The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-01-29

legal proper manner oy afSu'
ment before the committee just
as they would go into court and
argue to a Judge Or a jury.
Tillman is wrong.
Friday was set aside as a holi-
day to celebrate Robert Lees
birthday and the legislature ac-
cepted an invitation to go to
Winthrop. I have been to this
institution several times and
each time I find something new
and greater Improvement. The
girls from Clarendon were de.
lighted to see rs and they went
into ecstacies when they learned
that Mr.. White was a bachelor.
They all looked bright and hap.
py ahd gave all of US a good
time, and a specially fine dinner:
Mr.. M,tchum's IN d u stria
school bill has not come out
from the committee yet, so !
have beeu unable to get a copy
of it. I am told it has many
good features, but at this time
when all of US are watching the
financial budget with our knives
out ready to cut there will be
very little chance for his bill tc
get through.
Next Friday the railroad com
mittees from the House and the
Senate will meet jointly to heal
arguments on the rate bill, which
seeks to force the railroads to give
a two cents mile passenger rate.
I am chairman Of the senate com
mittee, and will preside over the
Joint meeting, therefore it will
force me to read the discissions
Of the courts of the several
States, and after the arguments
of the attorneys have an lntelll'
gent idea how to act.
Inasmuch as the daily news
papers only published extracts
of the Governors inaugural ad'
dress, I deem it proper to give
to my readers in full, and vii!
say, that aside from his persona!
references TO certain individuals,
7 regard it a strong utterance,
deserving of the great applause
it received.
Mr.. President, Mr.. Speaker. Gen
tlemen Of the House of Repre-
sentatives and State Senate,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
God Almighty has never given
to any man truer or more devot'
ed friends than He has given to
me. and no man loves his friends
better than I love mine. Hang
ing on the wall in the Office Of the
Chief Executive of South Caro-
lima is a motto which reads: ''Of
what shall a man be proud if he
is not proud of his friends. ;.
Sometimes the question is asked
me why it is or how it Is that l
can get hold of certain informa'
ton which seems to be a secret
between man and man, or some
times between a man and his
God. 1t is because my friends
are true; they are ever Jealous
and always on the alert to pro-
tect me and my interests wher'
ever or whenever the occasion
may arise. I hold in my hand the
Bible upon which / have taken
The oath of Office as Governor OF
South Carolina for the second
time. 1t was my fathers Bible:
In it I read, Thy friends and
thy fathers friends forsake not. "
If I never obeyed any other IT,
junction in 1t l have tried to obey
that one, and, by the help OF
God, I shall continue so to do. |
read another passage: ''And all
things whatsoever ye shall ask
in prayer, believing, ye shall re-
ceive." I hope that the ministers
of the gospel who prayed for my
defeat last summer feel within
their hearts that they believed
when they were praying; and, il
so, they shall be happy. Those
who prayed for the best man to
win should certainly be delight.
ed, for, from that passage OF
Scripture they certainly beiiev
ed when they prayed, and | have
the honor of addressing this
General Assembly, by the voice
of nearly Is, 900 of the white peo'
pie of South Carolina. We were
told that some ladies prayed in
that campaign. I am satisfied
they believed when they prayed:
God answered their prayer, and
I thank them for praying for the
best man to win. I thank them
that I am here.
Gentlemen of the General AS.
sembly, I desire to say to you
that I regret the fact that there
is a fight between two of your
State colleges-one that [ think
should be investigated by you
and one that think should be
investigated in a serious manner.
If I am correctly informed, the
Peabody Fund being distributed
throughout these United States
has, as one of the members of its
trustees, the Hon. Martin F.
Ansel. of South Carolina. If !
am correctly informed, the trus'
taoS of this -fnn0 had agreed to