The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-01-19
GOV. MANNING'S INAUGURAL.
ADDRESSES.

ernor, which we publish in this is
times when such patriots as Hamp-
ton, Simpson. and Hagood were tho
chief executives of the state. 1t is
not filed with egotism and vanity.
such as characterized the messages
of Tillman and Blease
We are glad to know that he
realizes lawlessness to be great
evil in South Carolina. In this con-
nection he says: THE watchword
of my campaign last summer was the
enforcement of the law. / now de-
clare afresh my purpose to carry
out in good faith this pledge"
He recommends the legislature
to enact primary election laws sim.
liar to those adopted by the last
Democratic state convention. to the
and that every man entitled by
law to vote, shall have the right and
opportunity to vote once and that
no man shall vote more than once"
He refers to the debt of gratitude"
due by the people & the state to the
members of that convention which
gave them a fair and honest election.
He recommends 1.-The enactment of u
compulsory attendance law with
local option features Says the
that the prestage or illiteracy among
our citizens is so great. This stain
must be wiped out; and to do this
we must tax ourselves literally for
the public schools. in order that their
usefulness may be increased, and
that the opportunity for education
may be given to all of our boys and
girls" He suggests liberal state aid
to the public schools, but not until
a local tax has been voted hy the tax
payers of the school district. This
is a good suggestion as it encour-
ages, using his language, 1.-The spirit
of self help
The attention of the legislature is
called to the needs of the schools II
manufacturing centers and mill
towns He recommends that the
child labor law be amended by rails
ing the age limit from twelve to
fourteen. He deals with the matter
of the assessment and taxation OF
property. I'VE all agree" says he.
that changes are needed in our tax
laws" The governor says that more
attention has been given in the past
to appropriations than to revenues
He does not mince matters in re-
Says he, Assessments are now un-
equal and unjust. Much property
escapes taxation; different classes OF
property are assessed in different
per centages of their value
He recommends that tax COM
mission be created to examine into
the subject and suggests bill en-
bodying plan of revision of our tax
laws He recommends that the duties
now imposed upon the state board
of equalization and state board OF
assessors should be devolved upon
it. Inasmuch as we now have a
federal income law and the present
state law has been Intellectual, he
recommends its repeal.
The enactment Of a working
mans compensation law is recon-
mended. also a land registration
law. a revision of the laws relating
to fertilizers and an efficient and
effective national guard. He rec
ommends that all state institutions
should be examined and accounts
regularly audited by the state bank
examiner. The enactment OF law
providing for the medical inspec
ton of pupils in the public schools
under the supervision of the sta; :
board of health in cooperation of
the state board of education is
recommended. Attention is called
to the lack of coordination" in the
management of these institutions
In reference to the State Hospital.
for the Insane. he says: Il will at
later date submit for your consid-
Grafton, by special message. sug-
gestions relating to the state institu-
tions, especially the Hospital for
the Insane, to which l am devoting
special consideration"
The governor urges all of the peo-
pie to join him in his effort to place
and to keep South Carolina in the
forefront among her sister states in
progress, in moral tone and in an
enlightened and educated citizen
ship.