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ELLERBE'S POLICY.
SAYS HE WANTS TO UNITE THE
WHITE PEOPLE.

WHITE PEOPLE.
A Patriotic Parpose-He Is at Work on
His Inaugural-What Might be Expect
ed-On New Line.
TRENTON, Nov. 25.-At this point
today, starting for Columbia, Imet
the man who soon after the second
Tuesday in January next is to assume
the direction of the State Government
Governor Elect William Fl. Ellerbe
and spent several hours with him.
He talked pleasantly and patriotically !,
of the future of his State, and forces
one to the conclusion that his aim is
to bring about genuine peace and uni
ty among the whole people, if he is
given the proper support. The COVER
nor elect takes high ground on mat.
ters of great public concern and says
his desire is to give the entire people
OF South Carolina clean, impartial
administration of the affairs of the
State government. He says he has
clearly marked down the lines Of his
policy and expects to hew to them,
trusting 10 the truly patriotic men Of
both factions to lay aside factienal
differences and personal matters sad
give him their assistance.
The governor.elect is looking well
just at this time. He says his health
was bad just after the c.mpaign, but
he is now quite well again. He ex.
poets to move his family to Columbia
as soon as he is inaugurated, and they
will reside at the executive mansion.
He smilingly remarked today that
one leading manufacturer of bicycles
had offered him a handsome machine
il he would take his exercise in that
way; he added with a smile, "But I
think walking is safer and better for
me. / am accustomed to walking
about the farm"
Mr.. Ellerbe occupies a position
somewhat distinct from his predeces.
sors in the gubernatorial chair. His
election was one of the unanimous
kind and he is not bound by promises.
neither is he tied up with obligations
to any for support. About his only
promise given in the campaign was
that to the people of Charleston that
if they would enforce the dispansary
law he would remove the metropoli.
tan police. When I asked him about
this today. he declined to have any
thing tosay on the subject, but those
who know him are assured that that
promise will be kept.
As to the dispensary problem, the
governor:elect, while he, will deal
with it in his inaugural, will not make
any suggestions or recommendations
to the general assembly. BE will,
however, I feel safe in saying, call
upon the people of the Stats to stand
to him and help him enforce the law
to the lettsr as long as it is upon the
statute books. Mr.. Ellerbs has stud
led the question thoroughly and has
his views as to what should be done,
but these views Re is not making pub.
lie, nor will he be likely to have any.
thing to say at all, unless it be in q
special message after his Inauguration.
Mr.. Ellerbe has already begun work
on bis inaugural address. la that ad-
dress he will take a new line. He will
hardly devote it to rec lamentations
to the general assembly, but will very
plainly make it sn a1dress to tho
whole people, general in its character
and broad in its scope. For Mr.. Eller.
be believes that an inaugural should
be addressed to the people Themselves.
Today asked Mr.. Ellerbe about the
chance of getting a reduction in taxes
in South Carolina. He said this was
a matter to which be had given most
serious consideration and much time,
but he had failed to evolve any
scheme. The only thing he could see
was the increacs OF the taxable prop.
erty in the State. This could be
brought about by bringing more peo-
pie with money into the State and by
encouraging the settlement OF emil
grants here. 1t would cost no more TO
run the State government with this
increase OF property and taxes would
be lowered.
Mr.. Ellerbs has outlined an excel.
lent POLICY as to the making OF all ap'
pointments, but in regard to this as in
ucdriy cNCFy tuiuS ClsO ho IA S~
ingly rsticent.
He had just left Senator Tillman
when saw him to lay. He and SEN
ator Tillman are members OF the CIR
riculum committee of the Clemson
trustees, and he had come down to see
the senator about the condition OF at.
fairs at the college. The death OF Prof.
Nc Gee deprives the college of pro-
fessor of agriculture, thus leaving one
of the essential departments without
director. There seems to be great dif-
ficulty about finding man to ill the
place. 1t has besn agreed upon final
| ~, Mr.. Ellerbe says, to leave the mat
ter open until Dec. IA, when the trus'
tees meet at the college commence
ment. Mr.. Ellerbs says Senator Till
man is TO make two srscches soon
one at st. Matthews on December 3.
in aid of the Calhoun county scheme;
the other at Gaffney on Decsmtsr 5.
in aid of the new county OF which
that place desires to bs the county seat.
e. j. Watson, in Columbia State.
Minister Murdered.
BLOOMINGTON, H., Nov. 24.--Rey.
James Miller. pastor of Grace NJ. Il:
Cburob NJ RloomiuptOn. was found