The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-01-15

Gentlemen Or the GeHerhi Assembly,
8. The organic law OF the State makes
It the duty 81 the .chief executive to lay
before the general assembly at. each
annual session asreview of the different
departments Of government. and to
make suo.a recommendations and sug-
gestions as may seemsto him wise and
proper. 81 ,ssae as 4t
The past year has been a remarkable
one in. many respects. Many stirring
events have marked the record The
tilic-s Of thessoil I'm mapy sections OF
our State have not had the usual re-
turns for Their slabors ana with many
Of f:them the present year is going to be
one Of sacrifice and self denial, and
yet they are looking hopefully to the
future ana mot complaining. The de-
yeIopment and progress Of the State
III ! manufacturing enterprises goes
steadily Forward. sometimes fear that
these enterprises are being built up at
the. expense Of the rural districts. IT
has been largely among the owners and
tillers or the soil sthat the sinews of
strength In our State in times of peril
and of tfonble have rested, The
strength OF a. State and the natriotlsf
Of people rest; with the home owners.
Whatever can be done by wise iegis-
Ia I~0
be SO. much contributed to the; patriot
ism Of our State and, to. the stability Of
our Institutions NJ Al +
Since your last session the nation has
hea,. he.ye-: beneath the weight
OF a. grievious sorrow, caused by the
dastardly blow which struck down its
chief executive.f a. blow aimed not at
him but ut you and every law abiding
4 citizen Of the land, and, at the free
government of which he had been
chosen by the American people as the
head. IT was a. blow at organized So
gcietys and3the Victim was only an In
cident, sentiment which givessris
to an act like this is one of the dan
gers which threaten our nation. And
yet. at no time. has the stability @of
our form of Gayernment been more
3 clearly Shown than at this critical
y period, for the life OF no one man,
s9loWepeFsy yseAaileuts anu sDeiOYeus he may.
be- is ,necessarysto the continued pros-.
/ perity and; welfare of the people, and
\ the fair treatment given. the murderer
but served TO show to his associates
the efficacy and the dignity, and the
necessity for the preservation cs that
lazy whic' he sought to overthrow. IS
Within Ic&past year three OF your,
! own men ,srsH ION. %. b. Ragsdale,
of Fairfield Hon. G. J. Redfeapn,2 OF
: Chesterfield. and Hon. II. B. Bates, OF
= 8Barnweil--have been called from their
labors here on earth and have gone to
join the innymera bic hosts on the other
shore.S 3 s SO ssSS M ~ 7Ess
sS There rill be many matters of im4
Isortance ito command your considera-
{ ton and in all questions coming before
i yosi, you should always bear in mind
the interests .of the people. whose SER
wants YOU are. To this end you s.yyili
have my aid and co.. opera ton. s )
i There have been two lynchings In the.
State during the past year. both OF
which are TO be regretted and would
nave heasssS prevented if possibIe. but SO
long as fienSs lin human form continue
10 Com trag es upon sotir woinei,
: they expsytf swift and summary,
Justice. and i doubt ;if, einergencyl
courts or any iot ler remedy mr. sfoi,I
; the adrpinist stras ion of such justice when
at sis lsiio the II eslit fiend la found:
3 The on Is wa z to atop the punishment is
4 10 stop the cfitne: rs r.