The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-25
tsAv Martin r Ansel to the
State legislature,
STATE DI PENsARY
Should be Abolished Ia Obedience to the
VIII Of The People, lie Says. Dis.
cassss a Number OF Oihtr
Questions OF Inter.
ant AZ The p.onle
est to the People.

est to the People.
Governor Anael's inaugural address
10 the General Assembly last week
was az follows:
Gentlemen of the g sneral Assembly
and MY Fellow CibIzeps:
In obedience TO the will OF the PEG.
pie OF thii State. as expressed at the
ballot box, ! am hete to-day to taxi
the solemn oath OF office rs governor
OF South Carolina, and TO assume the
duties Of this high and res ponsible
position.
l am deeply grateful to the people
for this manifestation OF their conf.
denoe, and whom I survey the vast
responsibilities and duties connected
With the same, / realize deeply my In,
ability to fully meet them. Fee imp
however, chat I shall hayo your fun
co 0per&tion and support, and relying
upon. your help at all times, / assume
theHo duties and raspc nBibilitiss,
promising to give, TO. thom my, .beah
Judgment and talents. and all the pow
era with which the great God has en-.
lowed me. .,@, At
And. Gentlemen OF the General AS.
aembly, while the responsibilities as
stunned by me arc great, YET the same
will OF bhe people has called you to
the performance Of duties equally i'm.
portant. TIC my mind, there Ia no
greater honor that can DO bestowed
upon . oitizen than that OF being q
law maker"
1t has boon wisely provided In our
constitution that the government
shall be divided into three depart
ments: Legislative, Executive and
Judicial. TO you 10 committed the
sacred power Of making the laws un.
dor which ell the people shall live and
by which they shall be governed. How
great then Is your function and how
careful should you be In enactinp
wise laws, beneficial alike to all our
oitizsnsl
Our industrial development has
been commensurate with the progress
OF the age, and III educational inter.
ests have not laRged behind, yet there
are great things TO be done and great
responsibilities to be met In the Va.
riousd duties that we owe to our state,
Let us all. therefore, with courage
and confidence, be true to u osths
Of office and strive for all those things
that will elevate and educate our citi.
zenBhip and give that peace and pros.
per!ty to our people that they are en-
Titled to st Our hands.
The annual message OF Governo,
Hayward made to you at this session
OF the legislature, gives you full In
formation OF the condition Of all oul
public affairs, aud L desire to oongrat.
ulate him and the State On the gen.
efai measure Of prosperity that hst
come 10 the State during his wise ad.
ministratton. 1 feel 1t IL my duty ct
this time and In this presence 10 call
to your attention certain legislation
which l think needful to be enacted
at the present session Ct the Legisla.
turo.
u was my privilege, during the
past summer, when making the osm.
paign for the honorable office which I
this day assume, to discuss before the
people certain measures, which / now
d0sire TO call to your attention.
EDUCATION.
Our state constitution REQUIRES that
we shall provide q liberal system OF
free public schools for all children be
tween the ages of ak and twenty.
one" When we consider the great
power and influence Of On educated
people and that the strength and
prosperity OF q state depend ultimate.
ly upoA the intelligence OF the ayar
age citizen, we oan realize the mind
OF the trainers OF this orRanis law.
1t therefore, behooves us to enact
such laws as will fully carry out this
wise provision OF the state constitu.
tion. q"
The state Institutions of higher
leashing are all we'll equipped and ere
doing 0 great work In the education
OF many of our girls and boys, but
these fortunate n are but q meapre
4 ten per cent; OF those Within tho
school age; the other ninety per cent.
are wholly dependent upon the com.
mon schools.
l6 10 true that many Of the graded
aohools are kept open for nine montbs
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 are in session but
for three or four months In the wear,
Realizing that most OF the children,
who Sbteld these schools, are receiy.
Ing from them al tho school adyant.
ages that they will ever get, are we
doing our full duty to them? Are we
thus fitting them for all Of the duties
OF an Intelligent citizenship?
We are building for tho future and
we should SEQ to 1t that we build
atrong and we'll. You have no moro
Important matter that gill como he.
fore you and / recommend that liberal
appropriations be made for the com.
mon gohools.
1 also ask your especial attention 10
Sand considerations OF the eBtebliah.
ment OF high schools In connection
with and % a part of the free school
system Of our state. Many children
will be able to attend q state college,
and many others will be better pre-.
pared for college after having attend.
ed the high school, 1t Ia q step In the
direction OF giving to the boys and
girls better opportunities Ia their
sonool life and for making them bet.
ser citizens.
LIQUOR QUESTION
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