The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, January 17, 1901, Image 1
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VOL- XXIV.
BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, .qqI.
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GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Reviewing the Conditions
' ‘ r ' . . ■' ' t +
in the-State.
Industrial Progress and Educational
Advancement.
(TenUeoien of the General Assembly: | mon schools in the Uni Led States his
It is gratifying to me to welcome | ne&rly trebled, being now 12.07 per
you.as the representatives of the peo
ple under such favorable condilions.
You come as the first legislature to
assemble in Sooth Carolina in the new
century. The Nineteenth century has
been one of marked progress and de
velopment in all the arts and sciences,
capita of population, or an aggregate
of 1r200.00(),(X^ annually. It is a
principle now well recognized that the
safety .of _the government itself re
quires that it give its citizens the op
portunity to fit-themselves for an in
telligent discharge of their-duties to
and it contains lessons which we may ; the State.
learn with profit to ourselves and which Encouraging reports come from the
may be of use to -ja in legislating for schools and colleges of _mir own Slate,
the tutors. Those who constituted indicating that they have entered upon
the first Legislature one hundred years an era of unexampled prosperity. And
ago little dreamed of the advance in yet moch remains to be done to in-
all linea of industry and of the discov-1 crease the efficiency V>f our public
fries and inventions which have signal- j schools. The first essential is teachers
tied the century just pahsed into his
tory. Wi- cannot realize or even con
ceive the advances that will be msde
during this century upon which we are
entering. There seems to I* almost
uo limit to the achievements at the
human mind. It is far us to contrib
ute our part to make the world iwuer
and happier by our having lived in tt
aad to leave to our children a goodly
heritage and a name uniarntslx^i. It
«s your privilege to meet and to ennn-
sal with one another and Is consider
and enact sm h laws as will be of ben#*
At not only to the present, but to the
future growth sod .lev#l<^-nirn( of this
grand old isaumopwsallh
The march of mulcnal prwgr
the •levsiopmsut of the Ntale, w
I had tbs pleasure to refer a
* ttt ftIIimP bia Qif%
Lrnslatarv. has kepi up with
and set*- step The '•usmeas
a km through wbkh l be isr<>t
paase-i amt wb a h • as alusosl uupfecw*
tsuiod •fiNruMi i«» las tv fotlonsil
S rtM% SJ which IS ImWcIiIM Sil lr t.« •
nf indwkrs. lbs lucrsMsed pvsre wbfrfc
our farmers hats recwtveu far I heir
staple crap makes large amends fur the
Is .n„- <>ff In ihs yi»U Wlur farmers
are learmag the tfU|ortancv of divvrsi-
fied farming and la (ounequan* • are
twwauung
-¥
pni
so
of high moral character and adc<|u;ilr
profrseional c(|uipioent. Our teachers
have better opportunities for prolrs-J
siobal training than ever before, and
they show a higher average of inteUi-
genev ami professional Illness, bui I
they arc too often poorly paid for their I
saratres, ami the heat results cannot be
0300 to #000, while the town superin-
tendents receive #900 and upwards
and their fields of supervision are in
comparably smaller and far less com
plex, and hence their respqnsibilities
are less. And yet unless the selection
of the county superintendents could be
made on account of merit and regard
less of personal or political afiilAtions
and not be subject to change upon the
political whims of a changing public
sentiment, increased pay would not be
a guarantee of efficiency in the man
agement of the country schools. The
management of our schools should be
as far removed from political influences
as possible and men should be put in
charge who are devoting their life to
the work. The office of county super
intendent of eduction being an elec
tive office, Only as the people come to
realize the importance of efficiency: and
competency as essential qualifications
in the man who tills it, can we hope
for or expect good results. Very few
men have the courage to fun counter
to public’ sentiment and all are more
or less influenced by those things
which affect their own interests. Pro
vision should be made as already sug
gested for a county hoard of education |
selected in such way as not to be in- '
tine need by local or political prejudice, >
who would have the duty of inspecting '
the schools and appointing teachers to
vacant schools. ‘Hiere is m* more im- I
poftant subject to demand your most
camul and earnest attention than the I
education of the chi
Tb.
white
seb
ks
•k*.
Ootl
country
1 hildreu
1 during
ami 1 hr 1
The prr
1 averaged
•Iren
mon
-1
of the State,
schools for
<>1*0 * *o an
Ti
ih a textile manufactory should be re
quired to attend school during the
school term, if this can be done under
our constitution without extending
compulsory education to the State.
This would permit them during the
vacation" to relieve older sisters or
brothers and give them a little rest
and not take the means of support
from the family, and at the same time
accomplish the end sought—the pro
tection and the education of the chil
dren of the mill districts. But better
to have a prohibitory law as to child
labor tfiati that nothing should be done
for the piotection of these children.
The mill owners themselves realize the
danger of child labor and are doing
what they can to force attendance upon
schools and to keep the children out of
the mills, and alaw making attendance
.upon school compulsory would have
their cooperation and accomplish the'
desired remits. Wilh our present
mauufactuiing interests and their con
stant increase this becomes a serious
question and deserves your most earn
est consideration. It should be con-
sideied without prejudice or passion
and by couuseling with those who are
interested I am sure a wife solution
can be reached. *
THE STATE'S Llql'OR BUSISKE*.
The dispensary has been well man
aged daring the past year, as the stat« •
ruent of the board of director* ami tin
Male commissioner, which will he sub
mitted to you. will show,
.The dispensary sysu-iu and tlo ms .
sgetueut of the liquor question have oc-
f.
4;
r bools for 1.V
i*ar l be while
vks iu<! Un
expected uu
a>tverti*iu^
ti
fr
1 astern
teach
i of
•• ami
which
• year
-f the
Mead?
rrs-
1
had Isa
lMet«n
baiter et
raee or the
*1 praaparur-of the '*taie
that pr« sealed in ike hgurrs cow-
tstaad la the annual report of the dec
retory of Mala, f rom this report tt
will he eaaw that appeoaunate.y fifiseff
mill tee dollars ware invested the pa *4
year In bowth Carolina companies, and
while a large proportma of 11 is la cot-
toa atlll betiding, yet many smaller
manufacturing enter puses and indus
tries have beea organized.
Nsw amaufactones coattnuc to go
op acd we are ao loager simply an ag-
ncaltural people, but are fast becom
ing aa well a manufacturing Mate. We
Bow lead all Southern Stelae in the
manufacture nt cotton goods and are
second only to Maseerhueelts id th<
tramret'-uf tplmnes, Eni^ tf
rate of progress will soon lead all the
States In the Union in this important
brooch of industry. It is well to keep
this fact in mind aa you deliberate.
Taxable value* have Increased #4 -
24.1,695 during the past year, as will
be seen from the Comptroller General s
report, but the increase is not near as
large aa it should be or would be if our
system of nssestment and taxation
were so revised and amended as to
have placed on the tax hooks all the
property of the State now escaping
taxation and if that which is assessed
were equitably assessed.
Peace and good order lufre charac
terized our people during the past year.
We have not been visited by plague or
pestilence and no resort to mob vio
lence has marred the record or stained
the fair name of the State, though in
one or two cases the strong arm of the
military had to be called into requisi
tion, but th^ majesty of the law was
maintained antPno blood was shed. In
one case there was strong provocation
for summary justice, but with the as
sistance of the military the culprits
Were protected, lavvless'ness was pre
vented, auc. through the ordinary chan
nels of the courts stern justice will be
administered and the penalty paid.
You as the .chosen representatives
of the people should guard wilh jeal
ous eye their interests and welfare
which have been committed to your
keeping, remembering always the re
sponsibility which rests upon you.
POPULAR EDUCATION.
Not the least gratifying evidence of
our progress is the remarkable awaken
ing in all departments of education.
At the beginning of the century just
closed the civilized world knew no
snch thing as a.State system of educa
tion; and in many quarters, until a
comparatively recent date, the position
of uose who advocated free public
education as a legitimate function of
Stale government was stubbornly con
tested, Lha» opposition in ohr State
being largely due to peculiar racial and
social conditions. State education <a
now the settled policy of our country,
lixad ai
offer adequate
pay sod
• U IIMIft ■ 1
aaaHAaattam.
z Ta* complai
Ol * fOehel
e, aad am uo-
justly, that on
If trboul
system is not
vrvl! amruUti ■
1; ibM no
provision has
be* •» nude to 1
ill lb« gm
p between the
Hire ■up Hr b*»
4 ood lb
e colkge, aad
that the roQsv
f 010*4 ill
»e re lure main-
tain a preporvt
*wy tlenor
iretni * title
it ia true lha'
% eft fro
of throe abo
eater the core
n»*jo be
Nd ever reach
the Bigh wh*»
e kOhi f*«<
ft Vttll the ent
hrgv. tel thuae
Mill i ]
ire In lit there-
0t * ft ffMft lahff CAaieWhr
1 boro ftbe
(Mrt lUOlll 1#
f o* lO tbei
f •*WO Mff bos ah*.
Dlls dr(k tribe y
i bo* Ket f
1 meft iO OftOOf
• 1 thr lofftttft mi
HbJ to
to a j4 a
tr> JMli
I UN tree
iHm ol gnaded
Nit i
o onot H
f ibe mootry
* h ••*.'«# . A*. •
ioic |trof
OTBlstf) IfOhU*
lag k of ervd.
Xbe i * tti«
•
il lo ibol m*ii)
•4 lift# CtaftHftlfE
( pOflOii
Vbu deoilf lo
rfiOlprt* tof <N
cb«4oftbl|i
o IO tbe Mole
rtilftrgM Of Wb
u droif* b
o eoirr coUo^fo
ore Ol O OhOOt
(rot dl«*J
NoflOfOe OOd
aiuM •tlLer etti
>pNjr • ww
• one to ojotb
tbefM Of mo*
1 •llrod
-4 |»r*portur)[
it U«*ol of *n*l
ml Ecbm*!
IO tf|WOa ol o
*w*wuterabls u
utlojr fhrf
biMr") ood im*
jfONb
The inipuM *
cog yt 1*!
r) iog mo «ft«idi*
t i‘*nal tax foe tl
ir support
, ai tb« cuooity
col
vred sehnolc 14 1-;
2 week*. The ei»-
more
roll
meat ia the whi {
te srboots during
‘ mm ot
the
i (rest t«ar aas
1 : ta the
, tbv ala
cot
ured erbuuU. U1,i
mrJt lutal i”l ^Ml
ar ^urtft
Fo
r the previous \.
ar the earoilaMbi
hear a
wo
a: whiles,
, n«f roec, J 4*1.477,
ftOfll*
cupied much of the attentioa <•
I.egialahire since the system «
sags rated. Th<* rtispctiwry I-
hern an issue iu «fv« ry campaign
Mate sii.cr It was pasard and h.
strongly ot.pos«d imaatbl
1 .aw mat
■hi
- book.
I bat
tlo
aa war |wat
the Mate
I be hfnng
n present
•t intellects «
ha* l>ne
Ik*
that
Malt
.J M
H aft
tb
ea< 1
ill *
Also
,U |J}g
been
than
•d <«
Every
bt to
rd by
if lh«
nvsae
ik.
to an excessor if the applicant is not
so personally known to said county
dispenser, before filling said ordet or
delivering said liquor, he shall require
the statement of a reliable and trust
worthy person, of good charade*- and
habits, Known' personally to him, that
the applicant is not a minor, and ia
not in 'the habit of using intoxicating
liquors to. excess.” The county dis
penser takes an obligation to the effect
that he will and another afterwards
that he does comply strictly with this
provision and all of the other provis.
ions of the law.
It has become customary for county
dispenseis to sell to any one who ap
plies to purchase without' being identi-
fled, or wiTlYfiut signing the application
in Ins 0* n true name and signature”
and without stating for whom or
whose uso it is required.” Ample pro.
vision is made for the course to be
pursued for violations in the adminis
tration of the law. The county dis
pensers an responsible to the county
boards of control and tliey are appoint
ed by tin- Mate board of directors on
the recoinDiendali >n and with the ad
vice nud c- usent of the Senator and
Uepr<-ti;t>uuvea from each county.
Tliat biliig* the 1 ise right np tu the
door of tL«*men.Sers of the General
Assembly.
Th v i- a bust' cm matter and as
careful and as fMudenl business jndg-
mem •!i>hiM be exercised in the seise
ii<>n of ilij*- i who ire charged wjih the
adminiatiauoa of ibe law aa a prudent
l>uam<ss man is- ild exfirise in the
selection of .tho e whom be would
place m ebarge nf ute private b
l*nhtic« and partt an«oip *h
no port 111 the ** .lima.
1 again
j ability of abc
of control an
I upon the ms
I towns and tb
(counties ia *
niniend n
,.-.i
the arit
USi 1
UM » Nil
III • tl
!<
would be a good plan if those counties
in which chaingangs are .maintained
would so arrange aa to secure enough
prisoners from the State to keep up a
good chaingang force all the time.
From the best information available,
and from those who have had ex
perience with chaingangs, it is not pro
fitable, even to the county, to maintain
a chaingang when the number falls
below fifteen. In most of the counties
the average is below that number.' 1
The farming out of convicts to indivi
duals should be discontinued. If this
were done it would call in 471 convicts
whoaionow hired out to individuals
and that number put on the roads in
the various count iea in the State where
chaingangs are maintained would in
a few years greatly improve our public
roads and at the same time not in
terfere with the State farms.
The present system of chaingangs
in most of the counties is a vary
expensive luxury, hut by the couuties
biting a suflicieut number of con
victs from the Mate, as suggested
above, we could vrfy soon have in
those counties a good system of public
roads, and nothing could be done that
would add more to tbc comfort and Utr of money to keep peee with tbs de
co n vewfencr and Having to the people
who live m the rural district*. A
system of good roads would do very
much to stop the flow of population
from the country t<> the towns. Tbs
counties could not spend the public I
money more- wisely, or with greeter I
benefit to the public, Thao by maiouia-1
sired change shall be
and fairly presented,
lions ara framed for party gorern-
mente and derive Ihetr just powers
from the content of the governed.
“The defeat of the party recently
iuffered ought to discoontge any one
who believes in the principle# set fortb
in the Kansas City platform, for If
right when written and endorsed bf
Dearly aix millions and a half of voters,
they are right still.
“The Democratic party has bean de
feated before, but defeat baa neither
deetroyed its hope nor its tenets. The
defeat of 1886, came at the close of tm
administration entirely satisfactory to
those most anxious to reorganise the
party, aud defeat in 1894, which oc
curred under a similar administration
was more disastrous than any since.
“We can face the future with the
determination to make the party a
faithful exponent of the view* of those
who believe in eqaal rights to all aad
special privileges to none.
44 Whether the question of
will figure prominently in future 1
paigna will depend upon dr
44 What is desired is a 1
mand for money.
• Monopolies will ultimatsly
ao hurtful that the Kepublicaas will no
longat be able to defend them. A
colonial pulley mu«t be repudiated by
the American people.”
tiiaidfcaiig in
lent road bull
mg a good
011 p«-riua
roads would
ei bools, ami
Country bu
ing wbsrb
and tear upon Htock
sacb county
ling, ti
. biil< hr*
ood
ami
• r*
rated
recti y
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of iocs)
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PtfcN h 'llftito tMMUTi
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• Of 01»«l Cl
n! is the 11
mcmwmnI
I f * * ofllMNr
be
i il«m.
out lourfti
manage me 1
Mate ||
tmug
towns cluaer to every 1
ia addiUon to tha aav- j
A from tha wear
aad vehicles, and
uaa|w. And this {
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A MEMORIAL TO COMO!
Leadiag Ciuaeaa
Coagraaa for l
Lena tor Teller, of Colorado,
a seaaatioa la the I'attad
ala 00 tha Iffik Iasi, by
memorial from Ihi
rlares that liberty
of fflOOfiUO paoplo abo will
reador ta A
Mr Tailor yressoiaa a
from ifitO **FU
balistaala" of
was ia lha form of aa
Coagevoa of the I'ahad
Mr. Toftar staled,
“y bt the taadtag aaawto of
baa kero
-I
iar — tv
rm tbruagl
•h-boots canao
up--a our pr<
tbelli to smpli
loagei terms
g.vc their cbii
1
o strong.) urgt'
Tbw w ill - suatdi
riaat taacbcrs fo
it will caaldr ih«m L
Jrea elementary aad prs
M
ira*i wi WraSS.
that W< have 11
more mosey on
bring them ap
pect ami ought
Th* re ware 3
l .”-4 negro li
iaal year agaiu
ami A**', aegn
ar —a gain of
1 k-IC
■ -u*
1 apasa
*h*l
^SftCia
» white
II0*I
rmhi
jo i
if M
I Ml*
MHil
«bt
the tel
being reoogni
and a duty of tha goven
lonatiooed
both a function
mrnment; and it
may well be qonaliooad whether the
ninKaaoth century has matte a
coat ributioo to the cause of
civilization. Since
1870 the pibik expenditure for
|>aral<>ry traiuiug at home, and it will
lead to cheek (he abnormal flow of
populati-io from the country to the
U>an; it will be beneficial from every
point of view. While it is pos
sible for the creth-d schools to become '
T-MMesreeff il tbd |
gularity in atiahdphm at the country
schools renders it impoesibic to have
graded inelnu :iou >r systematic work.
Nince ih'- Stale offers free education in
order that its people mayjie fitted for |
Utc duties of citizenship, it is wortbv
of consideration whether, within pro
per limits oT term and age, it should
not require uliendai.ee at the schools.
1 he ideal is a well articulated lyrtem
extending from primary grade to col
lege; at leoM one well equipped school
in every c^n muniiy, accessible to
every citizen of school age; a term of
at least eight months, and the require*
ment that within reatouable limits,
the community avail itself of the ad
vantages offered by the public; a coun
ty board of education removed from
local prejudices, charged with the duty
of assigning teachers to vacant schools
and of inspecting the schools. At a
later period each school should be
equipped with a circulating library and
should be prepared to give technical
training in tte industrial arts. Wc
are “far from tbe ideal, but.our schools
are making gratifying progress; and
the whole subject hay been much em-
barassed by the race problem. We
should address ourselves faithfully to
the development of the system. “The
glory of founding educational systems
canuot he ours; but the effoit for im
provement, by building wise practice
upon sound theory, is within the reach
of each one of us.” Whatever you
effectively do for the improvement of
our educational system will be so much
wisely contributed to tbe welfare of
the Mate and the advancement of civi
lization.
The report of the State superinten
dent of education will acquaint you
fully and in detail with the condition
and needs of our schools. . *
This report contains a full and in
telligent discussion of tbe whole sub
ject of the common schools and those
things which are necessary to make
them more efficient. In the estima
tion of the Stale superintendent one* of
Uie most pressing needs of tbe coun
try schools is better supervision of the
work done. This is a very important
matter and cannot l>e too strongly im
pressed. Tt* secure it, however, it is
necessary to have aud to spend more
money, ao that men trained for the
work could be employed. Tbe salary
ol county supennuodenU raoges from
Tb* question
colioa aulla ia 1
traruuf a great
ceulljr, end prop
teachers the
. 11 while lest
teachers.
«IIILC
f child lah
e that ba«
h-ai of
jeilt s»*.
tearb
prevn
iei<
.••us
an I
>1
s no
mw 10
been.
t;
>ur
at-
allcniioQ re
conditions in
cb ■
vd very mu*b to
e are uo loager
this Mate have
the lost few yeaia.
aum*.A- at*
the rapid growth in manulacluitng en
terprises we are already a large manu
facturing State. 'The relation between
the labor that is employed in these en
terprises and tbe employer is not mere
ly one of master and servant, but there
are rights and privileges and duties,
obligations and op|K>rtanitie*, on both
sides which should be carefully guard
ed. There ha.-been no conflict betweeu
employer and laborer in this State and
nothing should be done to disturb the
amicable relations which now exist.
Government recognizes tue fact that it
is the duty of the strong to caic for
and protect the weak. It is certainly
the right and the privilege of govern
ment to provide for the inspection of
any and all enterprises or corporations
deriving their life from the Stale and
to see that they do not impose upon
the weak. Of course this should be
done with a proper regard forthe prop
erty rights bf the corporations.
There is no doubt the employment
and constant labor of children of ten
der age in our factories is injurious to
them aud will result in untold injuiy
iu the future. To interfere wi.h the
c
Mate and bulMvro tu tie
Irtau aad rupaldwaa in-
ibe pv-p*
and • una*
perfect a
many endoracutani*
it directly concern*.
held that under the
the 9tale ha* a tight
the tale el whiike
when redact'd ta Iks laak a
one ul |*PDciplt' but id
What is the Isaak methc
wilh (hi* cell ao aa to set
reaulia 1 Thai ia lha qoe
The prraeut system, 1
144
f.
fo
! *
nuft of lha nimr Hoard
will he seen tha! the nek
shool land from tha boa4*
mr, af tar eipraer* |
12 I*, and t<> the |
$mA*LM. Thia
.n I k.
U> l!
sa>
1 h
1111
proved from lime (o
n* base
u.alvn*
large id
(Ueet.ou
nalysis w not
expediency.
«1 of dealing
-are lh<- best
e4*oa.
is it may be
time, I* the
y
4
N»
dan
,1
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1.
asi
|<a»d, is fII
is aiid c* uat
it covers e
fiscal
mean
la
sure tha
f «r your > *te 1
and a sincere d
will be for tb<
great*»i immbrr, aad not t
by prejudice nr partisanship.
THE et *Tf rEMITEXTIARY.
Tbs annual report of the board uf
laxauun u*
*11 P»»iWiy
Uwmghifal pereno
ei**l«eB devis* an 1
s-eesanient of an
can be more equitaiay made end all
property of the Make can be pleosd
the tea hwAa. jew will have con
t*SMed mob ta tighten the burden
that rtaas of property which la
noiers caaoot escape taxation
la oowm of the Males lax muatak
re ai
e prondsd It
omitted from
onbt thqi a |
tag 1
y«m
i guided by
ia sal a set j
to do that
tt talc rests
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si
wlucb
of the
se '
a< tuaie<
bowl
ortT
A J*-
Il paid a high tribute
A. a|w«l«ie and h*s eoa
eadeevur lo ••htata
lha people of (he FbUipptaee.
K«fervors wae mode to eoa
prUKt|Ml areata of
(tea agaiam A
the pettuoa argtag
I resai
It patalan
daciorod la
victory, hot be
of dyiog f w the liberty aad
deace uf hie people.
ft potato owl that the
»sq-purt iwacttoally all the
1‘aiiipptaee aad dedarea
revolwUnaMa be deetroyed 1
■a , t riee ue to support
sod soom plan I ^ r
jaed by wbsrb this pro-
ofthe
•a
to'
tb
i-apes laxoli
1 Inzoka aad
cover property
tat list. There |
mi deal cf pro-1
•a which should
amde to bear He
P sn
the tMydea,
he de -
ran be
d a law which provides for
sard
directors and
fieat solution yet devised, and is
irintendciii
W- j« nil* nliar^ shows
jialice lhat a has existed against the law \Yhilr no money
is being removed, and many of those
who oppose tbc system are in favor of
the enforcement of the law. As pub
lics sentiment grows In iu favor ll will
bs easier ta enforce it. Tbe inayorx
and iutetidants ef the towns and cities
of the Male, in response to a circular
which 1 issued dunng November, sUte
that the law is well enforced and that
the sentimeut of the towns is for a
strict enforcement. The exceptions
are the cities of Columbia- and Char
leston aud a few counties in which the
sale.of whiskey-is prohibited by law.
In fact In those counties 10 which no
dispensaries are established it would
conduce to a better enforcement of law
and there would be less illicit sale of
whiskey if dispensaries were estab
lished. In -the cities named the dis
pensary cannot be rigidly enforced so
long as public sentiment upholds viola
tors of the law and grand juries fail to
find, true bills and pelit juries to cou-
vici.wheu cases are made and the evi
dence furnished. As public sentiment
grows in favor uf the law in these
cities and the prejudice against it dies
away convictions for violations will be
can then be more rigidly
will
government of the family by legislatioh
is dangerous. And on the other hand j had 'and it
unless something is done to protect the enforced.
tender children ol vfimpire parents who I While it is important that the law
spend their lime in idleness aud live j shall not be violated by illicit sale of
off tbe labor of their little children who whiskey, il is equally important that
are required lo (York, in our mills from those charged with its administration
year to year without the advantages of shlltl coulonn to its requirements. , ,If
school, the situation for the future be
comes alarming. To force these chil
dren out of tbe mill and make n6 provis--
ion for their attendance upon school,
but to allow them to spftijd tfreir lime
in idleness on the streets presents al
most as alarming ~an aspect as to per
mit them to labor. In a great many of
our mills the officers and managers
have provided schools and teachers and
libraries and churches at the expense
of the stockholders, aud some of them
will not employ children,under twelve
years of age aud they require the par
ents of such children to send the chil-
this were mot e rigidly done .public sen-
raent would grow more rapidly iu
support wf the system. I doubt if
there is a ditspeuser in the State who
does not violate the Ityv every day, not
with any criminal intent. The law re
quires! that, “ Before selling or deliv
ering any intoxicating liquors to any
person a request must bo presented to
the county dispenser, printed or, writ
ten in ink, dated of the true date,
stating that he or she is of age, and
the retidence ofthe signer, for whom
or whose use it is required, the quanti
ty and' kind required, and hia or her
true name; and the request shall .be
dren to school. This is the tendency in
all the milts iu this Slate. These chil- | signed by the applicant in hia own
dren should be protected but it ia not true name and signature, attested' by
well that they should be idle, aud I the county dispenser or hit clerk, who
doubt the wisdom of a rigid law laid receives ‘and files the,.requests. Hut
down by tbe legislature prohibiting the requests shall be refused, if the
absolutely their employment. It would county dtlpeneet filing it personally
be better rather that all children be- knows the person applying ia a minor,
tween tha aces of seven and thirteen 1 that ha ia intoxicated, or that ha is in
covered into
|R< Blair treasury this year, yet per
manent improvements have been made
out of the net earning* amounting, in
round numlwrs, to |2U,000 and theie
is still a caab balauce on hand for cur-
rui expenses of alKMit 81,UOU. Iliad-
dtion to this, the farms havf yielded
com and provisions sufficient to run
1 be institution until the next crop ia
harvested. The number of convicts
remains practically the same as one
year ago. A modern prison, which
was very much needed, isneaung com
pletion. within the walls of the peni
tentiary, at a coat of #14,100. In ad
dition to being a safe prison, it is built
with a View lo the health and comfort
of the prisoners, and will be paid for
out of the net earnings of the penitenti
ary during the past year. At the last
-session of the Legislature provision
was mj)de for the erection of a re
formatory for youthfql criminals. A
neat and substantial frame structure
for this purpose has been erected on
the Lexington farm, in which will he
kept all prisoners under 10 years of
age. While it will be the purpose of
-the superintendent to furnish them in
struction. in morals and, if possible,
make better citizens of them when
they are released, yet they will be re-
quired to labor as other prisoners, but
will be kept entirely separate from the
older and mote hardened criminals. At
present there are only fourteen prison
ers under 10 years of age, and these
aie all negroes.
A good many needed and permaneut
improvements have also been made on
the State farms, and everything there
is now in good condition. There lias
beeur'some discussion iu regard U* the
advisability of the State owning aud
operating farms. A careful .and
thoughtful investigation of the subject,
I am sure, will convince you that it
wimld not be good business judgment
to dispose oL these farms. It requires
only 140 convicts to operate ^he farms,
and in this way corn and provisions
and other thing!? necessary for the
support of the convicts are made at
less expense than they could, be
purchased. It is argued by some that
these convicts could be worked upon
tbe public roads. 1 am os heartily in
favor of anything that would give us
good roads aa anyone, but I do not yea
how
I taxation ol mortgage*, aad tha
who ewoa the oroparty baa It am
j at tha v alas of tan proparty, Im
value of lha mortgage, aad lha owner
if the mortgaae is required to pay tax
_ ML
Some tut h provision in oar laws
be just and equitable, for It w not
right fur the owner of property to pay
laxee upon the full value when in
reality hi* ownership la only tha volua
of the property 1< ** the value of the
mortgage. It would uot be right to
tax the property at its full value sod
then tax the mortgage, for tint would
be paying taxes upon the tame pro
perty twice.
This question of taxation is worthy
of youratiention, for it is one of vital
importance In all of our people.
will not Vtold
Filipino blood
Th* Filipino
con Hanna, bear or
of America and
doclnnee
ONLY A PRIVATE CITIZEN
Pry an’s Speech on Jackdon Day.
He Waa the Guest of Honor.
ti»« state
yean whose'parents or guard iacs work the habit of using intoxicating liqiiors waft except through the coon ties
Mr. Wm. J'. Bryan was tbe guest of
honor at .the annual banquet of the
Bryan Denncratic league in Chicago
on the 8ih inst. Several hundred
were present, nud Mayor Harrison
presided.
Mr. Bryan began speaking after mid
night. He said:
“I lake this opportunity to express
the hope that this club and others
which have borne my name will sub
stitute for my name the name of some
Democratic saint; or a name descrip
tive of principles rather than men.
“I am now a private citizen with ex
cellent prospects of remaining such. 'V
“The Democratic party was never in
better fighting condition than it is to
day, and I rejoice that I have, many
year* ..in -which to participate in the
struggle between huinau rights and the
usurpation of greed. Our party stands'
foi well defined and positive policies
and is pYcpared to wage an aggressive
warfare against the plutocratic ten
dencies of ihe evils against which Jef
ferson contended a century ago, and
again whiqh Jackson fought 30 years
later. •,
“Ttedrganization is an internal rem
edy apd it canuot be applied external
ly^ Tho^e who have lost their party
standing because of tlieir desertion of
the party candidates and unfaithful
ness U> Democratic doctrines, as de
fined by legitimate authority, must re
unite with the party before auy atten
tion will be paid to their pretentions of
interest. Those within, th* party
have a ngtit to a voice in the 0
of the pisiform and change in the
ganizati •u. of machinery bat any de
fat bv re of the repat
This they eek In the name of
idgtoo, of Jefferson, of Lincoln, In tha
name of justice and in tbe name of the
God eternal.
The appeal declares that autonomy
similar to that enjoyad by Ctaada or
Australia would not be acceptable to
tbe Filipinos who desire full liberty
and independence and they urge the
. vernmeDt at the United State* to
giv4 them liberty and independence.
When tbe read i!>g of the memorial
had been concluded Mr. Teller asked
that K be printed aa a document.
“I object,” said Mr. Hawlav, of
Connecticut, “it is a treasonable de
nunciation of. our government and an
attack upon our soldier*.”
A Historic Site.—A delegation
from Virginia lias appeared before ihe
House committee on military affaire
relative to the project of having the
government acquire the titleai to the
historic site at Yorktown, Va., where
the revolutionary struggle closed with
the surrender ofjLord Cornwall!*. The
delegation . included the Virginia Sena
tors aud Representatives, A. O. Mauck,
the owner Cf the property, and several
members of the Virginia House of
Delegates. * —
The site includes five hundred acres
and the old Moore iqpnsion which
sheltered Washington, LaFayette aad
Rochambeau when the Surrender was
conjummated. At the hearing me
morials were presented from a number
of State Legislatures asking that Ihe
government acquire the place. It waa
explained by those who were heard
that aside from its historic vaiae, the
site was suited for national encamp
ments and for a naval rendezvucu, 'aa
of Chesapeake hay
York fiver «ome together near than
Farmers and veterinarian* throngh-
out Central Missouri
present about th*
decayed ends of
upon horse* aad