Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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change my views as formerly express Qd and retit rate. For coni sidoerationis, which you will readily 'imderstand, shall make no further recommenda tions, leaving this more specificall: for my sliecessor in office. - The situtation demands your care ful thoug it, wise and judicious ne tion, and I believe it will be thus con sidered, free from prejudice, with th< ppirit not only of fairness for thi views of all concerned, but also fo: -what are'the highest interests of ou: state. Lawlessness and Lynchings. I have eildeavored, during my tw< administrations as Governor, to d( my utmost to prevent lawlessness ii any shape, and especially have I trie< 'to suppress the awful crime of lynch ing. This crime as all thoughful cit izens know, is a serious menace to ti maintenance of all law an$] order. I am ashamed to have to report tc you that, in spite of all efforts to thi contrary, the crime of lynching haE been committd more than once ir our state during tihe past. year. Le it be remembered here-not in at tempted justification, nor to extenu ate, in any degree, the perpetrabion o; the crime of lynching-that these law. ,less acts occur always under what it considered the strongest provocation Th., greater the provocation, however -11he stronger is the majesty of the lav made. mani'est. whenl our citizen t;hen unite in leaving justieq, steri though it, may be, to be meted ou th0roughi our organized courts of law. It can be stated here, with absolut( tiuthfulness ithat it is not the colo of the offender, but the nature of th crime, that makes lynchings occur. I have asked for a special fund foi the suppression of lawlessness an< lynclings, and twice has this appro -priation been made by our Genera Assembly. I have endeavored to use' this fun< ,most judiciously, and I have had man; calls upon it. In spite of the obstac es in the way of bringing direct, tan ible results, I am convinced tha ood has been accomplished. In m: pinion, we should not only seek t< unish those who commit the crime here this is possible-but we shoub seek to prevent the crime also. Ai efficient rural police might not onl; prevent the crime of lynching by be ing ready to assist the she'riff at i .moment's notice, but the presence o such officials would do much to pre vent criminal assaults. Our rural com munitics are entitled to this protee tion. Recently the legislature of Virginit enacted a law making an attempt a rape a capital offtuse, and providii also that the testimony of the victin could be taken in private and not be fore the public in a court room. am inforined by state officials of Vir ginia that this law is work satis actorily. I think this a. very import Iant consideration, and I recommeni the passage of such a. law for ou state. The holding of special term of court has many objections, th principal onei hging thme appearance o thus yielding td lawless demnands hlas lily made. For the crime of rapt however, I am of the op)inion tha pecial courts should be held to tr; tie culprit at once, and T hope ou awvs can lhe so amlend(ed in this re pect. State Hospital for the Insane. Tihe care of the insane is one o le responsibilities of humane an, nlightened governments. F~or thi eason, therefore, the everincreasin umber of the insane is one of thi urdens of modern life which inns fall heavily upon the taxpayer. Sta istics show that the population of th 1sane asylums of the United State oubled in the thirteen years endin ith 1903. The asylum population o he country in 1890 numbered 98. 00, amnd at the close of the year 1901 fi round numbers, a population a 96,000 was tihe aggregate shown bi hese figures. What is true of thm Country at large, is true, I am sorry I say, in ouri own state. In 1890 the pc pulat ion or our asylum was about 70( and a p)opulat ion of 1,331 is shown a the end of the fiscal year just close< . Today our State Hospital has a< commodations for 1,000) patients, bu during the past year nearly 400 pal iets in excess of itts capacity has been crowded with in the building The total admissions for the pai year numbered 571, this being the lai gest numnber in the history of the it stiLntion. The asylum was establish ed in Columbia beehuse of ite,ecentra location, and it is estimated that .$1 000,000 represents the value of thi property -today. This central colon dea, it seems to me, is a part of th ixed policy of the state in referent this institution. The preser qund1s will, for many years, off< es for such buildings as may be ne4 ary. Another building is now in ~atively retquired; as is shown in il bmrt o~ the Regents an~d Supern dent. )The state can noQ longer a~ r1 to allowv the present overcrow< ed conditions t the asylum to ( tinue. In considering the future 4velfar our insane, I am convinc that would be a wise policy oil the i of the state to consider the prop tion by the Regents to purchase ditional lanq a short distance f: the city for the double purposp o colony for Chronic iisane And also farming lands for the support of Hospital. The property at preq owned is being gradually occupied the groups of buildings necessary the nore acute ,cases, and the I posed addition would be valut from every standpoint. The South Carolina Industrial Sch Another important consideral which I must all too .briefly ment is the establishment of the South ( olina Industrial School. In acc ance witfl an Act passed at your session, I appointed trustees for institution, and, in spite of many stacles, the work is progressing n satisfactorily. The report of the' perintendent will be submitted to 3 and I commend this institution n cordially. The trustees decided, a: mature reflection, to take advant of the splendid offer made by the of Florence, and the school is loa there. The wvork will be carried on broad, h11uanitarian lines, and this is the only state institution eated in the cont ral-easteri port of our state, witi tine railroad ad tages an(d an interested coilmmi working for us, oI prsl)ects good. I must again acknowledge strong support, moral and finam .othichi given this. school by South Carolina Federation of meon's Clubs, which organization imuch to do with the establishmen this institution. The South Carolina Penitentian - The affairs of this institution si I no marked changes in any resp The number of convicts is about same as last year, and the mani ment is excellent to the last detail is, I believe, one of the few pu institutions of its kind which is s supporting. In addition to this, I manent improvements are ste i made, and among these we may n with much satisfaction, the comn tion of the new hospital for consu . tives. This building is erected v t modern improvements, and is a. e fortable and well-appointed hos: for the suffering convicts who r special care and 'attention. The state farms are each : brought to a higher state of cult tion, and, despite an unfortui crop year and a disastrous storm, 5 stroying one hundred bales of cot I and three hundred tons of hay, - report of Superintendenit Griffith again show a good profit for state. These farms are, therefore, . only. profitable to the state, but . invaluabld, for the reason that I furnish out door work for. such viets as cannot perform other serN State Board of Health. This board is decidedly one of rl aiZtin muelh neededl in -state. Their duties are resp)oni and1( onerous, and in the dischiar"< hese dulties they do not receive appreciat ion which they so justly .serve. As will be seen by their rej: -thle compulsory vaccinatIion law acted at your last session, has proved satisfactory, andl (crtnin e es are necessary for its proper f orcemnenit. The neded changes sugg!iiestedl in the rep)ort, which, wil Ssubmitted to you. T recommend, in former messa the appointment of a state lhe oticer, who should give his cer time to the work, and this apointn Sis again urged by the board. The Hampton Mounment. Two years ago the General Ass -bly of South Carolina passed an a ~propriating a sum for the puri fof erecting a monument to our helt soldier, patriot and st atesiman, W SHampton. The commission to w. Swas entrusted this important< -havec completed their responIl ,task, niot only with the greatest c tit to themselves, but to the entire -. isfact ion of the people who loved! greatest leader, and wvhose desirei tfitly honor his memory. The str as a work of art, lhas few super and thme entire work, in its fini2 ~perfection, is a stately memorial, tonly to our distinguished son, b)3 a tribute to those whose love ha -hallowed the name and the fain -will forever commemorate. LI Annual Reunions of Qonfederate' erans. 3 It is evidently a manifest d. among the Confederate Veteran e South Carolina to have a, fixed 3 permanent place at which their a tal reunions shall be held. Columbh raccounit of its central location am -excellent railroad facilities, lins - smeeedas the proper and ar 3 priate lae of meeting for these -nual occasions. There is every son why the wishes of our old V4 ans should be respected, andI -.. on- lieve it is only.right and,proper th the state should make anl appropri i f tion for this purpose. In accordanc it therefore, with their wishes, and alf art because I strongly favor the idea, >si- have the 'honlor to suggest that an a ad- propriation of $5,000 be iade, in o oin der that. there may be no uncertaint f a as to the convylience, comfort ai for full enjoyment of the annual reunioi the anld coiuniillionl of our old Veterans ont The Jamestown Exposition. - by At the last meeting of your hono for able body, $20,000 was appropriatc ro- to pr-ovide for an exhibit of the agi ble cultural and industrial resources < this state at the Jamestowii ExpoE DOI. tion. Under the terms of the Act, ion apl)pointed commissioners to ' tal on1, charge of this work, and while r 'ar- formal report has beei made, I ha rd- been advised of the status of tl ast work by Mr. W. E. Gonzales, Chi ;his Commissioner. ob- The Act leaves it to the discretic lost ot the Commission as to the erecti< Su- of a state building, and I am advis< 'Out that the $20,00 appropr-iated pr ost etides the exercises of that discretio :ter The Commission secured a splend age site, but. tle erectiou of the buildii ity is impossible with the limited appr t. priation, which is very much smallh out. thanl the amlounlt voted by any, othl( as sae. Ir this were attellpted, t1 lo- exhibil if' tih(e Stat;'s resonrees woil holl e)1 seriouslyk. initerierled with.1he A nt11-1 inl question pr-ovides also that. tl nty' Conission shall iring the exhil) are oak to Souh Carolina. i iite it the formna1tion as to tle disposition to 1 ial made ofI ihis exhibit, when returine the is mu111ch needed here. Vad It Seeills to mlie that our capital ci of is the propelr place for this peima eit display of our material resource and I trust that this action will 1 r. taken by your body in the furth oonsideirvtion of this luestion. I a ct. informed that a suitable state buil the ing will cost $12,000, and I sincere trust that this amount will be appr bic pr-iated for this pulr-pose; especial elf- so, as the building will be so constrli< ed that it can be removed an drebu )er- where the peralllelit, exhibit of t lily state's resources will be placed. ote, w b a ple- I sometimes think that expositfio are held too often, but in this case ith feel that not only is it an opportunit Dm- but. that it is our privilege, to occul ital a place of honor at this Exposition. eed In additioni to this, the close r lation existing between Virginia ai rear South Carolina, and the opl)ortu v tille for exhibiting our splendid e late lective resources, combine to ma de- this ani occasion we should meet ton accordance with its denands, its the spOlisibilities and its opoprtunity. will Salaries of State Officers. the With the continued growth of o not state, it will be absolutely necessa arle that lartg-er appropriations shouild hey made for the conlduct of its Iublie . fairs, and especially is this true ice,reference to the -salaries paid to 0 staitet olihcrs. Withoumt exceptic lie liese sa1Llies are tot ally iaeg m 'r thle service ( rendelIQred.,11~ ami'r hat h en ts. In nai delpnart ment atf our' i-1 de- ('rnmenQit are 2alaiei(s p)aid at all eoj mensura151 i:ltei. cithe1r with ,i the seri< en-~ ('tii inti ed aii pag.e six.) not. .___________________ An Organ' i lbe that will last a life tirre is who1 y' wvant. Our OL gans have a pure to p-es, and lovely cases We can supy 11th you with an Organ that wil p>E n1e .i' every particular for only $65 and' $ tiedelivered. Write us for 4)ur1 see tent terms of payment, and for illust ttio of the beautiful Organs referr'ed( Io. If you prefer a Piano we' have hen 'tiful and good new Uprights from $1 em-l up on easy terms. Act Adrr as >ose Maglene'8 Music House ved ct..UMn1IA, s. c. ade1 ible Wood's Seed. red sat- ChIe our Sed ZQ Oats Recleaned *0', a 5 stocks. hed not We have thousands of bushels t. is in stock, selected from the best crops grown in this country; all a so the best and most productive o it kinds. Burt, or 90-Day, lTe*- Black Tartarian, Swedish Select, "of Red Rust Proof, and White and Black Spring, Vir ginia G-:ay Winter, etc. Write finu- for -prices. (' it WOO0'8 NEW SEED BOOK for 1901 s tells albotS d Oats and all menf Farm and Garde Seeds. Mailed pro-0 free on reques. r" T.W.Wood 8& Sons, Sosdsmen, ter- jHOD A be-.......~I iAnalytical View of th 10 Greatest Combination of strong i I Complete Common Sense, Pr y Ready Seller for the Agent, is 1. Cast abl( 2. Cas] Protection abb -~ 3. Casi *f dis: Afforded. ' 4. CasI sur 5. Casi -e turf 1. Paid Non-2. Ext Non-3. Libe Forfeiture 4. Aut C) Privileges pre i. ind -1. Paic Maturity 2. Pai le Settlements Va it 3. Bott 4. Life 1. Inco 2. Aut( 3. Poli lap 4. Cha ar Special. 5. Poll 1- 6. Thi Privileges 7. Mod - 8. Con ly me 9. Poll an 10. Col I om Policies Containing all of the I on whole Life, limited pay or end C , Pacific Mutual Life I 1 ke Call to see us. Office over old Post Office. e ry aThe Place i Christmas 1Useful, Orne Appro T7 "''Uiversai" Bsrea thrnbythan youi could possibly do it I ytnir . .. do riot touch the dough. No di I blght, whiolesome and delicious. Price $2 The "Universal" Coff yer 1. hu . sgorating beI rae U c i in . ti,.. coffee, radduially in s'me r'.oner'es of the coffee bean are ex bittern~e:i t I e unwholesome properties. the d:off--e i.s ready to rrve-appetizing, J. 'Cu.e' .niamel Ware. $2.50 up The "Universal" Fooc S 'r is e.o !ar e tha whatever is bein e v 'th II in ic i i rrel. C.hops al. , iP. . fiJh and vrenbldes, fie rc< r I. t Veon :logged, no0 ? 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Annuity. ntestable after first year. )matically Non-Lapsing, after third year. ay Re-Instated, within one y ear after date of sing. nge of Beneficiary on request of Insured. cy Transferable For Assignment. ty Days' Grace allowed for premium payment e of Paying Premiums changed on request. version of Policy into other life or endow nt forms allowed. cy (Death Benefit) payable in one sum or in ual installments. it Reduced to mimimum by liberal dividends, iual or deferred. tbove excellent features issued owment plan, exclusively by the nsurance Company ROBERT IORRIS, Gen Agt. for South Caroliha. to Get Your Presents! uMland priatee nie work of hand kneading. Cicker-by ng rod does tho work better and more y hand in 30 minutes. Cleaner-because tno germs. Bread that's always the same ~e Percolator .rigstoth"tbl It starts with cold water, and as it per. easin in tempeature, only the whole By the time the boiling pint is reached il n wholesome, of Aluminum I Chopper OPraeh te as*s b; chopped readdly finds its way to the seven kinds of meat, raw or cooked, all kinds of2 ,rse, into clean cut, uniform pieces. No rengthi wasted in s<queezing or manshing. WARE 0MSN