Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-08-22
CAUSES OF CONFLICT With
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

judiciary committee he was not seek
ing law, but political buncombe, and a
charge that the house and committee
had acted wrong from personal and
political motives. Up 70 that time the
majority of the house were his poll.
tical friends. Probably more tha nhalf
of them had voted for him and all
We're trying to treat him right, but be-
cause he didn't get the decision he
waited he insulted, first, the commit
tee to whom it was referred at his
request, and then the whole house
Woo stood by the report of the CON-
mittee.
Again, on February Is (page 797 of
the JournaD he sent a message to the
house which covers 12 closely printed
pages, and took half an hour to read,
in which he endeavored to drive the
legislature to his view. During the
reading one of his strong political
friends in the election moved to print
without reading, which motion was
opposed by Mr.. Stevenson as discount
eous to the Governor, and with drawn
on that ground, and it was ordered
printed in the Journal after being
read, on motion of Mr.. Osborne, and
thus the two members Of the subcom-
mittee who had been insuted by the
interview interposed and prevented
disrourtes! to his EXLei:ency (Ses
Jurnal.
Then came his veto Of many items
in the appropriation bill, including the
salary. of the stenographer in the State
treasurer's o. .ce, an absolute neces-
sary expense, and the pay for factory
inspection which he called useless
expense" Then he appointed his
press agent, L. NJ Green, to make the
factory inspection at 100000 moth,
though the regular inspectors got only
$4,000 and expenses. G1een made
his report up from statistics gotten
from the department of agriculture,
and made no effective inspection, but
collected his pay from the Governors
fund for the enforcement Of law. All
these matters CALLED the legislature, as
the fund Bet astds 1y e sru5 llee -
such purpose. AS a result he did
not have as many political friends in
The house as forne. ly. at the begin
ning of the session Of 1912.
Conduct Toward Senate.
In the senate he hal 1een even more
offensive. The const.to+ion requires
magistrates to be- appointed by and
with the consent and advice of the
senate. In certain coulties where .hG
magistrates and certain oiher Offices
recommended as usual wee mer who
had not voted for him, h. refused to
appoint tErm or ary one else until
the senate adjourned and then ap-
pointed lis friends insteaG of the men
regularly recommended. This was of
course res,'.. ii o. the senate and has
aucsed great confr5r,p and mucl liti-
CATION.
Consequently lis message o. 1872
was expectd to be of 4 Equatorial
tone. was found So to be, and was
received with disfavor, and his char"
acterization of a report made alout
the State loan by R. H. jennings, State
Treasurer and gallant soldier, whose
empty sleeve and spotless character
give him the respect and esteem OF all
who know him. as "a malicious false
hood" caused further telling be-
tween him and the legislature and all
other State officers. Then came on
January 10 a message OH the Libel
Bill" so-callcd. which starts out as
follows: 81 return this act to you
without my signature, because in my
opinion il is the most iniquitous meas
urc that has ever passed a Democratic
Legislative body" The measure then
for seven pages dealt in language and
Inc t.Dt inng hnnSn doomed
unfit to print in the permanent Jour-