The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-29

Its a good State, but a great many |
cold blooded people will see the gul- |
leys and the swamps and may &C
elsewhere"
However there are things in this
State We have to offer and these ad-
vantages can be displayed. He has
found people who do not want new
comers. He would like to adopt that
theory, but conditions are such that !
settlers are needed and are necessary.
AS to what kind ar best, he declared
that he had fellow feeling for the
English, German and Irish, having
that blood in his veins. He, however,
in going through this State was
struck with the good stock, the pure
blood and the fact that every cltl-
zen was proud Of the State. More Of
this kind are needed.
The general assembly few years
ago passed a bill for department OF
immigration. Now what is wanted
are homeseekers. Those OF us who
have thousands of acres Of land and
are facing labor trouble with the
negroes, realizing that the negroes
are more and more Independent.
know that something must be done.
The difficulties grow day by day and
what would be the result Of an influx
CT 100000 people who seek to be-
come South Carolinians?
| Can we expect them to come here.
however, when the advantages Of the
West, With it's high wages, are being
constantly advocated everywhere and
the government spending millions Of
dollars on the desert land? He had
served notice, however, that Il this
government was going to put water
on the desert lands Of the West he
expected the government to take the
water CT Of the lands Of the coast OF
South Carolina. But suppose this is
done. The settler will find the ne
gro there, five and 10 to one. He
believes firmly that immigration is
he solution True, he did not be-
lieve in the certain classes now pour
ing into the country, but the other
kind make good citizens and they are
needed.
=. Fifteenth Amendment. >.
When Lee surrendered at Apo
mattox we knew that the Union was
one and that slavery existed no long
er. But we did not know that Sec
tional hatred would make the North
forget all the long past and declare
the. negro as good IS the white.
While Radicalism has been thrown
of temporarily there is only one de-
finite and permanent remedy-the
repeal of the 18th amendment.
He was told that he was the only
Southern representative who advo-
Gated this. He had talked to hun
dreds Of Northern audiences and
found that they had very little use
for the negro, although they wanted
his vote and are consequently very
polite to the colored brother.
It was a question with him, he.
said, whether or not it was not time
for the South to unite and call for
the repeal Of this amendment. If
the South never asked for it they
would never get it.
In roaming over the land he was
able to bring the news back that sec
tional feeling was dead. There were
a few old men who still cling to the
old ideas. But there are many who
have come South during the Span
war, have invested
their money here and have visited
here and they have the same ideas
we have He claimed that he had
aroused more enthusiasm in Wlscon-
sin than here on the matter Of white
he had followed his old
style Of hand primaries and usually
secured a unanimous vote. 1t is now
a question Of nerve or courage to Sc
cure repeal of this amendment and
the South should demand it.
He wishes to have credit for fore
sight. He wanted, however, to press
Upon the people the fact that the
line will come when the negro vote
n the South will count. More white
nen are needed and We can not get
hem we must say to the North that
his amendment must be repealed. !
The question must be pressed upon
hem bcause the North knows moth
rs about it. I
Every day he zees evidence Of more 4,
md more friction + cen the races. 7
lie had no pu ngsa Of creating more :
+ it, but all , ne wished to say '
,as that South ..olina would never q
to negru animation. t, /
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