The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-04
GOVERNORS POSITION
ON WAREHOUSE BILL
Was Strongly in Favor of 1t But
Questioned the Legality
OF Same
Editor The InteIllgeneer /:


In your issue OF April /, under the
head Mr.. McLaurin's PLATFORM" you
make q statement whiehI am satisfied
you we're led into through misappre-
hension, the statement being: "Sena-
tor McLaurin has the field alone on
the warehouse proposition. He is
the originator and champion OF his
bill once made a law over the govern
or's veto, and the governors objection
was later sustained by the courts"
The error in the statement is in the
words "once made a law over the
governors veto" | suppose you were
misled by reason of the fact that when
the governor approved the warehouse
bill he sent special message TO the
general assembly, copy. of which in
close you. AS matter OF fact, the
governor did not veto the bill, but ap-
proved &C. His view of the bill, how
ever, was later sustained fby the SUI
preme Court when the test was made. Z
-. Cole l.. Blease. p
Columbia, S. c., April a. e
The Messages
Following are eXtractsSvfrom the-
message OF the governor to the gener-
al assembly under date of Feb 21st,
1913, approving the warehouse bill:
Gentlsmen:. a beg to dRform your
honorable bodies that / have. approved
the act entitled, IAN act To- create and
operate a state warehouse system for
EtSring cotton and other comodities.p
After a careful and as thoughtful
consideration as ] can give this act, I
have serious and grave doubt OF its
::S>:.:.st... !.>., . 1tts- =. .ha. g a..
effective as it is thought; but, in view
of the decided opinion, as expressed
by the large number OF your bodies
voting for It, deem ii proper to
waive my views as to it's doubtful con-
stitutionality and effectiveness to give
the relief to and promote the good of
nnr . COTTON industry and hope that If
may be the means Of saving the far
mers OF this state from the evils and
wrongs which the speculators Ia our
largest staple crop have done, as we'll
rs the Injury which imenaces them
from the cotton mill mergers In our
state, which has been formed within.
the last We ar, and which are still gos
ing Ing nm, II may Il trusts also be- the
Instrument lR tn hands dff tsssS SfafniLi
ers to- sreIIefe them from the Snpnres-
'sioHf Nllinfpl q hey sb4 ss ehdureh from
the ance lof I'll xistanca oB cerS
tain npnopolies, trust and Sonfiina-
tions, not only at the 16ftF hut IN our
ovas state, (, fttssii ltsss \. 70!
HIT Should prove To- be sun iSieAt 10
|asdppress OF prevent these operations
and wTon iss comm ted against Our
Ipeorl lel 10 Viii be welcomed by the
whole people as n glorious accom-
plishmert and tile visest legislation.
iiis q
OF the system just inaugurated Will
most vitality affect the welfare and
Efe ~: sssi.. s. & &: L.s. E:.,E..s!
that 4 suggest to you that in the se-
lection OF the commissioners to carry
out this work that there should he an
avoidance from making any one a
member Of such commission wfie
holds any stock In any OF the mills
now merged, consolidated or combined
with other mills OF this state or who
may be otherwise interested in such
combination or merger or who has
any stock OF financial interest or en-
gagged In any allied corporation which
is or may be likely to affect his duty
to the public and which Will place him
under any influence inimical to the
farmers OF the state IN advancing or
the Ttsv % % E 4 4
seems to NE to be, most appropriate
and wise that three men VINO are cot
ton planters and receive their living
from fhis source should be selected and,
who are free from expectation OF peli-
tical advancement or finaneiai gain
outside OF the s'sccess Of the business
entlalsted 90 theE oare;s for this Is 10
81 sIeuVStApeTtnlenty We are enIeTinS up
on. II IL fails it will prove d heavy
blow to the farmers OF the state and
to the Whole commonwealth. s5 $50