The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-09
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county. In this instance was
the sheriff, as charged, derelict
in his duty in not enforcing the
law. We do not know. for his
exceIlency constituted himself
prosecutor, Judge, jury, and
would be executioner. Had this
act OF the governor stood, see
what might have been the effect
should the state ever have as its
chief executive a man who was
striving more TO crafty his per-
SOnal ambition than to execute
the laws Of the state. Following
this as a precedent: he could
have removed every sheriff, in
fact, every officer elected by the
people, filing their places with
his own satellites and thus de-
stroy the rights Of the people to
choose their public servants.
come now to the third g!ar.
ing violation Of the law. In the
fixing of the salary of the super
intendent of the hospital for the
insane, article 5, section "a, of
the constitution reads; All
officers other than those named
in section 9 provided for in this
article shall receive for their ser
vices such compensation as the
general assembly may from time
to time by law direct The
general assembly had fixed this
salary at $1,000. In the begin
ming, his excellency had secured
the services of a physician of
nation wide reputation as heal
er of the mentally afflicted. He
not being citizen of this state,
under the constitution could not
be appointed.
Next We hear that the present
incumbent had been appointed
at double the salary fixed by law
his excellency pledging himself
personally for this extra compen
Sation, should the general Assem-
bly, not make the necessary sp
preparation. Some mild protest
to this illegal procedure was
voiced through the press of the
state SO that his excellcncy in
his address to the general as
Se!ubly on January II, beats a
rct;rAl. Stating that he does
rot ask the general assent bly, to
reimburse him for this extra
compensation paid, but that the
present incumbeut'S commission
Will expire February Is. So that
III the general assembly wishes
to retain the services Of this pre-
eminemtly capable Superintepd-
ent it can tx his salary accord.
iugly. Permit me TO ASK If you
ever heard OF a man being APP
pointed to such !. pos ton for So
short Il time? Has MT an alien
ist from another state been EN-.
pioved as assistant >uperlntend
ent. az d salary Of So, 900. II The
present superintendent is so pre-
eminently qualified for this po
sit!ou. why WIS 1t necessary T."
employ an assistant, and pla"e
him in charge Of this moss in
portant department. Wuulu Il
not have been better for the pre-
eminentiy qualified >uperintend
ent to have personal charge OF
this department and to have en-
p'oyed a competent business man
as assistant and placed him in
charge OF the executive branch.
I trust you understand | have
nothing against the present su-
perlntendent. l would view the
matter in this light were he my
dearest friend.
His excellency is disengenu-
Gus, to say the least, when be
attempts to show tina: the raise
in salary is comparatively small.
In speaking Of the perquisltes
that the present incumbent does
not receive be says that the su.
perintendeNt had the use Of
house. Is not the house still
there and does the state receive
renta! for the same. He was
furnished lights, water and fuel.
Does not the state pay a lump
sum for water for Ill its lnstitu
tions. He was furnished vege-
tables. Did the state receive re-
enumeration for the vegetables
the present incumbent did not
consume? He vas furnished