The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-31

see how the people were pleased with
the plan, and if they were pleased the
amount could be continued and in
creased from year to year. His mind
and heart were fully fixed and de-
termined upon the purpose Of fixing
better road regulations, to securing
better roads.
MIR. Johnstone then took up 5he ap-
preparations for State institutions Of
learning, saying there were two
standpoints from which the citizen
should view these appropriations.
One standpoint was the public good,
and another standpoint was personal
interest and how much he contributed
to that measure. Assuming that there
had been an extra appropriation Of
Tloo,oo0 Tor that purposc-which
there was not, he said--but assuming
FOR the sake Of arguA.cnt and for the
purposes Of illustration that such an
appropriation had been given; how
did that come home to the citizen
ship? If property were assessed at
its true, real, sale value, the man who
paid taxes on $1,000 worth of prop
erty would pay II cents of that mon-
e.. But when ii was considered that
property was assessed at only about
onc-thlrd lis actual value, il would be
seen that that amount would be re-
duccd to less than six cents. Consider
next, he said, not only the standpoint
OF personal benefit. but Of the pub
lie good. Why did he say personal
benefit? "You are part and par
eel of the public,' he said, "and
Whatever benefits the public benefits
you. lie spoke of advancement
along educational lines throughout
the country. care we going to shut
the doors of our higher institutions
to our young men, and fall down be-
fore the country and before the
world?' lie said that he had told
the people two years ago that if thcv
commissioned him he would stand in
the proper way by those institutions
with the proper and necessary appro-
priations. 100000 had been given TO
the Citadel for repairs. 1t had been
given to city, TO build up its insti-
tuition, which had furnished to the
country great and heroic men, many
OF whom now slept in the lap Of Viz
ginia. That city and that county paid
onc-tcnth Of the taxes of the State.
Since 1918 that institution had not
been given a dollar to improve it's
property, or for repairs. He went
with the Legislature to Charleston TO
see whether the appropriation was
necessary or not. lie saw as plainly
rs the human intellect could show
that the property was being actually
injured by withholdin" il any long
or. He had voted 10 give it. and if
The people voted against him for that,
he would always know they had vot-
ed against an innocent man.
The same condition, he said, APP
piled to ihc South Carolina college.
Voice: Tell us something about the
road question.
Mr.. Johnstonc: I have told you
about the road question.
Mr.. Johnstonc then took up the
matter of his position as a trustee of
Clemson college, saying that he was
sorry he did not have an hour to talk
to the people about that matter.
"That position does not pay me Il
cent in monetary way,' he said
"lt never has paid me a cent. l
don't expect n cent. T don't expect
any pay except the satisfaction Of
knowing that T am accomplishing
some good for the people who are en-
gagged in tie same occupation that T.
am engaged in, and for The working
people throughout the entire State.
That question as to whether it DO a
State position or not was settled by
the Constitutional convention, and
for twenty years Senator Tillman has
occupied that position on that board,
and he has been twice governor, and
United States senator. And that
question has been regarded by the lc-
gal mind Of the State as absolutely
and entirely settled. That question
came before the last legislature
afrcsE, as things sometimes bob up
anew. 7 regarded ii as little more