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

simply mention this to illustrate to
you, my fellow citizens, the nature OF
the falsehoods that were being circu-
lated to iniure me. l stood them all
and tried to do so manfully, but when
I heard at three different places in my
district that they were passing 1t around
in a mean, underhanded, contemplate
way, that I was an inhdel, I trembled
with rage and Indignation. My whole
being revolted at the idea. I cried out
at such SANDER and denounced 1t as a
burning, Kissing lie. I could stand
their saying that 1 was a young man
because that is true. I could stand
their saying that 1 was inexperienced,
because that was legitimate and fair,
although I have held the responsible
position of City Attorney for the City
of Charleston for five years and have
vet to make my first mistake. | could
stand even the falsehoods which were
being told about me, but when they
did that which would effect my
personal character and manhood, in
fact, that which would injure me
in my home, I could stand it no
longer. I have a good wife and
four little innocent children at home
whose future would be effected by such
an awful SANDER. I have poor old
gray-haired mother there who strug.
gled hard to rear me in the paths that
/ should 60 through life, and it would
send her earlier to the grave if she
thought l had forgotten the lessons
which learned at her dear old knees
long years ago, and while I was willing
to 90 through this campaign without
even a"''ding to my opponent, save in
the pIeasantest way, l felt so outraged
that I determined to stand it no longer
and therefore 1 mentioned the records
which I have referred to. But I did
it in fair way. I did not go around
quietly telling people about it but wait
ed until we got upon the stump over in
Berkeley County, and there face to
face I read from the records, or House
journal of the State Legislature, where
he had voted four times in favor OF
trusts and had also cast his vote in favor
of using the white mans taxes to edu-
cate negro children. And had a right
to do this, my fellow citizens. When
we vote for man and put him in pub
lie Office, what he does there is public
property. And if he votes against the
interest ofthe people who have elected
and sent him there, then it is but right
that the people should know it. When
Mr.. Dorrah introduced the resolution
to amend the Constitution of the State
so that hereafter the school taxes paid
by white people should be used to edu-
cate white children, and the school
taxes paid by colored people should be
used to educate colored children, the
record says that on motion OF Mr.. Bacot
the bill was killed. I see no reason
why they should tax you to educate
negro children and if Mr.. Bacot thinks
differently then I think you have a
right to know it. Nor do l think that
any man who votes in favor of trusts
should feel indignant that the public
should know it. I feel that the very
fact of his being offended at my calling
it to the attention of the public, coupled
with the further fact that he is en-
deavoring to show how he did it and
why he did it plainly shows that he
knows full well that in doing it he did
wrong. However, you are the judges
and I leave it to you to say whether
you accept my view or his, I am op-
posed to trusts because I believe that
they are detrimental to the poor man
and especially to the farmer. And now
my fellow citizens, hope that I have
made myself plain and that you under
stand fully why mentioned these
things in other Counties. 1never would
have done even this, had be fought me
fairly. 7 was born and raised in the
country. Some years ago l went to
the City of Charleston poor, ragged,
barefoot, back-woods country boy.
After short struggle got one or two
old COWS and started dairy in the City
of Charleston and by getting up at half
past three o'clock in the morning, milk
ing my COWS and working hard, I man
aged to educate myself. Ten years ago,
when 1 was studying law in the City of
Washington, Twas compelled to do car
penter's work, shovel snow on the
Street and other odd jobs in order to
get through. In fact, have worked
hard all Of my life. l have done it be-
fore and can do it again and it is un-
necessary that I should attack any
one in order to benefit myself. Iwould
rather not 60 to Congress than 60 there
by unfair means. Mr.. Bacot says that
he voted against these measures be.
cause he thought they were unconsti-
tutional. Only a few moments ago you
heard Dan Henderson say that he voted
the other way. He thought they were
constitutional and many other good
lawyers thought the same thing and
voted for the bill. In fact, eighty-four
members of the General Assembly
voted in favor of the bill because they
thought it was constitutional, and, be-
cause they were opposed to trusts, and
Mr.. Bacot with only a few others
voted in favor of the trust. If a
man is permitted to vote for a
thing which is detrimental to the
public at large and say that he
did so because he thought it was un-
constitutional, he could always hide
behind this screen and excuse himself
in this way and the people could never
hold him responsible for his vote. | am
opposed to trusts because they injure
the people and it is especially injurious
to the interest of the farmers of our
State. live on my farm. am per-
sonally interested in farming. l am
and have been for a number of years
president of one of the largest farm
associations in the State and under the
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