The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
HOLD UP OUR GOvERNoR's HANDS.

HOLD UP OUR GOVERNORS HANDS.
Notwithstanding the almost de-
spairing fact, that the general as
sembly failed to make provision
for an exhibit at St. Louis, Gov
ernor Hayward with commenda-
Bile persistence has not given up
the project He has faith in the
business side Of the proposition,
and being a practical business
man, he has adopted a plan of
communication with the leglsla-
tors, which will let him know
whether or not he can proceed
with his scheme to have South
Carolina advertised at the
World fair. The main reason
for the failure of an approprla-
ton at the last session was the
reported deficit in the treasury;
since then, Senator Tillman
sspicLed up in a horses track in
the road" a goodly sum Of money
which drove away any embarass-
ment the State might have been
in. and as it is a fact known to
ali who read, millions of people
for various causes are seeking
new homes-some because OF
rigorous climate, others because
of government oppression, and
others still, because of density
of population that land rents too
high to make a comfortable liv-
ING. There are various reasons
why new homes are desired. The
recent persecution Of the jews in
Russia has brought about a
prayful desire on the part of
those people to fly to an asylum
where their lives, and their liber-
ties will be respected; they have
borne the prosecutions Of fanatl-
cism, religious bigotry, and
other Vaccinations Of Beelzebub,
with the hope that civilization
would step in and stay the hand
of the prosecutor; present con-
ditions are unbearable and there
is no other course left open but
fight from the soil that gave
them birth. This is not the first
time in the worlds history a peo-
pie sought another world where
they could breathe religious and
civil freedom, where they could
pray to, and serve God as their
hearts dictate; the earlier settlers
Of this country that landed on
Plymouth Rock were driven here
by the bigots, and we may claim
that our country which boasts Of
being the land Of the free and
home of the brave, has ever
stretched out it's arms, and vel
coined the oppressed of all ma
tions, Of whatever faith, or
creed.
Governor Hayward realizing
the tempting inducements South
Carolina contains for a thrifty
class of immigrants, is anxious
to perfect arrangements for a
display of the soils, minerals,
woods, crude and manufactured
products, and the numerous
other attractions, to be placed
on exhibition in competition with
other States, that these home
seekers may see what we have.
South Carolina is staring in the
face a labor problem, and we
can conceive no other way to
solve it, than by bringing in
immigration. The lien system
is fast taking the negro from the
fields as a laborer, and unless we
can secure white labor to take
it's place, lands now under cult
yatlon will go to waste. With
the foresight of a. seer Governor
Hayward has taken this matter
in hand, and if he secures a fav-
orably reply from a goodly ma
jority of the Representatives, he
will borrow the necessary funds
to put his plans in operation.
We sincerely hope he will sue
ceed. It is for South Carolina's
material welfare that we should
exert every influence to bring to
the State more people, and
bringing them here, brings more
capital, and with more capital
money is cheaper and easier o.
tanned.
There are some who are op-
posed to the State appropriating
for advertising purposes, these
are also opposed to anything
which tends to progress: they
would continue carrying the
meal in one end Of the sack and a
rock in the other" as their grand
fathers did; they came here and
lived, and they propose to stay
here and live. This class are
not only opposed to imrnigra-
ton, but if their wishes could be
gratifed migration is what they
desire; they would much prefer
others to move away that their
own possessions could be ex-
panded, even if the ownership
becomes a burden, they belong
to the class who pray Gods
blessings upon s:me and my
wife, my son John, and his wife,
US four and no more" They are
SO ignorantly blind, they do not
even see themselves as standing