Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-30
) HOLDING TWO OFFICES

HOLDING TWO OFFICES
Governor Bisase Makes Some caustio
Comment on Subject.
Governor Blease on Tuesday assail-
ed the common violation Of the con-
stitution involving the act Of holding
two offices at one and the same time,
comment being called forth by the su-
preme court In deciding that the su-
pervisors Of registration appointed by
Governor Blease in Cherokee county
held ONCE only until the senate met
and declined to confirm them, and that
the old board went out Of once when
Governor Blease appointed his friends,
which the senate declined to confirm.
The interview given out by the gov
ernor follows: .,.
THE supreme court, In its decision
in the Cherokee county registration
board matter, simply upholds a con-
tentiop which I have been making all
along and fighting for I have at DIFF
ferent times called the legislatures
attention to the fact that those higher
up were openly and flagrantly violat-
ing the law and nothing was being
done, while the man lower down was
checked up and made to suffer on ev-
cry little pretext. And at the last ses-
sion Of the general assembly. in mes-
sage No. 4s. I called attention to cer-
tain opinions Of Attorney General
Lyon in reference to this matter. and
the supreme court yesterday but sus.
tains the view I took in reference to
the law. but they go down into such
small matters that It looks like absur-
dity, sustaining my contention that
those higher up were allowed to es-
cape, while those lower down were
made to suffer. Everybody knows that
the trusteeship of q little country
school has neither honor nor profit;
everybody knows that the position OF
commissioner Of election has neither
honor nor profit, and that the position
Of supervisor Of registration does not
carry any, honor to speak of and Nigh
ty little profit. Yet this decision of the
supreme court positively states that
one who accepts the ONCE Of supervi-
sor of registration vacates his POSI-
ton as school trustee, further holds
that one who accepts the position OF
commissioner Of election yacates his
position Of supervisor OF registration,
and then when the same party accepts
a position as regent Of the asylum he
again forfeits the position Of commits
sioner of election--and certainly there
is no profit and very little honor In the
position Of regent Of the asylum. stl
1T Is clearly to be seen by this de-
cision that these little, insignificant.
trifiing positions are dragged into
court and decisions demanded; upon
them. while we have. in the very face
of II, az I called attention to In mes
sage No. 40, men higher M violating
section 2 Of article II Of the constitu-
tion, which prohibits the holding eof
two ohices at the same time, and
which provision applies to all offices,
and, more specifically, section "a OF
article III of the Constitution, which
says no person shall be elieihse, to- q
seat in the general assembly while he
holds any ofiice or position Of profit
or trust under this state, the United
States OF America, or any Of them, and
provides further If any member shall
accept or exercise any Of the said dis
qualifying offices or positions he shall
vacate his seat. We have also another
provision of our statutory law, which
also called the attention of the general
assembly to, which says that none OF
these officers shall serve without COM
missions, and makes It an indictabie
offense to do SO. a,s Ear
"Yet these poor, insignificant posi-
tions of supervisor of registration,
school trustee, commissioner of elec-
tions and regent Of the state hospital
for the insane are dragged into the
courts and the parties holding them
good, true citizens of our state--are
held up as lawbreakers, while a Unit
ed States senator sits In his seat ana
holds positions as trustee of two Of
the greatest institutions In South Car
olina and is praised for his violation
Of the law; while a United States
Judge holds his seat-certafnly a posi-
ton of honor and profit under the
United States goyernment-and also a
position under the state, eovernment-
and "a praised for his violation of the
law: and while a state senator holds
his seat and also the cbairmanahip Of
the board OF trustees of ONE of the
biggest educational institutions in the
state-and he is a mighty (?) sena-
tor and praised for his violation of the
law Tbere ara otber ,nstences 7 cou,d
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