The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-18
the State, that existing conditions
should be Immediately r0ma6ied,

the State, that existing conditions
should bR immediately Yema6ied,
either by radioat changes In the laws
governing the ~dispenHary or by che
Adoption OF . diffeeen6 syatem foSs SIss
regulation of the liquor Question, We
again quote from the message:
The fact that u large number OF
counties in the State have voted out
looaldlspenaaries; tine work of the In.
vestigating committee. and the dis.
closures made in const qusnce-these
considerations, In connection with
the fact thst tho people Of the State
have recently expressed In no uncer.
tain terms their disaprroyal of the
present operation OF the dispenssry
law, all demand imporatively that
something ,hould DO done 10 correct
existing evils. The people will not
stand. for anything In which thoy be.
lieve graft exists In any form, and .
serious trouble with the dispensary
law 10 that 1t affords too great oppor.
tunity for wrong doing and too little
opportunity for detection.
The Governor who has 30 esrne thy
underworld to instill into tho public
mlnd q revere nee for law ia naturally
ashamed to report to you that, In
spite of oil efforts to the contrary, the
crime OF lynching has been committed
pore than once in our State during
hhe poat year." He makes this ro
communication:
Recently the legislature Of Virginia
enacted D law making an attempt ut
rape o capital offense, aud providing
also that the testimony of the Victim
could be taken In private and not be.
fore the public in o court room. I
am Informed by State officials of Vir.
gin1a that this law iB WORKING salts
fSotorily. l think 6his q very impor-
6ant consideration, and / recommend
tho passage Of Euoh . law for our
State. The holding OF special terms
Of court has many objections, and the
principal n being the appearance Of
thus yielding to lawlesa demands
hastily made. For the crime Of rapo
however, [ am of the opinion that
special courts should ba held to try
the culprit at once, and I hope our
laws can be 30 amended In this re-
spect.
The insane population OF the United
States has just doubled since 1900
and South Carolina has, unfortunate.
ly, kept pace In this respect with tho
rest Of the country. The State ia un-
prepared to properly cero for her in.
sane. The conditions at the Asylum
have been for several years q disoredit.
Longer delay IN giving relief appears
impossible and the Governor says:
In considering the future welfare of
our insane, [ am co vincad that 1t
would be q wise policy on the part of
the Stale to consider the proposition
by the regents to purchase additional
land q short distance from the CITY
for the double purpose of a colony for
chronic inaane and also for farming
lands for the support OF the hospital.
The property at present owned Is be
Ing gradually occupied by the groups
OF buildings necessary for the more
acute cases, and the proposed add.
tion would be valuable from overy
standpoint.
Confederate veterans Of South Oaro.
lima wish TO hold reunions every year,
but theyaalso wlsh to have q feeling OF
independence; TO know that they arc
not impohing on any community. TC
this end they wish 3 fund TO defrsI
!, tho chief expenses Of such reunions
and IN recommending such an o
priation Gov. Hayward Gays: ''Ther,
!, 10 every reason why the wishes OF on,
old veterans should be respected, an(
, l believe IL Is only right and prone
that the STATE should make an appro
' priation for this purpose. In accord
, anco, therefore, with their wishes
and also becauge l strongly favor tn,
idea. l have the honor to gugResb tina,
an appropriation of e5, 600 be made
In order that there may be no uncer
talntY as to the convenience and full
enjoyment OF tho annual communion
Of our old Veterans"
Ihe Legislature Is informed bhat
there q be no State building at thu
Jamestown Exposition unless speoia'
provlsion iB made for IL, and IL ia AUG.
gested that 9l2. 900 be given for Q
building to be constructed with q
view to having 10 taken down and re,
erected In Colu nbia as the permanent
home for q State exhibit, there being
nov no place for the care or display
OF an exhibit Of the States resouroea.
An earnest recommendation Ia made
by the retiring governor for a meas.
ure of justice for State ctiloials an /,
Judges of both circuit and supreme
courts. Salaries were low Is YEAR
ago, but since then the coat OF living
IN the cities has increased more than
thirty per cent, while tho duties of
all officials are more ~exaoting. The
practical effect Ia that, with harder
work the otficials are receiving D third
less salary. The result 10 that unless
o State OIL Jial has other mean than
his salary he lives from hand to
mouth" and is perpotually 'strap.
ped" Under such conditions, has the
Stale Of South Carolina the right to
demand as good service as she re
oetgeBp There should be O. change
and the governor recommends that
officials and judges be given proper
compensation.
Inc message, In which every sub
1eot of public interest coming within
Che sphere Of the chief executive, ia
1ouched upon, is brought to \ close
With tho following feeling paragraphs:
In conclusion. l have only little
moro to say, but this will hold for me
more than l o&n ever hope to adeuu.
ately express. AS governor Of mo ma.
tive State, / have received the high.
eat honors which my people san be