The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-20


pany. and the governor wasn't far
away, but not a soul said nay. That
suits me exactly.-Rill Arp in Atlanta
Constitution.
His Opening Speech.
The following is the opening speech
Of Mr.. Cole L. BleSSe at Sumter at the
first campaign meeting. June l6, 1902:
Fellow citizens of South Carolina:
l appear before you today for the
second time as a candidate for the
cfice of lieutenant governor, and |
beg leave TO call your attention to
the fact that at my home club, two
years ago, received 2l5 votes out OF
total of 253, and in my town and
county I received a large majority OF
the votes cast.
At the meeting of the Factory
Democratic Club Of Newberry, Of
which l am member, on the 2lSt Of
April of this year the following reso-
lutionS were unanimously adopted:
Whereas our fellow member, Cole
L. Blease, Esq, is a candidate for the
office of lieutenant governor Of South
Carolina: and
Whereas he has always been, both
in private and public life, a true
friend to the laboring classes, at all
times advocating measures beneficial
to us and our interests: be it
Resolved, That we. the members
the Factory Democratic Club Of New
berry, S. c., do hereby endorse him
for the said position, and recommend
him to our fellow laborerS and Demo-
cratic voters of this State as one
worthy Of their confidence and thor
oughly competent to discharge the
duties of said office, and ask Of them
to give him their support"
At the meeting Of the Democratic
convention Of my counyt, held on
the 5th day Of May OF this year, the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That We, the members
of the Democratic convention Of New
berry county, do hereby endorse Cole
L. Blease, Esq, for the office Of lieu
tenant governor Of South Carolina.
and recommend him to the Democrat
ic voters Of this State as one thoroug-
ly competent to diSch0rge the duties
Of said office and worthy of their con-
tidence and support
At this same convention l was unan-
mously reelected a member Of the
itate Democratic Executive COM
Sittee for the third term and also
elected a delegate to the State Demo-
cratic convention which was held III
Columbia on the 2Ist day of May.
have served three terms as mem
Der of the house Of representatives
and twice as presidential electOr from
this state, as county chairman Of my
county, and am now city attorney OF
Newberry.
I mention these matters to show
what experience l have had and whe
ther or not l have the backing and
endorsement of my home people: and
if any feel that l should not mention
them. I plead in exteruati0n OF the
fact that l am candidate before a
proud, independent and well informed
people for one Of the highest and
most responsible offices within their
gift. and that they have a right to
know something OF my standing at
home and my fitness for the position.
My platform is based on the same
principles that | advocated two years
ago, when I was Il candidate for this
position. l have not changed my
principles and l am a candidate for
the same office. | favor the national
and state Democrati: platforms.
l am in favor Of the DiSpenSary
law, believing. as do, that it is the
best solution Of the whiSkey problem.
am in favor of biennial sessions of
the general assembly.
an in favor of q law prohibiting
children under twelve years Of age
frOnl working in cotton mills.
l am in favor Of making liberal ap-
preparations to provide for our Con
federate soldiers.
l am in favor of liberal but not eX-
lravagant appropriations to our state
institutions Of learning, and in favor
Of building up the free school system
so that every white child in this state
can be given i good common school
cducariGn in comfortable and con-
yenient school houses.
lam in favor Of the taxes paid by
the white people going to and being
used only for the education Of white
children.
will discuss these different Ques-
tions and any others that may be
brought into the campaign as best I
can in the few minutes allowed me
at each campaign meeting, and regret
that | have not more time in order
that l might fully discuss them, as
believe that they deserve the consider
attain oi each Of the Democratic voters
Of this state.
TIE poSt-ot1ice receipts OF Columbia
for the past year SHOW that the city is
making rapid strides. In 1888 the re-
ceipts were sI1,S40,26 and in 1891
*2l, ,420.29. Last year they were s43.-
S43 96 This iS m rGnoiro hlo ShOvy