The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28

one that viii not give honest labor
emplJyment. He referred to 1t IS a
''conspiracv.' He moved totable the
minority report but withdrew the
mouiCn.
Prot. Marciiant yielded for five min
utes to Senator Henderson. who SAID
! the Aiken county coyention had
adopted such u resolution. He Offer
ed to take home any subscriptions to
help the sufferers. Sympathy was as
little as they should give.
There was a general demand Tor q
vote and considerable disorder, Prof.
Marchant claiming the floor and G@t-
ting it for three minutes. Mr.. Eemo2rt
finally got the floor. the audience de-
clining practically to hear further
! from Prof. Marchant.
AIr. Rembert said the minority were
ready and willing to extend sympathy
to anyone. but this resolution was too
extreme for people Of good Judgment
to adopt. lie proposed to stand for
what ne considered right and just TO
any man, rich or poor. He replied to
Congressman Talbert with joke.
Mr.. r. Is. \. Robinson OF Anderson
thought this step unwiSe. lie WIS op-
posed to grinding down the mill pTo5l-
dents.
TIE RESOLUTION PASSES.
The vote was taken and the chair
declared tie ayes" had it. There
were calls for q division and for roll
cal vote. Then Dir. Ashley asked for
the reading Of the resolution. Nr. j.
w. Doar asked that his name be put
to the minority report. Mr. Il. i.
Caldwell! made the same request. The
vote was 1S2 to -.
Nj. Z. l. Rogers offered this as &
substitutes:
Resolved. That we Sympathize with
all men in misfortune.
The minority report Of the COM
m;ttee-tMc BlcaSe reSOlutiUn-wts
then adopted.
CHILD LABOR.
The child labor matter was then
taken up. Mr.. DOrrah moved to strike
out the resolving words. The con-
vention exceeded its authority. The
legislature composed Of Democrats
should settle this issue.
Mr.. Thurmond said Democrats, Of
course, differed about many matters,
but they never failed to act. This is
an important matter, policy that
should be adopted. He discussed some
Of the reasons and pictured the con-
ditions of the children of the mills.
Mr.. r. B. A. Robinson thought that
the people OF the State had a right to
say how they would work their chill
dren. He wanted peace in the party.
Mr. Harrison of Fairfield spoke ear
nestly in favor of the resolution. 1t
was wise in this convention to express
itself in this matter.
Senator Raysor Of Orangeburg mor-
ed that the resolution be indefinitely
postponed for the reason that the
matter should lie discussed by the
general assembly.
After several had tried to get the
floor the vote on the motion to in
definitely postpone the whole matter
was taken. There was bad tangle.
which carried Senator Tillman to his
feet for the first time. The motion
was lost, 81 voting to indefinitely post
Done. I45 to the contrary.
The resolution was then adopted.
CONDEoINING M'LAURIN.
The resolution condemning McLau-
rim was unanimously adopted with ap-
plause.
The rest of the report was adopted.
ASTOCCBA.
The following resolution offered by
Chairman Hoyt for the committee
was unanimously adopted.
The Democratic party, in convention
assembled. felicitateS the patriots OF
Cuba upon the happy conclusion OF
their long and heroic struggle for in
dependence, and, greeting the new re-
public with hearty wishes for It's pros
perity declares the qualification with
which tLiS State would welcome Cuba
should she hereafter OF her own free
will seek membership in the American
union Until that time shall come we
hole that the government Of the United
States, moved by considerations OF
duty, honor and eXpediency, should
maintain with the republic of Cuba (;
policy Of liberal commercial reciproc-
ity.
TILLMAN'S TRIBUTE TO HAMPTON.
Senator Tillman then came to the
frontand said:
Mr.. President: This convention
has paid fitting tribute toniht to liv-
ing South Carolinian. | think that
We should express ourselves in regard
to one who has crossed over the river.
l therefore ask to offer the following
resolution:
Whereas it has pleased God. in His
wise Providence. to call to his eternal
rest our illustriors fellow citizen,
Wade Hampton, and whereas, we, the
representatives Of South Carolina. IN
convention assembled. recalling his
glorious example in war and in peace.
and especially mindful O. his incalcul-
able service tC the State as her great
leader ana counselor in 1876, would put
on record our sense of his noble career
and our appreciation of his loss: there
for, be it
Resolved. That in the death OF Gen.
Wade Hampton, South Carolina Ia
ment the loss of one of her greatest
citizens and most distinguished SOL
dicrs and leader and counselor in her
direst necessity. TO whom She owes a
debt of lasting veneration and love:
His name and fame are heritage OF
y, u iLrL,t 10 -.