Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-12
Investments Made In the State.

ever been invested in any one year be-
fore During the year 1911 many mill
lions of dollars were invested III new
enterprises In South Carolina-the
amount being much larger than for
any other year-the fees from which
amounted to $35,905.92, being an In
crease of 35 per cent over the banner
year." as will be shown by the report
of the secretary Of state. My admin
istration in every sense Of the word,
has been a successful one, notwith-
standing the fact that the newspapers
and a few others have endeavored to
make II otherwise. Instead OF the
state being financially ruined, as was
predicted, IF Blease was elected" the
state has reaped material benefits.
Requisitions.
Under the law, acquisitions In all
cases should be paid for by the state.
This law was enacted before we had
county chain gangs. I have made 1t
rule when a requisition was asked
for, before granting 1t, to have the
county advise II the party was con-
victed and sent to the county chain
gang, that the county would pay the
expenses: that II the party was sent
to the penitentiary. the state would
pay the expenses-believing that
when one county receives the benefit
from the labor Of a convict 1t Is not
right for all the other counties to be
taxed to pay for bringing the convict
back into the state, and In this way
the people have been saved hundreds
of dollars. Therefore, I recommend
that you amend the law so that In fu-
ture 1t will read: when acquisitions
are issued, If the party brought back
into the state Is sentenced to the coun-
ty chain gang. that the county pay the
expenses of the requisition; and IL he
serves In the state penitentiary. the
state to bear the expense Of the requi-
sition."
Rewards
| have been very careful in the mat
ter of Issuing rewards because some-
times criminals are allowed to remain
at large. waiting for a reward to be
offered. Having been very careful
along this line. money has been saved
the taxpayers.
Newspaper Subscriptions.
When I came into office, nearly ev-
cry newspaper in the state, daily and
weekly, was coming there at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers. Immediately
an order was issued stopping each and
every one Of them. 1t Is not right for
the taxpayers to pay subscriptions to
for individuals to read;
and. I'm this way, the taxpayers were
saved several hundred dollars.
Notaries Public.
A proclamation was issued revoking
the commission Of all notaries public.
You passed q new act, and since 1881
have been commissioned. While this
has been no hardship to any individ-
ual, for any citizen ought to be willing
to pay SO per annum, much less ~ In
for a notary public commits
sion, by doing this I have made the
state $7,47325, have injured no one.
and got rid Of the negro officeholders
In the state.
Purchases for State institutions.
If the officials of the various state
institutions. who have to purchase
supplies, would meet together and
form an organization to buy their gro
ceries, coal. wood. electrical supplies.
and all other articles to be used by
them during the year by contract, and
in bulk, 1t would be great saving
to the taxpayers. For instance, Win
throp college, the Citadel state peni-
tentiary, hospital for the insane, South
Carolina college, and all other insti-
tutions that have anythfngto pur-
chase, by each buying separately and
individually. cannot secure such ne
cessities as they need at as low rate
as II they were all to purchase togeth-
er and In bulk 1t Is, therefore, rec
commended that an act be passed re-
curing this; also requiring that all
of the officials Of state institutions pur-
chase all articles so far as 1t Is pos
sible, from parties within the state,
so az to patronlZe home people; and
II Is further recommended that an act
be passed requiring these people to
advertise for bids for their supplies.
as some Of them are now paying more
than they can purchase the same ar
ticles for If other parties had an OPP
portunity to bid. Many thousands of
dollars can be saved for the people
II some system Of this kind Is devised.
Codification Of the Laws.
Your attention is called to the codi-
fcatiOn of the laws as submitted to
you at the last session Of the general
assembly. and 1t Is suggested that you
read the same before you enact 1t
into law, unless you want confusion
and the enactment of laws which are
not on the statute and the repeal OF
Hunting clubs-Foreigners.
1t is recommended that you have
one Of your committees investigate
carefully the hunting clubs and other
Of foreigners located In
this state, to see II they are violating
the constitution and section 1,795, VOL
|, of the code.
Negro Lodges.
| recommend that you pass some
act, like the Rucker bill, introduced
few sessions ago, In regard to negro
lodges. Much annoyance Is being
caused I'm various parts Of the state
by the organization of such lodges
Negroes who commit crimes are given
assistance in escaping; money Is raised
to pay lawyers If the one charged
with a crime is a member Of the lodge;
therefore, such lodges should be dis
banded.
White Persons Teaching Negro Chill
dren.
1t Is recommended that you pass an
act prohibiting any white person from
teaching in negro schools or teaching
negro children We boast Of the fact
that we have no social equality In
South Carolina, yet white people are
teaching in negro schools, who are
associating with the pupils and teach
ing them that they are as good as
white people. and are instilling into
their heads ideas of social equality.
Not long since a white woman (and a
good-looking one) was seen walking
on a negro school ground with one
arm around a negro boy and the other
around a negro girl. What do you
expect to be the outcome Of this kind
of conduct? Stop it, and stop 1t now.
Nurses of the Hospital for the Insane.
Your special attention Is called to
the report of the board Of regents OF
the Hospital for the Insane as to
women nurses Of that institution, and
/ recommend that you pass an act
granting the young ladies who gradu-
ate at that institution and hold di-
plOmas, signed by the president Of the
board of regents and the superinten-
dent of the institution, all the rights
and privileges of nurses graduated a.
any other institution or general hos
pital. in recognition Of the faithful
performance Of a most important SER
vice to the state of South Carolina.
This recommendation will meet with
the hearty approval Of the superin-
tendent of said institution, and will do
justice to a band Of young ladies who
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