The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-16

rsgulstion ot the liquor question, We
again quote from the message:
The fsot that large nun her OF
counties IN tbs State have So.ed out
locsl d!spenssries; the work Of the In
vesti2ating committee, and the dis
closures made in cons Q lancs-tbese
considerations, in connection with
the fact thst the people VI the State
uave recently expressed IN no uncer-
tain terms their disaprroVsl OF the
present operation OF the dispenSsry
Law, all demsn6 inpsratively that
something 'hould be done 70 correct
existing evils. The people Rill not
stand for anything In which they be-
lievs graft exists In ary form, snd >
serious trouble With the dispsnsary
law Is thss it affords too crest oppor'
snDi5y FOR wrong doing and too lit1le
opportunity for detection. 49,
The Governor who has so earne S!S
endesvored to iustill into the puo!lc
mind 2 rsyer, nee tor law Is naturally
ASHAMED to report to you that, IN
snite or sll efforts TO the contrary, the
oTtrne Of lynching has been committed
n ore thsn once in our Stste during
the osst year" He makes this re
commend ssiOn:
Recently the legislature OF Virgins
ensctsd law making an attempt st
rspe capital ofense, and providing
also that the testimony OF the victim
could be taken In private ind not be-
fore the public in court room. l
am informed by Stste officials OF Viz.
ginis that this lsw is working salts
fscto,ily. I think this very lmpor-
tsnt consideration, snd ] recommend
the passage Of such . law Tor our
State. The holding OF special terms
Of court has many objections, and the
principal one being the appearance OF
thus yielding to lawless demands
hastily made. For the crime OF rape,
however, am Of the opinion that
spsclat cou,ts should ba held to try
the culprit at once, and ! hope our
Laws can be SO amended In shis re-
spsct.
The insane population Of the United
States has just doubled since 1890
and South Csrolins has, unfortunste-
IL, Kept pscs In this respect with the
rest OF the country. The State Is un.
prepared to properly care for her in
sane. The conditions at the Asylum
have been Tor several yesrs discieois.
Longer delay in giving relief appears
impossible and the Governor says:
In considering the future welfare OF
our insane, I sm convinced that 1t
would ne a wise policy on the part Of
the State to consider the proposition
by the regents to purchase additional
land g short distance from the city
for the double purpose OF colony for
chronic insane and also for farming
lands for the support Of the hospital.
The property at present ow2ed is be
ing gradually occupied bY the groups
OF buildings necessary for the more
acute cases. snd the proposed adai-
tion would be valuable from every
standpoint.
Confederate veterans Of South Csro-
lima wish TO hold reunions every year,
cut theysslso wish to have feeling OF
dependence; 20 know that they are
not i'm posing on any community. To
this end they wish . fund to defrsy
the chief expenses Of such reunions,
and In recommending such an appIo-
psistion Gov. Hayward says: There
IS every reason why the wishes OF our
old veterans should be respected, and
I believe it is only right and prope,
that the Ssate should make an appro.
pristion for this purpose. In accord
sncs, therefore, with their wishes.
and also because I strongly favor the
ides, have the honor to suggest that
an appropriation OF $1,000 be mads
in ORDER thst there mag be no 1ncer'
taintY IS to the conTanisncs and full
enjoyment OF the annual communion
Of our old veterans"
The Legislature is informed that
thsse can be no State building at the
Jamestown Exposition unless special
provision Is made for 1t, and 1t Is sug-
gested that sl2. .0oo be given for q
building to be constructed With 8
view to having 1t taken down and re-
erected in Colu nbis as the permanent
home for . State exhibit. there being
nov no plsee fer the care OF display
Of ao exnibis Of the States resources.
An esrnsst recommendation is made
by the retiring governor Tor meas
ure Of justice for State officials an1
Judges OF both circuit and supreme
courts. Salaries were low Is year.
ago, but since then the cost OF living
in the cities has increased more than
thirty per cent, while tho duties o.
all officials sre more exscting. The
practical effect Is that. with harder
work the officials are receiving third
less salary. The result is that unless
8 State ofhoial has other means than
bis salary he lives from hand to
mouth" and is perpetuallY strap-
ped" Under such conditions. has the
State of South Carolina the right to
demand as good service as she re
csives? There should be change
and the governor recommends that
officials and judges be given proper
compensation.
The message, in which every sub.
ject OF public interest coming within
the sphere Of the chief executive, is
touched upon, is brought to close
with the following feeling paragraphs:
In conclusion. 7 have only little
more to say, but this Will hold for me
more than 7 can ever hope to adeqo-
ately express. AS governor Of mo ns-
tive State, I have received the high.
est hoEors which my people can be
stow. In deep, grateful and lasting
appreciation Of this honor. T shall al.