The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-01
THE POLICY OF GOYERNOR-ElECT EllERBE.
HE WANTS To UNITE THE WHITE
PEOPLE.
A Patriotic Purpose in view-He
Takes High Ground on Public Ar

A Patriotic Purpose in View-He
Takes High Ground on Public AT.
fairs.
Special to The State.
TRENTON, Nov. 25.-At this point
today, starting for Columbia, met the
man who soon after the second Tues
day In January next Is to assume tho
direction OF the State government
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 unity
among the whole people, IL he is given
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-
minstration of the affairs OF the State
government. He says h has clearly
marked down tho lines OF his policy
and expects to how to them, trusting
to the truly patriotic men Of both fac
tions to lay aside factional differences
and personal matters and give him
their assistance.
The Governor-elect is looking we'll
just at this time. He says his health
was bad just after the campaign, but
he Is now quite we'll again. He ex-
poets to move his family to Columbia
as soon as he ts inaugurated, and they
VIII reside at the executive mansion.
He smilingly remarked to-day that
one leading manufacturer of bicycles
had offered him a handsome machine
II he would take his exercise In that
way; he added with O smile, "But I
think walking Is safer and better for
me. l am accustomed to walking about
the farm"
MIR. Ellerbe occupies position some.
what distinct from his predecessors in
the gubernatorial chair. His election
was one OF the unanimous kind and he
tied up with obligations to any for sun.
port. About his only promise given In
the campaign was that to the people
OF Charleston that IL they would en-
force the dispensary law he would re-
move the metropolitan police. When
l asked him about this to-day, he de-
clined TO have anything to say on the
subject, but those who know him are
assured that that promise will be kept.
As to the dtspensary problem, the
Governor-elect, while he will deal
with 1t In his inaugural, will not make
any suggestions or recommendations
to the General Assembly. He will.
| however, l feel safe In saying, cali
upon the people of the State to stand
| to him and help him enforce the law
to the letter as long as 1t is upon the
| statute books. Mr.. Ellerbe has studied
the question thoroughly and has his
views as to what should be done, but
those views he Is not making public,
nor will he be likely to have anything
to say at all, unless it be in q special
message after his inauguration.
Mr.. Ellerbe has already begun work
on his inaugural address. In that ad-
dress he will take new line. He will
hardly devote it to recommendation
to the General Assembly, but will
very plainly make it an address to the
whole people, general in its character
and broad in It's scope. For Mr.. El-
lerbe believes that an inaugural should
be addressed to the people themselves.
To-day asked Mr.. Ellerbe about the
chance OF getting reduction In taxes
In South Carolina. He said this was q
matter to which he had given most Sc
rlous consideration and much time,
but he had failed to evolve any scheme.
The only thing he could see was the
increase Of the taxable property in the
State. This could be brought about
oy bringing more people with money
into the State and by encouraging the
settlement of emigrants here. 1t
would cost no more to run the State
government with this increase OF
property and taxes would be lowered.
Mr.. Ellerbe has outlined an excel.
lent policy rs to the making OF all ap-
! pointments, but in regard to this as In
| nearly everything else he Is exceed
| ingly reticent.
He had just left Sepator Tillman
when saw him to-day. He and Soma
tor Tillman are members OF the curri-
culum committee OF the Clemson
trustees, and he had come down to see
the Senator about the condition of
affatrB at the college. The death OF
Prof. McGee deprives the college of
professor of agriculture, thus leaving
one OF the essential departments with
out director. There seems to be
great difficulty about finding q man to
ill the place. 1t has been agreed upon
finally, Mr.. Ellerbe says, to leave the
| matter open until Dec. IA. when the
trustees meet at the college COM
mencement. Mr.. Euerbe says Senator
Tillman is to make two speeches soon
One at ST. Matthews on Dec. 3, in aid
OF the Calhoun county scheme; the
other at Gaffney on Dec. 8, in aid of
| the new county of which that place
desires to be the county seat.
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