The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-24

ing TO education that ne dra."ed
him to go out in the educational
campaign last year to urge and
arouse the pe eople for the common
schools, and that he did go to ST.
George in Dorchester and made
the addresses with Prof. w h.
Tate. Mrs. Daniel, formerly Miss
Nance. Hon. ]. D. Cappleman and
the superintendent himself. he
urged the fostering Of the com
mon schools in that speech and
after that there was infused a
new educational life in that coun
". as the superintendent report
will show. He was proud OF his
part in that work. Then too, he
worked always for any measure
which in his judgment would help
the common schools, that he be-
lieved the colleges can be more
economically run. as economical
" at least rs the UNCONVENTIONAL
colleges, and cited that the de-
nominal colleges, WofTord, Fur
man, Newherry and Erskine have
turned out some Of our bralneSt
men. take the judges in this State.
and nearly all Of them graduated
in one or the other Of the denom-
inal colleges. therefore he said,
he wanted our colleges kept up,
and improved in standard, at the
same time it should pot cost any
more to conduct them than it does
the other colleges. All cannot go
to the colleges, therefore It is the
proper thing for the State to see
to it that every boy and girl is
given a good common school ed
ucatlon. He was also member
of the committee on railroads. on
this committee he always endeav-
ed to be fair to the roads as he
regards them a necessity to the
country's welfare, they should
not be crippled, at the same time
they should be made to act just
towards their patrons.
He was a member of the com
mittee on Enrolled Acts, most
important committee, which has
to do with every bill introduced
in the Senate, the least oversight
would possible subject the State
to tremendous expense, on this
committee, especially the latter
part of the session, he would be
up to a late hour of the night pre-
pairing the Acts for ratification,
and the supply and appropria-
ton bills had to be handled eX-
ceedingly careful for if mistake
is made it would block the entire
government machinery, and the
governor will be forced to call an
extra session to remedy such q
mistake It is most important
and responsible position.
After going through the work
mentioned he then took up the
Ash and game laws enacted at the
last session and told his hearers
that he did all in his power to
prevent their passage, and then
went into an explanation of how
the bills of the Audubon Society
got through and said he, If re.
turned to the Senate, it is his pur-
pose to callinto conference nun:
Der of fishermen and hunters and
have framed a DILL which will suit
the conditions in this county and
section. He favored changing the
law with regard to the taking Of
tax returns, and also the time for
fixing the levy. The tax returns
should oe taken BY the township
assessors as :hey were in better
position to know the property in
the township. and by this means
he believed a great deal of prop
erty escaping taxation would be
made to pay its prorata share. He
wanted the tax levy made after
and not before the assessment SO
that those who are to provide for
the tax levy would have definite
information to act upon. He also
gave it as his view that the three
mill constitutional tax is him
drance to having the property
placed upon the tax books at its
value in accordance with the re-
quirementS Of the constitution.
he takes the position that ahould
the people put their property on
the books at its value it would
mean almost con:scat!on as the
levy for schools alone would be
equal TO nine mills, and this
money could not be used for any
other purpose, therefore there
would De more money than is
needed for the schools, and not a
cent of thatsurpluS could be used
to help pay any OF the county ex-
penses. So it would be foolish TO
expect the people to put the prop
ertv on the books at its value AS
a remedy for this and so that the
property can be placed on the
books at it's value that school dis
trictS would not have so much
trouble in securing money when
they want TO build a modern
school building, he proposes to
have the three mill constitutional
tax requirement submitted to the
people 20 say whether or not they
wish this requirement repealed:
it being in the constitution it
u.o,,l6 have to no S,,byoitto6 tO fine