The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-04-14
GOVERNOR BLEASE STATES
HIS POSITION on ISSUES
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<lren 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 neg
lected in supplying common sense to-,
Of course l am opposed to compuI-
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 child
rem. l have never yet seen or heard
a respectable or common sense argu-
ment in favor Of compulsory educa-
1ion. 1t comes from those who expecr
10 receive higher salaries by it, or to be
financially benefited, or else from
some naTrow-minded bigot who has
made a failure in raising mis- own
children and whose children have
brought shame to his face in many in
stances, and now wants to attempt to
raise somebody else's.
OF course there are some good people
who are in favor Of compulsory educa-
lien, bu. they are being misled and
misguided, and if the opportunity were
given them to hear the matter impair
italy and fairly discussed, it would
not be long before they would be
found on the side Of democracy, aGd op-
posing this outrageous system.
Fourth. Taxation.
My views on this subject are so we'll
known that it is hardly necessary to
say more than l favor a lower State
and county levy, and more economi-
cal administration Of the affairs of our
Safe.
Fifth. The Fortner bill, or a SINH
lar measure, that will prevent white
peopl from teaching negroes in any
school or college of this State.
Of course l favor the Fortner bill,
and have presented my reason there
Tor fully in the past, and shall do so !
N the future !
Sixth. A flat rate of two cents per
mile on all railroads in South Carolina |
/ have always favored that, as my
record in the house and in the senate,
1 have saved the State several times
my salary each year during my admin
istration. l have done this in various
Ways, have returned each year into
the State treasury from the con
tingent fund of the governors Office
and from law and order fund a large
part Cf the $4,000 appropriated for
these purposes, practicing close econ
omy in the handling of the affairs OF
the Office. l have saved the State
many thousands Of dollars in my hand
ling Of acquisitions, and in refusing
70 offer useless rewards, and by the
revoking OF all commissions of notar-
les public, l rid the State Of many
negro officials, and at the same time
have placed into the Safe treasury
about $4,000 Recently | discovered
that negro was holding an Office as
a member Of board of school trustees
in Beaufort. l called by wire a meet
ing of the State Board of eduaction,
resolution was passed demanding that
he be turned out, and We got rid Of
him. If there is any negro now hold
lnS once IN 0Ouln Cafollna, 0thef
than under the United States govern
ment, ! cont know it, and ii l were
in The United States senate would
make hard fight to have the United
States government give these posi- {
tons that are now held in his State
by negroes to our white people
In addition to these matters, I have |
saved the State thousands Of dollars t
by my veto of eX:ravagant appropria- t
tions. At the last session of the gen
eraI assembly I sent the following t
veto message on appropriations: t
MESSAGE No.
State of South Carolina. Executive
Chamber. {
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