Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-07-15

to If l don't want to. / have the
right to take the other alternative
and perish, for 1t Ii with me to work
or perish. The grand jury is again
in, the recommending business, and
again 1t Is for the Increase os sala-
ries. am of the opinion that sala-
ries ere high enough-at least we
have about sixty candidates out for
the different Offices at the salaries
now prevailing. In my opinion
81 400 is, too much for the Superin-
tendent OF Education in this county 4
If the grand jury does think other
wise. AS proof that am right
In opposing any Increase of any SAL
ary would say Just. look at the, men
asking to be allowed to serve you at
the present salary. / am also op-
posed to fixing salary for the Clerk
Of Court and allowing him to collect
the same fees and pay the oyerplus
into the County Treasury. If the
fees of the Clerk are too high, re-
duce the fee and allow the man hav-
ing the work done to keep the saving
in his own pocket Who is 1t that
pays the fees to the Clerk for re-
cording and Court costs? 1t is the
poor fellow who seldom Is consider
ed. He gives a mortgage, the fee for
recording Is added into the mortgage,
and he must pay 1t. Why not let
him have the advantage Of lower
fees? If the Clerk should be re-
quired to pay the surplus into the
treasury, would 1t not be the man
who had work done paying a tax
that is not required of, other people?
l am opposed to any such scheme of
taxing the poor more than their fair
yt,n nt.a 1., =, II,
the rich man can take care of him
self. ~
The next speaker was w. M.
Brown, who said he was glad to see
the ladies out at these meetings; 1T
was q good sign and their presence
insures good order and gentlemanly
conduct. The people have the right
to require all candidates to appear
and discuss issues before them and
tell where they stand on all subjects
before the people, and he was glad to
be before them to-day. He felt that
the last General Assembly got top
heavy In appropriations. There has
been too much money put into the
State colleges, and not enough into
the rural schools. One-third of the
money spent on the colleges could be
taken from them and then they could
go on. The very best thing we could
do would be to induce our people to
educate their children. and IL we can
not persuade them that they ought SO
to do, then he was not sure that we
ought not to pass a compulsory edu-
cation law. He is opposed to the
Legislature appropriating money to
bring immigrants here; opposed to
immigration. He opposed any fur
ther increase in the salary of any
county officer. tt.zt
Then came the time for the candi-
dates for the State Senate, and Il. E.
Werner was first introduced. He said
he had been found every time, on all
occasions, before every committee
and the House, arguing against and
fighting Increased appropriations,
higher taxes and Increase of salaries.
While he thought he had been right
In most cases, he was not sure that
he was not mistaken in some in
stances For instance: Take the At
torney General, who has the con-
|struction and enforcement of the
laws of the State In his charge. He
ought to be the very best and strong
est lawyer In the State. The salary,
for this office is $1,000, and for this
sum the best lawyers cannot be se-'
cured. while the corporations are Of
feringl for the same class of men
from $4,000 to $4,000. II we se-
cure an able nah and he begins to
make himself felt, to get rid OF him
o corporation comes along and offers
his $4,000 sto $4,000. and the State
loses her good officer. In case in
this State during the course OF the
last year the State paid one good
lawyer $1,000 to assist the Attorney
General in the prosecution OF one