The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22

advocate cutting down this pen
sion appropriation:
Winthrop College, the pride !
of South Carolina, we have yet
to see a man in public life who
openly offered opposition to ap-
propriating money for this instl-
tuition. At the last session it was
given about S65, 900. part OF
which, $4,000 went to building
a new domltory, absolutely
necessary;the term before, about
400 girls were refused admission
for lack of accommodations. The
people over the State demanded
of the legislature, that provis-
ion be made for their daughters
in this school; the appropriation
passed the Senate without a
dissenting voice.
There are a number o1 appro.
priations We might consider in
detail, but space forbids. We
are unable to find single extra
VACANT appropriation, or one
which was not demanded by
conditions, or the people direct.
Senator Blease stresses the
fact the appropriations of the
Tillman administration was
something over 100000, while
under the Ansel administration
the appropriations exceed Sl0oo,-
900. No one will question the
Senator's statement. even With
outthe official records to confirm,
but to bark back to the Tillman
administration, which was Six
teen years ago, everything was
at a standstill, stagnation result
ing from depression and lnactlon,
cotton was bringing a price be-
low the cost of production, one
dollar then would buy what it
takes nearly two now for. our
few public institutions were in a
; state of 1ry rot, our free school
system was a farce of farces, the
girls had nowhere to look for an
education, and there was but lit
tie to inspire the boys with hope.
How different today:
It was this decaying and crum,
bling condition that gave Hon.
B. r. Tillman such a leverage
to arouse the masses from a
state Of passiveness; the people
realized the blighted condition;
their lands were almost worth
less, markets for the results Of
their toll far apart, we had nc
Clemson, no Winthrop; the
Citadel was barely existing.
South Carolina College a little
; more than a high school and ou1
free schools were next to moth
inc. The people found a Moses
in Benjamin Ryan Tillman tt
lead them out of this wilderness
{ of chaos.
The revolution of 1890 started
a new era in South Carolina, its
effects are seen in every com
? munity, town and hamlet, labor
! has it's dignity, lands have
l price, an6 advancement on farm
in Office and shop, is the keynote
Need we tell an intelligent peo
pie this advancing progress be
gun during the administration O
Governor Tillman, necessaril,
: cost money: But has it not beer
a paying investment: There arr
none who would consent to g
: back to the days of inaction. w
: cannot let pass unnoticed tn
charge of 'extravagant appro
=; priations. It is misleading K
make it appear the governor l.
responsible for the appropria
: tions. The State government /:
= I as economically and honestl.
y run today as it has ever been
not excepting the administratio!
, of Governor Tillman. If thos'
! ! making charges calculated t.
= mislead the masses, will TAX
!. the trouble to deduct from tn
present appropriations the $500,
: 900 more given to the soldier
= than was given under Tillman
e :, they will show that a very larg
: part of the increase is pai'
) ; back to a needy people, an'
: that money is pnt into circula
ton. Then too, if a proper con
: sideration is given to the vas
a Improvement for the public good
!, resulting in an increasing valua
Z ton of all property, it will ap
{ pear to all minds willing to b
= Informed, there is very littl
!, difference in the appropriation
= = Of today and sixteen years age
= and that charging the governo
:. ;. with the responsibility for tn
! appropriations is only a politlca
method to capture votes.
J sMITE TIE NAN