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

giving TO tho psopla proper p~assepger
snu freight Recommendations and rates
knd sesaSasaS Information On delayed
iis, ID IL very evident 90 every
thtnking p0rKon lthat the railroad
commissioners should have power to
correct these things and TO give relief
Where ID is fair and just between the
railroads and the people. Tho rail.
road corporations should be dealt
With fairly and justly but at the
samo time the people's rights should
be provided for and respected.
l, therefore, recommend that suoh
additional powers be givon to The rail-
road commissioners az will enable
thara to compel the railroads to com.
ply with suoh reasonable rules and
orders as may be just and proper.
In thfg connection, / would recon-.
mend that tho act now of force re.
curing tho salaries OF the railroad
manufacturers to bo paid by this rail.
roads be repealed. The office of rail
road commissioners 10 o State Office
and the salary ought to be paid by
the State.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
! 1t ia q duty that we owe to oufsel.
YES and to our state that we provide
liberal pensions for our needy Conftd
crate Veterans-those who for lack
Of means or who by reason Of age or
inhrmity are no. able to provide for
themselves. /, therefore, recommend
that you make liberal appropriations
for theao Veterans to be paid to them
undor suoh rules and regulations as
may DO just and proper.
ROADS.
The road question Ia one of para.
mount Importance and one that
should have III most careful atten
tion. Many of the counties Of this
toto arc now engaged In the laudable
Undertaking Of building good roads
end others are beginning to prepare
for grading and matchmaking their
principal roads. When we contem.
plate the great good that is done to
no 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 go forward with this un.
dortNktog. 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 our
state q liberal appropriation In mon
for the carrying on Of this work. This
money supplemented with our CON-
Wet labor would soon give us good
r0adn la every county In the state.
SUPREME COURT.
l desire, Gentlemen, to Gall your
attention also to tho mabter Of Ghe
neceSaity for better accommodations
Cor our supreme COURT. The spaoe
ll0toed In the State House for the
use Of the supreme court has oil been
taken up with tho library and
records, exoept consultation room
and the court room. l respectfully
ask that you look into this matter
and provide for the necessities Of the
court 10 this regard.
BEAUTIFYING 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
pBnditure Of q little money 8 great
improvement a be made and I feel
assureed that their state house
9rounda shall be beautined and i'm.
prcvod.
IMMIGRATION.
There Is no question of greater mo.
ment to our material and industrial
life than that OF immigration. The
labor question ia worry serious one.
Many thousands of acres Of lands are
now lying idls for the wspt of labor.
ars, and many other venue Of trade
are Offering work to the work ors. To
my mind the best solution Of this
question is the bringing In Of homo
seekers, home builders end desirable
workmen.
l, therefore, recommend that you
take such Bteps as may to you seam
wise to foster and sustain the Depart
ment cf Immigration now accom-.
plishing 30 much work on this line.
STATUTE OF JOHN G. CALHOUN.
While many Of the states Of this
Union have honored the mselvea by
placing In the Hall OF Fame, In the
Capital at Washington, ID. O., statues
Of n or two Of their honored and
eminent SONS, who have done noble
work for their states and for the IA.
Ion, South Cardinals place has re.
nainod vacant. | respectfully re.
commend that you give this matter
your careful attentisn and give such
consideration to tho same tha6 at no
distant day the statute Of John G.
Calhoun may adorn that Hall, for by
thus h%0noring that noble son OF South
Carolina, we will honor ourselves.
Suoh other matter, gentlemen, as
may be proper to bring to your atten.
ton during the present session, l
shall allud0 to In special messages.
CONCLUSION.
ALLOW noe to add In the words of
that eminent statesman, Thomas
Jefferson, who when called to the
office Of President Of the United
States, olosed his inaugural address,
In part as follows.
II repair then fellow citizens TO
the post you have assigned me, with
experience enough In subordinate
Offices to have se0n the difficulties Of
this the greatest Of all. / bave
learned to expect that Ii will rarely
fall to the lot Of imperfect man 70
retire from this station with the re-.
putation and the favor which bring
him into ib......I shall often 20
wrong thrt ugh defsct Of Judgment,