The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
TIE GOVERNOR SELECTED WELL.

danger in such alliances.
TIE GOVERNOR SELECTED WELL.
The recent Act providing for a
commission composed Of Dr.. j.
". Babcock anG Dr.. Robert VII,
son, Jr., and three others who are
not members of the genera! as
sembly TO look into the needs OF
the Hospital for .he Insane. has
been approved by the governor,
and the following business men
have been added TO the commits
sion by him. Hon. Robert O.
Purdy OF Sumter, Dr.. George B.
Cromer of Newberry and Col. Le-
roy Springs Of Lancaster. Gov
ernor Ansel is to be congratulate
ed for the wisdom manifested IN
tie choice made. Every one OF
these men are identified with the
States best interests, and the au-
thority given the commission by
the Joint Resolution will be wise
'ly used. Judge Purdy and DIR.
Cromer are lawyers of high stand
ing and both Of these gentlemen
are successful business men aside
from their profession. Col.
Springs is 4 manufacturer and
banker, and has the reputation OF
being one of the greatest hnan-
ciers in South Carolina; these
gentlemen accepting the task as
signed them. can only be prompt
ed by humane and patriotic mo-
tives.
While we have the asylum in
mind, it is but proper to say in
this connection that sometime
back we criticized those who were
attempting 10 discredit DR.. Bao-
cock, and in doingso we may have
been unjust to the Senator from
Beaufort. while we did not call
his name we had him with others
in mind, but We want it under
stood, that if we created the i'm
preston the Senator from Bean
fort was in any way connected
with certain persons whom We
designated as ''land Sharks we
want to disabuse the minds Of
such: while this Senator worked
night and day for the elimination
of Dr.. Babcock, we do not believe
he had any mercenary or politl-
cal aoeive. He did what he hon
estly believed was right and prop
er. We disagreed with his methods
and helped to tight them, but at
the same time We never did have
any doubt of his sincerity nor his
honesty Of purpose: we regard
that gentleman one OF the most
useful members of the Senate.
When the asylum fight was on
however, there was an element
ready to take advantage of legis-
lation which would put the asy-
lum property in the market for
sale, this element did everything
their shrewdpess could devise to
fan the differences into flame. hop
ing to have the majority report
of the investigating committee
adopted, and then stand in with
the commission of politicians,
gobble up the property and make
a big bunch Of money. We know
there were men not members Of
the legislature who loboied every
day for the adoption Of the ma
jority report and argued what
they regarded the advantage to
the State, tosell the asylum prop
ercy for $500. 900 but the project
of those with itching palms did
not appeal to the majority, and
the Joint Resolution providing
for a commission with authority
to borrow 100000 and having
upon it DR.. Babcock. the present
head Of the institution. and pro-
hibiting the appointment OF any
member of the general assembly
was finally adopted as a com
promise, and, in our opinion, it
was a happy solution Of the prob
lem as the composition Of commits.
sion recently added to by the gov
nor proves.