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BARNVVELL COURT HOUSE, S. €., DECEMBER 11,1890.
No. 15.
THE GOVERNOR’S INAUGURAL.
’•*Q«¥H~rW f, -
memory of the wrong# and »inatiHfl l ( ern statesmen oallod “tmlftlrslM The
hm^ed npol thlt'Whiles by the black# i State alone ean remedy these evils, and
r iilihby#4r#’ruy|e, ha# pro- the State should do it. It need nob cost
itfttofy of politics voked retaliation, ami oft&- injuatfoe, 1 anything except-to enact tne law and
Phan, finds how little worth in dollars
and cent# is the music, drawing and
painting, etc., upon which money and
time had been lavished in her no-calied
that a man is so honored a# 1 am. It is is true. It w as natural and inevitable. ; putitf^eNeyat^Hl iti evfui^ttnt and l^yy^ wl^mttioti. The State ha# never done
not customary to yjerl
of inauguration in fldBho, am
once before, that I am a wart
Jen neeegsan
!«Ul
r . .
Hut we owe it to ourselves As a Chris- } al Ii|mBs
In S)i
|T6 IhfcTltr&d ffniifi)
lellSw citizens w
honor to come vvitpesses of
^ffreSsHe cer nnonint, ] can only
aim pie words, ,# 1 ibauk youJ’
ertpf my
done me the
ihu ttu-
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n^ay , : .HP....
only j tian people; we,owe it to the good haine ]
ba# it. of our Stale, winch has been blackened
a yand^iif prosperity rctardeii, [ tnere is
et tht tisft^itsp^ tkiofp* should be stopped. 1 State shall dtf more—make
IiTregim! to ttic proposed change in
ju th,e uiHijnjjpuweni of <»er fbee #chool#,
tafdeHj’fxiier^ is a popular demand,, that the
the system
»ay
To the
people l owe my election after a moat
roemofable canvass, Tp the people oir^
ly 1 owe allegiance, and the people 1
mrviGM*. —- —-r—
This is no mere liolidav oeeasion.
- The ciQBpn# . of, this iw&f ooimmm-
|| 11 i)VveTd»Ui» first Hijie in ilk hrs-
torV demanded and obtained for them-
'13ie whites iiavtml. solute control of the
State (jovern.nent, and we intend at
any ami all hazards to.nnaiii it. The
intelligent exercise of thiTnghi df suf
frage, at. once tite highest privilege and
most sacred duty of the citizen, is as
yyt beyond tim capacity of the vast ma
jority of colored men. We deny, with-
•smtsrgnrd tro rotor, thar^ll men are
created e^uai’jL it is m>t true now, aqd
was not true when .fofprten wrote it.
Htft we'cannot (Why, ahd if is our duty
as the governing power in Soutli Caro-
selvcs the right to choose -hex Gukar«i.iiua Ua ausm-e to- •very individual,
iibf*"ad(fV a^Tie expouentoaml IcaderTblack and white, the “right to life, lib-
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the law {n
effective or do nothing, and abolish the
two mill-tax^leaving educafioh alto-
e gctlier to the people them selves.
- I The condition of our higher in
bodies, is.that government good or had.
The antidote is an opp r «ttn n party P»
w atch those In office snd show to the
people any shortcoming. We have been
denied this blessing In Soutli Candina
by reason of the necessity of the whites
remaining united. But the pifriontad-
of the revolution which brought about
the change, am here to take the solemn
oath uf ntttee and enter upon the dfs-
'Cbarge of Its onemns duties. Before
duiug this It is proper, and usage makes
it obligatory on me', to make known my
views and opinions on the important
questions agitating-the public mind,
and to show where and how tiie reforms
are needed and can be wrought.
With such an audience as this, sym
pathetic and enthusiastic, l might, if 1
were an orator,attempt to play upon
your feeling# and win applause Uy
flights of what some call eloquehro, 1ml
which sensible pet>ple concede as “glit
tering genemJJtiea.” the tinsfei and
brass buttons of s dress' parade, mean
ing nothing and worth nothing. The
respousibilftic# of my jaisltfon, the re
liance of the people upon my leader-
utiytblng'for Its women except appro
priating a siuall amount to the" Win-
throp Training School for Teachers. ! ministration and the preseht geuefaj as
It would be wrong to enter id competi- faembly will be watched by tjfie people
tiou with tmr private feipgle colleges as no other in our Idstory has been
by establishing an ordinary school, but j watched, and we imift liear always in
one in which the industrial art# and mind that reform cannot come from any
sciences, telegraphy, designing, stc-, mich line of action. <
nography, book-keeping, chemistry Having given this caution, I will rc-
and ihe" practice 4f cooking, house- ly upon your sense of duty to vote in-
keeping, etc, af# caught will, I am 1 telligently and for the best interest of
siife, supply a long felt and pressing : the state In fining all oftlce# in your
want. The 8tate may not he prepared ‘ gift. In making these observations, 1
to undertake thU work right at tlus | in no wise mean to cast any reflections
the^itat^ca» aHorri"n) do‘‘ttrnhis tin# Hinuf, hut/ustfceandeiiRghti ned states- | upod the gentlemen in charge or the
IStltll-
tious of lesM-ning is efinally, uuiatiatiw*,
terjv th« , St >ile has heeo making
smn^ cbsfty experiments. For five
years there has.been active and persist
ent agitation on the subject of what
tCWT
and wirat is best for it to do. One side
-contended for. literary and scientific
training and the Lnivebdty system,
which necessarily cpi*l the student
more, and the State more per student
educated..- TheoUibr-d«ma4«»ed -ehewrv
practical education, in which the appli
cation of knowledge and science to the
mansbip will not allow it to be long de- ; penitentiary,
laved. Asa gfop in this direction, I ! I have only a
Recommend that the Governor be ail-I make in reference
tlborized to a|*pfdot tlnep ronunispinn ■ of the’instlUHlbn'.
erty and the pursuik.of
With all the machinery 6l
our hands; with every department of .
the government, Executive, . buaitM*##•<
tive and .ludicial, held by white twott; ’ ThtTfulng of mu agriculture and tiie me-
trs to asct^rtaiM and report on—
f*t. Wtiftt a ref the pf^per reqaiire-
ments for such an institution and what
u ill be the probable ^pj^ial cost <*f Its
2d. What inducement In the wav of
w ith w hite juHes, white Solicitors, ehauic acts.should be tlui nmiu objeoto. grounds, buildinga^ mofteys or other
white Sheriffs, it is simply infamons Both sides were right from their stand-
that resort should be had to lyncj law,"] point#, but ho agreamettt or Fhnfp^o-
and that prisoners should be inufdeved mise lias been wr»ssp)le heret(»a>re. tk
because the people have grown weafy i'pp|p%tabt.haa|l>st thr^i OBluableyeara, fth
of the law’s delay aiul it# inefficient ail- ’ll a# wa-eed sum.- *‘h;brtr or niaety tl
miuisiraiioli. Negroes have acglfly ^saiuMffiptrs, Md #w (tH^wImli syi
Hlwa>s been the victim#; and the jlpu-, uiusKheoferMaulcIl,and rc^djusiei
fessiop i# a blot on our civiiiadiPon. 1 afecoplaiCT wrgi theSfcUlgfe the pop]
Let us see to it tliat the linger of scorn j as shown at the recent election. Let
no longer be pointed at our Stale be- 1 trr^ncr^ics in trying to
cause of this deplorable condition of
affairs. Let us iiuut out the defectM in
our law#; let us make plain and simple
securities may be off sired by persons or
to tens Ih the ISiwta to^jecure Us loca-
.tton, and to foalte mcommendations
^icreqn aftec.visiting tiie same if neces-
ijexpemfp*incurred in getting this
on .^(mTd i|i»t exceed tliree
ollars, to J>ai«l out of the
• conci ngewrrond.
After a thorough examination of the
start right at laat, and (jndi'avor t© bai’^‘neetlu^U and work of tiie Winthrop
morrize coMHctWg Interests and ojilu-
ions. The’ people have deckled lhat
, —_ r —_— , ,— ;v r silent
the riTTcs ofOvnu Whlclrtfat o outraged tficre ia no usu Tor a grand Ui Over sit r t oeatfon a“i*Tt-her return
justice !>> granting continuances and
-Js*" -to
gsmek, alllsi demand the i^sptaT* of
practical gtatejsm&nfihip aud bustooas
metliods We are met to do the busi-
nebiSp? fill p^o|®e, Itbc if* evuiv*
att olutobia, but they
TiaiuHig .Scliool, l am positive in say
ing no nionev spent by the Slate tored-
lh a ft
that’given this institution. 1 The cry
Ahim tbeahyrtness o^our JegisLaLbaaaiew triat# iijkmi teebnioahties. !>•» ti* terinitted that the South ‘Carolina (Jol- i comew fi4)m all over the Slate for better
(dnb-fburthspf wldch I* aiiiadv I in#i«t tbkt only Jiftolligent, sober, vir- kge, aa»a#cboW of Ubaeal edu|ation*'la ) tieaHiers and trained teachers. There
*s ’ are
v ] nut I
hihrg
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iiiAnl. \Ve < r oftii) as reformers, claim- j ate remedy, to be used only w lieu
ing that manv things in the govern- } other# fail, grant the Executive tin-
nc.nl are wrong ami lhat there U room
tuons citizens sit «»n (»ifr juries. Let i the elasshdi, in the theoretical* sciences j are i« our white public schools 1,102
puMiahment f<»r crime, by w liomsocver j and U> literaumi, '‘aliali i»e ‘ liberaky j wu»l« aad ipVO female teachers, sbow-
coymdri^d, la* prompt and sure, and ! aup|x>rted.” After eonsnltat|«>« 'vllh [tug that women are moat in demand.
tfiTrTf^iWirdrtlie cause the aifeot tfWi VfeStaNIff^il yKSTTiron Is made to srspply Tt7’ The
J dsinpliiai# -iSinl ni> n fnut ill s aHT’TrtlS’rens, l riCnnnm adeii'ibnt flvd paa amnim, u> one wits
taxes
letter
government
Our ta.»k is *
.tin
the
ower o# aDsoluW* reijioval of any Sher-
[T who fails to prevent any such act of
people J violence ii‘ his County after the law
governmentMid mbeo« tli ifout ; baa takenVontrol of the prisoner. j ( .v.,
nment as emtoply Its pos4b\jr«r l have, thought it wise to speah^ Id 1 r#org#wlz
We must, how ever, never Ipse sight of'f Wiiphaiie terms on^this subject, be-’
tbb fact that iiigganfUtiOMn* not always cause every Carolinian worthy of
economy. The jhm vh will pay even j •am*' must long to see the lima w
more taxes Omm'hi prompt, *f^th^y l#v\ shall rea-sert its sway, and when
know these taxes ** wisely jBXpwidmlf wu neople will not he divided into hos-
and for their beuetitA''- • ^
Before I proceed to dlacasa In plain
atraigbeforward faslT
1 shall ask you to
congratulate you
rory achieved bv t
« ent election. i>#
the people, ii;©( woaj|^|ilfc»r\' UlipAfll
? BOTH Itlj^’TlUliuiii, t nCimnwf piitil thut I dtTm^iivniii f
the CniverMty system bnabolHhed, the npitrhetirflciary from each county who
: experimental farhT at ( oiunih'ui: aotd\ aitnnda-tbo V* mthrop Stdiuol, and non*
land tiie .proceeds covered into the are admitted except those who are
ITeattiry, the mechanical llepartment jji vowed ly preparing themaeives as
few observations to
o the manage ment
Its failure t(> yield
anvthinglike an a-lct|uat^ income from
so mutch labor is attributed to the losses
by freshets In the river. Year after
year, in spite of these losses, the ut-
Teiript to farm has been persisted in, and
I see the board has presumed to makeJ
contract# on these same plac s tor next
year, thus tying the hands of the next
administration. If the state is going
to farm, it ought to work on ft# own
land, so as to derive the benetit of ail
j improvements. It ought to farm, or it
ought not, a.nd In my judgment thel»e-t
results to make the institution yield an
‘ income commensurate with its worth
can he secured by removing all restric-
1 lions on leasing or hiring the convicts,
l aud allow ing them to he employed in
public or private, that pays
best. Agricultural labor tS anitatAVayB
has been the least re.iiuneratlve of any
in the world, and I think the best re
sults will follow when the directors of
■the penitentiary are allowed to Contract
for labor at so much for so* many days
labor of ten hours, the contractors hav
ing nothing to do with finding, cloth
ing or guarding the rmrvirt# ■'I'heatate
•htiiiUl:r t ».t»iii.^Zlitrnl »lC. .Alwt «
returned below its “marketable value.”
When, theretpre, an auditor is assessing
property and the rax payer Is a voter to
pas# upon lUk claim for re election, itls
asking fcoo much of poor humanity to
expect him to offend his friends ami
constituent# by piyiiig into tlmlr affair*
too closely. Hence, we find that tax
payer# by the thousands, not only fall,
to return all their property a# the law
requires, but they sign the oath that
they have returned all their property at
Its true value, when they know', and thj> .
auditor knows the returns are absolute
ly false. The auditor does not rare be-
ean*e be get# a salary, and he does not
like toollend a man who ha# a vote,
while the governor doe* not care be
cause he appointed the choice of the
|WM>ple The local equalization board
appointed by the auditor for political
effect, anil getting m* pay, and goes
tlinmirh these re.turnx Imrrlcilly -ami
with alt »T* bHongirtg# tranf-fernM rf* ^teaeliers
km sun C uliggy, AUd that a complete 4 mark Urn ct
vorgwtrfra-rtonheCrTl^wd. A j Tars speiit a
The course i# one year. Now
couuaau Three ii 11 ndred dol-
speiif ifntn 1 ally on eatm heneflciary
appropriation, and one which wilt suf- , at the Citadel; two are allowed from
rice to give the institution stability a n’d euch .x Minty: the. course is four year#,
t oharHcier, noght to be thade. * ThlrH' ! and the graduates are vlrtuallv released
thousand d<
tuiuon lees
liars fyr all purpose# hihJ
tail b« prolitably i.rtaxl. 111
tical camps, and all classes and j my opinion, ami 1 hope it will receive
Ickd in ijs magiiitude ami impoi
and those w t»ti3e uTOrfs wen? fr
as they watched the trend of National
c«*L?fs shall vie with each other 111
f^ffdTy rivalrv r To make the State pros-
p#ious and I appv.
Haying m ver aspired to, or held, anv
ditic*n •Mice before, my place in South
irdliua Im- *impl\ been tliat of k vn-
r and t*x-pav *-r. Hem e | un not as
conversant with tbcdetaili
vnt depaitillents^of the
ernment as 1 could wi*h.
of th«
M*le
dif-
gov-
thai amonui by )>erpeiual annuai grant
so a# to remove the. t ollege from politi
cal influence# and antagonism*.
The work 011 Clemoon College has
bevn dela^etl l»y the failure until re
cently to iuaiff‘ suitable brick on the
ground. The founding of a grand ag
ricultural ami mechanical industrial
svliool, with all that gqcs to .makeup
legislation in its uy(ilu»hing usurpa- , knowledge as I |m>sschm, I w ill now, as
lion of authority^ it* (^•ntmlizitig grasp j tincriT a# possible, direct your atten-
upon the throat of the States, Its abject | lion to such matter* of public interest 1
surrender to tiie |H»w er of corporNle j as teem ol ino*t hnpnrtatice.
money and class interest*—all such ] The iinpioveiociit of the free selmnl
tnu#t lift up joyful hearts of praise to syaU-m and tiie wise adjustment <»f
the All-Kuler, and feel tlieir failh in J means to ends in the management of
the stability of huf republican TTistltu- j our instiiiitions »*l higher tMlueation so
tions strengthened, In our own State a* to obtain the tH*t*t results demand
the triumph of He mis-racy and w hite i your best care and prompt aetion. The
" ith sueh ! * suitHble plant, is a costly job at any’
time or place.*
YYJu.iy it is Fcmeiubtred that die Tni#-
te*w had to go in tiie woods, and must
build everything from the ground, it
can be readily seen that a largo amount
of money will be needed. After close
calculation, based on our experience
thus far, we rind it will nqujjo not less
than one hundred and tlltv thousand
front the obligation to teach'In the pub-
lli schools, while many of th«m have
left the State as soon as they graduated.
“Man to man so oft unjust,
Is always #n to womatt.’’
And here we have not only Injustice,
but a vvoful lack of common sanMv, and
no regard for that adjustment of means
to end* which alone can justify taxa
tion for education, l will close these,
extended remarks un education by re
penting the words of a deep thinkecT
“If We educate our men, their children
a*7/ be educated; but when we educate
our women, we know their children wtU
In educated (’aroliu*’# daughters are
h r brightest. jeweJ#L Love, patriotism,
justice, all demand that they be no lon
ger neglected or treated like poor ref
lation*.
i have made one brief visit to the Lu-
feeliri g‘ ‘ bofvvoe 11
stipreinacy oj^r tnuugj-clUiU uud au-4
• arehy, of clviiizstton over barbarism, ]
it a* been inp^t cotupk-to^ Ami It l>
gratifying to it«te the fact that this was j
attended by political phenomena w hich
w as a surprise to all of os. Our colored !
fellow ei:i/eii* absolutely relused to her
hul to the |hd 1 s by their bosses. The ■
upportouitv of having their votes free- ]
ly cast and honcMtly ciHiutei), which it
has hce.n claimed is denied the negroes^
caused scarcely a ripple of excitement
nmong them. The)’ quietly ptirstnd
their arm'atii'ns and Jefi rhe conduct
4»f fhe election to the - whites. -Manv
who vot4 d cast their ballot* lor the reg
ular Democratic thdiet, and the conse
quence is that to-day there is loss race
prejudice and race
^^•Whlte^bien aiiff—-Tyfaclt "tuett « bf
Ckroiina than has ex W^d *t
• shtce . *
The diauial ex|>eriment of universal
negro suttrage, inspired by hate and a
cowardly deal re for revenge; the rot
ten government built upon it ami
propped with bayouet>; theTaCe antag
onism which blazed up and is still
alive; the robbery under the forms of
taxation^ the riot and debauchery in
our legi*latlv*4i*ll# and in our Capi
tol; the prostitution aud impotema; of
our Courts of justice, while rape, arson
ami murder stalked abro«d in o(>en
daylight; Che paratyli* of trade; Hie
ktagnntiorf of agrierrtftire; the demoral
ization of society; the ignorance, the
upa hy, the despair which follow ed and
brooded over the land—all these things
have we eBdurod and survived. Near
ly a quarter of a century ha* passed
since the two peoples who occupy our
territory w ere taUgljtto hate each oth
er. The carpet-bag vampires and na
tive base traitors who brought H about
and kept it alive for their own sinister
purposes are nearly all gone. There
v never was any just reason why the
white ami black nfeit of Carolina
should not live together In peace and
harmony. Our interests are the same,
and our future, whether for weal or
woe, cannot be divorced, 'j’he negro
v ’was-astHUiwb friend and faithful ser-
V vant during the war, when there was
every opportunity to glut upon our
.wives and children any hatred or de«
Mto for revenge. Ho had none: There
. i# not a single instance on record of any
disloyalty to his master*# family during
that trying and bloody period. The re
collection of this fact should make us
- charitable toward* him for the excesses
to which lie w a# excited by the oppor
tunity, example and instigation of his
white leaders during the dark day#. !
have just depicted, lii* conduct in the
recent political'campaign shows that
—he has b&gun to thhik iur.himself, .and
realizes at jasi that his beat frtmtlt and
^safest miyisersanrthe white *»m»» 'wfl# wltlrtho pr 1 vil
'»ow n the land and^iveliitn employ men t. '
When it is clearfy shown that a major
ity of our colored voter# are no longer
pHUiotum, i«*t«4iigefiee and virtue of
ih«* individual citizen i# the foundation
upon w hb'h n ^t*' free repre>*etitHtive
government. The educaHon and pro|»-
**r training of the voters who must I
eloMeH' the public olTieer* to carry on
the State’s affair* i-, therefore, a sacred i
duty, whh’h cannot he negleeted w ith- 1
(Hit injury to the ^tate and t<* society.
No hue w ill doqmte this. But how
much i» no nth Carolina doing in this I
behalf? Is our present system a good'
one? Are w>d< ing all we can to train !
our youth* and tit tleMn for t he duties 1
of life? 1 answer unhesitatingly, no!
In our tow us and village#, by rea.-on
of supplementary taxes or voluntary
contribution*, the schools ju'Y*. |*t r ly
g<»od. i. A mong the fatJm’ry hVtbe eqryj^
I dollars to coiitplele ami equip all the^ n, *V 0,I, V^ l ,,lve n, *de such In-1
! iH*ce*sarv btiildUtg* in a plain, subshin- ' ff u ' r ,^ H, "l investigation a* I could in re- j
Hal manner. The last Legisl^ure np- g*rd to to system of management. The |
| preprinted forty-three t InuH-and dollars ' institution is very full, and the appro- 1
* for this pun»o*e, and it w ill require at ' l‘H ; d , on for this year has been $110,000,
least one hundred thousand dollar# | u Hn l ,M, onte fn addition of about
to complete all the department* j P H ‘* , * n h*** I he outlay
KintFh J *fry the * gdwf vrbrttrd fs rbb-^cteepTlbh, -
atiy tloie j vrhtl© inferior schmvls, wltich tmi three
or four moiitlis, are the rule. There i*
jtist enough effort by the Mate to par
alyze private sch(tAis, arid tliere isiibso-
lute retrogression in education, yvith
correspomling increase in illiteracy.
We spend in round numbers for froe
(*omm'on schools per annum about live
hundred thousand dollars, and for
higher education about otic hundred
thousand. This is ri fly-two cent# per
capita of population and allow* less
than two dollars to each child of school
age. It must not bn forgotten that the
whiees pay nearly all of this, except
what 1# obtained from the poll tax.
Without giving reasons, which, will
readily occur to every thinking mind, I
suggest the following « c heme to im
prove the free school system as a basis
of (teriuanent and lasting schools:
The respective Counties should be divi
ded by a reliable surveyor into school
diiqrict# as nearly square a# the con
tour and the larger streams and sw’amps
w ill permit. These should be. of an
area not greater than thirty-six nor less
than sixteen square miles, in propor
tion as population is dense, and w ith
one white and one colored school in
each. A I! the public school, funds
should he concentrated to run these
alone. The Trustees should he elected
by the residents of said district#, only
freeholders being eligible to that office.
The poll tax should be three dollars
instead of one dollar as now, and this
will require a Constitutional, amend
ment. Empower the Trustees to erect
suitable buildtifgs as near the centre of
district# as practicable, with money !
borrowed for that purpose, and set
apart for each year #0 much of the
school fund a* may be necesiary to
liquidate the debt in ton year#/princi
pal and interest. Th«n allow/voters of
each district to levy at’ their option and
without further legislative sanction a
supplementary tax for Un sole .use-ami
benefit up to ffvf mills if they so desire,
Hlefre
imbued WiiUi-the HepublieitrWea, tiffm
the vex^t negro problem will be sofVefi,
and tltofiifrmmMo-'of 11 retifrn^o nbgm
domination will haunt u# do more.
Cannot l appeal to the magnanimity of
the dominant rape* Cannot I pledge
in your behalf that we white men of
Bouth.Carolina stand ready and wil
ling to listen kindly to all reasonable
t complaints?* To grant all just, right
and *afe privileges to the«e colored peo-
more
and «tart ihe CoUfgiL AVe call build
the ^cluMd wlthont'Miy additiott.il ap
propriation, but it will be two years be
fore it eaii he starred, and I w ill show
how this is done. .« „
('I’he Governor recommends that tiie
funds donated for agricultural purjx*-
s-s by the r .S. r.overnm. nt amoiinting
to and the pt ivilege tax on ler- 1
tili/(-rs of, say, f 1u,i>ki^1h* approhrmtcU, J
and that the C fern son be^tiesl n«* bor-:
n>wed to by returned in ten amuial in-
»■ ry*tUti t.v. 1 ^v, ‘‘^i 1 r 1 1 rr
to each taxpayer of
designating the school to which thi#
additional tax shall be applied.
Finally, let the State arrange, alone
if ifeed be, but jii Company w ith other
Southern’Stttos j^iipsslble to^iave suit
able school pooKs compiled or-pub
lished on royalty, or bought at whole
sale, as mar bfe cheapest; and furnish
tho samo to scholars;! at cost, allow ing
no others to be used in public schools
The scItOo) book trust robs mir* people
of an enormous amount of money every
year. It Is possible to buy au edition
of Waverly Novels, twenty volumes,
next October 1
Of the Citadel Academy I shall have
little to say: It t# unfortunate, in my
opinion, tbat it vva* ever reopened a* a
beticrieiary military s<-lt(Nd, The mon
ey, WJd, which has recently Imh*n■
spent in rebuilding the bn ring wing
and in repairing and equipping • the
w hole building, cotihi,,in niy-jiidgmeiU,
have been far more pro til ably bsyd jn
ertcling an Industrial aud Norutal
.^clioU for girt#, md the ?'Jfl,ndff-annual
appropriation, w hieh itffakes'to fiui tbc
Citadel, wpuUi Itrtve gone far tovVanis
supporting sucli.a vahmble and neces
sary addition to our educational sys
tem.
But the money has lieen *|>ent. The
buildings are in* splendid order; the
school i# in a nourishing rendition, and
it holds a warm place in the hearts of
many o^pur ]>eople as a landmark of
the old regime. A conservative regard
for the rights aud wishes of even a
small minority ought to have weight
with those w ii<> have themselves so
long been denied what they wish.
Tiie re are too few lights in Smith Car
olina tor u* to'wantonly put out any
of tliem, and for the present ( recom
mend that the usual appropriation be
granted. Under the terms of the Land
Grant Act, military science and tacties
must he taught at ihe Clentson College.
At tliat College a boy can learn every
thing now imparted at the Military
Academy and much Imsides. its in
dustrial feature w ill help poor boys' to
educate themselves without discrimina
tion, ’'while tiie CjWadel furnishes'free
education, laard, clothing, &c., to a
limited number, under conditions
which savor often of favoritism
Whether after the Clemson College is
started and there will he duplication of
touching force and identity of our ettr-
rtevrium with the Citadel flic State can
afford to maintain three schools for Itsr
son# and not on« for her daughters,
-wUI—Imi Aor-the. .people to .deckle. ~A4
tm tlii* charity, after deducting the fn-
! torest on tlw( State, debt, 1# hIkmji one-
! fifth ot <Mir entire State cxitendittire.
Tiie Report of the Superintendent
show s ATo and «*.T1 colored pa
tient ■» in the institution and a per ea[>-
| ito expend lure of 87 cents per dwy.
But th • c Mii ( >aiisou with I ^titn^ons
whose’patients are all while Is unfair
and misleading. A glance at the ao-
conmiodatiou, clothing, eto.,j*f the col
ored patients show# that tlfey do not
cost anrtlting like this amount, and,
ort»*ore, the white |uUient*.are .cost
ing much more per capita than Is
shown in the Report. 1 am trot pre
pared to say whether there is room for
retrench men t or npt in the manage
ment, hut l am very positive on two
points:
(1). There ar^ people in the Asylum
who ought not to betnere, because they
Can be more economically supported
elsewhere. And (2): A change should
he made in the law so a-r > require each
(’(Minty to support it<m\n insane. -
To relieve, the existing pressure and
to restore th<* institution to, its proper
11s *s as a hi spTtiil for dangerous and cu-
r ihTeTunittcs, I advise tliat a commis
sion of throe physician4 and two citi-
^ens, tube appointed by the executive
prevent abuse.
The rbcent purchase of a farm whieh
i« subject to overflow is contrary to law,
and therefore to be enndemne'd, but I
think tho law which forbade, it wa* un
wise, because, when tho state shall, by
levees, keep out the water, the object
lesson may induce capitalists to invest
in'these swamp lands and reclaim them.
With the large amount of labor at com
mand it i# certainly cheaper to keep our
water ihsn to buy up land# as rich. One
such farm tiie state ought to have, both
to show the value of these land* and to
j employ its surplus lalwr at certain
! times; hut leasing the convict# on the
plan 1 purpose, will, 1 am sure, yield
bettor results.
But I must hurry on, for there are «o
many important questions with which
we have to deal that I shall tire your
patience and Mtiil leave much unsaid.
AX ALIKK CON#riTUTIOX.
It I# twenty-two years since the con
stitution under w hich we live wa* forced
u|>oi) an unwilling people, by aliens.
While many )f its provisions are wise
and cannot lie improved, there is much
in it Uusuitod to our condition and
wants. All attempts to remedy it# most
glaring defect* have failed. .Some pro
vision# In it cannot lie obeyed, others
w’e have never tried to obey, u hile oth
ers still have been trampled under foot
to the g^eatInjury of certain counties
and sections. I cannot consume time in
pointing out all these things, hut l am
unalterably Hxed in the belief that #
convention of the people should be called
to make the change if needed, and in
corporate such additional features as
will adn|>t it to our people and their sur
roundings. The cost of such conven
tion should not weigh in the least
against such action, for the benetit# to
b^ expected >vill «o far exceed the cost
that money cannot enter a* a factor.
The people, I am sure, want a trew or
ganic law, and are w illing to pay for it.
If they do not, they can say #0 by their
votes, and^ the servants of the people
should uot^vot use to aliovv them the op
portunity.
But w hile demanding a new constito-
tion, recent event* have shown in no
uncertain way that our people an-
equally determined to allow no w anton
or impudent disregard by the general
assembly of the present instrument.
The w rong perpetrated by the failure to
re-apportion representation will be
righted beyond dotfbt by this legisla
ture. „
(The adoption-of the Georgia railroad
law is urged. Both the road# and the
people in that Stole are satisfied with
its workings. But to make it effective
i men must be chosen who are^like the
i Georgia commissioners, able, honest
aid fearless or w e had better abolish the
mak-s some slight changes, and the
county hoard does likewise, atttl nobody
except the tax dodger is satisfied. 1
know land in Edgefield which sell*
readily for 125 to f io per acre, and it i#
assessed at an average offs or less. I
know other laud, aud It is very plenti
ful, that sells at |0 and $8 per acre and
is a*#e>sed at an average of f 1, and I
know other land that is assessed for
more than it w ill bring in the market.
To supply the plaie of the County
Commissioners and secure a fair equal
ization of property, th# follow ing rem
edy is suggested;
Let the voters of each township elect
from Its tree-holders a hoard of three
supervisors who shall have charge of
roads, bridges and the assessment of
property in their respective townships.
Let the pay of those supervisor#, if suy,
b** just what the'people of that tow n
ship are w illing to pav out of their own
pocket* as voted in tow nship meeting,
and if public spirit doe# not make men
4lo the work for nothing, the jteojde w ill
pay w hat is necessary to have it done,
and well done, unci no more. When the
pmp-
toeimAi nt
short a time mm* depend on your dili
gence and an absolute refusal to waste
time on silly, wildcat wchemosand local
and special legislation which aro the
curse# of our thus. Hedging you my
be»t effort* and hearty co-t>peratloo m
your Arduous labor# and invoking th*
guidance and blesMngw of the Father
upon our labor*in txflralf of onr beloved
#utc and it# people, I am now reaJy to
call Heaven to witness and take tho
oath of olSce. 1 . to
■f f |.
Dr, J, H. E. MILHOUS,
Dental Surgeon.
‘ Blackville, S. C.
_ Will have regular appointments at
follow#,: V - \
— At BarnwelLUVH frotn lst. Monday
(or sales-day) iu each month to Wed
nesday evening. Office at the I'attor-
4#n House.
At Bally’s, B. A. <fc N. R. R., from
8d Monday in each month to Wednes
day evening. Office at Trice’s Hotel.
Will be gt tils home office at Blackville
every Friday and .Saturday from l*t of
February to 30th September inclusive,
aud every Thursday, Friday aud Satur
day, from 1st October to 3i#t January
inclusive. /
Will make appointment# with patient#
to meet them at either of hi* offices at
any time.
Patient#-Will find It more comfortable
to have their work done at the office,
though if desired will call on them at
their residence# anyw here within thirty
mile# of Blackvllte.
and paid out of his cotttingcnt 1 co,1,n,,,,! : I<>,,er! ! atu ^ ,na ^ e ttt
pie? ThattbrywhaH have eqiial pro- 4 ~for one dollar, while a chlld’# primer
teotion under thb law and a guarantee cost twenty-five cents, and all other
- fltf fair treatment at oar hands ? l book# In proportion. Then we hod i*
That the colored i>cople have griev- 1 our school histories Con federate
•nces, it is idle to deny. That the | dters designitSil aa “rebels” and Bouth
present the Citadel i# doing bettor work
iu proportion to cost than the 'Univer
sity. When, however, the latter shall
be reorganized a# proposed, jtnd w hen
the Clemson College shall furnish the
military training and practical scien
tific education which can now be ob
tained only at the Military Academy,
that school will have to #how cause for
Its existejpoe a# a charity school for
military training. ■
But whatever is done in that regard,
there is imperative need for an indus
trial school for girl* iu the State. Our
system of education for women looks to
training their mind* and giving them
shall make a thorough examination of
tiie inmates con lined there and return tp
the counties from which they came, all
pertofl* who can be safely *enr away.
Time for the necessary preparation on
the part of county authorities to care for
them should be given, but the asylum
should be purged as soon as possllilc.
Another point in connection w ith the
asyfUm is that under the existing law
the governor has no connection with
tin* asylum, except to appoint regent#
and other .official# and employees, aud
after this t# done, any in tor fere nee on
his part in it# management can l»e con
sidered intermeddling. As a matter of
sound public poliey, the executive ought
to be ex-officioa member of every boaid
in rhe state having the expenditure of
public money, and should have per
sonal Supervision of it# work.
* * #• *
Next in magnitude and importance to
the asylum of our public institutions, is
the penitentiary. The number of con
vict# in the latter is nearly the same a#
tin? patient* in the former, and i am
of opinion that the penitentiary ought
at least to support the asylum. The re
sult# obtained at the
controlling railroad# at all.”)
;e$y. But reverse# of fortune, or
bring the necessity of
SSPl bread : winning; and .the fonder mother
1-1 left a widow, or daughtef left an or
not neen satisfactory to the people, and
tiie baneof 'it# management is politic*.
The general assembly, when called on
to fill positions of honor or profit, find#
The question of equalizing taxes is
one of the most important and perplex
ing with which we have to deal, and
while the law# are defective their ad-
mi nistration i* equally at fault. I w iH-
totich on the Tatter trouble first.
Under the law, auditor* and treas
urer# are appointed by the governor
and their work is supervised bv the
comptroller general. In addition we
have county and stati boards of equali
zation by whom the dork i# revised.
The auditors appoint the member# of
county board, and the chairmen of the
respective county board# constitute the
state board. Assessments are made,
“under oath,” of property at its •“rt-al
market value.” T his is the system and
how has it worked? It is an absolute
and pitiable failure and both the law
and the people are to blame. And as
the executive is the fountain bead, I
propose to analyze it and point out some
grave defect# #0 that I, may escape
blame if nothing is done by the gen
eral assembly. While the office# of
treasurer and auditor are appointive,
and are properly so, with our system of
fnxtitntfAu have igovernment., the i>co|,le In iiio«t
, the'™- ...n tof-theOTnntlerIntmrt thelTown areord,
by primary election, selected men to be
recommended for these positions, aud
the governor, as a matter of course, is
glad to be relieved of the responsibility.
itself besieged by a class of men w bn are ? * , I au i r > ^ re ";; eu 01 ine r^PonslDlUty.
huntfn*. wholmvej- 1 in «tlf.gov«rn.nentami In the
nr mak. elalma nti In.livIHiial iit.inh.ru imnple „|p(;tin|t their on n nflureru, hut
or make claim* on individual members
for vote* as a rew ard for political 1uip-
pnrt in the past, or promixe of such sup-
ftort in the future. Offices requiring
high order of busiuess taieut# are given
to men whoT-au apeak well, or w ho have
rendered political services, while they
are wholly lackiug iu administiative
nullity. This being the case, it is small
self-government by counties, is and ha*
alw ay* been a failure, and especially so
in large counties.
The same argument w hich ha* been
used against the present management
of the. asylum applies to the asHegsment
of property by a county official, arid es
pecially one elected by the people. The
training their mind# and giving them
acoomplishment# tor the adornment oT government-hosUtoH* and
wonder that we #0 often find inisman- | ca , liert '^ carelbssoe#*, neg
lect of duty and often cpllu*lon, as I
have shown of tfie asylum, and a* 1 will
incompetent men in high office*. Thi#, A ._
ir» vice that is fnherem in repubiieanj ahow of a#*cs#meitfo. 1 he duty of
government, and in proportion a* ft# in-1 * *' “* ewor l " lh * 1 of * *Py»
lluence is great or small iu * the look out for property which seeks
and put price* 011 land, stock, etc., un
der oath, and should any taxpayer neg
lect to make return, let the supervisor#
find out aud a* ess hi# property, re
ceiving therefor |1 from each taxpayer
who neglect# to meet the auditor.
1 Let Hie chairmen of the*e township
boards of supervisor* constitute a coun
ty board of finance to audit accounts,
order expenditure#, and do all the du
ties now performed *0 unsatisfactorily
by the county commi-siouer*. When
our county government# are controlled
by men who are Ruccessful hindnes#
men, w ho are the best of their cla*#, and
the money in the office become* secon-
darv to Hie honor and the public wel
fare, we shall see the extravagance and
waste, the speculation and peculation
now going op in many counties brought
to an end, arid taxe# reduced, while the
affair# of the county w ill be conducted
in a far more satisfactory w ay.
In Hie matter of a<*CH*ments and
equalizing taxes, this county board of
finance could act a# an equalizing board
to whom the auditor should report any
thing he mav discover wrong on the
pari oi tow nship t*>ards or individual*.
The auditor should l»e altogether free
from political influences, and lie ap-
(Mdnted a# now, on the recommendation
of the county board of finance rather
than by the primary system. For, a#
long a* he i* bunting votes, he cannot
and will not discharge hi# duty fear-
lessly. 4 If the law i* *trengthened, by
making it a crime punishable with flue
and imprisonment to fail to return all
property, liable to taxation, everything
will be dritte tbat 1* possible to make all
property l>ear It# jti#t share of the bur
den* of government.
(The discussion of the phosphate |
problem is elaborate, lie favor# an ac
curate survey of the' phosphate territo
ry and it* lease at auction to the high
est bidder, raising the royalty to |2 a
ton, double the pie#eiit charge. By that
mean* he argue* that the income of the
state w ill Ik? largely increased and it#
credit suraag^pned #oAUat the re .will be
no trouble iu refunding at a low' rate of
Jute rest'Hie bond# falling due in 1*03
The itiaiijKura) coucbide* a* follow#:)
Gentlemen of the senate and house of
representative#: I mu#teWf»ologize for
the time 1 have consumCdin discussing
these important tuaUer# atul with a few'
remark* a* to'the relation# w hich ought
u» exist between the executive and the
representative# of the people, I will
close. During the recent campaign tiie
lines were sharply drawn, and I was
elected on a platform ’which nmong
other thing* demand# “rigid economy
in public expenditures, the abolition of
useless offices, reduction df salary and
fees of all office#, state ana cohlity, to
conform to the increased purchasing
power of money, and the decreased abil
ity of the people to pay taxes, that pub
lic office* be paid in proportion to their
•labor and responaitdlity.” An over
whelming majority of Imth your hon
orable bodies were elected on the single
litmie a*wbethei^ yotv e 1 tdorsed this
plait or m and its exponent. We are
here to redeem these pledges, and it is
yours to make tiie laws, and mine to ex-
eouto. The responsibility is squarely
on u# and we cannot shirk it. There
are soyte ininor matter* to which I will
direct your attention in special me##a*
ges from time to time. The observa-
tions I have made and the recommen-
dalions I have offered are for your con
sideration. Your duty is not discharged
miles# you silt, amend, alter fnd add to
these suggestions anything which, in
ymir judgment, will perfect them and
subserve the object Which alone should
actuate u# all, the public, welfare. I
have given you tiie best light I have,
but 1 am not infallible and have no
pride of opinion.
There i* a fearful responsibility rest
ing on trie by reason of the reliance up
on my leadership. But you cannot
avoid the responsibility resting on your
own shoulders, and you will do wrong
to-caatA^irgle-vofo Against your judg
ment, no matter whence come# the re
commendation. In the matter of ap-.
pointirients, i must rely almost wholly
on your advice and suggestion where
the people have left jus any choice. The
most important appointive officer in
each county is the jury commiasloner
The pressures brought to bear on this
officer by friends and attorney# of men
indicted for murder is very strong and
'unlcM* he is incorruptible the jury gets
“fixed” and justioe is cheated. The
office of trial justice is one of large pow
er and importance and no man who ever
drinks to intoxication should hold it.
Only three week* remain for the usual
legislative session which*has been Hm-‘
Tied to Christmas by unwritten law.
You have to deal w ith
great importance, and whether you can
Provisions for the People.
THE COLORED FARMERS’ SO
CIETY purpose* to open and keep on
hand a (reuerai Stock of Groceries iu the
Ludy Robinson store iu the town of
mrfcvTir*. w^r^F^i )SSiwR
vrrgninrarniRiro nm
pirtmiTg
of Or<K*erles. Our goods Hball be the
very 4)eat and onr prices the very low-
est. We solicit the patronage of all the
public, promising them hone«t weighU,
j 11st meaMtire# aud every thing low down,
cheap for cash.
MS 97IS, ms AIL.
JACOB PEEPLES
MAPS A OKU.
sep IH-tf
Horses aqd Mules.
1 UST Arrived a fine lot of Saddle and
ilarnesa UOK.SRB, also a lot of
nice farm and timber MULBH,
Will keep a full stock of both iforato
and M uTea on hand tlirodgh the winter
ami spring mouths of 1HW) and ’Ml.
MV See our stock aud get prices be
fore purchasing elsewhere.
Your# truly,
P. J. ZEIOLEK A CO.,
Allendale, S. C.
novll-tf
afew warn.
Having di*con tin tied the sale of Li
quor* Since the New Year
BEN DAVIES
H AS been busy In selecting and col
lecting a stock of GENKKAL MKK-
UHAKDISE that will suit the people
by its coriiideteness and please their
pockets by the moderation of it# prices.
The public genemHy and the ladies
particularly are invited to call, ex
amine good* and compare 'prices with
tbo*e quoted elsewhere, _*
AnjJ don’t you forget
That yon may be happy yet.
If you buy at BEN DAVIES Store,
Where you’ll surely get more
Good* for your money than at eRUbliah-
incnt# that promise a heap and perform
nothing worth talking about.
feb 13- tf
BEN DAVIES,
Barnwell 0. II., S. C.
B. A. MAKIBBEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. _
n.wtN a i;i.i, c. H., S. C-
Will give prompt attention to all bas
in e*# entrusted to hi* care. .
april 4-89 .
moijIyto lend.
8150 000.
At 9)4 to P 61, cent. Interest,^ One to
five years time, secured by farm mort-
tage#. For further particulars apply to
J. O. PATTERSON,
Real Estate aud investing Agent,
julyll-tf Barnwell, B-. C.
Secoqd Seasoi).
Smalley’s Sale Stables,
\VIt«L.IMTON, W. C—
lA»t winter and »p ing I sold large
number# of the best uor#e»and mules to
citizen# of Aiken, Barn wet) and Or
angeburg, giving coinpfct* satisfacCitei
to every customer. , * x
1 am back again, better prepared than
evyr to give every bnyer the full value
of his money, and resolved to run tho
campaign of 1890 on the sama platform
on which I won the fliat 4 ~
year’s race*. Before bhyi
correspond with
saddle and. will push »II
from the word 1
truly.
V
^ i to evada taxation altogether, or is being 1 Hiose duties properly in so
•apta^X
.V .
WMm
A