The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-12-03
THE POLICyOF GOVERNOR-ELECT ELLERBE,
HE WANTS TO UNITE THE WHITE
PEOPLE.

n Patriotic Purpose I'm View-Ho
Takes High Ground on Public AZ.
| fairs
| Special to The State.
| TRENTON, Nov. IS AT this point
| today, starting for Columbia, mot the
man who soon after the second Tues
Gay In January next is to assume the
direction or tho State government
Governor Elect William III. 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 ia to
bring about genuine peace and unity
among the whole people, il he ia givon
the proper support. The Governor
elect takes high ground on matters OF
great public concern aud says his
desire is to give the entire people OF
south Carolina a clean, impartial ad-
mlnstration of tho affairs OF the State
government. He says h; has clearly
marked down the lines OF his polioy
and expects to how to them, trusting
TO the truly patriotic men OF both fac
tlons to lay aside factional differences
and personal matters and give him
their assistance.
The Govcrnor-clcct Ia looking well
just at thls time. he says his health
was bad just after the campaign, but
he Is now quite well again. He OK
poets to move his family to Columbia
as soon ns he IS inaugurated, and they
will reside at the executive mpnsion.
Eic smlllngly remarked to-day that
ono leading manufacturer Of bicyclcs
mad offered him Il handsome machine
II he would take his exercise in that
way ; he added with smile, "But 7
think walking is safer and bctter for
me. am accustomed to walking about
the farm"
MIR. Ellcrbc occupies position some
what dlstlnct from his predecessors In
the gubcrnatorial chair. His election
was one OF the unanimous kind and no
S not bound by promises, neither is hc
tied up with obligations to any for SUP
port. About his only promise givon in
the campaign was that to tho pc0Dle
OF Charleston that II they would en-
forco the dispensary law he would re-
move the metropolitan police. When
asked him about this to-day, he de-
clined TO have anything to say on tho
subject, but those who know him are
assured that that promise will be kept
As to the dispensary problem, the
Govcrnor-clcct, while he win deal
with 1T in his inaugural, will not make
any suggestions or recommendations
to the General Assembly. He will.
however, | feel safe in saying, cali
upon the people Of tho State to stand
to him and help him enforce the law
TO the lcttcr rs long rs it is upon the
statute books. Mr.. Ellerbc has studied
the question thoroughly and has his
viows as TO what should be done. hut
those views he is not making public.
nor will he be likely to have anything
TO say at all, unless it be in Il special
message after his Inauguration.
Mr.. Ellorbc has already begun work
on his inaugural address. In that nd
dress he will take now line. He will
hardly devote il to recommendations
to tho General Assembly, but will
very plainly make it an address to tho
whole people, general in its character
and broad in its scope. For Mr.. El-
lerbc believes that an inaugural should
bo addressed to the people themselves.
To-day | asked Mr.. Ellcrbe about the
chance OF getting a reduction In taxes
IN South Carolina. He said this was Il
matter to which ho had given most &C.
rlous consideration and much time,
but he had failed to evolve any scheme.
Tho only thing he could SEQ was the
increase OF the taxable property In tho
State. This could be brought about
by bringing more people with money
''"o wiz ''oHoo ehu ~ UIlo
settlement OF cmigrants here. 1t
would cost no more to run the State
government with this incroase OF
property and taxes would be lowered.
Mr. Ellorbo has outlined an excel
lent policy as to the making of all ap-
pointments, but in regard to this as in
nearly everything else he is exceed
inGly rcticcnt.
lle had just loft Scpntor Tillman
when saw him today. Hc and Soma
tor Til!man arc mombcrs Of the curri-
culum committee OF the Clemson
trustees, and he had come down to 500
tho Senator about the condition OF
affairs at tho college. The death OF
Prof. McGce dcprivcs tho college OF
n professor OF agriculture, thus leaving
one OF the essential departments with
out director. There seems to be
great difficulty about finding man to
fill tho place. IT has been agreed upon
finally, Mr.. Ellcrbe says, to leave the
matter open until Dec. Ii. when tho
trustees meet at tho college COM
menccmcnt. Mr.. Ellcrbc says Senator
Tillman is to make two speeches soon
ono at ST. Matthews on Dec. 3, in aid
OF tho Calhoun county schomo; tho
othor at Galfncy on Doc. 5, in ai6 OF
tho now county OF which that place
desires to be the county scat.