The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-02
ELLERBE'S POLICY.
SAYS HE WANTS TO UNITE The
WHITE PEOPLE.


ed-On Il IHew Line.
TRENTON, Nov. 25.-At this point
today, starting for Columbia, | met
the man who soon after the second
Tuesday in January next is to assume
the direction Of the State Government
-Governor-Elect William Il. Ellerbe
and spent several hours with him.
He talked pleasantly and patriotically
Of the future of bis 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-elec. 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
clearl y marked down the lines of his
policy and expects to hew to them.
trusting to the truly patriotic men of
both factions to lay aside factienal
differences aud personal matters and
give him their assistance.
The governor elect IS looking well
just at this time. He says his health
was bad just after the campaign, 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 handsome machine
if he would take his exercise in that
way; he added with smile, ''But I
think walking is safer and better for
me. I 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 dispensary
law he would remove the metropoli-
tan police. When I asked him about
this today, he declined to have any
thing to say 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. He will,
however, I feel safe in saying, call
upon the people of the State to stand
to him and help him enforce the law
to the letter as long as it is upon the
statute books. Mr.. Ellerbe has stud
led the question thoroughly and has
his views as to what should be done,
but those views he is not making pub
lie, nor will he be likely 10 5aye any
tiiia sztaa7 -sg1E,a u 6ssain 2
special message after his inauguration.
Mr.. Ellerbe has already begun work
on his inaugural address. In that ad-
dress be will take a new line. He will
hardly devote it to recommendations
to the general assembly, but will very
plainly make it an address to the
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 l asked Mr.. Ellerbe about the
chance of getting reduction in taxes
in South Carolina. He said this was
a matter to which he had given most
serious consideration and much time,
but he lad failed to evolve any
scheme. The only thing he could see
was the increase 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 emf
grants 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 as 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 Senator Tillman
when I saw him today. He and Sem
ator TiIlman are members Of the cur
riculum committee of the Clemson
trustees, and he had come down to see
the senator about the condition OF af
fairs at the college. The death Of Prof.
McGee deprives the college Of pro-
fessor of agriculture, thus leaving oAe
Of the essential departments without a
director. There seems to be great diff
fcul.y about finding man to fill the
place. 1t has been agreed upon final
ly, Mr.. Ellerbe says, to leave the mat
ter open until Dec. IA, when the trus
tees meet at the college commence
ment. Mr.. Ellerbe says Senator Till
man is to make two speeches soon
one at St. Matthews on December 3,
in aid of the Calhoun county scheme;
the other at Gaffney on December 5,
in aid of the new county of which
that place desires to be the county seat.
E. J. Watson, in Columbia State.