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Ebe Manning times. tc LOUIS APPE,1rr. Editor !.1ANNING. S. C., APRIl. 8, 1914. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY d al EDITOR LATHA1N WOULD MANACLE "THi CLAlIS." Our good friend, the editor of ti The News and Courier cannot see any good argument against s the abolishing of the county to county canvas he is persistently urging, except that which he himself puts forward, or which is endorsed by some newspapers that would create a sensation , did they advance an idea of their 0 own. Of course, according to The News and Courier it is an b "offence to decency" to continue ti the county-to county method of candidates making known their 0 views on public questions, ex cept through the newspapers, a but more especially is it an "offence to decency" when indi viduals advocated by The News t and Courier, and its allies fail to 7 impress themselves upon the P masses safficiently to win their t confidence and votes. p The News and Courier has not u been able to see in any of the editorials in opposition to its suggestion, where the merits of the question has been touched c upon, but on the contrary it n seems to have found in the ar- f gument an attempt "to raise the r class cry and make the impres- t" sion that in some unexplained a way the county-to-county meet- ] ings help the poor man." We 0 do not recall making such a suggestion, and must think our friend has been eating soft shell crabs at night which brought on a nightmare, however, the sug- a gestion is not so bad especially, 0 when it is considered it comes t from the presiding genius of 8 Charleston's morning daily, u more often wrong than right. c The county-to-county meetings I do help the poor man; it is from 0 them he gets his information on r, questions of public moment, it is P from them he is given an oppor- c tunity to see the candidates, tl form his own opinion of the r character of the candidate, just e as the editor would prefer to see ci and form an opinion of an appli- tl cant for a position on his news- C paper. - The average poor man is not P -able nor is he inclined to go tt some central point in a congres- 8 sional district to hear canididates ~ - speak, nor has he the time to 0 read all of the speeches as they ~ have been presented by certain h -newspapers in the past few yearst in the first place, the reports i of the speeches are so biased e by partisanship, he has very little confidence in their accura- 0 cy therefore he prefers to see and b hear for himself, and the only c practical way for him to do so, is to continue the custom which ci was good enpugh the past two, t' four, six, ten or twenty years, ' good enough to elect an Ansel t or a Heyward; if the system was s5 not an "offence to decency" then, Ji it certainly is not now." Too much stress cannot be b laid on the importance of the a people turning out to their re spective club meetings on the ~ 25th of this month, every citizen s of voting age should feel it his 0 duty to be present, and to see to t it, the delegates chosen to the b county convention are only such s as represent the sentiment of the majority membership of the A club. It will not do at this time t to permit any gumshoe practices, t as was the case two years' ago, C there is much at stake, the vi- P tal issue being whether or not r the party control shall go into r the hands of those who favor tl abolishing the custom of giving t the masses an opportunity to see and hear the candidates for State and congressional of~ces. t It is our opinion, if these people U who favor The News and Cour- b ier's scheme secure control, ad- s vantage will be taken of such a control to adopt regulations which will deprive thousands of the priviieges they now enjoy. ~ An effort was made at the last P session of the legislature to re-P strict the primary but it failed, b the advocates of this restriction are now working quietly to cap- V ture the county conventions andb through them do what the leg- 1 islatore refused to do-depriveP a large element of thc white P people of this State of the right to vote in the primary, by r quiring extraordinary exactions to make them eligible to vote;: the promoters of this scheme disclaim any such intention, they d claim that every white man can comply with the regulation to present his tax reucipt and his-a registration certificate when he S offers to vote in the primary. s st as is required now to vot, the general election-that i isay, required of negroes. Notwithstanding the fact tha ir contemporary thinks ou >sition "absurd" and that th resent system is an "offence t cency" we beg leave to differ 2d to continue to "rally th ans to its defence," becaust e believe, regardless of faction I differences on other questions e masses are agreed in the dc re to maintain their votin rivileges just as they have eu >yed since the establishment c 1e primary system. The abolishing of the county )-county meetings can have n ther effect than to cause a lac E interest in the primary, oni, be followed a little late v the old time conven on system, then when tha >mes into vogue, instea [ the people as a whole ei ressing their choice as they d b present after seeing and heai ig the candidates, a few me round and in the coart hous( )gether with the newspaper ,ould have full control of ou olitical affairs. Should tha me ever come, a candidate fc ublic office will have tc "ste p to the Captain's office" wit is hat in his hand and beg fc is favor. No, we. shall never consent t Mntralize this power in tb ewspapers 'and take it awa -om the masses where ightfully belongs, they ar th xpayers, and they are mci all nd legally entitled to mah 2eir own selections for tb mfices provided for by law, an apported by their taxes. SUMTER CLUB TO BOOST MANNING. The followers of Hon. Ricl rd I. Manning of Sumter, hav rganized a Manning club fc e purpose of boosting him fc overnor, at their initial meel ig in Sumter Monday night mmittee was dispatched to Mi fanning's home to bring hit ut for a speech. Mr. Mannin esponded outlining his can aign and his remarks were r< Bived with enthusiasm Bt 2ere are other candidates in th ice for gubernatorial honon ach and every one of them fet anident of being selected b 2e majority; the people are e2 aedingly fortunate this yeai- i aving good material, aud lenty of it. to select fron derefore, there is .a need I row red in the face when dit ussing the qualifications of an f them. Mr. Manning has bee efore the people before, and w ave no doubt if he fails of ele< .on this time. he will be befor 2e people again. Just wha fect the organization of clut > boost a candidate will hav the voting masses remains t e seen; it is our opinion, th eers and the noise manufa< ired at the county seats for indidate,will go but a little wa >wards securing- a sufficier umber of votes to seat him i 2e executive chair. It take >metbinig which appeals to th idgment of the masses, and tbi asses are not usually attracte y buttons, badges, and hot ai rtists. In his reported speech, M: fanning believes "that tlh mall land holder in the countr r town should be exempt froi xes. in order to encourag ome building and the owne1 hip of their homes by the poor. We heartily agree with M: anning's solicitude to hav he poor man exempted froi xatior, and place the burde f government upon the larg roperty owner, in other word: lieve the poor and make tL ich pay, but it is an impossibl 2eory, and no one should kno' 1s better than Mr. Manning [owever, such a platform woul 2rnish secne material to ente: in the masses at campaig ieetings, and in years gone bj efore the adoption of the fre shool system, it is possible suc n enticing theory would hav ade the boys throw their hal ito the air and hurrah for th peaker. Should Mr, Manning oor man's exemption idea b ossible, South Carolina woul e the most poverty stricke tate in the union, everybod ould plead poverty, and everyi ody would ask to be exemi :em taxation, as it is, the poc ay in proportion to what the ossess, their property is visz I, and easy to reach by the ta atherer, but the rich, with thel idden wealth. invested in a: ianner of ways, escape the ta atherer, thus forcing the bul en of taxation upon those les >rtunate. We rather like the ring of Mi lanning's declaration when h 3id "I am going into the rac inrlehnand and standingo 3 my own bottom, nor am I swing- r ; ing to any man's coat tail." si Spoken like a man. We wonder w a if there is a candidate in the race r; r who will admit that he is swing- p a ing to any man's coat tail? Or > is their a man in the race who will admit that he has i ever attempted to swing on ' any man's coat tail, now or at any other time. As stated at the outset, the d - people have excellent m --rial g ? to select from, and, w e the - candidates get before them this f summer, provided The News and a Courier does not succeed in or - ganizing its political newspaper e a trust, they will be able to judge n i which of the number of good g 7 men they desire to be their r chief executive, and whether or - not the land tax exemption for c t the poor, bears any similarity to d the forty acres and a mule ] proposition of years ago. v b LET US SHOW THEM MAN NING IS ON THE MAP. , The Times editor received a b s letter from the Secretary of the r Chamber of Commerce of Char t leston, which he publishes in r another column, and to which p he would direct the special at tention of Clarendon's business 0 r men, These gentlemen are to t tour this state and North Caro- b o lina in the business interests of d e Charleston's great port, and we 0 y sincerely hope when the train t t rolls in at Manning, they will be a e greeted by a delegation of Clar- a y endon's business men, and, they I e will be brought to the court 0 e house in automobiles to be wel- I d come by the merchants and other business men of this county. As will be noted the party entour is I composed of about fifty business d men, they are accompanied by e Metz' famous band and they will arrive in Manning at 8:20 on the r morning of the 28th inst., and l will remain here about thirty a a minutes,this will give them time t to deliver their message, at the same time have an oyportunity , to see one of the best and pret- c tiest towns in eastern South Car- t olina. We take the liberty of q suggesting to all owners of au- c e tomobiles to be at the station d e with their machines, to bring d the visitors to the court house, d and we would also suggest that a after the arrival of the train, I and the visitors are brought up I to the court house, all of the I astores close and everybody at- f tend the meeting. This is no frolic these gentle men ar engaged in, they areI out to advertise the advantages of Charleston as a port, and the - e benefits to be derived to this section from the Panama canal; e they are also engaged in the C t work of trying to -get better s freight rates, a matter in which ~ e every business man in this town 0 and the surrounding country is e vitally interested in. It would be I nice to have a large escort for a these gentlemen, and we would su ggest that Mayor Bradham t call a meeting, appoint a comn mittee to be at the depot, and s also to ask the owners of auto- t e mobiles to assist in the greeting e of our Charleston neighbors. il d t r THE TOLLS WAR RAGES IN THE SENATE i The Panama tolls discussion is -now before the senate. Presi- i e dent Wilson won out in the low- d er house, and he may do so in c l the senate, but he nor Secretary ' e Bryan are so certain, both of -them are having daily confer- t 'ences with the senators to stand -by the president in this fight. i e Mr. Bryan kept hands off when a n the Sims bill was in the house, n but he must see there is danger t e of the administration getting a a setback, and he has thrown off I e his coat to work for the passage e of the bill-. v It must not be taken becausei i- the president is urging the re- i d peal of the tolls exemption act ~ a '- that it is a party measure, it is n not,and it is not so considered by a the lawmakers in Washington, c e but should the president finally t b win, the democratic ne wspapers, C e especially of the South, will s claim it a victory for the Demo- t e cratic party, but to those of us t s who have kept up with the fight a e this claim will not go, because, ~ t Ssome of the most prominent a republicans, such men as Elihu t 7 Root, are with the president and t were it not for them, with the f 't present division in the demo- E r cratic ranks the measure would 7 be doomed. c We believe the senate will s stand by the president in nulli- C r fying a declaration of the demo 1 cratic party, a pledge to the I people in its platform, whether I -this will have any future bearing I s on the party can only be con jectured at this time, but this -much is certain, the people willb e not listen patiently to certain c e leaders when they insist upon ~ I th saredess f apary d c Ltion, or when they advise re gnation the course to pursue hen conscience is against car 7ing out to the letter the party ledges. When The Times showed up 'he Columbia Record's motive yr trying to stir up political brife there has been a most eaceful calm, and that afternoon aily has ever since been real ood. The News and Courier of [onday credited The Times with n editorial relating to the party latform, by mistake, as such an fitorial did not appear in this ewspaper, although it was a ood one. The News and Courier asks. Has the Senator from Claren on found the spring for which once De Leon searched in ain?" Not exactly, but he has >und the spring which has iade Milwaukee famous, and e does not mind telling his rother editor where it is either. 'he spring can be found in rell shaded spots between Line reet and the "Botry." The recent order of Secretary f the Navy Daniels prohibiting e use of intoxicants on ship oard and at navy yards will no oubt be embarassing to many f the old tars, but we believe hey should be treated the same s the men behind the guns, and s they are forbidden the use of toxicants while on' duty, the ificers have no right to com lain. The first reports from Ala ama indicated that Oscar Un. erwood defeated Richmond P. Fobson for the United States enate by a large majority. lobson made his campaign argely on the prohibition issue, ad it is thought that this con ributed greatly to his defeat. ut in our opinion, his defeat 2ay be attributed to the small alibre of the man rather than o his position on the liquor uestion. Underwood is a states. ian of high order, and while he oes not agree with the Presi ent on the tolls exemption, and id his best to defeat the repeal s recommended by President Vilson, the people of Alabama >refer Underwood with his inde endence, to Hobson with his ads and indiosy cracies. MeLAURIN TO THE PEOPLE. ~ennettsville, March '23, 19?4. To the People: After the ad ournment of the general assem ly, I aninounced myself a can idate for govarngr, I take it, that the leading is ues in the coming campaign aill be, vis: 1st. Qualifying suffrage in the irimary. 2nd. Compulsory school laws. 3rd. The Fortner Bill. 4th. The Warehouse Bill. 5th. Bleaseism (so called.) On most of these issues I made tp my mind after careful ought when it seemed quite nlkely that I would be a can lte for public office. I am nc rimmer and am ready to take an nequivocal stand on the issues. I have no illusions as to public ife and the burden of a campaign a the torrid summier heat would teter me, if I did not feel that)1 ould render South Carolina val able service in the governor's ffice. If the people think so, hey will put me there, and if hey do not, I have discharged that 1feel to be a duty I owe ayself and the friends who have opersistently urged me forward. My record in the legislature is gainst the compulsory educa ion measure known as the Law onMc~ravy bill, I am not op iosed to it on principle, and the ime may come in South Caro ia, when a policy of compul ory education is proper, but it not now. The funds available or common school purposes are Lt sufficient to properly equip ,nd maintain schlools in exist nce. As a rule they now hove :lore scholars than can be ac ommodated, It seems to me hat we had first best take care f these schools and the pupils who appear voluntarily, before eating the highways and hedges o bring in more. The right to ake one man's money to educate nother man's child is based on be necessity ot having an intell ment electorate to maintain civ ized government. If this be rue the common schools are for he many, the colleges for the ew. I think that we have fost red higher education at the ex lense of the common schools. I m in favor of mamntaining the olleges, but building m o r e chool houses before enlarging ur present state colleges. In 1890, our common school ystem-was very poos as compar. d with what we now have. If were to venture a criticism, it Told be that we need more eachers who r ea lly teach. chool is in session from nine 'clock until about two-thirty earing recitations, then the hildren go home to be taught. f the parents are ignorant, those bildren have r~o teachers. A acher-' compnlsory education law would greatly advance the rul cause. rul THE PRIMARY I am not in favor of restricting mot the right to vote in the primary for by applying the qualifications per laid down in the constitution for ' the general election. With a few ammendments the present rules, nov if fairly and honestly administer- a ed, are sufficient. file I am satisfied that the last for primary was without fraud to any cosiderable extent. Mere 189 irregularities do not constitute sid fraud. The greotest evil in the sid conduct of the primary arises the from the use of money in buying def votes. If a man with money is Sol without moral scruple, no statu- has tory enactment can prevent its .il use where there is a purchasable vote. The intelligent man with Pa money who tempts weakness and kin cupidity is the greater criminal As of the two, and I have not heard oril of any one being punished yet, ov for this meanest of all election ds frauds, ele THE -FORTNER BILL wh The Fortner bill passed the ma house and came to the senate. hai I favor the passage of this bill Wi the as amended by Senator Clifton, 189 and if elected governor will re commend its enactment into law. acd COTTON MARKETING all My views ou the state ware. ali house proposition are well upl known and cannot be elaborated Ble upon in a short statement The fiel bill passed the senate with an amendment referring the ques. tea tian to the people. It never wa came to a vote in the house. ent Since the adjournment of the go general assembly a syndicate of ma capitalists headed by Mr. Duke. to the founder of the American P Tobocco Trust, has announced go plans to put this warehouse sys- of tem into operation in every cot ton state. This would be a grand str thing if it could be controlled in de the interests of the producers of th cotton, but this it is unreasonable st to expect. I could have secured thE private capital to build a ware- wi house system in South Carolina with the powers conferred in the he warehouse bill, but it would have ha been for the profit of those fur- ba nishing the capital, not for the re benefit of the entire people as Be under a state system. Our cot- Gc ton crop sells for about one bil- 0 lion dollars each year. The be( floating supply averages about mN two million bales, and whoever thi controls that, (within certain gu limits) can dictate tne price of li the crop. It is done now and to would be done'still more effect- for ively under the management of bil of Mr. Duke. He controlled the thi price of tobacco to such an ex- oft tent that after years of litigation wi the company was dissolved by i the courts. It would be far . easier to dictate the price of cot- lt ton because it is a natural mono- as poly, while tobacco is a world g wide product. evi There is no way for the pro- an ducers of cotton to get the value r of their product except to carry the surplus themselves and bold i it off the market when. the price ma is too low. The credit of the fie< state and the prosperity of the tat people depends almost entirely cot on the cotton crop. ; All share in the prosperity of r the farmers and not a business in pri the state or professional man but he feels the pinch when we have wi such a year as 1911. Nothing ter will get the state on her feet crc quicker than an administration which will develop and en- far courage agriculture. Th If I am elected with a legis- bel lature in sympathy with me, I sw sliall endeavor to make of South du Carolina a model for all states to th copy in progressive agricultural ed, methods. thi LAST BUT NOT LEAST. dl I come now to the last, and to what I regret to say will in all probability be one, if not the en paramount issue in the campaign int I had hoped that our people ser would get together and that so1 there would be no personal or no factional issues in the contest, bre but that time has come, and whether it will in the future or pa) not depends upon the self con- in' trol and spirit of tolerance both vel sides exercise in this campaign. cot There has never been a time ufa in the history of our state when the good policy, charity and toler- the ance were more needed than In ifow. Since 1890, we have had re~ two political factions, more bit- the terly hostile than exists between pe: parties in other states. ma The movement in 1890 wa wo aimed at the social and policid co systems, but the Alliance ele- bul ment which was its backbone sor was largely inspired by the bal hope of bettering industrial con- fie] ditions. The purely political me got in the ascendancy and grad- ma ually the industrial element. tak headed by Norris, Stackhouse the and others became quiescent. ing The inauguration of the state.Cai dispensary strengthened the - poitical forces, but after a few wh years, the state dispensary with of its era of graft and greed passed gre away. Then Cole L. Blease suc took up the fight of the people div for a wider voice in their own the affairs just where it had been doi lying dormant ever since Gov- I ernor Tillman deflected it from pec its true course by patting the po( state into the liquor business. I ci The present movement headed of 3 by Governor Blease is nothing sw< but a continuation of the politi has cal movement begun by Tillman in 1890. The divisions are just _ as they were, then with the ex ception that Blease has not the strong following of an industrial I orgmzaionlike the Farmers'fo Alliance. lett The cry for restrictions of est. suffrage in the primary is from thos who do not beiievn in the ;, of a majority, but in the of Privilege and Power. o thoughtful mai can for one nent believe that there are ,es at work outside of mere sonality. The abuse and representation heaped upon man was just as great as showered upon Blease. Let man go to the newspaper 3 from 1890 to 1.895 aud see himself. Social and busi s pressure was as great in as now against a young yer who dared take Tillman's 3. The idea seemed to be n that if Tillman could be ated that the movement ild be dead. What a mistake. ne unseen force deep down kept the fires alive, and [ keep them alive until the -pose for which they were died has been accomplished. long as there is an oligarchy ich seeks to subject the maj by to the will of a manority, n if restrictions designed to ranchise negroes in a general :tion must be invoked to stop ite men voting in a party pri ry. there will be a leader on id to fight the people's battle. bh the political battle won, n the movement begun in 0, will enter upon the full omplishment of its destiny. D not think that Tillman with of his ability could have led ng the lines of an industrial ift, nor does the genius of ase find its scope in that d. illman served his purpose in M ching one white man that he s just as good pohltically and itled to the same voice in -ernment as any other white n. The people sent him on the United States senate, itchfork" and all. He made >d in spite of dire predictions evil to come. 3lease has fortified and engthened the people in their ermination to rule, and led tight in opposition to a re icted primary, and I believe people will do as they did ;h Tillman, send him to the ited States-senate. I believe will make good in spite of all adicaps and just as Tillman done, win the confidence and ;pect of the entire country. lieving this I shall vote for vernor Blease. am a candidate for governor, ause I feel that I can serve state, by carrying forward s movement with which I be a my career in 1890. The po cal part of it never appealed me at any time with half the ce that the industrial possi ities did. My impatience with s phase of the movement en led me into antagonism h its political leaders. dy earnest endeavor will be, am elected, to so shape po cal affairs in South Carolina, to provide safety to future erations from a split among L white people which is in table when class is eternally ~ayed against class. E'he next forward movement bhis state should be in line of ustrial development. The .sses have remained unsatis because mere political agi ion has not and never can ac nplish anything in the way of ~ncial relief. [he farmers' product is still .ced by the buyer, and what consumes by the seller This continue until a proper sys a for marketing the cotton p is provided by law. Ahite 1 a bo r is leaving the ns for the mill and workshop. is makes more competition ~ween laborers in the towns, ells tne ranks of non-pro :ers, and raises ever 'higher cost of living. The only rem is to increase the profits on farm by cuttig~ out the mid. men and speculators who ab -b profits, but prouce nothing either feed or clothe mankind. :f I can turn some of the argy now devoted to politics o the development and con vation of the natural re irces of our state, I can find better field for the use off il and body. saw recently in a Texas per a statement that a farmer Texas placed a stamped en ope with a note in a bale of ton requesting whoever man .ctured the cotton to report price paid. The farmer sold cotton at 11 cents per pound. a few months he received a ly from Germany, saying that " cotton cost the mill 19 cents pound; and that it would be nufactured into goods that uld brmng about $100. Of irse this is an extreme case, here is $40.00 per bale, that nebody received out of that e of cotton, between a Texas d and a German Iiill, not to ntion the enormous profit to nufacturers. Some state must :e the lead in the solution of greatest problem confront us today. Why not South 'olina? Vith material prosperity, ich is our birthright by reason a monopoly in the world's atest agricultural product, a ephermal questions as now ide the people ,vill solve mselves or be forgotten in ng greater things. f, as governor of all the >ple, Blease and anti-Blease. >r and rich, white and black, n lead our state into the path oeace and the blessings of a et prosperity, then my life not been in vain. JNo. LOWN~DES McLAUR~IN. Notice of Dischai-ge. will apply to the Judge of Probate larendon county. on the first day lay, 1914. at 11 o'clock A. M., for: ns of discharge as Executor of the; ,te of Mary Ann Gordan, deceased. W. M. D)AVIS, Executor. cla S. 0.' Apnril 11 Thursday, Friday and Saturday ONLY! 3 to 5 Lb. Average, DOVE BRAND Breakfast Bacon, 21c. Lb. Every Piece Guaranteed to Please or Money Refunded. Leon Weinberg, "EVERYTHING GOOD TO EAT." As The Spring Time Comes on we want the Ladies to come iji and see our PERFECTION Oil Cook Stoves and Bakers. The Stove needed for warm weather. We have sold more of these Stoves the last year than any other retail firm in the State. We want our Farmer friends to see our One and Two-Horse Plows, Subsoilers, Cultivators, Planters, Distributors. And a great many other things which go to-make farming easy. PLO WENHARDMAR COMPNY Wanted at Akcolul Laborers to work in Planing mill, lum ber sheds and lumber yards. Good wages to good men, pay off weekly, steady work, good school and church, healthy place. D. W. ALDER MAN & SONS CO. Alcolu, S. C. WE SELL aQUAKER TIRES ootshe tires wie others and you will be conied hat it will pay thse tresad tues. We alo carry a full stockm of ak FOR D CARS, 'ord Parts and Accessories; also a full line of Buggies, Surries, Wag ns, Harness and Harness and Horses. s. D. C. SHAW CO., E~rR, 'Phone 553 Housekeepers! Do You Need One of Our Long Handled Brooms ? These Brooms are specially made with nice long handles to reach the ceiling and all such places where ordinary Brooms cannot be used. Made of best Illinois Selected Broom Corn, substan tially built to do the work expected of them. They will prove a boon at house-cleaninlg time. Price, 75c .Each. Manning Grocery Co