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GOV. ANSEL'S ADDRESS. Addressed the General Assembly Up on a Number of Ques tions. Govenior Aisel's inaugural address was as follows: Gentlemen of the General Assembly and My Felow Citizens: In obedience to the will of the peo ple of this state, as expressed at the ballot box, I am here today to take the solemn oath W oflice as governor of South Carolina, and to assume the duties of this high and responsible position. I am deeply grateful to the people for this manifestation of their con fidence, and, when I survey the vast responsibilities and duties connected with the same, I realize (leeply my in ability to fully meet them. Feeling, however, that I shall have your full cooperation aid support, and relying upon your help at all times, I assume these duties nid responsibilities, promising to give to them my best judgment and taleits, and all the powers with which the great. God has endowed me. And, gentlemen of the general as sembly, while the responsibilities as sulmed by me are great, yet the same will of the people has iCalled you to the perforianee of duties equally im portant. To my mind, there is no greater honor that can be bestowed upon a citizen than that of being a law maker. It has been wisely provided in our constitution that the government shalt be divided into three departments: legislative, executive and jt1dicial. To Youl is committed the saec(l power of making the laws under which all the people shall live and by which they shall be governed.' lfow great then is your function and how careful should you be in enacting wise laws, beneficial alike t. all our citizens. Our industral development has been commensurate with the progressof the age alld our e(ucational interests have not lagged behind, yet there are great things to be done andl great responsi bilities to be met in tle various (uties that we owe to our state. Let us all, therefore, with courage and con fidence, be true to our oaths of of fice and strive for all those things that will elevate and educate our cit izenship and give that peace and pros perity to ou1r people that they are entitled to at ouri hands. The annual message of Go;v. I-ey war(d. ma(le to you at this session of the legislature, gives You full infor mation of the condition of our public affairs aiid I desire to congratulate himI aId the state on the great meas ire of pr serity that has com o the state durin. his wise alminsitration. I feel it my <luty at this time and in this Invce to call yior attent im to certaili'lation which I think nceedil t o be i I. ena -ted at fte present se'sion of: the le'gislaiture.' form te hiinorab:ihle (.Ti'e whichl I this day' assme,c' to dtiscums befotre the pieoplue ciertaiin measuesiiC toi whlich . now~ desire to c'all your at tention. Education, )nr11 st ate 'omist11u lt nun reqires tlifiat we shall "pro~cvidhe a liberal syste'mi of free puiblic secools for aill chibcii lb.. tween thce age's ot six a nd t wentyv one(.'' W\hen we coni sider lie great o weir a lid<lc llf iicmiee ofi all edilea tedc peopile aid thalt the st religili and i rcos perIiof a state depend ult imnately up on th 1c ilt elflig.emce of thet arera'mge -'I eiin we enni realIi ze thle indc of the la mincers cit thcis c 'ra ili' ha w. It, thiere Pcore. 1 oililoo v. us toi ('iarit such Ilawus as will fillly carr <ccnit this wisie Iro visionc cit thec state constitiutcin. T'hec state inistit ut icins oftl hiher learniiing. are'c we'l ecqui pp ed and arce do i agreat wiork ini thme edcaetion cit 1ianiv lit oun' gil'Is alliil boyis. bhit thfese' for'tunaite' onles are lbut a mi'agre't It) peri c'ent. cit those5i withiin Ithec sc'li ai.e: t he ilr 'i90t per c'eiit. ace wholly dependen(t'ut ifuon thle c'omncic s'cools. ft is trcie t hat mcany1 (it: thle gi'aded schools are keplt open hor' iniie monithcs in thle y'ear by Ih lc i'p of tIhe special taxes voted uponii themiselves lby the taxpayeirs of thle part icuilar school district, but many of? the small schools iin thle r'ui'aI distriict s arie in session lint for' three or' foii' months in t.he year. Re.alizinig that, most of the children who attend these schools are r'eceiv'ing from them all the school ad vantages that they will ever get, are we doing'our full dluty by them? Are wethus fittiig them for all of the du ties of an intelligent citizenship? We are builditng for the future andl we should ~see to it that we build strong amnd wvell. You have no more imp)ortant matter' that will conme be fore you, andl I recommend that liber' al appropriat ions be made for the common schools. I also ask your special ttention to and consideration of, the establish rnont of high schools in c nnection w;th and as a part of the free school system of our state. Many children will be ablo to at-tend,the high school who can not atIend a state college, and maniy others will be better prepared for college after having attended the high school. It is a step in the direc tion of giving to the boys and girls better opportunities ih their school life and for makng them better citiz ens. Liquor Question. One of the most important subjects that you have before you for consiXer ation, gentlemen of the general assem bly, is he liquor question. The people of the state have spok en in no uncertain sound, and we can not mistake their meaning, that the state dispensary system must be abol ished and that there must be enacted in its stead a law providing for local county option, as between county pro hibition and county dispensaries. In making my campaign this past sunner, one of the principal issues before the people was the question of state dispensary or local county op tion as bet ween county prohibition and cot(oty dispensaries. The plank in my platforin upon that question is as follows: ''I am opposed to the system of a state dispensary. I am in favor of local couity optioln, between county prohibition and county dispensaries. Let each county say for itself whether it desires that liquor shall be sold in that county or that it shall not be sold therein. This system has been, and is niow, the law in several of the states around aiid near us, and it is regarded with satisfaction, as far as I have been able to learn. You know what you had rather have in your county, and you should, therefore, have a right to say so, and not let other counties vote upoi what your county should have. You manage your own cointy affairs inl everything else, why not in this matter'? "I favor each county voting upon that question for themselves. If the vote is for liquor to be sol(, then let a county dispensary be operated ill that colilty un1der tle restrictions now thrown arouind the sale of liquor, withl such oiler reguIlations as the le,islattire may deem best. Let the couinty board of control be apopinted by the governor and let the board so appoinfed have charge of t.h whole matter for that. county, said board to report. to tihe judge at each term of the circuit, court for that county for all of its actings and doings and then let tlie judge hiand that report to the grand jury for their inspection and investigation with such instructions as lie may thiiik proper. Whatever profit is iade will go to the county. Let lie dispensers be paid a salary aill not a coliilission oin what they -.cll . I tlie vole is for prohibition, then al n1111% o hti41r to be Sold in .such ' bliml tigers'ian ot her violations of thle hiaw, and miake it lie duty of the miiarsluliis. pol i iiCme anid ot her peace 'ili is to see thalt tis law is enitore 41d, and all violators are bruhllt to .justice and puniiishien. "'I would beC glad( if no0 liquiors weren s dhl as5 a beverage, but thle condi inIs arle such at this t imue that I be0 liev' Vth iis to0 be the berst way to deal1 withI the quest ion.' 1 stanud uponli thatt pIlatfo rm today, aind iiurLe that. you enalel ai law abol ishing~ the state dlispenisary system anid give to the people of each coiunty tihe rith t to vote upon thle quest ion of enim11 ty prohi bitionl or coiuinty dispein sa ry. The best way of contIrolling tile sale of li<pIlor hias beenl agitatinig the minds(1 of thle Imeople of t his counitryW for many year s; thle saile of it has been declared an evii lby the highm~ estilut of thle hui anld the~ question for us no0w is which is thle biest wvay of conitrolling it ill this state. IrThe staite dispensary system wan adopt ed, and1(, a fter a trvial of 13 years, ai201 gr lmajtritIy of thle people of the state have said that they wish it abol 'i shedr aiid that each 'Olun ty shiall1 lie all owed thle right to say whectiler they will hlave prohibition or county dispensaries. The will of the people is supreme, aind we should head their demands. Many of you wvere elected upon01 the same plat form and the matter is now before youl, gentlemen. It is for you to say whether the will of the people shall be carried out or not. Let us do our duty without fear or favor. Bucket Sitops. Another matter that I desire to bring to your attention is tile enact ment of a law preventing tile opera tion of' what is know as ''bucket shops,'' or cotton or stock exchanges. This is a species of speculation thlat is taking thousands of dollars fr'om this5 state, is demloraliz/inlg our citizenrs and is b)rinlging many of them to poverty and ruin. The states of North Cnaoina and eorgia-hiave already prohibited them from doin: business within their bounthtries. and we owe it'to ourselves and to the ood name of the state that we follow the example so worthily set us. \ e now have on our statute books anl avt declaring '1unlawril contracts for the sale of articles for future delivery, made under certain circumstances," etc. Let us now follow this up with an act prohibiting any bucket shop 'or cotton or stock exchange or any other exchange of like character from doing S business in this state. Assault, Etc. I further wish to call your atten- U tion to another matter which I con sider of grave importance at this par ticular time in our history, and that is p the enactment of a law providing the death penalty to any male person making an assault upon a female with intent to ravish, granting the right to the jury trying the case to fix the punishment at life imprison ment in the state penitentiary if in their judgement. the facts warrant a punishment less than death. In this day when we read of so many assaults of this character being made, it behooves us to wake up to the situation and make the penalty so severe that the women of this state may be protected 'ron this heinous crime and the perpetrators puiished so severely that all will be deterred from committing the same. I further recomiemnd that an act be passed providing that in all cases of rape or assault with intent to rav ish, the female may be allowed to tes tify in private, before the judge, in the presence of the counsel for the state and defendant and the defend at himself, and that the testimony so i aken shall be read to the jury as the evideice of the said witness on the trial of the case. This is the law ia at least one if not more of the states 0 :f the Union, and should be the law in h this state. V In this connection, I think it im- a p)ortant also to ask that you pass an :ct making it a misdemeanor to post ,ir display in any public place or on any street or highway indecent pic lures of females. It is an evil that has been g'rowing in the last few Vears. anid one that calls for action on -)ur part. It is not necessary for me lo call to your atention the reasons kvhy this act should be passed; it is >bvious to all right thinking persons. I respectfully recommend that a r BE SOLD AT RETAIL! Failing to get a satisfactory offer Co it. Cor the purchase of my stock in bulk, [ have turned it over to Mr. Wm. F. till Iwart, my manager, with in-tructions or to turn it into cash ah soon as it is possible to (do so. I have TEN is col THOUSAND DOLLARS worth of N elean merchandise that I propose to R~ ne ive the consumer the be'cnelit of, at to aind below MANUFACTURER'S * DOST. All I can do is to get the fa th money out of it. For the present E. $1 and until further notice, I will sell everything in the store at thie close marked cash prices and give the pur chaser 20 per cent, cash discount, is This wvill give my old friends and iv m customers the advantage of making LI ci their selections from thislarge.stock of "I w CLOTHING, e at bl SHOES, bi HATS, and MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS a that have been bought right and of the best manufacture without any profit, and help them save money in beginning the New Year. el Terms: SPOT CASH. 8< g No membrandum made. A.C JOVE Newberry, S. C., Jan. 2, 190'. ~P rhe Eyes of the People The Smith. Co.'S1 'here are reasons for this. The Smith Co. hav hort time they have sold more goods than n imply because they have sold better goods for p-to-date stock of Dry Goods, Shoes, I 'heir motto will be, as kas always been better 1 THE SMITH Newberr Wn8 is of No Co To Please To Satisfy IS OUR AIM i We make friends of our customeri Transient trade is all right for a st the foundation of a business. Th We sell for prices that attract the nd our fair and square treatment h F the statement that "There is no F ad better try and get along withou /e have many customers who hav( nd all will tell you the BEST PLACE T( O. KLET Newberry's Greatel Poets are born, but good husbands made. you are look A woman doesn't greatly object toe ifessing her age if she doesn't look ents. Reme dies' Belts' One man never sneers at another Pieces, Han less sie woian is at the I)ottow and other thi Nwhen you ar Long Live The King! tbesr tog the popular cry throughout European' tmntries; while in America, the cry of present day is "Long live Dr. King's sw Discovery, King of Throat and ng Remedies!" of wvhich Mrs Julia 'der Paine, Truro, Mass., says: "It[8 verl fails to give immediate relief and quickly cure a cough or cold," Mrs. the inhabiants of tisa country. Nw scovery cures wveak lur.gs and sore .__________ roats after all other remedies have led; and for coughs and colds it's e only sure cure. Gnaranteed by W. Peiham & Son, Druggist. 50c. and ,00. Trial bottle free. 0Oppo)rtunlity3 doesn 't bother muen io take beauty sleeps. e not necessarily one of perfect form id feautures. Many a plain woman A N ho could never serve as an artist's odel, possesses those rare qualities at all the wvorld admires: neatness, ear eyes, clean smooth skin arnd that ~rightliniess of step and action that A company good health. A phyrsleally e eak woman is never attractive, not V ren to herself. -Electric Bitters re ore weak women, giec strong ner'ves, 'ight eyes, smooth, velvety skin, >autiIul complexion. Guaranteed at t. E. Pelham & Son, Druggists 50c. S C RT Unlless a man has money lie can't'l hf t e eeetrie.Su pist A Wonderful Happening. For Savi Port Byron, N Y., has witnessed one For Bul the most remarkable enres of healing rer recorded. Amos F. King, of that For Buyi lace says: "Bucklen's ArnicaSavn ared a sore on my leg with Salve IFor Dor ad suffered over 80 years. I am all ton ghty-five." Guaraateed to cure al e 3L o res, by W. E Pelham & Son, Drug lsts 25c. .'- S C This is the glorious season when a nt 's worth of flowvers cost a dol- tWl etem aPFunt A Memorable Day.I 'm lU One of the days we remember wt easure, as wecll as with profit to our' SE 1jN1 T ralth, is the one on whiehi we became qualnted with Dr King'~s New Life ills, the painless and biliousness, and Office. sep the bowels right. 26.4. at* W. E siham & Son's Drpg Store. Cor, Boyce & A are Turned Towards rg Goods Store, e only been In business afhort time. In that iany old experienced merchants, and why? less'money. They are now ready with an -lats and Notions for the year of 1907. oods for less money than others. 'COMPANY, -y, S. C. nsiderotioq to Us! IND. EFFORT. 3 and customers of our friends. 'perstructure, but steady custom at's what we have worked for. most economical housekeepers, olds them. Doing this we dispose riendship in Business." A man t customers than without friends. traded here for the past 20 years ) TRADE IS AT TNER'S, 3t Bargain Palace. WE KNOW ing for nice things for Xmas pres mber, we have a nice line of La Hand Bags, Collars, BattenberQ dkerchiefs, Combe, Silk Shawls, ngs too numerous to mention. So a out doing your Xmas shopping ve us a call. U.W.Calines PROSPERITY, S. C. FOR THE oves and Furniture, ~ D BEST PRICES. GO TO. ts & Sample. McCaughrin's Block, LOAN AND INVESTMENT CO. xe best Facilities rg Money at a' Profitab'le Rate of Interest: :ling by IustalLnent: ng Land: owing Money' on Real Estate. Our'N RITY CONTRACT f And Be Convinced of its ValM ~ans.of your Saving Money and accumulat that will buy Land or Build a House. LOAN AND INVESTMENT. J)AMES N. McCAUGHRIN, Secretary-Treasurer datas Sts., Newberrv. S. C.