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WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEKs IA YEAR
CAROLINA SHORT OF CASH.
TREASURY DEFICIT ANYWHERE
FROM 10000 TO $I0O,OOO.

Recent Previous Administration
Succeeded in Covering the Matter
Up-The Deficit Due TO an Attempt
TO FuIhII Promises of Reform by
Lowering Taxes without Being
Able to Lower Expenditures.
Columbia, S. c., Feb. 4-Gov. Ellerbee
sent a message to the house Tonight.
calling attention to the deficit in the
states revenue, which has come about
mainly through the effort of the past adj
ministrations to fulhll its pledges of re-
form by lowering taxes without being
able to reduce expenditures. 1t was hoped
that the profits of the dispensary would
meet the curtailment of the revenue
These hopes were not realized. BY smart
tlnanciering the deficit was covered up
in the past by administration but Cow
Ellerbee advises meeting 1t boldly and
raising taxes to a figure to guard against
It, In the message he puts the deficiency
at $4,000 BY figures given to the press
recently by the controller general, the
amount will be about $4,000. To meet
this, taxes would have to be raised to-
nearly mills, higher than ever since re-
The controller general has heretofore
denied deficiency, meeting II by applying
by borrowing money until the taxes were
collected Gov Evans administration
hoped TO catch up. The dispensary profts
can no longer be used for this purpose, be-
ing applied by law TO the school fund. By
technical accident in the law last year
profits were diverted from this purpose to
wipe out about 100000 OF the deficiency.
Gov. Ellerbee, in his message, suggests
as relief, If IL Is not desired to raise taxes
so high, that graduated Income TAX law
or general license law be passed.
These facts have created a small storm
In legislative circles, and economists are
rampant Great fear Is entertained by ths
tVin Of o. af1 ion a H.
propria tons for higher education Will be
cut down. IL Is generally conceded that
the citadel viii have a hard fight for life.
| Clemson College is also under hot fire.
| The establishment of this college was one
of the planks in Gov. Tillman's first plat
form. 1t won him thousands of farmers
votes. Ii Is now regarded as white elc-
plant
The dispensary matter which It has been
intended should be untouched, promises
TO Toe fruitful source OF legislative war.
Bills on this subject withheld till now
are pouring in. one is for prohibition
| solely. One uses the whole dispensary ma
| chinery to sell liquor for medicinal and
| sacramentai purposes only: one by Mr..
| Mayheld Of Barnwell provides lo-
Elected es By County, qHa a5d Ge r
| inequalities wishing liquor sold, or by pri-
| waite parties under all the restrictions OF
| the dispensary except the constable fea-
| lures Enforcement is left with the sher-
| ifs and municipal authorities, all of whom
may be removed by the governor and 9TH
ers put in their pace, II they fail to carry
out their duties. The amendments offered
/ are considered to be administration meas
ures perteetlng the elaqss. IA the new. law.
winch fsfs never been Befofe the supreme
| court, requiring all liquors sent into the
state to be analysed by the state chemist
and declaring them UNIT for consumption
/ until so examined.
The temper Of the legislature seems to
/ be growing more Independent, and after
| all some lively fighting Is expected on this
fruitful sourc of unnumbered woes to
| South Carolina.