The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 13, 1914, Page THREE, Image 3
Rll far inches," notwithstanding the
t that t';?e trunk was being curried
Mrs. Blease and myself, each
ding a separate and distinct ticket,
w, if this trunk should have gone
the rounds it had gone without
* extra charge, why w<?s it that all
once these "inches'' gfot in, and it
had to be paid for extra/? If this isn't
a small way of robbing {people I must
say that 1 don't know J of one. The
4"> cents is a very smi/ll matter, but
it might not be to souje poor people
who must use the railroads, and 1
call it to your attontionj botn becau^:
vf the injustice in sucli practice and
^ ^ * * r\y\ O 71 V
U etause ii II JJiatijucu vjii lima.people
it will dishonestly put a good
deal of money intc> somebody's
pockets, and you ought to .-top it. f
do not suppose it will Jhappen to me
kS again, because 1 wilL/ watch out for
my "feet and inche^ both. But it is
not right, and vo# gentlemen ought
to prohibit it b^law. In other words,
gentle men , IV' is not the pitiful sum
unjustly,^aken from me that 1 care
I Jouse t'aat only to give you a
t-S ?fhiif- Hip manv
rt'UiUJI CIC niuouai-.w.! .
sums added together, which are going
into somebody's pockets, by this
mean, inquitious system.
Smoking in Dining Rooms and Cafes.
There is a matter that I have not
'previously mentioned to you in my
messages which 1 desire to direct
your attention to. Many of you are
young men. Some of you, however,
kare as old as 1 am or older. Those of
you who are will recall tje time in
South Carolina when if a gentleman
smoked a pipe or cigar while walking
-1 TV. ^ Ltraot hv f hp side of a
B itlUHg UU ?-uc ou w..
lady he was not regarded as well
reared, and such a thing as smoking
while riding in a buggy with a young
lady would not have been tolerated.
But today we have not only seen
these things, but we 'have gone a
great deal further, and too far. I
regret exceedingly to know that
^ people in South Carolina (1 will not
say gentlemen, nor will I say true
By men) sit in our public dining rooms,
rA?ranrants and cafes, and smoke
fm cigars and foul little cigarettes, and
"whiff and puff and blow the smoke
^out through their nostrils, and this
^^ smoke is carried either by the natural
Obreezes or the current of an electric
fan into the eyes, mor.t. s and nostrils
of refined women. It makes me asr
hamed for my State. If I were in
one of these places with a lady and
should see a man light a cigarette
or cigar 1 would quietly ask trim
1 ^ ' *1* Af/v W'&TCi
please not to smotve, LilCl C
ladies in the ropm, or I would get
up and leave with her. But everybody
does not feel like doing this,
and I have actually heard ladies complain
bitterly to their escorts of the
annoyance of this smoke.
/ I had seen this thing done in some
places and some countries, and had
thought it ungentlemanly, but I had
never believed, until I saw it, that I
would witness such a thing in South
*" T 1 ivitnoccOli i r
C'cirOilDcl. -t> U L 1 liinc niiuwcv/u ?
and I now appeal to you as lawmakers,
not for the protection of trie
Men?they can protect themselves?
but for the protection of the women
of South Carolina from this kind of
insult.
if I were running one of these
? places I would not allow this kind of
conduct. If I had my own way, personally,
when a man lit a cigar or
cisarette in a dining room where
I ladies were' accustomed to be, if it
were my place, I would invite him
out, and if !ae did not leave, I would
put him out. But people do not
"want to be jgoing around fighting,
and it is your duty to see that the
laws protect the womanhood of South
Carolina. I call upon you now, as
men, to pass an 'Act making it a mis^
demeanor for any person to light or
to smoke a cigarette, cigar, pipe or
^ any other-article containing tobacco
or other commodity in any public
dining room, restaurant, cafe or other
" ' ?" moulc
place or oinmg u: &civm6
which ladies are permitted or acY
customed to visit. 1 do not think that
such a law is necessary for any true
gentleman or well-reared man, but
k there are some people who come inB
to South Carolina who have no respect
for us or our ladies, and they
' should be made to respect them, and
if there are any citizens of our State
Y- who are not ?iecnt enough to respect
the women of the State, they also
should be put in the "made" class.
Great noises are made over conveying
ciseascs by insects, etc. What is
more dangerous than smoke passing
+v>r.-mcrh rrmmimntive. svDhilitic or
other diseased throats, noses, etc.,
^ and into the mouths of decent
women? If it does not convey disease
m it Ctrlainly is nauseating.
* Establishing New Counties and
Annexing Tart of One County
To Another.
, 1 call your attention to the fact.
That the loose custom of changing
county lines every time somebody
mad because his property is
assessed a little higher than he thinks
it ought to be, or. the supervisor
doesn't work the roads just as some
few citizens think ne should in their
neighborhood, or because an adjoining
county has a dispensary, should
be regulated and so restricted that
county lines may be changed only
kwhen there is some real necessity
virwi vpa?nn for it. I'nless something
A is done in this regard it will soon be
inipossible for officials to determine
in what county transactions take
place; sheriffs wii* not know when
V they reach their county lines;
solicitors will be worried to locate
the venue in criminal cases, and
v auditors and treasurers will find
k difficulty ih determining what county
to assess property in and collect
taxes thereon. You should take some
Hpk positive stand upon this matter, givA
ing the governor, or someone, dis:
~ +s\ rl Afnr-iiino Whpn
\y~ CreiiOIlctl V puncia iyj ucici imuv .. ..
there is a real necessity before
allowing it to be done. It is most,
assuredly becoming a great annoyance
as it stands today. Personally.
1 have no interest in the matter, but
there is necessity for some wise
action in this regard.1
You should also take some positive
action in regard to the establishment
of new counties. 1 favor small
counties. I favor having a county
seat as conveniently aceussib!:- as
I
' possible to every citizen. T:.o
more coui:lTcs we have the
better tu citizens will kno.v
^ach other, the sooner the criminal
can be brought to t..e bar of justice,
jhe .l-ore spe-'uily can civil litigation
be ended, and there are many other
? ] /-k/'xnli'l nnnm^r^tp 1T1
J~t?;iSUIi:s \> muu i cuuiu biiuiiiviuw - ?
favor of small counties. Hut 1 do not
believe in creating new counties
whe:i by so doing one of the present
counties will be ruined.
1 simply call these matters to your
attention, giving you my reasons, in
order that you may take such action
as you deem wise.
Cattle Tick Eradication.
A great deal of agitation has been
: going 011 in reference to the eradication
of the catle tick in our State. Of
course, everybody is in favor of this
mo.ement, and foolis'.i indeed would
bf he who would oppose any effort in
this direction. However, it is a matter
which you should not give only hasty
consideration to, and you should not
be swept off your feet by sentiment,
but you should investigate very
seriously and very carefully what
work has been done, and how it is
done, and how best to continue the
' wcrk.
1 have suggested, and repeat to
you, ilu't 1 tliii k C'emson college is
receiving enough money from the
farmers in the fertilizer tax 10 give
at least part of It back to the farmers
by using it for the eradication of the
cattle tick. Clemson college was
established in 188S, while the Hon.
John Pptpr Richardson was governor,
and he stated in his message of 1S.:?0
that after a long fight in t>.e courts
i something o.er 800 acres of land
i and $11,2S3 in money had been received
from the Clemson will. This
property was turned over under Governor
Richardson's administration,
and much work towards the building
of the college was completed dur? lg
his term.
j If you will notice the .rouse journal
" XirVli^T?k
01 tflSL SC5SIOI1, )UU ?iu oct ? uvi\/
Gov. Benjamin R. Tillman said in his
message to the general assembly in
; i89i.
'1 would s'iy, fi rther, that after
th-> Cle nson ejil'.'iie shall havp gocteii
well under way and equipped, in four
or live years ai un.st, there will be
no::?!) ir.oney ,>?>w going* to that
school to run it. a;so this girls'
school (Winur'ip college) without
taxation.'"
If you will now take the report or
Clemson college during tlio past year,
you will see what a great prophet
. the then governor was, and if you
I will take the appropriation asked
i foi by Winthrop lor this year, you
will see that it is a good thing that
i the old caslcni of atoning false proi
phets is not now in order.
i However, the enormous amount
of money which is received
by Slemson college is felt
by a great many people in the
' Srate to be the most extravagant
j appropriation ever made to any in
I stitutlon of learning in tne ooucu.
II would, therefore, call your particular.
attention ,to a careful study of
this matter i!rom every standpoint,
and insist that Clemson college go
I this work of cattle tick eradication on
' its present receipts, without any
| extra levy upon the people of South
i Carolina for this purpose. And in this
i connection I desire to call your attention
to the following letter received
' from a very prominent farmer m
this State, and one who stands high
in the councils of the farmers' unions,
having held high position in r.he:-e
organizations:
"Governor Cole. L. Blease, Columbia,
IS. C.
"My Dear Governor: I wish to commend
your interview about the cattle
tick question and to call your attention
to one little item in its connection
that has probably escaped you. Richland
county is agitating the raising
of $40,000 by legislative appropria|
tion, this sum to tome from taxing all
i the people. All counties that are
! above the quarantine line and those
! under process of cleaning have had
I to pay a good portion of the expense
i of the work. Newberry county is now
paying about $500, possibly more,
I and I presume mat ot.ier couuues mc
; paying a like proportion. Now, it
| would hardly be just to tax those
; counties that have worked out their
; own problems for those counties
l that have not shown enough interest
j in the matter to do the same thing.
' It would be unfair and I am
; sure the people of the State will
endorse our positon. Either make
Clemson do the work (and heaven
knows they are doing little enough
except dabble in politics) or let the
i various counties work with the col|
lege and the United States Departi
ment, as the other counties have
done. For your information I wish to
state that no tick authority believes
i that, the State can be cleaned in one
; year, so it would probably mean an
'appropriation tor a like amount the
! coming year.'*
As shown by this letter, you will
see that it would be very unjust to
gi\e $40,000 out of the State's money
without giving- proper consideration
to those counties which have already
paid their PRO RATA share for re?ygE|gjjji^
.1 -i -i.- . u ?
llGVlllg tllCIllseivcs Ui Hit; (;aiuc nvi\.
.Now, gentlemen, do not understand
me to say liat I oppose the eradication
of the tick. I do not want some
i little, lying editor to come out and
isay: "Blease Fighting Eradication
of Cattle Tick." I am only calling
J your attention to the inequality which
! might result from a "nasty considerai
tion of the matter, and to an extravagant
expenditure of money which
I could be turned to useful purposes.
repeat. eradicate uie caitle
tick, and do it in a common
I sense way, with as little expense as
possible to the aleady overburdened
| tax-payers.
The Primary System.
j Many years ago some of the
; counties of South Carolina adopted
| a system of primary elections, which
system provided for the selection of
| candidates among the White people
| for the Democratic nominees, for the
I mirnose of avoiding a division among
I the white peopde in order to keep the
negro vote from becoming a factor
in the politics of this State. Many
years before that the eight-box law
had been in use, and it had been
sncc-csi-iiil in uc*i>r:\ing th<- negro of J
participation even in the general
e.ivi.on.-, except to a limited number. I
10 go through the entire history of
Uiis matter might oe ve?y interesting
in vi-lu. n ri.iw nothing or iittl "
of it, anil yet it niigiit somewhat
levwai a condition 01 aii'airs \vun;ii ;
it nni:iit jc as weii to let Ue to: gotten.
Latv;" liie biate Democracy auep:ed ,
iiut pi unary eiction system io.- tiie ;
l>i.i j/Uso Oi nominating candidates j
ior ail State ana1 county ottiees. I
.)u~t a siioit tune afterwards '
. c.xioi racy of t.:e State adopted it lor ;
the election oi canaidates ior con- I
and ihp United States senate. |
i he last convention lor tne nomina-j
tion of a governor and State officials :
was when Gov. John Peter Richard- j
son was nominated for his second
term. Then came the struggle of the
tu'iorm party in l?90. 'i .:e history
of til is ana campaigns from then uL)
10 tne present would be very interesi- (
ing . eadaig. but 1 presume it is un- j
necessary to g:ve it here. However, j
11 stems that this system was per- j
lectiy satisiactory when Governors [
ill.man, fcAans, Ellerbe and :Vl->
<u-.-io-.iftv wfti-p ftleeted. and i: reached 1
iib neigiit in the eyes of many people
?especially certain newspaper editors?wiio
aie now condemning it,
tiiid gave most .spiendid satisfaction
to these distinguished gentlemen,
when Governors Heyward and Ansei j
wore eiccted. Nothing was heard of i
its being unsatistactory to t'.iis great j
element of our people when uen.
Joseph H. Earle was elected to the
I ailed States senate, ana when many
congressmen and many State officials
were chosen.
But, alas t.ie campaign of 191 frame
alone:.
When that campaign came along
the then governor of South Carolina,
on the Stn day of .July, 1912, issued
a proclamation which read as follows:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Executive Pepartmnt.
Proclamation.
WHEREAS. Information has been
;;i\eu uiiio me that divers persons are
traveling in different parts df the
State of South Carolina and are, by
the payment or promise of money or
o.iier articles of value, endeavoring
to procure to vote for or against
5.1 rVir.riniarv i
certain i;aiiuiuait;:} in iii<_ L,i j ,
election, which is to be held on the }
i'ith day of August, I9i2, in violation)
of Section 350, Code of Laws ot Souin j
Carolina, 1912, which reads as fol-!
iows:
"Sec. 356. At or before every political
primary election held by any policical
party, organization, or association for
the purpose of c.ioosing candidates
for office or the election of delegates j
to convention in this State, any per- I
son who shall by threats or any other j
lorm of intimidation or by the pay- |
inent. delivery or promise of money
or other articles of value, procure or
offer, or endeavor to procure another
to vote for or against any particular
candidate in such election, or who
shall for such consideration offer to i
so vote, small be guilty of a misdemeanor."
Now, therefore, I, Cole. L. Blease,
governor of the State of South Caro
lina. in order that justice may be done j
and the majesty of the law upheld,i
do hereby oner a reward of $100 each
!or the first five convictions of any,
person or persons w.io shall be found
guilty under said section: Provided,!
That said five convictions shall be j
had in five different oounties of said I
i State.
In testimoney whereof, I have here- 8
I unto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the State to be affixed,
' 1 ^ 'Ot-V* /-Imr /a 4" T 11 1 \T A
at tJOlUmUlcl, in is olii ua.y vi uuij, -j.. i
0. 1912, and in the 137th year of the i
independence of the I'nited States of I ?
America.
Cole L.Blease,
Governor. ,
By t'he governor: j
R. M. McCown,
Secretary of State. *
, And in his opening speech at Sum- 5
ter, he said:
: "After reading the sections of the j
statute in regard to fraud in elections, \ \
Governor Blease said:
"Ar?ri I fall nnon all of my friends
to see that any person who attempts ! \
to buy votes in this primary, or who !
intimidates voters by threats or other- ?
wise, be immediately prosecuted, and '
if you need any assistance in the pro- i
secution of the case,I promise you, as )
governor of this State, to furnish it,; *
because I believe in a fair, square*- el- i,
ection, and propose, so far as in my j }
power, to see tilat it is held for all the i
offices of our State. You, my fellow ^
citizens, watch these two things; we I
now have a majority; we have the;
battle won, and all that we have got to I <
do is to see that we get a fair and \
x -3 ? Z4. * 11 . ;
lionest snowing, i cannot uo iu an, ;
can only do my part; it is up to you j
to do yours. If the people are de-j \
feated, and the corporations and
newspapers and the old ring take J
charge of t'.:is governient, the people : 4
w?ll be the sufferers. The fault will j
not be mine. Let the consequences ?
be what they may, the people of my 4
State will be forced to say Cole. L.,
. Blease did his part." ; *
But when this primary election was '
held in August, 1912, great charges of ,
- * 1 t
fraud were brougnt, ana tnese noiier i ,
V/.an thou" lords of Democracy, the. 4
editors and some other?all "great ,
guardians" of South Carolina's pri-: )
maries, who were defeated and whipped
out of their boots with j i
all their money and chiconery1 ]
and trickery, all at once discovered j
that the primary was reeking with' :
fraud and was a corrupt system and <
was horrible to contemplate. Yet it
was the same primary system that:
hu'J nominated their Hey ward and
their Ansel?the same men participat- !
j ed in it?and t'ne :->anie primary sys-!
jtein which had sent Senator Earle to I
Washington and Senator Smith to c
Washington against former Governor : I
Evans. \
TTTl -i- 1 +V. nonii rrll 1 \T I
wny uia it uecuiue su Lnuiuuginj , {.
corrupt all at once, and such an in- 1 '
iquitous system? Was it simply be- j
cause Blease had whipped the "aris- s
tocracy" and those who thought that i1
they owned the goverment, or was it i
? 1
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AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
I,
Assessment of Real ana personal i
Property for fiscal Year 1914. I, or an
authorized agent will be at the fol- (;
lowing places named below for the 1
purpose of taking returns of both real ;:
estate and personal property for Fis-, <
cal year, 1914: '1
Newberry January, 1st to 13th, inclu '
sive and on every Saturday.
Kinards?Wednesday, January 14th.
Whitinire?Thursday and Friday, ,1
January 15th ano 16th. I'
Pomaria?Mondaj', January 19th.
Walton?Tuesday, January 20th.
Glymphville?Wednesday, January '
21st. !
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at?..u.?Tliiir-crlov Tsnnarv '22 !
Jlit} UlJLltUlA i uuiouuj } , .
Jolly Street, Friday, January 23rd. i.
Little Muntain?Monday, January i
26th.
Prosperity?Tuesday and Wednes- <
day, January 27th and 28th. !,
O'Xeall?Thursday, January 29th. j ]
St. Lukes?Friday, January 30th. ]
Longshores?Monday, February 2nd. i
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Silver street?luesaaj, reumaij .
3rd. ^ |<
Chappells?Wednesday, February
4th.
Xewberrr Cotton mill?Thursday,,'
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aceaaKBMinv vgara?
1$ Bank
$50,000
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bank are
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February 5th.1
nairland Pnttnn mill?^Friday. Feb
ruary 6th.
Mollohon Cotton mill?Monday, Feb- /
ruary 9th.
And in the Auditor's Office in the
Court House Friday, February 20th,
after which date a penalty of 50 per
cent will be added against all persons,
firms or corporations failing to make
their returns as required by law. I
would dislike very much to have to
add this penalty but I am required
by law to do so. The law Tequires a
tax on all .notes, mortgages and monnicn
or* iTKinme tny on in
cy O, CLIOW C4.XA W 0
comes in excess of $2,500.
There shall be a capitation tax of
fifty cents on all dogs, the proceeds
to be expended for school purposes.
Dogs not returaed for taxation shall
not be held as property in any of the
courts of this State.
All male persons from 21 to 60
years, except Cenfederate soldiers, or
those persons incapable of earning a
support by being maimed or from any
other cause, are liable to pay a poll
tax of one dollar.
Real Estate is to be assessed this
vear. Each tract or lot 01 land must
be assessed separately. Also state
to assessor whether you hare bought
or sold any real estate since last return.
The lav,* requires that all property,
both real and personal, be assessed
"at^its true value in money,"
ft'bich is construed to mean, "The sum
3f money for which said property, un
3er ordinary circumstances, would
sell for cash."
Please don't ask that your property
be taken from the tax duplicate the
same as last year. The law requires
:hat all property must be listed on
"ppr'ar tax rpt.nrn blanks and nroDer
!y signed and sworn to by person making
return. Please be sure to have
rear returns in, on or before the 30th
)f February, 1914. ?
Eugene S. W?rts,
County Auditor.
Dec. IS, U13.
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