The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-11-17
AIKEN vs.. LEVER
sPaRTAsBCKG HERALD WANTS
LIGHT on SOIL SURVEYS.
Thinks It Odd That Claims for Tn
due Credit Should be the Occa-
sion OF Two Corrections:

Sion Oh kWO SSJT'CtsouS.
TIE Spartanburg Herald says
Representative D. Wyatt Aiken. OF
Abberi,le. has taken occasion to put
a few holes Id Eome statements made
In the State papers recently. 70 the
effect that Representative Lever oe-
serves all the credit for the soil
surseys in South Carolina by the
national department Of agriculture.
Mr. Aiken shows that In MS own
district 2.4oS sqaure miles hare tesn
SURVEYED: while IN Mr. Levers dis
ttrict only l.?07 square miles have
been surveyed and very logically
asks:
IL this matter has been left ex-
clusively TO Mr. Lever, as bis friend
| (the Washington correspondent OF
The News and Courier) would dc
him the injustice TO intimate. would
sAe initiative have been taken out
side OF his district and would ne have
favored other sections rather than
his own? Continuing. Mr.. Aiken
says:
The first survey made in M
Levers district was the Ozangebure
survey, made in 1904. and the two
other surveys were il Lee and Sum
ter in 1901. The survey in Able
Vile county was made in 1902
while Senator Lati!rer was in con
sress. and before Mr. Lever was
member Of the agricultural commit
i tee. The surveys IL Darlington ane
Eorry were made the same year
while Mr.. Scarborough was IN con
4 sress. These men had been SERVING
for some years when the survey
were made. and both OF them wer'
known to be active and able ceDre
sentatives. Mr. Lever was then
new man in the house. and It {!
unreasonable to suppose that thes
men OF longer service would appea
70 him. even before his appointment
to the agriculture! committee. {
have surveys made IN their respec
tive districts. -
Further: This IS written in .
uufriendly spirit for Mr.. Lever
whom esteem highly as persona
friend. and appreciate as an abl
and faithful public servant. An
do not believe that Mr. Lever wou!
!; himself do injustice 10 his col
4 leagues. bu, his friends. in 'hi
; wholesale claim for him. have over
stepped the bounds OF reason. an
DO injustice both 70 Mr.. Lever ant
MS colleagues.
The Herald goes on TO say tha
Mr.. Lever seems 10 have consid
erab!e trouble in TIE matter o
his publicity. !, will be emembe5e'
,ha. some months ago he bounced
The Herald and its Washington cor
respondent because OF the pubiica
ton Of unvarnished facts and un
biased opinions. and he was shown 4
have claimed credit for a s-ea
.!"aght" oyeg a typographical error il
the Payne bill. which fight" nere
took place. Now one OF his col
leagues in TIE house objects to
wholesale claim OF credit for worl
done through the agricultural de
pa,tment. and he seems TO prov
conciusircly that Mr. Lever is no
by any means the leader in thi
respec: among tn. South Carolin;
representatives
Il. IS odd that claims for undue
credit should be the occasion OF tw'
newspaper corrections. There ar
other representatives In congress
from this State Sho do fully a!
much public work as Mr.. Lere
does. If no, more Why is it tina
there is no wholesale claims fo'
them in the press? IS il becaus'
,ney do the wo:k and let the pub
licity part Of i, take care OF itself
and that Mr.. Levers tactics ars
/ otherwise? Or are the wholesale
claims 10 which Mr. Aiken refers
made without Mr. Levers knowledge
and consent? What is the an
swer?''