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LA~tT~ APPLT. ditor. MANNING. S. C.. NOV. 8, 1911. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY STATE VALIDATION. Elsewhere we reproduce an in terview with ex-Senator John L, McLaurin published in The State 24th inst., which is worthy the serious consideration of thou ght ful men. Brietly put the idea is. that the various cotton growing States shall validate warehouse certiti cates for stored cotton so as to give them commercial standing in all the money marts of the world. This portion of the plan is no experiment, it is in actual operation in the State of Louis iana. Senator McLaurin goes a step farther and makes a sugges tion that if adopted would have a profound effect not only in the South, but upon the entire finaii cial world. He says in effect "make cotton warehouse certifi cates the basis upon which the United States Treasury Depart ment can issue currency. The time is favorable for such a plan. Since the abolition of the State banks by the imposition of the federal ten cent tax, the holders of United States bonds have had an absolute monopoly of the is sue of money. By making money plentiful when they had bonds or stocks to sell they could receive high prices, by making money tight and scarce, when New Eng land wanted cotton, they have been able in a large measure to over-ride the laws of supply and demand and fix the price of prod uctive labor. The system however, like every other great evil is about to dig its own grave. The panic of 1907, gave these wise financiers a shock from which they have never recovered. It was plainly apparent that our money system was not sufficiently elastic to meet and successfully ride through a financial storm. It was too top heavy, so Senator Al drich introduced a bill to give it a little base and standing room. The entire matter has been re ferred to a currency commission who are to report a plan to con gress. It is said that the favored idea is to allow certain other classes of securities like steel stock, 1st mortgage railroad bonds &c, to be used as the basis of money is sue. Now the Senator asks if they allow money to be issued on corporation securities, what safer thing could there be than cotton warehou~se certificates, the cot ton alone would be good, but when backed by the credit of the State, it would be better than a State bond, because it would have the specific pledge of cer tain cotton in addition to the faith and credit of the State. The banks could be permitted to issue this currency just as they now do, except that by us ing warehouse certificates in stead of United States bonds the money would not cost the banks over two per cent, and they would get the same profit loan ing at four as when as now mon ey costs them six and they re ceive eight. We think our peo ple should "get busy.'' It may bee too late to benefit this crop, but we can get ready for the next. Were it not so near the approach of the regular session of the legislature we would sug gest an extra session for some action to be taken for the relief of those who have not yet sold *their cotton so that they may be saved from the clutches of those who are today robbing the plant er through money manipulation of the fruits of his toil, but it is too late for this year, even if an extra session could be called. There is no man in the South. better able to forecast a broad comprehensive plan than Sena. tor McLaurin, and we wish a great mass meeting could be called at some central point like Florence or Sumter where this State validation plan could be discussed. It begins to look good to us. Governor Blease has declined to call an extra session of the -legislature on the ground that it would be too expensive. Charleston will be governed by Grace. Col. John P. Grace was elected Mayor of Charleston yesterday, after the hardest fought battle ever pulled off in that city. All of the Grace alder men were elected also. Perhaps the Maine election is at last settled, and the constitu tion of that State will retain its prohibition feature. Governor Plaisted and his council met Monday night, and reversed the results indicated on the returns. This may mean an appeal to the courts, or it may mean another -hard fight to wipe ithe prohibii tion provision from the funda mental law; at any rate the mat .ter is settled for the presenit. Booker T. Washington was given the lemon in New York. The man he charged with as saulting him was acquitted, and the evidence showed Washington to have been nosing around where he had no right, and fur ther, it showed him to have been reckless with his morals. 13 a got a severe drubbing ar il was lucky to get away with hi- life. The incid'nt will not tend to add to the educator's inlluence in the McLAURIN ON LOUISAINA PLAN. Elsewherte we reproduce from Saturday's News and Courier an interview with Hon. John L. Mc Laurin, recently returned from the conference of governors, as the representative of Governor Blease who could not attend in person on accoant of the presure of official business. Usuallv we find the views of this gentlenan based upon good sound reason ing, but how South Carolina is to adopt the "Louisiana p1,n" with out amending her constitution we admit we cannot see. and even if the constitution isaiitndMd 'o as to give autlhuril\ to .build warehouses. and issue scrip for cotton, we cainnot see how tils would prexent the methods of the sneeulators. True. if the farmnefs c-an hold their cotton by borrowing money at 4 per cent it will enable themi to keep the staple o:f of the markets for a considerable length of time, but the game 's one which the other fellow can play by remaining otf fromn the market until the scrip becomes due and must be paid. Cotton cannot be held indefinite Iv. it must be converted into cash to grease the wheels of commerce. and when the time comes for it to be sold the buy ers her. the same advantage they now have. We have not given this matter as careful study as we should like, therefore we are really not in position as yet to advise, we shall however get in position to give it more attention. and then we will give our readers our con clusions. Mr. McLaurin's re marks are interesting, and we herewith reproduce them: Benuettsville. November 2.-SpecIal: 1r. Charlev Crosland and former Sena tor John L. McLaurin have returned feom New Orleans, where they attend ed the Conference of Governors. which has been watched with such interest by every one. In a conversation with The News and C'ourier correspondent, Sen tor MeLaurin showed that the entire meetintr was characterized by intense earnestuesz and determinaion to meet and solve she probfem of such vital in terest to every one of the South When asked as to what plan receiv ed the most favorable consideration at the convantion, he said: "The plan pro posed to New Orleans was called there the -Louisiana plan.' If I was callon on to name it I should call it the 'State validation plan.' EXPLAINS "LOUISIANA" PLAN. "It is already being put into practi cal operation in Louisiana, Mississippi and all the territory contiguous to New Orlans. In brief. it is like this in Louis iana. and it wil! have to be varied to meet the different conditions in the several States. "The city of New Orleans owns and operates the docks and warehouses of the city under what is known as the dock commission. The State puts her great seal, under proper safeguards, upon the certificates issued by the ware house. I saw one of the forms used: it is really a receipt from the State of Louisiana for so many bales of cotton. This validation by a sovereign State takes away the local flavor and gives the warehouse receipt about the same potency as the old State bank currency used before the war. BACKED BY STATE% CREDIT. "The credit of a sovereign State is behind the wearehoused cotton and they tel me money is obtainable in any amounts at 4 to 4M per cent. The State of Mississippi has calledi an extra ses sion of the.Legislature and Governor Noel said h~e would take advantage of this to present the plan, but that being so near New Orleans it was hardly nec essary, as they were now using the warehouse facilities of that city and the 'Louisiana plan' was for cotton fr-om any State. The people are holding cotton out there and it is up) to the eastern part of the belt to do her duty. "My opinion is that the crop is ov-er estimated. Pracencalty all of the crop is gathered from here to New Orleans. A holding movement and a perpendicu lar drop in receipts will speedily drive the bears to cover and put cotton up, and if we allow the spot cotton to pass out of our hands we will see the middle man sget the profits this year-. coNTROL waRlEHotSE ALso. "If South Carolina wants to do any thing she should be up and doing. It occurs to me that what the State of South Carolina needs is not only an in terior warehouse system but the great rcentral warehouse plan located at Char leston or some other deep water point. "If when the currency commission -eports a plan to Congress ir -amend in the present national banking laws. it would recommend that Congress make these State warehouse certificates the basis for a currency issue, the prob lems of elasticity and an emergency currency, which would retire itself au tomatically, would be solved for all time. I thnink the State had better build some cotton warehouses in Char leston, instead of spending that million dollars on the State House." Senator .\eLarin concluded. FAvORs "sTATE vALIDATION." - Senator, it was reported that you fa voed valorization on the Brazil plan." "No, I said 'State validation,' and be ing a word of my own coinageC I suppose the reporter got it a little mixed." "What about the constitutionality?" --Well Louisiana found a constitution al amendment necessary; I dont know about South Carolina. Having been en gaed in the liquor business, it look-s to me as if she might go into the cotton business, and as there ar-e no rebates to corrupt her public oflicials in this, per~ haps she could find honest men enough to handle the situation." Now that they want to valo rize cotton, it is to be hoped thngs wvill be better than when they patralyzed it. If there is anything in what some of the visitors to the State fair say, the square meals that Columbia boasts of did not ma telalize, as it was with the greatest difficulty to get any thing at all to eat, and1 what was obtained, vwas such as only the most biting hunger forced the people to eat and too, at imposi tion prices. The estimated cotton '2onsumnp tio i2 ,000,00 bales, so says the fiures made up fr-om the consular epots to this government. and et the price continues to hiang aiound eight cents. The ct-on es timatt-e es not exceed 14.i00, 000. W e must believe there- is going to be better prices a fter the holidays: if the tr-oubles in China are settled this year- the demiand for cotton groods will be~c'ome ae tie andi the mnills tu ust have thIe I-am matril e&nwrdl ofnice. A WEAK DEFENSE. According to the Newberry Observer it does not expect the prohibition laws to be enforced "under the circumstances," and asks the question, "Is there any effort to make or help it pro hibit?" It then hits back with the childish retort, that prohibi tion is being as well enforced in nrohibition counties as in the diispensary counties. The Ob server is a strong prohibitionist, and it was one of those that promised an enforcement of pro hibition. now that it has it. the counties where dispensaries are established are taken as a model for 1aw enforcement. We had hoped that it could be shown under prohibition the consump tion of liquor has greatly de creased. and that the laws of the land are being more respected as a result, but when an ardent pro hibitionist says the law is being enforced as well in prohibition counties as where liquor is legal ly sold it strikes us of an admis sion that prohibition is a failure. In this county we believe, the consumption of liquor has de creased to some extent, but whether the decrease has been sufficient to warrant the loss of revenue we are not prepared to say, we do know however, that many in this county are not at asatisfied with the present con ditions and if they are given the opportunity they will vote to le galize the sale of liquor. So far as blind tigers are concerned, they are not so prevalent in this county as would be supposed, but the mail order houses are do ing a thriving business, and it is increasing; it is because of the easy manner of obtaining liquor from abroad that the quantity of liquor used is increasing, while I perhaps the blind tigers are on the decrease. But the promise of curtailing drink has not ma terialized to any great extent, except in the summer when money is scarce. GIVE THE PUBLIC THE FACTS. The Yorkville Enquirer us ually one of the sanest and con servative newspapers in the State. says it "does not assert that anobody has received a rake-off in connection with the school book deal. It does as sert however, that if it had had the matter in charge, it could have gotten a big rake-off for itself with out increasing the present cost of books to the children." This is not the first intimation made of corruption in the matter of the school books it has caused a good many peo ple to wonder why the authori ties were so anxious to foist the new adoption upon the State. However, those who are in a position to know something of the methods of the publishing houses should by all means put their information at the disposal of the general assembly so the school book contracts can be investigated. We have heard it said that if the facts were known the scandal that would come out of the school books would be a fitting companion for the late but not lamented dispensary, but we have never taken any stock in the corruption theory, at the same time, when a newspaper of the reputation of the En quirer makes the statement that it could have gotten a rake-off if it had had the matter in charge it must know something that has been withheld from the pub lic. BLUFFS WILL NOT GO. The coming session of the leg islature will be featureless unless those who are framing thmngs up for campaign material for the primary next summer carry out their threats. We are t 01 d that there is a movement on foot to secure an investigating committee to take up the hints at charges made b~y the notorious ~lawyer from Atlanta, against the ~governor of this State, and if this is done we look for a whole lot of political muddling to con fuse the minds of the people in order that they will have a sus picion of wrong-doing against Governor Blease to the extent that they will vote against him in the primary, but with no ex pectation of securing a convic tion. The opponents of the gov ernor may have evidence which~ has not been made public that will loosen his popularity with the masses, but unless they show convincing proof of corruption their efforts wvill be a boomerang and have him re-elected by the largest majority ever given to a governor in this State. There is only one way we can see to bring on an investigation of the gover nor's acts, and that is through impeachment proceedings, if Governor Blease is required to answer to impeachment proceed ins his accusers had better have the most convincing proof, but if they have not got this they will fare better by letting him alone and go before the people on the record he has made in the execu tive office. The Anderson Mail suggests to the Charleston newspapers as a means to kill out the racing game they use the silent treat ment. A racing meet without publicity might be handicapped, but we doubt Charleston ac cepting the suggestion, as the spoting page of a mnetr-opolitan jounal is one of its strong features. It however, the si lent treatment can kill off the racing scheme. it seems to us the same tr-eatmnent might apply to the liqauor houses that adver tise freely in the newspapers of this State. and as a result, even th~ prohibition counties give PUT UP OR SHUT UP. T. B. Felder of Atlanta has again promised to furnish the proof that South Carolina's gov ernor is a crook. Mr. Felder seems to be an expert promiser, but up to date he has not deliv ered the goods. If Felder waits until the campaign gets started next summer to furnish what he alleges the proof, it will be construed by the masses as manufactured for the campaign, and it will be ineffective; if tl.ere is any proof that Governor Blease has been corrupt those having the evidence should bring it forward before the ex citement of a political contest sets in, and unless they do so, they may as well hold their peace. The people of South Carolina may be depended upun to smash a political idol if wrong doing is proven on him, at the same time, they will not be parties to an injustice for the gratification of spleen, nor will they be misled by a conspiracy. Col. Felder has had plenty of time to carry out his promise of exposure, up to now he has tailed to do more than to keep himself in the limelight with his boastfal threats and promises. He should make good or get off the grass. The way some of the newspa pers have pounded the candidacy of Col. Grace smacks very much like there is something in the ru mor of conspiracy. All of them admit that Grace was open and above board with his platform while the ring candidate Maj. Hyde has been gum-shoeing his way, yet the press of the State took sides for Hyde for no other reason that we could see, than to stand in with the city news papers. But Grace won. The elections held yesterday over the United States show this morning that Massachusetts re electes Foss. Democrat governor. New Jersey elects a Republican legislature, Kentucky goes Dem ocratic, Maryland in doubt, New York gets a Republican legisla ture, New Mexico claimed by both sides. The Democrats gain four of the largest cities in Ohio. The result of the election in New Jersey will have some influence on Woodrow Wilson's chances for the presidential nomination. Champ Clark, one of his rivals, is pleased with yesterday's re sults. How's This . We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hal's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, 0. We. the undersigned. have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business tranisactions and flnan cialy able to carry out any obligations mna' by their firm. wESsT & TRUAX, wholesale druggists, Toledo, 0. wLnnso, KNNA & Maavns, wholesale drug gists. Toledo, 0. Hallrs Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all prugeists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the best. H ARVIN. Eighty-five per cent. of the cotton crop in this section of Clarendon has been picked and ginned. That which has not been picked at all this sea son and much of it is on the ground. from the recent winds and heavy rains. It goes without saying that cotton that has been opened in the fields since the first of September and none of it picked from these erea~s yet is very much damaged. The bales' weights this season are the lightest in years. Experienced cotton buyers in the Manning mar ketare my authority for this state ment. There is a little or no crop of cotton worth naming and that which is coming on will never mature, as frost will come too early for complete maturity of some. The average in bales' weights is about 11 per cent. under the past season, so deduct this differential from the crop ginned everaging 500 pounds to the bale for the standard weight, and when the whcle is complete, at the be5;, there will not be over 12,800,000 bales gin ned of an average of .500 pounds to the bale. Put these figures down and watch the final flinal ginnere' report. A prominent gentleman whose business carries him over the entire county, told this correspond ent some days ago that there would be at least 4,000 bales of cotton that would never be harvested in IClaren don couuty, that it would either rot in the pods or fall to the ground and never be picked. This is apparently a conservative estimate. It is prac tical to assume that what 1s true of this county where there is an aver age amount of labor for harvesting, as compared with most any other section of the South, is true of the remainder of the cotton producing erea. The corn crop is good through here. It has been a profitable crop this season. This is true of the hay crop. Ehe pea crop is poor. A movement to make the old Plow den Mill Road extending from the Manning-Sumter public road to a point near Plowden's Mill and which has been a travelled road for more than a hundred years, a public road, straightening out same and extend 'ing same so as to connect it with each road as a public road. This road has grown gradually in import ane, and especially so since Mr. J. B. Brogdon has established a first lass ginnery and grist mill at Har in, and since it is now used as a portion of a rural free delivery route. Mrs. J. B. Brogdon is quite ill with typhoid fever. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Arthur Hodge who were married some weeks ago in Sumter and went to New York on their wedding tour, are still in(Goth am seeing the sights and enjoying themselves. Mr. Paul S. Harvin is confined to his home with the grip. Mr. J. J. Nettles is the proud pos sessor of a brand new 40-horse power, fore-door flanders automobile, which he bought of that live and progress ive firm, the Shawv Moter Co., of Sumter. Prof. and Mrs. Jake Harvin have charge of the Perry, S. C. graded schools for this scholaristic year. makes the fourth year of their teach Miss Eunice McFaddin and Mr. Walter McLeod Hodge attended the State fa.ir last week. Mrs. Sik Harvin is quite ill. having recently suffered a stroke of paraly Mr. A. M. Keels has completed and move into his new residence. H. H. B. H. LESESNE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, M ANNTNG, S. 0. 5 Complete Line. : 00 I HAVE ARRANGED TO CARRY A 0 COMPLETE LINE OF * AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES. on hand and have borght them right * so as to meet the competition of the * big dealers. Everything I carry is alright in every respect and will be sold at a reasonable profit. Tires, Tubes, Prest-U-lite Tanks, Horns,Lamps, and in fact anything you want, and the price is right. Stop with us and get your Oils, Greases and Gasoline. 5 H. H. Bradham A FEW FACTS! We wish to announce to our friends and the public generally. First, we are better fitted now to serve you than ever before. We have more than two carloads of Wire Fence and Barbed Wire that must be sold. We have a car of McCormick Mowers and Rakes, known every where as the best. We have a full line of Ranges and Stoves, every one guaran teed We have by far the largest and most complete stock of Guns, Shells and Sporting goods in the county. We have the largest stock of Crockery and Glassware in town. In fact, you will find every department complete, and prices to meet competition. We want all to give us a trial. We. H. RISBY, I SThe House For Reliable $ Merchandise. Weare are prepared to show you one of the largest and most up-to-date stocks of Merchandise ever put on the Manning market. The Ladies will find our Dress Goods Departmeut Sworthy of their attention in selecting their fall suits. In our Domestic Department you will find a good Bleaching at 5c. the yard. A good Brown Homespun at 5c. the yard. All of the leading brands in Bleachings and Brown Goods at low prices. CLOTHIN6 ! CLOTHING ! We handle the celebrated Schloss Brand. There is .nothing more up-to-date in style, fit and workmanship. Suits for Young Men and Boys at very low prices. SHOES! SHOES! You will find in our Shoe stock the Grosset Shoe for 9 ~Men. This is the Shoe that "Makes Life's Walk Easy.'' e SPrices $3.50, $4 00, $4.50, and $5.00. Our Men's Furnishing Department is full of nice, ,new, up-to-date Shirts, Underwear, Gloves, Neckwear, :and Sweaters. Your mnspection is invited. Trunks. Trunks, Trunks ! A good, strong Stock in Trunks, Grips, Suit Cases, Sand Hand-Bags. Groceries, Groceries ! Our Grocery Stock is full of Fancy and Staple ~ :Groceries, at the lowest possible prices. Come to see us, Swe will continue to give you our very best time, and Sattention. Yours truly, "The Young Reliable." 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