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

Fellow Citizens: On next Tues
day between the hours Of 5
o'clock in the morning and +
O'Clock in the afternoon YOU, as
free white men, will be called
upon to say by your votes. who
shall represent you in the State
Senate. I call upon you to lay
aside personal prejudice. obGga-
tions, and everything else, save
the single determination to
let qualification and merit gov
ern you in selecting between
Charles N. Davis and Louis Ap-
pelt.
I realize that Mr.. Davis, by
reason Of his extensive mercan-
tile interests in which he does a
large lien business, might think
that those to whom he makes ad-
vances should feel themselves
under obligations to him and
cast their votes for him, in fact,
quite a number of men have told
me ethisis their sole reason for vot-
ing for him; the vote he received
in the section where the greater
portion of his advances have
been made, is an indication that
many so voted because they Sc
cured credit from him. When a
man is called upon to vote, it is
not a proper exercise Of the vot-
ing right to allow such things to
influence him. A man who has
the proper appreciation of his
duty to his country, should be
broad enough to exercise his
right to vote, without fear or
favor, and solely for the best in
,terests of his country.
The same principle applies to
the lawyer whose client is can
didate, or the lawyer who is
seeking the candidates business,
and the broker, insurance agent,
doctor, merchant or employee,
lienor or what not, who votes for
man simply for the reason that
ne has been given financial sup
port by the candidate, is
not the way a true and
loyal citizen should exercise the
right of suffrage. My idea Of
of voting is, that it is the high
est privilege a citizen has, and
he should exercise it conscien-
tiously without regard to his
personal feelings. l have on
several occasions voted for men
whom I disliked. but did so
because I believed they were
better qualified for the positions
they were seeking. I have even
voted for man who I have rea-
son to believe is my personal
enemy and who has used every
effort in his power to injure me
financially and politically, yet I
voted for the man because ! be-
lieved he would ill the position
to the interest of the people
all voters should try and divest
themselves Of personal preju-
dices, and petty spites, and keep
in mind that in giving away to
prejudice, passion, spite or favor,
you might bring about harmful
results.
I want the Democratic voters
Of Clarendon county to think
well before casting their votes
on next Tuesday, because it is
their interest as we'll as my own,
which is at stake. Four years
ago, you sent me to the State
Senate and in that body l en-
deavored to represent you with a
sole ambition to make reputa-
tfon which could hand down to
my children as proud heritage.
l was no fgure-head in that
body as you know; my record is
like an open. book to you, and
every one Of you were kept post
ed each week, as to what was
being done during the four ses-
sions I had the honor to repre-
sent you. I have never heard
where a single complaint from
the people has been made against
me as Senator, but on the con-
trary, the people have been ex-
pressing themselves in the most
complimentary manner. At the
campaign meetings, not a single
charge was made against my
integrity, Notwithstanding I had
three opponents, and the oppo-
sition was concentrated against
me; if my opponents were not
able to show, that | was a failure
as your Senator, is not that fact
strong evidence, that [ was faith
ful to the trustreposed in me-: Are
the brave people of Clarendon
going to repudiate a man who
has been tried and found to be
true and loyal: Are the farmers
Of Clarendon going to turn their
backs upon man who has stood
by them with answering fidel-
ity: Let my opponents show
one single instance where I have
committed a questionable act,
either as a public servant or a
private citizen.
Friends. there never would
have been any opposition, had l
played the role of a trucking
politician; if I had said "amen"
to everything certain politicians
said, and did, ':Appelt" would
still be the ';honest, fearless