The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-21


or who is the consumer, as well as
the interest of the honest manufactur-
er, should be carefully guarded.
would recommend, therefore, the Gre
alton Of commission to consist OF
representatives Of the fertilizer de-
partment at Clemson. c=:sSe 5c=a:ssge, d a:
nae-sEao7 o7 representatives of the
manufacturers, to revise our fertile.
er laws and to report by bill to the
next session of the legislature.
Auditing.
I recommend that all state instltu
tions should be examined and &C
counts audited regularly. l suggest
that you devolve this duty upon the
state bank examiner, and give that
department the necessary additional
force to enable it to do this work thor
oughly and effectively.
recommend the enactment Of
low providing TO rthe medical inspec
ton Of pupils in the public schools
under the supervision of the state
board of health in cooperation with
the state board Of education, and
with due provision for the protection
Of the pupils. -;
Penal and Charitable institutions.
It seems to nee that 4 would b
wise to consider our penal and chaH
table problems as a whole. There =
a lack of coordination in the system
Of management OF the state penSen
tiary, state hospital, resormatory. iails
chaingangs and aims houses OF The
state, counties and cities. We shoYi
develop our humanitarion undertak
ings. In this work, we have the eI
amples of other, states, notably Yir
ginia, illustrating what may be 5ac
complished by having state board Of
charities. 1 recommend, therefore
that you consider the advissbility Of
establishing, in this state, such a
board, for, though the proposition In
wolves an expenditure each year, II
this work is properly done, It would
mean greater economy and efficiency
in these institutions.
National Guard. =
favor a strong, Well-maintained
well-disciplined National Guard, and
urge that adequate appropriation be
made for 1t, to make it an ecectiye
factor in the state government. South
Carolina must have an efficient and ef.
fective National Guard. 2
will, at later date, submit FOL
your consideration, by special mes
sage, suggestions relating to the state
institutions, especially the Hospital
for the Insane, to which J am devoting
special consideration.
will also communicate with you
later, on the subject Of roads, the Con
federate Home, the Confederate vet
erans, and the needs Of the state board
of health; also the Lever bill, cattle
tick eradication, and other. subjects
pertaining to the interest Of our
teople.
Permit me to remind you that we
are. face to face with a situation in
BUSINESS for which we have no prec
edent. The European war has clear
ly shown how closely allied and in.
terlocEed are the interests of the ma
tions of the world The genera
shriukage in values and in business,
has added greatly to the an1ieties
cares, and suffering of all our people,
and has greatly increased the % nun
Der of those without employment
Under these conditions, we must, on
the one hand, jealousy guard the ep
penditures OF the public moneys; but
on the other, we should be slow tc
stop public work that is desirable
which would further increase the
number of the unemployed. The time
is propitious for the state and coun
ties to undertake carefully conducted
work on the public highways. This
would accomplish a greatly needed
improvement and would give employ
ment to many who have no means OF
making living. It is not a time for
US to be discouraged and to look at
oaly the depression around US. If we
think that conditions now are grue-
some, pause for moment and COZ
slider the conditions under which we
labored in the sixties and early seven
ties. Faith and hard work brought
us through these trials, and / am con
fdent that self-reliance and resource.
fulness will dominate and improve
this situation. With self-denial, with
economy, with energy and courage
We will meet our difficulties bravely
and we will work out our salvation,
and will bring about a restoration OF
business and enterprise to a normal
condition. Let me urge you to bear
in mind these facts; and let us urge
you to that cool consideration of all
matters that will bring you to realize
that economy does not constitute
merely in cutting OF items in the ap:
preparation bill, but rather IN seeing
that the peoples money is judicious.
ly spent and that for every appro-
praition the state will receive a full
and adequate return.
Conclusion.
In conclusion; permit personal refer
ence. From my earliest youth the am
bition to be the governor Of South Caro-
lima has filled my breast. To serve my
state is my ardent desire-to join all 9TH
er patriotic citizens in the effort to do
their service and help in the upbuilding
of her resources and in the character OF
her citizenship. l appeal to all citizens
to join me in the determination to place
and to keep South Carolina in the fore
front among her sister states in progress.
in moral tone, and in an enlightened and
educated citizenship. I am, confident that
I voice the desire Of a large majority
of South Carolinians when I urge our
people now to turn their backs on past
factional bitterness and dissension, to
look forward, turning their faces reso-
lutely to the future. The vision Of a peo-
pie reunited must be kept before US: a
people determined to take advantage Of
the resources which God has put within
our grasp, to develop these resources;
to build up our waste places; to diversity
our crops and industries; to educate and
uplift our citizenship. and to that end I
pray that God may give to me and you q.