The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-17
| desire to say in respect to DIR.
Williams being paid $500

L oeSlre TO say In respect to DIR.
Williams being paid $500 a
month, that he does not have
single perquisite that went,
with that office; he does not
nave. the use of the house; he
does not have water, lights,
fuel, vegetables, servant, horses,
carriages and even automobiles
He lives in his own house, and
he does not get one cent in per-
qulsites or anything else from
that Institution, except the $3.50
a month provided in the appro-
priation bill, Land the money
which paid out of nv own
pocket so l want you to bear
this in mind that the superin.
tendent heretofore received
$4,000 or $1,40O in these per-
quisites, conservatively estimat-
ed, whereas DIR. Williams gets
$500 a month and no a single
perquisite goes with it.
want to say just a word on
another matter. l feel it is but
due to the board of regents
who have given their time and
energies and thought to the
work of this institution, to saw
of them that l do not believe
that | could have selected a
board who had more average
talent along the several lines of
their training, and that knowl-
edge was only to be equaled bv,
the efficiency and ability whicM
those men have brought to that
institution.
have endeavored to give
you a plain statement of facts
connected with this institution.
In doing this l have discharged
my responsibility. The respon-
sibility now rests on you to car
ry on efficiently and ably this
great work. Economy in this
institution will not consist in
cutting off expenditures, but
rather in seeing that the
money spent is wisely spent.
getting a dollars worth for ev-
cry dollar spent, in giving bet
ter treatment to these patients.
Remember that they come
from every county and every
section of the state, and there
are few of us who are now rep
resenting the people of the state
who have not friends and rela-
tives in this institution. Is
there any work that can can an
peal to our human hearts to a
greater degree than the care of
these unfortunates? These in
mates are in the institution by
no will or act Of theirs, but are
there by reason of an affletior
brought by causes beyond hu-
man control. :,
1t is our solemn duty and OBJ,
legation to give these people the
very best treatment and skill
that can be found. 1t is our
bounden duty to make this in
stitution not only better than it
has been in the past, but the
best in the land. | do not rnxe
this work to the credit of the
Manning administration, but
rather that it can be put down
as the result of your painstak-
ing, kindly and humane thought
Tor the welfare of these people.
You can do nothing that will
make a more enduring monu-
ment to your wisdom and to
your foresight, to your human
kindness and charity.
will leave his matter in your
hands, with the confident as
surance that, with the full un-
derstanding of the conditions
OF this institution and it's i'm
perative needs, you will dis
charge that obligation in such a
way that it will be a credit to
you, representing the people of
South Carolina; that it will be
credit to the state of South
Carolina, and will show to tEae'
world that we are Christians
living in Christian land, and
recognizing the highest purpose
TO discharge our duties, both to
God and to our suffering fellow
men.
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