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^ T-TTrTtTT AL T A mn orriAxi ! ANDERSON. S. 0.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 21. 1903. VOLUME XXXIX-NO. 18. THIRD ANNUAL OF GO VERI A Review of the Work Done Different Departments of With Eecommem General To tho Honorable, the Gen tienen of tho General Assembly: It ls my high privilege ?o welcome you to our capital city'and. to our leg islative halls, where you aro to meet In annual session. Permit nie, in - transmitting my message to you, to em phasize the grateful thoughts which Should be ours because of the-prosper ity vhlch has been vouchsafed unto tis ?s a people. Not ody are we richer lr tho material things for which man . kind so ceaselessly strives, but to these gifts have been added, the higher blessings which uplift and help and which will bring peace abd content to those opon whom they , are bestowed. We will all unite in the ho-js and the belief that good- to our Stf.te will continue as the result of your delibera tions, even as you will be united in the fraternal bonds of true service and of patriotic endeavor. State Finances. : I am gratia ed to report an im pro rod condition of ou?' State finances. In my last message. I called attention to the fact that, since the year ISM. the expenditures had exceeded the revenue of the State by annual sums varying from no.04S.42 to 3203.335.23, ?Ouring tie past fiscal tear the revenue has exceeded ti.e , expenditures "by about 9125,000.00, as estimated by the comp trctle*- general. This improved condition ia empha sized by the fact that the State treas? .mer bas .bad to borrow: less money thia year than fonnerly. K 'the ex penditures remain approximately as they are at present, it will be seta that within a fw years the State will bo operated upon a cash basis. This is not .only desirable, but it ia unquestionably the only basis upon which our bust? ?. n?ff anrairs sh^uTd" be conducted. The "cbiporati?n license tax, passed In 1304, went into effect last year and has operated most satisfactorily with very little additional espense to the State for collection. From this tax about 5G4.000.00 in round numbers hus been realized. To thia can bo added , MESSAGE VOR HEYWARD. During the Year by the the State Government iations to the Assembly. , member of this commission, and a faithful servant of our State, the late Hon. Altamont Moses. Dispensary. The only cloud which throws a shad ow over the State ls the unsatisfactory condition of the dispensary. Great dis satisfaction has been manifested by the peoplo in many quarters. It exists, I behove, because of loss of confidence resulting from abuses In connection with its. operation No one can deny that the present atmosphere surround ing' the dispensary la a grave resection upon South Carolina, for lt is a State institution, and.any odium which at taches to its operation necessarily at taches to the State. Since your last session a large number of counties have voted out dispensaries, but I must jray that the vote abolishing them -I take to be a rebuke to the mode of operation, rather than a repudiation of the system Itself. In my last annual message ( when considering tue needs of the dispensary, I said: /T am convinced that If, thia system can be properly. regulated it wlU.be one of the best solutions of the U^aor question. If not properly; man aged and;controlled, Its usefulness will be at ab end*" . Despite the events of the past year and the revelations which have at tended the investigations of your, com mittee, I am by rio means hopeless. I still believe that the dispensary sys tem haa many atrpng points and ad mirable features which commend, lt,, but in saying this I am by no - means blinded to its Imperfections. It is-imperative for the honor of the State that - existing- conditions should' be immediately remedied, either by radical changes in the laws governing the dispensary or by the adoption of a different system* for the regulation of -the liquor question. The details of this situation ! aro so well known throughout every couru; In the State that. I fell no extended discussion ia necessary herb. It ls Incumbent upon your body tq give this matter ; your mose careful "and serious consideration. You are chosen by the people to make I their laws, and in such a crisis as this I thuy will be satisfied only with direct and Bpe'-tflc: action ^>n your part. I Durlnt; thc yoar that ho,?, ,p<|?H?:cl_alnce ls satisfied that there are violations o tho law in such counties, to appoin constables; these constables to be paie from the special tax levy tor that pur pose. Daring- the last year I have beer confronted with many difficulties, be cause of local conditions and divers? ! public sentiment, but have endeavor ec ? to do what I considered my duty. . My experience in the enforcement ol this law has convinced me that certair changes are necessary for the mutua: interests of all concerned. While I be lieve that special officers, are neces sary to prevent violations^ and thal such officers should be paid by thc counties. I also think that these officers should be selected by local authorities and be ander'thelr direction and .con trol . . I therefore recommend that in fu ture this,, couse be adopted, and trust you will sb amend'the law. ' The law, as lt now stands, , will give'rise to se rious complications, and these should be avoided as much as possible. Oar Public' School System. The annual report of our State superintendent of education wai promptly sent to me. and the thorough manner in which'.this moat important subject has been treated includes some very gratifying statements.''.' it can not be urged too ofter, that we have^ho more responsible duty thab is involved in r.he full and complete development of our. educational system. Not only does this mean the proper training, for highest citizenship, but lt means .also thai: South Carolina' must ar d shall keep pace, with the advance made 1 throughout our country in educational -matters. Better, schools, more; of them and, school improvement generally from, the smallest old field Schoolhouse to the last: detail of . nur largest institutions, these should cc nunand lour time; our personal ottenMbnand our money. . I shall on ry ca* your attention hrlefiy to some of the salient -features of this subject, such as are included In 'Superintendent Martin's report, j Front'the small appropriation made : for three rural : libraries, have', grown 'results that are forcible and striking, jlore than 600 libraries have beeb es tablished, and $25,000 represents : the iamount expended. This not only means mucih tn the real val?e of-good to "be, accomplished, but it shows a willing ness on the part of the people tb aid themselvii when you give them h. good beginning. ' 1 ? More than 160! new school houses Lw?r?.erected during:the last sc?hlastlc ? year, and. your act for this purpose, did not become fully effective until near the close bf the term. -lEven better results can' be safely relied upon J?rom this source during the 7-?wut school year. The Superintendent'-., report shows a scarcity of high schoois in our public and ia, in evo.ry sense, a proper ste to be taken. The report of . the board cit rlaltoi of the South Carolina Military' acad emy~-familiarly known to history an to fame tia "The Citader'-'-prissent a full synopsis of good work weill done This institution, through piiace an war, has upheld the honor fund glor of South Carolina, . and its y<!?.rs o usefulness lhave given to us many rep resentatives of our nighest c!t?z5:ishir I commend , its work,? its noseda am its req^wrte to your favorable con slderatlon. ? Clemson college, as the annual re port of its president and tri; s b ; na fd: this year ^sioi clearly reveals, ?oii?nue; to grow in lltrength a nd stature, -Th rapid growth and influence of this col lege has already placed it at the heat of si nil lar Slout h er n insti tut! ons, anf ha?? made it:the rival, ?n' char?cter ant usefulness, of any college of ito kind This report will be mead with irratl fication -by the friends; of the coJlegt i everywhere, and has - my ' hearties! commendation.; : t "Winthrop ttofllege, riumbered ?mani t h e ch ic t Institutions com m an d i n. ~ thc Ij>rtde ;of south ".Carolinians, .submits; through its president and trustees, itt usual fine report, v An addltJonall ap propriation for a model school will bc requested, and I recommend .'-that . this he ?rr?nted. ' The new Carnegie library is ?quite r?h. .attractive feature of /?his'i Itirtitu? j ti?h and) this handsome structure, ? with its useful equipment, will, scon ? be dedicated. ' V I commend especially for your: con ? slderatlon the .'Work being'dons fflw the State at Cedar Springs insUtntijt, : The report made shows how great isl Tjhe work dorie !'?ier?.'.!it'-fi^ng..fQrjiUii<Mi'''of usefulness thar* upbn';whom. iifllb?tlon has been- laid and who.are thaw de prived*, ot^ advantages 1 belonging to more fortunata opes.:: :,'!Wwk The; report of the presid?^! afld trustees of the Colored NormaJill Ip dustrial, Agricultural ?ind.'Me^be?plc&l college shows good, management! and much work; 'The. (attendance bi-very large, the pupils have1 added by .Hh?ir work to the number aCibuildhigB,,:and the : presiden t ^reports ;?>itt??acta nr.. i con* ; ditions. :?:.'::' U .. '. f'f'tpr -y Compulsory Ed tcatlea. It was! a matt sr of Wiadere itifl'f ij.t; to me that the compulsory eduea?ori bli 1 ? discussed at your last session, did not become a^ law," /While I bellew ?that a: school house should be within ;the reach Of ?rverySchild i? South-C?ii;o lina* I also believe^ that. a31r; chilo>w)i tween th?l ages t>f eight and. IJl iij iiars should be required to attend schoo l fdr a certain, number; of months- dtiiidng each'year.' The distance from- "the school house to which 1:hi3 law Bhould apply? ls. for the preuent, a matter for your consideration. The ??ttites which. ha|^|^^ adopt^d^^^mr^iliiory National Guard. In this I heartily con our, believing , that such a chango wil contribute greatly to the eniclency o our troops. He asks for an appropria tion of $25.000 for the support of ith< militia. In roy opinion this amount ii none too large for the State to give, foi -the support of ita soldiery, and I fee assured that It- will receive from ttoen full value m return. ^ Lieutenant. Colonel loller ofr ttw United State's army, who was detailcc by the secretary of war to assist 1ih< adjutant general,-, has rendered most valutbla service and has greatly aWtec General Frost in -his efforts to reorg&n lae and build up our military, system His work has been most effective enc has been, highly appreciated by -bcitt officers and mani who have for tah officer and gentleman the highest ad miration. To all interested In our mili tary affaira, his report,- included vin that bf tho adjutant general, vwUl; fur* nish most interesting and practical.?In formation. : ~ . . ? I ' ' Taking everything into considerati or.;, while there .are "many obs teclea.'yal to .be surmounted and much to b? dane, the- Sfc?uo~h?s- reason to "belmore theui encouraged by the efficiency of its aol: dlers. ;We have a body of men who arii loyal to Eouth 'Carolina, .'who/reattiu! their re8ponsfMlUIes and who are evilJi ready to respond; to < the call of duty, i; : . '' "'State Boapl^k for Xnf4uiec ? This ls the most important charitablli institution conducted by the St?t^ariil the 82nd annual report: ot tv? .*>:jj^\*ja?ji tendent and board ? of regaii .* ty S?i?l striking facts. The superintend -ttt're< greta that the. growth, of the hospita;! and the demands made upon lt con tinuel to excoed the limitations of the Instil tutlom both, os to accommodations andi maana of support During the past 30 yearq the population pi the asylum ?'.haili Quadrupled, while the appropriation' haai been' only doubled, and, in addition tci this,- foodstuffs have mcreased 2T> pe* cent:in cost'7 :A?^M^^^M Formerly the per /capita coatbf rmau> tenance. annually amounted to $210,00, sind through,: the necessity .ot the situa tion thia has been, reduced?'.tai: jlO&lHj per- capita now. ; 'Thc officials iof ilha asylum are thus-confronted wlthase^ rious problem,, the ' solving, bf. which reQuli*8..your eoope which can .only be relieved by an in creased .appropriation; : \? ?The; report suggeats^/thai-^the farra?!? lng lands owned by the; asylum" he?vei so, i?creaSed?4tn--Vab^?'>;thla^if:;hw;:'lMr judicious.,>,to se? them and p?itcha??? land, farther from the dty at. ^t?ucfl? lower -best It is also auggested that the - present buildings and grbUndo could be -used as a^xentr?- reception hospital . for more acute- casesJ of in; sanity; and that other Classes of pa tients might be distributed In colonies on these farms. These suggestions appear to me to bo admirable and they, with tho, full j sired by any Slate, provided such State bear the expense thereof. ' The work of ima commission would embrace each matters as the puirchas? lng of r; the valuable-, collection cf. ab enacts and transcripts of ^urpp??in pa pers- bearing oh ; America;, made, Jiy the late B. F. Stevens, of London, -aitd for sal? by, his successors; This particu lar collection bf .'papers would be; of In estimable benefit to the student .of the Revolutionary history of South- Caror, lina, as a targe part bf the papersi bear directly on the stru'ggle>ta\ this State, and the matter therein, cohtamed can not be found elaewhere. ; ?[ To the end -that the passage "of this bili may be accomplished, i suggest thatXa, - memorial ' be presented to ^ con gress by your body, requesting ita t pas sage; . - *. .. . Th*-:StateQeologlB^?i]?5i^*;; .Since the establishment of thtn de partment; the work has annually; In* ereaued tn magnitude and Importance, Not onlyis the State geologist kejit oc cupied in his own State,- but m?mer> bus oohs for eel ved" from'. yaxioa*" section* of S^?h* United States and from aiiroad^ ,p^r; li^tfie'p^fc^ear much vaiushM:^rk; has beenaccompuahed b^^lu>i^?Ct^'. ment in various^sectiohs;bf ? theState> : X The :St?te?g?o?o^ especial attention to the: exp?br??on ;of the mineral ?sources of thg: upper sec tion of bur State. This work; tlMum not completed, ha?;heen. puhllehetf?. to*;" fgether i^lth previous resulto the title : :of ?i7A Catalogue bf the-Mineral; Localit? ? of ^South: Carolina.''. ^Th>s . publication alone.'Will be\ pt gtoit?.'and lastihg benefifcXto\^ sents some rorpristog. facts/, to ?nceXto, bur .greftt h^ ,. The; bha?tot?rM ? ;toe ?worsrr?adery itaken .and- ac?omphahed by; thls^de??: partment has inspired the-United States igeologlcai sura^ iri^e work;- and/vaiiiable aid ls :&us. :se?ured?'- -^??^?^^m^?^^iS? i It is a merited tribute to. fhev eitl* Iclency and ability bf o?i?r State ;g?ofcv gist to add; tooter. . Merri head : ?/" the. Bmithsonian institution;" pronounces:; ?te?; reporto re<?lved^f rom-; the vSiw^^XCi^ equal of:'any-^i^lv^^.ttt^toatl?OTM?* tion,, ? -- ?i. . ? X ' -'Xi;."rx ^-^.?ltofljroad vCoasarfaurio*: rff^^Sg .- -The reupbrt of this commission; hs* Unreceived/and you. ; Full ";ajid.?c^ : Icussed^and- valuable stot?st?cal.-lnf?rr; !inaticri'bas.\!i^ ]Qedi^:?th^X^bjects>:-bfinterest;- ore a?sovtreat?d, omdng th?sa^betngx^ toadXtaxatiom^a valued all railroad; property .-Jh the 9tate. railroad construction; com plaints, adjustment of claims, local and ^BS^^0^8^8S^^^^S9^^?^^88^^5 "?i-?ri.-?'.-'-. ' ;.- ".-i4-: 'J. ??^--r;-?': ??:?.,>,-?fri.---: be a.: pe?alty.;i?rbvidW of . duty? .oven to rerooval from ba^cew A fund' for the suppression of law? l?ssneea, to direction ot the. governor, seem* again,.. tov bia >* necessity; and, T reooiuhienA.; that you' make such an appropriation , aa youi deemproper, for this purpose. . . Spacial ConrU. V? 1 In lncreasloe the cumber of Jutfldai : circuits la the' ' State Tyan derstood It to h? your intention 'to abolish: ttl? hold ing; of Especial courts for the transact tion'of civil. business. The law, how? ever, providing tor. ?these courts waa not repealed at your/last session, and?v ia addition tc th^ .you renewed , your former/ appropriation tor the purpose, of balding special courts. \ A number bf th?se courts have beeb heldv?brlb?f . the past year; the .appropriation baa been entirely exhausted, -and an: un paid balance amounting to ?viral hundred donara W?U bevpreaen'^ \ your committee.' on claims for^pey ment. ' v? ?. . . Without? -discussing the serious ob- . Jecflona to special ciouyta, my experi ence h RS convinced me that it ta urx ;W?afcto?b*W p??rt of.- ou*. - :4ndi?airgjiii?^ft^X-l*irt?bi?: bel?ev* . that this is', against ;the apirit of . the ; ^W?-wMeh:e^ ;bircui?av^:Oub: tai problem: is ?.?Woua. ; one; s^idvit jsfce^ iev?r?^?'^?r^^9t;l*e'State .-flo bot buners 3?ofr t$a vteaaor^^ other ' considemtiona jwhlch itha^e . referred Y: -,? to..*v? ^ecbnunbn^:;;tI? appropriation: tor api?cta?^t??ru?^'?bd;,.'-.^: in addltiou to this, that the law creat ing them be repealed.: $ffig?H??L_ A PaWIe Mbw* . >,. ???,>:: .: In ; the growing educational' '* tage? ofeour ;0tateri-J>a^i^l^ .itome>/tim?4^^t'-^0iii''''' m&tlRgb- Ubraiy Would b?: a m who has done so much to pres?; Wstorif^nd- literature of our has bojiini^ paper to me beading upon thfai^ubject, from ?^hi^^as^^ iciiowfe*;! :)K0a^t8-t?r^7our:;consjo^tion: ':?'?->, .'Mttb^; mimt?^^ ?ng ot-.*"pity^rpuhltc dtbriwy^Mcb;> rJU?:??*?r?c^ .greb.t''-.a^^ ^s?rib^?^<^^ e.. ;tber?^arMtfcb^ "Valuable, prel ready been don? lu the establishc??t. ... of the Timfod Iftrary. Ths .?rstrU?ed \ cf such an institution mmtS'-^SS^mv for the erection of a suitable bunding, andas the location for such site ls within the action oit the s^neraJ.^??^ BO mb ly. It hes hoon gugyeatcU that th?