The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-25

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sna IfeiBhs Recommendations and rates
snd accufate information OF delayed
sTsiIS, Is lie very SyidsnS So Syery
th'nkinR person that the railroad
commissioners should have power to
correct these things and to give relief
9nere 10 Is fair and juss between the
railroads and tbs people. Tho rail.
ROAD corporations should be dealt
Win fairly and justly but at tho
same 6inle tho peopls's rights should
be provided for and respected.
therefore, recommend that suoh
additional powers be given to the rail-
road commissioners as will enable
theca TO compel the railroads to com.
ply with suoh reasonable rules and
orders as may be just and proper.
In thiS connection, / would recon-. !
mend that the act now OF force re.
curing the salaries OF the railroad
commissioners to DO paid by the rail.
roads be repealed. The Office of rail
road commissioners Ia q State Office
and the salary ought to be paid by
the State.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
1t ia a duty that we owe to oursel.
YES and to our state that we provide
liberal pensions for our needy Conftd
erat9 Veterans-thOse who for lack
Of means or who By reason Of age Or
inhrmity are nos able to provide for
Themselves. I, therefore, recommend
that you make liberal appropriations
for these Veterans to be paid to them
undor suoh rules and regulations 90
may DO just and proper.
ROADS.
The road question Ia one OF para
mount Importance and n that
should have u most careful atten
tion. Many OF the counties OF this
. t@te arc now engaged In the laudable
Undertaking of building good roads
end others are beginning to prepare
for grading and macadamizing their
principal roads. When we contem.
plato the great good that is done to
40 greatest number Of our people by
this work and the benefits to be de-
rived therefrom, 1t behooves us to en-.
courage, In every way possible our
people to 60 forward with this un.
dortnkiog. l therefore recommend
that you request our senators and
members OF Congress to urge the pas.
age OF suoh an act as will give to u
state q liberal appropriation In money
for the carrying on Of this work. This
money supplemented with our CON
gic5 labor would scOn give us good
roadu La every county In the state.
SUPREME COURT.
| deEira, Gentlemen, to osll your
attention also to the matter OF bhe
necaBaity for better accommodations
cor u supreme court. The space
llotled In the State House for the
uso OF the supreme court has all bsen
taken up with the library and
records, exoept one consultation room
and the court room. l respectfully
ask that you look into this matter
and provide for the necessities Of tho
court 10 this regard.
BEAUTlFYING STATE HOUSE GROUNDS,
/ would also urge that some steps
be taken toward identifying and i'm
proving the grounds that surround
this Capital Building. With the OK
penditure Of y little money q great
improvement can be made and / feel
assureed that their state house
grounds shall be beauti6ed and i'm
proved.
IMMIGRATION.
There is no question of greater me.
ment to our material and industrial
life than that OF immigration. The
labor question is very serious one.
Many thousands Of acres CT lands are
now lying iola for the wSnt Of labor.
ers, and many other avenues Of trade
are Offering work to the workors. To
ny mind the best solution OF this
question is the bringing In Of home
seekers, home builders aud desirable
wOrkmen.
l, therefore, recommend that you
take such steps as may to you seem
wise to foster and sustain the Depart
ment e Immigration now accom-.
pllshing 80 much work On this line.
STATUTE OF JOHN c. CALHOUN.
While many Of the states Of this
Union have honored che mselves nv
placing In the Hall OF Fame, in the
Capital at Washington, d. O., statues
Of n or two OF their honorad and
eminent sons, who have done noble
work for their statos and for the Ul.
ion, South Cardinals place has re.
nSinod vacant. | respectful. ly re.
commend that you give this matter
your careful attentian and give such
consideration to tho same THAI at no
distant day the statute Of John G.
Calhoun may adorn that Hall, for by
thus honoring that noble son of South
Carolina. We will honor ourselves.
Such other matter, gentlemen, as
may be- proper to bring to your atten.
tl0n during the present session, |
shall allude to In speciai messages.
CONCLUSION.
Allow me to add In the wcrds OF
that eminent statesman, Thomas
Jefferson, who when called to the
omoe Of President Of the United
States, olosed his inaugural address,
In part as follows
II repair then fellow oitizens TO
the post you have assigned me, with
experience enough In subordinate
oliices to have seen the difficulties of
this the greatest Of all. l baye
learned to expect that Ii will rarely
fall TO the lot Of imperfect man to
retire from this station with the re-
putstion and tho favor which bring
him into it......I shall often go
wrong Through defect Of Judgment,