The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
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New Zion Letter.
Editor The Manning Times:


Editor The Manning Times:
Your correspondent sc" from Tur-
beville seems somewhat touchous about
my reminding Our Representatives of
their duty with regard to the Cotton
Association, and for his information I
will state that I am a member of the
Association and contributor to the
fund that has been asked for as volun-
tary contribution to enable the officers
to carry on their work. Who is this
&C" any way that he should take up
the cudgel for our Representatives ?
sc" indirectly promises for our Repre-
sentatives contributions later. AS I
understand the situation, when The
MANNING TINES issued its appeal for
help it was to give the officers of the
Association immediate help as the funds
in the treasury were exhausted, and
that the expenses for Office rent, sta
tionery, stenographer, kilograms and
numerous other demands continued, and
there was no money except what could
be collected from voluntary contribu.
ticns The TINES has as see from it's
honor roll" collected about rs per
cent. of what Clarendon should sub
scribe, calculating upon basis of three
cents per bale; but the call in THE
TIMES is independent Of the three cents
per bale assessment and asks every man
to give what he pleases to help on a
cause which has done and is doing more
for the cotton farmer than was ever at
tempted before. sc" says the time to
contribute to the aid Of the Association
is not limited. What poor defense
It is on the principle that a man would
owe all his life rather than cheat one
out OF debt. A lame excuse sure. I
picked out our Representatives espe-
cially because they have always when
seeking votes professed great interest
in the farmers behalf, and 10 when a
call is made for assistance they are
mute. "G," do not try to shield these
hot-air machines by hoping that they
will contribute later. They may do so,
and l hope they will, but as leaders I
should think they would have come to
the front at the first call and led in this
movement with as much zeal as they do
when they are seeking votes in a pri-
mary election.
There is no law compelling our Rep
resentatives, or any one else for that
matter, to contribute a copper to cause
which every sensible man knows has
put color in the cheeks of thousands of
women and children, wives and daugh-
ters of the cotton farmers, has put COM
Portable clothing upon their backs, and
has brought comfort and happiness to
thousands of homes. No, there is no
law to force these contributions-other
than the law of gratefulness- and if our
Representatives, linen whom we have
honored and trusted, have no apprecia-
tion of gratitude let them keep their
money in their pockets. Yes, Sc" |
am member of the New Zion Associa-
ton, and Of the amount contributed by
it l gave as much as I could afford. I
also contributed at the Tindal's Mill
picnic and in the court house at Man
ming. did it as duty owe my fel-
low man, and I have right to remind
my leaders of their skulking in the per-
formance Of their duty. When man
is awarded public honors he becomes
public property, so te speak, and if you
find him skulking about to keep from
doing his share towards public cause
the light should be thrown upon his
conduct and his actions exposed. EX-
anime this "honor roll published in
THE TINES and the names of our Rep
resentatives do not appear, nor do the
names OF our county officers, who are
supporting their families at the expense
of the people, appear upon this list.
The only county officer whose name
does appear is Mr.. Archie I. Barron ::
the others may. as &C" says, contrib
ute later. I hope so. There is Mr..
DeSchamps, a wealthy young bachelor,
who has been honored time and again
the man who made the grand stand
play in the Legislature as farmers
friend, that he wanted to put an expert
mental station al every county seat.
He is q farmer himself, and with the
farmers he wants to stand, during the
primary elections anyhow, but when be
is asked to show in a money sense how
much he thinks of his fellow farmers
when there is no primary election on,
he assumes an 'it-never-touched-me" :"
air. And the last mothers son of them
is in the same boat except Senator Da.
Wis, who has shown MS faith by his
works.
Mr.. P. NJ. Gibbons of this place is all
smiles-a young New Zionite has made
it's appearance in his house.
There is to be q barbecue near Joe
Barrow's the Saturday after Christ
mas. and President Hodge and the ed
itor OF THE TIMES are expected over
sure
Hon. y. L. Green and DR.. Hagood
Woods, of Turbeville, went to Manning
last Saturday to attend the farmers
meeting.
it was not my intention to send a let
ter this week as news is on the tbum,"
but the letter from &C. of Turbeville
had to be answered. and think have
dopo SO: 3.