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VOLUME XI. NO. 7.
MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM AND
ELIMINATE THE EXISTING EVIL
THE SUBSTANCE OP GOV HEY
WARD’S REFERENCE TO THE
SOUTH CAROLINA DISPENSARY
ANNUAL MESSAGE
TO LEGISLATURE
Refers in Strong Manner to Lawless
ness In the Statr, the Direction Be
ing Toward the Recent Lynching
Parties and Like Serious Viola
tions.
(By VVru. Banks.)
COLUMBIA, 8. C., Jau. 9.-<Spe
cial.) —In the .session of the South
Carolina legislature there are two
features which stand out more promi
nently than all others.
First. —The manner in which Gover
nor Heyward treats the dispensary
question tint! the probable action of
the legislature iu the premises.
As long as there has been a dis
pensary in the state it has been tho
source of more or less contention, and
doubtless will be as long as it re
mains. Of late it has been the root
of much evil.
In his annual message, submitted
today to the general assembly, Gov.
Heyward takes the postion that the
system Is the best solution of the li
quor problem, but says its operation
Is. and has been such as to bring upon
it. the repudiation of the people. He
has studied the situation, he says,
with the hope of developing some
method of ilimlnatlng the evils and
recommends that the legislature con
sider the situation in the same light.
The second feature, and that find
ing, is how the system will fare at the
hands of the two houses. The house
Is looked upon as anti-dispensary,
while in the senate there is a possi
bility that more than half the mem
bers are likewise inclined. Changes
that have been made, however, are the
main factor to be figured.
The Governor's message is as fol
lows:
The Message.
To the Honorable, the Gentlemen of
the General Assembly:
It is my high privilege to welcome
you to our capital city and to our leg
islative halls, where you are to meet
in annual session. Permit me, in
transmitting my message to you. to
emphasise the grateful thoughts which
should be ours because of the pros
perity which has been vouchsafed unto
us as a people. Not only are we
richer In the material thlnggs for
which mankind so ceaselessly strives,
but, to these gifts have been added the
higher blessings which uplift and help
and which bring peace and content to
♦hose upon whom they are bestowed.
We will all unite in the hope and
the belief that good to our state will
continue as the result of your delibera
tions. even as you will be united in
the fraternal bonds of true service
and of patriotic endeavor.
State Finances.
I am gratified to report an improied
condition of our state finances. In
my last message I called attention to
the fact that, since the year 1900,
the expenditures had exceeded the
revenue of the state by annual sums
varying from $10,045.42 to $208,995.23.
During the past fiscal year the revenue
lias exceeded the expenditures by
about. $125,000.00, as it estimated by
the comptroller-general.
This improved condition is empha
sized by the fact that the state treas
urei has had to borrow less money
this year than formerly. If the ex
penditures remain approximately as
they are at present. It will be seen
that within a few years the state will
be operated upon a cash basis. This
is not only desirable, but is unques
tionably t.he only basis upon which our
business affairs should be conducted.
The corporation license tax. passed
in 1904, went Into effect last year and
has operated most satisfactorily with
very little additional expense lo the
<-ra»e for collection. From this tax
about $<>4,000.00 in round numbers has
benn realized. To this can be added
from insurance license fees, $37.00(1.-
00: and from the secretary cf state
$20,000.00 has been received, making
a total indirect revenue amounting to
$! 21,000.00,
The estimated icceipts for the past
fiscal year from the 5 1-2-mlll levy,
aggegate $1,184,240.00, making a total
esMmated revenue of $1,295,240.00
from direct and indirect taxes.
The extimated expenditures for the
past fiscal year show figures amount
ing to $1,171,000 00, leaving a surplus
revenue over expenses amounting to
»lf:4,140.00.
Assement of Property.
It is a well-known fact that the tax
burden is not equally distributed, and
it appears tha> a very large amount
of personal property is escaping taxa
tion. Comptroller General Jones, who
is a capable thoroughly competent
and conscientious officer, believes,
after careful study of the complex
nuestion* involred, that our present
laws, with a few slight, amendments.
r<-e sufficient to correct these evils. I
agree with him in this belief.
This being the year for the reas
cssment of ail property, the comp
troller-genera! has made a determin
ed effort to enforce the tax laws. He
has had a digest of the tax laws pre
pared. copies of which have been sent
to each assessing officer throughout,
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
the mate, with instruction* to these
officers as to the proper enforcement
of these laws.
Our laws require that all taxable
property shall he assessed at Its real
value. This is a wise provision, be
cause the tax assessor must have
some fixed standard, to the end that
all property should he equally assess
ed, thus making the burden of taxa
tlon rest alike upon all. An Increas
ed assessment does not mean an in
crease in taxation, hut simply means
an equalizing of the burden. A eer
tain amount of money is necessary to
I meet the requirements of the state
1 government and a higher assessment
would necessarily mean a correspond
ing decrease in the rate of taxation.
It is sometimes urged against an in
creased assessment that the rate be
ing fixed by the general assembly upou
the property, the amount collected
would be more than sufficient for the
expenses of the government. This
I objection Is fully met in the report of
the comptroller-general. He points
out. that the general assembly ran de
termine the appropriations for both
state and county and can authorize a
sufficient levy, based upon the assess
ed valuation of property as finally de
! elded upon. This levy, I may add.
1 could be fixed for the state by the
J comptroller-general and the state
j treasurer, and for the counties by the
I variuus county commissioners.
In reference to »be three-mill tax
fixed in the Constitution for educa
tion purposes, the comptroller jiolnts
out that if this tax, on the Increased
assessment. Should alone realize a
sufficient sum for the support of the
schools, the special school levies
could be dispensed with, and other
revenues now going to *he schools
might be diverted to the county treas
uries. thus reducing the county levy.
In my opinion, however, we cannot
get- too much money for the support
of the schools, certainly not under
the present conditions. The comptrol
ler-general also makes a number of
other recommendations, all of which
I commend to your consideration.
I must repeat to you my recommen
dation of last year in reference to
county auditors and treasurers. These
officers, for every good reason should
no longer he subjected to political
influences and to the neglect of their
duty incident to political campaigns
for re-election.
The report of the work done dur
ing the past year by the comptroller
general contains most valuable Infor
mation and well deserves your most
careful consideration.
This report will show that there
j are now 8.804 old soldiers or their
1 widows upon the pension rolls of the
state, to whom $200,000 Is annually
amounts to very Itttle in individual
cases. If the prosperity of the state
continues 1 should be glad to see this
aproprlation for the brave defenders
of their home and country increased
as much as possible.
The report of the sinking fund com
mission will be promptly submitted to
your body. These funds have been
vsell managed, as will appear from
the report.
Permit me to mention here, with
the sense of loss and the sadness
which we must all feel, the death of
a valued member of this commission,
and a faithful servant of our state,
the late Hon. Altamount Moses.
Dispensary.
The only cloud which throws a
shadow over the state i> the unsatis
factory condition of the dispensary.
Great dissatisfaction has been mani
fested by the people in many quart
ers. It exists. I believe, because of
loss of confidence resulting from
abuses in connection with its opera
tion. No one can deny that the pres
ent atmosphere surrounding the dis
pensary is a grave reflection upon
South Carolina, for It is a state Insti
tution. and any odium which attaches
to ite operation necessarily attaches to
the state, Since your last session a
large number of counties have voted
out dispensaries, but I must *ay that
the vote abolishing them I take to be
a rebuke to the mode of operation
rather than a repudiation of the sys
tem itself.
In my last annual message, when
considering the needs of the dispen
sary. I said: “I am convinced If this
system can h* properly regulated, it
will be one of the best solution of
the liquor question. If not i. i|> r!y
i managed and controlled. Its useful-,
: ness w ill be at an end ."
, Despite the events of the past year
and the revelations which have at
tended the investigations of your com
mittee. I am by no means hopeless.
• I still believe that the dispensary sys
, tern ha 3 many strong points and ad
, rnirable features which commend it,
but in saying this I am no means
blinded to Its imperfections.
It is imperative for the honor of
, the state that existing conditions
should be immediately remedied, eith
|or by radlca' changes in the laws
governing the dispensary or by the
adoption of a different system for the
i regulation of the liquor question. The
! details of this situation are so well
known throughout every county in the
state that I feel no extended discus
sion is necessary here. It Is Incum
- bent upon your body to give this mat
ter your most careful and serious
l cousideration. You are chosen by
the people to make their laws, and in
a crisis as this they will be sa<-
Isfled only with direct nd specific ac
: tion on your part.
During the year that, has passed
! since your last session I have given
j this question my earnest considera
tion, hoping to devise some certain
[remedies for the evils complained of,
LOCAL FORECAST: For Augusta and vicinity.
but have been impressed with no hot
ter solution than was included In the
recommendations I made to yosi last
year. In order that my views may
be clearly understood. I shall again
call to your attention such extracts
from my last message as l can deem
necessary for this purpose I here
with submit for your consideration
the following extracts bearing upon
this subject with one change, name
ly: the abolition of county boards of
control. These arc again recommend
ed to you as embodying the changes
which I think will best serve the pro
per regulation of the dispensary sys
tem :
"The state commissioner should, in
my judgment, be the officer whose
dutydt should be to purchase all sup
plies for the dispensary, lie should
be required to make contracts, not for
any specified amount of liquor, but
for such supplies as may he actually
required, such requirements to he de
termined by the commissioner.”
"Each contract made by the com
mlslonor should require the firm con
tracted with to guarantee the sab 1 ot
such goods a« may he ordered and
shipped to the state dispensary, said
guarantee to be entered as a part of
the bond. All advertisements of bulk
goods should lie placed strictly and
absolutely upon a competitive basis,
by letting It be distinctly understood
that the lowest responsible hldder
shall be awarded the contract, it
should further be the duty of the com
missioner to make, each year, quur
terly reports to the state hoard of
feetors, showing the amounts con
tracted for the previous quarter, in
eluding the brands and prices, and
the nameH of parties from whom
goods are purchased, which report
the state board of directors shall
have published in at least two daily
newspapers of the state.”
State Board of Directors.
"The Board should be required to
meet each week at their office in the
State dispensary, to remain in session
as long as may be necessary for the
transaction of their business. The
general supervision and management
of all county dispensaries should he
in their charge, and they should he
specifically charged with the duty of
seeing that all restrictions governing
the various dispensaries should be
strictly enforced. These are respon
sible and arduous duties, for which the
members of this board should re
reive a salary of not less than $1,500
per annum eaeh. and should he re
quired to file a bond of not less than
$10,000."
“I further recommend that the law
as to the location of county dispen
saries be amended to restrict them to
such incorporated towns and cities as.
in the opinion of the Board of Direc
tors, furnish adequate police protec
tion to the public against disturbances
of the peace.”
In this connection 1 might, add that
dispensaries are now located in
places which are without, adequate
police protection—some in places with
absolutely no protection. All dispen
saries so located, in my opinion,
should be closed.
After mature reflection I am con
strained to recommend that the
County Boards of Control he abolish
ed, and the dispensers appointed by
the Stale Board of Directors upon the
recommendation of the legislative de
legations of the various counties.
It should never be the policy of the
State to force dispensaries upon coun
ties or communities desiring prohibi
tion, nor to maintain thenri when It. is
the wish of the majority of the people
to substitute prohibition In their
stead.
Legislation should he enacted at.
this session to free the system from
the abuses which have crept In, to
emphasize its restrictive features, and
to ensure proper compliance with the
strict letter of the law. This matter
will certainly be brought to your at
tention ta this session of your body.
I sincerely trust that you will give It
your most careful consideration and
that you will, a realization of
your responsibilities, make a fearless
and determined effort to effect such
changes as will at least relieve our
Htate of the reproaeli which certain
features of the dispensary system
have i-ast upon us. I need not assure
you that In the discharge of this duty
I am ready and willing to aid you In
every way that lies in iny power.
Enforcement of Prohibition.
The enforcement of prohibition in
counties which have voted out. dis
pensaries presents a serious problem.
Tho present law, aa I construe it,
makes it the duty of the Governor,
whenever he Is satisfied that there are
violations of law in such counties, to
appoint constables; these constables
to he paid from the special tax levied
for that purpose. During the past year
1 have been confronted with many
difficulties because of local conditions
and diverse public sentiment, hut
have endeavored to do what I consid
ered my duty.
My experience in the enforcement
of this law has convinced me that, cer
tain changes are necessary for the
mutual interests of all concerned.
While I believe that special officers
should lx- paid by the counties, I ulso
think that these officers should be
selected by local authorities and be
under their direction and control.
i, therefore, recommend that, iu fu
ture this course be adopted, and
trust you will so amend the law. The
law, as it. now stands, will give rise
to serious complications, and these
should be avoided as much as pos
sible.
(Continued on page six)
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INDICATIONS OF A SPREADING IDEA THAT
ROOSEVELT'S IS BECOMING A BUREAUCRATIC
ADMINISTRATION AMONG THE LEGISLATIVE BODY
Several Recent Incidents Are Looked Upon as Waning Prestige of the Administration and
Quiet Comment is Already Sufficiently Widespread to Attract Attention.
(Herald Bureau, 206 Corcoran Bldg.)
WASHINGTON, I). C-. Jan. 9.
That a great reaction with regard to
the attitude of the public toward the
administration in general haa set In
and is repldly developing a situation
distasteful and disagreeable to the
present members of the admintstra
tlon here seems now to be admitted
In many and various quarters.
The present state of feeling in eon
gress is growing to be especially inter
esting and the results promise to he
equally so, both from a political and
legislative point of view. It Is plainly'
apparent that the breach between the
president and the legislative body,
which has already been noted, la dally,
widening and that, the prestige of the'
administration is shrinking with;
equal rapidity.
An official here of high standing
expressed the attitude of the admlnls
tratlon just after the peace agreement
between Russia and Japan when he
aaid that It. would make little differ
ence what the president did during
the present session; that “congress
must, simply stand by and register
the president's opinions " Between the
time that this opinion was so express
ed, however, and the time that con
gress assembled, a good deal hail hap
pened to change the course of events.
That neither the house nor the senate
were prepared for any sueh servile
attitude was seen on the very open
Ing day. The following extract from
a speech of Senator Tillman s will
give a better Idea of what the attitude
of aome members of the senate ac
tually was at the opening of the cur
rent, session:
I will illustrate hy reference to his
action in the Panama Republic husl
ness, when, without any authority of
Isw or of Congress, he sent an arm
ed vessel of the United States to a
harbor belonging to the Republic of
Colombia, which Government was pre
paring to reduce lo subjection her
rebellious province— Panama - and
gave notice, after lie had recognized
the Panama Republic, that any at
tempt on the part of Colombia to bring
troops to the Isthmus or to come with
in 50 miles or It. as I recollect, the
order, would be prevented by arms If
that, was not an act. of war, I do not
understand the meaning of the terra.
Mind you, those of us who were
anxious for the Panama Canal and I
was among the number did desire
to get it In sonic decent and honor
able way. There were some of us who
wanted it so badly we did not care
whether or not there was any de
cency or honor In the transaction.
Therefore we ruthlessly pressed for
ward, or the president did, the Gov
ernment hacking him up hy a large
majority, and set up this Panama Re
public which possessed the jewel we
wanted, as Senator Hoar phrased It—
that is, the Isthmus across which we
proposed to cut. th*- canal. The result
has been that we have got what, we
claim to be a good title to the Isthmus
and the right, to cut the canal through
It or across It, and that Is all.
I merely cite that to Illustrate mv
opinion that the president had no an
thority or right as chief executive of
this Republic to do what he did. But.
we Indorsed his action. We approved
It—l mean a majority of the senate
and of congress did we appropriated
money to purchase the title of the
French company, and we are at work
under their franchise cutting througn
the Isthmus
To come down a little further—to j
illustrate my contention that the chief
executive ignores (he Constitution,
tramples (he law under ills heel, exer
cising In his own person both execu
tive and legislative functions, ignor
Ing the senate —he sent to this body
the past winter a treaty with the Re
public of Banto Domingo. That treaty
was not ratified by th* 1 senate. The
senate refused to give its approval
to the proposal that thlM Government|
should enter upon the iiutrled path of
being policeman for the Western
Hemisphere and debt collector for all
Christendom.
But as soon as tho senate adjourn
ed and "congress wan no longer on
his hands." to use a phrase which 1;
believe was originated by Mr. Clave-'
land, the chief executive goes forward
along the lines laid down In his treaty,
taking the ports of Santo Domingo
under control, through American off!
rers. and puts a fleet there to pro
tect the Morales Government and to
protect the Americans In collecting
the duties on Imports into that Is- 1
land; and that condition Is in full
force and effect now. The treaty, if
it had been ratified, would have au
thorlzed this, hut the senate refused
to ratify the treaty, and yet the treaty
Is being carried out Just as though
it had been ratified.
This Is an illustration of what 1
have said Is a new departure in con 1
trolling our destinies and having the
executive become the one factor 111
Government, while the senate sits
here to servilely submit and the house
is gagged. Even If it wanted to speak
it could not. I do not think it wants
to very much. Ho we have an exhllil
GIRL SAYS SHE
GOES 10 EUROPE
Told Very Strange Story of Marriage
and Kidnapping of Her Husband
ATLANTA, Ga.. Jail. 9. Convinced
that she will never see ner alleged his
hand again Mias Marlon McEachern the
pretty 18-year old school girl, who
says her father Is a wealthy steel
magnate of Pittsburg, Pa., has decid
ed to leave Atlanta. She even hints
at a trip to Europe.
The young woman some days ago
made an unsuccessful attempt to com
mit suicide by taking poison In her
room on East Harris street. She was
taken to Grady hospital and while
convalescing told u remarkable story.
She said ilihi six months ago she
and a prominent young business man
of Atlanta had been married at Hen
dersonville, N. C She declared that
his family found out about the mar
riage and had kidnapped her husband.
She sought his everywhere and when
convinced Hhe would never see him
again, look poison. The family of
the man alleged to be her husband
deny the girl's story In toto. The
young woman carries several photo
graphs of the man around with her.
Every time she look* at his picture
she cries. Hhe declares that If she
should ever take It into her head to
try suicide again *he will use a pis
tol. She says her heart is crushed
and bleeding. She hasn't decided
whether ah# wants to die just yet or
uoL
i tlon of the rapidity with which we
are traveling toward one-man power
and centralized government and the
abolition of any law but executive au
thority wherever the chief executive
chooses to usurp power. Give a man
an Inch, I have always heard, and he
will take an ell.
The conditions which have led
gradually and almost Imperceptibly
up to Huch a stal<‘ of feeling have
bean numerous and varied. In thn j
first place the administration. It
would seem, lias been too much pleas
ed with its phenomenal popularity [
during the past few months not to
realize that to keep up such a feel
Ing on the part of the public It must
lie extremely careful not to resort to 1
anything which might disgruntle It
Hut no effort lias been made to forth
er tickle the fancy of an already
much pleased public. On the other
hand congress has sharply resented
the Insinuation that they were simply
tools of the adminlslralion and the
consequence Is seen today In the mass
of serotinous Investigations Into many
departments of the government and
tho probability of further and more j
Important hearings of litis nature In
the future.
Many things have occurred here, ;
which In thenisplves might appear In ■
significant and unimportant, hut I
which grouped together have given j
people a view of what the actual at
tltilde of the administration Is In eer j
tain respects. Especially was Ihe
gag order of the president restrain
Ing cabinet members from giving out j
news to the press resented hy the [
members of the fourth estate and hy
readers In general. II showed a de J
sire upon the pari of llio admliilstra j
Hon to curtail the rlghls of the press
and Its public and to limit the dlstrl j
butlon of public Information to j
short typewritten official statements.
Since the muzzling order went Into cf
feet there has been a marked change j
In the attitude tiere of the correspond !
ents to the administration.
The recent Incident In which a lady
was dragged roughly from the white
house offices by two policemen, as ;
sinted hy a negro employee, has done j
much to discredit the over-hearing
and bureaucrat Ic attlfude of some of
ficlals. Another disagreeable Inci
dent may he noted In which an auto
mobile driver here was discharged
for .laving committed the offense of
turning Iris machine In fiont of the
president's carriage. Single and aep- j
arately such Incidents might go un
observed but. i tie combination of many
siieti affairs with other larger and
more Important, features of mistaken [
(Killcy are the cause of the present
great change In public feeling
The most noticeable ordinances of
wide public Interest may la- mention
ed as being the scrutiny which con
gress has directed toward the Philip
pines and Panama, and It Is general
ly thought that, an Investigation Into
Panama conditions will furnish much
material for discussion In (lie not far
distant future.
It may be regarded as quite rer
tain now that the administration will
have to resort t>/ extreme measures to
change the present current of events.
By proper action II may he possible
for it to stem the rising tide of ills- i
satisfaction to a great extent, but j
whether It can entirely recover its
lost prestige is extremely doubtful un
less something quite unforseen oc
curs to bring some lucky aid to Its
members. 1
THF PLANTER'S LOAN
AND SAVINGS BANK.
(Opposite Monument.)
PAYS 4 PER CT. INTEREST.
GROSS Resources, $8(1,000.00.
Deposits may be made by MAIL.
DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 A YEAR.
OCEAN HER TODAY
AND THAT HALF
A CENTURY
AGO
(Uy Gustav 11. Schwab, American
Agent <>l the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company.)
Transatlantic passenger and freight
traffic for the year 190 ft mav be con
sidered to have been satisfactory and
markedly In advance of the business
of 1004 Thla la accounted for by
Increased prosperity of thla country,
for upon the proaperlty of the Hull
ed Htntea dependa the profit* of the
tranantlantlc ateamahlp companies.
Indeed, the drat, claaa rtaaieniter aer
ylce alnioal entirely dependa upon the
travel of Americana. The number of
Kuropeana using drat claaa cabins la
almoHl Inflnitelain In compartaon
wllh the vast patronage of Americana.
And, Indeed, the proaperlty of thla
country la recorded by the trend of
ocean travel of all classes. When
proaperlty auffera from adverse con
illtlnim the firm cabin passengers cur
tail their iravela, the second cabin
passengers do likewise and the steer
age Influx la aerloualy affected. The
coal of passage aeema to have little
to do with the amount, of travel. In
I!t(i4 the steerage rate went down a«
low aa $lO, and yet the Immigrant*
declined to take advantage of thla
eondltlon. In fact, travel In the steer
age fell off greatly.
With n return of proaperlty In the
I nlted State* the tide of Immigration
was resumed, and thla year, in spite
of the fact that steerage rates have
advanced to a* high as S9O the rec
ords show that 2110,000 more steerage
passengers were carried westward
across the ocean than last, year. The
reason for the falling off in third
class transportation In 1904 and ihe
Increase In 1908 need not tie .tought.
far It depended solely upon the eco
nomic conditions here. During 1004
labor troubles, a falling off In demand
for labor and an extremely hard win
ter contributed to keep nwav Immi
gration. Returning foreigners spread
the report among their neighbors 'hat.
there was small demand for laborers
and the foreign laborers concluded
that It would he heat to stay at home.
CRUISER COMES TODAY.
CHARLKBTON, Jnn. 9.—Today
will witness the arrival of the cruis
er Charleston In this port, and before
she weighs anchor and blows her
whistle as she disappears through the
Jetiy gates she will have been seen
and admired by thousands and thou
sands of the citizens or Charleston.
Kvcr since il was definitely an
nounced that, the cruiser would visit
this port on January 9 the city has
been busily engaged In mapping out
suitable entertalnmen'.s for the via-
Ring officers, and tonay all is com
plet.c. nothing now remaining but the
actual carrying out of the plans which
have been so carefully arranged. The
various committees have been tire
less In their efforts to make arrange
ments for a pleaaant sojourn of the
naval officers In this city, and tomor
row these committees will witness the
arrival of the cruiser Charleston with
the feeling that, they have done theli
part well.
The Hon. Sanipel Lapham. chair
man of the general committee, yester
day Hfternoon received a dispatch
from Secretary Charles Ho□ apart.«
to the efTect that, he left Baltimon
aboard the Dolphin, and he is now ei
route to this city.