The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-22
The 8esala aud Uews.
L. II. AuLL, EDITOR.
SOME EXAMPLES oE srArEsMANsplr,

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SOME EXAMPLES OF srATESMANSUIr.
The Senate bi to regulate charges
for advertising met with opposition.
Mr.. Efrd wanted to kill the bill. Mr..
Winkler, Mr.. Reynolds and Mr.. De-
Bruhl considered the bill in the inter
est OF all concerned
MIR. Etird objected to tho bill because
OF the source whence it came. He was
surprised that the champion Of Compet-
tive bills favored such Il bill. Here is
schedule fixed up by the printers.
he heard printers lobbying for the
Dill. Capt. Blythe said this hlll did
not conflict with the public printing.
Ho was surprised at the opposition Of
MIR. Ehrd, beca"Sc the bill came from
the Press Association, The commitlcr
heard Il classes Of II ,rcStS. anu il WAS
concluded that this bill WAS proper.
The Dill brings the matter down 10 II
unliorm basis, and for the first time he
was told that because the Press AS>o.
citation recommended anything it was
ground for condemnation, MIR. Efvd
sui saw no merit in the bill. MIR. Ash.
Icy said in his county the commission
erS went 10 the papers ANA ~, the hest
rates they could. MIR. NInrrn said
tneH could still do SO Ike said there
already was a law tiNin2 ,rGal rates.
Mr.. Bacot and Mr.. M<CaluuSh
moved TO amend 50 thar The ra:s, >hNGld
not oe more than those fined III :hr 81;
81 an inch and - cents yer <utN>y>.
Qucnt iHS NrtjOn
Mr.. f.tird said that with this amrNI,
ment he woHld withdraw his objection,
Mr.. Iho mas did not like the inch
oasis ms much as thr principle Of the
old act.
Mr.. Bacot's amendment was adopted.
me House refused to pass the bill ana
it was killed.
The above is taken from the News
and Conricrs report Of Legislative pro.
cecdings in rcfcrcucc to II bill To rrgW.
late and make uniform the charges Tor
legal advertisements.
We wish there had boon Il fuller re-
port of the action OF our statesmen ON
this measure, and VIC would be glad 10
know how. they voted. Reference is
made to it now simply to keep the
record straight aud to show from what
high AND h.o"i motives Statesmen
Elird and those Of his school act.
Statesman Elird, from Lexington, OBJ
JeCtch to the bin because Of the source
whence it came. We hope the COM
mlttcc appointed by order Of the Press
Association to suggest this bill and the
members Of the Press Association OF
this State will maks note Of this. He
knew nothing Of the merits Of the bill =,
and really we doubtif he read it, but the
source whence it came was enough for
him. We do not believe he heard any
printers lobbying for the bill The
President OF the Association had the
matter in charge and he did no lobby
ing for the bill, but did go before the
Committee Of Printing and, with Il ma
Jority OF the committee opposed to it
when he won't before them, after they
understood what the printers wanted,
made unanimous report in favor Of
tho bill, because they were sensible
and reasonable men, and when they
saw The Justice Of the bill, knew that it
was in the intcrcst Of all concerned TO
have it Il law.
But Statesman EGrd jumps on it
without knowing anything about il,
and wants it killed because of the source
whence it came. It will be Il great day
for South Carolina when she is rid Of
statesmen Of tho calibrc of Mr.. Ehrd.
OF Lexington, and, thanks to a good
providence, that day is speeding. If
he had good ground for objection to
the bill he should have stated it and
not put his objection on the marrow.
prcjudiced plane that he did Butthen
little minds cannot rise above little
things. Possibly we made II mistake
In not consulting Statesman E.Grd.
Then there is Mr.. Bucot aud MIR. Me-
Cuiiough wanting 10 FIX it so the rate
could not be more than stated in the
bill. Just rs we'll fix an amendment TO
the law which says that member o,
the Legislature shall receive 81 Il day
and say, provided he shah not receive
more than 81 a day. And vet these
men, too, are passing in South Carolina
for statesmen, capable of making laws
for great State.
We would like to say to Mr.. Thomas,
who is from Charleston, that the News
aud Courier objected to the bill because
1t reduced their rates. Possibly his
objection was in the interest Of higher
rates for legal advertising, and there.
fore he objected. We cunnct sec on
what ground other than this caused his
objection. 1t all goes to show that
these statesmen (?) were objecting
simply because tucy did not know what
they were talking about.
There will be no dcarth of candidates