The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-08
borrowed $4,000 to meet the ex-
penses OF the tate government.

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The people would be told today
that the county levy of three mills
was mistake, and everybody said
somebody else made it. But every
member OF the legislature was respon-
sible for every act OF the legislature.
Suppose it had been ten cents on the
dollar instead OF one-half mill? 1t
was a glaring mistake. ii mistake it
was.
But why a three-mill levy? The
profits of the dispensaries in the coun-
ty last year were S1oo25.o1, outside
OF the beer dispensary, and one-half
went to the county. Where came the
necessity OF this three-mill levy?
The speaker then took up the ques-
ton OF education. He opposed the big
appropriations for higher institutions
Of learning. He instituted a conpari-
son OF amounts used by state institu-
tons on the one hand and denon1ina
| tional institutions and common
schools on the other.
Mr.. Blease opposed the education
of the ''free Niger at the expense
OF the white people. He referred to
the fact that in Newberry the enrol
ment OF negroes last year was almost
double that Of the whites and great
deal larger throughout the state.
He favored biennial sessions,
amending the labor contract law so
as to protect the farmers. better COM
mon schools and goods roads, all of
which he touched on briefly He op-
posed bonding the county for good
roads.
He favored the diSpensary law and
always had. but it was being abused,
and was not enforced as it ought to
be- Prohibition was impossible. You
can't legislate morality into people
His distinguished friend, Mr.. Kibler,
had said if there was an organized
campaign between prohibition and
dispensary he (Mr Kibler) would
stand on the prohibition side. He
(Mr. Blease) would stand on the dis
pensary side
Mr.. Arthur Kibler.
Mr.. Kibler took up the matter of
the three-mill county levy. Indirect
ly Mr.. Blease had thrown it upon him,
he said. The delegation which repre-
sented Newberry in the last legisla-
ture was as economical as any dele
CATION that ever represented New
berry. Suppose there was mistake
somewhere The county supervisor
and the board had met and decided
that : and one-half mills would be
| necessary. The delegation decided
on and one half mills and the amend
ment was introduced in the senate
BY Mr.. Mower and the senate adopted
the amendment and the records would
show it. All member could do was
to introduce a measure. He was not
responsible for the mistakes of the
clerical department. He (Mr. Klbler)
was chairman of the committee on
engrossed bills. When he came to
see that the appropriation bills were
right at the close of the session he
found every member of the committee
gone and he got four members OF the
house to help him and went over
them carefully. The Newberry dele
CATION was not responsible for the
mistake. The franchise tax bill. in
which there was mistake which Mr..
Blease had condemned so strongly
passed the senate in which there were
80 or IS lawyers. Perhaps if there
hadn't been so many lawyers in the
senate the bill might have been con-
stitutional. There was nothing what
ever in Mr.. Blease's charges.
Mr.. Kibler said he had always
fought big appropriations for state
colleges. and would continue to do so
il elected.
Ii a 5 mill levy was necessary to