The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-15
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! Lecture at II O3era H..use in this CITY
70 q ID n se<urjrg fu9ds for The erec
tion al mcnumsr. to Gen. David
Jamizon, w::o mas ciizeG OF this
cauatv. General Jamison was one OF
the f,u ?ders OF the Military Academy
al Charleston, ard deeply imprinted
! lis nctla character Cnthe future des-
,iry Of The Citadel
Fer years. the late DIR A. S. SslIey
! labored 10 2cCumplate fu1d suIlicl
ent to erect a monument 10 General
JamisoD. who is buried in tbs PteS6y
t4r;an Cemetcr7 CT Orangeburg. This
praiscwor;ky work IS prosecuted by
other friends
Colonel Thomas FIRST gave 8
| tbctCu.h sketch of the lie and CHAR
actero: Gen. Jamison. Itwss expect
ed that be would follow this up with
lecture upon the literature Of South
Carolina, subject wh;c1 70 one in
the State is better able 10 discuss. but
! instead he discussed many important
i preSect day problems from the stand,
! eoint OF tie Independent citizen, the
rn5u who desires the good Of tne state
above ali fr&c .iona! or party advan.
ta-e, He vas giTsn clcse attention.
Below is given a synopsis OF Colonel
Thcmas'S admirable address.
Hg reviewed the lie and services CT
+; Gen David I Jsmisop, who was one
Of the most prominent cit;z rs OF the
state ia bis dav. one Of tie founders
OF the Stu h Carol;4a Military Acsde.
my anti president Of the secession
CONVEX tion OF 1S60-a soldier, scholar
ard s;atsSman, Col. Thomas present
| ed portrait OF this eminent South
| CGrolinia0 aad in dong SO. had oc
casion to arraign Prof. Trent, of the
University of The South, Tor his slurs
upon Jamison ii els (Pren.'s life Of
William Gilmore Sims Col. Thomas
vindicated the spotless name and fame
OF Jamiscn.
Turning from past to present, Col.
Thamas discussed questions OF the
| hour in South Carolina, under four
! he2Gi0gs. as follows:
1 Material needs o. Scuah Carolina.
! 2 Mental needs OF South Carolina
! 3 Mcrai needs OF South Carolina.
!, Il ReligioUs 2esds Of South Carolina,
Among the material needs OF the
state, tae speaker mentioned good
county roads to supplement railroad
81 stems; mere diversified farming !;
more factories ana workshops, esp7ci
ally small! industries; more develop
| meut Of the abundant resources Of
fed, foles: ard mine. He referred to
agriculture, commerce, mauufac:ur-
ing and mining SIS the Doric columns
OF the material power OF states
Among the mental needs Of the
state, be mentioned LIBERAL support Of
| the s.ate system OF education; liberal
support CT he present s.ate institu-
Ifiors-South Carolina College, Cita-
del, Clemson and winsom Winthrop
and all the denomina.ional and pri-
vate colleges; but, above al, support
10 the hie hest notch possible OF the
common schools of the state. Schools
of higher education and PRIMARY
schools sre parts OF one harmonious
whole, Cislilct as the billows yet o1e
as the sea. South Carolina Cit tZeaship
ought TO be ss high as thai CT any
other state, as South Carolina pro
poses to be the peer CT ary other state
! in the Union. Knowledge is power.
Education is the cheap d-fense OF
states ia these days.
Under the bead OF moral NEEDS CT
iSou:h Carolina, he spose OF The work
of the hospital for the insane and the
institution for the deaf, dunno and
+! bind, noole charities well managed
! He also commended the excellent
management OF the penitentiary.
ihe state dispensary system WAS
| uayG discussed He favored tbe Gis
ipeasary idee as the beSt solution yet
! proposed c. tae vsxad q tes.ion Q! the
!Qay. Stale control OF srea! evil is
| Ll6 hest, ca. tie dispeusary must be
! ably managed By brains, skill and
| character Il the control and By hon
esly dIspensary agents. 1t ought to
j 3e conducted, lot for revenue so much
| IS for ~ 2ral results, to improve on
! the citizenship OF the state by redu cling
10 minimum the evils CT strong
drink. Tnere should o7 no step back
ward Ia this great business.
4 return to the Old saloon system
F.; g s.ench in tie nostriis OF the people
is rot to be entertained 4 resort to
! the high licensed system is but a modi,
f! 6cation of the old stencn and but a
stencil still. Piohibition-a high
thought, bat 10. practicable: the
dream of enthusiasm-To would be ike
AZ unsiacched garment. Ii would be.
come roaring farce TIE com.
mon Ia u OF England stands because It
represents the cryst4liz3d sentiment
| OF the English people. Any law to
Island must be backed by the senti-
ment Of the people ia free states.
| Prob bition is not SO upheld. There
would be no practical craftsmanship
in adopting il.
F! Hence whati Amend the present
| dispensary scheme where /. IS
weak; prove it; administer It
ably and honesty; sustain it in
! good fsita; remove It from fac
! iionaI poll !cs; give II a fair trial,
winch it has never had. Let the
Blind tiger die under the indigna
ton @: d bU5iic 0plalon that Will not
| tolerate such breach OF loyal citizen.
IshiD as The unlawful saloon I'M,
! pIies, and we may secure for South
| Carolina the best possible ISOLATION
OF the g 2es,ion that SO tries tie WIS,
! d3n OF the legislature.
| Colonel Thomas referred TO Thomas
| Jetferson'S prophecy that he saw in
the future TIE menace TO state rights
! and to liberty that might come from
| The tendency Of the Federal Judicial
system to eIcfoach upon the proper
Jurisdiction OF the state courts. lie
| denounced such invasion as an out
rage upon state rights. Short OF npl
| tfcation aad secession, now dead as
| the result Of the war and the ac!ion OF
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