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I INAUGURAL I i OF GOV. 1 i Mr. President, Mr. Speaker and Gen! tlemen oi' the General Assembly: I In assuming the dut'es of governor I am mindful of the responsibilities of the position. I invoke Divine guides ance and earnc tly pray that wisdom, courage and slremvdi may be given I me to see clearly and t ? do ju tly in all that may c >i e to me as du y. Under our form of government we have tbe t>vfp?tivp 1 bitivn and in Idicial branches each separate and distinct from tl o oth ^r, and each a check 011 the other. The governor of V e state is at the head of the cxeeuti a launch. It is liis duty to enforce t' e laws as they stand on the statute hoks. It is not his prerogative to dce'de whether a law is wise, or host suited to a community, hut he is to see to it that t) e law is obeyed. I have faith in our people: 1 believe that they want the laws enforced, and their conscience is awakened on this subject. The watchword of my campaign last summer was the enforcement of the law. I now declare afresh my purpose to carry out in good faith, this pledge. I believe in home rule? local self-government, and I expect every one who is charged with enforcement of law to do his duty. My tjj ' : ^ m ?9$|HgBffiM ^BH B$Bnrl*^Pl$3le3i E^H^B^%?8r#QBP ^tt^MflNfial Kill 8bOk^R? | HON. RICHARD I Governor of ? desire is that In each community the laws shall be enforced by the local authorities. I take this, the very first occasion, to say to these authorities that I stand ready and eager to cooperate with them in this work, and that they may be assured of my aid with every available lawful means to attain this object. Let me add another word, not as a threat, but as a warning; if in any community the lawful authorities fail to enforce the laws, it will then be my duty to see that the laws are obeyed. This I intend to do. The constitution provides that the governor may make such recommendation to the general assembly as, in his judgment, are good and proper. The time has come when we have to meet new conditions; we are living in a time of change and progress. This condition gives us new problems to solve?new difficulties to meet. We are to he congratulated in having at the head of the nation- a man of great discernment, courage and ability, who is dealing with national questions In statesmanlike way. May I hope that we will seek inspiration from that example to deal with state questions with wisdom and courage. We are progressive Democrats and we muRt have the courage to do justly to each and every class of our citizens, even if it requires legislation hitherto untried by us. Primary Election Law. In my judgment, the people of this state, regardless of party, owe a debt of gratitude to the last state convention of the Democratic party for adopting rules and regulations governing the primary elections. Tt is due to the members of that convention to eay that the apprehensions of those who opposed personal enrollment were not justified, and that personal enrollment, together with the publicity given to the rolls of the clubs, saved lis from Irregularities, and charges of fraud. So far as T know, the last primary election was one in which the will of the people was honestly expressed by their ballots, and these were fairly counted. T recommend, therefore, that your honorable body shall enact into law for primary electlons, such provisions as controlled the last Democratic primary election, in order that, in all primary elections, each and every man entitled by law io vote, shall have the right and op ADDRESS R. L MANNING portunlty to vote once end that no man shall be allowed to vote more than once. Education. It. is gratifying to know tne progress vo are making in education: it is! oven more gratifying to realize that our people are aroused to its p: " i vi I III 11: IV . I'? t* , I <Iil I l illt' > \ U- i t cminod tluil the children of our 8til e | shall be educated. This is mnv.i- ' e. toe in Iho spirit of self-help, and each, year sees a substantial Jncrcaei i" the number of school districts that tax themselves for school purposes. Our institutions of higher learning havo shown steady growth and are doing splendid work. We must provide liberally for their support so ; that their growth and development can he maintained. But the fart stares us in the face that we are in a period of general business depres- : sion and we must jealously consider , every item of expenditure, to save the people from unnecessary burden. T suggest, therefore, that at this time | we should not undertake any enlargement of these plants or any tin- j necessary expenses. Notwithstanding the progress we are making in educational facilities and the general awakening that has " c ' * > % f 7 i \ j A RVING MANNING touth Carolina come to us, we must frankly admit that we are still far short of the po, sition we should occupy in the work of education. It stands to our shame that the percentage of illiteracy among our citizens is so great.' This stain must be wiped out; and to do this, we must tax ourselves liberally for the public schools, in order that their usefulness may be increased, and that the opportunity for educai tion may be given to all of our boys and girls. We must encourage the spirit of selfhelp and every district should first Impose a local tax by the vote of its resident voters before receiving state aid. Yet, the growth of the public schols will be determined largely by the amount of state aid. Weak country schools must be helped and every community must be encouraged to have at least a seven months' term, and no teacher should be required to teach more than fifty pupils. The state cannot have an educated and efficient citizen ship unless it extends help to weak and undeveloped districts. Any com ; munity voting a liberal tax and en rolling forty or fifty children, should be assured of adequate educational facilities. It is the duty of the state to make up deficiencies in such districts. The right-thinking people of South Carolina will stand for this expenditure of public money and will Indorse the position that we cannot spend public money better than in educating the citizen. The people realize and demand that the shame of illiteracy must be blotted out from us forever. Mill Town Schools. The problem of public schools In manufacturing centres and mill towns demands attention and study. The state cannot longer overlook th<> needs of children in such communities and should encourage the spirit of self-help and public responsibility j that will bring substantial and markI od results in public education, civic j rfrowtli and community cooperation I and development. I recommend that | the state department of education be given such additional help in its forces that will enable it to do in mill schools what has been done so effectively in high schools and rural schools. Attendance. As soon as ample school facilities shall have been provided, the welfare of our people demands that our chil| dren shall be required to attend the I schools. The policy of t' o state Is to ! educate all the peor'e at the i x: nso j of all the people for the welfare of all the people. I recommend, there- j fore, the enactment of a compulsory | attendance law with local option tea-1 ture. We must strive to brins each and every community to tve point of having school facilities: and, wherever these facilities are acquired, to ree uiro school attendance. Picture to yourselves what it would mean to South Carolina if all of her | clti'/.cns were educated, and fro* he at-i taim rent of this object we give our j best aiul unlVorln<r effort. Child Labor. T recommend, as a companion net , to the oon -uil -ory attendance lav.-with local option feature, that you will ?n ""md the law op child-labor by raising !' " age Uir.it from twelve to four-1 teen years. T-vtmn pnH AssoBsmrrt. Wo all agree that change is needed It" our tax laws. We have, in the past, given more attention. to appropriations than to revenue. We must increase our revenue or decrease our expenditures in order t^ stop the overgrowing deficiency. The rcoorts of the departments reveal the fact t^at there is now a large accumuh\tei deficiency that must he provided for. Assessments are now unequal and unjust. Much property escapes taxation: different classes of property are assessed at different percentages of their value. Increased expenditures for educational and charitable institutions, as well as Increased expenses In the judicial department, necessitate the devising of progressive and more modern methods of raising revenue. I would therefore recommend that a tnx commission be created to examine Into this subject and suggest a bill embodying a plan of revision of our tax laws. In order to acquaint tHs commission with existing conditions, the duties now imposed upon the state ^oord of Equalization and tbe State Roard of Assessors, should be devolv ed upon it. Supervision of tbe enforcement of existing tax 1 aws, should , be giv^n. temporarily at le.ast. to t1 is commission, with nower to equalize tbe assessed valuation of property between county and eenntv and between tax district, and tax district, increasing or decreasing assessed val"*t'on. as may be found necessary. Annual ennronriations should he made by the 'egislature for state, county, and school pumoses and the tax commission should be authorized to imnose such levy upon the assessed valuation of pronerty, when ascertained by it. as will raise tbe amount necessary to meet tbe appropriations made by tbe legislature. Tbe method of taxation, tve levying of tbe burden so as to secure justice between the tax payers, is of as great importance as tbe fixing of tbe appropriations by the legislature. Tn this connection, as there is now In force a Federal tax on income, and as the operation of the present state Income tax has been so ineffectual in obtaining true and jus* returns thus increasing rather than decreasing the inequalities of taxation I recommend the repeal of the state law taxing incomes. Workmen's Compensation Act. I realize the hardships and delays and the frequent miscarriage of justice in suits for damages for bodily injury. Damage suits intensify bitterness of feeling between employer and employee without a satisfying and just settlement between them. Frequently a hardship is imposed upon the employer; and just as frequnotly injustice and unnecessary delays in settlement of these cases are j im nrvaoH nr\/?n ~ ?1 T ? upuu me employee. i recommend the appointment of a commission to study this question and to report by bill or otherwise to the legislature to convene in 1916, a measure that will bring relief to plaintiffs and defandants, by a workmens' compensation act. Land Registration. The delay in congressional action, on the establishment of a rural cred-, it system, makes it necessary for us to look to ourselves for help in this matter. As the first and necessary step towards the development of such a system, 1 recommend the enactment of a land registration act that will guarantee title and fix boundary I lines. This would enable the landowner to obtain loans on his real property with as little trouble and expense as he is now able to do on his personal property, by removing the necessity of repeated examinations of title. This is a necessary step before we can provide a system of land banks for rural credits. I deem these measures important, if properly planned and safe-guarded, in order to increase the number of home owners in the country aad towns, and to furnish means for improvment of j rural homes and the conditions of Hfn I in tlie country. Ownership of home means permanency of tenure; permanency of tenure means improvement of conditions of lite and surroundings. If every farmer owned his place and lived upon it the problems of rural life would automatically solve themselves; isolation removed, homes would be more comfortable; there would be better churches, better schools, better roads, ami community life more attractive, i realize that this may ho classed as progressive legislation, and we have limited precedence for it in the country, dating back only to 1910. I do not advise these land banks as state institutions, but that they should be developed by Independent organisations under state supervision. Fertilizers. Under existing laws regulating the manufacture and sale of commercial fertilizers, oux farmers have not ade quato protection, nor do they yet know what ingredients in fertilizers are best adapted to their lands, and what ingredients should bo avoided. This matter should be considered with great care; the interest of the farmer who is tho consumer, as well as the Interest of the honest manufacturer. should he carefully guarded. I would recommend, therefore, the Croat ion of a commission to consist of representatives of the fertilizer department at Clemson College, of farmers. and of representatives of the manufacturers, to revise our fertilizer laws and to report by bill to the next session* of the legislature. Auditing. 1 recommend tint nil ntntr? tr?o*it?? lions should ho examined and accounts audit.ort regularly. 1 suggest that you devolve this duty upon the state bank examiner, and give that ' department the necessary additional force to enable it to do this work thor oughly and effectively. T recommend the enactment of a low providing fo rthe medical inspection of pupils in the public schools-, under the supervision of the state hoard of health. in co-ooeratlon wflh the state board of education, and with due provision for the protection of the pupils. Penal and Charitable Institutions. It seems to me that it would be wise to consider our penal and charitable problems as a whole. There is a lack of co-ordination in the system of management of the state penitentiary, state hospital, reformatory, jails, chaingangs and alms houses of the state, counties and cities. We should develop our humanitarion undertakings. In this work we have the examples of other states, notably Virginia, illustrating what may be accomplished by having a state board of charities. I recommend, therefore, that you consider the advisability of establishing, in this state, such a board, for. though the proposition involves an evpenditure each year, if this work is properly done, it would mean trrfntor oonnnniv ?A oflRninn.... I n . v. .. . V . J ?11U CIULICIIV;; in those institutions. National Guard. T favor a strong, well-maintained, well-disciplined National Guard, and urge that adequate appropriation he made for it, to make it an ecective factor in the state government. South Carolina must have an efficient and effective National Guard I will, at a later date, submit for your consideration, by special message, sugestions relating to the state institutions, especially the Hospital for the Insane, to which I am devoting special consideration. I will also communicate with you later, on the subject of roads, the Confederate Home, the Confederate veterans, and the needs of the state board of health; also the Lever bill, cattle tick eradication, and other subjects pertaining to the interest of our people. Permit me to remind you that we are face to face with a situation in business for which we have no precedent. The European war has clearly shown how closely allied and in rvni r-v r\\r /\ /I ? ^ A ? ? ? ?1 ? ~ * A * ici lutucu ai 13 me mxeresis 01 me nations of the world. The general shrinkage in values and In business, has added greatly to the anxietlee, cares, and suffering of all our people, and has greatly increased the number of those without employment. Under these conditions, we must, on the one hand, jealously guard the eppenditures of the public moneys; but on the other, we should be slow to stop public work that is desirable, which would further increase the number of the unemployed. The time is propitious for the state and counties to undertake carefully conducted work on the public highways. This would accomplish a greatly needed improvement and would give employment to many who have no means of making a living. It is not a time for us to be discouraged and to look at only the depression around us. If we think that conditions now are gruesome, pause for a moment and consider the conditions under which we? labored in the sixties and early seventies. Faith and hard work brought us through these trials, and I am confident that self-reliance and resource ruiness win aominate and improve this situation. With self-denial, with economy, with energy and courage we will meet our difficulties bravely and we will work out our salvation, and will bring about a restoration of business and enterprise to a normal condition. I^et me urge you to bear in rnind these facts; and let us urge you to that cool consideration of all matters that will bring you to realize that economy does not constitute merely in cutting off items In the appropriation bill, but rather in seeing that the peoples' money is judiciously spent and that for every appropraition the state will receive a full and adequate return. Conclusion. In conclusion; permit a personal reference. From my earliest youth the am bitlon to bo the governor of f4outh Carolina has filled my breast. To serve my -date is my ardent desire- to Join all other patriotic citizens in the effort to do their service and help in the upbuilding of her resources and in the character of her citizenship. I appeal to all citizens to Join me in the determination to place and to keep South Carolina, in the forefront among her sister states in progress, in moral tone, and in an enlightened and educated citizenship. I am confident that I voice the desire of a large majority i of South Carolinians when 1 urge our people now to turn their hacks on past 'actional bitterness nd dissension, to look forward, turning their faces resolutely to the future. The vision of a people reunited must he kept before us; a people determined to take advantage of the resources which Cod has put within our grasp, to develop these resources; to build up our waste places; to diversify our crops and industries; to educate and uplift our citizenship, and to that end I pray that Cod may give to me and you a wise and understanding heart, that we may he ab'e to discern the evil from the good, and that He m y give us the spirit to think, to say and > do such things an ue right, and that His blessing may b? upon us in our efforts to serve our state. I \ Oli People tv&y ? / % I wo.w. c. \m?\C) Eighty Years Old. "I had a great deal of trouble with my bowels and bladder, and i>aii\ in whin uu? which ieit nice rheumatism. Weak back. Constipated. Urine highly colored. Many doctors failed. I have taken Peruna and think 1 am cured. I have 'gained twenty pounds in weight since I began Peruna." Mr. W. C. Hemphill, Louisville, Miss. Eighty-four Years Old. "About fifteen or twenty years ago I was suffering with pains in my back. I could scarcely get about. I got some Peruna and was relieved of the pains ever since. "I have used Peruna occasionally since and recommended it to others. Twelve Reasons Why You Should Buy Your Groceries of Us JVo. 7. BECAUSE wc carry best grades for those who demand highest quality. We cater to the "best trade" as well as to those in moderate circumstances. This is a high class store for everyone. The Cas 9 CONWAY, S. G. WHERE WILL YOU TRADE! It is good policy to carry 3 to an old established store whei ing many years must and will b( During the year that has passe( vors to give each and every cust est deal. This is the reputation many years. Where will you carry your now begun? If you are an old us and we have tried to please 3 ue to give us your patronage. 1 tomer, we gladly extend the ini you the best value we possibly at our store. DUSENBURY & CO., HOWT THIS? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot he cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.. F. J. CHENEY & CO., TOT.EDO, O We, the undersigned, have known F. .1. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. NATIONAL HANK OF COMMERCE rr* * * a>. roietio, u. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family ?ills .for constipation.?adv. Piles Cured Sr. 6 to 14 Days tour dniRnrtut will refund money if PAZO OINTMPiNV falls to cure any case of jtchin^. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding PUea in6 to 14 days. The first application gives Base end Re-* 50? rerywhere Say Peruna Is. for Coughs, Colds,. Catarrhal Diseases and after effects of the Grip. When T first know of Peruna the druggists here did not keep it. Now they all keep it. "I have lived in this place eightyfour years I am :i farmer. Was born where I live. I liavo three living: children. Should you publish tills in the papers it will reach many of my old 1 friends. You can use my picture as you think proper." Mr. G. W. Roberts, It. F. D. 1, Box 8l>, Pickens, Miss. Eighty-two Ye?r3 Old. ; "I had a severe attack of grip. I suffered terribly while it lasted. After my attack I sent for Peruna. My ! wife said I must have a doctor, but I | insisted upon taking the Peruna, and made a quick and perfect recovery." Mr. J. R. Prince, R. R. 1, Tuckahoe* N. Y Eicjhty-ono Years Old. "I had nervous prostration. One doctor would say I had catarrh of stomach and bowels, another nervousness, and another enlargement of liver. Nothing seemed to do me much good. 1 commenced taking Peruna, which built me right up." Mrs. .Martha. A very,U8 Graham St., Leominster,Muss. Seventy-eight Years Old. "I had catarrh of the head. Commenced taking Peruna and gained eleven pounds. It is a great medicine. A fair trial would convince any one of its elflcacy." Mr. P. M. Joffrlon, Bogalusa, Louisiana. Those who object to liquid, medicines can now obtain. Peruna Tablets. -i . im glPlF i?y _JL J GOODS L 8R" I I h Qtnro II UlUIUf MULLiKS, S.C DURING THE NEW YEAR? /our trade during the new year -e the reputation built up dur2 kept up to highwater mark. 1 we have used our best endea;omer a fair chance and an hon we have tried to maintain for trade during the year that has customer, you already know /ou, we believe you will contin /* - - - .i you would become a new cus citation and we promise to give can for every dollar you spend TODDVILLE, S. C. Expenditures for Labor by South Caro1' a Farmers. Thirty-nine per cent, of 00,401 of the farmers of South Carolina employ hired help, and their annual expenditure for this item is approximately ?10 771 nnn . ... ,wv/, niaaimiiik lo a report which has just been issued by the Bureau of Census. Ten years ago the yearly expenditure for labor by farmers of this State amounted to $0,107,000, and the increase within a decade has been 70 per cent.. Eighty-seven per cent of the amount paid for labor by South Carolina farmers is cash. For continental United States the yearly labor expenditure is more than $051,000,000 and 40 per cent of the farmers hire labor. There are nearly 3,000,000 farmers in the country that employ hired hands.