The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-01-09


up, which is practiced in some coun-
ties.
Auditing of Accounts of State Officials.
I recommend that you appoint, or
have appointed, experts, of the high
est character and ability, to make a
thorough examination into and check
up all vouchers, bonds, books and 9TH
er papers in all of the State Offices.
While the legislative committee makes
it's check, many of you have been on
these committees and know how it is
done, and from the time allowed, we
all know that it is merely a formal
matter. Therefore, you should have a
thorough audit of all departments
made.
Reiteration of Previous Messages.
reiterate all recommendations
made at your last session and request
of you to re-read the same and give
them careful consideration. i would
be useless for me to repeat them il
th'@ message, but I stand by each anu
every one of them, and if you will
enact them into law they will be of
benefit to the people. g..
Employment of Home Talent
I recommend that you pass an act,
or a Joint resolution, requiring all Of
ficials of State institutions of this
State, when they have an architect to
employ, buildings to erect, contreots
to let, teachers to employ, etc., that
they patronize home people. We hear
a great deal of hollering and see much
newspaper writing about 'Boys and
girls stay at home, stick to your
State" and yet we do not offer those
boys and girls positions and places
that will give them something to live
on and encourage them to stay at
home. On the contrary, if we want a
college president, if we want a teach
er, if we want a preacher, if We want
an architect, or if We want almost
anything else, great many Of our
people seem to think that the further
from up in Yankeedom they come, the
greater they are and the better SER
vice they will render. Gentlemen, our
home boys and girls are Disseminated
against and we are bringing people
into the State who absolutely care
nothing for us, our history or our ira
ditions, all they want is what they
can get out of us and as soon as they
get it, or they are offered a higher
salary somewhere else, they are ready,
and in many instances, do leave. US.
If our institutions of learning, some
of them more than one huud 'el years
old, in all these years have not grad
uated men and women who can hold
any position in :.hem, from preside5t
down, you know and know and the
people know it IS time to close thea
up.
Economy of My Administration.
If you will take into consideration
the amount Of money which has been
saved to the State by my vetoes Of
the last appropriation bill, the amount
saved by not appointing special judges,
by cutting off all newspapers, by re-
quiring each county to pay for it's own
requisitions, refusing to issue useless
rewards, refusing to hire detectives to
do the work which should be perform
ed by regular officials, the amount re-
ceiyed from. the appointment of no
taries public, the low rate Of interest
at which money was borrowed, the
securing of interest on this money
while on deposit, the amounts of the
contingent fund, stamp and stationery
fund, and fund for the enforcement of
the law and order, which have not
been used, and in other ways, you will
find that during my II months of SER
vice, l have saved the people of this
State more than one hundred thou
sand dollars, by practicing economy
and holding down expenses. I have
advocated economy upon the rostrum
and practiced economy in Office. There
are no secrets in the Office; every let
ter addressed to the governor and
every reply thereto, every letter ad-
dressed to some one else by the gov
ernor and every reply to him, and all
other papers, are on file, at their pro-
per place, and are open for inspection
by any person. If there is any infor-