The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-25
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State Legislature,
STATE DIs PENSARY
Should be Aboliehsd Ia Obedience to the
VIII Of The People, lie Says. Dis.
cusses a Number Of O,htr
Questions Of Inter.
est to the People.

est TO the People.
Governor Anael's inaugural address
60 tho General Assembly last week
Was 90 follows:
Gentlemen of the G. 3neral Assembly
and My Fellow Citlzsns:
In obediel. CO TO the will OF the peo-
pie OF chi, btate. as expressed at the
ballot box, / am hefo to-day to taka
the solemn oath Of Office as governor
OF South Carolina. and to assume the
duties OF this high and res ponsible
position.
i am deeply grateful to the people
for this manifestation of their conf.
dence, and when / survey the vast
responsibilities and dutiss connected
With the Same, I realize deeply my ip.
ability to fully meet them. Fee inp
however, that / shall hsvo your fun
CO 0p0ratjon and support, and relying
upon. your help st all times, L assume
theao duties and esp nsibilitiss,
promising to give to them my, boat
Judgment and talents, and all the pow
ets With which the great God has on
doWed me. -'@
And. Gentlemen Of tho General AS.
aembly, while the responsibilities as
6lpied by me arc great, yet the same
Will of~the people has called you to
the performance Of duties equally Inn.
portent. TO my mind, there Ia no
greater honor that can be bestowed
upon q oitizen than thai of being q
law maker"
Ii has boon wisely provided In our
constitution that the government
shall be divided into three depart
mants: Legislative, Executive and
Judicial. To you 10 committed the
haored power OF making the laws un.
der which all the people shall live and
by which they shall be governed. How
great thon 10 your function and how,
CAREFUL ahonld you be In enacbinp
wise lEws, beneficial alike to all oul
oitizsnsl
Our industrial development hst
been commemorate with tho progress
OF the age, and Jul educational inter,
ests have not laRged behind, yet there
are great things to be done and great
responsibilities to be mot In the va,
rlous duties that we owe to our state,
Lot us all. therefore, with courage
u confidence, be true to our Oathi
OF oflce and strive for all those thing.
that will elevate and educate our citi
zenship and give that peace and pros
perlty to our people that the are on
Titled to at our hsnds.
The annual message of Governo,
Hayward made to you at this aessior
of the legislature, gives you full In
formation OF the condition Of ell on,
public affairs, and L desire to oongrat
ulate him and the State On the gen
e7ai measure Of prosperity That haI
come to the State during his wise ad
ministrattOn. / feel 1t Ia my duty 81
thiB time and In this presence 10 csl
to your attention certain Legislation
which l think needful to be enacted
st the present seHsiOn Ct the Lepisla,
turo.
IT WAS my privilege, during the
past summon, when making the cam.
p2ign for tie honorable office which
this day assume, to DISCUSS before the
people certain neARures, which 1 now
aoSire to call to your attention.
EDUCATION.
Our state constitution requires that
wo shall provide q liberal system OF
free public schools for all children ba
tween the ages Of ak and twenty.
on8.'' When we consider the great
power and influence Of an educated
people and thai the strength and
prosperity Of a etate depend ultimate.
ly upo-l bhe Intelligence of the aver
age Citizen, we can 1esllze the mind
OF the trainers Of this organis L. ".
1t Therefore, behooves us to enact
such lawn as will fully carry out this
wise PROVISION OF the state constitu.
The state institutions of higher
leas6ing are all we'll equipped and ere
doing o great work In the education
81 many OF our girls and boys, but
{these fortunate ones are but q mespre
4 ten per cent OF those Within tho
school age; the other ninety per cent,
are wholly dependent upon the com.
mon schools.
1t Ia true that many of the graded
SCHOOLS are kept open for nine months
In the year by the help Of the special
taxes voted upon themselves by the
tax payers Of the particular school
district, but many OF the small schools
In the rural districts arc In session but
for three or four months In the @
Realizing that mos6 OF the children.
who attic Id these schools, are reoeiy.
Ing from them all tho aohool advant.
ages that they will ever get, are we
doing our full duty to them? Are we
thus fitting them for ell Of the duties
of an intelligent citizenship?
We are building for tho future and
we should SEQ to 1t that we build
strong and we'll. You have no moro
important matter that viii como he.
fore you and j recommend that libe,al
appropriations BIO made for the COM.
mon schools.
/ also ask your especial attention TO
and considerations Of the ~eBtablish.
ment Of high schools In connection
with and as . part Of the free school
system Of our state. Many children
will be able TO attend q state college.
and many others viii ba better pre-.
pared for college after having attend.
cd the high school, 1t Is o step In the
direction OF giving to the boys and
girls better opportunities In their
sonool life and for making them bet.
Ter oitizens,
LIQUOR QUESTION.
Ono of the most i%unportant onhioot.