The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-02

We have very economical town coun-
Gil, 50 economical that they actually re-
fyain from patroA!ZinG "a institution 10
the town, which is expected to devote
much Of It's time. space and labor towards
the progress and prosperity OF the iowa.
| Ii the council had the business ingenuity
lit ought to have, il would know that a
newspaper is IN important adjunct to 4
town and therefore should receive encour-
acement. II the town authorities withhold
patronage that properly belongs to the
newspaper. where in the name OF sense IS
the encouragement tor that newspaper 10
urge outsiders to come and invest their
money here? How much encouragement
does the council give to the newspaper to
spread ont and add to the building up OF
the. town: We DO not want TO believe that
the Withholding OF patronage from tins pa.
;,rr i: prompted by narrow aad preJudlced
motives, brcaGsc We DO not know that any
mc,uber Of the council bears us any lll-"!ti,
out rs :; business proposition We assert
that bv Withholding the publication OF
their ordinances and notices, they not only
do us an injustice, but they also DO the
people m injustice.
Daring the civil war, as we'll as our late
war with Spain, dl&rrhoea was one OF the
most troublesome diseases the army had to
contend with. In many instances 1t be-
came chronic ard the Old soldiers still sui
fer from il. Mr. David Taylor OF Wind
Ridge, Green Co., Pa, is one of these. He
uses Cham berlain's Colc Cholera and Dl-
arrhoea Remedy and says be never found
ANYTHING that would give him such quick
relief. It is for sale by r. B. Loryea, drug
gist
The taxpayers of the town of Manning
have good croun ds to complain Of the way
the town council is converting itself into
"star chamber" where secret laws are en-
acted md never known until some unfort-
unate one happens to break such law.
The council meets, makes q law and with
out giving the people an opportunity to
know the law, expect obedience. This IS
wrong and we believe it will not stand the
test of the courts, because people are not
phere. The council must have money to
run the town; this is procured from taxa
ton. vet no fair notice IS given TO the tax
PAYERS that returns are to be made and
taxes are to be collected by given time.
II the town cOunciI uSiiSNe tHSs S''It eit
force q tax collection by such proceedings
we will advise them to the contrary and
when they undertake to enforce penalty
for failure TO make re urns or pay taxes
without first having giveL full and fair no.
rce, we will tell them they are running MP
against an obstruction which will be diff
cult 10 overcome. The mere sticking up
of en- ordinance on the street we contend IS
not fair notice, because people do not, as
q rule, stop on the streets to read notices,
and nonresident property owners haven't
the opportunity
It may be said that sef-intcrest prompts
this item. Grant that to be SO, we believe
we have a right to demand patronage from
the town, which We are endeavorlng to
help build up, as a taxpayer probably
larger taxpayer than members OF the coun-
ell, who are, 10 keep us from getting this
patronage, depriving the people OF the IN
formation they are entitled to know. we
repeat that no council can enforce the col
lection Of taxes without giving proper no,
tice, and no ordinance can be enforced
without first having been duly ratified and
published. We believe in economy, but
there is such thing as watching the splgot
while the waste flows from the bung, and
this is exactly what the council Is doing by
not properly publishing their ordinances.
The TINES will publish all of their ordi-
papces at the rates allowed by law and will
wait on them for the pay until they have
the money, as it has done before.