The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-23
OF Gov. Martin F. Ansel TO the
State Legislature,
STATE Dl. P1NSARY

SI'A3A III ISOAN2
Should be Abolished in Obedience to the
VIII of the People, He Says. Dis.
cusses Number Of Oihtr
Questions Of Inter-
est TO the People.
Governor Ansel's i1sugursl address
70 the Geneysl Assembly last WsSs
was as follows:
Gentlemen Ct ahe G Gsreral Assembly
and NJ Fellow Cirizens:
In cbeciel &c &c the will Of ths reo-
pls CT thi: stsse. assx2-esSsd st the
ballot to1, I sm heCe to-day to take
tie solemn oath OF ot5ce as governor
OF South Carolins, and TO assume the
duties OF this high and responsible
position.
sm deeply grateful to the people
for this manifestation Of their conf
dence, and when I survey the vast
RESPONSIBILITIES and duties connected
with the same, realize deeply my In.
ability to fully meet them. Fee. Ing
however, that shall have yCur full
CO operstion and support, ano relying
upon your help at sll times, I assume
these duties and resp. nsiSiittigs,
promising to give to them my best
judgment and talents, sn6 su tie pow
ers with which the grest God has en-
dowed me.
And, Gentlemen OF tee General As
semoly, while the responsibilities as.
sumsd by me sre great, yet the same
will Of the people has called you to
the performance Of duties equally i'm.
portant. To my niod, there Is no
greater honor that can be bestowed
upon 3 citizen than that OF being
law maker
It has been wisely provided in our
constitution that the government
shall be divided into three depart
nents: Legislative, Executive and
Ju6isisl To you is committed the
sacred power Of making the laws ua-
der which all the people shall live and
by which they shall be governed. bow
great then Is your function and how
careful should ycu be in >enscSing
wise Laws, beneficial alike to all our
cltizsns.
Our industrial development has
been com ns2surate with tie progress
Of tie sge, and our educational inter.
e;ts have not Jagged behind, yet there
are great things to be done and grest
responsibilities to be met il the va.
rious duties thss we owe to our state,
Lee US all. therefore, with courage
and confidence, be true to our osthi
Of ctace and strive for au shose things
that will elevate and educate our citi'
zsnship and give shst pescs and pros
perity to our people that they are en-
titled to as our hsnds.
Tha annual message Of Governor
Heywsrd nade to you st this session
Of the legislature, gives you full in
formation Of the condition Of al cul
public afsirs, an6 I desire to cong-st
ulase him and the State On the gan
eral measure Of prosperity thst has
come TO the State during his wise I'd.
ntnistrstion. teel 1t Is my duty at
shis time and in this presence to call
70 your attention certain legislation
which think needful to be enacted
at the pressnt SESSION # the Leglsla-
ture.
IT Vas my privilege, during the
past summer, when making the cam,
psign for the hooora BILE ofice which
this Day assume, to discuss before the
people certain measures, which 7 now
3eslre to call to your sstsntlon.
EDUCATION.
Our state constitution requires that
We shall provide liberal system OF
free public schools for all children be
tween the sg:s Of six and twenty.
one.'' When We consider the great
power and irfuence Of an educated
people and that the strength snd
prosperity Of a state depend ultimate
y upoa the intelligence Of the aver
age citizen. We can realize the mind
of the trainers Of this orgsnis law.
T. therefore, bshooves Us to enact
such lsws as will fully carry cut this
wise provision OF the state constitu.
tion.
The state institutions Of higher
learning are all well equipped and ere
doing s crest work In the education
OF many OF our girls an6 boys, out
these fortunate ones sre but : nsagre
ten ger cent. OF those within the
school age; the other ninety per cent.
are wholly dependent upon the ccm.
mon schools.
It Is true that nany Of the graded
schools are kept open foc 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 SEAL SCHOOLS
In the rural districts srs il session but
for three OF four months in the year.
Realizing that most OF the children,
who stte ID these schools, are reeelv-
ing from them sll the school sdvsnt
ages that they will ever get, are we
doing our full duty to them? Are We
thus fitting them for sll Of the duties
of an intelligent cIuiz enship?
We sre building for the future and
we should see TO 1t that we build
strong and well. You have no more
important matter thst wlg come be-
fore you and recommend that liberal
appropriations be made for the COM
mon schcols.
also ask your especial attention to
and considerations Of the esta b!ish.
uent OF high schools in connection