The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-07-04
THE PEOPLE SHOULD THINK AND ACT.

The PEOPLE SHOULD THINK AND ACT.
There is altogether TOO much
apathy on the part Of the people
with regard to our political af-
fairs. There must be a cause
for this, because the rule has been
that people were anxious to
know who would represent them
in the making body OF the
State, but this year they
will not interest themselves
sufficiently to make the effort to
induce the proper material-men
that are not political tlme-serv-
els who become candidates to
crafty cheap vanity, but men
who are public spirited and are
always identified with those
things which look to the better
ment of the peoples condition
the class of men who can be
counted upon, to aid in a move
ment for the general good, and
which requires sacrifices both in
time and money, are the very
class that should be invited into
the field Of political action, es-
pecially when the conditions are
as now. Men who work for the
public welfare in our industrial
and commercial affairs do not eS-
pect any other reward than that
which comes out of their sue
cess, when the general public is
also benefited: these are the
true patriots, and they would, if
brought to the front, bring bus
mess sense into our political af-
fairs and once more have US rep
resented as an intelligent people
deserve to be.
We would not give one good
public-spirited citizen who is al
ways trying to do something for
the public good, for dozen bi
ennial wind TANNERS who have
nothing but promise and CAB,
and that only when there is an
Office in sight. These biennial
wind TANNERS are never known
to have a part in movement for
the public good, they are note
heard of in matters which re-
ouire brain and money with no
recompense-they simply never
hear call for anything except
Office. It is high time the peo-
pie were looking around for more
substantial timber. 1t is to tkeir
interest to do so,
The farmers, merchants. and
bankers undertook a great
scheme, which, in our opinion, is
the greatest enterprise the peo-
pie Of the South ever engaged
in. The beauty Of it is that it
was an alliance of all interests,
and for the first time in a. half
century the farmer, merchant
and banker had his shoulder
to the same wheel. The move
ment accomplished much, and
although things are notas bright
at this time as many had hoped.
the cause is easily found. The
reason the movement has not
succeeded in getting for our far
mers the price determined upon,
IS that the organization was not
given a unanimous support.
There were some of our largest
planters and landowners who did
not give it encouragement, but
by their refusal to work with it,
they impliedly fought it, and
strengthened the speculator who
was doing his utmost to hold the
farmer in subsection.
Ask yourselves in this county,
who are the men whowould have
nothing to do with the cotton as
sociation, follow these men up
closely and you will see they ac-
tually put obstacles in the way
of the organizations success;
some of them did not have time
to attend meeting to encourage
the farmer in his fight, but found
lots of time in the future specu-
lating room, ,aidingPrice in press
ing the price of cotton down; fol-
low on and see if any Of these
men are going to ask you to
elect them to some Office, if you
find such asking for your suf-
frages remember them; they
would not help you when you
were making the fight for exist
ance, you should not help them
now when they want an Office.
The State of South Carolina is
now in a condition that those
who wrested her from the grasp
OF the Radicals never contem-
plated ever again finding
her. The most horrifying con-
dition of debauchery, thiev-
cry and lawlessness is fast
sapping her, and unless the peo-
pie awake from their apathy and
call upon men of brain and pa
triotism to come to the rescue,
there is no telling how much
deeper in disgrace the State will
90. If conditions are not bettered
soon every man who owns a
piece of land will realize the pen
alty.fo his not using his right
Of suffrage intelligently, when he
goes to pay his taxes. The prom