The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-13

That you take actio.t TO prohI0iC any
town, ciJy or county; OF The State,
from giving any exclusive rig.l,s,
privilege OF franchise to any cor
porauon CT individu4l.
That you require all corporations
in this State using the water power
cf the State to pay a tax or license
therefor.
ducing legal rate of interest
in this State to per cent.
Figures recently compiled by the as
riculturaI department of the govern
ment show the enormous amount OF in
terest which the South is paying, IN
comparison with the rate in the East
and North. steadily draining the pock-
cts of our people, and particularly the
farmers, This is q matter, gentlemen,
of vital Importance, and it demands
your attention. SECURITIES in South
Carolina-particularly farm lands
are as good as can he had in the world,
and it is simply oppresSion-nothing
short OF (which takes from the
pockets Of our people an average IN
terest OF more than per cent, when
other States are paying, some OF them,
between and 6.
That you prohibit banks from
charging customers exchange on
drafts or checks,
That you prohibit express compan-
les from charging for returning
money. collected on c. o. D. packages
That you pass fat ? cent passeng-
er rate on all railroads in this State.
That you take some action in regard
to the concealed weapon law.
That you make it misdemeanor
for any newspaper editor, reporter or
correspondent to promulgate, make or
publish false reports Of the speech OF
any person who is a candidate for
any county, State or National office,
and that you pass an Act to the effect
that when any newspaper publishes
a statement in regard to any person
that is injurious, that when that per-
son sends to the paper a correction
of said report, the editor OF manager
of the said paper be required 10
publish said corrections in the same
column of the same page, and with as
large headlines, as the original article
appeared wherein the person was
misquoted or miSrepresented.
That you submit to the people such
constitutional amendment or amend
ments as may be necessary to provide
for the election Of judges BY The peo-
pie
beg to reiterate the following re-
Communications contained in my an
nual message to you in 1912, in which
message you will find my views tuI-
ly expressed, with my reasons there
for:
That you Investigate our institn-
tions of higher learning, particularly
with regard to the amount Of their eX-
penditures.
That you look into the matter OF
the too great amount being paid for
water and lights by the State
That you look into the matter OF
the too great amount being paid to
the CataWba Indians.
That you investigate into the matter
4of purchases for State institutions,
and that you provide some means OF
all these purchases being made IN
such manner as to secure the lower
prices which should be had by pur-
chasing them in bulk upon a con
tract including all the institutions
That you have one Of your com
mittees Investigate carefully the
hunting clubs and cother corporations
of foreigners located in this State to
see if they are violating the Con
stitution and Section 2689. Volume
/, of the Code of 1912.
That you pass some Act which
would have the effect Of dishandlng
negro lodges.
That you pass an Act prohibiting
sany white Rrson from teaching in
negro schools or from teaching negro
children.
That you provide for experts of tbe
highest character and ability, TO make
thorough Investigation into and
check ,up all Wouchers, bonds, books
and other papers in ali the Stale OF
fees
beg to reiterate the following re-
counmendations contained in my IN
augural address of 1911.
Liberal support of the Confederate
Veterans.
Liberal hut not extraTagant appro-
priations for our State institutions OF
learning.
That you amend the law so as
that white eOnvicts will not be placed
in the same camps and worked along
in the same squad with negro con-
victs.
/ respectfully call your attention
once again to tine evil of the sale and
use of cocaine and such like drugs,
and TO the smoking of cigarettes Dy
boys under age OF sixteen years.
In other words, gentlemen, l pro-
pose TO do my duty, no matter who
else may fail in his, and l Therefore
call your attention to all the recon-
mendatfons made by me during the
session of 1911, 1912 and 1913, and
again beg and insist that you take
some action in regard to these mat