The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-17

or amendments AS may be necessary
to provide for the election OF judges
by the people" This recommendation
was made at the last session of the
legislature.
He reiterates his recommendations
TO the general assembly also. In 1912
n asked for an investigation OF the
higher institutions OF learning. es-
pecially with regard to expenditures
and repeats that recommendation
this year, also the following recon-
mendation:
THAT you look into the matter OF
too great amount being paid for wa
ter and lights by the State. That
you look into the matter Of too great
amount being paid to the Catawba
Indians. That you look into the mat
ter Of 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 q contract
including all the institutions"
The governor asks the general as
sembly to have one of its committees
investigate the hunting clubs and
other corporations OF foreigners To-
Gated in this State to see If they are
violating the constitution and section
2es9, Vol. /, Code Of 1912"
THAT you pass some act which
would have the effect Of disbanding
negro lodges" is a recommendation
the governor reiterates. In capital
letters he calls upon the general as
sembly to pass an act prohibiting any
white person from teaching in negro
schools or from teaching negro chill
dren.
From his 1911 recommendation the
governor reiterates the following
Liberal support for Confederate vet.
Grams. liberal but not extravagant ap-
preparations for our State institu-
tions Of learning; that you amend
: he law so that white convicts will not
be placed in the same camps and
worked along in the same squads with
negro convicts" II respectfully call
your attention" says the governor
"once again to the evil OF the sale and
use OF cocaine and such like drugs and
to the smoking of cigarettes by boys
under the age Of sixteen years"
Il respectfully recommend that you
pass a law prohibiting the board OF
trustees Of any state college in this
State for white pupils. or any public
school for white schildren which re-
ceives any Of the tax money OF the
people Of the Stats, or any faculty Of
such institution. from admitting any
negro. Chinaman. Japanese. Cuban
or other disagreeable and incom
patible race, into said college O,
'chool with white pupils"
Governor Blease advocates licens-
Ing Of every detective cor So
called detective and that he be re-
quired to give bond in sufficient sun
be filed with the secretary OF State.
before receiving such license, in order
that he may be held both civilly and
criminally liable for any false I'M
prisonment, false arrest or false ac-
cusation that he may cause or make
A recommendation that a suitable
piece Of land be set aside by an act o
the general assembly and that sufi.
cient appropriation be made for tn,
creation OF q tuberculosis sanitarium
tor the treatment Of the dread disease
Is made. He calls attention to the ra,
ges Of the disease and the necessity
for tho State to take q hand In seekin,
20 check the toll.
Governor Blease objects to smoking
in dining rooms and cafes and has
called upon tho general assembly 70
enact a law making 1t a misdemeanor
for any person to light or to smoke
any cigarette. cigar. pipe or other ar-
ticle containing tobacco or other com.
modify In any public dining room
cafe or other place for din
ing or serving meals which ladies ar,
accustomed or permitted to visit.
The governor says he does not think
such a law necessary for any true
gentleman or we'll reared man "but
thcre arc some people who como to
south Carolina who have no respect
for us or our ladies and they should
be made to respect them, and If they
are any citizens Of our State who are
not decent enough to respect tho wo-
men Of the State, they should be pu,
in the made class"
1t is pointed out that smoke passing
through consumptivc syphilitic, o.
other diseased throats. noses, etc. and