PLEASE OPENS CAMPAIGN j
FOR THE U. S. SENATE1
(Continued from second page.)
I Invite a comparison of my record
aa a Democrat andras one who has
alway? been true to the Democratic
party with the record of any other
man iu the party.
It in true that Mr. Wilson, under. or
tain recommendations from our Sta'e,
against the Democratic nominee?, j
I have not complained. If my friends |
h:?s seen fit HO far not to give u Bingle
public, office to a "Uleaslte." an some
call them. Kvery office that he has
given In South Carolina has been to
men who were against me and my
friends, and in some instances he has
given them to men who bave votent
have asked for anything, I do not know i
lt, and most assuredly I have not ask
ed for anything for them, and 1 only I
mention this to show that Mr. Wilson '
either himself or through his advls- I
ers In this State, has absolutely lg-1
noted the present Governor of South
Carolina and his followers, and instead
of treating them with fairness and any j
consideration, he has turned as deaf
an car to ibem us he couid nave turn- j
ed If they had been bolters.
In order to show more fully the kind
of people who., are questioning my
Democracy, I desire to call attention
not only to the editor, but to the own
ers and managers of this daily news
paper In Columbia that ls holding it
self up ns the the great guardian of,
Spath ? i> i. .tit'.i nomocracy and aa.
tim connor of the Democratic party. 11
bfquotc from a statement in the naper
itself: j
'M.-.naElng Edltor-W . W. Ball" J
"Owners-Ambrose R. GanW?'I?s"- '
estate of N. GI Gos kal es, "William E.
Gonzales," - Independent Haskellite.
and as I heretofore stated, a"chick-,
en that baa gode back home to roos??,
one who has gone back to Cuba, the
present minister to' Cfobn; Whi. II.
Lyles," Independent and Secretary of
tho'Haskell convention, who bolted the
p?miy>Vti?t?j r.oTr.!r..~~ wS'm??u?'H?? in
dependents, ' one of those of arl of
whom General Wade Hampton said
copy of' which statement' I h?ve-i/'An'
Independent lu forse than a ltudicai " I
?ttef General Wade Hampton reitera
ted this in an article on Governor Till
man, which was printed In this news
paper to Wht?h I have referred, and
was beaded, "Hampton Hita Him
Hard" copy of which I now have.
Thia litter "owner" is also one bf the
trustees of Benedict college, in Colum
gi?, a negro coll?ge, which has whit?
women in it teaching negroes ana as
sociating'with negro men. These are
t)i?'Vow?ber?,'6f this Independent sheet
that now seta itself ' up, as I h?ve
stated, as the guardian of South Car
olina Democracy-these Independents, 1
of wtfom Wade H?mptph ?aid, "they !
pre woree ^hat? Radicals'-ahd Hnthp-j
ton whs tho "noblest Rom?n of them,
W ' "
And since this paper and Its ?diter,
und I beg right hore to call your pt
te.itlion to the fact that what a news
paper' says l's hot what the people of
tho State say, or what the people of
thc County say, or even what the pro
pio pf the cotnmulty say, but what one.
man, its editor, saya, and your oplnton;
to you certainly must be better than i
hts ls to you-now, since this' paper
Ia continually bawling about support-j
lng nominees add ebout upholding the
hands, of the. President, what about'
them? HftVb they ever supported me,
aa n D?mocratie nominee for Govern
or? Have they ever Spoken ? pleas
ant word ot me or my administration ?
Have they ever done one tb tn g to up
hold ray hands as Governor^ and fdr.
Hie best interesta of the people Of thia
Wtte* Ne, they* hhve misrepresented
rae; they have failed to support me;
they have ahbsetf }ne: they'b?vo Hedi
on me, and dil this talk ls slush, to
jfey *? fbbi ?iy ?r?in?s and' deceive
tyiom. However. 'It Will dot go. The.
people will not be deceived. They"
ywi not in 1910,nor In 1912, and they.
wlfnot.be In 191.4: Do you rtnteinber
how the reports of the papers ''g?ve
everything: Jo the other side? The;
greatest speeches were made by the
Bpeakcr? on f?*fiother aldo? the apeaB
era'en' '*t* oilier sid* received ail the
arouse; two-thirds of the crowd at
?very meeting almost were "against
Blesse:" U;wa* ail false, it waa dene
to deceive those who were not pres
ent; But when th? primaries were
held nach year their reports were
proven false by the voters, who roll
ed up the majority for me end my
friends, as they will do again this year
-the newspaper misrepresentations
and falsehoods to the eontr?ry'~not
witmXtftBdtpg;
Tfce'platfdrra of the Farmers' Move-'
- ment, held'lft March isao. in n
; t ktedf. ^*.evn<g! wlrtt''Tooaan' Jef
?ipn, 'that the diffusion nf'fnforniu
j?m abd the arraignment bf titi abus-'
st the bar di public reason is a
funditPobur principle of free'govern
; ?^fftt will give the deeded Ve-;
demand that 'candidate's for
Gc vernor* arid Lieu tenn tit-Governor,
snail, and all' other nsprrkdtrtf'*$?e*
offices oro Invitee* to ettnvaSs thc
etc." lu the sa
. 'CfenventioR, In tl
Democratic, 'part
1 : **t?rtf?re tW
.ton yeartnerealter.'tn'e st!
' ?emoerattc committee 'shalt issue4
,^all to ail the candidate? for state
frees t? address l?re ??aople:?r'0??: di
?Stir
:tVa* 1iMMM?^!lKr9P"*r audi
favor that candidates'for th?'United
Stetes senate, as included In the am
ended Constitution ot the Democratic
party. The effort ter abolish the co?in-<
ty to comity canvass IE made by'th*
newspaper ediroVs. who *Vo?b t& keep
.the truth from the voter* aaa force the
people to accept tho newspaper k'c
fvo^ta of what ts bidng ?aid and done
by the candidates, t?rfd thus? by |le?
and abuse, deceive tile voter? hr'avor
of thc newspaper favorites ?od ?galant
thos? whom tlftry oppose. "'-.>'.
Allow ,'me to announce the princi
ples that should be th*i -ot'atfortn this
?1*?'1*?J4 hooeat ?dtiil-i^traffla?' bf
ali ?*jr?, fairly and impartially to ail
citizen? alike.
2d. ..Enforcing all. laws upon all
subjects, and obedience to the Consti
tution ot thc United States and the
Constitution of Sonta Carolina.
3d. Keeping - forever separate the
legislative, Judicial and executive d?
partmenU of tho. government, each,
however, doing lt duty and endeavor
ing to uphold and support the other.
4th. Trial by jury for all perBons
accused of crime, and enforcing the
Judgment of courtss founded upon the
verdict of juries.
If yon would allow me further to
suggest, I would make the following
Issues: |
First. Competency.
Second. Honesty of Purpose.
Third. Education.
Fourth. Taxation.
Fifth.' A measure that will prevent
white people from teaching negroes
iu any school or college In thia Stat".
Sixth. A flat ratw Of two-cents a mlle
on all railroad? in South Curolina.
tat each candidate when he appears
before the voters Vnow himself com
petent and honest and declare himself
upon the Issues which ? name. Then,
after he .expresses himself, if the vote
finds hlui 'co?'m'petent and honest, and
he stands upon these Issues as the
voter stands; let the voter support him.
If he does not, defeat him. As for my
self, I will answer now; while time
wilt not permit me to answer fully, I
will give my position:
' First, competency.
As to my competency, my experience
In the House and' Senate, and my rep
utation as a parliamentarian in those
bodies, speak for themselves, and 1 re
spectfully Submit, show me thoroughly
. ompetent to be a member of the law
making body in this nation.
Second.' Honesty of purpose In do
ing these things which tue c?ndate
pledgee himself td di-, and being cer
tain that he favors those things which
are for'tho best Interests of the peo
ple-that he favors them'al heart and
is nof simply claiming to favor them
for 'the purpose of being fleeted.
As to my honesty, 1 submit the pub
lic record lu Vai?uus omces wmcn I
have' held since 1890.
Third. Education.
M*j#?t*?very mother control her own
children tn her own-way, as Ood in
?eadf?drsnd let her be free from out
side interference'abd meddling.
As i&Hoy education, it Is so well
known that f f?e?'that it would be
wasting'.time to* reikjsrato it. I have
dorie more for the country schools of
this State- than any other man who
has ever held'Office In lt. My fight for
en extra bne-iuijl ' levy is well known,
and fresh bi the minds of the people,
My fight in the last Legislature, and
the result of bringing about a very
large appropriation for all common
school purposes, marks thia admin ts
trotion -as having don? more Tor edu
cational Interest of South Carolina than
any admlblstraildn heretofore. 1 think
alf the leading educators will admit
Jijtfs taetr tbnhgh adm? of thom, of
??f?^x??^W' n?*row-mindedneBB
ami prejudice, will attempt to take
nome ortho credit from ni?. Howev
ejr-therecord spbaks for Itselr, and the
country schools of-*t*Ie slate"rimdef
the bpproprt?tlona of W14, *M11 receive
more, assistance than they have ever
received bsfdr? and1 if iba money ls
'dpeHt ' properly they will be lb tho
(best cendWon thef hovte ever been
"tnt' .' . . ..
If this policy ls kept up, lt will be
only a short willie until there will not
,'L.V ariy'ferdy for compulsory education
^The people want opportunity, and pot
I ? ?iiipu?H?on, and il tho proper kinda
of schools are located conveniently
to the people, and run properly arid
for the proper length of time; alt of
trie children of thia country will go
to school and be educated, compulsion
will hot be necessary, and lt will not
he essential in order to give the chil
dren education, to take from the con
trol of the parents their children and
place them'in the hands or nonie one
,1s highly educated tn books, Kui whom!
God. In some way, and for soine wise,
reason, has woefully neglected In Bup
tpfyfng eowmbtt Renae.
I' ' I am. opposed to compulsory educa
tion cind' so Iii every other man who la,
ti true Democrat and who believes tn
the God-glii?n right of letting all oeo
ple control their own children, I have
bever yet sean or heard a resnebUbie,
I common-sense argument in favor of
^^^?aory education. It comes from
mff?pt'ttho expect, tb receive higher
^a^rlea by U,br to be financially--ben-,
^fm?di'br ?IBO from aeree borrow
lulhddd bigot who has niade a failure
In raising his own children and
?bos^ehUdren have brout?t shame
to Ins larc?? many InaJgtfe'&'aAifc now,
wants Wst iattatapt td raise sotrrebbdy
else's.
"Of cours?; there* are good people
p.e. ?hu ?Fe'in^CBv?f of compulsory
education, but ley are beleg misled
and misguided. %id lt ?he oV^ortuniiy
?fitere given them to hear the matter
teWarflairy and fairly discussed', it
weAWd hot b? tong tr?for?" they Would1
be found ou the aldo qt Democracy.
iahd^wa?h? thts outrageous eyaferri.
I Fourth. Thxatlon.
t**?t vH**-*1* this subject are so weir
known that ft ls h m ill) 'nffia tM(l\t\t'
^^.-lhore roan [that 1 favor ?'l?wejc
aSPft* anp etmtW.;!evy, arid ft>*W|H|
.coo h om Ic a I adfnlRjnfrat'on of -?he nf -
/aits 'of our Stater ! -?i^?l&s^]
J Fifth. The ?iHl-i'th?t w?5' pr?tant
whit,- people fresh teaching acerbe* W
!a*fr ?a<)ndet voyiftfra?e or irtl* ^S?a,^
j> Ol"course" 1 f ivor tBi|r%|ll,^gntl^l
have presented my reason's t lief ff or
JJulIy tn the-past, and sbaft dd ko tn
.(he'friture.
' W.xth. A nat rate of two-cents a mlle
OB at? railroad? |n South Carolina: .
I have alway? favored that, aa niy
I record tn tho House and tn the S?a
nte ?nd tvs Governor wilt show.
.' -I have saved the ?t?te several times
', my * Wary ? ear h year d nrin g my ad -
mlMstruiiou.' X have dode thia In va
rt<?>"' w?y?- " ? bave returned ea.-h year
larg?; perftnt the $tu,?w? aeeroprfhted
for that puroose, prnctierfcjr C??BB
MM**
many thousands of dollars In uiy '
way of handling requisitions, and in '
refusing tb bffer useless rewards', and '
by revoking of all commissions of '
Notaries t'ubllc. I rid the state of '
many negro officials, and at the name
time have placed in the State Treas
ury about $10,000. Recently I dis
covered that a negro was holding an '
office as a member of the board of
trust?es in Beaufort. I called by wire
manding that he be turned out, and
a meeting of the State ?oard of Edu
cation; a resolution- was passed de
we have gotten rid of him. If there
ls any negro now holding office in
South Carolina, other thai: in the
t'nlted 'States government, I don't
know itf ind if 1 were in the t'nlted
States aenate I would make a hard
fight to hive the United States gov
ernment give these positions held In
the State by negroes to our white
people.
In addition to these matter, I
have sav.-d the state thousands of dol
lars by my veto of extravagant appro
priations. At the last session of the
General Assembly I sent the following
veto message on appropriations:
-Message >Yo.
State of South Carolina,
Executive chamber.
Gentlemen >\ the- House of Represen
tatives:
I herewith return to you without ray
signature. House Bill No. 1405 (Senate
No. 1006), Act No. 334, General Ap
propriation bill. 1914.
I" do not veto the entire Act, but In
a good many Instances to sign it would
be inconsistent with my plcUges to
the people of the State, and therefore,
while 1- do not disapprove of all of
the items of the Bill, 1 mention speci
flrially herein those Which I dis
prove.
lt ls currently rumored, In fact I
hsve received lt from the body Itself,
that some Senators agreed among
themselves that the Bill as it came
from the House was very large, and
that judging him by his post record,
i the'Governor would veto many of the
items therein, and that it was beat for
[the senate to cut out of the Bill all
?that it possibly could, even if some
senators had to vote against things
that they favored, in order to make
it appear that the Senate had saved
the taxpayers thousands of dollars,
thereby not giving to the Governor th?
opportunity to be sustained in his ve- i
toes and have him and his party giv
en the credit of the reduction.'
' I om glad that that part of the Sen
ate has learned a' lesson; and I am
-jutisfled that the people of this Stare
will approve the wisdom in this course
which they have taken, even though
it should take a "temporary political
Play/' os one of them described It,
from the Governor. The Governor ls
perfectly satisfied If the people are
saved the money during his adminis
tration, whether lt he done by tlr?
Hbuse pr;by the Senate, by his friends
or ^Is^rrponentA. His first idea is
the Interest, and benefit of the state.
I?6wever?;if you will notice the Ren
ate vote, you will Und that If it bad
jnbt been fot 'ftie 'Ocvertiofa' frtendV
in that body, many- of these items
v/ould hate been cut o?fi.
. Thanks lo-tho1 Senate'!
Thd* Governor's only regret is that
the^ did not learn this' Three years'
sooner.
I have requested the General As
sembly, at each session, since I have
been Governor, to itemize all of their
[appropriations, and not to put many
sinall items', togethrf. and muko a
targe lump sum, without u proper ex
planation of what the Individual items
arc. " Particularly nave I requested
Stils !n rigciT? io the appropriations
for hjgher institutions ot learning, be
cause, ab I have pointed out ifcder the
jhead of "maintenance," for jiistance.
iso many thousand dollars ts placed
and if I should Vote that item .abd you
'munnin the veto it might cause serious'
j'lnjhry-' to that particular Institution.
But if you'teere tn do as I have'asked
you to do-tnake these Items separate
|-then I could veto individual Items,
and to sustain tbbse vetoes would not
linjuro tho Institution, and at thc same
tltri? would protect the people from
|?hla excessive laxi?'W. I wish' it wore
sb - and 1 thin- the Constitutional
Comvemttfto- made a mistake who? it
failed tb provitte-^thal tho Governor
should have thri pover to rcd?ce"p?r
Iticn??r items'. r>6r instance, when you
say- for 'umaintenn rt?,' fioo.OfX)," the
power: should' be' E.ven ti) 'the 'execu
tive.Instead of vet jing-that; tb Ray, *T
Ifedace for 'maintenace' from SlfibOftb
rasju-'aayi to' m? t irte, ' ?7r>.00?." Thia
'wb?lb* prevent t '>'?hn?sr h?e and-Cry
which ls mad . "If'ybu' bustardthis
veto,-you ?fijtlr. the-'M?tltu'ttm?r" ?f it
w?re'' In 'fay i .'>w>r' tb eserc'tab' this1
rfscretiov. I . oula. wlthbtrt injury'to
any. institut ^ti of th? State br any
department (<T tho State'"government.
sav# we^pe/?ie ?>N M.TW "sppr^pr.'atio?i
bill many" thousands of dollar?: Abd
Wien*-! riMueatc'd 'of you to itemize
these ?pp.Cpt?t?fori*? i kn?w what I
I was doin'r. Those who have now been
[caught In this trap wilt have to ari
fewer 'to yohr people, and if soWe-Yof
y?tt.arejgj^retul, the people are go
ff* tb W^Wat ybu were weljrjiejfin
tHe';halanre and round wanting.
' M?ny?'"??jlV?^t'iM?^:^ *he ?tump
to reduce tnx??s. You stood up"*""
f aid before the pconte ttm&yOftfft
ntn- Ute ore?*Jen ot useless
r?-4^jmy'.'?WH;e ad!a)a%r>IWra^:
of ?be tajcdevV; fltarybu were ta
WmybqM&it dow? expenses. The
to ttf*.yb*r word foi* 1t,^ abd tb?y
?eted yoU (o tt* Generar Anfedistr.
Now, what have you done?
Fir at. look'at ymir Vom? ty levy. Have
ybu^rfeiied^ the salary bf any of your
" -e fron increased
_ -bf your county govern
ment?; Have you increased your eb?n
ffy levyt ' -
Second, look at the State levy. Are
you turning out an inerwased Appro
priation Bill? Are you giving your
higher institutions of learning ahd
your State departments more money
or leas money? Ia your State levy
IHk^.?r^Mwer thia before. Add
ybtin* 8tate levy to your individual
ceuunty levy abd ask' ytnmtet?f? ???.
qitosfob; Have-I kept my oroni*Aiv>.
tire people at'the comity rtihi
Mtt lt your an*
swer is "MO," then ask yourself tho',
question; ' How tun I going to account 1
to ' my people,'for' this ' increased levy j
and" this increased State 'levy?' (
Fortunately for you. the Governor ,
ls vetoing some of this Bill, and you ,
have yet the opportunity to save your- ,
Bel ves'with your p??bpie and redeem
your pledges.
Now, listen:
Where are the advocates of these j
higher appropriations who appear be
fore your committees, going to be in
the campaign this summer? Are they
going before your people as they'did
before your committee, and advocate
your re-election? Are they themselves
going to vot.? for you? Or ls it a case
of "got all We cab out bf them now;
to polit leal oblivion with them here
after?" Those'of you trho expect to
rurt for higher offices will certainly
have these things put up to you all
over the state. Those of you who are
going to run for rtf-elTctlori have cer
tainly got mea at .mme' now watching
you who want the Jobs, and the fact
that yan haye! raised this lax levy so
ls fearfully high, and the fact that you
have pu&KCd auch an extravagant Ap- ;
prepriatlon Hill, is going to ba put i
right square up to" you, and'some'of '
you are, going to find that instead of
cumin to Columbia n^xf January, you
will be perofrmlng your rcgeuiar rou
tine duties at honle. " "You may gay that
you do' not cn'fe. If you do not, lt is
all rfght' no far us the future ls con
cerned, but you certainly ought to
care for your reputation anti protect 1
the promisses which yon have already
mad?.
I say these thing3 in all kindness.
You ha\e had ? very pleasantjaesslon,
of which no one is prouder than 1 ant.
And I hop.- good will and peuce will
forever preval? among all ?our peo
ple. But lt ia not going to prevail so
long a?/.yoii):Uu1rden the people with
taxatli/n ak.^yeu are now doing..
I de?-1 nc to approve of th." Item of
Section 12 w"hl*h provides that the
State Librarian la required to turn
over to the State Treasurer all money
now in possession and all funds bere
I Ofter received hy her m? - mcnth z.z
?all State officers are required. This
I provision has never I cn Inserted in
.a bill before. Your body elected the
Ipre?ent little lady, who hOw hoTds tbft
? job, and it looks like a reflection upon
her to require ber to make a monthly
report, when no one hr that position
has ever been required lo do so-before,
and, knowing-'her pleasantly, for the
I last three years, and watching her In
the discharge of her duties In the Ad
jutant .General's office, I cannot be a
party' to this' Item which I consider a
reflection upen her. If it had been In
the Bills heretofore, I would have
'nothl0k,to say, but to stick "it in now
Hooks into a'reflection' upon ber hoOes
I ty, and ? will not be a party to it.
I dtiapprbV? of Item ir, Section 13.
The Bill'which ibis item waa inserted
I to meet; to place met .-rs In the public,
i-nstlf orlons''end r?sidences, proves to
be a. nonentity, In that tho title of the
Bill dot^a nor comfoi'm to the body, th
? aamuch as thc bod/ of the Bill only
I ptot^aTdtn'^^ublTc institutions, thus
defeating the ^purpose ot the Bill; this
93.OOd.tld wit! not ho needed'th!? year.
I disapprove of itera 1G, Section 13,
repairing -heating plant at the' GOT*
ern?r'a?'?nahstori.' The heating plant
there-ls not th the beat condition; but
I .We can get along with lt for the re
mainder of the tiica we are there, and
I -w* Veafly ?b toot care to have lt tom
I up at present.
' (Repairing* heating plant ?1.000.)
I disapprove of Itemi 8, Section 10.
This la"*j?*e^esp expense, and the fi
'H?ne??^ ?yulvjij?m'y" ?iir stutts can wait
for twelve"?iV?nt?is and the 8tat? and
the Jpommlssloner of Agriculture will
neither be injured.
(Preparation and printing State
Hand Book t?,">0o:>
I disapprove of-Item 1, Section IS
I think these matter could properly be
taken care of under the extraordinary
appropriations given to the heaUti
department. "it ?mi *
(Board of Medical Exam In res foi
express salari??. ?tc.r^,99gp** ''
I disapprove'of Item .1 of flection 1?
(for books; ar,d ; bianka. ifc?M^gall?r,
and i natal laths! Of ? system of^ h?olf
keeping and ?xardlnatu,- ?Vf financia
conditions bf counties, Tuk Cepart
ment $4.000.) Th?'x*?roprr?lier ?ft?h
efajl la #Wd! a apiary and'he has r
clerk anaVaas?t?ttts who aro als? bait
salari?t; for*' performing "tlrlg ' Wr)
work! vit "a put undfer ^diff?rent hfea<
aa a awuterfug?. If you W?H einmim
'?s?c?p6 I'ff' rtfeeivin^the! trioney/roi
wIll'?rttl? n??'plo ar?1 getting lt witt
a^HbJ ;n*?<3 dnilble 'a?eV??* tn vto
obht?tdtioh of thi
>H'????PProve of the PnOViaO in See
li?-l?^
un .: f^w^r^orur permit j^^JJ^
iwiak#ii?S
Ith^^'^ -n^. tiSm inn
H*?MfdS9fltasP Cbhi
mission and the Board ot R?gents,'ii
.their reports, bragged on what goo
{ttfr?p* w?** n?*&?tout bow mrte
teeni waa titlw^frwoli 'moeh eotfon^
?land yet Wey ?om? Pow and ask f o
$ir.,?wa?: ??>gMjta^-these tigiatr"V?
m Bot think that a cent should be givet
Bi Tho' f?? Hom? fc?nnoi
being>?lV menaced and th*%mite
? are w?r^?rnrfb*A"Yon luYie a Boar
of c^srtisiasers C?SPOSO? *? ?? aw
B,ro?n aa tl ere In South Carairas. ??*
baa had, fr aver will bara, ajf?fethia
>ut pol?ticas spite and little ch?ap In- A
trlgues, on the part of some people, M
las created all the stir that lu s gone ?j
sn there. I think you would make a M
ni*tatt e. gentlemen, a serious mistake, |J
0 interfere with. this beard, and I *\
ertainly do not think you should. You .
had a Bill to change the management
pf the Home, and the manner of ap
pointment of the Board,- and lt was
verwhelmingly defe?ted Dy your
^ody; and ? eanndt understand why a
henge In* the management should now
ry to'he slipped in thc appropriation
[lill, lt is slmly another ease of leg
slation in the Appropriation and' Sop.
ply Hill, which IB getting ?ntlrety too
?omraon for your Bodies.
I respectfully disapprove of the en
tire section .11 (Historical Commis
sion), dnd 1 disapprove specifically of .'j
Item 1, Item 2, Item 3, Item 4; and | J
Item 5, under this section. I also dis- j1
ipprovc of the entire section, and my n
reasons apply to this section as nj
whole and to each item separately. I ,1
io not believe that this Commission is H
legally constituted under the Con- M
stlluMon and Statute Lews of our.j
State, and I believe that any appro- 1 '
priatien that you would makG to it,
as at present constituted, ls tra con st i
utional, and that by an injunction,
this Commission, or any of its officers
or employes, could be stopped from
drawing every dollar of any appropri
?t on which might be made for it. In
addition, I do not believe that the
rom mission is recording a fair and
truthful history bf oUr* State. '? ThoBe
of ybu-members of the General Assem
bly, who are friends of mine, if you
desire to be written- in the history of
this state as anarchists, blackguards,
as thieves in primary election matters,
favoring illiteracy in the State and
BS being- opposed to honest govern
ment, you vote to pass this section
over my veto, for I -am satisfied that
this ls the manner In which my friends
and myself will be written in the his
tory of South Carol rn a by thc present
Historical Commission. No matter
what attainments may be ours, no mat
ter what historic things we may do.
iitcr irvin m regard to us and what
we dd will neV?r be recorded by this
Commission.
I hope that I speak plainly. This
Commission as now constituted is
clearly unconstitutional, 'and hals no
power except'suth' h's' they, take with
out the' authority "of the law. I want
thc world to know l am agnrnst this
crowd, and that1 they 'are against me,
and'that what they write 'about me and i
my-frlehds will be prejudiced against ?
us; ahd r wan*. It to be known by com
te* . generations, when they read the ,
history 'written by this crowd about !
me' and my friends, that th?y'were'my J
effemies.v " ' " j
I disapprove of Item 5 of Section 32'
(interest'likely to accrue under head !
1 have>-disapproved o?: a similar Item
OOO'it i.'hied'Papnoa: uo -jsoio^uj,, jo
every if ear 'since t Have been Govern
or, add :so far I have never's??ti any
necessity tot lt, arid in my opinion it
is 12,000 simply ec-t Wide for , some
people to get their hands on if the
i disapprove bf ijem 3 of Section 39.
I naVe st?t?d t? you gentlemen In my
genera) message,-'add in' special mes
sages, th?t I would 'not sign any bond
under your Act bf T9I?. You have seen
fit'"to make-many changes In this re
(f untiing act dur in j; your session, and |
fl Want (o guarantee you fl'ght Pow J
that 1 do not pro'ptfle to slgt? any such '
Ubrfd.' Therefore; this $25,000 (s ab
solutely usclesH au'd an un-called for f
appropriation, and if vou pnt it ott trie ?
people ? w??i simply be ari outrage.
(Singink Fund ftr Bonded debt
under Act of 191-2, f 23.000.)
1 disapprove of Item i ?f Section 39.
I have been Governor for a little over
three years an?.'?>bhVe' never heard
of any .- phosphate -Commission, al
though I am told I ara chairman of lt.
I dont know whose pocket this N go
ing into, hut if anybody ls getting lt.
he'i'd getting it wrongfully, and, as
Uncle Josh would say. "I am agin'
lt:" J
(Phosphate commission, $300.)
I disapprove of Item ?:of Section 39.
I dd b'oG'see any use to be paying
committees to be examining lawyers
vrheri . tho Supreme Court la having
lawyers before* lt every few days for
disbarment. ? think .wo would do bet
ter to 'go'baeh taf^wf^- we were a
few! years ago, ?nd then maybe w?
Wpuldn\" hare so* much" partiality.
"f jgtl?t? Board Law ?xamjtf?ra, $430.)
IiJdi?p#tJv? of ttdrtt'"l4lnnd ir, it
Sectionr.v: The Constitution' provides
?t the Starte*? 'ifanaty'-ewelt-- net br
r-n to pKvat? pT?rp?Besv-1 ' Yon may
nf br rt arid nnt' a?*--.rhtaT * f
tfon on your Vote, bftt'l c?anoi'put lt
bVmrae:. '
(Htatfe Plant B
to fib paid fbrough
?oe.v (Live -stoeir''.
paid through i
dwf .'jrWagutef af
J^lln^fcttd
. n*^t?*iaa-aof
property ronsMnered:'IfflT-t-rial'also
mromiws t?at the $uttf eon aft ?JOO
' jt?db'?o ieee. I
? is true, but If
-feHryV as
(Sbbfft * Ckrblfhs 'Agricultural Bocle
ty; $5?009), for the sume reasons that
I have disapproved of this approprt-f
I ht lpn each" year since t have oesfejMffl
erb?r^-that fhef CoBstlttftlon . of this
State Kaya that you shalt not appro
priate "public rands' r?r prtvaW'pgr
Iposes. I would'viola to m v Const!-(
Uwtuop-tl oath by approving thia Item. {
and therefore, 1 will not consent to j
IL
Z'J herewith lannrt extracta f?v?? ?or..
A, Banks' address to tho'members of
t? F?Tr' Assecistion, A? rfep^rfted fr.
Columbia ' State of February 19.
?4: . ..? - -:'.'".. '..
Atv frisada of th? State ? Agricul
tural and l?echaitlcai Soalety, in re?
Iring from the office ot president of
'our society it is my desire tb give
i brief review of'its hfstory during
he three years ot ?ny administration.
"Outstanding notes of $17,000, in.
lorsed individually by members of
.our Executive Committee have been
etlred.
"A steel auditorium costing $33,000,
h BB been erected, in which waa betd ?]
i National Corn'Shov; in the winter
if 1M2 and 1913.
"A new Constitution has been adopf
>d which almpltfiea and renders mor?,}=
msth'esa-like'nll ot the affairs of the
kfcrtety. 1 1 VT "
"The city of Columbia ia paying one
?alf of the Interest of our bonds out,
itending.
"Th? treasurer reports $1,900 cash
n the bank.
I als? quote financial report of the
<air Association, clipped from the
lame newspaper:
Assets.
leal Estate_?. $10,000 00
Treasury bonds. 33,000 <J0
s'ew grounds and buildings 80,723 ll
Ftace Tra?k. 2,934 89 {
[>: a. Ellison, treasuer. 1,953 89
t M ('antey, secy. 7 84 ;
Suspense account . 56 8f>
$133.67.". 9?
Liabilities
Sills payable $2?.r>00 00
nonda outstanding _ 33,000 00
Warrants outstanding..-. 709 ?2
$63,209 72
Net surplus.;. $70,466 27
Vet surplus 1912 $64,844 49
Profit 1913.;'i",621 ?8
- $70.466 27
You will notice by tills that this
Society is no longer a beggar. Sbe
lia? a net surplus of $70,468727, and I
sall your particular attention to the
Tact that outstanding notes of $12.000
endorsed individually by: members' of
the Executive Commute have been re
tired. Thees are the. words of President
Banks. A Bteel auditorium worth $30,
D'oo has beeil'tut'un. The Tre????rir
reports $l,900 cash in b?hk. '
Now; gentlemen, with this kind of
sht?wingr I' a? you" Once again why
you should take the money out of
qthe iud I vd lu al taxpayer's' pockets
when he ts already sb heavily burden
ed, to make a preS?nt of it to an
association: that Bhbwa1 that it bas a
suf pifia* bf over' $70,000. "Can you con
Betenttonsly dd it?' 1 aro a member bf
this association-a life member-and
I' do not wish to see ft Injured, but I
ani'Governor and my first duty is to
my people.
I disapprove of item 27, of Section
R9(Fof state Negro Pair $1,000.) The
Constitution of this State says that you
shat! not'appropriate* public'fonds for
private purposes,* and Iwould' vlo1
rate my oath of office by consenting
tb thia approprtatiori . 'therefore -? can-?
not consent to lt. I !- *m?
i disapprove of item 30,-of Section
39, tor' the same- reasons that l?ivr
appr?t?e? of Items 14;'IB; rl7'-and 27. I
South Carolina Poultry Association/
It-tOe:) 1
' I disapprove of Itefh, 32. Sectlof**^?.
lt 1s absolutely a-useless and dnheces
eary expense and the committee has
hot perfcrrmed Its duties which it waa
appointed to perform, and"therefore,
tt iB not entitled to arty pay, nor any
one of-those who' served upon it, . :
(Expens?is Asylum " fn\ ?sttgating j
Committee. $521.70.)
I disapprove of Iterj 34. Section 39.
The item here reads "McKle aferrf
weathet".- in th? Bill lt reads "Mack
ey Marri weatherA Th? Act' reads
^r?ASSSEHG,**- when it should rea a I
. {P?? Sio-uumbni to Mo Kia MorriWea
ther aa provide by Act of 1914, $400.)
I disapprove of Section 41 ("That in
anticipation' of the taxes hereinbefore
levied, the'Governor and State Treas
urer and the Comptroller General be,
and they are hereby, empowered to
borrow on credit of the State sb much
money from tlmn tA time as may be
needed tb meet promptly, at maturity,
th? Interest which will mature on the
first day of July and on the first day
of January ort each year, oh the valid
deb\ of tbe state, and pay the current
expenses of the State Government fo-r
the1 present fiscal year, and for pen
sions: Provided. The sum so borrow
ed, shall hot exceed the sum of six
hundred thousand ($600,000) dollars."
You gentlemen know the feeling'which
exists between the Governor dad the
State Treasurer and the Comptroller*
General. Yob ar? aware ot the trog?
b^s. that waa experienced in isla In
reference to this matter, and I appeat
to n\<f friends to sustain, m? in'.this ve
t?. 1 4 ,?' -
This Bill "was sent to the Governor^
of??e'?hirTec?lpted for hy the Gov?rn
bFa S^ret?ry inst hight, ard lt could
easily; have been returned to your body
Mst night, but twd errors were found
I? ?l.a Sit?, as? il had tc bc,recallc-5
id corrected this mb'rnln*. The Bill
i tb'the Governors office
??J for by the Qovernor'a
at 11: 40 a. m., and ls'now,
-"fl^^Bra to'you, which places
it In the Governor's hands much lesa
than oho hour-after your Bodies, the
Hbuee wo?'Henate, have been working )
op ?t rev jaatt? WKKKS. who hes
caused the delay in ' lb? adjournment
of ?hn.Utfn?rai AnBemblyt'; Who baa
prolonged your session,'-certainly not j
Very'respectrully, ?
.COLE L. BLBA9E.
'j^Q**ejrh?T.
.Kqiwlths?:indln?K the fact that the'
il* had played politics. I Bsved th?
Stare-hy my veW $?3,000.00. Abd trw-'
tr th? IThivorlKr of Strath .
i^*? T^M^Sr* 80i t?e R*f? Tm!i" '
."-"?I"wa?i,-?^?,>d tn the howe of my
friends.*'\';V*' V*j'?
.^Becaua* the BOMBA of Representa
til4?* had al'.'An the tho n*W hnnwiM?
W*tV4r^r^dsk?d for by each, but th"
Senate, in ord**' to btsv'cheap poli
ties, as they did, deprived these
schools of their ttulldlngs. And I am
proud to know that th* Trust?es of
tbssfc fri?tUUiiorjfl know the'sohrr^
from wWch they were* struck, lt la j
?Ot a question or "Who Struck Billy
Pattersonfor each ln*tttut?n* u?ov?i
who streck lt. It was the Senate tbitt
struck the blow.
1 am sorry to bare Uk*? so much of
your time, but I find that on account
3t tho fact that I cannot get into Te
newspapc-a afable State, except i'?1
I pay Tor lt, aut?tters which i desire to
talk to the, pedple of South carolina
about, and being a poor man and un
able to pay the extravagant P"""
'hargedJvis necessary for me to do M
f-Qllr. 1 have only given you an outline
Of the varioup. matters here t<,dsv;
but as I will take up more fully and
discuss the various issues which I
have laid ttawtiA 'A , "
- The eiectlbn'oVa legislature ls a
very Important matter and you should
ask each candidate, for th.- Hons.' of
Kepreaeritativey' arra* the Senate tb?
rjuestjon how -he will vote un t!'p?,i
waribus issues. Ask him particularly
what lt? will do in reference t<> Pre"
venting' white people from leaching
negroes, and if he says 1' 1 wi" "ot
vote for the hilL to stop lt. you heat
him. Ask him particularly how lt?
BtandB on the tWo-cent rate bill, and
Incidentally, you'might ask him if he
is a railroad attorney, if he travels on
a railroad pass, arid what lie pays for
lt wltn. add If he is a candidate for re
election you might consistently ask
him how he. Voted bu the two-cut rate
bili at the last session, and what In
fluenced his vote.
The election of Governor la of par
ticular Importun?e ai this time, i do
not know that it Ja necessary for me
to sfat? here "what I am going to say.
but .for feat that my posit ion may not
te understood fully, and to keep 't
from being inteuhde+istood by any on<\
I wish to say that I do not propose to
take any ?part hi 'the Qucbcrnatorial
election* as between friends of minc.
In other Words, 't- do not propose to
take part in the Gubernatorial elec
tion, as between.-telenda of minc. In
bth^r words, I do not propose to dic
tate to the'people of this State whom
they Shall elect as Governor. I do not
propose to suggest'even to my freinda
and supporters whom they shall sup
port, of, course^ howe vcr. I am going
to support ann vdt-* for thc man who
IS'-ray*'Mend, and Who represents the
i/r?i?ipivs inst i ?o, and i expect my
friends and supporters to do the same
thing: In the-'first primary I shall be
"hands off."' However. In the second,
if that primary 1s between two friends
of'min?, I- shall talfe no part but if it
is between dn?'of 'my friends nnd an
enemy or opponent of mine, and the
issues whWh I''represent. I shall do
everythfrig-witbin;--my power, and us?.
bil th? power I have, to elect a man
Who stands for the-;prlnciples whir h I
represent; ano* who' ts my friend, for
by representing' these principle he
proves' himself to'bb a friend or the
people bf thy state'.- and should he el
ected Governor. :' r
' Those bf you who believe in a gov
ernment bf 'the people, by the peoplo
nnd for the people;'should vote only
for a man wH? would carry out thc
principles and policies which the ma
jority'o? the'people .of this State en
doTWd hy r&dlecttdii me In 1912. This
IB no small raatt-piv pecause all of my
"friends will bc' klcfced out of office
If the oppbsitto?^Ins. They will tre.u
you fexaqtly ,BH l? you were Republi
cans, or as. if you belonged to some
other party,, Marry, the perdlction. If
au antl-Bleaae'V^an.ta elected Govern
or of South CarbUna. every Blease of
fice-holder iii t-M State, whether he be
high otflcial or low, .whether he hold a
safaried - poe'utdnTer./an honorary po
sition, as..soon ?a& the time comes he
Will be.dismissed and one of the other
faction placed in hts stead. I have set
a precedent in, appointments, and I re
fused tq appoint npy man upon th"
'.eeommesdailcr. of any ?et of men
(delegation In the L?gislature of otb.
erwlse) unless the.man appointed wa?
acceptable, to me. The only exeep
tiona In thia have been in cases whert
thc law made lt so that I had no dis
bretton tn the matter.
tdld not cpln the word, " Blieasete1
In 1890, when the ?tate was dlvidinj
itself into TIllroanHes and anti-Till
mun?tes. I refused then to be taggei
gs' either, although I was a reformer
because. I believed that thc Statp o
South Carolina waa too great, and he
people are too honorable, to bp di
Vlded off a? followers or the not fol
lowers of any--one. man. And I hai
never hoped to live. > see the da'
when the great ?-Bnlm.-tto state, witi
her: gtortoug\rilBtory, with her gallon
and chirvaItt)U?'m?n-nnd noble womer
wdUl* b? 'divided' -toto "Bleaseites
ajid;?anti;Blea8eite3." lt |R an hon?
to me which I def eb*expected-a wor.
which was Catagd^t and a condltloi
which was brongU 4bout by enemie?
Indeed. I thank them for the honoi
bat I v em-indi ye. foolish enough t
reA ih?l tho p*bpl? as a whole ar
CT?i!??SL?nC*l; J^towtlens.
I say, and repeat, that no man hi
ever had sneh frelnds as I haveYa,
Cuch loyalty, shch devotion. <,"*], ad
mtratlon.ann arith?love a", h-v . i.
. - - r*" ' **" ?I.?TU Doo
shown to mb and poured out tmon n.
by my friends haVe never been elua
led rp?the annals bf all the world
have'learned; things-many thin??
that lt seemed' tb tho world ff
waa impossible tor anybody to kn'n.
except the chosen few. it na?nn'
been done by ?purchase, nor has
been done bv deceit. it has be?
brought to nf. by devoted friem,n
men and wor.mwh? jove,] In(> anT(
mired my Wtfrse. 'and who knew th
%*2S ??ires
ifght S shalt t?ontUr?te. That
whether ilivearfe. I beg my MB??
OTfig upon their ba
uni
"On to'vMor^yJctory for freednr
VictoryJVmpm v?f '?r.v for huma
> dit. victory for put
Kan tty, tor, m^rey. and for God."
Hay Speaker l?rft Tm.
P?^8hl?t?^pl-ll 15 -R?ftrM1BHl
t?ve Jarb?i Hay oe the Seventh ? -?
.>?. named actina ?'nlX
m th? hd?ae tndajr%fter Spesv?, o,
fl^K*? to spend ?
Six Jfofitb* for StesUagej^JT
moaitVa. Apr:! iy^ h
Who ploded gaalty yesterday to . il.
ka?S??^ K??
Ceraaefir today wa? 5Sn.Sll ur?
months imprisonment. Th* ~.a *
jeoaprgned-?? a hank ?n ?TJT^
1 waa recovered. ^_
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