The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-07-25

views on the subject, Jnen IL IS
for the voter to Judge whether
or not we are right, and if we
are right, then it is his duty, to
himself and to his county, to vote
against any man, even personal
friend, if that man does not rep
resent his views on special Is
sue, or if that man, in his opln-
ion will block or hinder the
work of other members OF the
delegation when it comes to mat
tiers of county interest.
There is another matter which
might be of concern at this time,
the matter of combinations, the
desire to control all branches of
business: as yet this condition IS
in its infancy, but if the people
sit idly by, and by their indiffer-
ance permit the leeches who are
now by~combined power sucking
the life blood out of business IN
terests, the day is not far from
US, when they will lay hold on
the body polite and bleed 1t to
death. What if the combines
were to secure the election OF
their satalites to the Legislature,
and they in turn, were to appoint
the tools Of the combines on the
board of county commissioners,
cannot anybody see where the
county in a short while, could be
mulct in debt, and instead of its
paper being worth 100 cents on
the dollar it would be selling for
so cents. and an increase in the
tax levy would be necessary to
pay the claims in the hands OF
the discounters? The taxpayers
are interested in this matter and
it behooves them to watch and
guard against the county falling
a prey into the hands of men who
are gradually trying to control
everything, and where they can't
control, they put their combined
wits and money togetherto crush.
This is no dream, nor is it a play
upon the imagination, but it is a
plain and an unvarnished truth,
and we unhesitatingly say that
unless the people beware of the
oily promises of the tempter,
they will, when too late, realize
themselves in the coils of greed
and their piteous cries will be
scofed at, and mocked at, just as
the imps Of hell scott and mock
with derisive sneers, the down
fall of innocence.
We caution our friends to be on
the lookout, ana look we'll into
the candidacy of men who will
stand for the Legislature. Vote
for no man who you believe,
':totes" a political knife up MS
sleeve to plunge into the career
of the man he holds responsible
for his political downfall. Some
men who are determined upon
the destruction of an adversary
will make the fairest OF promises
in order to accomplish their pur-
poses, and once in, they will re
sort to the vilest methods, II
necessary, to crafty their hel.
lish spleen. We have already
frustrated one plan of the enemy
to do US injury, and it has hac
the effect of making US the more
vigilent, it has caused Us tc
watch and guard our interests
as if from the midnight thief
and more so: for if the thief robS
US of our little, a few dollars vii
replenish US, but if robbed o.
our character that has taken
lifetime to build, we will be left
poor indeed.
We have been in public life
many years, and while our views
have not always met the appro
val Of some, no man, not ever
those whom we fought fercely
when things political were warm
lever charged US with deception
We have always endeavored tc
be open and candid, and wher
we espouse a cause we do SC
open and above board, single
handed and alone. without the
aid and counsel of men who are
supposed to be engaged in {
higher calling. We will, at thS
proper time, Gull from the jour
mails of the Senate true account
of our stewardship and leave i
with the honest voter to say
whether or not we have made