The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-05-11
Extravaganza in South Carolina
DycussedbyEx. SenatorMqyfeld

Carolina university about six hun
dred pupils in attendance, and about
one hundred and thirty parties on the
pay roll.
By reference to the superintendent
of education's report it will be found
that the income from all sources
brings the grand total up to $780,
100000, so that it costs the state
s633.7S per capita for every pupil
attending this college, Figures taken
from the report of the state superln-
tendent of education, pages 476-47O
which we submit is unfair and unjust
use of the public funds and should be
reduced.
Without going further into details,
it is evident that nothing but an ap-
peal to the people and the presenta-
tion of the facts can give any aid to
the taxpayer. Those who are respon-
sible for this enormous taxation
should be turned out of office. 1t was
the fixed policy of this state when the
sinking fund commission was created
to reduce the bonded Indebtedness
and eventually relieve the state from
any bonded Indebtedness. This policy
has been reversed and while the con-
stitution of the state requires that the
legislative body shall annually levy
an amount sufficient to meet the ap-
propriations together with the other
revenues of the state, yet the legisla-
tive body has Systematically failed to
make a levy high enough to meet its
enormous appropriations, and there
has now been built up>a floating in
debtedness aggregating about s4,-
0O0,000.O0. The governor advocates
the issuance of s10,0O0,000.00 in
bonds; others advocate the issuance
of $3,500,000 in bonds to complete
the canal. Add these sums together,
and if we retire the floating debt OF
the state that has been created be-
cause the legislature has failed to do
it's duty, with the bonds asked for,
we would have total bonded indebt-
edness of s23,400,O00.00, the interest
upon that would amount at least to
S1,250,000. Add to this the annual
expenditure as now reached to meet
the expenses Of the state of about s6,-
100000 and you have before you the
state mortgaged by reason of the
bonds for practically SIS, 100000 and
an annual, expenditure of not less
than from six to s10,000,000 annu-
ally. Can you people meet this ex-
penditure? Can you pay last years
taxes? Have you the money to pay
them? Can you borrow this money
at the banks to pay them? Do you
hope for any relief from the ravages
of the boil weevilA Do you hope to
see your cotton crop in the county re-
stored to $4,000 bales as against A.
600 last year. If not, from what
source, beg, do you hope to raise the
money to meet these enormous taxes,
piled mountain high, and Office hold
ers still seeking to pile them higher?
The people are the masters. BY
your votes you can turn out or elect
the men who administer the laws of
this state. If you are satisfied with
present conditions, then reelect every
man to the Office he now holds if he
wishes it. If you are not satisfied
then turn out every man who holds
such office in this state. Reflect those
you wish and turn down those who
are responsible for the oppression and
waste of public funds. This is your
sovereign right and before God you
are bound in duty to protect your
home and your families.