The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-19

to our Confederate veterans, ant
hope that, while you gentlemen vii
not be extravagant along this line
yet that you will give to them what
ever is necessary to make them com
Portable, and that you Will so amend
the pension laws that so many IN
worthy people: who now receive !
will not receive it,, in order tina
those who are entitled to it may ge
more Of that which Is appropriated
j q eed not say more on. this subject
for an. man who does not love thu
ex-Confederate soldier is either
Yankee. or has negro blood in hi:
veins.
recommend liberal appropria
tions for ali our State institutions o.
learning for white boys and girls
They, with our Unconventional col
;leges, are doing a grand and glori
GUS work. None is in the way; none
can be spared. If there is rivalry, i
is frienlly,s and spurs all on to {
greater. work. But I do not believe
in the extravaganza that the genera
assem- bly, has been engaging in ,alone
this line for several years past, an6
I can not and will not give my sane
tion to it during my term Of office
and therefore hope, in order tt
keep down any friction along this
line between the legislative and ex'
ecutive departments, that, you gen
lt1emen will reduce these appropria'
tions. :tst q.
Il 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 educa.
ton in comfortable and convenient
school hosses,s and in paying teachers
sufficient salaries, to secure the best
and OF books, especially histories, by
Southern authors for Southern chill.
dren, and I hope that you will take
such action and make such appropri.
ations as will bring about these re-
forms.
Opposed Compulsory Education.
I am absolutely opposed to COM
pulsory education, and have little pa
tience with, and much contempt for
that man or those men who 90
around in the State or outside Of the
State and parade figures to show the
percentage Of the ignorance of our
people. And ifthey are State officers
or hold positions under the State
government. they should be decent
enough to resign, and ii they are not
then they So ould be kicked out. II
what they say is true, we should all
get. together and try to remedy it,
and not.parade it and humiliate our
State by advertising it. If some Deo-
Pile are being paid for this, kind OF
speeches., I recommend that you
abolish their positions, for they are
not helping, but injuring us. "1n
my opinion, compulsory education in
the hands of the State means dis
rupting the home, for it dethrenes
the authority of the parents and
places the paid agents of the State
in control CT the children, and de-
stroys family government. Those
agents stanl. between the child and
the parent. They represent the State.
They are not responsible, to the par
ents. They impress upon the min is
of the children the views Of the
State, and virtually say" We have
taken you out Of bondage and made
you free; we are giving you what
your unnatural parents would mot
give YOU. and no child on earth can
be- subject to such influences and
teachings and escape imbibing the
spirit OF rebellion against parental
authority, and consequent disrespect
and ingratitude Children are toe
easily infected with the idea that
their parents owe them everything
while they owe them nothing in re-
turn, and with thef design and law
OF God set at defiance, who can COM
pass, by the widest stretches of;the
most gigantic mind, the condition
that will follow. We desire to, see
the standard OF education raised in
South Carolina; wa want every hoy
and girl in tie State to have every
possible opportunity to gain fol
themselves. the very. best and highest
degree OF equipment for life; but VIC
do not want it at the cost OF pa.
rental authority and the peace OF; the
home. Family government and pa,
rental responsibility antedate all 9th
ers, and it is possible for Wild ex'
trayagant, and madly enthusiastic
men, who see theory and theory only
to destroy family government, alien
ate children from their parents and
force the home into scene Of strife
rebellion and .wretchedness." The
Bible says great deal about obedi'
erce to parents and reverence 3fol
parents, and believing In that book
and Its teachings as strongly as l. do
and for the sake Of our children, our
country and for the future, believe
in letting the parents keep within
their own control the rearing and
education of their children.
Negro Education.
I am opposed to white peoples
taxes being used to educate negroes