The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-06

2rG UolEk St1Hu WIN tVl ~ ~ 1EisS.
He could rot f2d it in his heart to
legislate against again=t su,h men ED
be would rot doit. It yes II behalf
of humanity rather tSaa against cor-
porstions.
Go to Pe]z,r, he said. There you
will find school houses aad churches
a. ire as any il Colunbis CT Char:eS-
tou, furnished By tNe owners OF the
mills for the use of the operatives.
There Cspt. Smytbe, glorious be his
name, hss worked among the opera
tives. There many facilities aud cos
vorieaccs aad luxnries are furnished
free to,ha operatives bV the nii;s
Those people desire 40 legislation, for
stcy nced noua. Bu: tie question IS
shall wc put Other mil! communities on
TIE same plane?
Shall We remain in the p:aoe Of the
dark ag:s or shall we aduaoce rs Esq
laod has done? We are noW just en-
tering into manufacturing era AID
from the experience OF Easlaud AID
New England this leg;s!aaon is neces
sary.
He closed wi:a an earnest disclaimer
that be would not leg!sls:e against cor
porations.
Dir. Prince of Anderson said that he
could Lot be frightened by tae iuti
matlcn shat within two years the lsoor
unions would tska charge Of the Ped
mon. srd iesve him ard others atho!ue.
Re: pc sea,ipg as good people as there
are OF the face OF the earth, be IS not
afraid to do lis duty aud go cz,k to
them. Mr. Prince stated tast his hone
is ia ward in vhich factory people
live. There i not pntre orderly cen
uun;ty anywhere In reply 20 TIE
statement of Mr.. Jchn McMas:cr that
the operatives Of the sou h would
always be servants to northern superiU-
terdents and bosses. Dir. Prince stated
tdat the superintendent and losses Of
the mill at Anderson are county bern.
These operatives, be continued, c1me
from the mountains Of Georgia, Ter nes-
see and tie CaTo!inas. They get moce
in couple Of months ou: CT the mills
than they d il year il the noun
tains. They sra sturdy people @lot
GOOD, hard seUse and make good cltl-
zsns Taking abou: Ia;Siog up criminals
vhy Pelzer, toao Of 5000 ptopie, Is
kept clear Of crime By one magistrate
and his constable. Could the ssne
thiag be said Of Columbia or any other
place? The mill children arc not harder
worked than they were on the farms
and they are better fed and better
clothed. Whence came the iguorsnce
in the mills Itcomo from tbs country;
God bless the o1untry. He vas coun
try raised boy himself ard ssi3 this in
ill ieeiius 10 the country. He thea
defended the R.v. T. c. I4:gon who
had opposed the bill before the com.
n:,teo and wao had been referred to
by Mr. Guuter. Charlie Ligon is po2c
Of ycur steeplechsse rreaoher5. He IS
man. God made hin nan. Mr..
Pfi1ce meant no ref .c:iou upon the
gentlemen who bad differed with Ne.
Ligon in the pubic print, but Mr.. Ii
son had lived With the factory people
and knows them and the other preachers
had not. The operative: are not allow
ed to dri1k IN Pe!zsr aud other towas
He cited the drunkard who takes tie
wages Of his chiltren Who work in stores
AID s fiuself a town loafer as charao-
ter uaknoTn to well regu a ed nil! CON,
muaitics. We are just on the thr, sho.d
Of great mill building era Inl he
wanted 20 legislation 7hioL YOU'D o.
couotry to tie spirit cf TIE tines The
people who are aboscrs now soalt be
bosses in the mills TO be built. h con
tended that girls between Il and Is are
injured worse than children.
Dir. Francis Il. Weston, author Of the
bill under FIRE, was'ne1t cosniz=d He
said thst inyi1r..ion5 had been made
by one side or the other about wha;
would happen to the political future oi
the m,n who voted for or against the
bill. He cared not how it would affect
his political fu,ure, but he would ad
vocato tie bill because he believed il
to be right L IS true that South Car
eliza m!iIs employ children under l:
years Of age. TIE gu sion is, shs!I
this be stopped? This Country Is ruled
BY men placed in power By the b4Ilot:
oil the people The question is. saal
the county he ruled oy an intell!genr
constituency? South Carolina rack:
among the lowest States il the Uolol
in the ma,t.r Of illitoracy. If the child
does not get education in It's tender
years, the opportunity is lost forever
The constitution Of Sou.h Carolina
bases citizenship upon intelligence. In
te!ligence among ths people Is noes
Sasy to the preservation oflloer,y. Are
re 70 labor forever under the blight OF
illiteracy? Unless Ws take some step:
We will do so. What mikes Massachu
setts SO prosperous? Because her chill,
dren are being educated ard the edu
Gated mind produces the greater re-
suits than matter. South Carolina ha:
never waited for any other State t
mark ou: the path Of duty and the tim:
is a. hand for her to act 10 this matter.
1t will not hurt the mills.
Mr.. Croft Of Aiken, said that th;
question is paratively new one
Within the past few yeas many thous
ands of people have been engaging il
the mill business aad many neg prob
lens are being preseated for solution
We csn profit by the experience O.
other States. He has kindly fee!in:
for the mills. Indeed. but few day
ago be had on this hoor sho9ed hi
friendship for them Bat this i5
QUESTION Of higher significance. Il,
was absolutely certain thas the propcs'
ton IS right. TIE bill seeks to Civ
health and intelligence 20 these lltti'
ones. Rob these children of the fes