The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-02

want this system to continue. 1t i
your right to kick it out. I believ
in local self government, but I dom
believe in two newspapers refusing tt
print an article because it Is not il
accord with thsir views.
l understand an article was p'acef
in the hands q one of these news
papers and they refused to print it.
Mr.. DeCamp: They didn't send II
to me.
Mr.. Parrot: We did not refuse tx
print any article.
Sen. Tilman: I will ask the mar
who brought that paper to me. tC
please rise. (Anan arose in the back
Of the house (CneerS). (The man stat.
ed that the paper was p,ac2d with tie
paper edited by the Messrs. PARROTS
and was signed G. B. DanieD.
Pa-rott: | have the article. Naush.
ter and cheers and much shouts fo1
Tll)man).
I'll man: Wait a moment, II I Wes
mistaken want to take 1t back.
Parrott: I have the article on hand
to be published as soon as we can dc
so. The article will appear as soon as
we have time to print it.
Sen. Tillman: Will 1t appear before
the election?
Parrott: Yes sir.
Sen. Tillman: he says it will ap.
pear before the election, That is all
right.
Parrott: My brother and do all
the work in the cfi ,e and ne do not
have time to set up all the matter
that comes in at one time.
Now, I will try to justify myself
for coming here. I will always believe
that it was my duty to come. I will
always come when you c4ll me- because
you haYe always come when called
for you. You all in the rear, there is
room up here instead CT the aisle.
want you to come up to the amen
corner b cause I am going to preacl
the gospel according to Tillnan TO-
day. (CnesrS). There is always room
fvr tlose who climb ard there Is
plenty Of rom here. just want to
speak something further in reference,
if may use a sJrvnger word, Of my
coming here TO meddle in your aft airs.
Well now, / haven't the invitation,
but I have a very good memory, re-
member that when you were consider
ing the adVisability and wisdom OF
cutting loose from the counties OF
York, Union and Spartanburg to set
up for yourselves, that there was a
great difference Of opinion as to how
the thing would go. The town Of
Gaffney was very anxious to become a
Courthouse and discussion was going
on as to whether it would add to your
taxes and compensate ycu for the ad-
ditional burdens by the advantages
offered, and another invitation came
TO me eight years ago to come here to
express my opinion and advise with
ny sellow citizens as to the wisdom
and advantages Of establishing Chero-
kes County and I am very, very sure
that there was one man who signed
that petition who wrote one Of these
editorials calling me a meddler.
.(Cheers). When I came here then,
ne thought it was the proper thing.
he did not say then as he says now
that it was out OF place. III bet If I
had the list here now I could find pcs
Sibly one hundred names Of men who.
are now hy-bloWing me on the side
and telling others that I am coming
here to whip you boys into line and
that you haven't manhood enough to
resent it. 1t reminds me Of the old
story that We boys who were taught
in the blue back spelling book used to
read. There was certain farmer
who had a fine steer, living as a
neigtbor to a lawyer who had
bull, and the bull killed the
steer and the farmer went to see the
lawyer in reference to it and told the
lawyer that most unfortunate thing
had occurred that his steer had killed
the lawyers bull and the Ia 8yer said.
well you are liable for kill g OF my
bull and l suppose you have come to
pay for it," Hold on, said the farmer,
it was your bull killed my OK, I made
a mistake" OA, said the lawyer,
that makes a difference, we will SEE
about it.
Very easy when the farmer was to
pay him but different when it was
otherwise. All right when I came
here to discuss other matters but
decidedly out OF place for me- to come
here and discuss temperance and tn:
dispeGsary law. So much oy way OF
preliminary.
AS I told you, I was invited here to
discus the questions Of Temperance,
Dispensary law, Prohibition u Ii
cense. am going to do it honestly
and frankly as I always do everything.
I started too late in life to teach my
tongue the trick Of saying one thing
and meaning a-other. There Is 20
one here who wants to make this a
personal issue, but want to invite
any man who feels so disposed to ask
ue questions, and I will answer then
4 l can. 7 am here for the truth as
I see it. ] may be in error. There
is nothing in this for me in any shape,
form or fashion except that I will feel
when l get through that l have done
my duty and you can do as your c1n-
sciences dictate after I get through.
The question OF control Of Whiskey
and how to prevent the great evils
which every thoughtful man sees re-
suits from it is one Of the most dit1
cul5 in government. 1t is a question
which is always present in some form,
the evils Of liquor drinking to excess.
1t is al issue that will never down BE-.
cause it can never b. settled accord
ing to tne conflicting opinions OF Jae
paooie interested. 1t is going on ir