The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-21


accomplishment Of that purpose. Their
TOO. it is sometimes question WIther
the State or the corporation Shall say
What is 70 be done with the child. for
many times the parent who lives in
the millcOmmunity must be governed
by what the mill company says. and
cannot always send his children 10
school. even if he desires to do so, if
the labor OF the child is needed IN the
mill. After presenting statistics
showing the great and increasing evil
of child labor in the south in contrast
with its reduction III other sections.
the governor concludes:
The question must be met. There
is only one way TO solve it, and THAT
is on the side of right and justice and
humanity. The sooner it IS done the
better, for it can now be managed and
u wise and just bill be passed. Ii the
matter is postponed from year TO year
we may regret it.
Not may" but shall. This Is
the time of all times to dispose OF the
matter. Whoever in the iegislature
may advocate pcstponement VIII
thereby put himself in the position Of
opposing the reform and continuing an
evil which if neglected will grow to
blighting proportions. The case IS
clear, and so is the duty of the general
assembly. We are Democrats and
the Democratic party of the State has
declared for this reform. Let its rep
resentatives in the legislature keep the
party's faith with the people and full
I'LL their own duty toward the future
citizenship OF South Carolina.
In Il brief >discussion~of the eXpe-
diency Of establishing board OF par
dons, provision for which was made
in the constitution, but which las not
been carried out by the legislature,
Gov. McSWeeney takes occasion to de
fend the lioerality Of his pardon policy
and to question the expediency OF
creating the board
He recommends the erection o. a
new executive mansion on grounds
owned by the South Carolina college
and suggests joint legislatives COM
mittee TO investigate the matter and
report plan.
The demand for extra courts in varl-
Gus counties causes the governor to
suggest an increase IN the number OF
circuits. We have the same number
now as in 1870. he says, when the pop
ulation was but halfitS present tlgure,
and there were only 81 counties in
comparison with IL in 1908.
He concurs in the recommendation
Of the comptroller general that in
stead of the present system OF llcens-
ing insurance companies tax OF pei
cent. on the gross premiums collected
be imposed. Other recommendations
by the comptroller general are ap-
proved.
In the matter of pensions Gov. Nc,
Sweeney declares that sit is not the
purpose cf our pension laws to pen
Sion all who were deserving Confed-
crate soldiers, but only those who are
needy" 1--WE started with an appro-
priation OF $50, 900. the last year 1t had
reached 100000. That there are many
on the county rolls who Go not neeo
the assistance Of the State isa mat.
ter which is attracting the notice OF
many Confederate soldiers themselves.
and this fact is in violation Of the in
tention for which our pension laws
were enacted" He rightly places the
responsibility for this condition upon
the county boards, which often argue
that as the money is already appro-
priated "the more they can get for
their counties the better, and thus
put on the rolls those who, though
they come within the strict letter OF
the law, under its intention should
not be there" There are now 1,15C
pensioners on the rolls. The governor
suggests a change in the constitution
of the county boards and concludes
with the statement that While nc
Confederate soldier should be permit
ted to suffer for lack OF the neceSsarles
of life it is mot the intention Of the
law to give bounty to those who 90
not need assistance, however deserv-
ing they may be-: In this position,
again. Gov. McSweeney is in line with
The State. We believe that a proper
disposition of the pension fund would
save 800, 900 a year to The State with
out depriying any veteran victim OF
the war Of the money he needs for his
support.
The work Of the various departments
and public charitable and correctional
institutions is briefly considered BY
the governor. his remarks, however
calling for no special comment. The
most important Of his further recon-.
mendations is that a department OF
immigration be established. This is
and has long been one of the State's S
most serious needs, and it is to be
hoped that the general assembly will
take some action to promote the COM
ing to South Carolina Of desirable inn
migrants.