The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-29
LOW SALARIES.


because of meager salaries. Tn
average salary is only a little NOR
than $500 year. I hope to see tn
time when no county superintendent
In South Carolina will receive les:
than $1,000 year, and when eacl
superintendent will devote his who'll
time, energy and ability to his work
for upon bim rests the entire system
and organization in each county.
We have made gradual improve
ment in length Of term and salaries O
teachers, but we are yet sorely defci
ent in these vital matters. We hav,
been liberal in providing for the train
lining of teachers, but we need to in
crease our revenues by local taxtior
AMI otherwise, so that we can provide
for longer terms and the best OF teach
ers, because the best are cheapest
regardless Of the cost. We need econo
my, but not penuriousness. We have
nearly 400 districts which levy loca
taxes. There are more than 1,6O(
districts in the State. A local tai
can be levied only from the first Of
January to the first Of June. The
legislature ought to change this law
and let the people vote a special tai
at any time in the year and especially
in July and August; but those which
we're voted after June lst could not bs
collected until the following year. A
live county superintendent can more
than earn his increase in salary by
urging special leVies.
With improvement in buildings,
Libraries, equipment, tablishment Of
county high schools, better teachers
and finances, there is coming also an
improvement in course Of study. The
useful and beautiful are being taught
together-manual training and indus
trial traiLing, as well as literature
and art, are being taught and they
will widen the horizon and increase
the comforts and pleasures of cur
people, as well as develop originality
and inventive genius. We need diver
Sity; we have had continuous mono
tony.
Above all, we need to build a
strong and enduring sentiment in
favor Of genuine training and true
education. There is revival in this
work, and it behooves our construc-
tive and farseeing craftsmanship to
seize the critical moment and build an
structure which will con-
tribute rich means Of usefulness, cul-
ture and happiness to posterity and
bring glory and honor to the State we
love so we'll. "
AS Mr.. Martin will have to prepare
a summer school work be does not ex-
pect to be able to attend many more
meetings.
Adult. GEN. FROST.
Chairman Dabbs then introduced
Mr.. John D. Frost, candidate for a
second term as adjutant and inspector
general. He said he was not in favor
Of everything as was his friend Col.
Sloan, but he was in favor Of good
militia. This was his especial duty so
long as he was adjutant and inspector
general.
He could not hope to meet the peo-
pie in every county in the State this
year as he had very heavy duties to
preform during the approaching en-
ampment of the State troops.
Gen. Frost complimented Sumter
On furnishing the members Of the band
which was to render music at the
State encampment. He thanked the
people Of Sumter for their past sup
port and would try to do nothing to
make them regret having elected him
adjutant and inspector general.
THE COMPTROLLER.
Comptroller General A. W. Jones,
as candidate for comptroller general
to succeed himself, was then introduce
ed. Mr.. Jones said:
1T gives me great pleasure to ap-
pear before you at this, the first meet
ing of the campaign, to offer myself
for reelection to the high and import
ant office of comptroller general of
South Carolina. Two years ago the
good people of the State honored me
with their sufrages and elected me to
that responsible position. I entered
upon the duties of my office with diff
dence and distrust Of my ability to
those duties to your salts
faction, but at the same time, / was
filed with an earnest desire and de-
termination to do my best to justify
your confidence and choice.
While I have not done as well as
could have wished, not been abl, to
please everybody-myself Included
DO feel profoundly graceful that my
of that office has been so
far satisfactory to the public that l
now appear before you without any
opponent in the field against me. |
think that / am justified in regarding
that fact as a proof that the citizens
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in my honesty and sincerity and that
they are willing to trust me for two
more years.
1t is not necessary, hope, that I
should give today an account of my
stewardship, nor shall l do so, unless
you request it.
If any gentleman present desires
information as to the work done in
the comptroller generals office during
the past two years, I respectfully re.
fer him to my annual report supmitted
to the legislature, and if any gentle
man desires to ask me any questions
about that work, l will do my best to
answer him.
Fellow citizens, you will allow me
to say this: That I thank you sincere
ly for the confidence and trust you have
reposed in me and [, today, pledge my
self to do everything in my power, if
reelected, to show myself worthy OF
that confidence and trust. :"
ATTORNEY GENERAL eUNTER.