The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-03
APPELT ANSWERS.


APPELT ANSWERS.
| I am sincere in the opinion that Mr..
IC. NJ. Davis is interested in Trust,
and that he is not safe man to send to
the senate. because from his published
admission his personal investments are
| in q Trust. although he would attempt
to insult the intelligence of the voters,
| by calling the combination he has en-
tered an ASSOCIATION. The people
| know full well that when number OF
CORPORATIONS have combined, under the
management of one man, and this man
is to buy the supplies for the mill, and
sell its manufactured products, it simp-
| " means an agreement to crush out
competition, by fixing the price to be
paid for seed, and also fixing the price
to be charged for the meal. This Is a
TRUST, calling it an ASSOCIATION IS
deception which will not deceive any
man who will stop to think.
Mr.. Davis lays much stress upon his
vote in the first primary, but he says
not one word about the influences
working for his election, not word
about stock holders in oil mills work
inc with might and main to have him
elected. even leaving their business to
attend several of the campaign meet
inrs, and some of this class was Op-
posed to him four years ago, before the
oil mill combine was effected. He does
not say one word about the effective
work being done for him by the county
chairman. who as a matter of fairness,
should be non-partizan. because he may
have to cast a deciding vote and a
biased man is not fit to deal justly, and
besides. he is the sheriff drawing q
large salary out of the peoples taxes.
and instead of being an active partisan,
he should attend to the business of his
Office. The people are paying him for
his service as sheriff and not to 60 out
to electioneer fer candidate.
Mr.. Davis exhibits gall sure, when
he refers to my Office holding. 1t IS a
known fact that the only county offices |
ever iheld wer Of q minor nature with
fhe smallest kind OF pay, while the Davis
have held the lucretive positions ever
since 1880. When work was needed
the only Davis who came to the front
and did his full duty, was the lamented
James E. Davis, and was at his side
through the whole Oft, the others were
not heard OF, until ''peace reigned
over Warsaw" and here they come,
and hungry too. Ever since 1890 the
name was in every election, and four
wears ago, the appetite was so sharp
that three of them wanted office, two
got knocked OUT, and the third made a
very narrow escape: then two years
AGO. two of them tried it again, one
got showed aside, the other barely got
in, and many believe, If the law had
been complied with, he would have
been defeated. Therefore his refer
ence to my Office holding is small in
deed, when it is remembered that he
was in Office two terms, ran for another
zee and got beaten; the reason Mr..
LAWS is out of Office now, is plain, the
people put him out, because they did
not think him qualified for the place
he was seeking, after trying him for
four years and he is no more so to-day.
The Davis dynasty is tottering and in
the secondlprinlary it willfall.
I have no ''chronic desire to con-
tinue in Office" il had, would follow
the example of the Davis and seek the
positions with salary attachments even
| if had to crawl on my stomach to get
the aid of men that fought me IN the
past, and whom l have frequently eX-
pressed my lack of!contidence in. Mr..
Davis served two terms in the leglsla-
ture, and outside of the vote, as was
shown on the stump, he cast to prevent
the passage of the separate coach bill.
and his vote on seed cotton license
lerislation, | have not been able to see
what he did there. The keeping Of
negroes from riding in the same car
with white people was fought by Mr..
| Davis, and this vote was certainly IN
the interest of railroad corporations. He
speaks of conducting his campaign on a
hirh plane. do not know whathe did in
person but I do know that some very
dirty methods have been used, and
also know that this county campaign
has cost sombody a whole lot Of money.
I also know that | have not offered to
pav a man for his vote nor have |
offered any man liquor, but [ have re-
fused propositions that were made to
me to get me the vote in two clubs for
so much money. I did not 90 away
from my own club to vote or to watch
voters. nor will in the next election.
So far as reports are concerned l
know of none except those put IN cir
culasiong by the friends of Mr.. Davis,
and these reports were for the purpose
of preiudicing the public mind against
lme. have never in this whole cam
paign said one word about Mr.. Davis
which was the least reflection upon
him. have not canvassed the county
making a house to house in search for
votes, nor have l hired anybody to do
so for me. In two instances friends
voluntarily made short trips for me,
without charging one cent, or the en-
pectation of receiving any pay. l have
not entered into any deal, nor have |
made combination with candidates.
1 am running solely on my merits and
hope to win in spite of the opposition
of the corporations and without pur-
chasing my election. l believe if
those Interested in the cotton oil and
ginnery association will hands off in
this fight will beat Mr.. c.. NJ. Davis
two to one,in spite of the efforts Of
Clarendon's County Chairman.
LOUIS APPELT.