The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-08
THE SOUTH'S CHANCE.

crop for 1899 is far short, and unless
speculators control the price it must
go higher. We have not had much
faith in the rise of prices until now.
A study OF the receipts at the ports
and the atmospheric conditions has
put new face on the future prospect
for good prices. The crop is short,
the war in the Transvaal and the
Philippines all tend to push up the
price, and if our national government
can open the gates in the East our
Asiatic trade will so increase that a
demand for cotton goods will be
added to the already mentioned
causes to send the price shooting
upwards.
We are now entering new condi-
ton; this is an era of business push,
moss covered sentiment is being laid
away in the historians archives. We
are striving to become the greatest
nation on earth, and if our expansion
policy succeeds, there is nothing to
hinder the cotton growing South from
reaping largely of its benefits. If
people could live on tradition and
sentiment, then the administrations
policy of grabbing land in foreign
climes would not be tolerated, but
since the almighty dollar has become
the main prop to our institutions, the
South as we'll as the North, the
East and the West, all are seeking for
markets for their products.
Heretofore the South was depend
ent upon the North and Liverpool to
handle her main product: srd the re-
suit was that spectators so controlled
that the crop was bought before har-
vest time. Now if the commercial
gates of China and the Philippines
are thrown open to US we have an ad-
ditional field for the South to operate
in. It is for this reason that some Of
our Representatives are favoring Nc
Kinley's expansion theory-they see
the government trying to open the
gates to warm climate and they
know their constituents will be great
benefciaries thereby. The mills are
fast coming South-in fact they are
here already-and with more coming
our products ere manufactured near
the fields and shipped direct to the
home of the consumer without having
to be handled by those whose interest
it is to keep the South down.
We admit the governments policy
of expansion is wrong from senti-
mental standpoint; it is directly
against the theory OF our government,
but we must remember that condl-
tions change, and people must adapt
themselves to existing conditions. 1t
would not do for US to cling to the
old methods; if we did we would be
dragging behind in tie procession OF
civilization. But from a business
view it behooves US to explore and
discover new fields and countries that
our commerce might expand and our
people find more for their hands to
do.
We think it a great mistake to con-
demn representative until his posi-
ton has been fully understood, and
not then simply because there is a
difference of opinion. We hear peo-
pie condemning Senator McLaurin,
acl they are doing so without a clear
understanding OF the Senator's posi-
tion. It would be much better if,
before condemning a public servant
who has been such faithful worker
for his people to wait until he has had
an opportunity of giving an account
of his stewardship. Wait until Nc
Laurin has shown up his side Of this
momentous question. Some people
condemn McLaurin because be and
Tillman differ; then there are others
condemning him because the daily
papers are against bin. We venture
to say that wien McLaurin places his
position before the people the daily
papers and the croakers will find
that the people Of South Carolina are
thinking for themselves and are not
being led as they were under the old
conditions.
His Life Was Saved.