstori.' The heating plant there-ls not th the beat condition; but I .We can get along with lt for the re mainder of the tiica we are there, and I -w* Veafly ?b toot care to have lt tom I up at present. ' (Repairing* heating plant ?1.000.) I disapprove of Itemi 8, Section 10. This la"*j?*e^esp expense, and the fi 'H?ne??^ ?yulvjij?m'y" ?iir stutts can wait for twelve"?iV?nt?is and the 8tat? and the Jpommlssloner of Agriculture will neither be injured. (Preparation and printing State Hand Book t?,">0o:> I disapprove of-Item 1, Section IS I think these matter could properly be taken care of under the extraordinary appropriations given to the heaUti department. "it ?mi * (Board of Medical Exam In res foi express salari??. ?tc.r^,99gp** '' I disapprove'of Item .1 of flection 1? (for books; ar,d ; bianka. ifc?M^gall?r, and i natal laths! Of ? system of^ h?olf keeping and ?xardlnatu,- ?Vf financia conditions bf counties, Tuk Cepart ment $4.000.) Th?'x*?roprr?lier ?ft?h efajl la #Wd! a apiary and'he has r clerk anaVaas?t?ttts who aro als? bait salari?t; for*' performing "tlrlg ' Wr) work! vit "a put undfer ^diff?rent hfea< aa a awuterfug?. If you W?H einmim '?s?c?p6 I'ff' rtfeeivin^the! trioney/roi wIll'?rttl? n??'plo ar?1 getting lt witt a^HbJ ;n*?<3 dnilble 'a?eV??* tn vto obht?tdtioh of thi >H'????PProve of the PnOViaO in See li?-l?^ un .: f^w^r^orur permit j^^JJ^ iwiak#ii?S Ith^^'^ -n^. tiSm inn H*?MfdS9fltasP Cbhi mission and the Board ot R?gents,'ii .their reports, bragged on what goo {ttfr?p* w?** n?*&?tout bow mrte teeni waa titlw^frwoli 'moeh eotfon^ ?land yet Wey ?om? Pow and ask f o $ir.,?wa?: ??>gMjta^-these tigiatr"V? m Bot think that a cent should be givet Bi Tho' f?? Hom? fc?nnoi being>?lV menaced and th*%mite ? are w?r^?rnrfb*A"Yon luYie a Boar of c^srtisiasers C?SPOSO? *? ?? aw B,ro?n aa tl ere In South Carairas. ??* baa had, fr aver will bara, ajf?fethia >ut pol?ticas spite and little ch?ap In- A trlgues, on the part of some people, M las created all the stir that lu s gone ?j sn there. I think you would make a M ni*tatt e. gentlemen, a serious mistake, |J 0 interfere with. this beard, and I *\ ertainly do not think you should. You . had a Bill to change the management pf the Home, and the manner of ap pointment of the Board,- and lt was verwhelmingly defe?ted Dy your ^ody; and ? eanndt understand why a henge In* the management should now ry to'he slipped in thc appropriation [lill, lt is slmly another ease of leg slation in the Appropriation and' Sop. ply Hill, which IB getting ?ntlrety too ?omraon for your Bodies. I respectfully disapprove of the en tire section .11 (Historical Commis sion), dnd 1 disapprove specifically of .'j Item 1, Item 2, Item 3, Item 4; and | J Item 5, under this section. I also dis- j1 ipprovc of the entire section, and my n reasons apply to this section as nj whole and to each item separately. I ,1 io not believe that this Commission is H legally constituted under the Con- M stlluMon and Statute Lews of our.j State, and I believe that any appro- 1 ' priatien that you would makG to it, as at present constituted, ls tra con st i utional, and that by an injunction, this Commission, or any of its officers or employes, could be stopped from drawing every dollar of any appropri ?t on which might be made for it. In addition, I do not believe that the rom mission is recording a fair and truthful history bf oUr* State. '? ThoBe of ybu-members of the General Assem bly, who are friends of mine, if you desire to be written- in the history of this state as anarchists, blackguards, as thieves in primary election matters, favoring illiteracy in the State and BS being- opposed to honest govern ment, you vote to pass this section over my veto, for I -am satisfied that this ls the manner In which my friends and myself will be written in the his tory of South Carol rn a by thc present Historical Commission. No matter what attainments may be ours, no mat ter what historic things we may do. iitcr irvin m regard to us and what we dd will neV?r be recorded by this Commission. I hope that I speak plainly. This Commission as now constituted is clearly unconstitutional, 'and hals no power except'suth' h's' they, take with out the' authority "of the law. I want thc world to know l am agnrnst this crowd, and that1 they 'are against me, and'that what they write 'about me and i my-frlehds will be prejudiced against ? us; ahd r wan*. It to be known by com te* . generations, when they read the , history 'written by this crowd about ! me' and my friends, that th?y'were'my J effemies.v " ' " j I disapprove of Item 5 of Section 32' (interest'likely to accrue under head ! 1 have>-disapproved o?: a similar Item OOO'it i.'hied'Papnoa: uo -jsoio^uj,, jo every if ear 'since t Have been Govern or, add :so far I have never's??ti any necessity tot lt, arid in my opinion it is 12,000 simply ec-t Wide for , some people to get their hands on if the i disapprove bf ijem 3 of Section 39. I naVe st?t?d t? you gentlemen In my genera) message,-'add in' special mes sages, th?t I would 'not sign any bond under your Act bf T9I?. You have seen fit'"to make-many changes In this re (f untiing act dur in j; your session, and | fl Want (o guarantee you fl'ght Pow J that 1 do not pro'ptfle to slgt? any such ' Ubrfd.' Therefore; this $25,000 (s ab solutely usclesH au'd an un-called for f appropriation, and if vou pnt it ott trie ? people ? w??i simply be ari outrage. (Singink Fund ftr Bonded debt under Act of 191-2, f 23.000.) 1 disapprove of Item i ?f Section 39. I have been Governor for a little over three years an?.'?>bhVe' never heard of any .- phosphate -Commission, al though I am told I ara chairman of lt. I dont know whose pocket this N go ing into, hut if anybody ls getting lt. he'i'd getting it wrongfully, and, as Uncle Josh would say. "I am agin' lt:" J (Phosphate commission, $300.) I disapprove of Item ?:of Section 39. I dd b'oG'see any use to be paying committees to be examining lawyers vrheri . tho Supreme Court la having lawyers before* lt every few days for disbarment. ? think .wo would do bet ter to 'go'baeh taf^wf^- we were a few! years ago, ?nd then maybe w? Wpuldn\" hare so* much" partiality. "f jgtl?t? Board Law ?xamjtf?ra, $430.) IiJdi?p#tJv? of ttdrtt'"l4lnnd ir, it Sectionr.v: The Constitution' provides ?t the Starte*? 'ifanaty'-ewelt-- net br r-n to pKvat? pT?rp?Besv-1 ' Yon may nf br rt arid nnt' a?*--.rhtaT * f tfon on your Vote, bftt'l c?anoi'put lt bVmrae:. ' (Htatfe Plant B to fib paid fbrough ?oe.v (Live -stoeir''. paid through i dwf .'jrWagutef af J^lln^fcttd . n*^t?*iaa-aof property ronsMnered:'IfflT-t-rial'also mromiws t?at the $uttf eon aft ?JOO ' jt?db'?o ieee. I ? is true, but If -feHryV as (Sbbfft * Ckrblfhs 'Agricultural Bocle ty; $5?009), for the sume reasons that I have disapproved of this approprt-f I ht lpn each" year since t have oesfejMffl erb?r^-that fhef CoBstlttftlon . of this State Kaya that you shalt not appro priate "public rands' r?r prtvaW'pgr Iposes. I would'viola to m v Const!-( Uwtuop-tl oath by approving thia Item. { and therefore, 1 will not consent to j IL Z'J herewith lannrt extracta f?v?? ?or.. A, Banks' address to tho'members of t? F?Tr' Assecistion, A? rfep^rfted fr. Columbia ' State of February 19. ?4: . ..? - -:'.'".. '.. Atv frisada of th? State ? Agricul tural and l?echaitlcai Soalety, in re? Iring from the office ot president of 'our society it is my desire tb give i brief review of'its hfstory during he three years ot ?ny administration. "Outstanding notes of $17,000, in. lorsed individually by members of .our Executive Committee have been etlred. "A steel auditorium costing $33,000, h BB been erected, in which waa betd ?] i National Corn'Shov; in the winter if 1M2 and 1913. "A new Constitution has been adopf >d which almpltfiea and renders mor?,}= msth'esa-like'nll ot the affairs of the kfcrtety. 1 1 VT " "The city of Columbia ia paying one ?alf of the Interest of our bonds out, itending. "Th? treasurer reports $1,900 cash n the bank. I als? quote financial report of the <air Association, clipped from the lame newspaper: Assets. leal Estate_?. $10,000 00 Treasury bonds. 33,000 <J0 s'ew grounds and buildings 80,723 ll Ftace Tra?k. 2,934 89 { [>: a. Ellison, treasuer. 1,953 89 t M ('antey, secy. 7 84 ; Suspense account . 56 8f> $133.67.". 9? Liabilities Sills payable $2?.r>00 00 nonda outstanding _ 33,000 00 Warrants outstanding..-. 709 ?2 $63,209 72 Net surplus.;. $70,466 27 Vet surplus 1912 $64,844 49 Profit 1913.;'i",621 ?8 - $70.466 27 You will notice by tills that this Society is no longer a beggar. Sbe lia? a net surplus of $70,468727, and I sall your particular attention to the Tact that outstanding notes of $12.000 endorsed individually by: members' of the Executive Commute have been re tired. Thees are the. words of President Banks. A Bteel auditorium worth $30, D'oo has beeil'tut'un. The Tre????rir reports $l,900 cash in b?hk. ' Now; gentlemen, with this kind of sht?wingr I' a? you" Once again why you should take the money out of qthe iud I vd lu al taxpayer's' pockets when he ts already sb heavily burden ed, to make a preS?nt of it to an association: that Bhbwa1 that it bas a suf pifia* bf over' $70,000. "Can you con Betenttonsly dd it?' 1 aro a member bf this association-a life member-and I' do not wish to see ft Injured, but I ani'Governor and my first duty is to my people. I disapprove of item 27, of Section R9(Fof state Negro Pair $1,000.) The Constitution of this State says that you shat! not'appropriate* public'fonds for private purposes,* and Iwould' vlo1 rate my oath of office by consenting tb thia approprtatiori . 'therefore -? can-? not consent to lt. I !- *m? i disapprove of item 30,-of Section 39, tor' the same- reasons that l?ivr appr?t?e? of Items 14;'IB; rl7'-and 27. I South Carolina Poultry Association/ It-tOe:) 1 ' I disapprove of Itefh, 32. Sectlof**^?. lt 1s absolutely a-useless and dnheces eary expense and the committee has hot perfcrrmed Its duties which it waa appointed to perform, and"therefore, tt iB not entitled to arty pay, nor any one of-those who' served upon it, . : (Expens?is Asylum " fn\ ?sttgating j Committee. $521.70.) I disapprove of Iterj 34. Section 39. The item here reads "McKle aferrf weathet".- in th? Bill lt reads "Mack ey Marri weatherA Th? Act' reads ^r?ASSSEHG,**- when it should rea a I . {P?? Sio-uumbni to Mo Kia MorriWea ther aa provide by Act of 1914, $400.) I disapprove of Section 41 ("That in anticipation' of the taxes hereinbefore levied, the'Governor and State Treas urer and the Comptroller General be, and they are hereby, empowered to borrow on credit of the State sb much money from tlmn tA time as may be needed tb meet promptly, at maturity, th? Interest which will mature on the first day of July and on the first day of January ort each year, oh the valid deb\ of tbe state, and pay the current expenses of the State Government fo-r the1 present fiscal year, and for pen sions: Provided. The sum so borrow ed, shall hot exceed the sum of six hundred thousand ($600,000) dollars." You gentlemen know the feeling'which exists between the Governor dad the State Treasurer and the Comptroller* General. Yob ar? aware ot the trog? b^s. that waa experienced in isla In reference to this matter, and I appeat to n\<f friends to sustain, m? in'.this ve t?. 1 4 ,?' - This Bill "was sent to the Governor^ of??e'?hirTec?lpted for hy the Gov?rn bFa S^ret?ry inst hight, ard lt could easily; have been returned to your body Mst night, but twd errors were found I? ?l.a Sit?, as? il had tc bc,recallc-5 id corrected this mb'rnln*. The Bill i tb'the Governors office ??J for by the Qovernor'a at 11: 40 a. m., and ls'now, -"fl^^Bra to'you, which places it In the Governor's hands much lesa than oho hour-after your Bodies, the Hbuee wo?'Henate, have been working ) op ?t rev jaatt? WKKKS. who hes caused the delay in ' lb? adjournment of ?hn.Utfn?rai AnBemblyt'; Who baa prolonged your session,'-certainly not j Very'respectrully, ? .COLE L. BLBA9E. 'j^Q**ejrh?T. .Kqiwlths?:indln?K the fact that the' il* had played politics. I Bsved th? Stare-hy my veW $?3,000.00. Abd trw-' tr th? IThivorlKr of Strath . i^*? T^M^Sr* 80i t?e R*f? Tm!i" ' ."-"?I"wa?i,-?^?,>d tn the howe of my friends.*'\';V*' V*j'? .^Becaua* the BOMBA of Representa til4?* had al'.'An the tho n*W hnnwiM? W*tV4r^r^dsk?d for by each, but th" Senate, in ord**' to btsv'cheap poli ties, as they did, deprived these schools of their ttulldlngs. And I am proud to know that th* Trust?es of tbssfc fri?tUUiiorjfl know the'sohrr^ from wWch they were* struck, lt la j ?Ot a question or "Who Struck Billy Pattersonfor each ln*tttut?n* u?ov?i who streck lt. It was the Senate tbitt struck the blow. 1 am sorry to bare Uk*? so much of your time, but I find that on account 3t tho fact that I cannot get into Te newspapc-a afable State, except i'?1 I pay Tor lt, aut?tters which i desire to talk to the, pedple of South carolina about, and being a poor man and un able to pay the extravagant P""" 'hargedJvis necessary for me to do M f-Qllr. 1 have only given you an outline Of the varioup. matters here t<,dsv; but as I will take up more fully and discuss the various issues which I have laid ttawtiA 'A , " - The eiectlbn'oVa legislature ls a very Important matter and you should ask each candidate, for th.- Hons.' of Kepreaeritativey' arra* the Senate tb? rjuestjon how -he will vote un t!'p?,i waribus issues. Ask him particularly what lt? will do in reference t<> Pre" venting' white people from leaching negroes, and if he says 1' 1 wi" "ot vote for the hilL to stop lt. you heat him. Ask him particularly how lt? BtandB on the tWo-cent rate bill, and Incidentally, you'might ask him if he is a railroad attorney, if he travels on a railroad pass, arid what lie pays for lt wltn. add If he is a candidate for re election you might consistently ask him how he. Voted bu the two-cut rate bili at the last session, and what In fluenced his vote. The election of Governor la of par ticular Importun?e ai this time, i do not know that it Ja necessary for me to sfat? here "what I am going to say. but .for feat that my posit ion may not te understood fully, and to keep 't from being inteuhde+istood by any on<\ I wish to say that I do not propose to take any ?part hi 'the Qucbcrnatorial election* as between friends of minc. In other Words, 't- do not propose to take part in the Gubernatorial elec tion, as between.-telenda of minc. In bth^r words, I do not propose to dic tate to the'people of this State whom they Shall elect as Governor. I do not propose to suggest'even to my freinda and supporters whom they shall sup port, of, course^ howe vcr. I am going to support ann vdt-* for thc man who IS'-ray*'Mend, and Who represents the i/r?i?ipivs inst i ?o, and i expect my friends and supporters to do the same thing: In the-'first primary I shall be "hands off."' However. In the second, if that primary 1s between two friends of'min?, I- shall talfe no part but if it is between dn?'of 'my friends nnd an enemy or opponent of mine, and the issues whWh I''represent. I shall do everythfrig-witbin;--my power, and us?. bil th? power I have, to elect a man Who stands for the-;prlnciples whir h I represent; ano* who' ts my friend, for by representing' these principle he proves' himself to'bb a friend or the people bf thy state'.- and should he el ected Governor. :' r ' Those bf you who believe in a gov ernment bf 'the people, by the peoplo nnd for the people;'should vote only for a man wH? would carry out thc principles and policies which the ma jority'o? the'people .of this State en doTWd hy r&dlecttdii me In 1912. This IB no small raatt-piv pecause all of my "friends will bc' klcfced out of office If the oppbsitto?^Ins. They will tre.u you fexaqtly ,BH l? you were Republi cans, or as. if you belonged to some other party,, Marry, the perdlction. If au antl-Bleaae'V^an.ta elected Govern or of South CarbUna. every Blease of fice-holder iii t-M State, whether he be high otflcial or low, .whether he hold a safaried - poe'utdnTer./an honorary po sition, as..soon ?a& the time comes he Will be.dismissed and one of the other faction placed in hts stead. I have set a precedent in, appointments, and I re fused tq appoint npy man upon th" '.eeommesdailcr. of any ?et of men (delegation In the L?gislature of otb. erwlse) unless the.man appointed wa? acceptable, to me. The only exeep tiona In thia have been in cases whert thc law made lt so that I had no dis bretton tn the matter. tdld not cpln the word, " Blieasete1 In 1890, when the ?tate was dlvidinj itself into TIllroanHes and anti-Till mun?tes. I refused then to be taggei gs' either, although I was a reformer because. I believed that thc Statp o South Carolina waa too great, and he people are too honorable, to bp di Vlded off a? followers or the not fol lowers of any--one. man. And I hai never hoped to live. > see the da' when the great ?-Bnlm.-tto state, witi her: gtortoug\rilBtory, with her gallon and chirvaItt)U?'m?n-nnd noble womer wdUl* b? 'divided' -toto "Bleaseites ajid;?anti;Blea8eite3." lt |R an hon? to me which I def eb*expected-a wor. which was Catagd^t and a condltloi which was brongU 4bout by enemie? Indeed. I thank them for the honoi bat I v em-indi ye. foolish enough t reA ih?l tho p*bpl? as a whole ar CT?i!??SL?nC*l; J^towtlens. I say, and repeat, that no man hi ever had sneh frelnds as I haveYa, Cuch loyalty, shch devotion. <,"*], ad mtratlon.ann arith?love a", h-v . i. . - - r*" ' **" ?I.?TU Doo shown to mb and poured out tmon n. by my friends haVe never been elua led rp?the annals bf all the world have'learned; things-many thin?? that lt seemed' tb tho world ff waa impossible tor anybody to kn'n. except the chosen few. it na?nn' been done by ?purchase, nor has been done bv deceit. it has be? brought to nf. by devoted friem,n men and wor.mwh? jove,] In(> anT( mired my Wtfrse. 'and who knew th %*2S ??ires ifght S shalt t?ontUr?te. That whether ilivearfe. I beg my MB?? OTfig upon their ba uni "On to'vMor^yJctory for freednr VictoryJVmpm v?f '?r.v for huma > dit. victory for put Kan tty, tor, m^rey. and for God." Hay Speaker l?rft Tm. P?^8hl?t?^pl-ll 15 -R?ftrM1BHl t?ve Jarb?i Hay oe the Seventh ? -? .>?. named actina ?'nlX m th? hd?ae tndajr%fter Spesv?, o, fl^K*? to spend ? Six Jfofitb* for StesUagej^JT moaitVa. Apr:! iy^ h Who ploded gaalty yesterday to . il. ka?S??^ K?? Ceraaefir today wa? 5Sn.Sll ur? months imprisonment. Th* ~.a * jeoaprgned-?? a hank ?n ?TJT^ 1 waa recovered. ^_ \ .-..'i.. ' V