The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-06-16
stood Tines Follows Suit.
Editor MANNING TINES:

LI!lOt -NANNINt tMES.
Il. T. L" is oct again in short reply
to my last and says he closes, as he has no
desire for a newspaper controversy, and
will here say that have none. But as he
was the aggreSSor telt bound to defend
myself to the b.st Of my ability, but from
his standpoint Is of small force.
Ny first article was not one to call for a
reply, as it was merely answering questions
according to my way of seeing things, and
his reply led me to the conclusion that he
belonged to that numerous class who 60
through either the State or denominational
colleges, and get diplomas which disquali-
" them for agricultural or mechanical pur-
suits. The first aim iSa profession; failing
there, politics is their next aim, and if that
should be failure, they take the course a
gentleman did after trying many things.
l met him one day and asked him what
he was doing He replied he was trying
preaching. then asked him how it paid
and he replied that it was better than any
thing he had tried. am glad to know
that my friend, II. I. U," is not one of
that class and ask his pardon for the ir-
situation I made.
He says want everybody to be farmers.
Far from it. If they were We would have
the same old times, live in log cabin,
make our corn and bacon, have nothing
else and know nothing Outside of our
neigh borhood we only want farmers enough
to raise enough for the consumption of the
country and what is needed for export at
paying prices Men are born into the
world for different pursuits, and the great
trouble is, we often aim at a pursuit We are
incompetent to fill and failure is the re-
suit The world IS full Of men who can
command company, but could aot handle
a regiment and so on up to the commander
of an army. It's so in business. Il. T. u"
is down on manufacturers and all large
corporations that employ aborerS. If God
had given all men equal intelligence, wnat
kind of country would we have had?
There must be head and that head is
protection of the many. Allow me to
name few Of those favored ones: Old
Stephen Girard, of Philadelphia, started a
poor boy, died leaving Sl5,000,0G0 John
Jacob Astor came over from Europe, en-
ployed by New York house as a hide
dresser, died worth Sl2,000O00 or Sl5.000,-
coo; Commodore Vanderbilt started lite by
hiring himself to row boat on East river
between New York aud Brooklyn, and it is
said he never bought anything unless hs
had the money to pay tor it. he died worth
$50, 100000. Old Pullman, who has been
so much abused, was once a railroad con-
ductor. God gave him the intelligence and
he built up large business and made his
millions Can you fnd a man that would
not have done the same thing if he had
the same ability given him? Now the very
mai to whom he gave employment wants
to pull him down. There is Armour, the
great pork packer, he was once q hog cutter
himself; now he employs thousands. Be
sides these there are thousands Of others.
What would the country do without them:
While those named above w-re successful
and made their millions, thousands have
failed, cheating their employees out Of their
wages That's all right, so you don't make
anything for yourself. do say, without
fear Of contradiction, that the labor orsani-
cations are curse to the country and have
never benefited the laborers, but brought
desolation and starvation on themselves
an families without any benefit. II you
don't like your employer, leave him if you
can do better Water will find its level.
Il T. Z" says q man after working ia a
factory cannot farm. l deny the charge
Any man Of common sense can farm. Of
course, there is science in farming as in all
other pursuits; he can learn. Il. T. Z"
says he has talked with a number of farm
ers both successful and otherwise and they
all say it doesn't pay. 1t pays enough to
feed and clothe them Old Adam started
in life even. without clothes, pretty bad
start; don't suppose he even had q log
cabin to shelter himself and Mama Eve
Glad she ate the apple; if she hadn't, we
would have mighty little fun in these parts.
I will take the present and let those who
want old times back have them.
Il. T. T." inSinuated that as the old say
ing is am small potatoes, as to point OF
intelligence. accept II, as | am one that
is not affected with disease called "swel
head" and am careful not to 60 into too
deep water, as it is known I cannot swim
SO will bid I'll lease You" an atfec-
tionate adieu.
Coon TINES.