The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-20
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l was just wondering if 1 were to
take a shot at quoting from the con-
stitution If some old guy would want
to say that | was meddlins in politics.
You, know, politics is one thing taat
| eschew. can't vote and what is the
use for me to meddle, but when l see
some things that do, begin to think
about the constitution, and, in fact,
have been reading tnat old instrument
little myself of late. 1t is not so old
either, but l notice t1at some fellow
wants to have another convention and
make another constitution. l reckon
! there are some things in this one that
/ don't suit some Of them. You know
! it is human nature to want things
to go to suit yourself, and if t1ey don't
! then they are wrong. 1t largely de-
pends upon the point Of view. That
! old story in the blueback speller of
whose OK is gored has a great inf1u-
ence upon the most of US in forming
our opinions, but don't believe it has
much influence upon my interpreta-
ton of the constitution, because have
no OK to be gored, and not much pros
pect of getting one soon, so you may
take my opinion as an unbiased one.
reckon may be permitted to have
an opinion on politics and to express
I it until they pass law forbidding it.
Well, you know, was reading about
Gov. Manning appointing that expert
from somewhere up North, and then
about the constitution not permitting
man who is not an elector being ap-
pointed, and the governor wanting to
! obey the constitution, and all t1at, and
| I concluded l would look into the con-
! stitution little for myself. 1t is
fine thing to obey the law. It is an
evidence of good citizenship. And then
! it is right for the governor to set the
! example of obedience to law. Then l
read where Coz. Manning had gotten
the consent of DR.. Williams, of this
State to accept the position OF super
/ intendent of tie asylum on condition
that the salary be doubled, and that
Gov. Manning, when the constitution
would not let him go out after an
expert, had agreed personally to guar
antee tat increase in salary, and l be-
! gan to wonder why a great expert was
willing to take the position for the
! small salary of $4,000 a year and a
/ house and the perquisites, and way
/ one of our own physicians, who is not
an expert, could not or would not take
| the place until the pay was doubled,
I notice that it is stated that DR.. Will
liams will not take the house and the
perquisites, and I was also wonder
ing what would be done with taese
| Sometimes they are the biggest part,
but 1 do not believe they would be in
this case. and, mind you, l did not
say they would be, but what are you
! going to do with them, and can the
new superintendent discharge the du-
ties properly and live outside. have
heard that has been one of the trou-
bles heretofore, too many Of the ply
sicians lived outside and only made
daily visits, instead of remaining on
! the job all the time. Then, was just
wondering if DR.. Williams could not
take the extra $4,000 and the house
and the perquisites and employ that
expert and let him live tSere and do
the work. And that reminds me that
I was reading in some magazine the
other day-yes, I sometimes read a
magazine-the definition of an expert.
1t ran something like this:
"Johnny-What is an expert, pa?
"Pa-A fellow who tells ot2ers how
! to do the things he can't do himself"
Well, I am willing to ADMIT that /
don't know much about it, and I am
not pretending to give any advice or
attempting to- criticize any one, but
! just making some observations. By
the way. I started out by saying that
I had been studying the constitution
some myself, and I wanted to quote
another section of that magma chartl
of our liberties, when it is obeyed,
and I commend TIE disposition of the
governor to obey it, and it is for his
benefit that I am quoting it, because
I should regret to see him throw any
of his good money away You know
the papers state that ne is going to