Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-14


respectfully disapprove Of the en-
tire section 81 Historical commits
sion), and l disapprove specifically OF
item l, item ., item 3, item and item
S, under this section. Therefore,
aisapprove of each item separately.
l also disapprove of the entire section,
and my reasons apply to the section
as a whole and to each item separate
ly. | do not believe that this commits
sion is legally constituted, under the
Constitution and statute laws Of our
state, and l believe that any appro-
priation YOU would make to it, as at
present constituted, is unconstltution-
al, and that by an injunction this COM
mission, or any of it's officers or en-
ployes, could be stopped from draw
ing every dollar Of any approprla-
ton which might be made for 1t. In
addition, l do not believe that this
commission is recording a fair and
truthful history Of our state. Those
of you members of the general as
sembly who are friends of mine, II
YOU desire to be written in the his
tory of this state as anarchists, as
blackguards, as thieves in primary
election matters, as favoring illiteracy
in the state and as being opposed TO
honest government, you vote 10 pass
this section over my veto, for l am
satisfied this is the manner in which
nv friends and myself will be written
in the history Of South Carolina by
the present historical commission. NO
matter what attainments may be ours,
no matter what historic things we
may do, the truth in regard to us and
what we do will nev:r be recorded by
this commission.
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commission as now constituted Is
clearly unconstitutional, and has no
power, except such as they take with
out authority Of law. / want the world
to know that l am against this crowd,
and that they are against me, ana
that what they write about me and my
friends will be prejudiced against us,
and I want it to be known by coming
generations, when they read the his
tory written by this crowd about ME
and my friends, that they were my
enemies.
I disapprove of Item Of Section 32
Gnterest likely to accrue, under head
of Interest on Bonded Debt" $4,000.
l have disapproved of similar Item
every year since have been governor,
and so far l have never seen any ne
cessity for it, and in my opinion 1t is
$4,000 simply set aside for some people
to get their hands on If the opportu-
nifty is offered.
| disapprove Of Item of Section SO.
l have stated to you gentlemen in my
general message, and in special mes
sages, that l would not sign any bond
under your Act Of 1912. You have seen
fit to make no changes in this refund
ing Act during your session. and
want to guarantee you right now that
40 n
bond. Therefore, this $4,000 is abso-
lutely useless and an uncalledfor ap-
preparation, and If you put 1t on the
people it will simply be an outrage.
(Sinking Fund for bonded debt un-
der Act of 1912, $25,000).
l disapprove Of Item of Section 80.
T have been governor a little over
three years, and have never heard OF
any Phosphate commission, although ]
am told l am chairman Of it. l don't
know whose pocket this is going into,
but if anybody is getting 1t he Is get
ting it wrongfully, and, as Uncle Josh
would say, Il am agin' It,"
phosphate commission, $1,000.
| disapprove Of Item Of Section So.
l do not see any use to be paying COM
mittees to examine lawyers when the
supreme court is having lawyers be-
fore it every few days for disbarment.
/ think we would do better to go back
to where we were few years ago, and
then maybe we wouldn't have so much
partiality
Estate Board Of Law Examiners,
s45O).
| disapprove of Items IA and Is of
Section SO. The Constitution provides
that the states money shall not be
given to private purposes. You may
vote for it, and put a mental reserva- =
tion on your vote, but l cannot put it
on mine.
Estate Plant Breeders association to
be paid through E. ]. Watson, s1,5OO;
Live Stock association to be paid
through ]. M. Burgess, secretary and
the treasurer of Clemson college, ST.
00O).
/ disapprove Of Item 16, Section 39
l am reliably informed that there is
another bank building in the city OF
Columbia which offered the committee
a better proposition than this, and
that it was declined, or at least. was
not properly considered; and l am also
informed that the state can get 1900
more feet of space for $500 less. l do
not charge that this is true, but con-
slider this $4,000 unnecessary, as we
have plenty Of offices If they are prop
erly utilized. Therefore, ! cannot ap-
prove of this item.
(Rent of 22 rooms for state offices in
Union National Bank building, $4,000.
l disapprove Of Item II Of Section
80 (South Carolina Agricultural socie-
ty, $4,000, for the same reasons that
| have disapproved Of this appropria-
ton each year since l have been gov
ernor-that the Constitution Of this
state says that you shall not appro-
pirate public funds for private pur-
poses. l would violate my Constitu-
tional oath by approving this item,
and, therefore, will not consent to it.
l herewith insert extracts from the
Hon. J. A. Banks address to the men,
bers Of the Fair association, as report
ed in the Columbia State of February
10, 1914:
MY friends of the State Agricultur-
al and Mechanical society," in retiring
from the office Of president of your So
ciety it is my desire to give brief
review Of it's history during the three
years of my administration.
Outstanding notes Of $4,000 in
dorsed individually by members Of
your executive committee have been
retired.
"A steel auditorium, costing $4,000,
has been erected in which was held a
National Corn show in the winter of
1912 and 1913.
"A new constitution has been adopt
ed which simplifies and renders more
businesslike all Of the affairs of the
society.
The city of Columbia is paying one
half of the interest on our bonds out
standing.
THE treasurer reports $1,000 cash
in the bank"
l also quote financial report Of the
Fair association, clipped from the
same newspaper:
Assets.
Real estate .......Slo,OOO w
Treasury bonds -. 80. E. $4,000 90
New grounds and buildings S0,723 IL
Race track 1884 81
d. G. Ellison, treasurer 80. 1858 30
j. M. Cantey, secretary :. :. S4
Suspense account go. -. 56 SO
$133,675 80
Liabilities.
Bills payable 80. ..... .S29,5 500 90
Bonds outstanding 80. -. $4,000 90
Warrants outstanding .... 709 70
s6S,209 70
Net surplus .... 80. ....$7O,466 p
Net surplus, 1912. .$64,S44 49
Profit, 1913..... =. 5,621 rs
$7O,466 81