The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09
CONVENTION TALK.
The Work. SO Far, Has Been wen
Done Let the Convention Take
Time 10 Finish the Work Properly.

The CONSTITUTIONAL OonVentlon LOOK rs re,
oess last Friday until the 18th instant. The
press and Banner believes that it was well ior
the members to take short rest or Vacatloh.
This for more reasons than one.
Ience of the work of the Convention up 10
this time it is only necessary for us TO say tnas
it has been done just as well as II we haa oohe
it ourself. This is high praise. ,s
The Convention has been conservative an9 i,S
reasonable in all its work. Whlie many III
advised articles have heen proposed LOT the
constitution, 1t Is also true tliat tnere lnlplo
per measures have invariably met tnelr ue.
served fate as fast as they were reacheo oy
Resides doing good work on the negative
side the Convention has done well on the
affirmative side Of many questlonS. so,,s
Among the good things done was the declo,
ed stand which it took against grantlng ol
divorces in this State, and the refusal 10 recog.
niZe divorces granted by other STATES seeus W
be as II should be. All divorce laws, an MAJ
riape license laws, and all laws regulating mar
riaSe, are according TO our way OF tnlnklng,
against the woman and In favor OF Inc nAn
who would win and wrong her. IneIe 10 .S y
spot of ground on all the face OF Ihls eaItn
where woman is SO Jealously regarded IN ner
purity. Let South Carolina forever stand up
for the protection of our women and Tor the
sanclty OF the marriage vows.
The Convention did exactly right IN reler,
ence to the liquor question. 1t Is where
neither political influence nor lactlonal
haired can ever harm it or restore to US the
evils of the barroom. South CaroilnM VIII
forever be freed from the barroom ana no
matter how wrong Tillman and his party
NAV be on other subjects, yet the moral anu
temperance people Of South Carolina nave
reason 10 be grateful 10 him and his associates
for the brave and manly fight which they
have made for the welfare of South Carolina.
The ouly matter that came up IN winch
there MRS apparent any factional feellng was
in the naming Of the new county whlch was
N
the people desired it to be called "Saluda' y
BY some means the name in The commlt.
tee was changed to Butler" The matter
came up for reconsideration when some
feeling was developed. me ,,, ~ name ~ eho%aI WA
have been, and it stands today as 'Saluoa
County" an,
Senator was passed by pig mslorlCy: mar sasnre mt
would pass, the same old thread pare argu'
ment that Charleston's money shoula nave M
representation was used to no eHect. !ne
presumption OF putting Charleston money
against up.country manhood. Cnarieston
Will now be represented IN the State oenaIe
Just as any other county Will be representeu
/ The inter-marriage OF whites anu plachs
was very properly forbidden.
There is now a proposition before tne Con
vention TO make the school fund uuhpins
ground for all monies collected from oouotIui
fits. fines, and other like sources. Of course
a moments thought would convince any
fair minded man that such disposition "
such monies should not be. me scnooIs
tayes for that purpose and for that purpose
alone. The amount Of the school money
should be definite and certain ana not oe
pendent upon circus licenses, dispensary
profits. or punishment inflicted upon evil
doers. Let such monies go into the genera
fund. and not for the education of our chill.
dren If we want schools we ought 70 pay
for them, and we ought not 10 oePena io1 int ct
comes from evil or doubtful sources. IL is toc
much like supporting the churches oy Tue
sale of indulgences. ,.,
The Convention refused to do away Wlt1
the wlfe's right to dover. OF the wisdom o.
TINS action we are not exactly certain.
Women now have all the rights Of properly
which are enjoyed by men. She can acquiie u
with IL as she peases. This law is pre-emi
nently correct. For this reason we are not
certain If she should be entitled TO dover 10
her husbands property. Wnen tng b,"h woman han
husband or his, creditors were oouna 70
respect, the law OF dover was certainly right.
II seems that the Convention will not give
woman the right OF suffrage: Accoroing g,eo 10
the sun why an educated women, holding
property, should not vote on questions ol
Schools or bonds in the town IL: which she
lives. All women WDO NOGc Poy pun
tax, lust the same as any other voter.
One question which has bothered the Con-
vention has been the pay OF members or the
Legislature. We believe there Is now q dis
position to leave that question 10 the Legls-
lure itself. That Is perhaps as safe disposi
tion as can be made OF IT.. According to our
way Of thinking, II the Constitution should
attempt to regulate the pay or members or
the Legislature 1t might do well TO require the
members of the Senate and House TO vote
upon the salary which the members thought
Just and right, and then require thaI provl-
sion should be made to pay each memoer ac-
cording 10 the estimate which he places on
the value Of his services. For instance: II
one member thought two dollars enough,
then pay him two dollars; II another thought
his services were worth three dollars, then
pay him three dollars; If another valued ms
services at four dollars, then pay him that
vention might name. Speaking ior the Press
and Banner we have no hesitation in saying
that on an independent question OF paving d
Legislator we would Vole for no man who
five dollars day. The man who Is not worth
that amount should be allowed 10 remain at
home. No man OF that calibre can I'LL our
idea Of the represen tative in the General AS
sembly of South Carolina.
We do not know what TO say about having
the Legislature to meet after Christmas. We
fear sending Legislators to Columbia when
no time is fixed for their return. If they
stay there too long they can do too much
mischief.
The PROPOSE ton to do away with special
Legislation, suclI as opening road from
Jericho 10 Con nfederick Cross Roads, the chang
ing of little negroes name, the charterlng
of u little bank. the passage Of a dog law, a
do away entirely with the necessity for send
ing Two or Three Dollar Men 10 the Legisla-
ture.