The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-10
MANNING PUTS WAR FIRST
GOVERNOR URGES CITIZENS TO
GIVE PATRIOTIC SERVICE.
Various Recommendations Are Made
by States Chief Executive.
Speaks to Legislature.

of the Joint assemb Governor Man.
ming, with firm voice and without
oratorical effect, read his annual mes
sage, which is perhaps the most far
reaching document that has been
transmitted to the legislature since
1875. It was essentially a war mes
sage," recommending unprecedented
legislst ton to enable South Carolina
to more effectively, as he stated, CO.
ordinate with her sister States in the
conduct of the war. The economic,
industrial, educational, agricultural,
penal and other internal peace time
problems of the State were touched
UPON with a promise of special mes
sages as to the major of these prob
lens, such as taxation, State Hosplt-
al for the Insane, etc.
At the conclusion Of the message
there was an outburst of applause
and the house adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, after va
rious sections of the document had
been referred to specific committees,
Governor Manning delivered his
message in response to an invitation
from the general assembly, both
branches of which at the morning
session today passed concurrent
resolution requesting him to address
the Joint assembly at session to be
held at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon.
Undertaking, unselfish and patriot
| ic service should be rendered by ey-
cry South Carolinian to his State
and his nation during the contlnu-
ance of the war, said the governor
who scathingly arraigned those sin
lister forces working at home to un-
dermine the government. "These are
enemies without the excuse of Dlood
relationship binding them to the Teu-
tonic cause" asserted the governor.
! sThey take no risk in battle, they
lack the physical courage of the kali
ser's avowed retainers and followers;
they are sneak thieves far from the
front. probably taking bribes from
Germany, trying to do behind our
armies what they dare 4ot do In the
OPEN
Again: "These men are traitors,
the constitution gives them this name
and they should receive their pun
ishment"
The governor recommended the fol-
lowing as war legislation:
War Legislation Proposed.
The passage of the bill legalizing
the State council Of defense and ap-
| propriating $4,000 to it.
Appropriation for the equipment
and maintenance of the State troops
and the amending of the military
| code regulating these troops.
Passage of bill protecting the CIV
il rights of South Carolina's soldiers
| and sailors.
An act providing for compulsory
employment of all able bodied male
citizens of South Carolina, between
the ages of eighteen and fifty inclus-
i've, who are not regularly and con-
tinuously employed.
That the governor should be Civ
en- authority to suspend the labor
laws of the State upon the advice and
Econsent of the executive committee
of the State council Of defense and
upon the recommendation of the ma
tional council of defense.
The passage of five laws governing
the vice situation: A reformatory
for girls, making vagrancy triable in
the sessions courts, submissal OF a
constitutional amendment raising the
age of consent limit from fourteen to
eighteen years, an Injunction and
abatement law to reach those proper
ty holders who rent their houses fol
immoral purposes, and making the
provisions of the Mann white slave
statute intrastate.
Relative to equal suffrage, Cover,
nor Manning takes the position that
it should be matter in which the
individual States should deal with
when he said:
''In my judgment the question OF
granting the suffrage to women is
one that should be under the juris
diction of the States, and not the fed
eral government. The right of the
State to regulate the suffrage is
fundamental principle of local self
government, and the State of South
Carolina should reserve this right tt
herself"
Australian Ballot System.
Contending that Gin a democratic