The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-26

candidate for the house Of representa-
tives. He was here not antagonizing
tn present house of representatives.
He promised if elected to serve the
people and their interests.
Mr.. George S. Mower
said he was here again, with his rec
ord of the last two years behind him
and before the people. He was a can
didate for the law-making department
of the State government, which was
separate and distinct from the two
other departments. The duty of leg
islators was to shape the laws, to con-
slider the questions that were present.
ed, and to determine What in their
honest judgment was best for the peo-
pie. He had endeavored honestly,
frankly and candidly to perform that
duty. How far he had succeeded was
not for him to say. He could only say
he had faithfully made the effort. As
to taxation, he had no hesitation in
saying that, in his honest judgment,
the affairs of the State were economi-
cally administered. He was not con-
scious of any extravagant appropria-
tions when the purposes were consid-
cred. Economy should be the watch
word, but economy was 4 relative term,
and there was certain kind of econ
omy that was not real economy. Take
the educational institutions--it would
be an act of folly, if it was proposed
to keep institutions efficient and ac-
complishing the purposes for which
they we're established, if they were not
supported so they could accomplish
those purposes 1t would be un-
wise, it would be an act OF folly, to
erect a college and not support it
that would be wasting money. So far
as the educational, institutions were
concerned, he thought comparative
record of appropriations on that su@
ject, coupled with the growth and ex-
penses of those Institutions, would
show that they had not been eXtrav-
agantly managed and that excessive
appropriations had not been made. A
sum may locke large, but when you
look to the purposes and consider that
you get the value of the money, you
have administered the affairs of the
institution economically So far as
other appropriations were concerned,
so far as he could Judge, they had been
kept within the bounds of reasonable
economy. He had had no Interior
motives in his service, and his record
was an open book. It was writ, and
whatever the people might think of it,
he hoped they would give him credit
for having acted honestly in all mat
tiers which they might examine into.
In connection with the appropriation
for the heating plant for the negro
college, he mentioned incidentally that
the maintenance of that institution, he
said, had a good deal to do with the
appropriation made by the federal gov
ernment for the support of agricul-
tural education in South Carolina, so
to an extent the maintenance of that
institution was necessary for the pur-
pose of keeping this appropriation. AS
to the heating plant, the institution
had formerly been conducted in a
wooden building, and on account of
the lack of a heating plant, the build
ing had been destroyed by fire. The
heating plant was regarded by the leg
islature as business precaution, and
a simple business proposition.
In passing the rural police law, he
said the delegation had been actuated
by sincere desire to protect the peo-
pie of Newberry county, and to pro-
vide as much protection as they could.
1t was said that was extravaganza.
Practically it did not add to the ex-
penses Of the county, because in the
estimate of the county board, submit
ted to the delegation, there was an
item for liquor constables, $4,000; the
appropriation for rural police is only
$500, and the act provides they shall
discharge the duties heretofore dis
charged by liquor constables, and dis
continues. the liquor coastables which
had been costing, he Judged by the
estimate submitted, $4,000 a year.
He promised, if reelected, to act in
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