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Cbe Manning times. L i .LxAPPEIr, Editor. MANNING. S. C.. OCT. 11. 1911. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year -----........................ six inonths........ -.............. Foul months.......................... 50 ADVERTlSING RATES: One square, one time. 51: each s . sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes Of Respect charged for as re-;.uir id6-r*iSe1r.ent Liberal contracts made for th rc. six and t"' Communications must oc accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to receive attention No c m ication ot a personat character will be published except as an advertisement. * Entered at the PostoMce at 'Manning as See ond Class matter. TE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUS. According to The Spartanburg Herald Governor Blease has little faith in Senator Till man's deiial of his being in collusion with Judge Jones and Railroad Commissioner R i c h a r d s, as charged in an editorial written by Bose Crews. Blease thinks that the scheme is for Jones to run for governor, Richards for lieutenant-governor and if they are successful Tilliman is to re sign his seat in the senate, Jones to resign as governor and Rich ards on assuming the governor ship, to appoint Jones to the senate. What there is in the governor's views on this subject we do not know. but we do know that it is not an unheard of thing for politicians to form just such conspiracies, and when it has been done, we have never known one of them to pan out as planned. In this particular in: stance, we think the governor is unnecessarily extrcised: if he can beat Judge Jones as easy as he claims he will, then what difference does it make how many conspiracies are formed, nor who the conspirators are? The rext primary will be hotly contested, and the opposition to Blease will be intense, at the same time, he has a host of admirers who will stand by him through thick and thin, then, there is another element dis posed to let him have a second term if his record as governor justifes it, the latter class will hold the balance of power and they will be the determining force; if the governor makes a reasonable showing of duty per formed, and satisfies the people that his administration has not been worse than his predeces sors, he will be re-elected, but the burdern of proof will be on him. When he goes into the next primary asking for an en dorsement he must be able to convince the masses of his worthiness, to say that this and that politician has plotted against him will cut no figure with the voters. We are satisfied that Judge Jones will not be the only can didate against Blease for gov ernor, notwithstanding his an nouncement so far in advance of the usual time; there are several men in the State with guberna torial aspirations who feel they* have had a raw deal by Jones' early-bird tactics, and that the scheme of bringing him out in advance of them, and the effort to give him a monopoly of the oppositionto Blease, is the work of a few newspaper men, the brain center of the scheme they believe lies in the city of Colum bia in the neighborhood of The State office; therefore, these will not be content to let the creature of a supposed news paper conspiracy have things his way, and at the proper tiune they will assert their rights, and come forward to ask for the suifrages of the voters of the State. We are not of those who think that Blease is invincible: we be lieve he will be defeated, unless he can show a clean sheet, and that his administration is de serving of endorsement. We do not think the people will be in fluenced by the methods of de signing politicans: in other words, it is our opinion, the next election will be given more serious consideration by the voters than has been given to any previous election in years. Governor Blease has said many things which the opposition have taken advantage of to mag nify to suit their purposes, and he has done some things which have shocked his supporters, at the same time, he has done things which was expected of him, and which he promised when a candidate for the office. These things which have jarred the public he will have to explain to those he is accountable to,! and, if his explanation is satis factory, of the newspapers, and the conspiracies of pohti cians will not be effectual to dethrone him, but should he be unable to give a satisfactory account of his stewardship, we can see his finish now, and succeeded by a man who, as yet, has not announced himself for the otfice. Tenewspapers winl persist in giving prominence to the Belton incident in which the governor was charged with be ing discourteous to a lady ticket agent, and which he has denied, and is sustained by the lady.! The lady so'ys over her signature in a letter to the superintendenit of the railroad that the governor was not discourteous to her and that a wrong impression has been created concerning theI incident. The Hemphill-Gonzaes alli ance is one of the newspaper wonders, and that couple should! reach into North Carolina is nother wonder. THE CRY OF STOP, THIEF. They are going to have the time of their lives in C(harlestor next month in the municipal ecc tien. The registration book: have been padded so have thc Club) rols. aid each side accuse. the otlt of attemuptinig to win the eictio 1 by rraud. St rang to say in accusin one another 01 wvanting to cheat, both'sides arc telling the trutil. If (harlestoi has had a fair election since th( city came.. into Demiocratic con. 'ro' it wa.s whten there was lic opposition. or the weather con ditions did ot l)nnIit going t Magnolia for a voting list, no onY o. tlhose who are now cry ing out against fraud. are thc benciciarics of the frauds tha1 have been couumitted in the year past. The fight being waged bi the opposition to the "ring" 01 perhaps it is best to say the ad ministration, is from an elemen that has been endeavoring to te the people all alog of the fraud ulent methods employed by thos< in control of the machine. Bu the question with those wantinm honest methods, and an hones government is, will the "Outs be any better than the "Ins? The Rhett-Hyde forces represen the machine. while the Grace Hughes forces are endeavoring to build up another machine, it i. a row that is of interest to th< State atjlarge because, the con tro: of the election machinery ir Charleston means considerable ii the election for State officers. W( take no stock in the effort of on( side to decre the other by cryin fraud, for we believe both side: are corru pt so far as the method employed to win are concerned It is a case of the pot calling tn< kettle black, and it will alway: be so until the citizenship of th< city take the control of the cit] out of the hands of the profes sional politicians. NOT A CONVICT, BUT A GUEST. We note an item in last Mon day's State to the effect tha1 John J. Jones the Branchvill lawyer that killed Abe Pearlstin< a long time ago. and who wa: convicted and sentenced to th< penitentiary for ten years, ha not served a day of that sentenc< but instead he has been kept a the penitentiary as "a detentioi prisoner." Jones was convicte' and sentenced but his lawyers b some hocus pocus arrangemen gave notice of appeal, in th< meantime they applied to th< governor for a pardon. this was refused, and still Jones is not prisoner at the penitentiary Why this special privilege fo Lawyer Jones we cannot under stand. It is our opinion that th Jones conviction will be a farc< on justice if the authorities per mit him to be a guest instead o: a convict. If Jones is guilty o: the crime and a jury of his coun trymen say he is then eithel pardon him that he may go fret or respect the law by putting the convicts stripes upon hin just as would be done to som< unfortunate wretch who has n< influential friends. The peni tentiary is no place to entertait company. The inquiry being made int< the rate charges of the Southeri express company will it i: thought reduce the charges. I there is a legalized robbery it this country it is the charges made by the Southern Expres: Company. The announcement of Majoi 1. C. Hemnphill to take editorial charge of the Charlotte Observe: comes rather as a surprise. Major Hemphill made many friends in Richmond, and wi had begun to think he was a fix. ture in that thriving city, bul now that he is to be nearer homt we yet have hope that he come. back where his ability is appre cated. Like a good many othere we are anxious to see how hN will get over his former conten. tion that the Mecklenburg declaration is a myth. Senator Tillmnan's letter tc Editor Bose Crews has a good deal of the old time tire in it. He takes advantage of Crews editorial to say the people should have elected John G. Richard: goveror. whether this isa starter for Richards to comc into the gubernatorial race is not known, but it is evident thai notwithstandingz Tilhnan dis claims any intention of taking sides in the comning contest. he does not feel at all enthusiastic over the candidacy of those al read y announced. S hi o u I Richards get into the fight he is already endorsed by Tilhnan. This endorsement may or mayr not bring Richards to the front, if it brings forth his announce ment for governor the race wil. be considerably complicated. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contai Mercury 1d com'tp e 'v deratl the who~e 'v-tem' whe .torin ~ it ruh the mucus srae-se how e- w i d . t *i' o e :: )' you )cn P h\'iv deiv fr-. th.m...l.......'..h e ) Gi es Aid To Strikers. S uetie i e r. ki vs andi b~owei? wor.i Thenf yo teed those pileasam Life Plls-t 0 l'.e th~em natural aid :mt gently compel pr'opera ao. !Kxcellem health soon follows Tryv them. '2 m all iruggsts. DEN TIST M ANNTNG,.S. C. W. C. T. U. Convention. By MiSS Cleo E. Attaway. The Twenty-eighth Anniversary Convention of the South Car olina Woian's Christian Temperance Union met in the Manning Methodist church, October U-8, 1911. The majority of the delegates arrived Thursday night. The President, Mrs. Joseph Sprott. called the convention to order Friday morning. The Crusade Hymn was sung: the Crusade Psaln was read responsively: Mrs. C. A. Waters led the opening prayer. The President's address was a very interesting one, and was listened to with deep attention. She told of the W. C. T. U. in this State when the convention met in Manning seven years ago; imarked progrress was noted. sever. years ago the number of W. C. T. U. members in South Carolina was 142: last year the number was 794. The Corresponding Secretary, the Treasurer and Record ing Secretary then gave their reports. The parlimentary drills by Mrs. A. E. Wait are always beneficial. Mrs. George Dickson sang "We Are Coming Dear Leader." Then followed a roll call of the promoted ones. The afternoon session Friday opened with a song service con ducted by the musical director, Mrs. C. A. Waters. The revision of the Constitution and By Laws took up considerable part of Fri day afternoon and Saturday morning, this was a rather tedious, yet a necessary work. The bright face of our untiring Editress of the Palmetto White Ribbon, Mrs. J. L. Mims, was missed. Tele grams from the convention were sent to Mrs. J. L. Mims, Edge tield, who is Vice-President and Editor of Palmetto White Ribbon, and to the National President, Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, and to tive State W. C. T.U. Conventions in session. Friday evening was given to the welcome service, and to an ad dress by Mrs. Florence E. Atkins of Nashville, Tenn. The follow ing gave appropriate words of welcome: Mr. S. 0. O'Bryan, repre senting the Mayor; Mr. Charlton DuRant, the Board of Trade; Rev. A. R. Woodson, the churches; Mrs. R. E. Harlee, the Woman's or ganizations. The response to these addresses was given by Miss Cleo E. Attaway, State organizer. Beautiful and charming Mrs. Florence E. Atkins held the audience spell bound as she answered the arguments put up by the liquor traffic. She has the power of inaking the people see the awful hideousness of the liquor traffic. The report on L. T. L. work which was written by Miss Bessie Lee Black was read by the President. The following officers were - nnaninously re-elected: President, Mrs. Joseph Sprott of Man ning: Vice-President, Mrs J. L. Mims ot Edgefield; Treasurer, y Mrs. C. P. Robinson of Chapin; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. C. A. Waters of Pickens; Recording Secretary, Mrs. T. R. Denny of p Johnston. Miss Leilah Attaway of Saluda, was elected Secretary ' of the L. T. L. Branch. Saturday afternoon was given to department work. Many en couraging reports and helpful suggestions were given. One spec- t ially beautiful feature of the afternoon was the presentation of pretty haind painted book marks by Miss Jessie Curtis, flower mis sion Superintendent to the general officers, the distribution of roses to the entire congregation, the medical superintendent's re I.ort mentioned, and copies of many of these were shown the audi ence, quite a number of newspapers in South Carolina that do not t print liquor ads. We feel that this is an upward move in the cause of temperance. Medal contest night is always one of the best sess?#' of the convention. The medal contest Superintendent, Mrs. Lena A. Smith of Leesville, gave a clear and pointed talk concerning med al contest work. The oratorical and musical contests, though not so large this year, were very good indeed. The judges awarded oratorical medal (gold) to Miss Evelyn Swain of Chapin, and the 1 -musical medal (silver) to Miss Annie Hirschman of Manning. Miss Jessie Curtis offers a hand painted picture to tbe Union doing the l best flower mission work, this was won by the Georgetown Union, the next prize a book was won by Congaree Union, the President, 1C Mrs. Joseph Sprett. offers $2.00 to the L. T. L. doing the best tiower mission work. Paxville L. T. L. won this, the State W. C. T. U. offers 85.C0 in gold to the boy or girl writing the best essay on value of total obstinance to a life, the winner of this medal was W7 SMiss Ruby Sasser of Conway, her subject being "Alcohol and the Laborer." Sunday morning a large crowd gathered in the Methodist church and listened attentively to the scholarly address by Hon. lC )Mendel L. Smith of Camden. His words showed deep thought, and gave one a more exalted opinion of the cause of temperance. The \~ chorus singing beautifully rendered by the choir deserves special mention. Sanday afternoon was given to the children. A neverC to be forgotten scene was tl.e march of the large number of chil dren carrying flags. The singing by the children evidenced care ful training, such sweet singing by these young voices was indeed inspiring. Mrs. Atkins gave one of her enthusiastic. characteristic IC addresses, her boat story made an impression that will always last. The temperance work cannot do its best without the children. Sunday night the climax seems to haye been reached. The address by Mrs. Florence E. Atkins on Esther was a wonderfulrC masterpiece. Her line of reasoning was logical, and her words thoroughly convincing. The outlook for the South Carolina Wo- l man's Christian Temperance Union another year is bright. The convention took a forward step in that it decided to employ a State Organizer for all of next year. Thanks are due to the pastors of Manning. Rev. A. R. Wood son. Rev. F. H. Shuler and Rev. H. K. Williams, for their help in conducting several devotional exercises. And special thanks arer due to those who added to the pleasure of delegates through their atomobiles, buggies, etc. And special mention should be made ofr the good people of Manning for their generous hospitality, and a rising vote of thanks is due our efficient president. Mrs. Joseph Sprott, for her wise steering of many thmngs connected with the convention, too numerous to mention S E P HUNT'S OIL flESTROYS tEP is tihe one unfailing scientific dress ing which instantly relieves and per- Many Manning People imanently cures all hurts, cuts, burns, bruises, sprains and wounds of every Tstify to Tis1. kind Pan lavesat ncebecause You can't sleep at uight, the air is excluded, and the oil cover- With aches and pains of a bad back, ing acts as artificial skin. The quick- IWhen you have to get up) from uri estfasesthealing oil known- nary troubles, UNTS MEA LING OIL. :25 cents and All on account of the kidneys, Sherman, Texas. They are for kidney ills. Sold by ' Mrs. Rt. L. 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