Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-31

fortunates in the hospital Of the in
sane and the appropriation Is most
economically administered. We could
not stop that II We wanted to. Here
are the appropriations for Winthrop
college in your own county. The nee
eSsities of the institution, the best In
the land are constantly increasing and
we could not cut off anything that we
have given there. And there Is the In
stitute for the blind at Cedar Springs.
was over there not long ago and
made a speech that was heard by the
blind and seen by the deaf An expert
professor told ii off on his fingers as
rapidly as I talked for the benefit of
the deaf. The cost of this school Is
only 1892 per pupil, and the cost Of the
next best similar institution In the land
Is $170 per pupil. We cannot cut OF
anything here. Referring to the liquor
question, he said that he had recon-
mended a state wide prohibition law
with the provision that any county,
which by a majority vote, should de-
clare it's desire to sell liquor should
have the privilege Of doing so from
single dispensary located at the coun-
ty seat While further discussing this
proposition the governor was notified
that his time was up; and thanking the
audience for It's attention he sat down
amid applause.
Hon. Cole. L. Blease Of Newberry
was introduced as the next speaker
He was greeted with shouts of "Blease,
Blease," from retainers in different
parts Of the house and there was con-
siderable applause. He began by say
ing that he had said at Winnsboro, at
Lancaster and at Chester that the ap-
pointing Of negro to a public office
was a dangerous precedent and he de-
sired to repeat the declaration here.
He said that there Is sleeping In the
heart of every negro a desire for the
return Of the conditions that existed
previous to 1876, and every appoint
ment Of a negro to public position,
however, insignificant that position, Is
an encouragement of that ambition.
They claim that the office OF notary Is
not Of sufficient Importance to amount
to anything. Notary public takes re-
nunciations Of dover, probates all kinds
Of papers and in some cases takes tes-
timony But that was not altogether
the point Any office given to a ne
gro stimulates desire for higher Of
fice He read from the Columbia State
statement that Joshua Wilson the
present negro postmaster at Florence
had been appointed notary public by
Governor B. r. Tillman.' The state
ment was made as a defense Of Gov
ernor Ansel's appointment Of the
Greenville negro. The speaker said 1t
was an argument in favor Of his own
contention. Encouraged by this Official
recognition. Wilson's ambition to hold
office had been stimulated and as the
result he had finally become postmas-
ter at Florence to the great humiliation
Of the people Of that city. He referred
to the States editorial as Spanish ar
gument in a Spanish newspaper in
favor Of a Spanish governor. IF you
elect me governor" he said, II will
never sign my name to commission
Of negro for any office no matter un-
der what circumstances" Next Mr..
Blease devoted himself to what he
characterized, the extravagancy Of the
Ansel administration. He said 1t was
the most extravagant administration
the state had ever known, the appro-
priations increasing from $997,00O six
years ago to $1,641,000 the present year.
Notwithstanding the constantly in
creasing value Of the property In the
state and increased assessments, there
Is also an increase in the levy. The
levy this year Is l mill higher than 1t
was last year. The governor says that
he Is not responsible for 1t, yet he rec
ommends an extra 2 mill levy this year,
and for what? To pay interest? Yes;
but not interest on the public debt
interest on extravagant appropriations.
Mr. Blease read some extracts from
the comptroller generals report showing
that in the opinion Of the comptroller
levy of AZ mills was sufficient to pay
all the expenses OF the state and leave
surplus Of $4,000. This surplus,
he said. II saved and. not wasted in
extravaganza, would in four years pay
that $500 interest that the govern
or was worried about and for which
he wanted to levy an extra tax of 2
mills for two years. He felt quite
sure that at the present rate of in
grouse in property values, If expenses
were held down to something reason
able, we could eventually catch up
with expenses so that each years ap-
propriations could be paid out Of each
years revenues. Put instead of saw
ing money, Governor Ansel wants to
build new mansions and increase the
salaries of himself the Judges and
the other state offices. Has anybody
heard that Chief Justice Pope has re-
signed because Of insufficient salary.
Has any body heard OF the resigna-
ton Of Judge Gage or Of any Of the
other judges? Suppose all Of them
should resign, there would be two law
yers Offering for each place and all
Of them glad to get 1t at the salary
that is being paid. He charged that
the trouble with Mr.. Ansel was his
personal extravaganza and the trou-
BILE with the government was extrava-
CANT appropriations. The majority
Of the people Of York county, he said
are living on a great deal less than
$4,000, and paying their own house
rent. 1t seemed to him that almost
anybody might be able to live on 49,
900 a year with free water and
house furnished without cost. He
next quoted from Governor Anseps
recent message recommending the
maintenance Of the department OF
immigration and advocating the en-
couragement of desirable immigra-
ton. Then he ridiculed the Witte-
kind experiment, telling how a boat
load of people had been brought over
at an expense of $4,000, and deied
anybody to tell him where there was
a single one Of the immigrants who
came over in the Wittekind making an
honest living in South Carolina. He was
opposed to the immigration department
and declared that If elected he would
veto the appropriation for its support
He said that he had fought for the re-
tention Of the old state dispensary and
people had sent him to the house
from Newberry and afterward to the
senate, mentioned his election to the
position of president pro tenn of the
senate. and for information as to his
character ard reputation referred
those who wanted to know, to any
county official Of Newberry or to the
Methodist minister there. He said
that he was on one side or the other In
more tn n half of the law cases In
Newberry county and cited the fact
that his own people so willingly trust
ed their lives and fortunes with him
as evidence Of their confidence in
him. He said that when the dispen-
sary was killed he accepted the result
in good faith and thought it should be
left to the people to decide whether
or not they wanted county dispense
ries. He advised the people to watch
out after the people who were con-
stantly crying graft and they would
find that such people would steal
themselves when they got the Oppor-
tunity. He took occasion to refer to
w. H. Stewart as the best reading
clerk the senate ever had. In conclu-
sion he rehearsed an adaptation of
Ansels Brother CraffOrd story told
how on the evening Of the 25th of Au-
gust the tail of the old gray horse
would disappear In the distance of a
Columbia street waving a goodbye to
Apcal The Speakar was several times