The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-21

mdCeQ ny yOu1 NO1ApCA O1A0A TANo
know from his long experience in that
Office, is $242,7O0. Your taxes at a
levy of five and three-quarter mills on
s279, 1000, according to the estimate
by the same party, viii bring in ST.
573,e21, making you q. grand total OF
s1,S16,321. Now, gentlemen, look on
the other side of the balance sheet
and see what amount this bill appro-
PIRATES.
Cites Inaugural Address.
"Where is the money? How can we
pay it? The people of South Carolina
said to me: Check it, The people OF
South Carolina are saying to you. Re-
lieve US from our burcen; The yoke is
heavier than we can bear In my In
augural address, said to you, gentle
men, in regard to appropriations for
the State institutions Of learning: !,
therefore, hope in order to keep down
any friction along this line between
the legislative and executive depart
ments, that you, gentlemen, will re-
duce these appropriations Gould I
have spoken palmer? Again, in the
same message, I said: L sincerely
trust that in your deliberations you
will be liberal, but not extraVagant,
and that you will reduce expenses
and not make any extravagant appro-
priations for any purpose; stop the
useless expenditure of money by OIL
cials; stop the creation of and abolish
useless Offices and all other methods
Eof careless extravaganza and useless
expenditure of money, and that you
will not create an increase in the tax
levy. but that you will reduce both
the State and the county levies, as
all our taxes are too high and our
people are now burdened with taxa
ton. They are groan1ng under their
load and begging relier, and to you,
and you alone, must t1ey look Tor IT,
for you, and you alone, can give 1t
and if you do not give it the respon-
sibility will rest upon you
Relief Not Given.
"Gentlemen, you have seen fit not to
give it. I do not criticise you. You
are a. separate and distinct depart
ment of this government, but l SAID
on every stump in this State thai
what was needed in the executive Of
flee was a man who mad the polltlca
courage and the backbone to veto
these appropriations when they were
extravagant and that, if 7 was elected
I would do it.
1.-THE majority of the people of Soutf
Carolina believed me, and I must De
true to nv trust, let the consequences
be what they may. Tne responsibility
will not rest upon me, but upon those
who have brought about the cond1'
tions which O attempted to avoid.
ssWhen all of US again appear before
the sovereign people, they must pas:
iudement and to their judgment
will humbly and peacefully bow, as
have done in the past, whether it be II
6ofeat or in succeSS
Gives His Reasons.
"I disapprove of Item II, Section s
because in my opinion this is the dut.
of the comptroller general, as nov
provided by law, without this unnec
essary expense. This is $4,000 10
special Investigations OF the comptrol
ler The. parenthetical note is insert
: ed to explain the item. 1t is not II
f the, message. I disapprove Item
: Section 4, as a useless expense, a
actuary for the insurance depart
, ment, $500. I disapprove Item
] Section 5, because, in my opinion, thi
: is the duty of the clerks in the Office
This is $500 for clerical help in treas
urer's office. I disapprove Of Item I
5 Section 8, as, in my opinion, thl
Y should be performed by the regula