Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-14
NO. 80.

be necessary, and ii will not be essen
tial, in order to give the children an
education, to take from the control of
the parents their children and place
them in the hands Of some one who is
highly educated in books, but whom
God in some way and for some wise
reason, has woefully neglected in sup
plying common sense to.
OF course I am opposed to compul-
sorry education, and so Is every other
man who is a true Democrat and who
believes in the God given right Of let
ting all people control their own chill
dren. l have never yet seen or heard
a respectable or common sense argu-
ment in favor Of compulsory education.
It comes from those who expect to re-
ceive higher salaries by 1t, or to be
financially benefited, or else from
some narrow minded bigot who has
made a failure in raising his own chill
dren and whose children have brought
shame to his face in many Instances,
and now wants to attempt to raise
SOIneDOuy elSeS.
OF course there are some good peo-
pie who are in favor of compulsory
education, but they are being misled
and misguided, and IL the opportunity
were given them to hear the matter
impartially and fairly discussed, 1t
would not be long before they would
be found on the side Of Democracy,
and opposing this outrageous system.
Fourth. Taxation.
My views on this subject are so
we'll known that 1t is hardly necessary
to say more than that favor a lower
state and county levy, and more
fairs Of our state
Fifth. The Fortner Bill, or a simi-
lar measure, that will prevent white
people from teaching negroes in any
school or college Of this state.
OF course l favor the Fortner Bill,
and I have presented my reasons
therefor fully in the past, and shall do
so in the future.
mile on all railroads in South Caro-
lima
I have always favored that as my
record in the house and in the senate.
and as governor, will show.
Record Of Economy.
I have saved the state several times
my salary each year during my ad-
ministration. have done this in va
rious ways. have returned each year
into the state treasury from the con-
tingent fund Of the governors office
and from the Law and Order Fund a
large part Of the $4,000 appropriated
for these purposes. practicing close
economy in the handling Of the affairs
Of the Office. I have saved the state
many thousands Of dollars in my
handling of acquisitions, and in refus-
ing to offer useless rewards, and by
the rev6king of all commissions OF
notaries public, rid the state OF
many negro officials, and at the same
time have placed into the state treas
ury about $4,000. Recently I discov-
cred that a negro was holding an Office
as a. member of q board Of school
trustees in Beaufort. I called by wire
a meeting of the state board Of edu-
cation, a resolution was passed de-
manding that he be turned out, and
we have got rid Of him. If there is any
negro now holding office in South Car
olina, other than under the United
States government, / don't know 1t,
and II l were in the United States sem
ate would make hard fight to have
the United States government give
these positions that are now held in
this state by negroes to our white peo-
pie.
saved the state thousands Of dollars by
my veto of extravagant appropria-
tions. At the last session Of the gen.
eral assembly sent the following
veto message on appropriations:
MESSAGE NO. -
State Of South Carolina.
Executive Chamber.
Gentlemen Of the House Of Represen-
tatives:
1 herewith return to you without
my signature, house bill No. 1405
(senate No. 1860, act No. 3S4, gen.
eral appropriation bill, 1914.
1 do not veto the entire act but In
a good many instances to sign 1t
would be inconsistent with my pledg-
es to the people Of the state, and,
therefore, while 1 do not disapprove
of all the items Of the bill, I mention
specifically herein those which / dis
approve.
1t Is currently rumored, in fact, l
have received 1t as coming from the
body itself, that some senators
agreed among themselves that the
bill as 1t came from the house was
very large, and that, judging him by
his past record, the governor would
veto many Of the items therein, and
that it was best for the senate to cut
out of the bill all 1t possibly could,
even II some senators had to vote
against things that they favored, In
order to make it appear that the sem
ate had saved the taxpayers thous-
ands Of dollars, thereby not giving
to the governor the opportunity to
be sustained in his vetoes and have
him and his party given the credit
of the reduction.
/ am glad that part Of the senate
has learned lesson, and am satis-
fed that the people Of this state will
approve Of their wisdom in this course
', Mich they have taken, even though
it should take a temporary political
play" as one of them described II,
from the governor. The governor is
perfectly satisfied IL the people are
saved the money during his admins
tration, whether it be done by the
house or by the senate, by his friends
or his opponents. His first idea Is
the interest and benefit Of the people
of his state. However, II you will
notice the senate votes, you will find
that If it had not been for the gov
ernors friends in that body, many Of
these items would not have been cut
out.
Thanks to the senate!
The governors only regret Is that
they did not learn this lesson three
years earlier.
have requested the general as
sembly, at each session since / have
been governor, to itemize all Of their
and not to put many
small items together, and make
large lump sum, without proper
exclamation of what the individual