The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, February 01, 1905, Image 1

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VOL. XIV. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1,1905. NO. 19. THE CREAT NEED. Senator Raysor's Plea for the Little Children of the State. MUST BE EDUCATED. The Eloquent Speaker Contended that Compulsory Education i Needed as a Logical Necessity Under Present Conditions and Principles. In'advocating his compulsory edu ca Aon bill in the State Senate last wEek Senator Raysor said: "Ic is not necessary to discuss eit her the value or necebsitv of educa tic n. The mjst sacred in te State and to the State are her children, whether th ay be the children of th 1 rich or the poor. They are the mos-t zaluable un de ieloped resourca that she has. The poorest child in the State is capable of enlightened, conscierftius citizen shi p and a useful and honorable life If .:t is propeily trained. "The pressing question with every people is not what they have been, bat what they shall determine to be; not what their ancestors were, but wtat their children shall be. It is therefore the highest, the holiest, duty of every State to see that the shackles of ignorance shall not be kept on any portion of its people; and just so sure ly as sbe falls short of this high p:o rogative and solemn duty, just so surely does she forge the chains of her own dependence to other and more en lightened communities, in material and mental and moral power, and ecstly is the tribute money and humi bating the dependence. The highest honor in the history of this common wealth Is that she has inaugurated and is sustaining and developing a system of education free to all her cildren, and freest to the humblest. In no other way can the greatest good to the greatest number, the Ideal of modern statesmanship, be attained, and in no other way can the uplif ing of nations and individuals be accom plished. What may follow universal education in the destiny of a people is not given to me to lift the veil and know, but this I do know, that with out it no State or individual can enter into the fullness and the power of this opening century with its heritage of possibility and promise. "Under the complex conditions of our modem life, a common school ed ucation is not only absolutely essen tial, but the highest training possible is becoming more and more intensifi ed. Natural conditicns no longer de termne results, but intelligence de termines the preeminence of nations and inJividuals. Mere labor means mere servitude, skilled industry every where has the mastery. "To meet this condition It is essen tial that we develop such a system of public instruction as will reach every cild. The State cannot afford to per mit any of her children to grow up Ignorant. It parents and others who have the custody of children fail In their duty in this regard, the int'elli gence and conscience of the State should be equal to the protection of these helpless and unfortunate ones. Nothing short of this will meet the conditions as they exist today in this St-ate. Nothing-short of this will be fulfilling the duty the State owes to herself. "'The State must educate her chil dren for the betterment of their con ditions and for hi r own protection. She cannot afford to leave the educa tic-n of those who are to control her destiny in the near future in the hands of parents or others, who, from cerelessness or Indifference, are- un willing to t-end their children to school and deprive them of the opportunity to better their conditions. "Our condition is such as to demand Ee-ions consideration. In 1901 only 58 per cent. of the wbite children of this State were enrolled in the schools, the average attendance we only about 43 per cent. Such a. star~e of affsi:s; -cannot be long toler.ted. Tthese are the last statistics I have :een able to| obtain. There has been a gradual in-I cre!ase In the enrol ment of children at d it is to be hoped that the per ceat. has also increased. But the num ber of white chiidren whc do not at tead any school is simply a~arming arnd calls for the ecactment of a c->m prisory law. It cannot be cbjected that such a measure is an iofringe muent upon parental rights. The argu ment that it is the parents' right to determine what education their child ren shall have, if any at all, overlooks er tirely the right of the child. Every child has the right to have that satcount of education necessary to be ccme a good citzm. The parent who neglects to educate his child is unfit to govern it. He is committing a crime against the State and society and Is ding a great irlcstlce to the child. "The children of this State can be taken by the courts from the care of a parent who 1s manifestly unfit to have charge of tt em. The State has always recognize& its duty to protect her children. In a high sense, it is a guardian to the child. The right of the State to do this is founded on the duty of the State to perpetuate itself by the care of those who are hereafter to constitute its~ctizenship. Iii would be an anomaly for the law to interfere for the child's physical welfare, as It is constantly doing, and have nothing to say of its Intellectual and moral welfare. No government coud exist where no children attend ed school, and no State can allow her highest and best interest, her child ren, to grow up in ignorance. "The duty or the State does not cease when she has provided school fa.cilities for all her cnildren. If par ents, or others who have the care of children, will not avail themselves of these opportunities, it is the duty of the State to compel them to do so. Where there is not found sufficient motive on the part of the children themselves to attend school, which is raly the case, or where parents have not a suffi:,ent sense of duty or Obli gation to send them, the State cer tainly has the right, for its own pre servation, to compel their attendance "Every State in this union ha, provided a system of public education and each year this system is being en larged and perfected. Thirty-tw States have enacted compulsory laws ani it Is a notworthy fact that n( State which has adopted a compuisor3 law has ever repealed it. Those Statto which have adopted this law have b3 far the smalles per cent. of illiteracy. This system is no longer an experi ment; it is not only endorsed by all the leading educators as a necessity, but its practical operation has been successful. "If it has been found necessary to educate the marses in a monarchical government In order that they may obey the laws how much more essen tIal is It to us, where tbey both make and execute the laws? This idea is not a new one in South Carolina. I be lieve It is, or was, a law in Charleston county and possibly in the city of C lumbia. The constitution of 1868 pro vided for such a law, the new consti tution makes it still more necessary. It makes the right to citizenship de pendent on the rig)-t to read and write, or to owa a certain antourt of property. This is practically an edu cational qualification. "Compu'sory education is not only the logical sequence, but it is the only jastifcation.of the public school sys tem. This system is founded in the dutyof the commonwealth to guard its own life and maintain its effciency It is univers3lly agreed that the edu cation of the citizen is a necessary condition of its life; and, that being so, it is not only the right, but the duty of the State to insist upon the education of all of its people. I; is the inalienable right of every child to secure that measure of training which will fit him to erjoy the priviltges and to perform the duties of citizen ship. And if this right is for any reason denied by parents. it is the duty of the State to interpose and se cure to the child Its right, It is a manifest injustice to tax the people, whether having children or not, to support a public school system for the instrnction of all the children on the ground that the public welfare demands it and then allow its privi leges to be wasted and children grow up in ignorance, as the inlifference or carelessness of parents and those who have the care of the children may dictate. "My appeal is for the poor, neglect ed children of this State. The strong and the wealthy do not need my as sistance or that of the State, but it is the weak and helpless who appeal to my sympathy. If the State does her duty in this regard there is nothing In all her history, glorious as it has been, that will be comparable to the achiev ments of the future." THE UNIVERSIM BILE KILLD In the House lby a Dccisive Vote on Friday. The bill to provide for the estab lishment of the University of South Carolina was killed in the house of representatives. The State says it seems that the matter was badly gen eraled from the outset, and might have passed second reading Thursday had it come to a vote at that time. The bill was imperfectly drawn, In the beginning, and had been laid over from last Tuesday in order that the objectionable features might be eradi cated. At the conclusion of several speeches made by members of the house, the vote was taken on the motion of Mr. Lomax to strike out the enacting words. The vote stood: Ayes-Mesars Ardrey, Arnold, Ash ey, Baker, Ballentine, Banks, Beam guard, Bradham, Brant, Browning. Callson, Cloy, Cuiler, Divis, D is Champs, DeVore, Dukes, Earhardt, L. B. Etheredge, Faust, Fishburne, Gause, W. J. Gibson, Gray Gyles, Hall, Hamel, Harrison, Hlemphill, D. 0. Herbert, Hey ward, Keenan, Ker shaw, Kirby, Kirven, LaFitte, Lester, Lofton, Lomax, Lyon, Laban Maul din, T. J. Mauldin, Morrison, Nichol son, OtS, Parker, Patterson, Pit: man, Pollock, Prince, Pyatt, Rhch ards, Riley, Sellers, Stoll, Strong, Taylor, M. W. Walker, J. B. Watson, J. J. Watson. Webb, Wimberiey--59 Nays-Bon. M. L. Smih. sp.eaker; and Me.srs. Bins. Brantley, Bruc3, Clifton, Colock, C >th:an, Doat, Ford, Foster, Fraser, Frost, Gasqu~e, Gas on, J. P. Gibson, Grabam, Gyles, Hall. Haskell, Higgins, Hutt-, Irby, Laney, Lawson, Mc~ants, Mc~oll, Jr., McFaddin, McMaster, Massey, Miller, Morgan, Nash, Patterson, Pittmnan. Pollock, Reaves, Saye, Sellers, Sink ler, Spivey, Toole, Tribble, Turner, Verner, Wflaley, Whatley--46. These absent and not voting were: Messrs. Boyd, Brice, Edwards, Glc ver, D. L Green, W. McD. Green, Ham ln, Harrellson, Harley, J. E. Hlerbert, Little, Moses, Nance, Poston, Bawl inson, Sanders, Sheldon-, 3. Mi. Wal ker, Yeldell. , They Mean Business. A dispatch from Fort Motte to The State says: "A meeting of the farm ers cf this, the banner section of Or angeburg County, was held on the 10th, to discus the cotton situation. Capt. James A. Peterkin was made president of the meeting. The general spirit of the meeting was that it was time for the cotton planter to take ac tion, and that organization v-is a necessity to secure a fair and re, ular price for cotton. It was agreed that a reduction in acreage of 25 per cent would be made in this section. The farmers in this sEction are in a posi tion to hold their cotton for what they consider a fair price." The farmers Ic the upper part of the county imean business, and we hope they will be backed by the farmers of all sections. A Fatai Accident. A dispatch from Jefferson, S. (., tc The State says meagre details have jnst been received there of an acci dent on the tram road belonging tc the Palmetto Lumber company ir which one negro was killed and thiree were injured. The name of the dead man Is not known. The accident oc curred Saturday morning by the giving away of a bridge over Lynch'i river. Drs. Miller and Gregory were hastily summoned to relieve the in. jured. PASSED THE HOUSE. Resolution t2 Investigate the Work ings of the State Dispensary. The Bill Is Passed and Sent Back to the Senate With Important Amendments. The resolution providing for a joint leg!slative committee to investagate the workings of the State dispensary passed the house of representatives on Tuesday of last week and was sent to the senate with amendments. In addition to the items heretofore stipulated as a guide for the commit tee, the hou' e adopted the following on motion of Mr. Otts of Cherokee: "Is it not a fact that excessive freights have been paid to railroads for transporting liquors into the State when said liquors could have been shipped into the State by water at less cost to the State?" - The house amended further, on mo tion of Mr. C. P. Sanders of Spartan burg, by providing that the c)mmis sicner. of invcstigatiq "shall not re ceive pay for more th4 30 days." The following was adoptycd on mo tion of Mr. Sanders, to be aided to Sec. 8 of the original bill: "Provided that the evidence taken or adduced before said commission shall not be used for the purpose #,f any criminal prosecution against the person who is examined at the time such evidence Is taken or adduced." And the following new section was added on motion of Mr. Lomax of Ab. beville: "Sec. 9. That the costs and expenses of his investigation be paid by the State dispensary, each mem ber of said commission to receive $4 per day and the usual mileage." When the dispensary bill was reached In its regular position on the calendar, Mr. Ashley moved to strike out the enacting words. During the discussion Messrs. H. H. Evans and J. B. Towill of the dispensary beard were observed on the floor. Each seemed to take great interest in the proceedings. When the bill came up-for action on Mr. Ashley's hostile motion Mr. Sink ler declared that thi% bill is an Indict ment of the State board of cintrol. If there has been corruption, let the axe fall to the roots. If there be no corruption shown, let the accused be vindicated. He urged for a fearless investigation. When ot'er States have been charged with corruptin, it has been the proud boast of South Carolina that the records of her pub lic servants have been stainless. But the smoke is rising and is getting thicker and thicker, and something must be done and be done at once. He wanted the committee composed of able, fearless and Incorruptible men. The resolution should be adopted at once as the session is draw ing to a close. Mr. McColl declared the dispensary system to be a creation of the South Carolina legislature. which Is itself ac oL untable to the people. He declared that the people, the press and one of the United States senators from this State had called attention to the charges being made against the man agement of the dispensary. Mr. Ashley-Do you know how much that former Investigation cost? Mr. McColl--No, sir, nor do I care. If there Is corruption going on it should be brought to light and It would be nothing but right to con duct this investigation, even if it costs the Stateifive mill additional. Continuing he said t-hat the p~sople of the entire State are clamoring for investigation. There should be a committee which should be composed of men whs had not prejudged the case. Mr. Richards declared that it has been charged for years that there is something wrong at the South Caro. lina dispensary. He personally does not believe It, but he thinks that the people of the State are demanding in vestigation and should have It. Mr. D. 0. Herbert stated on behalf of the commissioner, who is from 0' angeburg, that he has no objection to the passage of this resolution. Mr. Gasque of Marion favored the passage of the resolution as a matter of just~ior to those under indictment. IMr. Ailsy stand his positionl There have b en investi!gations c-st lng the State .8,000 or 310,000 and they have never found anything wrong yet. Mr. Ashley took a shot at the au'hor of the bill by saying that members of the legislature sometimes offer resolutions of this kind just to get a job after the legislature ad journs. The house voted down Mr. LaFitte's amendment to limit the pay of this commission to 20 days. Mr. Lomax's amendment to provide for the ex pense to be paid by the State dispen sary at the rate of $4 per day for members and the regular mileage al lowed members of the general assem-. bly was adopted. The house accepted Mr. Sanders' amendment that a witness' testimony cannot be used against him in crim inal prosecution. By a vote of 64 to 49 the house agreed to Mr. Sanders' motion to limit the pay to 30 days. The house decided to accept Mr. 0;ts' amendment to have investigated the charges. The resolution was sent back to the senate with amendments. No Biennial Sessioni. Will the Legislature meet biennial ly? That is a question, says the State, in which the people are very much Interested. The people have expressed their desired for the legisla ture to meet but once In two years, although It is not generally under stood that biennial sessions would be more pleasing to corporations than any other measure before the general assembly. Mr. Beamguard of York has introduced a bill to ratify the ac tion of the people and to amend the constitution as directed. The judi ciary committee of the house Thurs. day submitted an unfavorable report -and there was no minority report -showing that the proposed amend ment would be a misfit and would en tali confusion. It looks from this report as if we will not hare biennial sesins for awhile at last SWORN IN ACAII Covernor D. C. Heyward Com mencesI His Second Term. INAUGURAL ADDRESS The Chief Magistrate, Who Has Serve the State So Faithfully the Past Two Years, Spoke Directly to fhe Members of the Ge. eral Assembly. Gov. D. C. Heyward Wednesday took the oath of office of chief magis. rate of the State and addressed the general assembly briefly but in a very earnest manner. The impressive cere monies were witnessed by hundreds, qte representative p-ople of. many counties being present, and the gal lery was filled with ladies who had braved the severe weather. The exercises were held in the hall of the house of representatives. Just before the hands of the clock pointed to the hour of noon, the house sus pended business and the sergeant at arms announced: "The honorable the senate." The senators, headed by the presiding ofilcir, Senator Man ning, and the clerk, Gen. Himphill, entered and were seated. The sergeant at arms then an nounced "the governor-elect of South Carolina and his escort." Preceded by the sergeants at arms of the sen ate and the house, the one with drawn sword, the other with the mace of state, the gubernatorial party entered. Gov. Heyward was accompanied by Hon. Altamont Moses of the legisla tive committee on arrangements. The chief justice of the State, Hon. - J. Pope, was attended by Senator J. D. Marshall of the same commit tee. Lient. Gov. Sloan was accompa nied by Hon. B. A. Morgin, Judge W. H. Brawley by senator Walter H. Wells and Rev. C. M. Niles, D. D., by Hon. Huger Sinkler. The joint assembly remained standing while the governor and his escort marched down the middle aisle and ascended to the speaker's desk. The other mem bers of the escort were Capt. B. H. Jennings, State treasurer; Col. U. X. Gunter, attorney general; Mr.. -1. T. Gantt, secretary of state; Mr. 0. B. Martin, State superintendent of edu cation; Mr. A. W. Jones, comptroller general; E. J. Watson, commiss' 'ner agriculture, commerce and Immigra. tion; Gen. Jno. D. Frost, adjutant general, and Solicitors Davis, Wilson, Johnson, Timmerman, Henry and Sease. Others in the party were Maj. Benjamin Sloan, president of the South Carolina college, 'and Gen. Wilie Jones, chairman of the State Democratic executive committee. When all had been seated, Senator Manning called the joint assembly to order and introdurced Rev. C. M. Niles, D. D., rector of Trinity church, who pronounced the invocation. Sen ator Manning then announced that "Hon. D. Clinch Heyward, governor elect, is present and ready to qualify." The chief justice then advancAd to the right of the presiding offcer and the chief magistrate to the left. Stand ing thus: Judge Pc'pe, head of the judiciary of the State, then in a most impressive manner administered the oath of offce to the head of the exe cutive department of the State gov ernment, the young gt vernor recently elected without opposition to succeed himself in the only political ciflice he ever held, and the only one which he will hold. according to his ot'n decla ration. THE INAUGURAL ADDRE~S After taking the oath of offce Gov. Heyward addressed the joint assem bly in an inaugural remarkable for its brevity, its directness and its evident purpose to encourage the upbuilding of the State. Gov. Heyward said: Gentlemen of the General Assembly and My Fellow Citizens: T wo years ago I had the honor of taking the oath of offie as governor of South Crarolina. Standing again today in this distinguisned presence, 'to pledge myself snow to the service of our State, I am even more solemn ly impressed with the duties which must and do devolve upon one whom the people have selected as their chief executive. This occasion, with th'e formal renewal of my oath, though it brings oefore me afresh the realization of grave responsiblities, tills my heart with deepest gratitude because of the honors which have been bestowed upon me by my fellow citizens. ihe vast and the future alike in stinctively rise before me, tbe one with its work finished, its history written; the other with its unknown tasks, with its welfare in our keeping. In the retrospect I see much for which I am deeply grateful, much that I can never forget. Especially true Is this when I remember the loyal sup port accorded me by the people of our State in my endeavor to merit their confidence by advancing, as best I could, the highest interest of our commonwealth. To feel that those to whom one is alone responsible should set upon him the seal of theiz approval by such a re-election as was mine, is indeed a reward than which there is none greater to strive for. If I have rendered any service to my State, if I have served my people in some measure as I hoped to serve them, if indeed I have kept the faith, this has only been possible because you, my countrymen, gave me your encouragement and your help. Untc you, then, the credit is due, and tc you this day I acknowledged my debt of gratitude. The future is fraught with ever greater import. Its duties must be met, its problems must be faced, its diffieulties must be overcome. Ir these are included for us, gentlemer of the general assembly, individua] responsibilities which should neithel be evaded nor disregarded. You are sent here by the sovereign people and you are sent for service. It 'vs. with you abone to measure up to you] grat respnsibtilitiaa and .1 heuceve that you will not fail to do so. T highest duties of citiz nship dcvAl upon you for to you Is entrusted t1 sacred duty of framing and enactic laws which &hall govern an enligh ened people. The future welfare at the continued prosperity of our Stal will be assurrd if ycur deliberatioI are characterized by the "spirit wlsdotu and understanding, the spir of counsel and right, the spirit < knowledge and of the fear of t Lord." In the oath wi!cb I have ju! taken I have obligated myself to ul hold and enforce the laws of cr Stz.te. This I stall endeavor to d with full regard to the rights of a our citizens, with jealous care for th fair name and the unsullied reputa tion of South Carolina; with faithft effort to maintain the dignity an honor of our commonwealth; wit] hope and confidence in all because c our glorious past. In the discharg of my duties as governor 1 shall es expect-and I feel that I shall receiv -the continued co-operation and as sIstance, not only of the membeis o your body, but also of the law-abid ing people of our State. I- my annual messege recently sen to your honorable body I called atten tion, in as brief detail as pfssible t, the condition of our various State de partments, and made therein suol recommendations as I deemed wisi and expedient,. You are now fairl: launched upon your labors and I shal make no further mention of thes matters trusting that what I havi already said concerning them has ha your careful attentioa. I am deeply interested in all that shall merit an( receive your consideration and I wil deem it both a privilege and a pleas ore to assist you in any way that lie in my power. You are making laws for a growing and prosperous State. The unrivalle natural advantages of South Carolina Its great- undeveloped resources. iv wonderful industrial developm-nt all of these are attracting to us, mon than ever before, the attention of th( outside world. In addition to these attractions and advantages, with i labor and capital are not in conflict but together are working in harmon3 for the upbuilding of our State. Thi is a blessing which is denied to man3 States and we should neglect n< means to promote its continuance From every standpoint, with increas, ing growth and influence, the futuri of our State is brighter than ever be fore in its history. To properly meet these growing de mands, so rich with promise, meritV our united action and our utmost en, deavor. Difficulties must be over, come to achieve the ends desired, but this should nerve us to stronger and more determined effort. Unnecessar3 legislation is unwise legislation, and unwise legislation hinders and retardi the advancement and progress of z people. Fewer laws upon statut books and their better enforcemeni will undoubtedly bring improved con ditions generally and this would ther be accomplished with less friction. A law should not only be necessary, but It should be capable >f enforoc ment because,. if disregarded, this Cods to Ahe disregard of all laws thus striking directly at the ver foundations of government. 'It is your province to direet the ex penditure of the funds collected from the people and this should always bt done with regard for proper economy. In yt.ur official capacity ycu shoulc always exercise the same judgmeni and foresight that you do in youl private business, counting the cms but never lo.sing sight of the objeci to be attained. Economy In public as In private affairs-means doing what is necessary, what the exac1 needs of the State require. A grow lng and progressive State necessarill means increasiag expense in the con. duct of its government and if the ex penditures are wisely made, we can with confidence, look for greater re suits. I have bely given you some 0 the thoughts that stir me on this oc casion, deeming it unnecessary to add to what I have alrea'dy presented fo: your consieration in my annual mes sage. We are here, commissioned b) the people to work for the best inter ,ests of South Carolina. We ca n hayt no higher privilege and should strivi to prove ouraelves wonhay cf their trur by measuring up to our responnbili ties. I have made reference~ ore' than once to the honor and the duti& which are ours, but the full me.asure of success can never crown oar efforti unless we have in all we do the co operation of the people. I have tried to express to you som' of my feelings upon assuming, for thi second time, the office of chief magis trite of South Caioiina. In main taining the honor, taxe integrity ant the dignity of their State, Souti Carolinians have evr done their ful duty, and It Is this which has done s< much to make the glorious history o our State. Our people have neva been wanting in the past and the: can be safely trusted for the future. Let us, then, all strive to do ou part to prove ourselves worthy o our heritage, whith Is indeed a grea one. ojs d * *""Bjutadfear not; Let all the ends thou aims't at be thy country's; thy Gods and truth'u." May this amimate and in.spire us il all that we do, and thus faithfull; striving may we together consecrat ourselves anew to the service of ou native State, to our own, our, belovel South Carolina. When Gov. Heyward had conclud ed, there was tumultuous bandclap ping on the floor of the h ase and I1 the gallery likewise. When quiet hai followed, Senator Manning presente< the lieutenant governor elect, Col Jno. T. Sloan, who also took the oat] of office. Ac cepting the gavel from th presiding officer, Lieut. Gov. Sloan an nounced that the governor and his s cort would retire. The joint assemobi: was then dissilved and the sentor returned to their chamber. Wednesday night from 9 to 11 Gov and Mrs. Hey ward entertained In hon or of the general assembly. In the al tenoon thermometer had dropped to 1 degrees, but there was a steady strear of callers at the governor's manslo1 and within doors there was a delight ful picture. .The house was decorarei with evergreens and vines, presentini on inviting contrase to the bleaknes of the winter night. There was musi and light ref reshmsnts and the even lng ws spent very enjoyably. ie COALE BICK HOME. 7e te R This Is the Advice Eam Jones Gives d to Runaway Boys. 15 If Any Such Boys Read This We Hope They Will Follow Ris Good e Advice and Return. TO The Atlanta Journal: t There is an epidemic of runaway boys. Scarcely a day passes but what r we read of boys and young men run 0 ning away from home, and no tidings LI of their whereabouts come back to e parents and loved ones. The great. - trouble with boys is the fact they 1 don't think. In the first place, the 3 closer a boy can be and the closer he 1 lives under the shadow of a gooi f mother the better It is for him. The 3 home roof is the best covering and - shield that a boy can know in this world. The literature of the day is - largely responsible for this craze on f the part of boys and young men to leave home and wander up and down through the earth. I suppose no boy ! has left a good home, a good mother - and father, but what thoughts of home and friends occur ever and anon to him. At night time, wherever be pillows his head he must think of mother at home; but he doesn't real izt how mother and father suffer be cause of the absent boy. I hope these lines may fall under the eyes of many wandering boys, and that If they-re fuse to come back to their homes, they will sit down and write to moth er and father, or brother and sister. They need not say where they are, but let their loved ones know they are well and how they are getting along. How many thousand mothers have been made to utter the sad, pa thetic words: "Where Is my wan dering by tonight? Go search for him where you will and bring him to me with all his blight and tell him that I love him still." A mother's love and a father's devotion are as long as all eternity. Broader than this world, and there is no land so distant, no pathway so cold bu'. what a mother's feet would tread that way, a father's weary' efforts would lead that way until they come in the presence of the one who had wander ed off. A good boy can do better at bis own home and In he community where he was raised than he can do anywhere else on earth. A bad boy can do well nowhere. Latitude and longitude and geographical position does not determine the well-doing of a fellow. Character alone settles the q'estion with him. The judge of our circuit court re lated the following Incident to me a few days ago. Eight or ten boys were indicted in his court as railroad tramps for riding trains, every one of whom were strangers to him and from diff rent towns and States in the union. They were convicted and he sentenced them simply to pay' the cost or to three mouth's imprison ment None of them could pay their fine and all went to the chaingang. Some of them have broken down in their prison life and have written to their parents at home of their condi tion and their parents sent the money to pay their fines and bring them home. One of them, a son of a poor widow, who earned the money to pay her boy's fine at the wash tub. One of those boys lived in the State of Tennessee, one in the city of Atlanta, of respectable family, another one in North Carolina. The others are still in the chaingang; some of them, per haps, have no parents to whom they can write or friends who will come to their relief, and others perhaps are too stubborn and proud to let their condition be known at home. This is only one of the many instances where courts are compelled to punish boys. I notice that the police of Atlanta took up a young Arkansas b-y the other day and the little fellow broke down and told his history and the family to which he belonged and his parents were notified of his where abouts. There is no more commend able work in cities by detectives and policemen than the arrest and deten tion of strange boys and they ought to give themselves more diligently to the work of finding out the name of every stray boy in every city. Lock him up until he gives his ldentity. 1n this way they may save many a boy to his home and his mother and save him from wreck a.nd ruin. Car tersville, like other towns, has been contributing to the number who have have wandered off. If a Cartersville boy who is away from home shall read these words let him instantly sit down and write and tell the loved ones at home how he is getting along. So many of these wandering boys. are killed by trains and other accidents and may be the loved ones never hear cf where or how they went. If boys could see that It was a crime thus to make mother and loved ones suffer, and how cruel it is to give no tidings of themselves of those who are anr ions and who are all the time think ing of them by day and dreaming of them by night. There is scarcely an act that en tails so much punishment upon the innocent -as the crime of running away from home on the part of boys Sand young men. When a boy leaves Shome and wanders cff the mother a goes to bad and suffers. The father r is troubled and worried so he Is scarce I ly fitted for the business of his life. The vacant chair at the table, the pillow on which no head rested the night before, his chair in the sitting i room, biis voice heard no more--a thousand things remind the loved I ones of the absent one. I say again, come home boys, come come, but if 1 you will not come home, sit down i and write father and mother and tell them how it goes with you, whether you tell where you are or not. r These weird, miserable novels, S whether high- class or low-class novels. furnish the Incentive and motive for .many a boy to leave 'home and the - company he gets in when he Is once - gone is such that he soon fa~lls In with 5 their ways and goes to the bad before 2 he scarcely realizes at all what he hal. 1 done. I heard a fellow talkirg the, - other day how be and his young I brother ran away from home b:-cause i their father whipped them; how the) 3 spent one n'ght away and the next a day went back home. They were - only gone a little over twenty-fou' he found his mother in bad sick and he said I balieve if we had staid a week mother would have b en dead when we got home. He said: "We were not at home an hour before mother was up and rejicing over the fact that her boys had come back." What must be the suff: ring of a home where a boy has been gone a month or a year and sent no tidings back. Honor thy father and thy mother, boys, and thy days shall be long upon the land which the Lord, thy God giveth thee. No child can disbonor his parents and do well here after. Let a boy suffer anything be fore be will wound his mother or dis honor his father. These infernal novels with their weird lies and con torted characters have made a fool of many a boy and started him on a tramp to the devil and the dogs. In the state of Mi-sissippi a runa way boy, who was then a young man, came to me and told me that he had been a runaway for more than five years, that he bad never written a line to his father or mother, and asked me did I know his father and mother, telling me the town and :cuatyawhere they lived. I said: "Yes, I know them well." He said: "Will you write to them for me and see if they will let me come back to see them." I did so, and whe3 he did come back to his G.:orgla home there was a reg ular camp-meeting, picnic, and May festival all combined. I can never forget how eagerly that boy looked into my face when he was asking me about his parents. Five years is too long, boys, to keep quiet. Then, mother may .e dead, father buried; and the mischief you have done can never be undone. Come back, now, b.ys, or write immediately. God alone can 'measure the depth and breadth of a parent's love for a wan dering child. I would that every boy who has run away from his home could realiz3 bow deeply he has wounded and how fearfully he has lacerated the heart and feelings of those who loved him best. I would that every editor of every paper in the United States would catch up this refrain and write on the subject Qf the sacred duty of runaway boys to come or to write back to their pa rents at home. You could serve your country no better, gentlemen, than to sound the bugfe blast down the line so that every wandering boy could hear or read, your words. The prodigal boy in bygone years came to himself and Immediately he started for home. 'There was the fatted calf killed, there were shoes for his feet, a robe for his back, and welcome that done his heart good. Comi back, boys, come back. Yours truly, SA P. JONES. TOPROTBOT RMX&RYALECTION. A Bill for That Purpose Passed the House Friday. The bill providing penalties for certain offenses committed in prim ary elections was acted on by the house Friday and p.ssed in the fol lowing shape: Section 1. At every political prim ary election held by any political par y, organization, or association for the purpose of choosing candi dates for cffce, or the election o-delegates to conventions in this State, any person who shall by threats or any other form of intimidation, by the payment, delivery, or promise of money, or other article of value, pro cure or offer, promise or endeavor to procure, another to vote for or against any_ particular candidate, or for such consideration off r to cr shall so vote, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than-8$100 nor more than $500, or be imprisoned at hard labor fcr not less than six months. Sec. 2. That fr,. m and after the approval of this act by the governor, it shall be unlawful for any candidate in a party primary held f-ar .the selec tion of the party's nominee for any offce in this State, by the use of money or other valuable considera tion, to employ any person to devote his time ani influence or any portion therecf in the promotion of any candi dates interest or for the defeat of any other candidate. Sec. 3. It shall be urnlawful for any person while a candidate for pub lie offle during any political campaign to givl, ptmise or subscribe any money or other valuable thing for any purpose whatsoever except for regular church collections had in a regular church building. Sec. 4. Every candidate offaring for election under the provisions of section 1, shall make the following pledge and file the same with the clerk of court of common pleas for the county in which he is a caudldate, unless he shall be a candidate in more than one county, in which'case he shall file same with the secretary of sta~e, before he shall enter upon his campaign, to wit: I, the undersigned , of the county of - and State of South Carolina, candi date for the offce of ---, hereby pedge that~ I will not give nor spend money, or use intoxicating liqjuors for the purpose of obtaining or influenc ing votes'and that I shall at the con clusion of the campaign, and before the primarY election, render to the clerk of court (or secretary of state as herein provided) under oath, an item ized statement of all moneys spent or proviaed by me during the campaign for campaign purposes up to that time, and I further pledge that I will immediately after the primary elec tions toat I am a candidate in render an item:d statement under Oath showing all fui ther moneys spent or provided by me in said election: Pro vided, That a failure t3 comply with this provision shall render such elec tion null and void, in so far as the candidate who failsi to file the state m*nt hereing re quired, but shall not effect the validity of the election of any candidate complying with this section, and provided further, That such itcm'zid statement and pledge shall be op..n to public inspection at all times. A Loung Victim. A dispatch from Chicago says Eliza beth McCormick, only daughter of ;vrus H. McCormick, is dead, .aged 12 years. The death of the hiress of tue millionaire's family was caused by appndictist. AWFUL CRIiME. A Farmer, His Wife and Chile dren Killed and Burned. A FLORIDA HORROR. It Is Believed That the Black Crhae Was Comnitted by Negroes, Bat No Trace of the Perpetrators Can bej Found by the Searchers. A dispatch from Tamps, Florida, says the little farming community of Wanchula, In Polk county, was plundged into excitement Thursday morning by the discovery of a crime Fqualling In horror that tradgedy at Stitesboro, Ga., last year. Toe home of John Kirby, a farmer, who moved there last October from Blount coun ty, Alabama, was fourd in ashes and in the emr-uldering ruins were found the bodiEs of Kirby, his wife and four children, ranging In age from a boy of twelve to infant of one year. The whole neighborhood soon reach. ed the scene and aninvestigatimn was made which resulted In the inevitable conclusion that the entire family had been murdered and torch applied to the dwelling. The skulls of each of the victims, except Mrs. Kirby, had been crushed in by some heavy weapon, and each with the exception of the woman had evidently been murdered as they slept. A hammer was the only weapon found In the ruins, which could'have, inflicted the wounds. The coroner's jury was empaneled and after maling examination of premisesrendered ver dict ths.t the family came to their death "by fire or some other means unknow.2'." The general theory is that a party of negrces committed the cime, al though no traces of the perpetrators can be found. Some believe other membera of the family were murdered in bed by being knocked in the head, and Mrs. Kirby was outraged and then killed by some other means. Thorough search of the neighborhood and Investigatlon among the negroes is being made. ILMCtONS BY L' GISMTVU. Judge Townsend Defeated by Sena tor Bydrick of Spartanburg. The rst election Thursday In the joint assembly was that for a judge to succeed Judge Ernest Gary. Mr. Pollock nominated Judge Gary, and seconds came from various other mem bers and county delegations. There were no other nominations, and Judge Gary was uianimously elected, receiv ing 156 votes. The second election was for a judge or the Seventh judicial circuit to suc ceed Judge D. A. Townsend. The Marlboro delegagJon nominated Judge Townsend; Senator Baysor nominated Senator D. E. Hydrick; Beprensenta tive Watson, of Anderson, nominated - 0. P. Sanders, or Spartanburg. The' result of the Dallot was.~ Towns~nd, 60; Hydrick, 78; Sanders, 15. Thus unexpectedly, so far as the first ballot was concerned, Senator Hydrick was elected having one vote more than a majority. The total vote cast~was 163, of which 77 was a majority. Dur ing the day he was the recipient of many congratulations. The next election was for superin tendenit of the penitentiary. The In cumbent, Capt. D. J. Griffith, was nominated by Representative Eth eredge. No one else was put forward, and Captain Griffith received the total vote, 149. The next election was for the three directors of the penitentiary. M. 0. Rowland, J. G. Mooley, A. K. San dars, incumbents, were renominated. Mr. W. D.. Kirby, a member of the hcuse from Cherokee, was also nomi nated. Senator Johnston, of Alken, nominated Mr. B. F. Holman, who a year or two ago was a breezing, merry flggire In the house. The balkot result ed; Bowland, 65; Mobley, 140; San ders, 122; Kirby, 120; Holman, 12. ThIs meant the election of Messrs. Mobley, Sanders and Kirby, Mr. Bow land being defea:ed. Mr. Arthur Kibler, of Newberry, was elected without opposition a trustee of the colored college at Or angeburg. Watcn Btm. The Columbia State says: This is not the first time that we have advis ed our readers to keep an eye on Gov. W. L. Douglas. His part in the settle ment of the Fall Biver strike strength ens us 12 the behieve that he Is destin-. ed for higher things. A man who can take a six-months strike In hand and. so arrapge a settlement between oper ators atrd operative as, in the language of the press dispatch, to make "both sides regard the outcome of the delib erations as a victory" Is more than a passing figure. He is a statesman and a genini.________ He Must Hang. A dispatch from Bichmond, Va., says the~ supreme court of appeals has denied ahe supplementary appeal in the case or ex Miyor McCue of Char iottesvlille, convicted of wifeemurder. He was 'sentenced to ba hanged Jan. 20 and was respitcd by Gov. Monta gue un ill Feb. 10. A dispatch from Charlot tesville says McCue took the news ci.lmly for a few minutes, and then, saying, "I will get 'justice above," burst into tears. He gave way to uncontrollable grief for five minutes. Many Momeiess. At New York with the temperature at zero and a forty-mile an hour wind uinving blinding clouds of snow, one hindred and fifty persons were driven from their homes by fire Thursday night. Although no lives were lost, the victlims suffered severely from ex posure and it Is feared that some may not survive. Six double three-story tenement houses were destroyed. The loss Is $100.000.