The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-01
a Bill 10 Repeat the Law Debated
in the House
AND is FINALLY KILLED.
Full Report OF the Discussion and
How Each Member
Voted on the
Question.
Question.

a bill to repeal the lien law, giving II a
wear for it to become operative, The
bill was introduced by hr. erneF'
who said he had been trying for ten
years to get this opportunity. ne
wanted to be listened 10 Tor ten or hi
teer minutes. He had something I'M
Dor,apt to say. He had something IN
his heart and his head to show why IN"
lien law should be repealed. This law Is
a remnant of the old times. About all
that was left every TWO years was crop
of political corpses. There IS reason
for this. and it is because the People
want relief. The main cause O our
troubles is this remnant Of Republican
rule. This law has been here since
the war. and is the worst creature 0:
the war. When this bill was folsted
upon US we were helpless. We fought
the war 10 remain in controi II cur DO
mestic affairs. but we lost no1 Only tA@
Negro. but so much else that We be.
came discouraged and have not trled a
we should to regain what has been lost
We are today going to the United
States Government and trying to haso
the Government stamp half dollar 5
worth OF silver for a dollar: Let Us
remedy things here at home before ap-
pealins to Congress. Let US be inde-
pendent at home, and there will be no
use to appeal to Washington. We
have made one gain, and that IS, that
we have learned that is better to rea-
son for thing than to fight for 1t. he
wanted some Of the smart fellows who
opposed the bill to give some reason.
1t is a cry about the poor man. 1T
is. always the poor man. This thing
has gotten the poor man down so poor
that he cannot move If this lien sys,
TEN has been tried thirty-hve years and
has been failure, how much longer is
it wanted for an experiment? 1t Is
now time to stop and try something
else. He took 1t for granted that every
one knew how poor the people we're.
There are two remedial propositions;
one to decrease the cotton crop, and
second. to increase the money crop.
The people at home want something
done, but often do not know what they
want. 1t is much easier for the South
to control the cotton crop instead OF the
money issue. He was not such great
believer in free silver, as it was toe Tar
of. 1t was not worth shuck. 1t
made him sick 70 think his people were
chasing free silver instead Of trying to
regulate their home affairs. Then ne
branched out and asked if anyone ever
thought what would happen if the tide
were not to come back. He did not
know what it meant, bnt if it did not
come back there would be the devil to
nav. The lien law has been carrying
the tide out for thirty-6ve years,
What is to be done? Try to get free
silver? 1t pitiful to see our people
waiting for free silver, but there is
much to be gained instead Of waiting.
We've always been led in the wrong al
rection. What we want is to control ou.
own affairs.
There is one question to be answered
How to do without the lien law? lie
was talking what he knew and had tired.
He told those who applied to him fol
liens that they could get nothing but
something to eat. Let them wear what
they already have to wear, and do with,
out dry goods and bicycles, and they
can GET along. If they stop the dry
goods bill they will owe only halt as
much, and then make their molasses.
hominy and things at horne. " hat ne
wanted to do was to make the pool
farmer stay at home and grow what ne
needs, and stay away from the dr.!
goods store until he is able TO pay TO
what he buys.
Mr.. Wharton: .Do you taink If V,
repeal the lien law in Soutl Carolina
villhelp or hurt free silver?
Mr.. Werner: Do you think the hel
law will bring free silver
Mr. Wharton: 1t hasn't q thing t
do withit.
Mr.. Werner said that if the State goe
back to cash basis other States Wild
the same, and if the States go back t
a cash basis there Will be a reduction Il
acreage, and that is bound to help II
was not asking for support tor his Glii
for he believed it right. The lieu IA
was contrary TO legitimate credl; sys
tenn.
Col. R. B. \. Robinson, Of Anderson
said no man gave lien unless he has
to do.
MIR. Werner: Yes they do.
Mr.. Robinson: If the lien law is tn
poor man only credit, why rob him .
it. The extention in the time for pay
ing taxes was for the poor people.
the poor people wanted calico let thel
have it. Pass this bill and he did nc
see how the poor people would ge
through.
MIR. Mann, of Abbeville. was OF
posed to the lien law. 1t encourage
idleness. 1t makes the white man de
pendent. 1t is custom of poor me
to be required to give a lien. 1t DE-
moralizes the poor farmer. He wante
the bill passed in the interest Of th
poor farmer. The bill has nothing
do with free silver. This bill will Civ
the people the freedom they have aske
for.
.Ir. Fairey. of Orangeburg. wante
to know why the people generally weI
so bad of He had some experience !
mercantile business and was farne,
When man approaches merchant I
get len the first question is: "Ho
much cotton are you going TO plant:
If ne says he will plant rice, pot:
toes, sorghum and the like he cannc
get advances. The only man wh
makes anything out Of giving the lien
the farmer who acts rascally. 1t has
tendency to wrong. 1t does not bull
up credit on a proper basis. he woul
relate a case he knew Of. y farne