The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-12

the votes OF the people by 1OoI1ng
thenl-teling them that their taxes
could be reduced. Where was the
pruning knife to be put? The biggest
item was S3o5, 900 to meet the interest
on the state debt. That was an honest
obligation Of the state, and no one
would say that ought not to be met.
The next big item was 100000 for
pensions for the Confederate soldiers,
and none of the economists would say
that they favored cutting that down
In these two items was half of the ap-
preparation bill. Could these two
items be cut down: The next big
item was $4,000 for the hospital for
the insane. Then there was $4,000
for the institution for the deaf and
dumb. He was satisfied these two in
stitutions for the states unfortunates
were being run as economically as
possible. The sad part of the matte
was these unfortunates were increas-
ing with each year. The other big
item was the appropriation Of $4,000
for the state colleges He had heard
this same cry against higher institu-
tions on every stump in the county
for many years-long before he be-
came a candidate. He didn't think
the state had the right to furnish any
education except that which would
fit the children of the state for good
citizenship-a common school educa-
tion-but the policy of the state had
been against his Judgment for hun
dred years He had long thought
the state was topheavy with higher
institutions Of learning, and that the
state had no business building COL
leges when it couldn't raise $500 per
capita for the rudiHentary education
of the one hundred thousand children
Of the state. He had opposed the
building OF Clemson college, but the
institution had been built against his
judgment. In this connection he men,
toned that Mr.. Tillman made his
first campaign with his opposition to
state colleges as one Of the planks il,
his platform, calling the Citadel a
dude factory" and when Mr. Tillman
got in power and had it in his grasp
to pull down these institutions he
went ahead and was instrumental in
building others. But now that these
institutions had been built the speak
er said that he didn't want to see any
Of them pulled down, aid all of thent
must be properly supported. But he
did want to see them run as economi-
cally as possible consistent with eff
cient management Adding the ap.
preparation to state colleges to the
amounts he had already enumerated
only about So5o,ooo was left Of the
whole appropriation for all the othe
expenses OF the government. includ-
ing the salaries OF the state officers,
county auditors, county treaSurers,
supervisors Of registration, public
printing. ETC. Where was cut to be
made: ii anybody could show him,
he would be with him, because he
wanted to see taxes just as low as
they possibly could be made. Glenn
son college didn't get a cent direct
from the treasury He had bill pre-
pared to introduce in the legislature
turning the fertilizer tax direct into
the state treasury. but had learned
that it would be unconstitutional, the
tax being a tax purely and simply for
the inspection OF fertilizer and not
tax for revenue.
He favored good roads and favored
tax for roads. but wanted to submit
this question to the people TO decide
for themselves, and the bill he had in
troduced in the Legislature on this
question, and which had been endors-
! cd BY the State Good Roads assocla-
ton, merely provided that the question
OF taxing themselves ior good roads
! should be submitted to the people OF
each county, to be decided by them
He had not advocated buying good