The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-19

Hands.
EDGEFlEi.D, June / 1.-The following
is the letter OF Ex-Governor Sheppard,
in which he declines to enter the cam
paign rs 4 candidate for Governor:
70 the Editor OF the Edgetleid
Chronicle: Allow me the use of your
valuable columns to return my sincere
and greatful thanks to my numerous
friends in various sections Of the State,
who, by signing the following letter
addessed to me, have expressed a de-
sire to present my name to the Demo
cratic voters Of South Carolina for the
office of Governor:
The undersigned, your friends and
supporters, request you to permit us TO
present your name 70 the Democratic
voters of South Carolina for the office
Of Governor.
The next two years will mark an
important era III The history OF the
State.
The election bills now pending in
Congress threaten the peace and future
prosperity of South Carolina. The
bubble debt, amounting to some SG,000,-
coo, must be provided for, and it is Of
the utm,'St consequence 20 taxpayers
that ii shall be funded ;lt 2 low rate OF
interest. Aside from al other ques-
tions, these two are great enough, and
so wiiercaching in thei: effects as to
demand wise AMI conservative gov
ernment.
The head Of State affairs should be
man OF known conservative views,
an able financier, well informed on
public matters, whose administration
would inspire the confidence of capi-
ta!ists and be fully trusted by all classes
Of our people, rejecting credit upon
South Carolina at home and abroad.
I'VE believe that your rejection would
assure US a successful! administration,
and, therefore, desire you to accede to
the wishes Of your friends aud become
Il candidate for Governor.
in order that the people may know
your views upon public questions, we
think it important for you to address
them at the times and places arranged
by the State Democratic executive
committee, and for that reason requSt
that YOU will favor lis with ali early
reply"
I have considered this request under
the influence Of desire to accede to
the wishes Of my friends as therein eN-
pressed. | thus speak frankly, because
I have we'll defined views upon i'm
portant 'public QuestionS,n which I
should be pleased to present for the
serious consideration OF the people of
South Carolina, and towards the incor-
poration OF which in the polity Of the
State should be @rattied 20 exert my
strongest endcav0r.
Permit NE briefly 10 refer to some of
the matters which have engaged my
attention.
In his inaugural address Governor
TagO0d said:
'There is yet room for retrenchment;
and as from time TO time, without i'm
pairing he efficiency ofthe Government,
retrenchment can be made III the Exc
cutive, Legislative and Judicial depart
ments, as we'll SIS in the miscellaneous
expenditures, each small in itself, but
aggregating considerable amount, lit
should be done. In my observation,
however, the path offurther reduction
OF the burdens Of the taxpayer lies now
rather in the county levieS, Of which |
shall hereafter speak, than in these
which reach the State treasury. While
the State levy is four times less than it
was under the Republican administra-
ton, the ordinary county levy is the
same now rs it was then"
Concurring in this view Of Governor
Hagood, l had tie honor to recommend
to the General Assembly the repeal of
Section l9 Of Article t Of the COnstitu-
ton, which constitutes the foundation
stone of the system Of county govern
ment now existing in our State. At
the late session OF the Legislature the
repeal Of this section WAS proposed to
the people. 1t j. believed that the
people will favor the amendment, and
that it Will be ratified by the ensuing
General Assembly. Therefore an OPP
portunity vii! be presented to the Gov
erIor and the General Assembly
TO devise q system Of county govern
ment suited - the wants Of our people
and to the conditions by which we are
Surrounded-in lieu of the complicated
and expensive exotic hy which we are
NuW oppressed.
Thereby, in MY judgment, the cost
of the county government MAY lc na-
terially reduced.
Let us see how the case stands with
the State Government. BY An Act
10 make appropriations 70 meet the
ordinary expense Of the State Govern
n:ent Eor the fiscal wear. commencing
November !, 1881"
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