The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-20

submitted 10 .Lue people loI Gonlil llItt-
ton, as was done in North Carolina, or
for the legislature 10 enact the bill at
once. Then there are some who believe
it better to have provision in L state
wide bill for counties to vote in the sale
OF liquor. thus preserving the principle
OF local option.
If the report is true, that women are
to swoop down upon the legislature IN
the interest Of prohibition, shall de-
plore it. do not believe they will be
of much help TO their cause, and if they
should conduct themselves as unseemly
Is they did in Georgia and which was
iniure their cause am sure. I cannot
see what good the crowding of the gal
leries with ladies can possibly do, sure
~ there are no men in the senate who
are not acting from the dictate of judg-
ment and conscience, for one am go
ing to vote on this question just as be-
lieve right: if it meets with the approx
al of others, we'll and good, if not, my
conscience is easy. | am opposed to
prohibition under present conditions,
but realize the wisdom of eNpediency,
when vote | must consider surround
ing conditions, and if the Prohibitlon-
lists are not fanatical. but wise, they
will realize that after all the best legis-
lasion is the result of concessions and
compromise. While | am not Prohi-
bitionists, may be forced from eXped
iency to vote for a compromise prohibi-
tion bill but in doing even this, should
l do so, it will be not from principle or
conviction, but because of surrounding
conditions anG expedieucy.
1t was reported in the newspapers as
coming from Rev. J. L. Harley that the
liquor men would have strong lobby,
and would spend monev to prevent pro-
hibition legislation. | have seen no
sign of a liquor lobby, nor do I believe
there will be one, so far as the liquor
interests are concerned. Mr. Harley's
statement il he did make it, was only to
keep his courage up, do not think
there is any foundation for it, any more
than I believe the intimation that the
anti-saloon league of which Mr.. Harley
is at the head in this state is financed
BY the association OF mail order whiskev
houses in the United States. The one
statement, is as preposterous as the 9th
er, and as believeable as the other.
The racket between President Roose-
welt and Senator Tillmau of course was
discussed quite freely, and the general
assembly is coming in for its share OF
ridicule for adopting resolutions COM
lnendatory OF Tillman. This resolution
was introduced in the senate while many
OF the senators were in the act of put
ting on their overcoats preparatory to
adjournment, not paying any attention
| to it. to such an extent, that when the
question was put to adopt the resolution
only three voices responded, with none
responding to the negative side, how
ever the resolution goes on record as
being unanimously adopted. Since the
adoption of the resolution number of
senators think the senate was too hasty,
as they are not satisfied that Tillman
has come out of the controversy with
clean skirts, in fact, many believe Till
man admits the fact as charged. but de-
MES the etfect-ln South Carolina. 1t is
my Judgment Senator Tillman has COM
mitted no offeuse against the law for
which he can be convicted in a court of
law, and as long as he is able to keep
out OF the pe1itentiary and 'scuss them
yankees" the IDOL OF the masses remains
the same ''honest Ben" While not
guilty of legal wrong, his being fore
ed to bubble as to what he meant by
the use of the wood undertaking" and
being forced to plead that he may have
been disingenuous, is not source of
qualification. but sore disappointment
to his lends for his own sake, and TO
South Caro- lima, for South Carolina's
sake.
It was my pleasure to hear the ad-
dress of Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw before the
Bar Association of South Carolina, last
Friday evening. This distinguished
statesman delivered an address taking
for his subject 'Non-Partisan States
manship." I could not, If | would, give
to THE TINES readers even a synopsis
of this great deliverance, but say after
hearing many distinguished men, this
was the best have ever listened at. He
handled many questions, live questions,
in this address, and gave out thoughts
that will linger and bring forth fruit.
His handling OF the Philippine situa-
ton was done with the most profound
and apt illustrations,
Mr.. Shaw's review of our commerce
and manufactures: making cold figures
sound like music to the ear, his review
of our navy, showing that the accepted
belief the United States has the great
est in the world is not true, but on the
contrary it is weak because of its lack
OF transports and colliers. Why, says
Mr. Shaw, if all of the powder mills iu
the United States were to run night and
day for a week, Uncle Sans fleet could
consume it all in two hours. He says
we have the greatest producing country
il the world and yet we have to wait
until foreign ships can come here to
take it away. Europe gets the benefit
of 95 per cent of the South American
trade while for lack of American ships
we only get 5 per cent. His argument
for subsidy from the United States for
American bottoms was so complete
that he made many converts to that
great business proposition which has
been so blindly opposed by our southern
statesmen. It was great speech, in
fact, one Of the greatest utterances from
the standpoint OF non-partizan states
manship ever delivered in this state.
When the legislature gets down to
work an effort will be made to devise
some plan by which we can dispose Of
the stock on hand IN our county dispen-
sary. AS things stand now, we have
several thousand dollars worth of liquor
on hand, the board has so far been un-
able to sell to the other dispepsaries
and the concerns they purchased from
will not take it back. Something must
be done to preventa q loss. In my judg-
ment, the dispensary should be reopen
ed to sell OF the stock, and with this
purpose in view may introduce bill
providing for Q wind-up commission
with power to sell, but not TO replenish.
Just what will be done about The
county levy do not know as yet. There
is deficit which must bepaid, the DEL
egation realize that taxes are already
burdensome, and raise OF the levy can
only add to bad condition, we will get
together and face the problem as best