The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-21
Every Voter Must Vote.

The trustees of school district number 9.
or better known as Manning district
have ordered special election. notice o!
which is published elsewhere. for che pur-
pose OF confirming the action OF che meeting E
OF the free holders held in the court house
OF May 3Oth. when it was declared by o
vote Of Il to go that special district shall
be formed, aad special levy Of four mills
be made to maintain graded school
in the town Of Manning. Under the law
vote of the qualified voters must be had
confirming SAID action before the same is
legal!zed. This vote will be taken on next
Wednesday, polls opening at Z O'Clock A.
81. and will close at o'clock T. Ii. 1t
should not be necessary for US to arouse
the people to the duty they owe n this
matter, nor would We do more than to re-
mind them of the date, and hours Of the
election, were it not for the fact, that the
trustees will provide q separate box for the
voters to express their preference on the
subject OF trustees. We regard the selec-
ton Of the board Of trustees a most I'M
portant step, and every man selected
should feel highly honored, because It IS
al expression Of confidence from the peo-
D.. Of the community who know him best.
When the people OF q community by their
ballots select men to take charge OF the men
tsl training Of their children, It is conf
derce expressed more to be appreciated
than political honors.
TEE TINES has no axe to grind. nor
has is any special favorites for the posi-
ton Of trustee; what it wants ls
the selection Of men with sufficient
amount ofinteliigence to be able to judge
Of the qualifications Of teachers, to be men
Of broad and liberal minds, without polisi-
cal and religious prejadice, sn1 have such
business ability as to be able to manage
the aoances ror the interests Of the school.
1t would indeed. be most unfortunate
beginning were the new school system to
get into the hands Of popular msn" with
out the req uis.te qualifications to make good
trustees. The writer would vote against his
own brother were he not properly qualified
for the place. and would vote for man he
did not speak to, If that man had the prop
er Qualifications. in other words all per-
sonal feeling and favorltlsm must be
side.yscked, and let reason guide the
voter is his selection of men to gov
ern the school. 4 man without busi-
ness ability is DOT the proper person for the
place, one who is lacking in moral chsrac-
Ter Is unht and would prove sn obstruction; !;
one who il so narrow that he sees no good TO
be derived from outside Of his own religious
cree6 or denomination. should DO avoided;
because, his narrowness OF mind would
tend to offend, and engendsr controversies
and sooner or later disrupt the institution.
Ismust Be borne in mind that the trus-
tees to be selected are to selscs teachers
and to make rules for the government OF
the children who attend the school;
the position is not only vary I'm portant but
delicate enc; there is only one mo-
tive to prompt q man to accept. that IS the
pious duty be owes mankind; it's as much
lis duty to aid his people to become edo-
Gated IS it is bis dEsy to foster religion. for
the one must necessarily be the co-Worker
OF the other. We have in mind men whom
We believe would make fine board, be-
cause We believe they have the quslihca-
tons already mentioned, and will take the
liberty TO mention their names. with the
distinct understanding that 1t IS without
their knowledge or consent. aud w!taous
disbursement to any others who may be
mentioned or thought of. The gentle
men whom we have selected as our
personal choice are Major Abe Levi,
Dr.. ]. Frank Geigsr and Ar. E. L..
wilkins; this il, in our opinion, board
possessing the intellectual, moral and bus
mess ability, and their names are not men
toned 10 spirit Of diosation, but more
from desire to put the people to thin <
ing. Next Wednesday is the day. and
every man entitled to vote cannot perform
a NOR. imp porsant duty than by laying aside
every other duty, and attending to this one.