The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-24
stead the action of the general
assembly was buncombe pure and

simple.
When the politician comes be,
fore the people in the next cam
paign, and undertakes to tickle
the ear of the farmer by pointing
to his having aided il repeating
the lien law, the question will be
asked him, why he refused to re-
peal the lien law in use. The peo-
pie may be fooled some Of the
time, but they cannot be fooled
ali of the time, and my word for
it, those who honestly believe the
repeal of the lien law is essential
for the prosperity of the country
will feel they have been trlcked
by the politicians.
It is my opinion, the refusal of
the majority to provide that no
lien or mortgage shall be valid,
if given before the crop is up and
growing, is to create another
hullabaloo for politicians to tramp
over the country On another IS
sue for votes, and ] say in antici-
patton Of these political fakirs
when they come forward advo-
eating the repeal of the chattel
mortgage clause. their sincerity
can be properly questioned. es-
pecially those whoare members of
the present general assembly.
They had an opportunity and re-
fused to take advantage OF it, and
in my judgment they are now bar.
red from trying to ride into Office
upon such an issue.
Those who are opposed to the
repeal of the lien law have, in
fact lost nothing, they can 60
right on giving and taking paper
with the crop to be made, or in
the process of making just as be,
fore, so after all of the fuss and
feathers there will be no percep
table change in the credit system
of the country, except possibly in
a very few cases the record fees
jumps from fifteen cents to nine
ty cents, all in compliance with
the agitation of politicians. and
demand of the big land owners
for the repeal Of the much dis
cussed and cussed lien law.
In my last letter I mentioned a
bill providing for a bond issue in
school district number 20, and
stated that the amount was S., 900,
which it was originally, bnt Mr.,
Green the author, finding that bis
district could stand a larger sum,
amended the billin the House and
made it $4,000 which puts the
people in district number 20 in
position to build a first class
school building, and I hope they
will take advantage Of it because
no community can make better
investment.
All of the appointments for
Clarendon have been confirmed.
Ny attention was drawn to our
grand jury presentment, with re,
gard to the magistrate at Pax
vile, and I was asked to hold up
the confirmation because of the
charges made against that officer,
I declined to do thus because the
primary nominated Mr.. Barwick,
and I was pledged to send his
name to the Governor. Because
a man is reported to a grand jury
and that BODY presents him to the
COURTS no evidence of guilt. The
grand jury only bears one side OF
the charge, and it tranfers the
case to a petit jury which hears
both sides, and then if the officer
is found guilty he will be remov.
ed from Office, but for me to in.
terfere at this stage would be
highly improper.
II the appropriation bill goes
through as it now stands the
State tax levy will be reduced
one-haif mill, which will make
our state, school, county and bond
issues tax 49, mills, this Of
course, does not include special
school district taxes, lastyear our
levy was apart from specialschool
district levies. 12&&, therefore we
will only have to pay this year
an increase of three-fourths OF
one mill, which is almost imper.
ceptible, but I do not want my
readers to lose sight of the fact
that a large deficit must result at
the end Of this year which must
be provided for next year, and
the only reason we did not make
provision this time, was on &C,
count Of the indefinite informa-
ton obtained.
There has been much said this
week about the railroad pas
senger rates and the man
ner of handling interchange
able mileage books, few OF
my readers are interested in
the controversy, but inasmuch
as the drummers are intensely
interested, that is to say. some
Of them, and the fact that they
travel all over the county and
are good takers, I think per
haps. my readers maybe inter
ested in an explanation.
The railroads in this State
voluntarily reduced the pas
senger rates from three cents 70
two and one-half cents per mile,
but before doing so they had a