Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-06-16
McSWEENEY'S PLATFORM.
No Enemies to Punish Nor
Friends to Reward.

my record In the administration
OF the Office during the time
have held it. Upon that record
am going before the people and
ask their endorsement. If an ad.
mInistration has been successful
the custom has been to endorse it
by re election, and | invite the
closest scrunity of the admins
tration, and if it has not been
successful and businesslike and
non political, then l do not ex
pect to ask the people to endorse
1t; buff 1t has been usinesslike
and free from blunders; if the
affairs of the State have been ad.
ministered by me as chief execu.
tive In a wise and judicious man
ner and In such way as to en-
phasize the fact that | have
endeavored to be the governor of
all the people and have carried
out my promise that | had no
political enemies to punish and
no political friends to reward; if
factional differences have been
wiped out and the people have
been brought together; if there
has been progress and prosperity
In the State under my admins
tration; If the law has been
enforced and peace and good
order have nrCv'iled throughout
the State; ifthese things are and
have been, then | feel that | have
a right and it is my duty to ask
my fellow citizens to endorse my
administration by giving me the
nomination in the approaching
primary. And | believe that the
sense of justice which character
ICES the people of South Carolina
will give the endorsement | seek.
stand ready to meet any crit.
cism of the administration and |
desire only to be judged by the
record.
Much has been done during
the past year to restore good
feeling among our people and to
bring all factions together and TO
get all the people in harmony
and working together for the
progress and development and
upbuilding of the State.
THE State has gone forward
more rapidly ip the past year in
material development than in
several years preceding, and
every day wealth is seeking in
Vestment in our borders and new
enterprises are going up in all
portions of the State. The people
are happy and prosperous. Busi-
ness conditions are good. The
administration has the confidence
Of the business men and all Of
the State officers are working In
accord for the achievement and
development Of South Carolina.
The management of the State
hospital for the insane is excel
lent and economical.
"The affairs Of the panitentiary
are in excellent condition and
the uperintendent and board of
directors have managed the insti.
tuition with good business judg
ment.
Under the reorganization Of
the dispensary the management
has been good and entirely salts
factory. The board of directors
and commissioners are working
in harmony.
"The chief plank in my plat
form is that have honestly and
faithfully tried to do the right as
| saw it, and to conduct the af
fairs of my Office on business
principles and free from politics
and to recognize in county af.
fairs the right of local self gov
erHment. Neither have | assum
ed to discharge the duties of any
other department of the govern
ment, but have treferred all
matters pertaining to the differ
ent departments to which they
properly belonged.
"As TO my position on those
matters upon which there is diff.
ference of opinion | refer to my
annual message to the legisla
ture.
THE education Of the people is
the bulwark of our form of gov
srnment. An educated yeoman.
ry is worth more to perpetua
ton Of our government than large
standing armies or great navies. i
favor the hearty and liberal sup
port of our common schools, for it
is only in these that the great ma