The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 16, 1903, Image 1
B> Gov. Mc Sweeney to the General
Assembly,
AT SESSION BfcGINNING JAN. litli.
Chief Bxtcijftlve Olvis Some Sound
Advlco to the Law 'Maker* of the
?{' Palmetto State.
The following is In nubstanc& the
animal message of Hon. Miles It. Mo
{Sweeney i Governor of Sooth (Carolina,
read in both houses of the General
AsHeuiblj
.avuuuch 01 itie General Assembly :
i on come fresh from the people
t I'-gisiate tor the welfare of Bouth
ttorollnq. There arc many grave j
problems demanding Rolution. It Is a '
time pregnane with opportunities* and
vestibulites. There is demand foo ;
the exorcise of wise counsel and pru
dent judgment. The office of login- |
laity la one ?>f jjroat possibility. You
tp' Ve the power Id lay the hiu'deft ot '
taxation upon tin* people and at the ,
fani" time the power to Bpen<p- the :
tnrr.vy gathered from the people. You <
ivlsu have the power to make the laws I
by w?jch they arc to be governou. |
They htivo trusted you with thte great ;
r?)Vtt and expect you to use It with
wisdom and with prudence, looking ?
??nly to the best' Interests of all th 2
people.- Whatever promotes their j
'happiness and welfare should be your ,
constant concern. If all men would
refvaln from interfering \ylth tho j
fights oi' oth*ns or of molesting them,
government would not he necessary. j
JJut, unfortunately, wo have not reach- -
- that high Standard of morals. ?
?fjovernmeut. however, should nttemj-t 1
to do no more than to protect persons |
property jtnd ?wfofce contracts \
aoIuu larily mad*V It lis true, as a i
j ule. that, the least goveVned are Ihe j
invit governed.
*,> sending to you this, my last an- j
V.ur.i message, it Is gratifying to note j
the,- good foxing which prevails i
thu peapb throughout the
Stale. and the alyfcneo of factional bii- j
- rerness v.nieh at one time divided on1* :
/people. During my administration 1 j
'hrv-'o endeavored to ignore factional
<<i{, visions and to be the Governor of ;
pi' t lie people^r-to Insure to each com- j
jMunily as far as possible the right o:' ,
local sidf-govevmuent. In making lo- |
cat appointments 1 have sought in j
? a' h <^fe *'ae advice and recommenda- ?
1 : n oC the representatives of" tho '
, believing thai they were b"i
t". acquainted' with local affairs and
t> wishes of their people than ! j
re*rl't" possibly be. If by this courei i
1 h.r? vo in any measure contributed to j
flic unification of sentiment among !
rur people and the wiping out of fae- |
?. tional. lines, 1 am gratified. In this !
day.'ufrYapid iiidttstrlai development ;
??nd ' progress ihcro is not time for i
fjictionai bickerings. Oftr chief pur
IK pc should he the material progress ;
and development of our State, alone: 1
-with the mbral and Intellectual uplift- I
iUft r?t onr people.
ri;he State has enjoyed an era of .m;?- j
ter'al prosperity which is uiipreuo- i
dented. Now enterprises are being;
projected, and the building of coltou j
mills gtoea constantly <01. Business of
every rharacter has boe.11 exception
ally prosperous the past year. Peace
and good order prevail'' throughout
\ the Stat?, and at the same. time pro-,
gress has been made along education- :
al ilpe m. '
FINANCES. ? ?
? - ? The fncomt* to the State ''for Lhc j
r- -yr-ar ending December 31 was not suf
fl< lent. <o moot Its obligations. The !
Governor and th<? State Treasurer j
- were forced to borrow the full amount. I
?>f the $300,000 authorized by th?f" last ?
J .v/rtslature. This was made necen- I
aarjr by the fact' thatJ.be last Appro- ]
Drlntion Act rarriod with it more than j
? he revenue from the levy for Stat*:
lmrposes would realize. Jf^Vls not
ItOOd hu'slnbss judgment. (<gr the Stai"
u to borrow money to meet current ex* j
pcns'R. Knowing the total assessed ,
property of the State, the levy should
be sufficient to raise enough money
to meet the appropriations. Or if it
j?_jtejBircd to fix the levy the Appro- !
^pilatlon Hill should be kept within:
the amount such levy will realize. !
You should so regulate the two that :
the State will not he compelled to bor- \
row money for current expenses and
be foreed to iwy interest charges
TAXATION.
Tho Constitution of savs: "All
taxes upon property, real and person
nl.' shall he laid upon tho actual value ?
of the property la x*<l, the same i
may be ascertained "-by an assessment |
made for the purpose of laying such]
tax." And in another section it!
Rftyp:' "All property subject to tax .
ation shall be taxfd in proportion to ;
Its value." And why not at itfc "at - i
ti?;?l value?" VOji wlll^note lhc iai. !
guage of the Constitution. 'Tfe say*. J
~ "'"iS^aTr lie,1' not "may bo." Jt. is mnn- 1
datory. uutl _j-Ct ..wc OXf. JCoiiuc? al*m*j- r
Violating this provision every year by j
tryJiiK*lo fix seme percentage of "av- !
tual vatue" and this percentage is dif- ?
fevent In every; county. The State j
'ttoard of Eamjdizatk'n, at u meeting;
hold the past (tuujnicr. found such In-j
equality ,ju thoXadfaOssments that tbeyl
decided to mefcioriallte tbo I.egUla- !
tor? to cenl* the -?c- 1
tual value as the proper basis of vain- j
itlon for the purpose ut taxation. Why I
iixty psc cent? sixty P*\r < opt . Wl.** :
? ?or*T5TT&tv " the plhlfi IMUDtago of th : *
Constitution? It touml (hat 5 ? ,
tome counties eighty por cent, of . t|io L
actual value was tlss Tats!*. r/iiiic i;|
. otbr s it trns a? to**.** fifty p?- cent. ,
of the artnal viqfcif : ?otHii some coses. I
A Holiday LJf*,
Ufteltm tHM!*5"" ~r
A wild **nn o" cl??noc
Tune up <1? fid Me,
An* Jolu In tbtMc*y
Bright ?y?i
^*rwi i or laeegS^
Ufy Jwi ji|l|pl|
?wen lower. To adopt # tyerctuilage oi
actual vnlije VrdUld bo u plain viola
tion of the provisions of the Consti
tution. If makes little dliferencu to
the taxpayer what the bu*?iK of valu
ation lb ho that all property la
ed in the same ratio i*f VAlUft, for A
certain amonut of money hat* to li
ra tBOd- to meet thy expense* Ci I he
KOycrnmcnt, ftm\ if fbe valuation is
tilth tho rate in low, and vice versa.
The Inequality which now extsts, how
over, makes the burden bear unevenly
and the best plan is to. require that
the mandate of the Constitution be
followed, if one county Is tfoscssed
at 80 per cent, and amuiw- -- *
... ... tamv, t/ue la' paying j
too inuth or the other Is paying too !
little of its proportion of the Ktat ??
la*. The tax for county purpose*
makes little difference-. This Is 1 I
question which has puzzled lcgisla- i
tors ftinco government has been ; oufti* j
Iztwl nhd laxes paid, and the IViaii who
can devise u plan Iiich will make the
burden of taxation bear evenly on all
property will receive tho well done of
the people of the State,
Equal and just taxation, levied on
all property proportionately and lit av- j
cordaneo with its VAUie; ia the pro- i
duct of the highest. justice, and when '
done to meet simply the demands oi !
?government, economically administer-]
ed, la never bUrdensome. On the!
other hand, unequal or unjust taxation'
is always burdensome. If all proper- !
ty were returned honestly and fiiily iU :
i t h just valuation the prUblom would |
bo solved* hut so long as human na
ture Is frail and the impression pre- '
vails that it Is not exported to retttrii j
property at ity value. V; fiiny not ex !
pact this resuliv ? ? i
Tho plfth recommended in my last 1
message. 1 believe, will aid in g"t- 1
ting all property on the lax book* ftlv.t
contribute largely to an oiluitable val- j
nation, and I i^poat it here.
Undef. the present system the re
turns are made to the County And'.- j
tor. There is a Towhship Hoard of J
Assessors. Which meets at the court :
houfce after the Auditor lias tal^en the i
returns, and undertakes to go oVPr ]
all of them in one or two djtyf;. Th< n j
there is a County Hoard of* Kquall- I
zatioii, which also meets at life eotlit j
house and goes' over the returns for
the entire county in one or two days, i
All of this is done in somewhat of a j
perfunctory manner and accomplishes ,
little or tuti.hlng In securing an eqilil ;
able asscBruKnl of property. There !
are counties in tin* Mtate In which I
some of the land Is assessed at one- j
third or -one-half its actual t value* |
while other land Is assessed at Us real i
value. In fart, thero mfty be two ad- ?
joining plantations, the one worth
twice as much as the other, and yet
under our system each is assessed for
taxation at the same price per acre. ,
EDUCATION. ?
Tlx; strength and stability of any
community are. largely iu proportion
to tli? intelligence of that community.
Tho imtelllrfcnco of the community is
alv.'avsSin proportion* to tlx> education
of tho\ jnassci*. The power and#
Strength 7)f a State are not In its
material advaneo and development,
however valuable these may be, but
fr? an educated elUzen?fil|t? an educa
tion which traJiM its citizenship .intel
lectually, physically and morallyt. If
our State is to keep pace with the
other States o i the Union our people
must be educated ? ^ot a few here
nnd tlioj'o. but there must be a gen
eral education of the masses. The
wealth producing power of a country
is iii proportion to the education of
jis cmit!|i5,_ ana a& wn mo?v.?se the
i efficiency of every citizen by educa
tion, so we increase the wealth pro
ducing power of t lie State. "If we
should double t is o wages of every man
in tho State. w? should not thereby
increase i t ? wealth a dollar, but if
we could double the efficiency of ev
ery man in the State and then double
tlio wages we shpuld quadruple the
wealth of the State." Said Mr. Rus
kin: "A piece of land which will onl>
support ten idle, ignorant, and improv
ident persons will support thirty or
forty intelligent. and ? industrious
ones." The value of a country de
pends rather upon the virtue and in
telHaertce of the people who inhabit"
it than upon the richness of the soli.
All wealth has lis basis in Intelli
gence.
We shoukd permit no child to grow
up to meet the responsible duties of
< Itiztugshlp without at least the rudi
ments of a good education. "In llip
South 85 percent, of tho criminals are
deficient in education, while 60 per
cout. arc totally illiterate." Statistics
shinv that 22 per cent, of all the Inhab
itarrts in the South over ten years of
ng<> are Illiterate while in New Yo.k
it fiTjgSly B 1-2 per eont.
TUB COMMON SCHOOLS.
There la a market! increase in the
interest in public education, and there
uro many encouraging evidences ol
improvement. Yet the bare facts of
the condition of the average s?chool jn
.'oil)*1 counties' "are shocking. Reiler
encc to the statistics in the neport of
the State. Superintendent of Kduca-,
tlen disc-loses that there are numer
ous schools with less than a" three
mcnths* term, and still more avith
teachers so badly paid thai they can
u6t be supposed in any degree compe/
tint. If ' the Legislature will dla
ge its responsibility to the cause
its entiroty in the
State. th?re ullMt-luiJState to the.
public schools. An appropria tien-ln
be apportioned according to tho uion
cy taisod In the counties is nothing
iiLore tbaa a' county tax? ?u increase.
f)f the cftptUutional three mhJ tax.
;noi is harptofore Made to pass such '
;y Iat have Itiet wilh the response
. ^ - ~ii
FT W?%VT?Vjr ~ . ~
''I ham a little JioTMay IT** Herb, n?v
<?*->??." said thn AotborV
/""licAd It." *aid k.c auiliar. sternly.
* It Is: Yo?? jic to write n soo
n*t for* tarke>\; n wautifol little lyric
few a fe&m ; assort] story for * sack
of JfawL-ailA-* flne IChristaws o?|e for
the feat. aM tfjcpo'ra real gootl. I'll
Ht JM I)>i jw**> u+w <4oak and pay
t
fx>m tome delegation*: "Wo haw .
?non-y enough already." The Clunk'
tonlang can point in th?dr v Rehool
tornm and their leacitorb' MtlUrlMi *>
? vlKncM thnt they heed lit 1 1*? or no
n\ot?ey. The truth l?. tlini >? i^pi^i*
'ivo apprgprlntloii bmttltit man*
titohg lr?V; linen preacrlbed l?y the Con
stitution to bring i! i j the deficient
schools to ft minimum gtanda/d. The
dlnponaary money ban been appor
tioned under a law ftxlug * h ??????
month* or $7j ralai'.v iIr thi* mjniindm
ntuhdrtrd, but the tdiuatlobrtl , Rohtl
nipnt of the. 8t?tr> tittft DaaufiU lh?
point Ah?.tc U ? an lx> longer f$tUflcd
with this minimum; It would he lit
tl/i tmough for tho Legislature to con
tribute to the efficiency of tho public
.sfhoolw a Kuin equal to ihe amount l(
appropriate jo th<> Htate college*; .A
nnhii smaller *unh rtft efctihiatkd U> J
the.Mt^te Buporlrtlelidont In his sin
linai report, wouUrhe more than ado..
Willi a ?-'10 tone lit' r to every school
in the Htato that eonjd mate Itself
derervlftg of thin aid h>' H)hformilt|t 1
? o ihj? proper, J)ojley ill it? io<a'.Ioii
tlhd the qualifU-Hiion of Its ifiudiii5!.
south caromiVa COLUfiUi:.
'I'Hife honored institution continues .
to measure up to tlic liigii standard of j
efficiency which It has maintained dur i
Inj? tho ^Awt hundred yonr*i It* af- j
fairs arc wisely administered. wild
tUn (?mitu'tulv R\Sei-\?nsfai, \\st?fui nUd ;
honOiabl^ t-rireers of its graduates,
Mpphfa&IV.rs tho w sdom of the; j
111 continuing Itr, matUteHaHep. Tho j
college how hnV20!> &tit<lenls, who> ?
worwreg earnestly and harmoniously
with their prcfeufcore. and there Is '
Kood reason to hop*- that thin yca;*?,
?nay add n? omlnrntly mjrFPSfcfdl |
Its HisUn V; Ah lihihoprjattoli of at
lyrist *?J3,t)U0 will i;e asked. For fur
ther and detailed information 1 r**fer
you to the report of tho of :
Trustees.
WINTnkO!? NOUM.Vt, AND IN IHTb- '
TRIAL C,tff,J,EUK. J
Thoro.Jtj no. UAprJ important instltu
lion In Old State than WtUthfOn Col* |
logo, its vital importance eoNsists id
the f At* * that It i-dut-Hl^K oriel trains the
fritdre mothers ami teachers or th'. |
State. It is now iiitiv'CrHHHy roc or
nized Hint if a people arc to be edu
cated and. therefore, groat and inttu
entinl. the women of that people must
bo educated. An educated mother
inoans educated \ -hiidrrit WbnVoti aw
t'.n* HfttllrNl teacher^- cf children ami
\Vlnthrop College is doing a great
fcVi Vice to the State by j giving a pro- 1
feirdional training in \th?se natural
traehors. The college lu?s sent out
tin graduates in its short life? -eftr
neat, devoted wiimi-ll, iiin>l of whon!
are Uaehiug iu this State arid by their
work ftttd cxkmpic are elevating tin
tOtoe hUd Standard of the common
school*? The. college has rerit'.hed ami
benefitted yb great many more sins
than tills/ however. During the past
seven- and a half yoars there have
been enrolled in the department of
sowing, dressmaking and millinery
950 students, through whom the work
has reached at least tn?Q hono*
j throughout tU'e Stute.
- The new building haa made il poss1
bio to have practically all btudehtn not
living in Uofck Mill equally under col
lege authority, and has enabled theni
1 to share equally in all college oppor
tunttics. It has also served to bri.ig
the faculty and students into close
an?> pleasant relations. ?>
The fact that .">-1 per cent, of the
students at Wtnthrop last year coulu
not have wattended any other collc-go ,
If Wlnthvop i had not brought eduea^
tion within their reach Is evidence of
the much umled work it Is doine for
! tho State.
CLEMSON COLLEGE.
Clcmson College opened last Sep
tember with a matriculation llht uf
510 student*. which number is very
near the limit Of its accommodation.
The character of work done -by the
Students is much in advance or former
vearn. an:1 the institution is rapidly
growing in favor with the people.
And justly so. for it is doing a great
service to the State in Rending out
such a isygV number of young men
with practical framing to lake chargc
| ol' pursuit* looking to material bene
: lit to the people in developing the
| resources of the State. The various
j departments are being steadily devel
! oped, and the facilities for work arc
I being rapidly Increased. Olemson v#>
! ceives no direct appropriation through
| you. For detailed information as to
! its financial condition and in regard f ??
j'thc different departments i rnf??r you
: fo the annual report ofvthe college,
| which will he sittomltfeu to you.
SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY
ACADEMY.
1 The report of the superintendent oi
? this institution will bo submitted to
' you. The school is doing a good work
| for the young men of the State,- *an(l
is run economically. The Board of
Visitors will ask for an appropriation
? of $2">.ooo for maintenance, $1,000 for
| repairs t?> buildings ami $250 for ad
i ditions to library, making a total of
$2<>,2&0. It should be romembere I
!thr.t tho---. Academy educates voting
men from iaeh county absolutely' free
I out of tlio appropriation asked, anti i
j recommend to you the request of the
i Hoard of Visitors as entirely reason- J
' able.
THE INSTITUTION FOR THE KDU
CATION. OF THE l>BA+*-ANH
DUMB AN1> THE BLIND.
The annual report of tho supertn^
I tcndeiit of this Institution gives in
[ detail all necos^rv information in
j /reference to the work being done by
'the State for the education ??f her
blind and deaf children, and al:<o fully
sets forth the amount of appropriation
necessary lov the maintenance of the
school for the ensuing fiscal year.
Tho superintendent asks for an ap
.mopriation of $24.000 for support. a?:i
3500 for genorift repairs. Th's request
Jia<j the full and unqualified endorse
#r*nt of tbe Board of ConimlssiOMra.
The reputation established1 by?th?.
t.:&jia*e)n?nt cT this institution inrj
< t>n*ierv?ffve estimates, and the eco j
a >leicai expenditures and the ??
Oct Batter
A foreign ror respondent lamenting
: the lack of American enterprise is i>.
matter of Introducing goods In foreign
markets cars that "bo large connttjjr
ft?as *6 mauy commercial travelers at
! homo ao?1 mo few abroad.'' Tt^t aoea to
' r>9% tbat Americans ted borne i
KciJ deMrtrs.tMr eWff attention.
Say fbal T4fe hi WnfinK -
Providence, or Ofcaar*
All w aH my fintfeiH;
la font enongb t? date*
creased attendance, arc n sufficient j
guaranty that a les# hU m than uskod j
for H'oUUl tt<lt ndflteo ft if the proper
maihteUftttee of the bcI'mmI, ? ,
t'OUHlkiV I'O I .).<!$<? 14
ThJ. Noi'hikl, lliiiu.itflui, ?ig- j
ricultural and Mechanical College will i
ask for an appropriation of not
than lin.ono, haif of which amount is ;
needed to finish ami equip tho t,jr|c|;
Industrial MulldinK- This building
itni? hfi&n l?u ttf erection during
t!iv Ptu?l hvo veilrs; tin (I should #%*-* :
Hiriiliieteil Hi ill- i. a rly dati- as jmssl '
bio. Tho othor $5", 000 Raked Is for
current exptnwetJ. Tim Institution m j
present having uioru tb?*u (500 ?t uncut a (
it He a vfiry roftaouaiblo amount . Tblu
? ollcg*, since it# foundation lit 1 ;
lu\tf Wen run nit dooiiomieai prihei j
The, total, appropriations ro- ,
?Mv?'d by It illiriiig tho whole jtcrlod
of its existence amount to only j
.... 'mill > fui , received from the'
State.
MHDICAI, COLI.WHC.
'I'hc Medical College of the H'at" ,
Of 3outii CtiroiiHa,( IHcplVd Ht Charles
lint, continues to place at tiie disposal
Of tin1 Governor -the privilege of
pointing to scholarships, good for oil"
year, gcvep young men or young wo
men, one from each Congressional
DJrttHct of the ffirttCv Th? appoint i
?ltofHS>.h&ve made emit yertr, ann :
lite effbrt has boon to secure doner r
Ihg ami awbltloita young men hmjI
youilg \voitdii frlim timiui* t II Mppn
cants. The liberality of thin institu
tion deserve# commendation. for i?
giving there scholarships It has aided !
:.ianv young men and young wonien in
their c-ft'ortK to fit theiuaulvea for'thefr
it'f?? Au?r!i. ? i
rtnut labor.
A compulsory education law \<ould
hejn vitv mdch III the pohitlori bt i|W> j
child iiibdr question'. In fart, the (
adoption of a child labor law will ne
cessitate compulsory education.
Thin <i"u?-fcMon must bo met ami
solved, and the sooner it la done the
1<%fcc> difficult of solution It will he. I
JCngiattd, FYalke, ddrtfiaPy and nil Hi<< j
manufacturing {Sihteft hi i l?o nortii of ,
our country, after thorough investi
gation and long experience, looking
both to the mental aud moral uplifting
and the material advancement of the
pcoplC. have decided to prohibit, tin*
i?b??r lit mills bf children or teildfcr
age. Wo cannot longer avoid the re
sponsibility. That the S'atw has a
i igbt to interfere, no thoughtful ci'.i
y.en will question. No on* can sue
eea-ffuily controvert t lie position that
ibis labor of long ami constant hoitn
is injurious to the child, and. thfVe
forni affects th" citizenship of the
future. This being true, the Htate has i
;i right lo clime in add say II shall be '
stopped.
We have rapidly grown into a nianu- )
facturing State, ami are being forced j
to meet strong competition from oth- j
er sections. It I* argusd thst the
State ha* r right to control, to a rea- !
eonable extent, the hours Of labor oi j
the Child, in view of tho fact that j
the responsibility for Crime fthd ltfrtOr- j
tillcfe ref>ta Upon tile State;
PENSIONS.
1 '/hat it is right 'and proper that the
i Stn\e should do all it ran to cai1^' for
theVleserving and needy Confederate
I Eol.dftT, no one will question. It
, shoiMd be the patriotic concern of ail
, tru tf eitlnens of the State to Wo"lo II.
that no man who upheld the cause of 1
south Carolina, ill the troubloua timcsJ
from Mil to 'wo shall ho sent
f county home, but Jliflt All wlyr^iiecd ?
sJhe help of the Jtftato have It sulll- i
ciently to make tnelr declining years !
' f re(Wr?m wowry and care ajud full of '
all the blessings it Is possible to r
; the State to extend. The Southern
' < ause wAs hot. upheld by hirelings or
: slaves or those who foughfcyfrom jnfo
: eenary motives. The Southefir sol
1 dier went to battle for a . cause -lie . be-.
Tleved to be right and just, and be*
: cause of his love for his lome and
| his ftreeldc? Hut fdl4 these patriotic.
, sustaining motives be never could !
. havo jmt up Ihe fight which he did I
' against such odds of numbers and re- :
. t.ourc< x. 11 in not the purpose of out* |
pension laws tc pension all who were
; deserving Con fed 0 rati* soifdiers, but
only thopp who ar?> needy. We start
? ted with an appropriation of $50,000
and h?st year it rcacbed $200,000. j
That there are many on the rolls who ]
do not neou the assistance of tb!s i
i State is a matter which is attracting I
the notice or many Confederate sol
\ dters themselves, and this fact Is a
' violation of the intention for which
our pension laws wore enacted. The
trouble lies with the county boards.
1 It too often happens that these boards,
argue that the State appropriation is
jsoing to bo expended. and the more
they can g?>t *for their cMintlo.H the.
better, and thus they put on the rolls
those who, tho.ugh they come wH.li I a
the strict fetter of the law, under its
intention should not be there. Ac
cording to the report of the Comp
troller General there are now 7.7*><? :
on the pension rolls of tho State.
KAII/ROAD COMMISSION.
! The twenty-fourth annual report of
the Itaiiroad Commissioners win be
foun.l upon tho desks of the members
of the. General Assembly. It contains
u very complete synopsis of the- vail
road situation in the State.
It is gratifying to be able to give ]
j'P^cial commendation to the military '
department, and to note the interest j
and onergy displayed by the head of :
the department in his efforts to build j
up and energize the militia system ]
of tJbe State.
TUB mSPKNSAITT.
i For the first time since the Dispen
. kavy l.aw was enacted, it was not an
intue in. the political campaign for
i tho Governorship the past rw. ?* all
, < C the candidates for Governor wexe
, uledgfid to iU Sifrpovt and to the strict
: enforcement of the law. 4TUe greatest
| cpnosttkjn to the system at Stata con
i troi of ibo sale orHiquors K ift lue'1
larger cities of fhe State. Aa a ??? j
sjili U>?w* ?* Albeit, tale of ttqupr iu <
*? you Uha It,
<rrotn the Atlanta Constitution.)
RUST MUSIC OF TH? YEAR.
Reaping time or sowing. . '
SwMteii sound to bear?
U|tle tin burn bio win*
AU iAo Bittic o' tb? ysar!
It flits with Joy dim pUosa
Of xhmii and of aigta;
Bring, dreamy of children's tmctm
And brisfct, eapwsat eyw.
St?ra Ufa? a rivscfiawta* ?
T#t pauses atHI to Mar
That huh- ?? huta worn*
j^P'Pwijrlr ? ~
thcne c-it !?.??. and there will eouilnn?? j
to ho until public sentiment in thcHO
( oinniunltloH kiowh mots* wuon#ly in
.favor of the liitipcnanry ftyttem and
i birom rr^md more ?<>?< i? dly their Ott'h
j ail'l w (lb nrv pro\c?l
! i;uiiiy of the violation of tile U\V. Hi1 *'
k? lal (onstAbh* ? nn ut i nmpil.*ii font
P little whore Much conditions 1st .
! Fortunately, however, these contQuni'
l It's are tho exception, and In thu
. Htuto Kt'ntMMlly tho law Is uiforcel
! and the jriility ron viol oil and pun
' tailed: Hit flyMom In, a fcood one for
'tho coiitioi of tiie ualo or liquor nn I
| i Iihi it M violated In rom.' locality
, is no valid argument against tho law.
I Tho htiKluoKH tho i Hint year has In -
; </i<>nM>d, whirl) may he taken iih uii ? v
! idoiiee thai ihe people are beoomiiu
more und more lit rtympntbv *-ith thtf
ln.w. rather than that the eoflamnptlotl
[ of whiskey ta iil< rousing.
School Fund on November 3vt;li. 1902,
j v as |0r?2,$2i).Si!. according to ihd
quarterly report. of tho l/otflttlaiive
' t'oninrltteo, hut not available, as It
was in gtOcil.
(iljdtfi Ihtf Am of tjio last LoKtala
'lure requiring the dlietibift in pay
to th*> State Treasurer quarterly tho
! pi Q litis to the credit of tho 8<li0'>l
| Kund, three paymeuts have be^ni
j made aagrogaliiig *$92,755.91. The
: fame Act required that t he profits to
<h<' e red it of the ftehool Fund rarrlM
us sl.doiv shall i>r rediicOd by wml
aiilliuii l>uyniont* to ftoo.ono by li'.t
III ?t ot .January, l{to4. HflrJor thin re
<|i|l'?Miiei)t $ 1 110,000 have be- 11 jjftlj to
the State Treasurer tho past your.
This mak<>* n total paid to rodit
of the Srhoo! Kund du> Inj^too > ^
?102,73R 01 .
Tho following ilgur?t? ?!iow the to
ial lift profits for tlvo yt??r ?'0diii? No
YPllibfii" ftfltli. front fh'i Rule ? ?/
liquor and beer:
From whiskry to towns and
counting .. ?-J8L'.6KK..,p}
From boor to town* ami
count lea 00,,' 15.10
Net firolil td the StrtU'.'; . .$I23,(J!)!'.07 j
Tot nl' net prod ( $."??{??, k 9 7. n;;
1-Yojn the figure* quoted above j
there \vu8 on hand to the credit of the j
School Fund November 30th, 1 1'U 2 . ;
?('52,82{>.'J2. and Hie Ibtal tUrt.OUlK car- !
ii?rt In merchandise was $7.10,0 18.lf: I
It appears that wit hthe easy rucll i i ???h [
of transportati )n and the freqirnt ,
purchases whh'h are made that ?Uila ;
amount ? arrh- 1 In iuerrhnndi?c could
ho matei laiiy reduced without detri
ment ttj Iho I- unirivRH* hlvd yet tho ill
rt'ctoiH claim, hh yon will see fronl
t !?oir report, that it ip Impossible to '
'?itii tu? large a bushleas on ailv lcsf. {
stock than l? iiotV (firHedi H uhouh!
he remembered tiiat there at'fc about ?
ono hundred ani twenty Ave local tils
jionsaries in tlie FUate. find when (hi.t
Htock Ir divided among them II does
not* give each a very largo amount.
ft alao appear* from the ?iatem<nt
of the f.egi?lil<ive Investigating Com
liilttK1, that oil November ifOth . 1002,
ti^e biyperisary owed for suppiie.-.,
tvhlak^yj etf:. WiMlM,
THE STATE PE^lTE^Tl A lit.
The pa?i year han been a moat ?<?'?
cessful one In thn history of this Insti
tution, as -the nnnunl report, whh'h
Will lie submitted to you. will show.
historical RKConna. v.
No State in the l!nion has math- j
history, or more glorlou#-hlsW?ry. -j
than -?o?t*U^Caio!lna. Nor has there i
be? n a State^Vllh-li had paid lesii at
tention to than |>V<JtevVation At that his
tory. The mord hooks anH historical
papers have [been preserved, but until
recently "tltlM^ were scawvly available
j on accouht o*, the romtftion in which
thpy were kcpt\ TheVork of indexing
and of properly "Srrarfgiug them, how
; ever, I# now done, and"wn?ch'TiIsf6rlcai
data of great value Is being brought to
light.
PARDONING BOA HI).*
The Constitution of the State pro
vides that the Governor "shall Lava
povyor to grant. reprieves, commuta
tions, nnd pardons ? ? * in Hugh man
ner. on such terms. and under such
restrictions as he shall think propyl."
He is required to report all pardons
ami ro/nmutatlon* to the General As
sembly. It. Ih ulfco provided that. ev
ery petition may first bd referred to
i "Hoard of Pardons, to \\p. provided
by the General Assembly, which
Board nhalt hear all such i>etltlon?
under 'such rules and regulations aa
the General Assembly may provide.
The Governor may adopt, the recom
mendations of such Hoard, but in oass
ho docs not he Khali submit his rea-\
son* to the General Assembly. " Tflo
Board of Pardons has hover bfceh pro
vided by the Leglnlature and very lit
tle "good could * bo accomplished by
Kuch boa nib for the responsibly if.
at last on the Governor, and he< musi
meet and bear it.
CONCLUSION.
I have endeavored to obey the man
date nf the Constitution to review the
departments of government and to
moke such suggestions as have seorned
to nw proper. In taking leave of you,
you will permit mo to say that my car
nest prayer shall always be for tha
welfare of all the people of SoiitlLC.tl,r__
olina. 1 trust that your deliberations
.may reflect 'credit upon your Judgment
And that whatever you do may redound
to the good of the State we all love*
so well. I am sure you .will have the
hearty cooperation and sympathy of
my successor In all things that tend to
promote civil Itfffrty. high ideals of
citizenship and the continued bappl
iiqm and prosperity of the people.
You should lay aside all personal in
terests aud let your best efforts be di
rected to maintaining a government
that will bring peace to the people;
that will instill a love of country; that
will develop the highest type of true
j manhood, and that will "conform to'
? the highest ideals of civic virtae."
I V B. McSWJBENKY.
Governor.
Off His iNMt,
Tfce meat flrll wrtlct tkiMinittion
brlnm to mind *n AmiMtnt story wnkh
w*s (old la coanfctlAo with oiurbi tho
earliest eumlnfttloM - for pollcoxne*.
Tho fMtOM Mkod by tk? Ml?l?la(
i DflBllWlOB WM! "How oaanr mile* to
tke mmr
Pat, * looty m of old ?rio. wfcooo
rl?M U * ?? ihm tore* h?4 **rmr
SHOT HER TRADUCED
Georgia Woman Defends Iter Conor
Willi Revolver
- \
BUSINESS COLI.IOE SIUOENT SI.AIN
A V\ oi??u Shoot.* IKwit thr fl it Ac
cused of S'aml ring ll<r I li .11 Sh
$iirrendrrr<! 1 nil Wns Rtrlena d
a
Ma?or>, Special. - Mit?. L.
< 'arson. *if?? of a railroad lujclfinfct.
...... . .+?%'! KI MCAI ,<?
*on. a printer, sh'U a.i 1 Ifuiantly kill
ed Ro|>ci t A. Ri^sby, a t>tod<iii in a
|>n winces cojlegf* hero. The tragedy
took place In the law oftlc?? of Marui.i
duke <}. Ravne, an attorney to whmn
she had ff.oji'' for advice. Xhe t>bot toe
man twk'f! hi the hrad uud once
though the heart, 8Ju? emptied hor re
volver. the other ahota going wild. Hh"
at on ee delivered herself to the ahcriff.
IgOiJIK arrow the strrrt with (h:? smo'i
Ing weapon In her hand. Phe was
promptly placed In jn!l an1 sulw
(jnently rebuked on a bond of $1,000. . .
coroiier'ft Jury found 0 verdict of mi.
untary manslaughter*
Mrs. Carson \v#s a teacher of teleg
raphy In 'mother business college. She
charged that Rif-hby had circulated
Mori? d'ii'flving to her character. fihe
ha.l gone to the lawyer with a paper
lor fligr.hv to sign. exonerating her,
The lawyer (titfk tjjn paper to the. .col
lege and buhmltted It trt Kigaliy, who
declfned lo t>lgn, hut asked a p?r:iunM
iuteivlew. He went to the lawyer's
Office and Immediately asked the law
yer and his stenographer to step Into
the hall. The door was at oner closed
and locked. In a few momenta . the
shots rang ont end M rs. Carson ap
peared. announcing that she had killed
themrtn. Rlgsby was found on the floor
with hlft Own r- volver near Ills right
hand. What occurred between them b
not known, except an admission by
Mrs. Carson thai he applied an appro
hlotH epithet to her.
Rlggby was originally from Bowling
(lre?n. Ky,. or a village near by. and
Is aald to have 'been a member of a
family prominent there. He had con
ducted n business college in T?:npa,
F*!a., but had come to Macon to oom
|llfet6 his education and Intended open
ing another college In .June. He^ivas
about 25 years old. lie had prevloi^[ to
the killing been threatened by mem
bers of Mrs. Caroon's family. Hor mal
dfii name was Fletcher, and sh<3 wan
bent near Macon. ^
Cliitf JuCce riclvir D ad.
Uolumbla, S. 0., Special. ? Hon.
Henry McKtfi', Chief Justice of the
State Supreme Court, died ttt his homo
at Cheraw Monday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock. He had been a Bufferer- from
! cancor of the tongue and had been an
invalid severaj months. Ills gesLfifca
| tlon would have gone to tho legTsIa
ture to-morrow bat death docrced that
| ha cbotlld die an Incumbent In the of
; flee which he ha? honored for more
(than a decade. - . ' i
He waf perhaps the moat remark'
1 able Jurat ever produced by thin
; State. A matt of the moot gentle na
i t tfvo, he was a Judge 6f floe discern
| ment and h^s writings were master
| ful. He had been on the Supreme
Court bench ftinee 1877, and at that
, time ?l$efifled the office of Chief Jus- i
(ice, sacrificing personal ambition* i
for tlie good of the State, aa the Re
i publican who was Chief Justice aided
In the recognition of Wade Hamptou
I Aft the rightful Governor. Judgo
Iver was a gatlailt hut not eonspt* *
uons soldier. Ho survived <h<r*ev?ral
political revolutions in tills State th^
only man In public llf? who was un
touched in the "ternerin'e political
slaughter.1' Tho General Assembly
meets, tomorrow morning, but Will not
be convened In time to send a delega
tion to the funeral. The State Supreme
Court will attend in a body. The fun
oral will be held tomorrow afternoon.
Tile Governor has sent a m*st*age of
condolence.. to the Chief Justk-c'3
/amity, ? " ? |
Whipped Attd O. t drrd to L lM,
Anpuata, (la., Special, --^Tom JofTer- I
?on, n negro who aut>Atilted h crippled
white boy in Alkcn, 8. C.. last Katiir
day night, war whipped by a crowd of
white people at Oranitevllle Monday
night.. The hegro war. arrested at
Aiken, 8, C? Saturday a'ternooa, but
was released upon his proniln? to
I ave town. l?pon learning thai the ne
gro would hoard a train at Uranlte
vjllo, white t iuien* of thai place met
the negro and gavo him over GO
lashes, accompanied by the order to
-Iwr th-? community at ctiec.
Of Interest In the Kitchen.
Those who exercise supervision ovor
the family board will be interested in
the suggestions for the ineanu appear
tag in The Dellueator for 'February.
Some dainty ways of serviug mid
winter fruits are described aui illus
trated. and the suggestions Id regard
to Winter vegotables should be ap
preciated by those who find it dHR
cult to 'present stored products a>
tract! vely. JDIehe* renowned 4*
tish hUtory Is a feature and offara
some choice recipes. An apwently
excellent assortment of Vj^tjpe* - for
cakes and fillings la also included.
Paying Off Bo d*
men ?T ?. O. Ortfno and John P. Gov- ,
opr. fu*lt i vv? /ruin ju*llc? lor j
fratftfa to cotototton wllk
frWff
rf ?t
mSS!
J*c__
ihIj
i
ninor Kventi of the We<rk In ?
Brief Form..'
While tho banqueters lu Georgetown
wore celcbratlng \Vedue?day evening,
the occasion was somewhat dlstorbeit
?vt " o'clock by the Incessant ringing of
ilic fire boll, lTpon examination a bis
b)n/o wns discovered in the boiler HK>m
of tho Gardner & Lacy Lumber Com
puny. Thofo was a
wU.? * utgan crossing tho river.
.The ( uk boat? were hood on the aceno
and in !? r's tte?n twenty mlnutea Iho
tugs Congdon and Fearless hud Hawed
( he fire engines of t Ijo city across on
lightera and through the efforts of tho
firemen (he only damage waas'the -de
alruction of the planing mill, involving?
a loss of about $7,500, fully covered by
insurance. The building will btf re
Plaoed at once.
'I'll" Charleston football team m- -
turned Friday morning from Savatv
nah, brulHcd and battered, oh a re* .
I milt of their gamo in Savannah Thuro
1 day. The young men brought bxJt u
8 lory of the outrageous treatment to
which were Hubjeeicd by the \&a?
vaniinli tea m and about 400 spectators
who crOwdvd Into tho field and assault
| ed them, when they had had the flavati
i Haitian* hard pleased. Immediately
! upon the beginning of the game stlfka,
I and ftonen were used and oases wer^
j cited where Charleston men were held
while they were plied with n hors<?
wli/p in the general acheme of disab
I ling thorn-. All the men were severely
handled and the cuts and brills** tvU
I donee their hard treatment. -
Almost. 600 pooi- children ?at down
to the big fon?t which hud hfcwi pre*
pared for (hem Vy the cbHfltubfe peo
ple of Charleston at .the Masonic tem*
ple Friday. The dinner waif given under
the auspices of the King's Daughter#,.
It WBH a feast which brought gOO'tl
cheer to th? little children and they
dined happily pud well. \A band of.
music wa? In attendance to brighten
the occasion and the Halt was beaut
fully decorated for th? -dinner,-.. Tho
prayer and ad Areas Was delivered by.
Kfv, C. rt. Vcddcr. of the Huguenot
church. All th?* children wer? given r
bass of candy to take home. ?
Saturday morning about 10 O'clock
ft fatal shooting affray occured be
tween two white men. a mile or two
from CayeeV In l,oxlngton county.
From what was learned the ^Irm
named Charles Hutton a??fl Wirlt
Sprlm and the former wsrar killed, trnv*"
lug had a double load of buckahotflred
Into hie body. The men "bail baen till-.:
friendly for 10510 time, a w?hian?bel??if
the cause of their enmltjr, ft is said*
Evidently each had ? expert** vtoieHefc
on the part of the other and both wef*
prepared for it. Spiers wail ,.arf?*t?(t
and taken to joil at T^?xtngton.
. n^j4|lT f
On EJecembur 2<Mif a white man gir
lag an hie name Jake Bpencer. hired
a horde and buggy from E. L WI?on'?
livery gtables In Spartanburg, stating
rhat u wished to go to Clifton Xttd
return. Mr. Wilton has not since s??n
the man nor his horse and buggy.
Kffortg havfl_JtoaB..marta to Uaee al
locate the man and team', but ? ftf
thepe has been ineffectual. The turn
out was traced to Henrietta, W. C?
but nothing further hsr *f?\ Wilsott
heard on the aubject.
J. 8 . Diakcford, of ?<jfkViH<v
(h tough hi* attorney, Frank !?. ,M<
CJaln. Esq.. Saturday pirocured an or
tior from Judge ag?*. at Chatter. ~
pointing Paul T. t McNeet\ receiver of
tho r>rpk??ford Newspaper ConfptutyV '
publlfchei v. of tho YorKvllle Yeoinau, *
U is though t the creditors will be paid
In full. v
The ilrst new cotton mtil projected
this yr ar got tts com mtMtonmrmvttta :
secretary of State Saturday. tt 1? in
hear the name "Gluck MIIW *n<t wfjfl
ho located near Anderson^ having a
capital cf half a million dollar*. The
corporators are: R, $. HriU--NtHr
Sullivan, Robert B. 1-igon and Joe. is*.
Drown.
An amendment of . .. charter was
granted changing the same of tho
NorrlB-Cooncr-KIng <krmpaur~tp "Hwr
. Norrls Cooner C'omany. Th la la one
of Columbia's leading wholesaJftgra-.:
eery concerns capitalized at $100,000.
The Far mors and Merchants Banh,
Orangeburg's fourth bank, opened ita v
doors for business Friday ittqrniaat.
The officers are: L. 8 . HarWy, jpraat
dent: W. B. Thompson, . caafclAv ahif
Davhi Wolfe. assistant. -~~
Thc Now Year starts^ out" ' Witft'v a
n ew J?an k? th c. hank nf ^cmnhtfa Ihljii ?
Greenville county. It fjaxo havaaca|H^
t nl sjork of $15,000. The COVpOr^tOff
arc. to. M. Garrett, J, F. Steas a?d H.
?r.. Shaw, of Fount* tn N6r
* wood and
Greenville^. ^am
7^
Brakeman Harper Glenn, oi
tSreenvllte awl WWW cwridL
,South#rn road,"
death Saturday
Greenville and
bulled to the Srooa$ ;
\v 4* ..overturned while
rate at abotitSftafcUta