The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-30

views. regardless Of what they thought
of him personally.
6. viii YOU vote in council to submit
applications for franchises to vote OF
the freehold voters?
1t does strike US there can be no
harm in a man who consents to De a
candidate for Mayor or Alderman TO
answer this question Yes or No. and II
he prefers he might say If opposed, TO
submitting the question to vote, Ina5
he would vote in council to puollsn g
notice of an application for franchlses
to give the property owners an oppor-
tunity to show cause, by petition
or otherwise. why such a iran,
chise should not be granted. Council
has the power to grant franchises AT
WILL and we cannot see where it would
be beneath the dignity OF canoldate
to give g public expression, espec!a!ly
when it is known that once tranchlse
is granted nc future council can take IL
away.
:. Would YOU oppose in council en-
terino into a contract with any lnolvld,,
ual, firm or corporation to oulio q staau
pipe, and lay pipes for the proteetlon
of any one particular section OF Ihe
town, that would have to be palo LOT
out of the towns treasury:
We take it, unless a man, VINO per-
mits his name used as candidate gives
public expression, he means by ms
silence to be uncommitted, and If he
thinks he ought to be voted for as an
uncommitted candidate, he ought to
come out boldly and say Il viii repre-
Sent nv own views in council regard
less Of the people, and if in my lldg.-
ment, = little 'scinch' will be of personal
profit, or will profit a friend OF NINE,
I will vote for it even II 1T ouroens
those who honored me with their conn
dence.'' 1t was Vanderbilt, we oeneVe,
who said ;'The people be damned, but
that was after he got the people where
thev could not help themselves.
TO our surprise we learned that some
members of the present council TOOK OF
tense because we propounded the fol-
LOWING question: s:Do these men expect
TO sneak into council without showing
their hands," Only one member men,
toned the matter to US, and he seemed
TO think it a reflection upon the mem
hers of the present council. How such
a construction could be made, our
knowledge of English will not enlght-
en- us. We propounded that questlon
then. and again now. What mas Tue
present council got to do with the in,
coming council? The present council
is nothing more nor less than village
trustees, over cross road government;
the incoming council can be made
government over a live young city
COMPOSED of elements who will like
to build and make at the expense
| OF others, even though they share
in the expense, if the profits are
principally theirs. 10 explain: II
we had the mower to tax the people OF
Manning for matter WHICH enhances
our own property we could anoro 10
pav the additional tax because, our
neiehbors who probably will not be
benefited are forced contributors; put
waterworks in limited area may re-
duce insurance rates, does the property
owner who is beyond the waterworks
area have any benefit in the shape OF
cheaper insurance, or fire protection:
We can assure those members OF the
present council, and in fact, any. lTe
candidate for the incoming council, and
for that matter, the clam-like candidate
TOO. when we propounded the question:
;;Do these men expect to sneak into
council without showing their hands,:
we assumed, it was understood that II
had no individual reference, but merely
an expression to direct attention to the
importance of requiring candidates tc
make known their views so that voters
can with degree of intelligence vote
! There are some men spoken OF whom
I've would be glad to vote for, because
they have our confidence, and are per
tsonal friends, but if they would vote
| for measures in council, matters no
lhow honest they are, which we re
card detrimental to the towns future
Interests, we would vote against them
land vote for some other man whom We
Ihave less regard for personally, whose
views we approved.
1 1t is no reelection upon any man. ID
; tegrity nor can it lower his dignity u
come out boldly and announce his views
} especially under present circumstances
and when candidates refuse to max
, known their views, it is simply focc!n:
us to vote blindly, a condition which
, should not exist, because, It Leaves op
portunity for men to be elected VIII
could not be, did they "show thel
hands" This is what is meant b.
;.sneaking into council" in a politica
sense. A number of tickets have bee.
! published, what authority shere
t for the tickets we know not
~, do We know whether O
. not the names suggested represen
. the wishes Of the people who will .
applicants for special privileges, or VIII
have an investment IN view, ID whlc
! they would like the assistance OF IN
! towns treasury. We know notnln
5 about t.except that they were not non
e mated at public meeting where tn
0 Epeople who will be called upon to pa
] the piper, could have an opportunity
lascertaining their views. The ticket
: may contain majority, whose view
5 are like our own, and yet they mlgE
). have been shrewdly selected to cate
5 votes. at the same time preserving,
e majority whose views majority OF tn
taXpayers would oppose did they le
O them be known. We have nothing
e do with the personnel OF those tickets
0 any other ticket: it is not question
$ men with US, it is solely a question
measures. Were it question OF mel
|. the character of che men on tn
O tickets named would suit us. Thel
S is vet plenty of time, as th
t election comes off on the llth day
d April, should the taxpayers think it
!: the towns interests to have ma
r meeting it can be held in time for tt
r people to be informed upon the issue
>, and what the candidates represent, :;
n there yet remains another issue OF tt
+ Daper in which candidates can EXPIRE
e their views in print without costl1