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iNAUGtJRAL ADDRESS OF GOV. 1 1. MANNING Mr. President, Mr. Speaker and Uou< tleinen of the Ueuerai A?sombly: In assuming the duties of governor I ain mindful of tin* responsibilities of the position I Invoke Divine guid ance and earnestly pray that wisdom, courage ??nd strength may be Riven me to wee dourly and to do juHtly in all that may come to me an duty. Under our form o( government we have the executive, legislative and Ju dicial braiw-hoH oac.ii separate ami distinct from the other, and each a check on the oilier. The governor of the state Is at the head of the executive branch. It 1m It Ik duty to enforce the lawn a? they stand on the statute boks It Is not his prerogative to decide whether a law 1h w1h?\ or best suited to a com munity. hut ho Is to hoc to it that the law Ih obeyed. I have faith in our people; 1 believe that they want the lawn enforced, and their conscience Ih awakened on this subject. The watchword of my cam paign last summer was the enforce ment of t lie law. I now declare afresh my purpose to carry out in good faith, this pledge. I believe In boom rule local self-government. and I expect every one who Ih charged with en forcement of law to do his duty. My . portuuity to vote once and that no ! man shall be allowed to vote more than ouc?. Education. It Im k i a t i f'y i ii k to Know the progrMS wo are nuakinx in education; it ih even more gratifyinK to realize that ' our people are arointed to Its para mount Importance; that they are de termined that the children of our atate shall be educated. Thin la mani , feated In the Hplrit of aelf-help, and each yeai aces a HuhHtantial increase , In the number of school districts that I tax thomselvea for school purpose**. Our inatltutlons of higher learn i inn have shown steady growth and lire doing splendid work. We must provide liberally for their support so that their Krowth and development i can be maintained. Hut the fact HtareH ut) In the face that we are in ! a period of general business depres , aion and we must Jealously consider* ' every Item of expenditure, to save the people from unnecessary burden. I suggest, therefore, that at thin tlmo we Hhould not undertake any en largement of these plants or any un neces.miy expenses. Notwithstanding the progress we nre making In educational facilities and the Kcnoral awakening that has HON. RICHARD IRVING MANNING Governor of South Carolina dotdre is that in each community the laws shall lit- en forced by the local authorities. 1 take this, the very first occasion, to say to these authorities that I stand ready and eager to <u> onerpfe with them in this wo-k that they may he assured of my aid with every available lawful means to attain this object Let me add another word, not as a threat. but as a warning: if in any community the tewful authorities fail to enforce the Jaws, it will i hen be my duty to see thnt the laws nrr obeyed. This I in tend to do. The constitution provides that the governor may make such recom mendation to the general assembly as. In hi- judgment, are good and proper Tlie time has ronie when we have to meet new conditions; we are living iu a time of change and progress This condition gives us new problems to solve new- difficulties to meet We are to be congratulated In having at the head of r.:c initio]* a man of great discernment courage and ability, who is dealing with national questions in statesmanlike way May I hore thai v.e will seek inspiration from ??>?>( ' \ampte to deal with state questions with wisdom and cour H t'e Wo arc progressive Democrats and we Miu-t haw- the courage to do justlv to each and every class of our citi zens, e\.-n f if requires legislation hitherto unrifd by us Pruviry. Election Law. In mv h-d . nt the people of thi? state, regard'. ,,f nartv owe a debt of gratitude t > ().'? la?t "fate conven tion of the I ..ocratic party for adopting rulps and regulations govern ing The primary e'< rtion? ft is due to the members of l !i;i f ronven tion to >-ay that the apprelmr of those who opposed person a! ? ?nrnllivent were not justified, and ".it peisonarl enrollment together with t >? ?? publicity giver: to tie rolls of *'"& club-. aved us from irregularities, and -tr .;???? of fr??"d. So far as 1 know ,v . ' n ^ t prima rv election was one In wh 1 the will of the people was hone?t'v f.\. pressed by their ballots, and these wore fairly counted. I recommend therefore, that your honorable body <hal] enact into law for primary elec tions, such provisions as controlled the last Democratic primary election. :n order that, in all primary elections, each and every man entitled by law to vote, sha!I have '???? rigM and op- j come to us. we must frankly admit ?hat we are still far short of the po sition we should occupy in the work of education It stands to our shame that the percental of Illiteracy nuionc our citizens is so great. This stain must be wiped out; and to do this, wh must tax ourselves liberally for the public schools, in order that their usefulness may be increased, and that the opportunity for educa tion may be given to all of our boys and girls We must encourage the spirit of selfhelp and every' dis trict should first impose a local tax !>y tin* vote of its resident voters lie lore receiving state aid. Yet. the growth of the public schols will be determined largely by the amount of state aid. Weak country schools must be helped and every community must be encouraged to have at least a seven months' term, and no teacher should be required to tench more than fifty pupils. Tin- state cannot have an educated and efficient citizen ship unless it extends help to weak and undeveloped, di^tri-cts. Any com munity voting a. liberal tax and m railing forty or fifty children, should be assured of adequate educational facilities. It Is the duty of the state to make up deficiencies in such dis tricts. The right-thinking people of South Carolina will stand for this ex penditure of public money and will indorse the position that we cannot spend public money better than in educating the citizen. The people real ize and demand that the shame of il literacy must be blotted out from us forever. Mill Town Schools. The problem of public schools in manufacturing centres and mill towns demands attention and study. The state cannot longer overlook the needs of children In such communi ties and should encourage the spirit of self-help and public responsibility that will bring substantial and mark id results in public education, civic fmwth and community cooperation md development I recommend that i he state department of education be riven such additional help in it* forces thai will enable It to do in miil schools what has been done so effectively in high schools and rural sch ool* Attendance. As soon as ample school facilltiea ?hall ha-*-" beon provided, the welfare of our people demands that our chil dren shall be required to attend th? school*. TUft BoUcjr c&M* atata U.xa educate all the people lit the ex;>en?e of all tbe people for the welftiro of all the people. I recomraeuG, there fore, the enactment of a compulsory attendance tarw wtfch local optton fea ture. We must strive to bring each and every community to the point of havlnK school facilities: and. wherever these facilities are acquired, to re quire school attendance. Picture to yourselves what It would mean to South Carolina if all of her rtttzeiiH wore educated, an<J for the at tainment of this object we give our j host and unfaltering effort. Child Labor. I recommend, rh a companion act to the compulsory attendance law with local option feuture. that you will j umond the law on child labor by rais ing thp a?e limit from twolve to four teen yearn. Taxation and Assessment. We all agree that change Is needed in our tax laws. We have, In the past, given more attention to appropria tions than to revenue. We must in crease our revenue or decrease our expenditures In order to stop the evergrowing deficiency. The reports of tho departments reveal the fact tl,st there Is now a large accumulated deficiency that must he provided for. Assessments are now unequal and un just Much property escapeB taxa tion: different classes of property are assessed at different percentaees of their valuo. Increased expenditures for educational and charitable institu tions, as woll as Increased expenses In tho Judicial department, necessitate the devising of progressive and more modern methods of raising revenue. I would therefore recommend that a tax co?> mission be created to examine Into this sublect and suggest a hill embodying a plan of revi?lon of our tax laws. In order to acquaint this commission with existing conditions, the duties now Imposed upon the stnte Board of TCouallzatlon and the State Board of Assessors, should be devolv ed upon it. Supervision of the en forcement of existing tax. laws, should be given. temporarily at least, to T Is commission, with nbwer to equalize the assessed valuation of property be tween county and county and between tax district and tax district. lncre-??? Ing or decreasing assessed valuation as mav be found necessary. Annual appropriations should be made by tbp legislature for state, county, and school niiw?e? nnH the tax commis sion should ho *ct'-orl7ed to lmno?e such levy upon the assessed valuation of pronertv when ascertained by If. as will ra!"e tho amount necASRnry t"? meet t^e nnnroprfatlons mrde by t'-r> legislature. T^e method of taxat'nrs. tKe levvl^f rf the burden so as to re cure Ju (We between the tax payer-. Is of a4* ?r>4,?t importance p. s the 0\ Ini of the aopropriations by the leg Isla tu re. In this <-oTMiec<tlon, as thnre is now In force a Federal tax on Income, and as the o'?er;'tion of the present state Income "tax lias been so ineffectual In obtaining true and j-ust returns thus Increasing rather t^an d^creasi'u* the inequalities of tr>y tion I recommend the repeal of the state law taxing in comes. Workmen's Compensation Act. I realize th* hardships and delays ?nd the frequent miscarriage of jus tice in suits for damages for bodily injury. Damage suits intensify bit terness of feeling between employer and employee without a satisfying and just settlement between them. Frequently a hardship is Imposed up on the employer; and just as fre qunetly injustice and unnecessary de lays in settlement of these cases are imposed upon the employee. 1 rec ommend the appointment of a com mission to study this question and to report by bill or otherwise to the legislature to convene in 1916, a meas ure that will bring relief to plain tiffs and defandants, by a .workmons' compensation act. L.ind Registration. The delay in congressional action, on the establishment of a rural cred it system, makes it necessary for us to look to ourselves for help in this matter. As the first and necessary step towards the development of such a system, I recommend the enact ment of a land registration act thf}t will guarantee title and fix boundary lines. This would enable the land owner to obtain loans on his real property with as little trouble and 't expense as he is now able to do on his personal property, by removing' the necessity of repeated examina tions of title. This is a necessary step l>efore we can provide a system of land banks for rural credits. I deem these measures important, if properly planned and safe-guarded, In order to increase the number of home owners in the country and towns, and to furnish means for improvment of rural homes and the conditions of life In the country. Ownership of home means permanency of tenure; per manency of tenure means improve ment of conditions of life and sur roundings. If every farmer owned his place fui d lived upon it the problems of rural life would automatically solve themselves; isolation removed, homes would he more comfortable; there would be better churches, better schools, better roads, and community life more attractive. I realize that this may bo cl&ssod as progressive leg islation, and we have limited preced ence for it in the country, riatlng back only to 1010. I do not advise these land banks as state Institutions, but that they should l>e developed by in dependent organizations under state supervision. Fertilizer?. Under existing laws regulating the manufacture and sale of eommfrrial fertilizers, our farmers have not ad? jwwjb .prniecLlc^ _xcs? co- y?s know w hut Ijiredients Jn fertilisers are best adaj ; ?it tp tholr ir'asj, and what tygv&ftn'J should he avoided. This matter shouhl be cojisk'ered with sreat carerthe 1irt?r8Br TJf Tltr raw er who 1m *ho eon&uintr, oh v/oH as the interest of -the honest manufactur er. should be carefully guarded. X would recommend, Therefore the cre ation of a commission to consist of representatives of the fertilizer de partment at Olemson College., of far' mers, and of representatives of the manufacturers, to revise <our fertiliz er laws and t<? report by bill to the next session of the legislature. Auditing. I recommend that all state institu tions shoujd be examined and ac-j counts audited regularly. 1 suggest that you devolve this duty upon the state bank examiner, and give that department the necessary additional force to enable It to do this work thor- 1 oughly and effectively. , ^ I recommend the enactment of a low providing fo rthe medical Inspec tion of pupils tn the public schools, under the supervision of the fytate board of health In co-operation with the state board of education, and with due provision for the protection of the pupils. Penal and Charitable Institutions. It seems to me that It would be wise to consider our penal and chari table problems us a whole. There is a lack of co-ordination In the system of management of the state peniten tiary, state hospital, reformatory, Jails, chaingangs und alms houses of the state, counties and cities. We should develop our human itarlon undertak ings. In this work we have the ex amples of other states, notably Vir ginia, Illustrating what may be ac complished by having a Btate board of charltios. I recommond, therefore, that you consider the advisability of establishing, in this state, such a board, for, though the proposition In volves an evpendlture each year, If this work is properly done, It would mean greater economy ahd efficiency in theso institutions. National Quard. I favor a strong, well-maintained, well-disciplined National Guard, and urge that adequate appropriation be made for it, to make It an ecectlve factor In the state government.' South Carolina must have an eft1H?nt and ef fective National Guard. I will, at a later date, submit for your consideration, by special mes sage. susestions relating to the state institutions, especially the Hospital for the Insane, to which ! am deVoting spccial consideration. I will also communicate with you later, on the subject of roads, the Con federate Home, the Confederate vet erans, and the needs of the state board of health: also the Ivev^r bill, cattle tick eradication, and other subjects pertaining to the intere^L of our people. Permit me to remind you that we are fare to face with a situation in business for which wo have no prec edent. The Buropean \v<ir has clear ly shown how closely allied and in terlocked arc the interests of the na tions of the world. The general shrinkage in values and in business, hffs added greatly to the anxieties, chics, and suffering of all our people, and has greatly increased the num ber of those without employment. Under these conditions, we must, on the one hand, jealously guard the ep penditures of the public moneys; but on the other, we should be slow to stop public work that is desirable, which would further increase the number of the unemployed. The time 1 Is propitious for the state and. coun ties to undertake carefully conducted work on the public highways. This would accomplish a greatly needed Improvement and would give employ ment to many who have no means of making a living. It is not a time for us to be discouraged and to look at only the depression around us. If we think that conditions now are grue some, pause for a moment and con sider the conditions under which we labored in the sixties and early seven ties. Faith and hard work brought us througn these trials, and 1 am con fident that self-reliance and resource fulness will dominate and Improve this situation. With self-denial, with economy, with energy and courage **e wMl meet our difficulties bravely and we will work out our salvation, and will bring about a restoration of business and enterprise to a normal condition. Ivet me urge you to bear In mind these facts; and let us urge you to that cool consideration of all matters that will bring you to realize that economy does not constitute merely in cutting off items In the ap propriation bill, but rather In seeing that the peoples' money is judicious Jy spent and that for every appro priation the state will receive a full and adequate return. Conclusion. In conclusion; permit a personal refer ence. From my earliest youth the am bition to he the governor of South Caro lina has filled my brfcast. To serve my state is my ardent desire ? to Join all oth er patriotic cit'zens in the effort to do their service and help in the upbuilding of her resources and Jn the character of her citizenship. I appeal to all citizen** to Join me in the determination to place and to keep South Carolina in the fore front a monjj her sister states In progress Irv moral tone, and in an enlightened and educated citizenship, I am confident that I voice the desire of a large majority of South Carolinians when I urge our people now to turn their backs on paat factional bitterness and disaenslon. to look forward, turning their faces reso lutely to the future. The vision of a peo ple reunited must be kept before us; a people determined to take advantage of the resources which God has put within sur grasp, to develop these resources: to build up our waste places; to diversify sur crops and industries; to educate and ?pllft our eit'fenship. and to that end I pray that God may prfve to me. and you a w1?<* and understanding heart. . that we ?nay l?e able to iH?c?rn the evil from the rood, and that He may give us the spirit to think, to HAy and to do such things as ira /itfht and thwt His blessing may b? ? jpon In our efforts to serve our state Rayo Makes Reading < A Pleasure e'TT^HE full mellow glow of the Rayo Lamp rests J. your eye? and makes reading a pleasure. The absence of glare and harshness will be a distinct relief to you. It is this quality that causes scientists to recommend the soft light of the oil lamp. The J&xyb LAMP is the highest point of per f cation in oil lamps. 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