The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-18
TIE DIS?ENSARY Law
Must be Enforced in Charleston tht,
same us. Elsewhere.

Gates exceedingly the recurrence OF
the diSpens;iry trouble III Charleston.
He is emphatic in his opinion that it
is bad foI Il constable. or any other
official. to careleSsly indulge in the
Use of pistols. but at the same time he
is equally emphatic that the author
itv Of the c1nstables will be upheld,
and the diSrespcct shown 70 the law
has made him all the more determin-
ed that there shall be a proper enforce
ncnt OF the law in Charleston.
In speaking OF the matter, he stated
that it was not q question as To
whether it was diStateful or pleasant:
it was simply question as to whether
or not violaUorS Of the law shall nc al
lowed to override the constituted au
thorities. He believes that he will be
sustained in his efforts to make the
law respected BY every self-respecting.
lew abiding citizen. irrespective OF
whether they personally favor the la"
or not. He has stated on several OF
casions in public interviews that it is
bis purpose to carry OUT the dlSpen-
sary law in Charleston as elsewhere.
without fear or favor to any section
Of the State.
lie also had stated that he would
not persetutc any section. and viii en-
deavor as lar as p:iSSibie III carrying
ont the law TO he mindful OI the c&n
ditionS that existed. That ne bad
Furthermore stated his recognition Q!
the condition which existed in Cltr-
lesion. and that it would be practically
impO Sible to free the city from III!
violatorS Of the Law, owning TO its con
ditioas and surroundings, but that he
proposed to make violatorS of the law
have decent respect for the law.
These views he entertained during the
campaign and had so expressed him-
self. and has reiterated them after his
election. and had practically repeated
them in his inaugural. He stands
upon that ground today and believes
his efforts Will bring him the moral
support of all right-thinking citizens.
The Governor reiterated his uaw;li-
!peneSs To make the law o5jecLiCnIhle
or to force unpleasant conditions upon
any community. and he sincerely
trusts that adherence to the law VIII
make this unnecessary.
\ Home Thrust.
The Richmond News Leader makes
a forceful answer to the suggestion
that if Virginia puts Lees statue in
the national capitol Kansas may place
John Browns there. The News
Leader says: I'VE are threatened that
il Virginia insists on a. statue OF Lee
in Washington, Kansas will insist on
placing John Brown there. If Kansas
prefers to go before poSterl5y with
John Brown as her typical hero and
representative man, there is no reason
why Virginia should object. We are
entirely satisfied to have Lee repre-
sent us. and if Kansas is satisfied with
Brown we can consider the matter
with eouannlity. especially as we lad
the pleasure OF hanging that dist;n-
guiSned citizen Of our sister Sta5e.
Come to think Of it, however, we dc
not know but that Brown is about as
well as Kansas can do: and be may 60
into statuary hall not as the damon.
stratlon of her malice but as her hon
est effort to present her best. The
two other leading and famous Kansas
men we recall at the moment are
John J. ingalls, and Sockless Jerry
Simpson, and Brown seems to size rp
well with any Of them. And as TO
the matter of juNtapos!tion Of the
statutes we are not sensitive. AT
Harper's Ferry. on a time forty-hve
years ago, Gen. Lee insisted on get
ting close to Brown, along with some
marines. and we have no objection to
having Brown in the same hall with
him. In fact, for our part. we are
willing to make overtureS to Kansas
and propose that if we can get room
enough and she will put up her Brown
statute, we will put Gen. Lee. VINO
caught him, on one side: and Gov.
Wise, who hanged. him OF t.le other.
Well SAID by their fruits ye shall
know Lhem."