The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-02-26

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tic markets. The sea island cotton. in
terest is suffering in almost exactly
the same way and the phosphate in
terest is at its darkest hour. The fac
tcrage business has almost come to 6
close and nothing but the frugal hab
its of her people and the savings from
the earned money Of former
years saves her now from disaster
Loaded down with debt contracted be
fore the late war for railroads which
went down with disaster with tha
struggle and more stripped of her re
sources by that war than any other
city in America she has only by din
of hard labor been able to meet he,
creditors without reputation and tc
hold up her head above the waves.
Where is the industry in South Car
DINA today that is not more or les:
aided by her means, her skill and hel
money? | have faith in the city.
have faith in her brave men and fail
women and believe that she will re
cover from the present period of ap
parent depression; that she will either
make or find way again to fortune
and lam not, think, asking too much
of ths representatives from other coun
ties whose fame as Carolinians I dc
not mean to cast doubt upon, because
I stand up in defense of Charleston
that they will not add one other bur
den to her misfortune.
Mr. Mayfield said that he concurrec
in what the senator had said abou
Charleston-the State loved Charles
| ton and she was not dealing with enc
mics. But South Carolina was bigger
than Charleston and had passed
laws for the whole people. Charleston
alone had refused to pass an ordinance
making it unlawful to sell liquors ex
cept under the dispensary. Wher
the people OF the State heard tha
Charleston had been destroyed by ar
earthquake. there had been sympathy
for her in every heart in the State
They sympathized with her in the los:
Of the phosphate industry, but the dis
pensary system did not bring Oh these
things. They had refused to pass ar
ordinance of the city to prohibit the
sale of liquors after they had agreed
to do so.
lIr. Earnwell stated that the coun
Gil had held meeting and decided tc
pass all ordnance to that effect, but up
on the advice of the city attorney thai
It would be illegal, did not do So
Mr.. Mayfeld, continuing, said that
he had been informed that the city at
,orney had prepared the ordinance
He was surprised that so learned &
man should draw such bill and then
give it as his opinion that it could not
be enacted.
Mr.. Barnwell said that he thought
Mayor Ficken drew the bill, and Ger
ainly not the city attorney.
Mr.. Mayfeld said that while they
would promise to enforce the law, the
officers could say, eve are not requir
ed to enforce it. The law had MOI
been enforced, and a board consisting
of gentlemen of high standing hac
been appointed and the law put into
effect. The best people of Charleston
favored this law.
Mr.. Barnwell-The most uncompro
missing opponents of the law were or
the other side from Mr.. Smythe in the
last election.
Mr.. Mayfeld said that the law would
pour gold into the Golfers of Charles
ton. She had had her trial and it was
too late now for her to ask for new
ore.
Mr.. Barnwell said that they had re
fused to take his pledge that the Law
would be enforced (made last Year, II
the law was not passed.
Mr.. Mayfeld said that the governor
had been compelled to put the law IN
force after seeing that it would not be
carried out.
Mr.. Watson said that while he had
not changed the position he had taken
last year, and believed there were 2(
towns in the State that needed the
board if Charleston did, he would
move to table the motion o. the gen,
tleman from Charleston to put an end
to the debate.
Mr.. Buist said that the position taken
By his colleague was eminently cor
rect. The position taken at the last
session involved vital principles. H
then spoke at some length about the
need of reformers in party primaries,
which he held would be brought about
by the adoption of a system of registra
ton, for which purpose, it will be re
membered he had introduced two bills
which were killed in the house.
He endeavored to impress upon the
senate the fact that the faction of the
Charleston Democracy with which he
was identified did not endorse to police
board or the dispensary law. There
was no local politics in that. ne said
and he wished it heralded abroad thai
no one had said that this law was pu
into force by the reason OF the success!
of one or the other of the factions.
The law was simply the effect OF one
sided politics in South Carolina. He
| would vote for the repeal OF this Law
as he would for the repeal OF the dis
pensary law # it came up again.
Mr.. Eird spoke in opposition tc
repeal. He desired to say that those
men who constituted the majority II
South Carolina would always submit
to the will of the majority. Ii the
day ever came when he and his party
| would be in a minority, he would no
be found kicking against the will O.
the majority. ;.
Mr., Arc.ie... said that if no one woulc
throw any night on the subject undel
debate, he hoped the gentleman from
| Edgeield would renew his motion tt
table.
Mr.. Watson then renewed his mo
ton and the amendment to repeal wa:
tabled, the following gentlemen vot
ing no:
Barnwell, BUST, Dennis, Kirkland
Moses, Mower, Sloan, Turner anc
Verdier.
Messrs. Finley and Harrison, who
| wera absent from the nall, returned a