The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-28
A FEW POINTERS
For the Delegates to the Constltu-
tional Convention to
Consider.
SUFFRAGE, SCHOOL AND LIEN
Questions the Most Important to
Come Up and Be Discussed
by That August Body.
LONE OAK. August &c, 1Se

Editor The Manning Tilnes: Seeing your
kind offer to any one to express theii
views as to what should he done in the
Constitutional convention, l thought
wnn'd advance some ideas upon one q
two OF the more important Issue s that are
likely to Come i.etore that body.
My advice to the delegates elected from
| this county-who were chosen by all the
white people OF both :actions-is that they
should never be induced to take part in
any caucus, for, as we all know. a caucns
only carries out the wishes of partisans
and demngogues creates distrust and con-
tention, makes bad laws .and, as the
| Conservatives had DO candidates in the
| field in this county and voted for the reg
| ular ticket our delegates would, in my
Judgment, be very foolish to 90 into any
caucus but they should be broad and
liberal IN their views; listen well to all
subjects, ani vote at all times for the best
interests OF the whole people.
The suffrage question is one CT great inn
portauce, and has caused this State much
, trouble, anxiety and expense in the past,
and should be settled so as Lrii 6 about
peace AMI unity among the whites and yet
be constitutional
Willie l am not Very familiar with con-
stitutional law. I think 1t good idea to
give each and eveW man in tie State one
vote and one extra for $500 worth OF prop
erty and over, real or personal-and not
but the two votes to any one man. no
matter how much he was wortb-to secure
| white supremacy. It will be seen from
this that too much power will not be given
to any one individual that the elections
wonld be fair, and fraud forever wiped
out
BY this method We would soon have opr
Offices filled with men of ability and in
teerity, aud not demagcgues and coat-tail
swioSerS. Then ;.n err. Of prosperity
would set in in this State, and how much
better we will feel when we know that
election frauds are thing of the past and
Can point with pride to honest govern
mcnt honestly administered. It is true, it
would place the negro in the minority
which would be right and just-and tEen
we could deal honestly with him and give
him his vote without being hurt.
Then there is the school question. l
think the two-mill tax should stand aad
that the poll tax should be increased to 81
Then let every voter say to what purpose
MS taxes should be placed. and have no
more equalization of the school fund /;
abolish the office of school commissioner {;
at each general election three men should
be elected as trustees of each township.
as heretofore, and their orders be good 10
the county treasurer.
Now. let rs summarize II the two-lnill
school tax and the 81 poll tax kept the
schools open three months, the same school
tax, with the additional 81 poll tax and the
commissioners salary added. and no
equalization letting evcrybody's money
60 to the school OF his choice-I feel salts
fed, that the schools will run seven or
eight months in the year, and the board
of trustees can always tel by looking up
the assessed value of all property in their
township. how much they have. Every indi-
vidual would thus be interested in the
taxes for his school. and this would Ger
tainly cause q boom in every country
school in the State. and that IS what we
need above all things.
Tie lien law is one of the worst curses
that has ever been visited upon our COM
monwealth, and the sooner abolished the
better. Let every man live on lis honor
instead OF being dishonest and teaching
the rising generation to steal and lead
dishonest life. For this reason l would
request our delegates to do all in their
power to wipe out this foul blot that now
rests upon our fair escutcheon.
Well, Mr.. Editor the above are the
ideas of farmer and Conservative, and
hope that they may prove OF benefit to our
delegates.
Last Sunday the children of the Oakley
Methodist Episcopal and the Dudley Bap-
tist Sunday schools celebrated Children's
Day by appropriate exercises. which in
cluded II cantata representing Faith, Hope
and Love" in their mission on earth, and
the ultimate reward to all who exercised
these thlee grand Christian principles.
The church was handsomely decorated for
the occasion. Miss Addie McFaddin pre-
sided at the organ. and rendered the
beautiful music of this piece in an artistic
manner Faith" was represented by
Miss Belle ReameS, Hope" by Miss Lille
Reese, and Love by Miss Letitia Reams,
who acquitted themselves in fine style II
their respective characters.
The church ediice was filled to over
flowing with an appreciative audience from
nearly every portion of the Stute, besides
good many from Georgia and Florida.
Everybody went home we'll pleased and
Cbildren's Day will long be remembered
By those who had the good fortune to at
tend.
Mrs E. D: Hodge has been quite sick
for the past week, but is improving.
Mrs James Reaves' youngest child Was
buried last Saturday.
Miss Bette Dukes Of Orangcbur2 is vis-
iting Miss Addie MaFaddin.
Miss Mary Belle Brey Of Fairfield is here
on visit to Miss Julia Harvin. She is
great favorite with tue bellies and bcaux-
especially the latter:
Miss Asgie Hudson of Sumter is visiting
Miss Belle ReaveS.
Mrs E. H. Hodge of Florida, with her
two sous-Frank and Evans--is il Clar-
endon, her old home, spending some time
with relatives.
Crops creiu fine condition in this neigh
horhood.
The tusting town of Alcolu is building up
very rapidly and seems to be full of energy
and enterprise. 4 cotton factory is soon
to be established there. II Manning does
not look sharply to her laurels, Alcolu will
sooa outstrip her as the commercial center