The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-24
TERNS-IN .tDTINCE.

,was due to the fact thot t|c lc0pic
MavcAot thc'mcan$ O.: enforcing tic
law within their reach,
In reply TO an inquiry ftom yonr
committee az to his opinion on miuoIi-
ty representation, tic Governor was
clear and explicit III his Endorsement
Z of tho plan, believing, rs lie said that
I it would DO unrc TO dcstroy pr,iu !
dice and prevalent l-fcclipr and ciu.
cate the majority, than amy event /,
which cuula occnr--tLat they woWA |
hc gathers shohld tic Legislature at
its next session pass IN Act proviIin&
for minority rcp' cscntatloo.
In regard to thc election laws, 'hr
Governor WAS very decided in the
opinion that they should BE amended,
alleging as the reason that rs they
now stand, distruSt was created ia he
minds Of the people. and temptation
offered for the commission Of fraud.
lie added that nt the next session of
Legislature he would urge charge,
80 that tho b .llots could b. cnuntrh
in pnhl 40 soon as the polls we've
clio, ed.
Your committee urged the inahili
ty Of the people, after paying the tax,
cs now Icing collected, to pay a srr-
nond tax in November next His EX-
ce!lc"cy said in reply, thai it had
been repre-, r,cntcd To him by we'll in
fo,mrd citizens in several parts Of the
State, that for la 90 class Of cili-
HrrS, whose taxes were small IN
amount, the mouth uf November was
more convenient time Of payment
than any other and be hol ed t'iat 80
tins class Of our ciizcns The culloo
tion of the tax At th,ttlmc would not
prove oppressive. Bnt yielding to
The representa- ion Of ,unr committee
he requested them mtor r'rojt 30 the Con
vcn,ion Nat lr would authu,i%c the
comptrvlicr 10 suspend the collection
of taxes in all eases where the pay
mrnt thereof WAS iuconvcnicnt to the
taX-pal era. lh,t this puS'poncmcnt
shall extend to the first of March,
1872. and that the penalty for non.
payment should not be enforced in "a,
meantime.
In brief, o rcGHpitnlhtc, your com
mittro undc,S'aad his EXcrllcMcy IL
having committed himslt to the fol
low my propositions
!. That he has signed no othr
bonds than those set forth in the deb
statement made by the Comptroller
General, and that there have been n
traudrIcnt or Illegal issues.
.. That the STATE and County of
COS, both elective and appointed, ar
unnecessarily multiplied, and shoul
ho reduced in number, and many {
from in pay.
3. That many ofthc officials ch"rn
cd with the administration ut
tico have been incompctcnt and I,.,
ccssiblc to the people, and that man
of the disorders complained Of in tn
State have been created hy this cause
aud that he will replace them wit
competent persons whenever he ca
do SO.
Il. That he is in favor of the cum,
iativo system of voting and mino,it
representation, and would be glad I
SEQ it made n part of tho law Of tn
State.
5. That tho election laws arc dcfc
4ive, lead to fraud, and should
exert his influence to that end.
&. That he would have the cole
tion of the taxes of Novcmb
postponed until tho lst Of Mare
1872, and not enforce tho pc
atty for non-paymcnt until tn
time.
Your committee arc aware Of /
wide spread feeling of di>trust of t
present administration, and viii
they share to great extent this co
mon feeling, they think it would
wise and proper that cheerful "
ponsa be made to this effort of
Exccllcncy to secure rctrcnchm,
and reform in tic administration
public affairs.
There has been nothing in The din
ent interviews between your comm
tee and the governor, which lc
them to believe chat he desires or
tends to repudiate his assurances
an earnest desire 10 correct many
che evils and grievances Of which
complain.
TIA, frauds tho most Aagrant +
corruption the most dangerous q
domoralizing, have been pcrrctrat
BY many OF tho state officials, y,
committee have no doubt but an
vestigation has scarcely been cmbr
ed within the scope OF thr.r ius,r
tions, even il they had tho ro'
'andcr the sanction Of law aud
time to have done so.
la this. connection, however, y,
comm,ttee rccosnrnchd the adoption
the following resolution
Resolved, That his Execllcncy
Governor be requested to direct
Artorney.Gene'al to oinTairo into
ca,os OF alleged frauds upon
lHIpasnrN ihat may be hrniinht 10