Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-01-25


subjects, and obedience to the con-
stitution OF the United States and the
constitution of South Carolina.
,. Keeping forever separate the
legislative, judicial and executives de-
partments Of the government. each
however, doing its duty and endeav-
oriEg to uphold and support the
other.
18th. Trial by jury for all persons
accused Of crime. and enforcing the
Judgments OF courts founded upon
the verdicts OF the juries.
This stand firmly upon to-day,
and ! consider government by in
junction the most vicious and de-
grading which can be tolerated by
any civilized nation, and | beg to call
to your attention Sections 5, 16. II
and 26, OF Article |, of the constitu-
ton OF this State, which every officer
OF the State is sworn to uphold and
obey. The Democratic party in her
national conventions condemns in
functions in the most strenuous
terms. South Carolina, though she
is the bedrock of Democracy, vio-
lates this Democratic doctrine in the
meanest and most contemplate
form, and, in my opinion, only those
exercise it who are governed by
spite and malice for those whom
they use it against
Biennial Sessions Schools, Etc.
AS said in my canvass, | am in
favor of biennial sessions of the
General Assembly. The people of
this State have already expressed
themselves in favor Of it, and it GER
tainly should be given them.
! am in favor Of liberal support
to our Confederate veterans, and
hope that, while you gentlemen will
not be eXtravagant along tbs line.
yet that You will give them whatever
is necessary to make them comforta-
BILE, and that you will so amend the
pension laws that so many unworthy
people who now receive it will not
receive it, in order that those who
are entitled to it may get more OF
that which is appropriated. | need
not say more on this subject, for any
man who does not love the cX-COn-
fcdcratc soldier IS either a Yankee
or has negro blood in his veins.
| recommend liberal appropriations
for all our State institutions Of learn
ing for white boys and girls. They.
with our dcnomnational colleges,
are doing a grand and glorious work.
None is in the way; none can be
spared. If there is rivalry, it is
friendly, and spurs all on to do a
greater work. But do not believe
in the extravaganza that the General
Assembly has been engaging in along
this line for several years, and ] can
not and will not give my sanction to
it during my term Of office, and
therefore hope, in order to keep
down any friction along this line be-
tween the legislative and executive
departments, that you gentlemen
will reduce these appropriations.
am in favor of building up the
free school system so that every
white child in South Carolina may
be given a good common school edu-
cation in comfortable and convenient
school houses, and in paying teach
crs sufficient salaries 10 secure the
best, and Of books, especially histo-
rics, by Southern authors for South
crn children, and ! hope that you
will take such action and make such
preparations as will bring about
these reforms.
/ am absolutely opposed to compul-
sorry education, and have little patti
cnce with, and much contempt for
that man or those men who go
around in the State or outside OF the
State and parade figures to show the
percentage Of the ignorance OF our
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