The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-27
TIE CAMPAIGN.
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,s has ceea in close touch "ltn tAe
fairs Of the State, and while ne ooeS
not wonder st the howl raised st 4
.reassa appropriations, it must BE- re-
nembereo that conditions have g1es'
y chang d. Tae inequalities IN csz
assessment are glariI 6. he fsrors n
out Of the recomnsnoaSlo'
made by the finance Committee ID OF
der to wipe our these Inequalities
he warns the psopie against the !,
c!pient tendency to carruptlvn l.
elections. which has recently nan
tested itself. It is to be regretss
that the liquor question should nav
attained such prominence. Tnere az
ott er matters worcaier CT attentin
he is not the champion OF whiSk
but be is deeply interested IN
moral wslfAre OF the State He
not . stsaaoler and be viii not :.
to befcg the PUBIC ntnc On 81
sue. Ee DOS not ecvo:ate tn
pensary as sun IL; past. Whist:
the allegations OF ctrtuptioI {
graft in rne oisp nsary are :rus
not, the people " Souso Carols: Z L
not stand for evln the susplc;o
such things. Ware rhsre Is so muc
smoke there uust be some FIRE, al
the people OF The State will cot stat
for the 61spenss1y as 1t hss been COZ
ducseo. II corruption and graft CT
exist IN the oasls. ssry, then it mus
be purged OF the od,un or else VI
Whole thing mus go. WIPE the ois
peusary out and ~ua5 will you i'SV
lette Men vii! have Waiskey. Pao
Lie sentiment does not warrant th
belief tna5 prohibition can be e.
forced. He has studied the Qu.siicr
carefully, and hs believes II can b
purged. Bead the R=y sor- Marn;bh
bill anc y.u viii ind I2at IL & 81 K
the root cf The matter, the purcras
ing OF the LIQUOR. BE does not be
neve IN lccal option. His reason for
this will oe given later. But tha:
Office Of Governor is a purely execu-
tive Office and should Re be mad,
Governor he sill enforce he Iaw as il
stands On the statute books.
The bon
JOHN J. McMAHAN,
OF Columbia, the next Candidate for
Governor to address the audience,
prefacsd his remarks with the STATE
ment that every man is bis brothers 5
keeper, and that it follows therefore,
thst every citizen should BE- alive t,
his civic duties. The scope Ct gov
eminent has bean largely wldened. II
is no longer confined to mere police
regulation. We are shocked as We
glance soout US at the evidences o.
corruption abroad in the land, bJth
within and without our State. When
we compare the conditions Ct today
with the conditions which obtained
In the pasr we must be ashamed ano
surprised. Dispenssry corruption is
not the only corruption to be founc
In South Carolina TODAY. Oar cut,
Is imperative to place only the besi
and nignest men n cfice. The prt
mary system is great system. but
under it there has unfortunately
grown up the custom OF magn1iytng
the duties OF the candidate and mini
mizing the duties Of the citizen. he
fsvors the I'm nproTement OF the schools
and connepos the establishment OF
the State refornacory. BE stand,
to-day for every educational relorn
which be has ever advocated. 3,
urged the Importance Ct the drainage
Of the coastal region and ad7oca>ec
the establishment Of every county OF
s model farm. Time DIES not psImil
him to discuss the dispenSary. Pr
scnslly he 10 oplo.eo to the use Ct
lquor, but he Doesn't be.leve prchibl'
tion Practicable. Re favocs tGs
State olspersASy, ~ LOT tie oispen-
sary IS IL now ex.4:s r. wuuld frs:
have !. c.ean eC alo tee raScais n II
placs0 bsulno p;iso. bars.
The Lexu ceul idate fur G vsrptr
to sddress the D. nocrAts # d. :
chester was 10 Hon
JOHN. T. SLOAN,
Of Columbia. He naS bern in TIE
shadow oi the Blue Risge Mountains,
a5 olo Ps: ole.on he went in tie
army al IS, snd went through the
blto1y csL pa)gns Il 1854 aLc 1865
IL Virginia He Has cap.uisc a, a y
aDc after tie Waf Ee is-
TUNED ~ Pm iei; md WIN
&C. -ool there. In 1865 d. cit 70
o. r.;