The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-02
VOTE FOR SMITH.

VOTE FOR SMITH.
The first battle is over, the
smoke has cleared away, and
there only remains for the second
contest, which comes off next
Tuesday the following candidates
on the State ticket to be voted
for, United States senate g. D.
Smith and John Ga Evans:
State Superintendent Of Educa-
tion, J. e. Swearingen and S. R.
Mellichamp. Railroad Commis-
sioner, B. L. Caughman and Jas.
Cansler. We are mostly inter
ested in the senatorial race, be-
cause it is. in our judgment: an
opportunity for the people'to vote
for a man who is in no way allied
with corporations, trusts and
those other things which the Dem
ocratic leaders from William Jen-
nings Bryan down are crying out
against.
There are two men in the race
for the senate, e. D. Smith whose
interests are with the farmers.
He has devoted his time and tai
ents in the work for their better
ment, aside from his efforts for
the cotton association, he has
been a constant student of the
conditions and needs of the ags'i-
cultural masses, and If elected he
viii make these conditions and
needs a speciality in the halls Of
congress. What can he do in the
senate that will be of help to the
agricultural masses2 He can and
will take up the work Of national
aid for good roads, where the late
senator Latimer left off. He can
agita5e the government ware
house system, and the recogni-
tion of baled and stored cotton as
standard collateral a foot.
ing with whiskey bonded ware
house certificates. He can work
for the preservation Of our for
ests. He can bring to the State
more government farming exper.
imenv stations, whereby our farm
ers can receive the benefits of
advanced agriculture a. / horti-
culture; whereby the farming in
teres5s viii be enhanse to the ex-
tent thatit viii be an inducement
to keep the young men on the
farms, instead of there being lur-
ed away by the attractions of
town and city life. There is much
that a man whose heart is in agri-
culture, can do for the farmers,
aud, it is our Judgment, E. D.
Srith is the man of the hour. He
is the equal, Intellectually of his
opponent, although not as well
eorippeo with cash. Smith is a
poor man while his opponent is
possessed of large means, but the
cash asset Of Mr.. Evans should
not have influence with a South
Carolina white electorate.
Smith is not able to employ
men to work at the r lis in his
behalf and, wherever work will
be done, it is by those hired:
but those who of their own free
will are laboring to secure a rep
resentatlve of farming interests
in congress. where work for the
farmer is needed.
Secretary Of agriculture vii
son in his address in Sumter, said
the farmers of the South have
never asked congress for any
thing until recently, and that was
through Lever in the lower
House. Lever is Oh the agricul
ture committee and learning wha
the Western and Eastern repre-
sentatives were getting, he begar
making demands for his people
with the result that the govern
mentis sending men here to teacl
improved farming, building
roads and other things of value
and as the secretary says, me1
are needed to guard the agricul
tural interests as well as the in
teres5s Of railroads, banks, tele
graph and other corporations
These corporations have their in
terests well looked after in thu
senate, but the farming interest:
are neglected.
Secretary Wilson IS a farmer
and since entering the cabinet h.
has brought the agricultural de
8 partment up to such STANDARD
81 that the whole civilized world is
~ getting information from it. and
this official is pleading through
.ss6pt the country for the people t.
Send to congress men who vii
s,work for such legislation as vii
) sSeIeit the farmers, We thin!
the great head of depart
,,t4Snt representing the most vita
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