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H?'S ASKING THIRD ( ; (OONTWU?nrraOM PAOB ON?) fr ? i' " '? ? ri i ? ; i . i ? i i. .ulina ?who believes ia equal- rights io all and sp?cial- privileges lo none ; ?who believes* in" oh honest adminis tration of oil laws fairly and, Impar tially to ali cUteenealikOi who- be lieves in enforcing ali lawn upon all subjects, and obedience to thg&ooneti tutlon of the Untied -?t?^wSSw '*b* constitution ot- South CarotJoe, and who 1 a^ves in Riving .to the i?bpring pcopl?.?f thlB cObntry.tbb t^me rlghtfe los ore given to? the- weaUhyVii^a who believes on dealing' with th^-corperr allons'fairly and juKii;/, but in wok-, -lng them from encroaching uppr? tho" rights of tho people, br in. any man ner or form oppressing: them. ' And i . ' promise you that if elected governor that * will be the governor of all'tho pcoplo of my- state, regardless of any past differences, and shall -perform the duties of that office fairly and squarely with equal regard- to .the jrights of all alike. I believe, from the ekperlebcr which th? people* have . had with me in the legislature bf theil' .state end In the governor's office that . they will believe. o.nfl tho* they do be lieve, tb at 1 will do. what 1 eay I will [,':.>. do, and Will -hot do what I s?y Irl?l not do?< :< . '.. ;; ' A Warning. : v I said, in a message'to the general assembly, on tho 15th day of January, ?i 1912, in. speaking or the. mill merger <ln thiB State, that (hi emerger would : prove refry: injurious to tlio pcopio of the otate, os > whole,-?ba that, lt' wah," ? ": safer for the authorities to [take charge ot tho matter r.t that time than lt would be to wait until, Uko the Standard OH case, the people would have tb appeal to their-supreme court to relieve them from the burdens which, would ? be brought upon them.; /Today lawsuits are. in progr?s* \ be-? fore the court in Pickens, whereby the people are trying to Bave themselves from the very.Injury, which I warn ed th?m of, mid they aro appealing to tbs very court'tbat-1 paid tfcbytwould ultimately, gq-'-tp, and, ? ab Ms ^f-feown here, this merger har- cost thv>.?Uocli hbld?ro of those mills the im.TO four million five hundred thOns?ttflf dol iera . That prediction, my : fc?lev/ . cit? Jutens, waa m?do more fh?^'V) four years atp, -when I - w?? ssslja^'yonr . general assembly'to diircet-y^^ ney general to 'toko eomo action * tb; Sive the poOjple'harmless this mat* ter. I do-not claim to otra,ptrbjpihet, I mention this, io Cal! your ait?htion to the fact that f> was. studying the questions that Were before the " pst* pie of my state. One other, matter, If you please: At the special session bf tho - gene ral. as sembly or 1914, a bill was passed au thorizing the' Issuing ot twenty-four . mlUion-dbltars'tn 5. per cont coupon t^ds^'.^?ya^l?-'semi-annually'for'e term bf twenty years. I knbw :lii .1 W?jk--- vetoed that bill that the leglslatur? .;;;gJ[.-.-?offJ^' )t? t?^ /, ;. ; S J assort^ ?s? il ? - ? would, pass lt overwhelmingly . over^ toy veto, as tiley were- bitterly' pp poBcd to me, and had been on all oc casions, doing wh atever. \ thej( .could lo over-ride\ny vetoes. For that reo? eon I hold this bill ubttl?t waa ibo late for it, .possibly, to become, a law. and .' tated that it was useless, that the C?ndlflope\did"'not ^arrant Jit; that , tho financial ; situation would work' itself out and adjust Itself , what, gentleman, 'baa been tho re suH$>/, Jns^-?Sv? <eal.d,. the situation was. 'iTcilbyod; ' condition!),, wore im, prov??t?; ; the pepi got along without thli^orrqqus amount bf; mpnoy; and if it had hot'boen for 'my. si tami Inn bo ren ) you,- tho' fax payers of thia i statoV/otid. that ..'leglilaturo, you would t?dayj.havo saddled upon?you a twen ty-four j?i?lonrdOllar debt, and would! be paying fetprait on lt at tlio rate or r> per cent/.When y?u can now bor-J [TOW all th? ni?'?ey-youWasiV ti haif that rate ot interest, wt!nout desir ing to appear egotistical, I ask you tax. pr yera, what think yon.bf my.ac? n Itt. your behalf inVthls mbtterT. ; . Possibly you WIU be mord ' Inter-: HcEted in . knowing ^hat; I' Btand .f?r Hnow, and I shall therefore' proceed tb toll you: A, The .war?houKO ? system, which was * oriocteeV into law whilo I was ?governor, -which wan1 recommended' by Mme in my message, and hieb was np ?ried it becouss vtytdl? l&ou Kow good and del?c?oua lit waa; &our ft Icn?a t>egan jkingjt becausejg?u told them vcoodit-vraa.Thia ia thc end ??duun of entKusuicm th&t has ,. ed?.Cbco-O?fa the bsveraH* of ^jjpt?su; ?? . - V ? r ite COCA-COLA COW ATtANTA. OA. . v eucour?s? eubnlUsti?n. ; ? Confidence arid patronage ;;'??-i a larger and titter store, vwlth and b?H?r^rvice. ^ offers: in the foH?wi?g;lines: j. ;V Wash Mfr -*-:-. .? t .... -:-!-1-w~, proved byrne'aa soon -as it was prc-' oentedy. 2 J. Biennial session of your general a'saenibly Which, would bo a saving of; thousands of dollars to our people.; '3. The making of 6 per cent the. lbgal -rate of interest in. South Caro lina. . Tt/bO.'" establishment of a rural] rr od lt system for the state. j 5 . The abolition of all UBttless' of-| ficeo. 6? -The reduction of taxation. 7. Amending the constitution by) striking but that section which pro viftesi??r the .payment of $2,000 to, the family- ot a negro who commits rape cn. a white Vornan, and providing .that in'such cases'a jury may be drawn] immediately,sand a,special court held within; euch tim? ^as the governor' may, direct. I .;8.. Lib?rai support for the state In- j situtlons foh* the education of our . boys-and . glrl?. j' ?.; Building bp the free.'ecboQ? Sys tem,"for that-, ovory white children SbuthCarolina may. be. given an edu cation. , ( 10. Laws' that will' favor bud pro- j te?t labor in alt bf ita legitimate pur p'baes, and such laws as Will protect capital hi its lawful invontmenta; sb that 'c?pita? end labor, each neeessa ry tb rth? other," may work In harmony for the 'material advancement of . 'all our people'. ., ", ' ' .'. 4 ' ll . A law that no bfficor elected by i the people.ehail,bb; removed from of fice unless convicted by a Jury. 12. The decrease of present day J lawlessness. 13. Local option by Counties for j tho. control "of tho whl?key trafficer '?'?ii. Confederate, veterans,. -Therej aro lew real, genuine. Confederate veterans living. If-you will remem ber when tho war closed',7 and place the. age of a man coming out oven ae low as 18 years, .you wJll 'seo that;.'to have boon- In that war from ito bestn pinr", be fs a very old-man.; Now, 1 favor getting the. time records . and g vins' tb th?! bona fido Confoderotb bnldier. a': sufficient amount of money to make bim comfortable during the balance of >bbs life. If you will ' re? move the Stragglers from the camp arid give tho money only to tho true soldier, wo can make them*.at ' least comfortable; and tho balance- bf their days pleasant, and it will'be no hard ship upon th? tbs payers, and no 'tax payer vin South ' Carolina; ? would ob-, ject to. the amount borne by'him for carrying. but this most ' honorable and worthy- purpbBo. To Dlyc?s? Vai?on* Issues. viThese matter? and others. I Bhall j IUHCUSB in d?tail at'tho various eani paign moating*, fotiSw .?everybody j Kfa?wa! : tvVwouid':' be an ' absolute Im- r po^tnUity- ,to take ihem all up' and J?BCurri the ta ot1:;aby one mobtlng . Upon thia platform and upon my j record .ab'jeglBjatcr and aa governor ?tid a? a private cltUbn of my Si?tb. I;ask Uto'euppwiVand tho assistance vt the 'democrats Ot?South'.CafOUnbV- j I shall'have hoUilhg i?.bay'bg?ibttl the personal br priste_:record, of ;?ny I babdlt?a?? :'itt this; ckt?palgli^ ua?oSft | h? .firsts attackn me, in which ev?jgy t-sh?i?'defend myself aad ?paro Aotb- f lug lo reply. Pub?? r?cords ar?'pale tte propC'ty anbl.,!?r? ??vay? ojien, sad it -is. logltimste to criticise, thom Itaf: SUch 4srma. eb. tve Vmay see nt. rhorbforb, ? invite the freest fcrid frill mt dlacuBcion cf my record'?S^A log ie" Wi aav-isbester and a? geweroo, ! (LSd^n^-ji^^ ? i ?avKs ever served abd; have cn bbj^?fj? Whir lb- the troth being- i&W&Ufer ^!^i^J:jix^iA^im\ it .thsref''1 ?ecb^;;srf mt?cv^ f?teteHat?'?,r Starting: : j pagse;ilS? ?nd : .' ''NATIONAL' BISCUIT ,- ^,.y. ,,-.-?--; company, a trust throttling-or at tempting to throttlo-the. farmer? of South Carolina, and which Attorney General Bollinger and his assistants were fighting''with all tho! rpoWer. Mr, Manhlog voted against tho hill to'..-.impend, i this <: corporation ??? and against ,thej Interests bf tho farmor? and laboring people. Soon jo urn a., 1902, pano 300. . Tn tho session of j 1900. Journal, | pager206, you ; will. sea- Where Mr. Manning voted against the child lab or bill and'against th?,Interest of tho! . cot ton' mill employees ! In lOOG. Senate Journal,- page 210. aa senator,ho voted agalnht the bill to prevent, strikes and lockouts, whlcb was introduced'; Co 'meet emergencies and to help* the cotton mill employ ees, . thus yoting against the laboring man and In favor nf. tho corporation. If this bil? hr-^ beeb.' passed and al lowed tb bccbfc.6 a . law, the. ? many strike? which have occurred, under his administration. In tho cotton mills could not have taken place; and labor, and -capital? would have been Worklftg together* ' In harmony, and the lives which have boon lost on ac count'o ?ho r iota caused by these J strikes would/"have bean saved. Hence(, to himself and his colleagues In. the senate,M?sn .he lay the blatets for tho striked which have taken piare dui-ihg his .administration. ??in Ten.lio ur MU. >?\ He also voted'-against'1 th? bill for j ton houfe-feioMtbb'inllls-See Housv' Journal, 1892,..page SSS. When thW bill, to limit the" hours of: labor in cotton mills, was. ns j for discussion, Mr. Blosse-moved to ?trike out after South Carolina,; in Section 1, which was: "Provided. That nothing herein contained/ shall. bc construed to pre vont any ot tho. employees In the aforesaid manufacturing establish ments from engaging . to work OT worktbg' such time : In addition, not to' exceed One hundred and ten (110) hours, per annum;- as may . be . neces- ] ?ary, to make np'for lost time." Mri Manning voted to leave tbatl proviso In the- bili, which, as every-' cotton mill man 'In the.state .knows, nulli fied-the law, fbi*'this section, wis used to -; impose;;Upon labor and ' to force them to work just, about a?, moby hours per'webs as ' thoy^.nsd worked heretofore. . You wilt find'that in tho session ot 1803, House Journal,'page 136; also in the Senate Journal of 1906, pago 38$, : he ? voted against separate, coach es for the two races, thus Voting for whito ladles to be thrown in the some coaches with negro med;""?'.' $?tt'.;W?U thus be seen that-this man, who was tho president of a/bank in Sumter and a director in many other larg? obrpbraUons ; in; thia state, cu overy'.occasiou, as ; senator andrepre fontatlve, voled again nt tho Interests of tho laboring-msj?-':an^rf?r.HU?;-;'bo^' ,T^tI?rtS, ahii ho {? today the cand? ?(e-of corporation? and* their -office** id altornpyB. tb''addition tb this, he was in the! ipard convention.- which met inj rcb, 1802. as o?, del?gate. from Sum ter co?n ty, *f. ?^ch, convention de n??need Ben .Oilman's Administra tion db -these . wordsr "We . -pledge mirseivea tb the n^st Hgio ecobemy ia tho administration of ihe govern ment, miide, more'than necessary;., by th? mi?fortuBos of tho people and: the impending defici?a?yv'ln^6hr^tir^ftbr!i',,' resulting from rtas- anwl?o manege-' H?|? ito*'.'w . [pother pl&b?mi?peaWngiot Bi m that theorbo-er th*': h?s4 ot r-WeSOEt : adm latetration, Kit?- -fpj wmma w&tfamiwtfo-:**? abetar bttwigoi?hd unjust/'. And thi? plai -: " ibes I ii ll lil li II to-it all.to yatkin denouncing . m ' and the reform mo?ea*bt * ? td?of tire;*stator, ?ad >UI? l " ?iberia/' sunn ??? M? GBH RECENTLY CAUGHT Oft THE S?JCJ^ND-TWENTY I, i II i mu WHAT Df?POSITION WM Mad? off Bird ?a Matter Mba Williams Wishes lo Bo lu foraged About Editor of tho Anderdon Intelligencer: .In Th? Btate of June Wth, I find tho following clipping .'front, the In telligencer: "D. 1*. Kay of tho Pepoi-Cola cont paby yesterday EHdrathg caught a large blue crane on Six-an#Twerit?; Uv t.i? ?r??i?g 's?c?ig ano? Iii flew cloBe enough for hito to catch* ft. It'was th? largest ever caught] in this section, measuring? five feet} abd nine inches from tip to tip of tts^* winga." , ' Wayne lb his "Birds of South) Carolina" cays that : three species efl cranes formerly were, found in this: state: The Whoopor, which no long er visits South Carolina, tho Luto' "Brown Cratio, only ono record of' which has ever been made for ibis': state, and the Sandhill crane of which j un specimen has been taken for the,! p?st' twenty years. "As ?ll herons;! arb> usually locally called "craho" it; is probable that I the b ? ul captured by Mr. Kay was the great bluo heron,, which is a permanent , resident anti; protected by th? laws of South Caro lina: In the Bird. Q?mo and Non-i iWgratory Pish. Laws of South Car olina, Sec.; T34, wo-, road! No:;per*i BOO within the state Abell, kill, catch, or have In hie or their possession; living of dead, any" resident br ml-i gr a tor y wild bird, other than a game bird, or purchase, offer or expose for i j sale, any such, wild non-game bird,1} aft?r lt his been caught or killed. As S lover and etudent of-birds ann j One who ts interested in their pro*! QorVation I should like very, much to know what disposition was made Of the 'bird caught by Mr. Kay. Doubl fesjr th* Trame waMeb. br wardens in Andornen - county... aro equally, inter ested. In not, why not? Balle Wlllfame, Soc. State Audubon Society. M J MEMORIAM *1 frOn ItfoOday, June D, thc Angol of j death visited the home of Hr? ' end] ?Mrs. Jeston . Banister of.. Cr ville, and took from them their dar ling little boy, Tbeodoro, 7 years ot j age;???? ?e waa1 ; burled the following j day at Mt: Bethel : church; ; funeral j servic?s were conducted by, tho. Kev.1 N, " Y. Wright. HIB death was . u great shock to blt: l-jvcd omi it, fOT.I bis condition was bot thought' to] bo curious ?ntu a few hours before j his death. < . ";:<May tho father and mother be comforted with the tho.ight that he] ls ?afe in the arms bf iesus! ?Hf\ A Friend Tty a tob? of our Ai D: S. Perct&so Tooth Paste? . Venilla, Maj?le Nilla, Strav^berry and ChcrM ry Ice Cream. , Owl Drag Co. Read sr 'fear* of the Now 50c v y j . A .dol|at^db^---A/doi-j j itjlht ?/wet?k< or pay dey t j That'a the >?Ut. 1 .;,'?,; I/^SV?OB^: System. ?wby^.Or swoon t from - loo ap each .week'or pay day.'. \\/.. ,',.,1fonr money twars inter 1 fi iV .V. If ? Qpeiied yesterday two dozen4 White Wash.Skirts, made of Gabardine, R?pp% and Honey Comb Cloth-pretty arid y'1' new, of course; stylish and'serviceable ; - . <.-?:-;?'' r-V* ' ., .. . .. il'"--'.. afcd well worth the price we ask, ma?., bc more. The prices are .1 ; sends us; a few very classy , all white hats. You'll like them ever so much. ' Then, too, we have a number of pretty ff j trims just from our bwr, work toorar-? at little prices. ? } ? It doesn't matter when you come, you'll always find something new. -: n'l nu Wf'^ ' M l?l^'r J\ VI- ^ We carty the most complete line of ?lg?n Watches m the city. Pur prices can't be b?at. Call in and see out Z 17 Jew?? Elgin in 20 year Wadsworth' ^1 I? |l?% case fot... ;>?..:...:*:. .*...<. . .v. .i./tP4"?>?5|? ?Swoys a pleasure to serve yon. I 'iit??Keese S? Co, : If Set Ye*? ,fe?s!*rs 3f*?r* Ereslsgijr ^ft.??0!^ il* : ffs?' FROM, . AND STATIONS ?eriiaJ^om?" j? l irfJ*?i ? ? ? MI ? i 111 iilT'""- . TO WASHINGTON'$12.50. ? AND IU2TU?N ?k%ftt9,i^/l^ Rentes ifltatt through1 ??ehmon?* er via Korfolix, ?sa St i ????imiiiii'i i ??m i r?miM* itnr'.i "i n II ii ri'fr ll I