The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-17
OUTLINES COURSE
OF LEGISLATION
GOV. SMITHS INAUGURAL
ADDRESS COMPACT
is FOR PROHIBITION
Would Do Away With Three Mill
Tax as an Obstacle to
Reform.
is FOR PROHIBITION

| So'' -. n. omltn, In his inaugural
ADDRESS Friday. q document OF teweI
than 1,400 words, made several rec.
concentrations, chief among which
| were these:
| ihnt maximum limit on the State
TAX levy be set by statute.
That tax be laid on water powers
when made available for profitable
service"
That the 3 mill school tax be abol.
isnet. because II Is an obstacle to tax
reform.
That rural credits act be passed.
That better system of land title
| registration be devised.
That the Stimson plan suggested In
New York be adopted. this providing
that the governor and the comptroller
general shall draft the appropriation
Dill, which may be reduced or amend
co, but may not be increased by the
general assembly.
That the cotton acresoe reduction
act be not merely retained, but per-
petuated by sengraftins 1t into the con-
stitution.
Address I'm Full.
dress: ' ~
GentIemen OF the General Assembly:
i called unexpectedly to occupy.
even Tor 80 short space of time. the
honored position of governor of a
great State, wish to express my ap-
preclation OF the honor you do me
anu the kindness Of your reception.
although SO soon to lay aside the
newly assumed office and having in
sufficient time within which to inaug-
urate e. distinctive policy, yet beg
your forbeerance while trespass
briefly upon your patience TO express
70 you my Views upon few questions
OF Statewide interest.
"The thoughtful and patriotic citi-
zen at the beginning OF this year NAV
well take stock and seriously consider
conditions and seek means and meth
ods to promote the public welfare.
The world, what we have heretofore
designated the civilized world has
been and is stirred to its depths aa
never before. Grave problems. nm
known. unforeseen, unexpected. pre-
sent themselves. The complainant as.
sumption Of continued worldwide
peace and prosperity has been shat
tered, and the fact is impressed for
cfbly upor the minds of men that In
dependent governments can be- de-
stroyed In Cay. and that no nation
is so strong that It can not be thrown
into o struggle for its very existence.
Iese interests OF nations are 30 inter-
woven that disaster at one spot even
tually Affects the whole great system.
The immense upheayal in Europe Is
felt by every South Carolinian.
A Time FOR Economy.
The policy and function OF this leg
isiatuRe should be to foresake person-
al ambition, forgat any lingering
remnant OF factionalism, and ali that
Is behind. TO plan and execute meas-
iures for the service OF all the people.
This Is not time for Increased taxa
tion. Economy OF government should
ever De Democratic policy. but espec-
tally IL this Imperative now. when f.
nancial stringency and actual need
are being felt as not for G genera
tion before. When the wage Garner OF
the Individual family is planning and
struggling to keep his expenditures
within his straitened means, so
through you Representatives or the
people. State and county appropria-
tions should be cut to the bore,
enough being given surely to prevent
fetr0gression. but this Is not d time
FOR enlargement. rather for retrench-
menf.
II beg to recommend the passage
or an act establishing d maximum
limit Tor q State iesy. An ever In
creasing burden OF taxation falls
heavily upon the average citizen. A
flexible and ever increasing levy to
meet appropriations, based npon ex
paFte showinga made by interested
parties bef ,e single committee or
the legislature, Is not conducive to
economy A G mill levy or even d s
mill levy. together with the receipts
from the insurance commissioners
Office, from corporation tnxes and
from other available sources OF In
come, coupled with o fair tax upon
water bowers Within the State when
made available for profitabIe service.
will and should meet the needs OF the
State.
Condemns Three nm Tar.
consider the nreEent 3 mill tax
an obstacle in the way OF pfogfessive
metfnda OF taxation. probIeIn which
must be met II sh0ald he repealed |
and direct appropriation made (Sasef7
upon present expenditures to keep up 1
the present afiiciencysof our eo1nsllor
schqel system and otlr institutions og
&.
..soath casxlina IL preemiaently q |
State uc trarnl population and Inter-
est and there should be eatabsiShad
Q working syatem Of rural credits to
saeet the general demands of The peu-
pie nil0 to- DrofnakH 0WuaPabfn & az