The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-25
To the Members of the Farmers
Uaion OF Chester
the SENIOR SENATOR
Discusses the Legislature, DenoHnc-
es Compulsory Education SPEAKS
Pleasantly Of President TAFT oe-
serds Clemson and Scored Some
OF the Newspapers

special dispatch from Chester
20 TIE News and Courier says an
audience va,;ously estimated az tsom
$500 to 1000 persons gathered oa
.he grounds OF Union a. X z.
church. near Richburg. Tuesday TO
attend the rally OF the Caesse: Ccuo-
~ Farmers Union and to hear Sen
ator 3. r. T!!lnan and tie osae'
sneakers engaged so- this OCCASION
The senior Senator seems fully re
tuvenated and spoke with al ois
old-time force and are.
He jumped OF the mileage sss'e"
IN vogue in this State BY WHICH 1ae
railroads sell a passenger mileage
hook 70. $50 and then conpe! soe
passenger 70 waste much valuable
time and patience in attempting TO
exchange mileage 70. ticket ae
said the whole thing is the sar!e OF
the legislature and cautioned inc
people against putting 100 many saii-
road lawyers and treieads OF cor
nora.:ons in the Iav-nakins eodS.
AN Internal FOO! arrangement.
he called the present practice
He said he did not know much
about the Farmers Union. but
thinks i: a good thing. only be beg
gee to warn the people against al.
lowing the organization to become
a lever to advance the fortunes OF
politicians. He described his mis-
s;onary work IN the North. and bis
eadeavors 70 convert the Soreners
people to the sane and Southern va,
OF viewing the race ccestioa-
He Denounced the e1o-ts OF those
who favor compulsory education "a
scheme to give the ballot 20 negroes
which &. surely will. be said. BY com
pell!og them TO go to school aHc
Overcome the educational oualtSca
t;ons. which alone s.anc sesweeI
them and the ballot
President Taft. he said. IS s spisn
did gentleman, a great improvement
over his predecessor. but Is spread
Ing all the molasses be can TO catel
fIes.''
He described conditions at I'll
North as regards soc.a! problems ant
drew q beautiful picture OF the com
paratiye purity ,ha: ob:atns n th'
South. The divorce evil be particc
larsy Denounced acd called Oh ht
hearers TO hold fast TO the presec
practice Il South Carolina on hi!
subject.
-ouch:ag on Clemson College. th'
Senator denounced the newspaper
that have been meddling with th'
situation there. as he des-ibed Il
for the sole purpose OF stirring a.
dIsoord. aad offered to compare rec
oeds OF life trustees with those o
elected trustees
He also said that no instance coul,
be shown where life trustees hat
Ined up en- nasse on one side Of
question and the eiscted trustees OF
the other. He hoped that eertai,
defects at Clemson have been RENE
died. and the future OF the Coilog'
made brighter.
Certain political soemea IN Soutl
Carolina. he said. want 70 write h;
obituary. but he Is well and heart,
and wont so uasil he has to. II
warned the people against the "ras
Gals" and bade them keep their ey
On the State Legislature and th
lawmakers at Washington.
Other speakers were Editor ". F
Caldwell. Of the Chester Lantern
Solicitor J. s. Henry. Coz. T. 3
Butler. Of GaSEey: Nr. J. G. L
White. president CT the cheste
County Farmers unon. and Pro.
81. S. Morrison. os Clemson College
The day passed OF quietly. the mos
perfect order prevailing.