The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-07
in the suggestions of The Governor to
Che General Assembly, ~ s it'l,

IN the augge6stops OF the Governor 10
Che General Assembly 7 4 ~
Tliose who fayored the election oil
Willard Ito the Office of Chief Justice
secured his electiouby Assuring the rtaeta-
bers OF the General Assembly that he
was the choice Of che Governor. IL they
we're the staunch supporters of the Gov.
ernor as to mon, why do tiicy oppose
him as to the gteatesEaud most absorbing
measure that now egItates, the minds al
the Tax payers of this Statef'' I opposed
hin, cas TO 1YilIerd because T Seiieved
that the. bondholdefss desired ,liis eieva.
tion 10 this high position jntthe Interest
of the "hond ring His presence thera
would serve as basis to form the Eu-
promo Court in the interest cs the fraud.
ulent bondholders of the State. If this
was, their intention, so fariwe 4laye re.
feated them. x, Va, ,..,.,,,,,,,..,- :.
But why' this indecent haste to recog-
niEe the consolidated bond debt of the
State by the passage Of aSfesolution be-!
fore the complete organization Of the
General Assembly, adopted by the House
of Representatives on December "a,
1875, az follows: 'That In order u q
correct understanding Of our objects aud
purposes by oil the people, it ,is proper
that we should, and We hereby do reit-
erate in good faith our pledge to redeem,
at the earliest practical moment, the
credit of the State by the payment Of tIio
matured interest on the valid, legal and
recognized bonded iadebtedness. of the
State, rs now provided for by law" Was
this resolution passed in the interest Of
the tax payers, whose trusted servants
we are, or was it proposed and engineered
through q body Of inexperienced legisla-.
tors unwittingly. in the interest, Of. the
bondholders or the bond Bpeculasors, and
are those who now press the passage of
this enormous tax bill legislating for the
tax payer or for the bondkolder aud
bond speculate! Those elegant, smooth.
hammered, oily-tongued bondholdsrs,
b0nd 5Fttuiator5, bunKers and members
of the financial boards have produced q
magical influence upon the law makera
of this General Assembly. + ,,.,, ,.ii.
The supporters of this bill, with loud.
mouth pretensions to exceptional homes.
ty pirate Of THAR fair fa rae cd e.ei:.
the State Do they not know that the
Republican party. in article 8, section
Is, have repudiated portion of the pub
lie debt, whfcli Is as soilows: 'iNo debt,
contracted by this State in behalf Of thS
late rebellion, Ia whole or in part, stali
ever be paid r. L The ,umpuns OF bonds
and stocks that have been rendered In
valid by this clause of the constitution,
issued for the military defense of The
State, amounted to 50, ,24I, $40. .00.r They
were held by our own citizens. The. act
of 22d December. 1873. also repndiated
one .half of the public debt, which was
Sol ,O7B.09; also, it the came act So
Ia Il a
amount repudiated under the terma of
Assembly $l5, ,I57 ,9l6. These gentlemer,
who are giafiinsI 30 ieaISusiS 'ths AIR
fan1einhd credit of the State will hayS to
60 back and pny this repudiated debt il
they wish to be considered consistent in
their Quixotic schemes of public honesty.
The question naturally arises, have we
any credit, and what is the condition of
our treasury 2 " Goyafiior Iiaanl}Son Ii
his message says, "the first, as It is the
most important, subject to which, your
attention is invited Is that of the finan.
cia1 condition of the State. It IS need
less for me to say that this condition Ia
sdeplorable; for 1T shows by Our e..s,nt..,,
treasury and a ruined credit by staena-
tion ip commercial circles and depression
in agricultural enterprises by public
and personal poverty as widespread as
ilamentable." I'M sai ielii.GT6ls
If we hate to re-establish our credit.
how can we do it better than an energetic
inquiry into the validity Of the bonds
that have been ISSUED, Separating those
that have been issued under the forms
and sanction of the law from, the Illegal
and fraudulent. We are asked to do In
our legislative capacity whnt We would
not do in our individual transactionsAto
pay accounts, notes and bonds that are
tainted with fraud without SO much as an
investigation. Our people are poverty
stricken, and 1t is only necessary to levy
G. tax sufficient to keep the government
golngs and that amount Is easily aseef-
talneQ.s ,s- {stsE sa4sa .si.5t. di,5. gsrssfifsi
E l. For the salaries OF, the. executive
and judicial officers Of The Slate, S148,-
Q. For the aapport and maintennnce,of Of
tho penal, charitable aud educational En-
stitutions of the State, exclusives of com,
mon schools, S101 300. - -,
!. 8: For public printing fer the two
hoases Of the General FAssembiy,$ $40, 600.
a. For the pay of the members of, the
General Assembly, S81 900 3, making in
the aggregate the sum of 1886, 400.
!Ihaye left out or this estimate the tax
of one dollar on each poll, which. Ought
to realize. ifrig;dlys carried out, sI50. .0OO
for the nse of the common school system.
Al OF snid amounts aggregatlpg the. sum
of $4S5, ,400&a little above whit was tl,o
tax ievys before the waf. I Iiet not & single
dollar, be added tn this amount, for ifeas
you may drige o proud, ,o1aye aud honest
people into the last resort of universal re-
pudidtion. ~ Et' sffsa ls'sl iFE'ti ,'fliis3'F
How THE FARMER MUsr MANAGE.
When out tof. deht,,ia farmer. can, on q
tight pinch, support his family on very
small income. His COWS, pigs and fowls,
with the breadstuifs iie can gf6w without
anya bifed help, will supply him with
food.l tThen, iby keeping from fiftys to
one hundred hens, he. can buy his gSoce-
ries wilt the surplus eggs; and With a
few pigs fattehed,, d few calves, d littlG
surplus grain, he can clothe his, family,
and thus avoid fnortgaging. his farmnstlie
:Ell.ss, ysts, pa q, iraisr
prosperity and peace Of mind. Every
farmer who finds it hard work to sfinake
both ends meet, ,1and has girls and boys
growing up, should have patch Of straw
berries, raspberries, or ,of, ,other small
fruits, for the children to weed and pick,
and also to sell in the yillagc, If .it Is noi
far of. y Let the rising generation sn,oBo
farmers besut:llzed by being thus EN-;
nloycd at times In soms profitable and
pleasant work. Strawberries often weld
one h!. !sl:.ea S;:h s>sisi per aUre or 800
quartz, worth anywhere from ten to t1sen.
ty cents aIqIart, and many q farmen has
cleared, with. the helm ,og his nh;ldge,,