The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-08
COUNTY CAMPAIGN AT
UTOPIA YESTERDAY
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those who had served them. He had
given some OF the candidates a jour
nal OF the House and he was perfect
ly willing for his record to be discuss
ed. He had made no promises IN the
campaign two years ago, because ne
had been around the halls OF leglsla-
ton enough to know that one man
in 100 could not tell what he could
accomplish. He could only do the
best he could. He had promised 10
do his duty faithfully as he saw 1t,
and he made the same promise now.
Before going ;;.--;her he wanted to
refer TO matte: which had been
brought up. The people had been
told that their tan levy this year was
; mills. where it was ? and une-hal1
mills the year before. The people
had been told that the Ncwbcrry del
ecation had made :. grave mistake
He didn't krnw a5nut that. II the
people wanted TO keep their tax down
to 2 and one-hali mills they must re-
duce the expenses G: the county gov
.ernment. Three mills would no meet
the expenses this year. But as to
the mistake. The delegation. after
the supply bill was introduced, agreed
TO make the levy /, and one-halt mills.
and Senator Mower was TO make the
amendment in the senate. Nj
.Aull here produced temporary jour
nal of the senate 81 February Il
showing that MI Mower had intro
duced the amendment and it had
passed 1t turned out-he didn't
know whether it was unfortunate or
not-the proper officers had not in
serted the amendment in the bill. He
didn't think. the whole matter amount
ed to much because 5 mills would
not raise any more money than was
necessary for county expenses. Inc
average cost of running the county
for the past three years had been S21.-
900 per year and three mill levy
with the dispensary profit would only
realize about this amount. A and
one-half mill 'evy would only post
pone the payment and put the county
behind each year. The place reduce
esnenses was in the expenditures and
not in the tax levy.
As to higher institutions OF learn
ing and reduction OF taxation. the
state expenses were more than the
levy. and IT had been that way for
number OF years. That was wrong.
but it could only be -renedied by in
.creasing the levy. raising the assess
ments. or reducing expenses. Where
was the pruning knife to be put: The
first big item was 100000 for interest
ON the state debt. That couldn't be
renrdiated. The next big item was
S2oo.ooo for pensions. Mr All! didn't
believe a man could be sent 10 the
legislature who would vote to
cut this down. 1t took $4,000 for
penal and charitable institutions. Did
the people want TO cut that down!
The other item was state colleges.
That was the brgaboo. Personally
he was opposed to higher education
bv the state. but the policy OF South
Carolina for 100 years had been
against his Judgment. There was no
use for him to come here and promise
to cut off the appropriations for state
institutions, because he couldn't do
it. But he believed in having the in
stitutior.s run as economically as pos
sib1e. Clemson college didn't re-
ceive a dollar from The state treas
ury. 1t was supported mainly by the
privilege tax. He hal had bill pre-
pared in this connection. but had
found the. fertilizer tax vas an in
Spection tax and not tax for reve-
nue.. He believed Clemson was get
ting more money than she knew what
to do with. and he had voted for
bill in the last legislature 10 reduce
the fertilizer 1aH. He had done this
somewhat against his Judgment. how
ever. because he didn't be.Ieve that
h,, . red,,~41o-, If the fertilizer fax