The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 02, 1905, Image 1
VOL. XIII.
THE CREAT NEED.
Senator Raysor's Plea for the
Little Children of the State.
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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.
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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.