Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-08-15
appropriated s776, ,o25; fot the year 1883,

Appropriated S|O,UAo5 iul Ille yed[ 1oooi
there was appropriated S919, 900, an in
crease he could account in part. Fifty
thousand dollars was appropriated for
crippled soldiers. Of the pension Act he
approved. The increased appropriation,
after paying $50, 900 in pensions, is $4,000,
and the total this year for higher educa-
ton is $4,000. Higher education in this
State means that it is so high that the
farmers sons can never derive any benefit
from it. The United States government
furnishes $4,000 for the purpose of pro-
viding instruction in agriculture. If the
total Of 500, 900 and $4,000 was put out at
interest, it would soon amount to sum
giving sufficient amount for THE purpose
of an agricultural college. The South Car
olina College and the Citadel receive $685.
OO0, which, the speaker said, represents a
cost of $500 for each student, while free
school children get about 81 each. The
State makes present of $500 if you can
send your son to the Citadel or the Univer-
sity. This is not Democratic. am not
opposed to libers ation, but I am
opposed to our spresent system q so-called
higher education, York county pays one
twenty-third part of the taxes of the State.
Her share of the appropriation is over
$4,000. This would give $500 to each town.
ship for free school purposes. Can you
afford the manner in which the money is
spent? While favoring a liberal system
of education, he contended that no money
should be raised for educational purposes,
but to 20 back directly to the people who
pay it. The University may yet amount
to something. 1t now has one professor
to 81 students. He had opposed the Uni
versity since 1880. Among other reasons
for his opposition, he mentioned that the
history of the world shows that where
students fail to receive moral education,' 4
the education fails. In our University no
religious principles are inculcated. The
speaker feared that New England skepti-
cisrn is spreading, and advised that cor
rect principles be instilled in the minds OF
our children.
The speaker then made comparison of
the expenses of the governments OF Geor-
gia and North Carolina as against South
Carolina-the expenses of either of the
former, though with larger population, be-
ing smaller than the expenses of South
Carolina. AS one measure of reform, he
advocated reduction of the expenses of
the judiciary department. He referred
also to his course on minor matters in the
Senate, and closed by saying he had but
recently heard that fear is entertained
by some, that an effort will be made in
the Legislature to convert the township
bonds in aid of the Charleston, Cincinnati
and Chicago Railroad into county bonds.
This, he said, the Legislature had no pow
er to do. Should he be elected to the Leg
islature, he would give his ability to de-
feat such a scheme. Were such scheme
presented before the people, he should op-
pose it.
w. b. WILSON, JR.,
Was next introduced. He said the time
had come again for the people to take their
government into their own hands, and in
appearing before them as candidate for
the Senate, it was their privilege and duty
to examine him and his past record, as also
his compliance with pledges heretofore
made. His worthy opponent, DR.. Black,
and himself were before the people, not in
spirit of hostility, but the spirit of friend
ship as enunciated by DR.. Black was re-
ciprocated. He accorded to DR.. Black the
need of having done his full duty as Sen
ator. There is no personal issue between
them, nor cannot be. The office Of Sena-
tor belongs to the people, and you have the
right to bestoW it upon whom you please.
cessor of Major Hart, who filled out only
an unexpired term, when DIR. Black sue
ceeded him, and now he having filled one
term, the speaker proposed only to succeed
him.
He pointed with pride to his record of
four years as Representative, and on the
subject of taxation, said no man can point
to single instance in which he had failed
to endeavor to reduce taxation. DR..
Black has candidly told you that I have
responded to all his efforts to reduce tax
alton. For my efforts in the House in
this direction, l am equally with him en-
titled to credit and none knows it better
than he. He admits all that could claim
for myself. I have never written but one
article for newspaper, and that was not
to publish to the world my career in the
Legislature. have never yet gone to the
press to herald my official acts. Four
years ago, moved in the House to have
the levy then pending reduced, but did
not publish the fact in the newspapers.
AS to taxation, it should be remembered
that every measure for this purpose must
originate in the House. AS far back as
four years ago, and also three years ago,
in discussing the tax levies for the respect.
i've years, l showed conclusively, before
they had gone to the Senate, that they
were too great. The record shows this.
Two years ago / again made the motion
for reduction, and on account of my persis-
tence, 1 came to be looked upon as the
man who advocated low taxes. But did
not write the fact to the papers. Last year
1 led the fight against the report of the
ways and means committee in advocacy
of reducing the levy one-half mill. /
fought it almost single handed, and by
close votelos it. DR.. Black proposed to re-
new the fight in the Senate. He gained
it in the Senate by one vote, when it was
returned to the House, and, after hard
fight, succeeded in maintaining the action
of the Senate. While no man could have
fought harder for the reduction than DIR.
Black, claim that, in the House, fought
equally as strong as he.
He then defined his position on the edu-
cational question. 1t is the duty of the
State to give all it's white children good
education. AS to the University, the State
Constitution provides thatit shall be main
tanned. AS a Legislator, he swears to
obey the mandates of that instrument, and
cannot violate his oath. So long as the
Constitution provides for the maintenance
olate his oath. He would not advocate
law to educate poor mems children in
preference to rich mems children, regard
ing it the duty of all to educate their chill
dren. A good education he regarded as
better than legacy of $1,000. 1t is the
duty of the State to provide college to
retain the money in the State, but the
father should pay the expenses Of the edu-
cation. He has opposed and yet does op-
pose the Citadel. In the House he had ar
gued, voted and motioned againstit For
properly providing educational facilities,
he claimed that there are none more zeal
Gus than he. The free common school sys-
tenn is not adapted to our people, a system
framed in New England, and which he
wou11 like tO 600 torr, down and ramOd-