The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-31
shall demand for our sovereign voters.

sQal1 Qem8DQ IOr our SOY6Iel22 VOLelS.
The most effective argument used
against our old Constitution is that it
permits negroes to send their children
to white schools. Has any negro in
Soath Carolina ever dared to send his
children to the same schools with white
puplls9 No, and that clause may stand
until Gabrll blows his trumpet, and they
will not attempt to do it, aud neither do
the blacks desire to do 80.
But there is a way to amend the Con.
stitu!ion, and We can do the Wock. too,
without any expense to the State. Let
our Legislature adopt such amendments
or charges as it sees proper, and then
submit them to the people for rati6ca-
lion at the ensuing general election.
This won't cost th. taxpayers one dol
lar, and it will answer every purpose
ofa brand new ConstiiuLion. Georgia
has done this, and voted on two amend
ments last Wednesday.
Aud then, did 1t ever occur to the
voter that a new Constitution 10 reg
ular gold mine for laTYers' Yet such
is assuredlY the case. When We change
our fundamental laws tho Supreme
Court must place new Interpretation
upon the same, aud 40 endless amount
of expensive litigation Is incurred. A1d
then all of this litigation must bs paid
for out of the pockets of the farmer and
producer. We are surprised that auy
clare-sighted lawyer should oppose ths
Constitutional Convention, for when he
defeats it be simply kills the goose that
will lay him many golden eggs.
Tbs aboye are our views in regard to
this proposed Constitutional Con.
Ventlon. Personally, We shall not sup
port It since the Act does not require a
subnittaI of the work to the people for
their action. Again, the farmers are not
in financial condition to bear this heavy
and unnecessary expense; and then We
do not believe that more ustavorable
tins than now could be chosen for re.
modelling our organic laws. Simply bs.
cause the proposition enanated from our
friends We were favorable to the scheme,
butin doubt. But tbs past two days
We have studied the old Constitution
and the Act authorizing a vote on a
convention, and ne csunet, with the
rights and liberty of our people .. heart,
endorse any scheme that takes from the
masses their dearest privilege and turns
it over to few men, Oar readers will,
Of course, act upon their Judgment. We
do not desire to prejulce them. o. the
other hand our columns are open to
anyone for full and free discussion Of
this question, for We are anxious that
all the light possible be shroWa upon the
subjacs Give good reason why this
Convention should be hold. We are al
ways opsn to a conviction, not being in
the least welded to our opinions.
Rsform means the will Of the people
and the rule of ths people. If there Is
any "rsform" in this proposition to
have one hundred and sixty men frame
a Constitution, and then refuse to submit
it to the people to pass upon, candor
compsis Us to confess that We cannot
see is. In fact, it would bs the very
worst species Of political despotism-
defraudln2 the voter OF his dearest right
and privilege, and conc csntrating power
N the hands of the foH. Eren the old
deposed political rulers in So1th Carolina
never dared attempt anything 50 des-
post'c.-Pledmont Headlight.