The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-11-20

Senate ana IIGSlSlaturc VINO Will lO(
" after tho interest Of colleges and III
versities, so he will devote himself f,
y the present to fostering and aiding Il
schools in the rural districts.
THE DISPENSARY LAW.
The enforcement of The disponsar
" law has been the subject of much cor
sideration by the Governor elect, an
he is hopeful that under his admins
tration much of the friction which ha
existed in the past may be obliteratcd
, The law is on the statute book and Z
per cent of the people of the State ar
advocates Of it, and as law-abidip!
citizens those opposed to it shoult
abide by the law and support it. III
is not unmindful of the hardships
which confront him in the discharge
Of his duty iii regard TO this law il
certain localities, and he can only de-
pend on the public spirit of the people
to sustain HIM in his efforts not tc
have the law wantOnly violated.
lie believes that the wishes of com.
munity should be recognized, but he
has not power to exempt any commun-
| ity or section of the State from the op-
Grafton of tho law, and under his
oath of office he will have TO carry
out the law without favor TO all parts
and portions of the State. He does
not expect TO be able TO absolutely pro-
hibit the illicit selling of liquors-in
the larger cities it will be almost inn
possible to do so-but he IS detcrmin-
cd that there shall be a respect shown
TO the law and that gross and flagrant
violations shall be unknown, and if the
law is violated it will be done in 80
surreptitlous manner as to eluue the
vigilance of the city police and State
constables, and can not, therefore, be
offensive to the God-fearing and law
abiding people Of our State and be IL
menace to the growing youth of our
cities, who, by seeing laws openly
violated, simply because they are dis
tasteful, will soon loarn to hold our
whole system of government in con-
tempt.
He did not anticipate serious trouble
along that line, as the law is not now
as Objectionable as it has been, and
there is a stronger feeling prevalent
to give the law fair trial which in
some places it has never had, and be-
sides, the public in general are not un-
mindful Of the serious results of will
fully tramplipg law in the dust, just
because 1t was Objectionable. The
factional feeling having subsided, the
patriotism of the people is asserting
itself, and the blind tigers will be made
to so way back and sit down. 1t is evil
dent that the Governor elect is deter
miued to select as his constables good
see that the law is respected, but to do
so in such manner as not to arouse
any unnecessary friction or to occasion
a bitter feeling.
He believes that much can be cf-
fccted through the medium of local
authorities and is going to exert him.
self to that end. He believes that the
justice of the position which he takes
will be appreciated by those to whom
the law may be personally offensive,
and that they will be among his
warmest advocates in maintaining the
law and keeping true to his oath Of
Office and campaign pledges. He will
be disappointed if his expectations
|
AS TO APPOINTNIENTS.
He has been giving tho matter of
his military staff some attention and
has his eye on those whom he wishes
to make a part Of his official family.
These appointments are of such q
character as to exclude them from the
list which is usually applied for, as it
rarely occurs that personal application
is made for staff appointment, it
being generally accepted that the Gov
ernOr should be hands FREQ in selecting
those who are to become his body
guard. Even the selection of those
are source of much thought, and care
has TO be exercised so that all sections
are recognized and given represents
tion as far as practicable, and thus ii
is that frequently the best Of friends
have TO be overlooked in order to make
place for another, because of the locality
he halls from. II is safe to say that
the personnel of Gov. IIeyward's staff
| will be exceptionally fine, and be re
pres sentative of the best and brightes
of the young manhood of the State.
He has been deluged with applica
tlons for almost every appointive of
fee in the State, but beyond selecting
his private secretary in the person O
. Mr.. j. e. Normont, which he il
gratllied to know was 80 satisfactoril,
received, he has abstained from givinl
such applications any very serious con
sideration. Very few Of these posi-
tions can be filled until some tim
after his Inauguration, and probably
: many of them not until after the ad
[ journment of the Legislature, and
: therefore, there ls no necessity for hi
' time and attention to be devoted T.
their consideration at this juncture
8 when so many more pressing and i'm
: portant matters are under considers
= tion The many applications, there
J. fore, are simply being acknow
n lodged and filed away for futur
n reference. The inauguration dat
, Ia Ill, lot