The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-12-10
THE GOVERNORS INAUGURAL.
Some Editorial Remarks In Refer'
ence to an Able State Paper.

Some Editorial Remarks in Refer
ence to an Able State Paper.
Knowing that our readers would be xious
to see Governor Tillmans inaugural address,
we printed 1t last Saturday, and sent copy
to each of our subscribers.
| The address is a Vigorous one, anu Wltnout
any circumlocution, goes directly to the ques,,
tions discussed. 1t Is In plain Engllsh anu
gives no uncertain sound. 1t us STATESMAN Ie an
like document, and Will commend llseli' shu
its author, to public favor. .,
Where the Governor deals with facts we
are In the main, in thorough accord WIN
ry and speculation, as lie does In the mattef
| of the public schools, and in the assessment
OF property, we disagree with him.
The Governor, like very many tneorlsLs,
puts too mnch stress on the necessity OF pub
| lie education and when that subject is up ne
seems not TO have Il sufficiently sacred es.l-
mate of the citizens right 70 own ms ood ow ppnd
enjoy 1t In his own way, rather lnah loi 'ne
| good Of others. ,,.,.
His idea OF dividing the school h dlstTlGss ss
into arbitrary lines and Limited oouhoaries
seems to US to be entirely impractlcaoie.
| Let the school houses be located where they
are needed, and let none be put ~nere theS
are not needed. ,,,
We confess that the Governors idea about
the assessment of property Is not eHaGsy dHyr
clear to us, and we are quite sure lnaS, unue ian
'ihlde" and where Il non-paid officer is 10
play "seek," the public treasury Will not pe
troubled with q surplus. .,o ,,o.-
Very few persons who have gwen Inc ,ras n.aS
ter due consideration will deny that the pres
ent plan Is about as edectlVe Us Possioi'' "N
about as cheap as possible. to.hars
being designaied in the school books as 'reb-
els" has no force with US. AS lar as we ooon
any part In the war, we are prouo Oh Deins
"rebe." go, .,o
existing "combiue" or trust" in the school
book business, but would establish another IN
the same breath. Cheap BOOKS can oniy y av oe
had when children parents or teachers may
20 into tile open markets. AS long as paru,
cular books are prescribed, the complaint oI
high priced and objectionable scnool Dooks fns
| will exist In the matter of books as In tDe
matter Of schools, we are already 100 nuon
The question of a constitutional convention
Is one Of policy, and one to whicn 'nere Are
What he says about giving the eolored PEG, p.,
| pie their rights, and protecting them III tne
courts and against lynsn ta be- eiw hoped that The
| Legislature may authorize the governor r. ,,. 10
remove, as he suggests, any sherln WHO allows
a prisoner TO be lynched. odvooo q q
This newspaper has never beer. an adVoc"te te
for the Clemson College, but now since ~
seems to be the policy Of the state, ~ s m,ai.
ter OF congratulatlon to see the WORK Praeii., P,i
caIy eonsiderea twIl bone mo Ioa bst we can have
Is, that It's establishment may enaoie ahare sne Leg
isiature 10 cut of expenditures elsewhepe. ,a
The hint that the Citadel Aca9etny iaiay ,ae oe
Indication that its days OF usefulness may be
approaching an end. The enectlve VOTE -, y,
the Citadel Is not to be denied, put ior a.
that the principle upon which hsnefis NJ A. or char
tiles are distributed are undemucratic.nnJGi is
to the great body OF the peopleIin. tnat ,i,s i,s
fayors are extended Only nna are barred
even the hope of being benefited oy IL; is 4,
the plan Of the competitive examinaGs,tot G,ot % %
not changed. 1t would be we'll ior tns sSH Soona ~
its doors were closed forever-and tne sooner
the better. We have had enough OF ~ unuer
the plan OF special favoriLism TO the imPecu-
nious educated citizen. .,;,a,.
Another matter. The State mas no ouslnees
10 90 into military schools for the purpose VI
making trained soldiers. ,-,.a c,o,as
IL is right aud proper Tor the United States
to have mi military schools, NJ wn'th en- manaroI
diers may be trained for war, ana the 1enelai
Government should train as many as IL hee1s.
Rnt the State need not arm aud equip MILL
tary force, and 1t has no use i0r an army @ ca
Under existing laws the great mass Oh our
citizens Including all that cIass VINO mos
!, need education, are specifically denleo
every the hope OF mi1itapy III apSoWment e or pby
sicai fitness to meet the requirements OF q
good soldier. -. ,,,o., ,o-
In making an examination of soldiers i9r
the army, every citizen-the educated. as wei!
as the uneducated-may be enlisteui ~ pu'
when the State offers educational iacllllies'
, the illiterute are denied any DeneiS
w hat the Governor says OF educating the
ldomphters OF the State reads very nicely ana
lappeals to the sentiment ana cohs'oei"'ion "
But upon the whole it would seem that the the
IGoyernur would send us al 10 scnooi' anu
leave nobody 10 work. ,o,o, -
the Lunatlc Asylum are solid sense, oaseu oii
eouIty Justice and desire to elect pracIicai
, GOOD io the people. The lunatlc asylum nas
6een for years, AN expensive institution ~
which, SO the Governor says, It's benents are
unequally extended 10 WINE WINE the anu conmiies &c
nav for their own lunntics we nave no aouu .,
that there would be, in very short tlne' mucl
: room 10 let In that institution.
n With proper restrictions, 10 prevent clueaus
. TO con victs, his suggestions as 10 the manage
mcnt OF the penitentiary are gooa ah1 @ ue
serve consideration at the hands oil the dehe
i"When the Governor struck the mule ,ques
tion however, he hit the people amldsnlP
. and seems to have lost his own CON pass
Wouldn't any subscriber 10 ine rress ,,,,no Hno
R,nner laugh to see the Governor looking
over the farms in Abbeville county LOT those
hundred and fifty dollar mules VI whlcn ne
speaks az being returned at sou?
RI the Governor should issue an order TO Tie
sheriff to find one hundred such mules IN
this county or go TO Jail for the remainder o.
his life, we would never see our wurthy sherlIl
again. The Nation would mourn ior ner De
loved son, and we would all 60 up 10 tel MN
!. g0od-bye, even before he had u chance 10 LOOK
GHr those hundred and fifty dollar mules
IThey ure not here, Governor. SOMEBODY
those Old ciIestu uts, which Bill Nye says has
side whiskers on their front teeth. Ine Gov
ernor evidently means well ~nen dWelllng on
the mule question, but he certainty was nol
4 ON our public square last Sale Day-to Bee
the old frames that were brought here for
olher owners TO feed In future. Ihe age, guar
ity and value Of the immense multitude ol
lame, blind, spawned, worn out, ana perlsneo
animals to be seen at our boneyurd OH any
Sale Day would be IL revelation TO our new
Governor who deals So coquently on the
i iect OF hundred and fifty dollar mules.
l. We thought the newspapers and the polltl,
clans had exclusive rights TO use that old
ch.stn ut about lien furners-of whom there
are more thuntwo thousands III this county
sporting hundred and fifty dollor mules Dn!
H. seems that somebody has passed thut ola
\ chestnut oil Oh the Governor. was aLaugh,
i ty trick, performed no doubt by some raoid
iantiIillmanlte. .
| The Governor laments that our properly h u
not assessed higher for taxation. lie thinks
il would be all the same to us, il the assess
ment was doubled-the taxes would be the
same as the number Of mills would be re-
i ducrl If low assessments Will puy the debts
Ihcre is good reason for keeping them low:
| AsusseSsinentS are raised our school TAX ana
levivs tor railroads are increased.
| The Governor in a diSln ified. impressive
aud determined way opens up the Charleston
county question and the three Senators hich
the old territory now sends 10 the General As
sembly. The up-country, and fair men every
where, will wish the Governor god-speed IN
bringing Charleston to taw. she mas no rlShl
I TO 81 eclnI privileges.
Tile Governor deprecats any feeling OF cup
country and "loW.county." We would sug.
pest that all lha. jealousy will cease as soon
as The law bears equally on az, ana When
us II his EXcellpncy Will see that tCharleston
with her phoS pnate companies, and her 9th
: er rich corpor;ttlon pays II fair proportion o