Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-01-20
Governor Manning's inaugural Address.

StateSmanllke IN conception ana DuSl-
ness like in tone. After a fitting pre-
face, in which he stressed the impor-
tance of law enforcement, he refers to
the most important matters that will
come before the legislature, stating
unequivocally his views with reference
to each question.
Governor Manning declares himself
in favor of honest elections and to that
end he urges the legislature to enact
into law the rules and regulations that
were adopted by the State Democratic
convention last year.
The cause of education is given a
prominent place in the recommends
tions to the general assembly. Cover
nor Manning deplores the large per
centage of illiteracy among the white
citizens Of the State, and urges that
this stain be wiped out. He advocates
increased taxation for the support of
the public schools and favors additional
State aid for weak rural schools. Gov
ernor Manning recommends that the
State department of education give
closer.attention and greater assistance
to the schools in mill towns. He also
fayors the enactment of a compulsory
education law with a local option pro-
vision. In connection with the compul-
pulsory school attendance law, he
would have the law on child labor
amended, raising the age from IL to
IA years.
Governor Manning calls attention to
the steadily accumulating deficiencies
and urges that the revenue be incresed
or expenditures be decreased. In con-
nection with the States revenue, Gov
ernor Manning calls attention to the
inequalities in the valuation of proper
ty returned for taxation, and advises
that tax commission be appointed to
re-adjust all values throughout the
State. He favors the repeal Of the in
come tax law, giving the failure to- en-
force the law and the existence Of the
federal income tax law, as his reasons
for the repeal.
The Governor recommends the ap-
pointment of a commission to draft
law to be known as the workmen's
compensation act, to the end that diff
ferences arising. between employee and
employer may be adjusted without re-
sorting to damage suits.
Governor Manning has for number
of years been an advocate of a law pro-
viding for the registration of titles to
real estate similar TO the Torrens sys-
tenn of registering deeds, which is in
effect in number of States.
He advocates the appointment of
fertilizer commission to be composed
of Clemson experts, farmers and man.
ufacturers, whose duty it shall be to
revise the law regulating the manu-
ture of commercial fertilizers, so that
farmers and honest manufacturers may
be protected.
He recommends that all State insti-
tutions he examined regularly and all
accounts properly audited, suggesting
that this duty be placed upon the State
bank examiner, increasing his facili-
ties in order to meet the increased de-
mand.
Governor Manning regards with favor
the enactment of law providing for
medical inspection of pupils in the public
schools.
Concerning the management of the
penal and charitable institutions. Gov
ernor Manning recommends that a State
board Of charities be croated and this
board have general supervision Of the
penitentiary, reformatory. State hos
pital, jails, chaingangs, etc.
He strongly advocates the mainten-
ance of the State militia and will re-
commend that an adequate appropria-
ton be made for this purpose.
Governor Manning advises that the
most rigid economy be exercised, es-
pecially at time when the taxpayers
are passing through period of unusu-
al business depression incident to the
European war.
In concluding his ADDRESS Governor
Manning appealed to all citizens to join
him in his determination to place and
to keep South Carolina in the fore
front amvng her sister States in
in moral tone, and in an en-
lightened and educated citizenship"