The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-02-19

q cAuilge is to change the Law on that
subject. In reply to Mr.. Hardin he
said that even il the farm had never
paid expenses it was necessary tGAaVe
this farm i'll order to get vegetables
ard milk in constant quantity and at
moderate prices.
Mr.. Sinklcr who Us chairman OF tie
committee on education is trustee
OF Winthrop. declared that as truS-
tee he WAS ever mindful OF his duties
Is :. legislator and he knows that this
appropriation IS necessary for its cx-
iStcnce.
Then came the gallant Col. Robin
son Of Anderson who defended the col
lege Of the little women. The chiva!-
r0uS colonel spoke rs follows:
J Il am sorry to see on this floor men
lighting the institution Of the fair
/ daughters Of South Carolina. | don't
believe that any native born South
! CaruIinian will DO it: ne would have
/ 20 come out Of 4 drive. You paid
! sl9I. .0GC to oar sex. the rOugher SEX.
/ the meaner seX-iS there man Of this
house that don't believe they are ell
titled To cne-t third? | say they should
! have one-half. Are they not doing as
much rCC The home, the church. the
State and heaven? | contend that
they are doing more. They are the
very ladder which man climbs from
eart:l to heaven. For nearly one hun
drod years YOU have been paying and
| fostering the male schools Of this
State and only recently Winthrop has
been established and they have asked
. for less than One-third. You knife
! the appropriation that means to close
/ the doors Of that grand institution.
! Do that and yOu will have a cloudy
dav in the history Of South Carolina.
have visited only recently THAI great
college; I can't find words in the En-
glish language just now to Go justice
! to Prof. Johnson, his corps of teach
ers and the school girls, In leaving
them | thought Of tho language of
the Queen OF Sheba in visiting King
| Solomon in all his glory. What she
! had seen and heard, the half had not
been told I say now and here with
out fear of contradiction, that more
economy is practiced in Winthrop
than any institution in the State.
Think Of the number Of girls that is
being taught therein 1900. 50 grad
yates at that school: the next year 5o
were found in the school room. What
they have done, what they are
doing it will take eternity alone to
reveal. I will now leave the matter
with you. Give them justice, and
treat them white and then I will be
satisfied"
ANOTHER BLOW.
The house had been discussing Mr..
Ashley's fifty thousand, dollar amend
ment. Mr.. G. E. Robinson offered a
substitute to cut the appropriation to
forty three thousand, five hundred dol
lars, the amount appropriated this
year. Mr.. Robinson asked what do the
girls get? They get five thousand,
four hundred dollars for free tuition,
the same as last year. The rest gees
to salaries of teachers, etc. He saw
no help for the girls in the proposed
increaseappropriationS. and asa friend
of the school he wanted to see the
school practice economy.
Mr.. Morgan of Greenville said he is
not in favor Of legislation on the
''cheap-John" plan, but the people OF
the State have reached crisis in their
financial affairs. They have to mort
gage their farms to get corn for their
very existence of their stock. 1t is
time to call a halt It is time to take
away from the burdens of the people
who are now growing in poverty. Mr..
Morgan spoke with deep feeling of the
general depression Of the county. His
! speech was about the most effective
against the large appropriation.
WILL NOT; EFFECT TAXES.
Mr. II. !. Kinard declared that the
proposed increased appropriations will
not increase the levy which IS now >
mills. He had thought it unnecessary
to keep I'D that farm at Winthrop,
but it had been proved to him that
the farm is necessary in order to give
constant and regular supply Of vege-
tables and milk at d cheap price to
tie college. The time has passed
when women must be kept in the back
ground. They must go hand in hand
with men in the march Of progress.
He made a strong and stirring appeal
| for the wonan's college.
Mr. J. B. Smith Of Colleton, the
champion of the common school. de-
clarcd that there are thousands Of
children in the common schools anG
yet the legislature had refused them
! $4,000 last year. II the common
schU4ls are forever Disseminated
against the people will rise up and
sena people to the legislature who Will
change the trend Of affairs.
Nr. Mayson of Edgefeld said he
Welded to no man in his regard for
woman, yet he agreed with Mr.. Nc
Leod that the house has not at its
command the proper information.
The house then voted on Mr.. c. <.
Robinson's substitute for Mr.. AShley's
amendment. The substitute was re-
jected.
Mr.. Mcleod of Sumter made a tell
ing speech against the committees
recommendation. He declared that
the figures quoted by Mr.. Moses
should have been put in the possession
of the house in the way Of a financial
report from the college. He thinks
that the ways and means committee
takes too much from the college on
| faith, and the house takes too much
from the committee on faith. He be-
lieyes in the higest and best education
which can he offered, and is as lCyal to