The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-25
State of South Carolina,
Executive Chamber.
Message No. IL.


Gentlemen Of the General Assembly:
/ tried to make three messages
cover everything had to say to you
during this session. Other matters
have come before me, however, which
/ have had to transmit to you, which
probably could not be considered
messages, but only letters of trans
initial. Matters have taken place
which were not expected, and have
had to burden you with more mes
sagcs than l had intended. Now
comes this one, at the request and as
the result of conference with a
committee appointed by the Confed-
crate veterans Of this State.
! want TO put myself on record, so
there can be no mistake. First, and
above all, let me say think that the
that no Confederate Veteran suffers
for the necessities of life. They
most assuredly should not be treated
as paupers. If you want to treat
them as paupers, let them go to the
homes for the poor, and let them be
treated IS paupers, which would be a
disgrace upon every citizen of South
Carolina. But / want TO call your
attention to the fact that there are on
your pension rolls the names of men
who are getting money who are not
entitled to it, and there are names
which are not on these rolls which
shnr2d be there. Now. understand
me distinctly; l am in favor of Civ
ing every man who fought in the
Confederate Armys q sufficient
amount of money to buy the neces-
sites Of life-that is, plenty of, good
food, plenty of good clothes to keep
his body werm and comfortable, and
to buy medicines, ETC., when neces-
sary. The State of South Carolina
should do this, f it takes an extra
tex TO do it, rather than to see one
% tfis5s old TTie:i Ia 5T7 f0I the aeces-
sites OF life.
think TINS makes my record clear,
so that it cannot be niisconstrued.
! am fully satisfied that the estab-
lishnent of Home for the old SOL
diers was q matter of sentiment
more than Of good business iidg-
nent, and that the General ASSEM-
bly, at that time probably took this
action moro as a compliment TO one
OF it's members and as a matter of
sentiment, than for the real good
they thought it would do the Con-
fsderate Veterans. I think tn. Cai,
federate Home has been managei al
well IS it could have been managed,
and, in view of the dirty fight that
h5s been made against It's manage
ment by some people merely for no.
iitlcai prejudice and spita, think
that the institution has been nbIy
managed, and the inmates well cared
Tor and particularly well protected.
5here is in charge of It Maj. H. w.
Richardson, who has, hold positions
OF honor and trust in his State, who
was himself q gallant Confederate
Eoiaier, end who, as everybody who
kIiows. him VOL knows, is honest in
his private dealags, az he is in his
public dealings. On the board with
him IS Gel. d. Augustus Dicksrt, an
honest man and one of the most eai-
liant and daring Conf nfedsrats soldiers
that the South produced Then
there IS Hon. James 4, Crews wor-
thy son OF t'the noblest Roman os
them ELL Thomas Bissell Crews, ono
OF God,s noblemen; Hon. /. McD.
Hood, for many years auditor of
Chester county; the Hon. II. C. Paul
Hing who has represented his comfy
OF Calhoun for several terms. in tbs
General AssembiyS and It's chairman
tho Hon. James g. Loue, who 5seryad.
the county of Union fer many terms
"a her sheriE. Therefore,, is viii
feadaV S5 ea3a that this ioskfk.l;o-,
IS IN tsls hands of good, clean, honest
men; end they have adone and arc do
ing Everything within their power
to give TO The old aoldiers there All
y tiIc canyeniences and necessities that
iEle appIopriat Zion nfsde will provide
FOX. However, think there are men
IN that 4ome who should not be there.
! sin not think any, man should be
liowcd tflsrs who draws a pension
fsaiii his home county 81, ,at least;
.9aen he is admitted there Tho pansibn
fscry mig home county snouId cease
{ nd 80 So sorlc one who is not In the
hcale Go not think anyone should
he admitted TO the hong t,sh ohas
ytfopeSty enough ct home to rive him
epppoff, DO not think any one
III h.a6mitted to the horne who
icsItIssf on Il trade or knsif,ess which
XII sigc lin; rtifieicnt Iasans to SUP.
Is ri hinse1lf without chs aid OF the
ofaa. fn other words, gentlenen.
tliiSis cnly tstSao ehonld be adinit-
ssf; 70 the honic who h3vr no homo
eisayEasc and have no othsr support.
-E I s9!so ara entirely dareudent for a
liyiJS liScc tlsa shori6 ha put In
"a ifzsia aId tile aonic should DO
%Iscn ri5ney cnoaEh % staka good
sigsS-sisss Sgrs of them, and she rules
Of 4he hohfe should be strengthened
BY Act of the IsnHisiature SO that
these who are there can Be krpt, not
an pfIzons not unGer dEsresn5 put uri-
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