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VOL. XIII. THE CREAT NEED. Senator Raysor's Plea for the Little Children of the State. ,/ MUST BE EDUCATED. The Eloquent Speaker Contended that Compulsory Education l? ; pNecdcd as a Logical Necessity Under Present Conditions and Principles. Jn advocating bis conpu'sory education bill in tlie State Senate last week Senator Itaysur satd: "It Is not necessary to discuss eltier the value or necessity of education The most sacred In the Stato aud to the State are her children, whether they be the children of the ricti or the poor. They are the most valuable un de\eloped resource that she has. The jiovrcMt umtu in tne rscate is capable of enlightened, conscientious citizenship and a useful and honorable life If it,K propeily trained. pressing question with every pecpV Is nut what they liavo been, but what they shall determine to b ; not what their ancestors were, but whtt their children shall be. it is then fore the highest, the h >lh it, duty of ( very Stale to sej that t ic shackh s of gnorunce shall net be V pt on any portion of its people; and Just so surely ;ts she falls short of thin high p.o rog.Ulve and solemn duty, Jjst so surely docs she fo>ge the chains of her own dependi nee to other and m >re en lightened communith s, in material and mental and moral power, ar.d cts.ly Is the tribute money and humiliating the dependence. The 1 Igliest honor In the history of this commonwealth is that she has Inaugurated and Is sustaining and developing a system of coueation free to all her children, and freest to the humblest. In no other way can the greatest go >d to the greatest number, the Ideal of modern statesmanship, he attained, and in no other way can the uplifting of nations and hull vlduals be accomplished. What may follow universal education In the destiny of a people Is not given to me to lift the veil and know, but this 1 do know, that with out it no State or individual can enter Into the fullness and the power of thh opening centuiy with lis heritage o possibility and promise. "Under the complex c nditlons of our modern life, a torn nun school eo ucatlon Is not only absolutely ess mi* f.lol l.lll III.. I.l?, ...t l..,l?l. .. 1.1 unx, uuv niu 1'i^i'vnu i laming MIUIl 1h becoming more and more h.teinlti ed. Natural coi dn 1< n.s i o lent i r de tern Inu results, but into lL-etir,e doterminus the preeminence of nitlon.s and individuals. Mere labor aeaiih mere m rvltude, skilled Industry everywhere has the mastery. "To meet ibis condition it is essential tlmi we develop such a system of public Instruction as will reach every child. The State cannot afford to permit any of her children to grow up Ignoraut. If parents and others who have the cust< dy of children fall in their duty in this regard, the Intelligence aud conscience of the State, "should be equal to the prot? cth n of thete helpless and unfortunate ones. Nothing short of thin will meet the conditions as they exist today in this State. Nothing short of this will be fultllllng the duty the State owes to herself. ' "'The State must educate he r children forA"? betterment of their con dltlons* aim for In r own protection. She cannot afford to leave the education of tbo>e who are to control her destiny In the near future in tne hands of parents or others, *ho, from carelessness or indifference, are un willing to send their children to school and deprive them of the opportunity to better their conditions. "Our condition Is such as to demand serious consideration. In 1001 only 68 percent, of t^pb white children of this State were carolled In the schools, the average attendance was only about 43 percent. Such a state of affilis cannot bj long tolerated. These are the last statistic* 1 have been able to obtain. There has been a gradual In- I ArouuA 1 r? thn nnrol mant v>hlirlm?. I VI v uqv B-4 V?av Vill v/l U1VUU V/1 VI lltUll/H and lt> la to be hoped that the per cent. has also inci eased. Hut the number of white children whc do not attenc any school is simply alarming and calls for t he enactment of a c >mpulSDiy law. it cannot bo ol J-cted that such a measure is an tnfring mett upon p rental rights. The urgumect that it- Is the purenu ' ri ,'ht to determine what education t lei. child ren ihall havi, If any ut all, overlooks entirely the right of ti e child Kvery child has the right to have that amount of educnion necessary to become a good oltiz n. The parent who neglects t > educate his child is untlt to govern it. lie Is committing a crime against the State and society and is doing a uiV-at injustice to the cl ild. "The Children of this State can be taken by the courts from the ct.ro of a pirent who is manifestly unfit to A have charge of them. The State lias 1||| a iv/i.ys rtcognized Its duty to protect her children, in a high Hense, it is a gjardlan to the child. The right of the State to do this is founded on the duty of the State to perp- tuate itsdf by the care of those who are hereafter to constitute its citizenship. It would he an anomaly for the law to interfere for the child's physical well'urt, is it is c< n.stai 11> doin. , and have nothing to ray < f its InteU-ctuai an 1 moral welfare. No governm?nt con d exist when- no children ai.tended school, and no S ate can allow her highest and best interest, her children, to grow up in ignorance. "The duty of the Siato doe* not ceiao when she ha- pr-vded sch-s 1 fad ities for all her c lido n. If parem*, or otliers who have the core of ohildren, will not avail ih'-mselvis of these opportunities, It Is the duty of the Sr,ate to compel thpm to ro so. Where t e e is not found suftioient 1 motive on the par of the chil' ren then,si lv a t" a't- nd cle o1. wh oh is rarslj the oms, or where parents have I _J not a settle ent sense of duty or obligation to send them, the Sl&tc certainly ha? the right, for lt? own preservation, to compel their attendance. "Kvery State In this union has provided a system of public educatiou, and each year thlsBystem Is being enlarged and perfected. Thirty-two States have enacted compulsory laws, and It is a notworthy fact that no State which has adopted a compulsory law ha8 ever repealed it. Those States which have adopted this law have by far the smalUs per cent, of illiteracy. This system Is no longer an experiment; It Is not only endorsed by all the leading educators as a necessity, but Its practloal operation has been successful. "If It has been found necessary to educate the masses In a monarchical government In order that they may obey the laws how much more essen ti&l Is It to us, where they both make and execute the laws? This idea is not a new one In South Carolina. I believe It Is, or was, a law In Charleston county and possibly in tbe chy of Columbia. The constitution of 18G8 provided for such a law, the new constitution makes It still more necessary. It makes the right to citizenship de pendent on the right to read and write, or to own a certain amount of property. This Is practically an educational qualification. "Compu sory education Is not only the logicil sequence, but it Is the only Justltlcitlon of the public school sys torn. This system Is founded In the duty of the commonwealth to guard its own life and maintain ltsciliclcniy It Is uni vers illy agreed that the edu cation of the citizen Is a necessary condition of Its life; and, that being so, it if not only the right., but the duty of ,he State ^o insist upon the education of all of its people. It. Is the Inalienable right of every c illd to secure that measure of training which will lit him to er joy the privileges ana u> perrorra the duties of citizenship. And If tills right Is for any reason denied by parents it is the duty of the State to interpose i.nd secure to the child its right, It is a manifest Injustice to tax the people, whether having children or not, to support a public school system for the instrnotion of all the children on the ground that the pubic welfi-e demands it and then allow its privl leges to l?e wasted and children grow up In Ignorance, as the In n (Terence or carelessness of parents and those who have the care of the children may dictate. "My appeal is for the poor, neglected children of this State. Toe string and the wealthy do not need my as shtanoe or that of the Sta'e. but It is the weak and helpless w"0 appeal to my symptihy if the Siate does her duty in this regard there Is nothing In all her history, glorious as it ha^ been that will ?>e cmoarable to the aohiev ments of the future." THE UNlVrE-I Y BILL KILL I) In tho Hound .by a DpcIhIto Voto on Friday. Tue bill to provide for the establishment of the U ilverstty of South Carolina was klhed In the house of representatives. Tho State says It st ems that the matter was badly generated from the outset, and might have passed second reading Thursday had it come to a vote at that time The bill was lmperfeotly drawn, In the beginning, and bad been laid over from last Tuesday In order that the objectionable features might be eradicated. At tbe conclusion of several speeches mado by m - rubers of tbe house, tho vote was taken on the motion of Mr. Lomax to strik?- out the enacting words. The vote stood: Aves?Messrs Ardrey, Arnold, Ashley, Baker, Ballentlne. Banks, Beamguard, Bradham, Brant, Browning Calllson, Cloy, Culler, I) wis, I)-s Champs, DeVore, Dukes, Eirhardt, L. B. Etheredge Faust, Flsbburne, Gause, W. J Gti?son, Gray Gyles, Hall, Ilamel, Harrison. H-mph'll, 1). (). Herbert, Hevward, Keenan, Kershaw, Kirby, Klrven, LiFltte, L"ster, Lofton. Lomax, Lyon, Laban M mldin, T. J Mauldin. Morrison, Nichol son, Otts, Parker, Patterson, Pittman, Pollock, Prince, Pyatt, K chards, Riley, Sellers, Stoll, Strong, Taylor, M. W. Walker, J B. Watson, J. J. Watson, Webb, Wlmberley?59. Nays?Hon. M. L. Smith, spi-akor; and Messrs. Ba-s. Brantley, Bruce, Clifton, Colock, O thrao, Dear, Ford, Foster, Frawer, Frost, Gascjue. Gas ton, J. P. Gibson, Graham, Gyles, Hall, Haskell, Higgins, Hutt -, lrby, Laney, Lawson, McCants, MoColl, Jr , McFaddln, McMastc, Massey, Miller, Morgan, Nash, Patterson, Pittmao. Pollock, Reaves, Siye, Sellers, S'nkler, Splvev, Toole, Tribute, Turner, Ver ier, Wi aley, Whatley? 46. Tie so abt-tnt and not voting wore: Mes rs. B .yd, B c , Edwards, G'ov?r, D L Groan, W. McD Green, Hamlin, H? irreltyon Ha ley, J E Herbort, IMA\o mauou v o ri.?a l>. a . ?. w % a v ) ?.?Wf^O| Ofti V/O, jLWai?#ll) Inson, Sanders, Sheldon, J. M. Wal ker, Yeldoll. Tht-y Muan liuilnt HR. A dispatch from Fort Motte to The State says: "A meeting of the farm ers of this, the banner section of Orangeburg County, waa held on the 10th, to discuss the cotton situation. Capt James A. Peterkln was made presidontof t he meeting The general I spirit of the meeting was that It v as time for the cotton planter to take action, and that organization was a necessity to secure a fair and regu ar price for cotton. It was agreed tl.a > a reduction In acreage of 26 per o nt would be made in thla section. Tne farm* rs in this section are in a position to hold their cotton for what they oon.slder a fair price." The farmers in the upper part of the county m an business, and we hope they will b backed by the farmers of all sections. a Kk'ki Aoolilent. A dispatch fr m Jeff :rson, S. 0., to The State says meagre details have Jnst been received there of an aocldent on the tram road belonging to the Palmetto Lumber company in which one negro was killed and t>ir< e were injur* d. The nam-- of the dead man Is not known. The accident occurred Saturday morning by the giving away of a bridge over Lynoh's rtVrr, Dra Miller and Gregory were hastily summoned to re love the injured. PiliMIVBPiiin - m?on Uicd rs? co> PASSED THE H??USE , Resolution"to Investigate the Work? ings of the State Dispensary. i Tlio lllll Is Passed and 8ont Hack i to the Senate With Important Amendments. The resolution providing for a Joint legislative committee to Investagate the workings of the State dispensary passed the house of representatives on Tuesday of last Areek and was sent to the senate with ameniments. In addition to the Items heretofore stipulated as a guide for the committ on i hn It Ai i a a n/l ' # - 11 1 - vvvi vuu uuu %> ckWOMtOU tut? ll'llUW1IJ^ on motion of Mr. Otts of Cherokee: "is it not a fact that excessive freights have been paid to railroads for transporting hquors into theS ate when said liquors could have been shipped Into the Stat6 by water at loss cost to the State?" The house amended further, on motion of Mr. U. P. Sanders of Spartanburg, by providing that the commls siouers of investlgatiou "shall not re celve pay for more than 30 days." The following was adopted on motion of Mr. Sanders, to be added to Sec. 8 of the original bill: "Provided that the evidence taken or adduced before said commission shall not be used for the purpose e.t any criminal prosecution against the person who Is examined at the time such evidence is ta'ren or adduced." And the following new section was added on motion of Mr. Lomix jf Abbeville: "Sec. 9. That the costs and experts' s of his Investigation be pale by the State disp iuary, each mem ber of said commission to receive $1 per day and the usual mileage." When the dispensary bill was reached In its regular position on the calendar, Mr. Ashley moved to strike out the enacting words. During the discussion Messrs. II. II. Evans an 1 J. B. Towlll of the dispensary b ard were observed on the floor. Each seemed to take great interest in the pr<icet dings. When the bill came up for action on Mr. Ashley's hostile motion Mr Slnkler deolared that this bill is an indict ment of the State board of control. If there has been corruption, let the axe fall to the roo s. If there ite no corruption shown let the accused be vindicated. He urged for a fearless investigation. When otoer States have been charged with coTupti. u, L has be< n the proud boast of South Carolina that the records of her pub lie servants have been stainless. Bu: the smoke is rising and is getting 'bicker and thicker, and something must he done and he done at once He wau'ed the e mmlltee composed of able, fe irless and lucori uptible men. The resolution should oe a op ed at once as theses-don is draw ing to a close. Mr McColl declared tbe dispensary system to be a c e.iti<>n of the 8 >uth Carolina legislature, which is lis If acc uutable to the people. He declared that the peoole, the press and one of the United States senators from this State had c tiled attention to the charges being made against tne management of the dispensary. Mr. Ashley?Do you know how much that former Investigation cost? Mr. McColl?No, sir, nor do 1 care. If there is oriuption g dug on it should be brought to light and it would be nothing but right to con duct this investigation, even if It costs the State live mill additional. Continuing he said that the ps-oph of the entire State are clamoring for investigation. There should he a Committee which should be composed of men wh? had not prejudged the case. Mr. Richards declared that It has been charged for years that there in something wrong at the South Car Una dispensary. He peisonally d es not believe it, but he thinks that the people of the State arc demanding lo> vestlgatmn and should have It. Mr D. O Herbert stated ou behalf of the comm tsloner, who Is from O angeburg, tlr/ft he has no objection to the passage t,r this resolution. Mr. Oasqu-3 of Marlon favored the ui tuo it'nuiuuiuN rts i\ matter of jostle- to those under Indictment Mr. A-ihley static! his position There have b en Investigate ns costing the State f8 000 or 110,000 and they have never found anything wrong yet. Mr. Ashley took a shot at the au.hoi of the bill by saying that members of the legislature sometimes offer resolutions of this kind just to get a job after the legislature adjourns The h )use voted doton Mr. LaFltte's amendment to limit the pay of this commis ton to 20 days. Mr. L< mux's am ndment to pr ?vlde for the expense to be paid by the State dispensary at the late of $4 per day for mein'ieis and the regular mileage allowed members of the general assembly was adopted. The house accepted Mr. Sanders' amendment that a witness' testimony cannot be used against him In criminal prosecution. Uy a vote of 64 to 49 the house agreed to Mr. Sanders' motion to limit the pay to 30 days. The house decided to accept Mr. 0,ts' amendment to have investigated the charges. The resolution was sent baok to the senate with amendments. No Btrnnlal Heaatona. Will the Legislature meet biennially? That Is a question, says the State, In which tbe people are very much interested. The people have exnrfta-ip.d th?*lr Hpslrnd fnr tK? r.-,rww?M ???? ?V?1??VM *V? V IIV IV ^ ICI O" ture to meet but once In two >e ur8, although It la not generally understood tbat biennial sessions would be mure pleasing to corporations than any otber measure before the general assembly. Mr. Beamguard of York haa Introduced a bill to ratify the ao tion of the people and to amend the constitution as dlrocted The judiciary committee of the house Thurs day submitted an unfavorable report ?and there was no minority report ?showing that the proposed amendment would be a misfit and would entall confusion. It looks from this report as If we will not hare biennial I sessions for awhile at least. iter* {WAY, S. C., THUll SWORN IN AGAIN Covernor D. C. Heyward Commences His Second Term. INAUGURAL ADDRESS. , The Chief Magistrate, Who Has Served (he State So Faithfully the Past Two Years, Spoke Directly to fhe Members of the General Assembly. Gov. D. C Heyward Wednesday took the oath of oflico of chief magis irate of the State and address-ed the general assembly briefly but In a very earnest manner. The impress!ve cere wynteq yvere witnessed by hundreds, thte representative people of many counties being present, and the gallery was tilled with ladies who had braved the severe weather. The exercises were held In the hall of the house of representatives. Just before the hands of the clock pointed to the hour of noon, the house suspended business and the nerff?ant. at arras announced: "The honorable the seriate." The senators, headed by the presiding' oillcer, Senator Mandug, and the clerk, Gen. lllraphlll, < niered and were seated. The sergeant at arms then announced *4tire governor elect of South Caiolina and his escort." Preceded by the sergeants at arras of the senate and the house, the one with drawn sword, the other with the maco of Htate, the. gubernatorial party entered. Gov. Ileyward was accompanied by Hon. Altaraont Moses of the lcglsla- ' tlve committee on arrangements. 1 The chief justice of the State, Hon. Y J. Pope, was attended by Senator J. D. Marshall of the sameocmraittee. Lieut. Gov. Sloan was acc>mpa oled by Hon. H. A. Morgin, Judge ' W H Bradley by senator Walter H. 1 Wells and Rev C. M. Niks, D. D., by Hon. linger Sinkler. The joint assembly remained standing while ' the governor and his escort marched 1 down the middle aisle and ascend id to the speaker's desk. The other m -m 1 b'Ts of the escort were Capt. K. H. ' J. nnlngH, Slate treasurer; Col. U. X. ' Gunter, attorney general; Mr. J. T. ' Gantt, secretary of state; Mr. O. B. 1 Martin, Stale superintendent of edu- 1 cation; Mr. A W. Jones, comptroller ' gener al; E J Watson, commissioner 1 agroulture, < ommi rce and Immigra tloi ; Gen. Jno I) F<<st, adjutant I weneral, and So icitor Davis, Wilson, ' Jul nson, Tim u< rraan, Henry and Sease. Oth rs In the party were 1 Maj BenjtmlnSoan p esident < f the South Carolina college, ami Gen. W I li? -I r?n?'B olialr .-iQ" t o.-k ?r V?^| v*iwia <ii??u VJI bliu OLclbl' Dean cratic executive committee. When all hart been setted, Senator 1 Manning called the Joint astemnly to or ler and lntroduc* d Rev. C. M. Niles. 1). I) , rector of Trinity church, who pronounced the Invocation Sen- I ator Manning then announced that 1 "Hon. D. Clinch Ileyward, goveruor 1 elect , is present, and ready to qualify." The chl< f justice then ad vane ;d to the 1 right of the. presiding ofll -er and the 1 chief magistrate to ttie left. Stand- I ing thus: Juige 1> po, head of the Judiciary of the State, th? n In a most 1 impressive manner administered the 1 < ath o: olllce to the head of the executive department of the State gov- 1 eminent, the young gc vernor recently ' elected without opposition to succeed 1 himself In the only political < fllce he ' ever held, aDd the only one which he I will hold, according to his own dicla ration. 1 TIIK INAUOUHAL ADDHKPS AfUr taking toe oath of oflke Gov. 1 Ileyward andrtssed the J dnt assem- ' bly In an Inaugural remarkable for its 1 brevity, Its direotnras and its evident purpose to enc< urage the upbuilding 1 o the State. Gov. Ileyward said: Gentlemen of the General Assembly 1 and My Fellow Citizens: Two years ago I had the honor of taking the oath of ofllie as governor 1 of South Carolina. Standing again today in this distinguished presence, to pledge myself anew to the service of our State, 1 am even more solemn ( ly Impressed with the duties which 1 must and do devolve upon one whom 1 the people ba& selected as their ohlef t xccutlve. This occasion, with ' the formal renewal of my oath, 1 thoug i It brings oefore me afresh the r alization of grave responslblltles, n'ls my heart with deepest gratitude because of the lion rs which have 1 been u stowed upou me by my fellow 1 citizei s. i ne past and the future alike in- 1 stlnctively rise before me, the one w 1th Its work tlnished, its history 1 n,aU?AM. --I ... tthuvcli, ui 10 umor wun its unknown tasks, with its welfare in our keeping In the retrospect I see muoh for which 1 1 am deeply grateful, much that I ( can never forget. Especially true is this when I remember the loyal support accorded me by the people of our State in mv ?nfl<>R?nr - . f V* w U4U11U unci I I confidence by advancing, as best 1 i coui'd, the highest interest of our < commonwealth. To feel that those to whom one is alone resporsible should set upon him the seal of their approval by such a re election's was mine, is lnde d a reward than which there is none greater to strive for. If I have rendered any service to my State, if I have served my people in some measure as 1 hoped to serve them, if indeed i have kept the faith, this has only been possible because you, my countrymen, gave me your encouragement and your help. Unto you, thi*n, the eredlt is due, and to you this day I acknowledged my debt of gratitude The future Is fraught with even greater import. Its duties must be met, its problems must be faced, its difficulties must be overcome. In ttiese are Inoluded for us, gentlemen of the general assembly, Individual responsibilities which snould neither be evaded nor disregarded. You are sent here by the sovereign people and you are sent for service. It rests with you alone to measure up to your great responsibilities and I believo n SDAY, FEBRUARY 'hat you will not tail iod??so. I'ne highest duties of cltiz nshlp (it v lve upon you for to you Is entrusted the : sacred duty of framing ar.d enacting ' laws whloh shall govern an enlightened people. The future welfare and the continued prosperity of our State will be a&sur-d If your deliberations are characterized by the "spirit of wisdotu and understanding, the spirit of oounsel and right, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord." In tho oath which I have Just taken I have obligated myself to up- \ hold and enforce the laws of our v State. This I shall endeavor to do i with full regard to the rights of all t our citizens, with Jealous care for the j fair name and the unsullied reputa- t tlon of South Carolina; with faithful c effort to maintain the dignity and c honor of our commonwealth; with l hope and conll ience in all because of r. our glorious past. In the dh charge 1 of my duties as governor 1 shall ? x- s expect?and 1 feel that 1 shall receive v ?the continued co-operation and as- l sistance, not only of the membeis of t your bc^y, but also of the law-abld- |< ing people of our State. t In my annual message recently sent ? to your honorable body I called atteu- a tlon, In as brief detail as possible to I: the condition of our various State de- t part merits, and made therein such y recommendations as 1 deemed wise n and expedient. You are now fairly j; launched upon your labors and I shall o make no further mention of these || matters trusting that what I have y already said concerning them has had r your careful attent ion 1 nn deeply i Interested in all that shall merit ai d , reoeive your consideration and I will I m deem It both a privilege an I a pleas- b uro to assist you in any way that lies a In my power. a You are making laws for a growing h and prosperous State. The unrivalled t natural advantages (if South Carolina, d Its great undeveloped resources. 1 s h wonderful Industrial cev? loj 111 nt? n all of these are attracting to us. m ire ii than ever before, the attention of the j( outside world. In addition to these i( attractions and advantages, with us tl labor and capital are not In conflict., M but together are working In harmony * for the upbuilding of our State. Tills w Is a blessing which is denied to many it States and we should neglect no p means to promote Its continuance. C( From every standpoint, with lncrca*- h Ing growth and Intluence, the future vv if our State Is brighter than ever be a fore In Its history. c( To properly meet these growing de- ic mauds, so rich with promise, merits <-|( our united action and our utmost en- a ieavor. Difficulties must be over- q some to achieve the ends dedred, but Lhis should nerve us to stronger a d |a more determined effort. Unn ees ary f, legislation is unwi.-o legislation, and * unwise legislation hinders and retard-, n the advancement and progress of a w people. Fewer laws upon statute ft books at d their better enfoic ment u will undoubtedly bring improv d c ?n st jitlons generally and this would then q< be accomplished with less filctlon. irj A law soould n t i nly bo neo.rs.ir>, but it soould be capable .f enforce- s ment because, if disregarded, this u Cods to the disregard of all la vs, ^ thus striking dmctly at tne very y Pahni^rt t -? ? ? ivuuuatiuiio ui K?iYcriiinei)L ^ II. is your province to dlr ct th> ex- ft, penditure of the funds collect- d from vv the people and this should always lie |l( lone with regard for proi er economy. ()| Inycur official capacity ycu should always exercise the same judgment ,,i and foresight that you do in your ^ private business, c lunting the c< s j, hut never losing sight of the object |,; bo be attained. Economy in public? oj as In private affairs?means doing y *hat is necessary, what the exact tx needs of the State require. A grow- C( Ing and progressive State necessarily (J1 means increasing expense In the con- Cl iuct of its government and if the ex penditures are wisely made, we can, l{ with oontldcnce, look for greater re- 0i sultw. (j, I have brielly given you some of ft the thoughts tnat stir me on lids oc- p. msli n, deeming it unnecessary to add ai bo what I have already presented for a| your consideration in my annual mes p, iage. We are here, commisslonid by tj the people to work for the best inter- t,< Rats of South Carolina. We can have y no higher privilege and should strive c, bo prove ourselves worthy of their trust ^ by measuring up to our responslbill- j, ties. I have made referi nee more ^ than once to the honor and the dutUs Sl which are ours, but the full measure r< or success can never crown our efforts unless we have In all we do the co- h operation of tho people. b I have tried to express to you some ^ if my feelings upon assuming, for the a second time, the ofllce of chief magh- ^ trace of South Carolina. In main- a talnlng tho honor, the integrity and g the dignity of their State. South' a Carolinians have ever done their full c duty, and It la this which has done so c, much to make the glorious history of n our Stato. Our people have never a been wanting In the past and they 0 can be safely trusted for the future. |{ Let us, then, all strive to do our (I part to prove ourselves worthy of ^ our heritage, wblth Is Indeed a great one. ti * * ? * ? jU9t jenr not. I.et all the endu thou aima't at t>o thy 11 country'#; thy Qod'a and truth's." a May this animate and inspire us in a all that we do, and thus faithfully h striving may we together consecrate g ourselves anew to the service of our b native State, to our own, our beloved b South Carolina. 3 When Gov. ileyward had conclud- p ed, there wa* tumultuous handolap n ping on the fl >or of the h >usc and In r< the gallery likewise. When quiet had t followed, Senator Manning presented o the lieutenant governor elect, Col. a Jno. T. Sloan, who also took the oath y Of (iffllW A i-ftont.lncr kh? "??? ' * u - ... Vw|?v?aa5 VlIO 1 I U III Lilt" ft presiding officer, Lieut. Gov. Sloan an t! uounoed that the governor and his es y cort would retire. The joint assembly was then dissolved and the sentors w returned to their obamber. fi Wednesday night from 0 to 11 Gov. n and Mrs. Hey ward entertained In hon- a or of the general assembly. In theaf- g tenoon thermometer had dropped to 16 tl degrees, but there was a steady stream h of oallers at the governor's mansion d and within doors there was a delight- o ful ploture. The house was decor'ared b with evergreens and vines, presenting tl on Inviting contrase to the bleakness h| of the winter night. There was music d and light refreshments and the even- o: ing was spent very enjoyably. I u ietalil 2, 1905. CUMK BVCK HOMK Thia I? the Advice Fam Jones Oivei to Runaway Boys. [f Any Such IUijh Ilnad Thin We Hop*' Tliey Will Follow Hlw Uuod Advice and lleturn. L'o The Atlanta Journal: There is an epidemic of run .v )oys. Scarcely a day passes but what \e read of boys and young men run ling away fronr home, and no tidings ?f their whereabouts come hack to >arei'ts and loved onrs The grea1 roubla with boys ts the fact they lon't think. In the tlrst place, the iloser a boy can be and the closer lie ives under the shadow of a goo i nother the better It Is for him. The lome roof is the best covering and hicld that a boy can know in tlds vorlcl. The liierature of the day Is a'gcly responsible for tills craze on he part of boys and young men to o i\e home and wander up aud down hrough the earth. I suppose no boy ins left a good home, a good mother ud father, but what thoughts of iome and friends occur ever and anon . I . I A A. i linn, nu uigub time, wnerevrr he Mows bin head he muit think of aother at home; but he doesn't real so how mother and father suffer be ause of the absent b >y. I hope these ines may fall under the ey<s of many randering boys, and that If they reuse to come back to their homes, hoy will sit down and write to moth and father, or brother and sister hey need not say where they arc. ut let their love 1 ones know th y , :e well ai d how they are goto! g ! ioi.g. How many thousand mothers ave been made to utter the sad, pahetlc words: "Where Is my wan erlng boy tonight? Go search for lm where vou will and bring him to le with all his blight and tell him hat I love him still." A mother'-. >ve and a father's devotion are as >ng as all eternity. Broader han this world, and there is no land a distant, no pathway so cold bu rhat a mother's feet would tread that ay, a father's weary efforts would iad that way until they come In the resence of the one who had wanderd off. A good boy can do better at Is own home and In he community 'here he was raised than he can do ny where else on earth. A bad boy in do well nowhere. Latitude and mgltude and geographical p >sitlon lies not determine the well-doing of fellow. Character alone settles the irstion with him. The Judge of our circuit court retted the following Incident to me a w da\s ago. Eight or ten boys ere indicted in his court as railroad '.imps for riding trains, every one of horn were strangers to him and 'odq ditT rent towns and States In the nlon. They were convicted and he. ;uti need them simply to pay the ?st. or to three mouth's imprism lent. None of them ooidd pay their ue and all went to the chaingaog. line of them have broken down in leir prison life and have written to telr parents at h ?me of their conilon and their parents sent the money pay their tines and bring them > me. One of them, a son of a poor idow, who earned the money to pay er boy's tine at the wath tub. One f those boys lived In the State of enncssee, one In the city of Atlanta, P y r o nnn n K1 r* #** 11-- - ? 4 1 i laujMy, auouier one in orth Carolina. The others are Btlil i the chalngang; some of them, peraps, have no parents to whom they in write or friends who will come to ielr relief, and others perhaps are )o stubborn and proud to let their >ndition be known at homo. Tills is ily one of the many instances where jurts are compelled to punish boys. 1 not'ce that the police of Atlanta >ok up a young Arkansas b y the [her day and the little fellow broke awn and told his history and the intlly to which ho belonged and his areola were notitled of bis wherebouts. There Is no m re commend ble work In cities by detectives and ollcemen than the arrest and detenon of strange boys and they ought ) give themselves more diligently to le work of finding out tho name of very stray boy In every city. Lock tm up until he gives his Identity, n this way they may save many a oy to his home and liis mother aad ive him from wreck and ruin. Carjrsvllle, like other towns, has been jntributlng to the number who have ave wandered off. If a Cartersvllle oy who is away from home shall read icse words let him Instantly sit down ud write and tell the loved ones at orae how he is getting along. So any of these wandering boys are uled by trains and other accidents iaI may b3 the loved ones never hear f where or how they went. If boys mid see that It was a crime thus to lake mother and loved ones suffer, nd how cruel it is to give no tidings f themselves of those who are anx>us and who are all the time think lg of them by day and dreaming of hem by night. There is scarcely an act that en sills so much punishment upon the inocent as the crime of running vay from home on the part of boys nd young men. When a boy loaves ome and wanders tff the mother oes to bed and suffers The father i troubled and worried so he is scarce/ tiLted for the business of bis life, 'he^ vacant ohair at the table, the tllow on which no head rested the ii?Kf Li? uAl* " -1 *"*1 *uv uviuic, ma uuair in me HitlinK oom, his voice heard no more?a housand things remind the loved nes of the absent one. I say again, [>me home boys, come home, but if ou will not come home, sir, down nd write father and mother and tell hem how it goes with you, whether ou tell where you are or not. These weird, miserable novels, 'hether high-class or low-class novels. Lirnlsh the Incentive and motive for mny a boy to leave borne and the hmpany he gets in when he Is once one is such that he soon falls In with heir ways and goes to the bad hofone scarcely realizes at ail what he has one. 1 heard a fellow talking the thcr day how he and his young r.tther ran away from home because heir father whipped them; how they pent one night away and the next ay went back home They were nly gone a little over twenty-four oun bat he Mid when he got baok u he found his mother In bd slek a?u he said 1 balieva if wo had staid t week motlnr would have b en dear when w? got home. He said: "VVt were not at home an hour before mother was up and r*j olng over the fac* that her boys had come back " Wh it must be the sutl rlug of a homo where a boy bas been none a month or a year and sent no tiding back. Honor thy father and thy mother, boys, and thy days shall be long upon the land which the Lord, thy God gtveth thee. No child can dishonor his parents and do well boreafter. Let a hoy suffer anything before he will w ?und his mother or dishonor his father. Ttnse Infernal novels with their weird 1 lea and en tort*d characters have made a fool of many a boy and started him on a tramp o the devil and the drgs. In the state of Ml sisslppi a runa way boy, who whs then a yourg man, came to me and told melhit he had t?een a runaway for more than tlve \ears, that he had never written a line to his father or motlu r, and a- ke-' me did 1 know Ills father and mother, telling me the town and county where they lived. 1 sa'd: ' Y?s, I know them well." He said: "Will you wrae lo tnem f ?r ran and see If the) will let rae come bick to see them." I did s >, and when he did come back to his G mrgla home there was a reg ular camp meeting, picnic and May festival all combined. 1 can never forget how eagerly that boy looked into my face when he was asking me ahout his pareuts. Five years is to long, boys, to keep quiet. Then, mother may be dead, father burled, and the mischief you have done can never tie undone. Come back, row, Inys, or write immediately. God al me can measu e the depth and breadth of a pa er t's love for a wan deilng child. 1 w iuld that every boy who has run away from his borne could realize how deeply he has* wounded and how fearfully be lias lacerated the heart and feelings of tln se who ltved htm best. 1 would that every editor of every paper in the United States would catch up this refrain and write on the subject of the sacred duty of runaway boys to come or to write b ck to their parents at home. You c>uld so ve your country n? better, gentlemen than to sound the bugle blast down the line so that every wandering b >y could hear or read, your words. The prodigal boy In byg me years came to himself and immediately he started for home. There was the fatted calf killed, there were shoes for hifeet, a r< b* for his back, and welcome that done his Ivart good. Comeback, boys, come back. Yours truly, SAM V. JonKB. TOPROTKOr PRIMARY KLKCTIOM. A Hill for That Purpose Paused the IIouho Kiltlay. The bill providing penalties for certain Hons s commtttelln primary e'vctl ms was ac'ed on by the house Friday and passed In the following soapo: Section 1. At every politictl primary election held by any political party, organization, or association for the purpose of choosing candidates for ofllce, or the election of delegates txj conventions in Uiis State, any person whoshallby threats or any other form of Intimidation, by the payment, delivery, or promise of rri'iney, or other aniole of value, procure or otter, promise or endeavor to procure, another to vote for or awainst any particular candidate, or for such consideration off r to or shall so vote, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conv ctlon shall be punished by a line of not less than $100 nor more than $500, or be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than six montt s. Sec 2. That fr m and after the approval of this act by the governor, it shall be unlawful for any candidate in a party primary held f >r the selection of the party's nominee for any office In this State, by the use of money or other valuible consideration, to employ any person to devote his time and influence or any piril >n thereof In the promotion < f any cindidatcs interest or for the defeat of any other candidate. Sec. 3. It shall bo unliwful for any person while a candidate for publloofficeduring any political campaign to give, promise or subscribe any money or other valuable thing for any purpose whatsoever execpt for regular church collections had In a regular church building. Seo. 4. Every candidate offering for election under the prov.sions of S'Ction 1, shall make toe following pledge and lile the same with the clerk of court of common pleas for ti e county In which no Is a candrla'e, unless he snail boa candidate In more than one county, in which case he shall file same wit i the secretary of sta'e, before he si all enter upon his campaign, to wit: I, the undersigned , of the county of and State of South Carolina, candidate for the office of , hereby picuKu cuab a win noti give nor spend money, or use Intoxicating liquors for the purpose of obtaining or influencing votes and that 1 shall at the con elusion of the campaign, and before the primary elcotion, render to the clerk of court (or secretary of state as herein provided) under oath, an Itemized statement of all mon ys spent or provided by me during the campaign for campaign purposes up to that time, and I further pledge that I will immediately aft r the primary elec tlons that 1 am a candidate In render an ltemz:d statement under oa'h showing all futher moneys spent or provided by me In said election: Provided, That a failure to c ?mply with this provision shall render such election null and void, in so far as the candidate who falls to tile the statem nt herein# required, but shall not effect the validity of the election of any oandldate complying with this section, and provided further, That suoh Item z-d statement and pledge shall be op n to public Inspection at all times. A Youiik Victim. A dispatcli from Chicago says Elizabeth McCormick, only daughter of Cyrus II. MoCormick, is dead, aged 12 years. The death of the hlress of the millionaire's family was caused by appendices. ' V, NO. 43. ; TiuTilT I ft ) A Farmer, His Wife and ChilI drcn Killed and Burned. i \ FLORIDX HORROR. _ _ /* It Is Believed That the Black Crlaae Was Committed by Negroes, Bat No Trace of the Perpetrators Can be Found by the Searchers. A dispatch from Tampa, Florida, savH the little farming community of Wauchula, in Polk county, was plundKod luto excitement Thursday morning by the discovery of a crime quailing in horror that tradgedy at Statesb >ro, Ga., last year. Toe borne of John Klrby, a farmer, who moved there last October from Illount county, Alabama, was fourd in ashes and In tho smouldering rums were found the hod Us of Klrby, his wife and four onlldrcn, ranging In age from a boy of twelve to infant of one year. The whole neighborhood soon reached the scene and an iuvettig&il n was made which resulted In the inevitable oonclusiop that the entire family bad been murdered and torch applied to III d welling. The skulls of each of the victims, except Mrs Klrby, had beferi crushed in by some heavy weapon, and each with the exception of the woman bad evidently been murdered as they slept. A hammer was the only weapon found in the ruins, which could have iniheted the wounds. The coroner's ill rV U/bO ? * - j~.j -Mu . u^oiioiuu uiiu aiter matting ? lamination of premises rendered verdict that the family came to their death "by tire or some other means unknown." Tuc general theory is that a party of negroes committed the cilme, although r o traces of tho perpetrators can lie found. Some believe other memb rt- of the family were murdered in bed b) being knocked In the head, aod Mrs. Klrby was outraged ana "ben Ril ed by some other means. Hioroug 1 search of ihe neighborhood and h. vi st igatlon among the negroes Is being nade. ELEC1 ION4 BY LEGISLATURE. Judgn lowiiflond Defeated by Senator llydrlok ot Spartanburg. The first election Thursday In the J ?lnt assembly was that for a Judge to 8ucco :d Ji.dge Ernest Gary. Mr. Pollock tomiruted Judge Gary, and seemds came from various other members and c iunty delegations. There were no other nominations, and Judge Gary was unanimously elected, receiving 166 votes. The second eleotlon was for a Judge of the Seventh Judlolal circuit to succeed Judge D. A. Townsend. The Marlt oro delegation nominated Judge Townsend; Senator nominated Senator D. K llydrlok; 'Seprensentatlve Watson, of Anderson, nYwr? In Steffi G. P. Sanders, of Spartanburg. The result of the ballot was: Townsend, 00; II vdrlek, 78; Sanders, 16. Thus wot, unexpectedly, so far as the first ballot was concerned, Senator llydrlok was i lected having one vote more than a milj >rlty. The total vote cast was $ 163, of which 77 was a majority. Dur- i log the day lie was the recipient of many congratulations. The nt xt election was for superintendent of the penitentiary. The incumbent, Capt. I) J. Griffith, was nominated by Representative Etheredge. No one ebe was put forward, and Captain Griffith received the total vote, 149. The next election was for the threo directors of the penitentiary. M. O. Rowland, J. G. Mooley, A. K. Saud ;rs, incumbents, were renominated. Mr. W. I). Klrby, a member of the house from Cherokee, was also nominated. Smator Johnston, of Aiken, nominated Mr. 13. F. Holman, who a ytar or two ago was a breezing, merry tlgure in the hou>e. The ballot resulted; Rowland, 05; Mobley, 140; Sanders, 122; Klrby, 120; Holman, 12. This meant the election of Messrs. Mobley, Sanders aud Klrby, Mr. Rowland being defea ed. Mr. Arthur Klbler, of Newberry, was elected without opposition a trustee of the colored college at Orargeburg. Wftloli Hint. The Columbia State bays: This is "si|| not the flr->t time that we have advlsed o rr leaders to keep an eye on Gov. jj W. L. Douglas. His part in the settlemet.t of the Fall River strike strength l'uh ut> in uiu uvueve tnai ne IB destined for higher things. A man who oan take a six-months strike In hand and so arrange a settlement between operators and operative as, In the language of the press dispatch, to make "both sides regard the outcome of the delib- ] eratlons as a victory" Is more than a passing figure. He Is a statesman and j a genius. H? Munt Hang. A dispatch from Richmond, Va., sajs the supreme o urt of appeals has denied the supplementary appeal in the case of ex Mayor McCue of Char lottesvllle, convicted of wife murder. He was sentenced to bj hanged Jan. 20 and ?as respited by Gov. Montague until Fob. 10 A dispatch from Charlottesville says MoCue took the news oalmly for a few minutes, and then, saying, "I will get justice above," burst into tears. He gave way to uncontrollable grief for five minutes. Many HoiiiuIomm. At New York with the temperature at zero and a forty-mile an hour wind* ;; * driving blinding clouds of snow, one hundred and fifty persons were driven from their homes by fire Thursdajtafc night. Although no lives were lostJa the vlctli is suffered severely from posure and It Is feared that some mafw j not survive. Six double thrte-storgwft tenement houses were destroyed. They lots Is 1100,000.