The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-24
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reduce taxes, and l am gong 10 ue
my part. The 72,O43 people who vot-
ed for me shall never say l did MOI
carry out every promise made them
if God gives me the strength and lets
me- live. But they will come in and
say, "Oh, if you sustain that veto you
will shut up the college" Then put II
this way: For maintenance, so many
thousands; for new buildings, SO many
thousands. Then if an item for ne"
buildings is vetoed, you can Kill II
without hurting the college; II an
item for any other particular purpose
is included, that can be vetoed ano
you can sustain that veto without
hurting the college, But, gentlemen
if YOU allow the bill to pass your
house and senate making an appFo-
priation in bulk sum for such ana
such college so much money, then,
when the veto is applied, the appear
will be made to you upon this moor ana
over yonder that if you sustain tnls
veto YOU will shut up the college'
Gentlemen of the ways and means
committee and of the finance commit
tee I beg you, in behalf OF the con-
stituency whom you first begged ana
then pleaded with last summer, 10
stand here like men and help me, re-
ducs taxes in South Carolina. You
NAV think the people are not Watcn-
ing hut think if you would wire this
morning to some of the members Oh
the last legislature they would wire
back, eyes, the people are Watcnlng'
because we are at home"
The Professional Lobbyist
Now. gentlemen, there is a man l
want to warn you against have nao
experienoe in this house and yonoer
both-and that is Mr.. professional
Iobbyist. Sometimes he is lawyer
and paid lobbyist; sometimes a ooc-
Aeern sometimes he is man VINO nas
forsaSen the Lords vineyard
preacher who has forsaken the Loro S
vineyard and gone into the field Oh
the professional lobbyist, and IS hang
ing around the legislature, hired oy
somebody. When man pulls you on
and hegins to talk so much you should
not mass this bill, or should not pass
that hill. ask him what railroad COM
nany is paying him to be here; ask
him what corporation is paying nlm 70
ha here: ask him the question: my
friends. Are you here for the people OIL
South Carolina or are you paid &c
come here and lobby me on this odi'
That is the question to put to him. and
when you put it, just watch your
man. and you will see that ne Is being
Maid by a corporation, and IS no'
working for the interests OF the pe0~
nile How many farmers do you see
around here begging you to DO soine-
thing for them? How many. fellows
do Won see around here begging you
+o do something for the people ol-
rectly? Oh, they beg you not 10 pass
the tWo-cent rate-''it Will run lA7
railroads" They beg you not 70 cut
the legal rate of interest to SIX Fel
cent Look at the skyscrapers up
street. Who built them? WhY' the
noonle who paid extravagant interest
and built this town. All over SoAsh
carolina you will find it. Therefore,
when a man comes to yol 'obb5'Es
for hill. if he is feltnw-memDeF'
all right; he has a constituency 3as'
as you have; but if he is an ou'sl0sf' >
GOV .ewhat is your ua:nc. Why arr
vor here lobbying or "'s ming
ann warning you new members Some
., these old ones have had experience
and they had to beg mighty hard 'aS'
summer to get over that experience
Restrict Powers Magistrates
Now my friends, a1erstanc
there is going 20 bc bill introduced
along a line to whica want TO ca
particular attention. IT is a Dill to
nrevent magistrates fr"m uslns inc
criminal courts to collect debts. IL
is a serious mater. a n=gro goes Cut
bere and works OF You. farnl. Some
little agent comes along and wants
+o sell him a clock, or i:itle. 2f some
thing else-possib;v a sewing macalne'
THE agent will sit down in. the mouse
and talk to the nes:o and say "e"'
7 want to sell you this machine Al
ter awhile the negro says he Will take
It The agent begins to Wrlte' anu
he looks around over the house ana