The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-22
stimulsnts, and should We be fools

Elerbe for his "lack OF judgment and
bsukbone" in not fighting the abuses
! cf The oiSpensary and the State col
! leges. We used to pay S45, 600 for the
support Of Szate colleges and now we
are now paying s177.G00 therefor, and
/ thst is the cause of Sl00, 600 de6c!t N
1.-The State treasury last year and the
reason for Increasing taxes one hall
uill. He wss taking away the privll
ege tax from Clemson COLLEGE and ol
viding the Federal fund OF $50, 900 be
tween Clemson and Winthrop, giving
them the same strength as the South
Carolina college. This tax was the
greatest disgrace upon the adninlstra
Etion that has ever stained the reputa.
ton Of South Carolina-as disgracetul
as the despot Of Persia when he as
signs some revenue OF certain city TO
some favorite courtier or mistress.
The college collects this tax when 1t
suits, in Difference to pets and fsvor'
ties. Some men get all the suano they
wsnt without paying anything.
He wapted to be governor on &C
count Of the honor attached to It. It
is honor that makes statesmen and
makes men deserve the confidence OF
the people. He finished amid applause
and offers to extend his time.
COL R B. WATSON
was the next speaker and subernato'
rial candidate. He was greeted with
slight hand clapping. He was St
years of age before he ever asked for
an Office. He went to the legislature
to DO something for the public schools
He had never left the battlefield or
been furloughed except when pierced
by Yankee bullet. He has always
been q Democrat and had never re-
taiued Radical negro in his service.
| He declared that Governor Eilerbs
had Sttempted to ride two horses and
had fallen in the mud. He scored
him for having been weak-kneed on
the dispensary question in times past.
Col. Watson said he was temper.
ance msn, but did not believe in coer'
cion. The way to defeat the wblskey
monster was to stop drinking whls-
key. Take care OF the home sno the
nstion will tske care OF itself. Put the
Bible on every table and whiskey will
have small chance.
He said he favored higher educs-
ton, but complained that students
were taken away from the schools too
soon, and that much OF the work be-
ing done by the colleges should he
done by the public schools.
sGwALT' TO THE FRONT.
The introduction of the Rev. G.
Walt Whitman as candidate for
governor was greeted by q round OF
laughter and good humored applause.
As usual he made vigorous, talk.
right out in meeting speech which had
the amused attention OF the crowd
| from start to finish.
Mr.. Whitman said he had an utter
contempt for the opinions OF the poll
ticiaus, and that he relied on the masses
to elect him. He declared that of the
edu :stional institutions Of the State
the Citadel did more than sll others.
He was in favor OF throwing open al
the State colleges to all its citizens. He
favored the dispensary, but not the
administration thereof. We have ab
soIutely no administration, he declsr-
| ed. I'VE have had an administration
administered by the politicians and by
the United States government. How
ever, / am not going to kick the
corpse. "
He vigorously combatted the ''ani
mslculae politicians" who termed him
q crank, saying that where he was
best known he was given the most
credit for having common sense. Un-
like some OF his competitors he could
not ride two horses at once, but he did
| ride 8 bicycle, and on it he was riding
fright into the hearts and homes OF the
people along the campaign routes.
The women encouraged him, land
yet these miserable politiciana, " said he
shaking his finger and glsncing at the
aforesaid politicians, TRY make you
think have no chancs." He declared
Watson has weak backbone and
pounded Ellerbe in the same strain.
SENATOR E. L. ARCHER
made 8 vigorous speech denying that
he had changed front on the educa-
tionaI question. he favored higher
education for all, but the manner in
which it was administered made it
class legislation. He made an elabo-
rate review of the history of education
lin South Carolina and distributed cir
cuIsrs anent it. He was for economy
in public affairs. He believed in tenn
perance, but if the churches, with
their laws against drinking .whiskey,
could not prevent drunkenness, he
could not be expected to compromise
his common sense by advocating q
prohibition law when the best people
do not keep such law.
SoLICITlR o. L. SCHUMPERT
was the sixth candidate for the COVER
Tnorship tc be announced. He was
cheered and made fine impression,
his splendid voice captivating his
hearers. He bluntly remarked thss he
was here simply because he wanted
votes. He advocated education from
the lowest to the highest point neces-
sary to fit citizen for any position in
the gift Of the people. He hoped that
tie State institutions would be ellmi-
mated flom politics, 80 that this ques
ton could not longer serve IS the
stock in trade of politicians TO stir up
| the passions of the people.
He was not prohibitionist, but he
was open to conviction. He believed
in local option with high license.
THE PROHIBITION CHAMPION
then apreared in the person of Mr.. c..
&c. Fealherstone, who announced that
as the candidate suggested by the pro-
shibilion convention had Withdrawn,
he had decided to withdraw his candi.
dacy for the lieutenant eovernorship
land to hold aloft the banner Of prohi
bition at the head of the column.
Mr.. Featherstone msde an eloquent
fargument from a prohibition stand.
point, illustrating it with figures and
p,-iOto3 SfafonaOfS