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ANNN IG, S. .. AUGUST 1. 1906. C PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. C SZBSCRIPTION RATES: S one .ear..-. .................-- si 0 t Foui =' nth-;.................... 5 Fou: mronlth --- ------------- ADVERTISING RATES: i ku.t square. one time. $1: each subsequent in section. 5 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of R.-spcct charged for as regular advertisements. 1.iberal contracts made for three, six and twelve mot:ths. Cummunications must be accomp anied by the eal name and address of the wv riter in order to r *epire attention. No communication of a personal character will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Posto'ice at Manning as Sec ond Class matter. TILLMAN GETS THE CROWDS. ] The campaigners are tramping over the State speaking to small audiences, while Senator Till man is running an independent campaign and drawing the crowds. One advantage the Sen ator has, that, wherever he is scheduled to speak, there is fried chicken and a barbecue accom paniment, and what a hot air artist cannot do in the way of drawing crowds, the chicken and 'cue will. There is a difference of opinion as to whether Tillman is or is not helping the dispensary cause. Some tbink, basing their opin ions on the past, that Tillman will not change a single vote in favor of a continuence of the State graft mill; others think he 1 will in his independent campaign c arouse such a factional feeling that thousands will throw aside t their individuality and sacrifice their best judgment, just to help Tillman save his "pet;" with the latter class, we are inclined to . agree. There are many voters who are wedded to Tillman, mat ters not what he will advocate; they regard it loyalty to stand by him, and while they know that whether the people are given the right to vote for the liquor t control system of their choice or not, it cannot have any bearing upon Tillman's political fortunes, x yet they feel that it would be a disloyal to not do what he says. We know of men who favor the abolition of the State dispensary and in its place would like to have the county dispensary sys- C tem tried, who will vote against a -their own honest convictions, - for no other reason than Till- 1 man's urging the continuance S of the State institution. If there S was opposision to Tillman, and these men felt an allegience to. him, we might .understand their following him blindly, but when ~ C there is absolutely no opposition and by having none, those who were opposed to -Tillman in the past, acknowledge his abilityE and his worth as a Senator, then we confess our inability to understand why men of lawful ~ age will sacritice their honest S convictions uponi a matter of public policy, when their own common sense teaches them that Tillman will be Senator with or without the State dispensary. ~ In several of Tillman's speeches t he has said that he had no ob- ' jection to the people being al- t lowed to vote for county dispen- ' saries, what he did object to, is the Brice Act, which requires a a voter to have a registration V ticket. and thereby keeping ~ away from the election a great ~ man'y white men who are not ~ provided with the certificates. It I is a known fact that every white s man can get a registration certi. s ficate if he waruts one, but so far r t as that is concerned, ;ve are perfectly willing for *2. party primary where no reg: tration 1 certificates are required, to de- ~ cide whether or not a county ~ shall sell liquor, and if it decides ~ to sell it, whether or not it shall be under county or state control, S and let every white man vote IC and the majority rule, but such6 a primary should be separate a and distinct from one in which I there are candidates for office so that "every white man" can vote 9 on the question upon its merits. ' Tillman says he has no objec- ~ tion to this plan, but how can we get to the plan if men are going to vote against their con- S victions, because they love Till - man, and he fights for the State dispensary? j ' I s WILL MR. MANNING GUARANTEE?: The State dispensary can be made as clean as -the State treas ury if honest men are put in con trol, so argues Senator Manning, ~ State dispensary candidate for Governor, and we beli-eve he is in earnest, but the question isi wil-4ir. Manning guarantee to hace the.State dispensary put in control .oflen of the high char acter State Treasurer Jennings is t is reputed to possess? Will Mr. ~ Manning, who is an honorable ~ man. pledge himself on the stump r that unless the general assembly s elects as a board of directors for the State dispensary, men ofequal t high character as State Treas- i urer Jennings, he will resign as f Governor? Would Mr. Manning a urge the cashier of the Bank of a Sumter-the bank of which Mr. Manning is president, and which does a large money loaning bus m'els at eight per cent discount, u to take a position on the State n board of dispensary directors'- t Mr. Manning has ai large and honorable family connection, s would he advise any of his con-.0 nections to risk the family repu- j tation by taking a place on the ~ State board of dispensary direct- ~ ors? Wuld M. Maning rsi is own good reputation by ac epting such a place? The State dispensary has been un by various boards for the ast tiirtecn years, Mr. Manning ad an opportunity to vote out no whole board because of its orruption, andesince then he has earned of one of his own con ections, Mr. Boykin, coming off ,f the board labeled il over with uspicion. It does seem to us hat after so many years of un .uccessful trial, the dispensary, cknowledged by Mr. Manning o be [corrupt, there is a slim ;hance of even so good a man as Jr. Manning to purify it. If vlr. Manning believed the State lispensary could be purified why lid he vote for the Brice Bill? hat measure was introduced as rn open d:gger to give the people a chance to stab the dis ;ensary to death. Mr. Manning oted for it, but may be it was )n the principle, killing the Indi mn to make him good. If he pro oses to kill the dispensary to )urify it, then he should drop is dispensary sheep clothing nd let the destroying wolf be teen. 1o man who voted for the Brice 3111 can be a friend to the State uspensary. WAS MISQUOTED. We are glad to note that Sen Ator Tillman denies having said hat he "can walk into a barroom with as much reverance as 1 can church." The Senator says he vas misquoted, that what he did av was "I can walk into a bar oom with as much independence s I can a church." We cannot Lnderstand why he.will connect a >arroom with a church, and why b is that the reporters will mis Luote him so often. All of the eporters, regardless of whether hey are for or against the dis >ensary quoted Tillman as hav ng said "I can walk into a bar -oom with as much reverance as can a church," not once. but on noe than one occasion. The ,olumbia Record, a dispensary irgan. and which is being sent ut free all over the State filled ith a defence of the dispensary ,nd laudations-of Tillman,quoted he Senator as having used the asulting language which has iven pain to so many church eople, and also to many who do ot belong to a church, but have reverance for things holy. In- the heat of debate a man iay say something that when e cools off he would like to hange, therefore in parliment ry bodies, such as Congress -here a record is kept, a privi -e is given to edit the speeches o that it often happens that the peeches delivered upon the .oor. are very different from hose appearing in the Congress anal record. If Senator Tillman gas correctly quoted at the out et, arid he afterwards realized tis mistake he did the proper hing to amend his utterance, ven if the amendment takes com his speech its ginger, and :s aptness, it is better so than > have a sacraligious utterance tand against him. SOMETHING PROFITABI.E. We should like for Senator ~illman to devote some. of his me to an argument showing by it is not to the interests of he white people of the State to ave a compulsory education law. A good statesmanlike deliver ne would be of an educational alue, and coming from Senator 'illman it would carry force. 'he Columbia State has been1 taking an earnest fight for comn ulsory education and makes the howing that the negro goes to chool, while the white children emain away. There is much in ais, and if it continues it will not e many years before the negro till be educated and the white ian will fall behind, and it needs o argument to show what re ults follow. South Carolina is peculiarly ituated, a compulsory law msust ill upon both races, but as the tate rightly contends, the ne roes go to school anyway, it is he whites who are indifferent )f he cause of education, and the uestion is, must we keep the hite children mn ignorance be ause perchance the negroes wil e benefitted also, when we how hat with, or without a free chool fund the negro school ouses are f.ull always? Senator Tillman is opposing ompulsory education, and dis assionate argument, such as he ould- he capable of making, riill help many to solve the prob am in their - own minds. We hould also like to have the can idates for governor give us -a est on the whiskey clatter, and a it place something on the fu ure education of the white chil *ren of the .State. The "Double Pay" Dodge The persistency with which he dispensary organs play the uine of "double pay" in their ght against Mr. Lyon would be idiculous if it were not so de Evaeyhn connected with he matter shows that the thing born and nurtured in revenge >r his showing up the frauds nd- corruption in the dispen ary. The question. of pay was dis ssed by the investigating com ittee in their sessions, and the nanimous opinion of the com iittee was that they were enti ed to it under the law and by recedent and custom-not a ingle one of the seven members f the committee raised an ob ction. Afterwards one had not. y the way, distinguished them lves in trying to find out things with them he will visit relatives before returning. Missj Mamie Cuttino of Man iing spent last week with her 3ousin, Miss Edith Cole. Mrs. J. L. Green has gone to Sardis to the bedside of her sick brother, Belton Benton, who is not expected to live. Mr. D. E. Turbeville is in Chat tanooga, Tenn., attending the Kapa Sigma Conclave. Mr. M. J. Morris spent Sat urday in Manning on business. G. Turbeville, July 30. Pinewood News. Editor The Manning Times: Mr. Editor, when you arrive here with the campaign party you will no doubt be received more cordially than you received the Pinewood contingent as you had it in your editorial column in your issue of the 18th. Rev. L. L. Bedenbaugh pas sed through here last Monday en route to a conference in Or angeburg county. Mr. Beden baugh is in hopes of spending next Saturday here with friends. Mr. Charlie Smith of Sumter was in town one day last week. Messrs. 0. D. Harvin, R. A. Lawrence, and Cleveland Law rence. are at Glenn Springs. Mrs. H. A. Braiisford and Mrs. R. L. Felder are in western North Carolina for a vacation. Mrs. F. A. Felder has return ad from Greenwood. Misses Maude and Ruth Smith are at Hendersonville. Mr. Arthur Toomer is in en 3ampment at Chickamauga. Judge Alton Parker Ragin and daughter, Miss Marion, was visitors last week in the Silver aeighborhood. Dr. H. A. Mood has added another horse and buggy to his growing practice and is speak ing of getting an automobile. "Jack and Nellie are both on a pleasure trip. The Messrs. Booth, of Booth Live Stock Co., of Sumter, were in town one day last week, ac -ompenied by Mr. Jim Cunning han, of Cunningham, and Mc Dutchen, saw mill operators two miles north of here. A severe hail, wind and rain storm passed over here on the 24th. Mr. Tom Smith is now regular railroad agent at Robbins. Judge Ragin visited Summer ton Monday. Mr. Manning Richardson, after a two week's visit to rela tives near here, has ;returned to Summerton. BUSTER. Alcoln Sifti rgs. Editor The Manning Times: Mr. F. L. Wolfe and family eft Saturday night for Sullivan's [sland, where his wife and chil ren will spend a few weeks. Mr. Wolfe returned this morn ng. Mr. M. A. Lanier also ac >ompanied him on the trip. Mrs. Geo. R. Janes of Davis Station, who has been visiting er sons at Baltimore spent last Ihrsday in town, on her way 2ome. This section was visited last Wednesday by a terrific wind, rainand hail storm. The crops >l some of the farms near here were totally destroyed by the wind and hail. Considerable dam ge was done on the mill yard. Several sheds were blown down, md a dozen or more trees were 2prooted, one of which fell across ne of the Alcolu Railway pass anger coaches, damaging it con iderably. The mill was com pelled to shut down for the rest f the day in order to get ever hing in working condition again. Mr. W. M. Davis left the first >f last week for Hendersonville, NT. C.. where he expected to spend a week or more, but seeing n the News and Courier an ac ount of the hail storm at Alcolu, which had destroyed the crop he hurried home in order that if his 3rop had been destroyed he 0ald restore it to its former con ition. We are very gladito say, however, that Mr. Davis' crop uffered very little compared to to some others. We did not know until last week, the number of good men we have in Clarendon who could represent us in the legislature. f all who are recommended can e in induced to enter the race, we willhave a host to select from, mnd there will be no excuse for 2t sending up three wide-awake represenatives. PAT. Paxville Dots. ditor The Manning Times There was to have been a ocial meeting by the W. C. T. [. Friday evening, but on ac ount of the union meeting at aome branch it was put off. Miss Louise Cutter is quite Miss Leigh Mahoney of Flor da has been visititing friends Ld relatives here. Miss Ellen Britton of Lanes is isiting Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Boyd. Miss Nannie Mellette of Sum nerton visited Miss Mattie Ioyle last week. Miss Lottie Smith who has >een with her sister Mrs. J. 0. 3arwick has returned to her iome in Chester. X. eware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury s mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell nd competely derange the whole system when rticles should never be used e.xcept on prescrip ons from reputable physicians as the damae b derive from them. Halrs Catarrh Cure, ~anufactured by F. J. Cheney'& Co., Toledo. 0., in directly upoi the bloodtan mucouslly, ees of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh ~tenaly and aide inhToledo, Oh. byF.J ol by Du its. prie 7.e r bottle. FOR THE SALE OF LEAF TOBACCO, MANNING, S. C. WE take this method of informing the Tobacco Planters of this and adjoining coun ties that we are NO OPEN and selling Tobacco. Prices we think are a good deal higher than last season. We shall do our best to get yoi' the highest mar ket prices. All that we ask is that you give us a trial, we will do the rest. When you are ready to sell your Tobacco, whether you can come with it or not, send it to me and I will guaratee that you will get the top of the market. Thanking you for past patronage, and asking a continuance of your valued favors, I beg to remain, Your friend,. CL ARK'S WAR EHOUSE, R. D. CLARK, Manager. W VE OFFER The Following Properties for Sale: ONE--two-story store.20x45. and lot 75x150 feet. This store is well finished and with a small building on the lot rents for $:i00.00. Price $1600.00. ONE dwelling-S rooms. beautiful flower yard. all necessary out-buildings, well set in fruit trees, lot contains about 3 acres. Eastern front and one of the best built houses in town, go ing at 54250.00. A. 500.00 lot can be sold off of each side and leave an acre for the pres ent house. ONE dwelling-6 rooms with out-houses on a d acre lot, nell fenced. Two tenant or servant houses. Price 52100.00. one half cash balance in installments with interest. ONE 6 room dwelling-right new, lot in new section. fast building up. House well finished, and painted throughout. Fence and barn. Price $2000.00. ONE farm of 25W acres-one and a half miles from Summerton. 135 acres cleared, 121 in timber, 30 of this is fine long leaf. S tenant houses, well supplied with out-buildings and a 7 room dwelling. Other particulars upon application. ONE lot-on Main stret near depot. This lot cannot be duplicated in this locality.. Let us show it to you. It is well suited for any business purpose, especially manufacturing. ONE tract of land 3 miles from Summerton. 100 acres can be cleared. GO now under cultivation. Price upon application. ONE 7 room dwelling-bran new with lot 105x300 feet. Barn and stable, servant house and other conveniences. This house is made of exceptionly good stuff and in a splendid section of town. Price now 5500.00. These are a few of the bargains we are offering now. If, none of these meet your wants, let us tell you of some others. We still have some good building lots, which we are offering at fair prices to settlers and also to speculators. We will be glad to answer inquiries, and give fuller particulars. ,We will be glad to list many other properties, remember it cost you nothing unless we make a sale. So if you have any property that you will sell, let us put it before the public now so it can be well advertised. If you want to buy let us know so we can help you to locate good property' SUJMERTON REAL ESTATE AGENCY, U p in the Sky bcraper. Sunminerton, S. C. EWHave on hand a nice lot of Horses and Mules, j/%fWhich mustbe sold between thi s and the 1st of April, and we are receiving for our spring trade one Carload of the celebrated T.si Hackney Buggies. Tiisthe best Buggy that has ever been sold on this market. Come while they are fresh and select one for beauty and comfort, as well as durability. We are also receiving, Other Buggies and will be able to satisfy all purchasers who will place their trade with us. Also, a fine assortment of One and Two-horse Wagons, made by the Hackney and Piedmont people, the best manufacturers in the South. Also full line of Harness, Double and Single, Slip Gear for wagons; Collars, Bridles, Whips, etc. We thank the people for their liberal trade to us in the past, and will en deavor to act so in the future as to maintaiu their confidence and support. jOranigeburg Collegiate Institute. Military Tactics. PARENTS Healthful Location. EDUCATE Conservatory of Music. YOUR CHILDREN. Strong Faculty. YOUR BOYS4 -~ (IArt-Five Courses AND GIRLS. U Full English Eranches. Stenography and Typewriting.4 -PARENTS Ancient Languages, Latin and Greek. SEND Sewing and Cooking Classes. YOUR ADDRESS Modern Languages, French and FOR CATALOGUE. German. Expenses Moderate. 4 W.S. PETERSON, Pres., Orangeburg, S.. C. - NOW OPE FOR THE SALE OF LEAF TOBACCO. We had our fir-st sale Tnesday, 24th, inst., with a full corps4 f buyers. Good prices prevailed. Sand lugs brought from 4 to4 15 cents.4 The Warehouse, under its present management, is especially adapted to bring the highest market prices. Give us a trial and we will convince you that we will lookout for the interests of the trade.4 W. H McG IR E DanineVa. WW.I MK.PE McnITOS, annng. . IVEN AWAY! I In one of our show Windows you will see a beautiful Hand-painted I China Dinner SetI Fourty-two Pieces, which will be given free 3 to any one of my customers who holds the lucky number. We will give a coupon for every twenty cents purchase made at our store, which entitles the holders to a chance at this Set. Don't forget to see it, and have us explain, and if you are looking for Bargains in Clothing, SHOES,-HATS, CAPS, SHIRTS, HEAVY UN DERWEAR OR GENTS' FURNISHINGS. of any kind, come to see us before you buy. Money saved is money made. We especially invite your attention to our Line of OVERCOATS. C.M.DavIs&Cog I.8 dispensary organs raised the howl "double pay." In defense of the action of the committee-or the majority of them-it was published that Sen ator Tillman and Gov. JohnGary Evans and Gen. R. R. Hemphill and Attorney General Bellinger and Senator Irby, and a whole lot of other men who were of ficers, accepted pay as members of the constitutional convention in 1895. "Oh," say the organs and the defenders of the G. M. I. "the constitution was not adopt ed then forbidding one man to hold two offices at the same time." This argument, if it proves anything at all for the dispen sary, proves too much. It would prove that the members of the committee were not a legal com mittee; it would prove that the committees to examine the State colleges and other State insti tutions were not lawful commit tees. The constitution does not say one shall not receive pay from two offices at the same time. Let our great constitutional objectors-who are mostly law yers, as it happens-split hairs over the question whether a membership on the legislative committee is an "office" under the constitution, and if it is, let them knock the whole . dispen sary investigation higher than Gilroy's kite. To a simple lay man it would appear that if it is an "office", then either legisla tors ceased to be members of the legislature when they accepted places on the investigating com mittee or else their appointment on committees by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house is a nullity, and their whole work is a nullity. The constitutional inhibition is not against what the howlers de nominate "double pay"-it is against "double" office; there is nothing said about pay-the members of the constitutional convention no doubt taking it for granted that South Carolina is not too poor to pay for what ever services it exacts of its cit izen: for they themselves accept ed "pay" for their services in that convention, as they had a right to do. The question of "pay" is not involved here; if itis a question at all it is a question of holding "two offices at the same time." It will have to be proved first that the investigating committee were "holding two offices at the same time" before the question of their right to "pay" comes up at all. The objectors prove either too much or else they prove nothing at all. If there had been anything in the talk of "double pay" Senator Tillman would certainly have made use of it when he was say ing all the harsh and bitter things he could rake and scrape against Mr. Lyon in his Colum bia s peech. Senator Tillman, though he boasts of being n'only a cornfield lawyer," knows there is nothing in it; and every un prejudiced man knows it.--New berry Observer The reception to be given the Hon. William Jennings Bryan upon his arrival in New York from his tour of the world, will be the greatest ever given to an American citizen, and it simply paves the way for this unani mous nomination for the presi dency of the United States. There is no doubt about it W. J. Bryan -is the greatest liv ing ;Democrat. He has twice led a great party to defeat, and still, not only retains the confi dence of the Democratic party, but he is fast drawing to his support the conservative element of the Republican party, so much so, that the leaders of the Re publican party are making every effort to solidify their broken ranks to prevent a Democratic tidal wave. Turbeville Dots. Editor The Manning Times: The public meeting of the W. C. T. U., which was held at Salem Baptist church on last Wednesday evening was a great success. The pulpit was grace fully draped with beautiful flowers and trailing vines, inter woven with white ribbon-the emblem of the union. The pro gramme which consisted of songs, recitations,readings and tableaux was a good one and was well carried out. The singing was fine and the tableaux were of the highest order. The readings and recitations were also good, all bearing on the one subject-tem perance- On -account of the in clemency of the weather, the crowd was not so large as was expected- The W. C. T. U. of this section has not long since been organized, and since its or ganization several have taken the pledge, and it is now in a pros perous condition. Its efficient president, Miss Marion Hicks, deserves great credit for her un tiring efforts put forth.in behalf of the Union, and to her the suc-] cess of the public meeting held on the evening of the 25th, was 1 largely due. Work has begun on the store of Mr. H. L. Johnston, at this 1 place, and a few lots are being sold. So you see we are still liv- I ing, though you have heard noth ng from us for sometime. The Methodist congregation here and at the other churches a on this charge have granted their e pastor, Rev. L. L. Bedenbaugh, month's leave of absence. He t has been feeling unwell for some time, so he will spend his short vacation in recuperating is ealth. He leaves during the 2, eek for Saluda where he will c jon i wife and children, and