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evidence forces a conviction, Governor Ansel is hardly the man to undo what a jury says is justice. With such a Governor the State is safe, and all who favor clean living, obedience to law. and a progressive material welfare should record this sentiment by going to the polls next Tuesday and vote for Martin F. Ansel. WE FAVOR A SQUARE DEAL. We are asked why it is that favoring Hon. E. D. Smith for the United States senate, we sometimes defend Hon. R. G. Rbett when attacked. Our con ception of a newspaper is fair ness, and when we see a disposi tion to mislead, although it might be in favor of the one we advo cate, it is wrong and we will not stand for it. If E. D. Smith can not win this contest on his mer its, he is undeserving of it. If we must give aid and comfort to those who are maligning Mr. Rhett, for Mr. Smith to win, it is not our ideal of a newspaper. An element of Mr. Rhett's op position is attempting to mislead the voters by trying to create the false impression, that he is a Re publican. or as they would put it "tainted with Republicanism." There is nothing to it. and those who are endeavoring to make such representations know they are falsifying. R. Goodwyn Rhett is a Democrat, and should the people of South Carolina say to the contrary, they would be stultifying themselves, because, he with B. R. Tillman represent ed South Carolina in the St. Louis National Democratic Con vention. If Rhett is a Republi can, so is Tillman. so is Wiley Jones chairman State Democrat ic Executive Committee, because these gentlemen were chosen by the State Democratic Convention to represent South Carolina in the National Convention. Oh, say Rhett's opponents, he admits he did not vote for Bryan in 1896. Mr. Rhett says he could not conscientiously endorse free sil ver and therefore refrained from voting. He did not go off and join the bolters and vote for Palmer and Buckner. He did not vote at all. We venture to say that Hon. John Gary Evans, Col. George Johnstone and some of the others did not go about the polls in the general election of 1896, we base this upon the known fact that it is a common practice in this State to regard the primary tle election, and very little attention is paid to the general election. Take the matter of making cap ital against Mr. Rhett out of the fact, there are three negroes on the Charleston police force. To say the least of this, it is the dirt iest kind of misrepresentation. The purpose being to fool the country people into believing that Rhett believes in giving of fice to negroes, when every in formed man knows Rhett has never appointed one of these neg roes, and ever since 1876 there have been a few Democratic neg roes retained on the force to do certain work. Had Mr. Rhett the power, and because of their color he dismissed these few neg roes, it would be the rankest kind of ingratitude, when it is recalled ir 1876 it took courage as well as high principle for a negro to wear thle red shirt and fight be side his white neighbor for good government and home rule. No, we will not knowingly misrepre sent any of the candidates, nor will we take advantage of, to help our choice, the misrepresenta tions made against those oppos ing the choice we have made. If Hon. E. D. Smith has'not been able to show the -faith by his works, and the people prefer a man who has never attempted to show faith, or do any work in their behalf, it is their right and privilege to defeat him, as for us, we.propose to stand by those who have manifested a disposition to stand by the people, and E. D. Smith has done this. Therefore we can consistently support Smith and at the same time repudiate the attempts at misrepresenting others. AN UNFORTUNATE ISSUE. The letter in this issue from Dr. J. F. Geiger may express the view of a majority in this school district, if it does, times have greatly changed. Before Dr. Geiger came to Manning, to have a school here, maintained by the public was a severe struggle; a few public-spirited citizens, one of whom was the late Moses Levi, and who was one of the main stays in onr school movement, overcome the opposition and provided Man ning with improved public school facilities. Then, when the Levi children, after their father's death came forward with the proposition to purchase the school property, about to go into private hands, present it as a memorial to their deceased father, a man who had done much in Clarendon, many were helped by him in a time when he proved himself a friend in days of need, never refusing to respond to a call of charity, a man who did his duty as a soldier, a patriot, and a citizen. and, who always contributed of his means for ob jects for the general welfare, schools, churches, poor, sick, the proposition was not only gratefully accepted, but the motive actuating the Levi heirs was generally commended In Charleston they have the Memminger, Croft, Bennet, and other schools namnea for citizens, and Columbia has the Taylor school, named for a citizen, and we see no valid reason to object to a Manning school being named for a citizen. But if Dr. Geiger speaks for t.LUIS APPELTr. E ditor. MANNING. S. C., AUG. 19, 1908. 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Next Tuesday the white voters of this State will ballot for the nomination of men from United States senator to coroner. It is every man's right to vote for his choice. In the senatorial race the writer will cast his vote for E. D. Smith. In the guberna torial race he will vote for Mar tin F. Ansel. Why? He believes Smith is fully competent for the position and has, by his hard and persistent work in the interest of the masses, earned their support for this honor. He believes it is to the interest of South Carolina to re-elect Martin F. Ansel governor, be cause, Governor Ansel has made a good, clean executive. There has been none of the spectacular about his administration, the office has been conducted in a business manner. Governor Ansel has made some enemies by iesorting to the injunction procedure to enforce the dispensary law in the large cities. He also made some enemies for refusing to exercise the pi.rdoning power in some in stances. For instance, there are some in this county who will vote against Ansel because he refused to pardon a young white man, convicted by a Clarendon jury for living in adultery with a negro married woman. Those having 'this objection claim the Governor refused to recognize a strong pe tition, signed by part of the jury, some county oflicials and a num ber of citizens. The solicitor rec ommended a fine, and the judge made no recommendation, and be cause the Governor would not in terfere with the verdict of the jury he is to be punished by oppo sition. Is this right? Governor Ansel took an oath to enforce the law, a young man is charged with an offense against society, - a jury in the county wtiere he was born and reared heard the evidence, and that jury pronounced him "Guilty." The judge, under the law, was forced to sentence. If he was guilty should he not have been sentenc ed? The young man goes on the chain gang, and some family con nection, a former county official, circulates a petition to have the young man pardoned, this peti tiozi was signed and sent to the Governor, who, knowing ho-w easily, and thoughtlessly people sign petitions went over the evi 'dence taken at this trial and from it. he was satisfied the jury did its duty in bringing the verdict. Then if the evidence disclosed the Governor the jury was righs, would it not have been an un -warranted mnterference on his part to grant the pardon? Gov ernor Ansel did not know any o~I the parties, and the evidence was his guide, not the petitions. There is not a man who will vote against Governor Ansel be cause he refused to pardon a white man for living in adultery with a negro woman, the wife o.1 a negro man. who will have the temerity to acknowledge that he favors a Governor who licenses crimes of this nature. The prop er course for the friends of this convicted young man, was, if they could do so, secure a new trial or the grouni of after discovered evidence, if they were satisfied this evidence would have revers ed the verdict of guilty, but it is absolutely wrong, and it is a re flection upon a man's patriotisir to vote against the Governor foi no other reason than doing his duty. Governor Ansel used the us ual methods to enforce the dispen sary law in Charleston and Colum bia, this he found was not effec tive, he was oath bound to enforce this law, and as a dernier resort the injunctions were applied. Has it been effective? There are fewei blind tigers in those cities non than ever before, and it was noi until Ansel took the cemb, did we hear of men tiying out of this State to keep from going to jail. He has done his best to enforce the dispensary law, the laws against adultery and all other laws. If a man is unfortunate, getd into a fight and is convicted, an appeal to Governor Ansel is fre quently effective, but if he steals, or becomes a moral leper, and a proven to convince, then let the people say to the Levi heirs, c< "take back your property, we do w not need it now. When we ac- tl cepted your gift with its con- fi ditions we needed it, but times b have changed." So far as we are t< concerned it matters not what c: name a school has-the school m is the thing, but if the people p of this district desire the name b changed, let them petition the n trustees to have a ballot, and tl if by a ballot a majority expres- S lses themselves in favor of a a change of name, they of course tl would not have the Levi's to give p them the property for less than h its market value. n The Levi children were born p and reared in Clarendon, and c they are a generous people, but o in our opinion they will hardly a feel like being generous to those c who slap them in the face, by a trampling r_ ,ter foot that which it they he r .ar to their hearts. a Wha .r. Geiger says about a representations made in THE v TIMEs prior to the bond election, c: in effect is correct, and there is ti no doubt whatever of the title to p the property being changed from n the Town of Manning, to School ii District, No. 9. A large number b of citizens, however, prefer to n manifest their appreciation of f, the gift from the Levi's as it was s: accepted, and they object to a ti change in the name. ti The trustees have no right to a dhange the name without the peo- a pie's consent, and if the issue 4 is made, (we think it deplorable di the question is raised, as it can t: only result in bitterness). Dr. e Geiger will, we think, be con- h vinced he is not voicing the sen timent of this community. a .- .- a He is Voting for Neither Blease uor Smith t (By Request.) Seneca, August, 15th, 1908. . EDITOR THE MANNING TIMES:- ) Your ingenious effort to divert the j point of my correspondence in your a last issue, perhaps, makes it neces sary that I "come out in the open" S and say that I am not supporting Mr. Blease. neither sincerely nor in- t] sincerely. I jadge that you have com- s, prehended that I am not support- y ing Mr. E. D. Smith either, but fear ing that you are still in darkness a about it, and incidentally to en- 1 lighten my "friends and Kinfolk in h Clarendon," I beg that you allow my "temerity" to suggest a headline for this piece. Please, Mr. Appelt, . put it this way: He is voting for t neither Blease nor Smith. v Now won't you give us a two column eulogium on Mr. Smith, his virtues, his senatorial qualities, how t< he gave his "what time and talent" S to the purpose of the association, c, spending his "personal (fortune," how he "brought the spinners from Europe over to ask for terms," how BI fifteen cents per pound was stren uouslydemanded as the "minimum." as and particularly tell us how those i "terms" were arranged, in that the ax "spinners from Europe" and else- til where are now giving less than ~ i twelve cents per pound; tell us how in the dismemberment of Sumter to Ce form Lee: i ounty, Mr. Smith was re taned in neither, but appears to ci have been spewed over Lynche's in river into Florence county? Tell us C. howv. in accomplishing all these things, there has been "not a breath of scandal," at the sametime, "they are circulating all manner of reports against Smith?" Won't you let me - help the Herald a little bit ,by get- s ting THE TIMES to develop more and more the great fruitfulness of Mr. Smith's lectures, as he travelled over the entire cotton belt, conferred with bankers, manufacturers, and ap peared at the exchanges?" Is it becoming in THE TIMEs to withhold these fruitful results int y negative form, should it nbt con tinue to develop them in glowing colors, and thus become magnani mous in supplying to the suffragist b of South Carolina .correct Informa- 1i tionY i Why should his native county 1 withhold credit? t' "It is cause for people to inquire u~ before voting for him." Come up to the mountains, Mr. Appelt, and get cool. I'll be glad to see you. Respectfully,t JoS. H-. BURGEss. It is to be hoped that our cor respondent, Mr. Jos. H. Burgess, 6 does not regard every man who t moved from his native county as a having been "spewed" into the n county to which he has made his I new home. Mr. Burgess is a Clarendon man of excellent fam ily connection, and up to the 1 time he left Olarendon, he bore e a good reputation, there has a never ueen the least intimation d to cause the people of his native e, county, to "spew" him from t< their midst, but he left us, and b now if the good people of Seneca rj will keep a close watch on him b we have every reason to believe h they will be convinced he was s not "spewed" out from Claren- f, don. That Mr. Burgess has come f. out into the open to say he is not c 'supporting Mr. Blease" we are sure will be an assurance to to his friends and kinfolk that s leaving home young and inno- $1 cent, has not caused him to lose t his virtue.G We gather from Mr. Burgess' attempt at humor, his opposi tion to E. D. .Smith lies in that Smith has not succeeded in sec uring fifteen cents for cotton. a Why? Because of an element in position to influence the farmera to let enough cotton go on the market to keep the mills run- a ning. It is a fact that many farmers in debt, and wishing thei- creditors to feel safe had their cotton stored with the d creditor. who shipped to Char- s leston. Wilmington and other warehouses to be held. but per- P C mitted these warehouses to let h the mills have the stored cotton, - subject to the price on day of J instructions to sell; with such' P an arrangement, the storing:-of e cotton was a humbug. jThe s farmer thought his cottoni was being held from market. but he 0. was deceived, his cottorn was do- t( ing the ver-y thing Mr. Smith whic tyng to prevent, and e: wihthe farmer- was trying to prevent, but those whom he en- n trusted with the staple played O9 nto the hands of the mill men, kette supplied with the raw material, and as a consequence, f the price from going to fifteen I cents. n We sincerely believe had the )tton been locked up in the arehouses, and kept away from ie mills the cotton association's xed price would have been paid, at if Mr. Smith can be elected in secure legislation which will ake the cotton farmer inde endent of warehouses controlled y mill influence, there is no D doubt whatever in our mind gat the "white product of the outh" will bring a better price, ad subjected to less fluctuations ran now. THE TIMES is sup orting Mr. Smith because we ave contid ance in his earnest ess to do something for his eople. When Mr. Smith was impalgning in the up-country ur friend Burgess should have tteuded a meeting, drawn his itechism, and made the aspir ut for the Senate look straight i the eyes of the catechiser, ad forced the catechised to show *hy he should be entitled to the otes of the masses, instead of the ndidate Mr. Burgess has elec ad to support. Had he done this, erhaps Mr. Smith would have ot been able to stand the exam iation. We said there has not een a breath of scandal in con ection with Mr. Smith's labors >r the cotton association, and y so now, and we also say aose opposing him are circula ng all manner of reports gains% Smith. These reports re not scandalous, however, fr. Burgess imagines he has iscovered another inconsis incy, but a man raised in Clar ndon with sense enough. to find is way Seneca should know re >orts may be circulated against man, and do him injury which re not scandalous. To illus rate; a report may be circulated dat Smith had dealt in cotton utures for the purpose of in wring him, and there may be ist enough truth in the report to lake it the worse kind of a de eption, and yet it would not be candalous. Therefore, we repeat were has not been a breath of :andal with Smith's connection rith the association, yet there are i manner of reports being circu - sted to influence voters against im. Why, Mr. Burgess' letter in 1s issue is not scandalous, yet, i effect, itis intended to influ"'nce otes against Mr. Smith, and Lke his letter from beginning > end, and it spells against mith and his efforts for the tton assiciation. ware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell Ad completely derange the whole system when ,tering it through the mucous surfaces. Such tiees should never be used except on prescrip e)1DS e f o ualphysicias as the damge bly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure. anufactured by F. J. Cheney & co.. Toledo. 0., ntain dey upon the blood and mucou sur ces of the system. In buying Hallrs Catarrh trnaly. an mde in Toledo. Ohio. byFJ. - ol byDruggits pricec per bottle. The Sumter Herald says the $ Times is a rooter," well maybe* ~better a 'rooter" than noth Today is the last day for utting names on the club rolls. ~verybody enroll so they can ote next Tuesday. Charleston is doing its level - est to run Macon,.out of the cel tr. and yet the News and Cour er persists in denying Charles n's base ball club to be made p of the old Manning team. Th~e Sumter Herald publishes Le letter of Mr. J. H. Burgess ublished in the Times last week, ' ut is red headed and cold foot d when it comes to our reply to bat letter. It simply does not ppreciate the meaning of fair ess, but then it has the habit. 'hat is its way. THE TIMEs hanno cause to mis sad its readers, and when it urg s the re-election of Governor f nsel, it does so from a sense of uty to those who have entrust 1 its editor with a commission represent them. The relations etween Senator Blease and the 'he Times editor have always een pleasant and intimate, while $ 1 relations with Governor An al have only been formal, there >re did he permit his personal elings to influence him in his boice for governor, he would ive his support to Senator $ ~lease, but personal relations Lould not conflict with a duty to e people, and -duty and consis ncy commands him to support 'overnor Ansel for re-election. Clarendon County is being ooded with copies of "-The Her-* Id and News," published at New- $ erry, which contains very good dvertising matter for Senator :lease's candidacy for governor, ud we are to presume the mat r is being paid for just as was Le News and Courier and the olumbia State. Both of these llies printed agood deal of the ime matter at advertising rates. There is also another newspa er published at Newberry "The @ bserver" which stands ver~y @ igh that has declined to give its 2pport to Mr. Blease but is sup rting Governor Ansel for re -_ ection. Of course "The Ob- 9 rver" is not being sent out by 9 [r. Blease's friends. It is our inion, the money being spent distribute The Herald and ews is wasted, because the av age voter understands the ad rtismng in a newspaper does $' ed not always be an expression the editor's endorsement, even it does in this instance. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is good -- t' cuts, burns, bruises and scratches. is especially good for piles. Recoin enedand sol by W. E. Brown & Co. IS NOW OVER. AND IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESS FIUL WE HAVE EVER PUT ON. WE THANK THE PEOPLE FOR THE TRADE THEY HAVE GAVE US. FALL GOODS is now coming in, and our store will bustle with bargains on all sides. We are determined to make this one of the most successful fall seasons in our history. Our. Line of DRESS GOODS. SILKS, and LININGS will be one of the best we have ever shown and we defy competition to name closer prices. Our Lines of Gent's, Youth's and Boy's Clothing will be up-to-date in every respect. See our line of Fall and Winter Clothing before you buy. Also a splendid line of Hats and Caps and Gents' Furnishing Goods. Our Line of GENTS', LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES will be up-to-date in every respect, and just re member this. we will sell the same good quality of Shoes for less money. Our Line of MILLINERY will reflect the latest styles of the centers or fash ion and it is a known fact that our. Millinery De partment is one of the best known in the county. Come to see us when you need nice up-to-date Millinery. Our FURNITURE will be larger this fall than ever, and we will be able to name very close prices for the cash. We also carry a splendid line of Mattings, Carpets and Rugs and House Furnishing Goods. If you wish to furnish your house nicely, see us. IN CONCLUSION we again desire to thank our many friends for the splendid support given us this spring, and we sap again, lookout for us this fall. We are going to make somebody sit up and take notice. Our store will be ablaze with bargains. Lookout for us, we are on the line with a full head of steam. ~ FiedS! We are ready for you now. Our buyer, *Mr. Perry Krasnoff, is back from Northern 'Markets, and the rare bargains that are now daily pouring into our store, is evidence that he was not idle while there with the ready cash. He has succeeded in obtaining more bargains than has ever been brought to this town. All we ask is an inspection of our stock to convince you of this fact. DRY GOODS.'2 Our stock in this .line is up-to-date in Q every respect, has been carefully, and * cheaply bought, and will be sold at prices Q to defy competition. Come and see what Q we have is all we ask. -All of the new fabrics in Dress Goods Q can be found here in all of the newest shades. CLOT HING. . We are in the lead when you come to this line. We carry up-to-date, leading brands. Our Alvin Brand Suits are second to none. on the market, best tailored and perfect fit, g and our low price will surprise you. Our Our Line of Men's, Youth's and Boy's $ Pants are a thing of beauty, and our price a mere song. SHOES. This is our strong line. Our Shoe trade O is something enormous, and why? It is O because we sell better Shoes and cheaper & Shoes than anyone else in this section. We 9 We carry reputable brands, such as Selz, O Royal Blue. White House Shoes, and many others which are guaranteed. They fit bet ter and wear long than any others. Hats, Caps and Gent's Furnishings. @ This department is full to overflowing $ with choice bargains. A nice lot of one dollar Shirts going for fifty cents. Furniture. Our Stock of Furntture is more complete than ever before, and still more arrnm every pay. Mahogany, and solid Oak Room Suits; Oak and Mahogany Rockers. Sideboards. Dinning Slabs" White Iron Beds, Go-Carts, and in fact, anything that is carried in an up-to-date Furniture Store. at prices to suit most anyone. ~M.M. KANF PERRY KRASNOFF, Manager. an00 asee@@@@@eee 0- ~ I A GREAT of all SUMMER STOCK is now on. Neces & sity knows no law!I Our SUMMER STOCK Smust be closed out immediately. Summer Sis flying, the time for selling our present Sstock is growing short, and the price isno Sthe consideration. It's simply a, matter of disposing of SUMMER STOCK to meake room for our Fall Goods which are now be Sing shipped. We havn't the time or sae e e to quote you prices, and if we did you wuld Shave to see the Goods to appreciate.~h?i ~ prices we make you, so we leave it toyou4 Sto visit our store at on'ce and take adant ~age of this GREAT CLEAN UP SALE. o Swill find no such values anywl ere as we Shave awating you. - THE YoUNG RELIABI o r- -we SSae Pie ON EVERYTHING AT Abrams 's Store6 FOR THE ,NEXT '2 WEEKS. Men's Stetson $5.00 and $6.00 Shoes-now $3.98. Men's Crawford $4.00 and $5.00 Shoes now $2.98. Men's Patent Leather $3.50 Shoes now '$2.48. Men's Patent Leather and Vici$3.00 Shoes now $1.98 Men's Patent Leather, Vici Kid and Gun etal Shoes now $1.48 Men's Suits were $12.00, now $8.98. Men's Suits were $10.00, now $6.48. Men's Suits were $7.50, now $5.37. Men's Suits were $5.00, now $3.98. - o Boys' Suits from 98c. a Suit and up. Ladies' Shoes from 98c. a pair and up. l All Goods in My Store are Sold at Lower Prices tian you can buy them at any other store in Clarendon County AAR ON ADRAIS The Bargain-Giver. P. B. MOUZON's OLD STAND. It's Simply This .. The phenomenal increase in our busi ness-being nearly double that of a year ago-we attribute not alone to the general improvement of conditions, but mainly to the following facts: We make it a point to keep what you want. Quality is paramount with us-nothing be-* ing too good for our customers. No expense or trouble is spared in provid ing and keeping STRICTLY FRESH FOOD. CLEANLINESS in handling the food you get from us is our constant endeavor. Investigate our methods and join the ranks of discriminating eaters. Manning Grocery Co. Purveyors to Particular People.