The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-13
CASTEY INDICATED.

Clarendon feels proud of a child,
who when away from home, among
strangers, will SO conduct himself as
to win the appreciation of good men.
Ia the deplorable affair which took
place at the Citadel a full account is
published on another page, Cadet
Samuel O. Cantey has proven him
self a worthy son Of a noble sire and
true to the characteristics of his lam
ily, he faced 3 storm of adverse criti-
cism with the heroism of a soldier;
conscious OF his obligation and be-
lieving himself right, he dared do
that which, was not approved OF BY a
large number of his fellow-students
and which brought about such a
storm of indignation, that the author
tiles in. charge feared that harm
would be visited upon him, and
they were forced to appeal to the CT
vii authorities for protection. But
our readers can read for themselves,
and we will deal with the action OF
visitors and the future Of the institu-
ton. The Board after giving the
unfortunate Cadets hearing decid-
ed to e1pel all OF those who were
connected with the disgraceful affair
and as result 64 students were Civ
en- two hours notice to get out Of the
institution. This was just punish
mens, any thing less would have been
regarded as "white washing" and tie
people would have resented it; as it
is, the authorities have proven them
selves worthy of the trust reposed in
them; they have established q rule,
which VIII last as long as the Citadel
or any other public institution IN this
State. The action of the Board was
a necessity, for the people would not
tolerate the existence OF an institution
which would allow its students make
s'unwritten law" to govern in conflict
with written law, an9 while We could
see no other way out of the difficulty
but the one taken, we feel very sorry
that so many boys in moment of
foolish frenzy threw away such fine
opportunity for an education. The
Citadel is a grand institution and
never in her history did she show her
self to better advantage than when
her 'Salley port" opened and 81 boys
marched out for breach of discipline.
In many schools way would have
been invented to have plastered over
the ofense on account of the number
involved, bot not so with this school.
The people are taxing themselves to
keep up military school and they
expect their children taught disci-
pline. Can this be had at the Cita-
del? An answer may be found to-day
in nearly every county in South Caro-
lima. The enemies Of the Citadel take
this unfortunate affair as a sweet
morsel to roll under their tongues
and already they imagine seeing its
walls tottering, but in the light Of
recent events it is our honest belief
the Citadel to-day is stronger in the
hearts of the people than ever, and
many who were taught to believe the
institution 'dude factory" are now
convinced that it is school worthy
the ambition of their sons and they
will come to its rescue should an
enemy undertake to strike it. A
school in charge of men who will up
hold Right even if their act breaks
up the school, is the place which will
turn out men that the country can
depend upon, and an institution gov
erned by men who will dismiss 64
students many of whom were the
sons of the most prominent men in
the State and stand by one farmer boy
in the discharge of his duty is an in
stitution with q government which
will be pointed to from all parts OF the
country as an example Of discipline.
When we express onr delight at
the magnificent vindication Cadet
Cantey received at the hands of the
authorities, composed of the COVER
nor, General Ellison Capers, (now
Bishop and others who have risen
to fame in peace and in war, we voice
the feeling of the people of this Sec
ton, and at the same time there are
none who feel deeper sympathy for
the expelled cadets than Cadet Can
teys family and friends.
NJ L. Yocum, Cameron, Pa, says: Il