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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
PROGRESS IS WIPED OUT The necessity

The question OF compulsory
education has been mildly allud
ed to by some Of the campaign
ers. This is a mooted question
and it has good argument on both
sides. When this question was
first started the educational
facilities were not as good Us
they are now and it began to
look as if the cause Of education
vas suffering for lack of interest,
but within the past few years
there has been an awakening
along educational lines. especi
ally for common schools. that
the necessity for compulsory cd
ucation has about passed. How
ever. If our statesmen could de.
wise g scheme by which the white
children could get the benefit OF
the enforced attendance 1T the
public schools the opposition to
the system would be removed.
but Us long as the other race is
to have part in the distribution
of the public Schoo! fund there
will always be difference OF
opinion or. this subject. The an.
fortunate part of 4 matter Of this
kind is that unscrupulouS poll
ticians seek to take such l means
to appeal to the prejudices OF the
unthinkins for political effect,
and it does no: get the thought
a matter of such Importance
deserves. We are convinced
from the utterances OF our State
Superintendent Of Education,
and since the wave Of education
has swept over the State, the
interest the legislature has taken
in our common schools by max
ing direct appropriations to aid
in their support, the main rea
son for compulsory education no
longer exists. Never in the his
tory of this State has the cause
OF public education been at such
a high mark. One OF the reasons
can be attributed to the remark
able prosperity all over the
country and the constant agita-
ton Of those who were urging
The people on to educate their
children, and as their means
warranted it the people made
provision ior school facilitie.:
by creating special school dis
trjcts. building comforta BILE
school houses, until now there
are very few white children who
do not attend the public schools.
at least part OF scholastic year.
Therefore. we are now OF the
opinion there is no need now to
urge compulsory edcution.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
SICK TO FACTS.

There is a continued effort BE-
ing made to misrepresenJ the Ia.
bors Of the Senator Of this coun-
ty ia the matter Of the game and
fish laws which We're enacted at
She last session Of the general as
sembly. We state now that which
has been stated before. The Sen
ator from Clarendon worked
against and voted against both Of
these measures. Oh, but say some
of his enemies, he was out of his
place when the game law was up.
The Senator was never out Of his
place, at any time during the ses-
sion. He attended to his duties
faithfully as every Senator will
cheerfully testify, and when the
gentleman who presided over ne
Senate reaches Manning on July
222.nd., Clareldon's Senator Will
be glad if those who are endeav.
oring TO make capital by revers-
ing the facts, will ask him the
question that he may yanswer them
publicly. He will say the Senator
fought as vigorously as he could
against these bills. He will also
say that when these bills were up
for fnal action it was on the eve
of the close Of the session, and
that Clarendon,s Senator had his
hands and mind full with the mat,
ter Of getting the enrolled oils
ready for ratification, butnotwith,
standing this, be worked with al
his might against the passage OF
these bills. he even attempted tc
work a parliamentary move on the
other side. by asking that his vote
be changed from against to for, IL
order that should az opportunity
present itself he could be il
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
THERE CAN BE NOTHING DONE.

The News and Courier of Mon.
day in leading editorial in effect
asks the question, what is Bar
ney Evans and John Duncan in
the race for?" This question is
not confined to the News and
Courier. it has been asked by
many people who like our esteem
ed contemporary cannot see
where either of the two have any
show Of election. But under the
rules Of the Democratic party
they have the same rights and
privileges as have any of the 9TH
ers who have paid their assess.
ment fee, and there is no way Of
keeping a man out who takes the
required pledge, and pays the
fee. a man can take the pledge
and pay the fee. and then use the
platform in all Of the counties for
advertising purposes. He can go
from county TO county advertis-
ing the advantages of investments
IN vitritied brick stock, or he may
solicit subscriptions to newspa-
per, or do what he pleases, the
only thing for the people to do is
to grin and bear it and wait until
a real candidate with some show
of success addresses them. SO far
as the petitions are concerned. it
would not alter things IN the least
because any man who desires to
make the race for State Office
can il he will take the trouble Sc
cure signatures to petition. We
nave it now about as we'll as we
can get it so long as the primary
system exists,-an open, free for
al! primary, and the people can
make their own selection.
We confess that it is annoying
to have men taking up the time
Of 4 political meeting who are
known to have no chance what.
ever, aud who are supposed to be
in the race to crafty some per
sonal spleen, yet at the same time
we are compelled to put up with
this apparent evil rather than to
take the chances of creating a
Trust, and confine our primary to
a select few, as was attempted in
the recent State convention by
the effort to require the voters to
have esistration certificate to
vote in i primary.
We heartily agree with the
News and Courier, "The Demo
cratic primary is not the proper
place in which to vent personal
spleen. Neither is it designed as
an advertising medium But so
far as we see there is no way to
stop it, without endangerlng the
entire system, and too, without
restricting the privileges Of the
voters. who at last are the final
judges of the fitness Of candi.
dates. It is far better to put up
with our present ills than to fly
to ills we know not Of.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
CONGRESS Has ADJoURED.

Congress has shut up shop and
gone home. The sixty first Con-
gress will go down in history as
one of the most strenuous the
country has ever witnessed and
it has left marks which will be felt
in the two great political parties.
Many a Congressman in the Re.
publican ranks will have to give
place to a Democrat, especially in
the West where the insurgent
element has been bucking the
regulars of their own party. We
look for new alignments TO be
made up 10 the West, and combl
nations with Democrats. and !nsur
gem Republicans made to capture
the next House for the Demo
Gratis. This IS the hope OF the
leaders no I and unless something
unforeseen happens this program
will be carried out. The Repub
lican party is in terrible TX, 1t
is split into several parts, with
very little chance Of their coming
together as they have done in the
past: this condition exists so
strongly that there is talk OF a
third party with Theodore Roose-
welt at its head, and if such a
party is formed in our opinion it
will mean the tearing up of polit-
ical conditions in the South. There
is a large and growing element
who are tired Of the political lead
ership ci the present day: they
seem to think these leaders haye
gotten away from the masses to
serve the classes, hence SO much
legislation which favorS the great
special interests, and not enough
consideration is given to those
who are reallythe mainstay Of the
country. This feeling is univer.
sal. South as we'll as West. and
the day is not far distant when
the young men Of this republic are
going to wipe out sectional lines
and formulate new principles. To
wards the latter part Of the ses.
sion the policies Of President Taft
were enacted into law. At one
time it looked as if the President
was going to get treatment from
the Congress similar to that given
to Uncle Joe Cannon. the Speaker
Of the House, but when all over
Taft wore his usual smile, and was
satisfied with the results. The
railroad rate, the postal savings.
and one or two other measures
which were considered admins
tration bills ntthrough the leg.
isiative mill to the satisfaction Of
the President, although some Of
them we're amended SO as 20 give
the Democrats and the Insurgents
a chance to say I'VE DID 1t. :
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
Schedule Announced For Good Roads Con-
paig3.

The tentative itinerary for The
Daily Records Good Road campaign
to be conducted in connection with
the county papers OF the State during
July and August. is as follows. sub
ject TO slight changes:
Spartanburg-Monday. July j.
Laurens-TueSday. July ).
New wberry-Wednesday. July &.
Columbia-Thursday. July :.
St. Matthews Friday. July $.
Observation-Disclosures. July 0.
ST. GvorSe-Monday, July y.
Enthusiastically, July II.
Wulterboro-Friday, July -.
Beaufort-Saturday. July II.
Hampton-Moudav. July IS.
Enthusiastically, Ja!y -.
Bxrnwell-Wednesday. July 20.
Aiken-Thursdav. July 81.
EdseGeld-Friday. July 80.
MISUNDERSTANDING, July %.
Camden-Monday. July %.
Sumter-Tuesday. July %.
Mann;ns-We,:nesday, July %.
kinSstree-ThurSday. July 2S.
Georsetown-Sa,u July 50.
Conwav-Monday. August l.
Florencc-ThIrsday, August i.
bishopv;lle-Fr!day. August >.
DarlinSton-Saturday. Angus: 8.
Hartsrille and Society Hill-Mon
day. August $.
B.nnettsvitle tle-TueSday, August .
Observation-Disclosures, August
10.
Lancaster-Thursdav. August II.
Chest.r-Friday. August Il.
Yorkvill..-Saturdar, August l3.
GaEney-Monday. August -.
Union Tuesday. August Is.
Greenvil!e-Thursday, August IS.
Pickens-FridAy. August -.
Wa!halla-SaturGay. Angus: 20.
Anderson-Tuesday. August -;
.abb.-ill.-Wedresday, August "a
Greenwood-Thursday. August p.
Salud:. August PC
W;nmsboro-liond;y. August 90.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29

Tie Mexican national election
came of last Sunday. and PreSl.
dent DiaZ was re elected with
very little opposition. The old
Greascr has managed tc keep
his touch OF the presidential
office for many years. and tins
time the principal opposition IN
the republic was the vice. prcS!,
dent OF DiaZ selection who is
practically the president, rs the
old man is past eighty years Of
age and is virtually incapacl.
tatcd. Notwithstanding the Mex
leans are great believers IN hlm
and viii keep him in official har.
ness as long as he lives. The
presidency Of Mexico is very III
tie removed from klnSShlp.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
SI00 Reward. 500.

The -cat.c:s Of This paper vii. hc pleased 20
!c::r: tha. there i =, ;cl>: ohc dreaded disease
.h:.; science has Sc3 able 10 cu:c in -. -
STAGES and ,ha; Is Cata:.h Hal. >Ca:a-'h Cure
i The only positive cure Sa"":i :" ihS H!Se!SA.
fraternity Ca,a-.a be!n: i constitutional! dis
case requires constitutions! treatment; iia!.
c.:a-.h Cure y ;..cr! internally. acting directly
.-na the b.oo! and MUCOUS >crfacc.> q. thc >r>-
ten thereby DESTROYING he foundation OK ;hc
disease and civ!n ;h.. p.;ica: strength hy build
IN: up the constitution and assisting nature III
dom: i:> wc-G. The proprci"T> hIvc 30 much
faith in i,> curative powers. ;ha; they u..cr One
Hundred Dollars for ANY ~" that :: :ai.> 10
c,,-r send for il>. o. testimonials.
address +. J. CHENEY < Co. Toledo q.
Sold hy druggists.
Has Family P!!!s arc The S'>!.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29

the masses in snbjection. The
common people are entitled TO
that which belongs to them from
the toll of their hands, and the
product of their soil, and this
great government should throw
around them its best protection.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
A Dreadful Wocad

from :. knife. gun. tin can, rusty nan.
fireworks. or OF any other nature. de-
m,nds prompt treatment with i;s!cklen
A.,nica Salve 10 prevent blood poison O..
yang-ene. It's the quickest. SureSt hea!-
er for all such wounds rs also Ter burns,
Ho!!S. Sores, Sin Eruptlons. Eczema.
Chapped Hands, CornS or Piles. 2.'c I;
all druggists.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29

At the closing Of the congress.
Senator Gore, the blind states
man from Oklahoma. created =
sensation by stating to the sen
ate that an effort was made to
brlbe him in the matter OF the
Indian contracts He gave the
name of a prominent lawyer, ana
congress has appointed commit
tees 20 investigate the charge
Gore. as we understand It. vas
offered $4,000, but he refused.
and exposed the scheme on the
floor Of the senate. 1t would not
surprise US if the allegation in.
wolves some of the prominent
men connected with the govern
mcnt.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29

Those who keep UP with the
campaign meetings must be
proud of the cordial manner in
which C!arendonS candidate for
Railroad Commissioner is being
received by the crowds. Mr..
Scarborough is 4 splendid cam
paisner and his speeches have 4
catchy ring to them. 1t would
not surprise the writer if Scar,
borough goes in on the first bal
lot. His former colleagues in
the House are his active sup.
porters, and it was largely
through these associates that be
consented TO make this race.
Scarooroush's speeches have 4
business ring TO them which
strikes right at the core Of his
contention. We are satisfied that
ClarendonS representative is
holding up we'll under the op-
position Of the other candidates,
and his course on the huStings
is admired al! over the State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
IS IT TIE ISSUE.

The readers of THE TINES will
recall that this newspaper mas
contended all along uotwithstand-
ing the wishes Of others to the
contrary, that the liquor question
is the foremost issue in the pres
ent campaign. There are some
who are not willing to take g def
mate stand upon this question for
the reas :hey are not sure of
their gro. i. If they thought the
Prohibitionis.S would stand for 3
Local Option declaration they
would come out and be heard but
they know full well if they switch
around now and jump upon The
Local Option platform they run a
strong chance of disgusting the
ProhDitioniSts, and if they de-
clare for Prohibition openly the
Local Optionists Will drop them,
therefore they are between TWO
fires. The yea. hing TO succeed is
greater than any principle. Bnt
that the question is foremost can
no longer be doubted as must be
known TO every man, woman and
Child who read the accounts Of the
campaign meetings so far held in
the State. Col. Featherstone the
prohibition leader. and it is to be
admired in him, insists that the
liquor question is the paramount
issue, it is for state wide prohlbi
ton that Mr.. Featherssope is can
vassing the State. it was for this
that he has been speaking for the
past several years, and it is for
this be is seeking the governors
Office today. Then how can those
who are afraid of their shadows
lest they will say something def
mate succeed in putting blinds on
the people hs the hush policy
they and their workers are at
tempting by saying to a certain
element "the liquor question is
not an ISSUE" when their very
leader and idol is forcing that is
sue,
We can take the masses into
our confidence by telling them
that the writer stands for Local
Option. not because it necessarily
means the sale Of liquor. but be-
cause it leaves with the people
the right of local self-govern-
uent, a right for which their fore
fathers crimsone6 battle fields.
We are opposed to Prohibition be-
cause if the legislature was to
adopt a statewide Prohibition
law, iswould beover riding theex-
pressed wishes o. six counties in
this State, forcing upon them a
condition they are not prepared
for and will not stand for. Every
reasonable man knows and will
admit that no law can be properly
enforced upon people who are
on7oseG to it, and too when they
have recorded that opposition at
the ballot box. 1t is not right to
over-pcwer them. and cram it
down their throats, and it will not
have a teodencyto make them feel
kindly towards such . law.
We favor Local Option for an.
other reason: It has been dem
onstrated that Local Option
laws the cause of temperance has
steadily advanced, whereas under
Prohibition the contrary has re-
suited. Just why the Prohibition
lists are not content to leave this
question for the people to settle
in their respective communities
We cannot understand. When the
people by their own votes create
law, itls their law. and they can
be trusted to its enforcement, but
when they are over powered and
q law is forced upon them with
out their consent they kick, and
will do nothing for its enforce
ment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29

Assistant Adjutant General
Brock did not enter the race for
the office Of head Of the militia.
and he is out in 4 letter to the
newspapers giving his reasons
for not going into the race. He
could have saved himself the
trouble of making a statement,
because the people generally had
become thoroughly convinced
that neither he nor his chief stood
anv chance for election.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
He IS AFTER THEM.

The TINES editor has received
a copy of The Age. Herald Of Biz
m:rgham which contains splen-
did photograph Of Hon. Joseph
II. Montgomery a Clarendon man,
who has risen high in his profes.
sion in h, adopted city. He is
now the special United States Dis
trlct Attorney who filed in the
United States court petition to
dissolve the Southern Wholesale
Grocery Association. The COM
plant alleges that this associa.
ton is a com bination which is con
spring to boycott certain retail
ers, and that the association is op-
Grating in restraint of trade. The
government seems to be after the
various kind Of Trusts, out it ap-
pears to US that the more the
government stirS the creatures
the more voracious they become,
and the consumers at last are the
helpless sufferers. We do not
know what Mr.. Montgomery will
be able TO accomplish in tackling
the wholesale grocerS comblna
ton. butt is to be wished that the
courts may find way to put a
stop to this highway robbery go
ing on. Il is sin and a shame
that in & country boaStiug Of its
freedom. will let a few men con-
spire TO bleed the masses as is be-
ing done. There is no real reason
why food stuifs should be any
higher now than they were tive
years ago. bat as long as men are
allowed to combine and control,
the prices will continue to rise,
and today it is almost impossible
for an ordinary citizen to live
comfortably.
If Joe Montgomery can break
up the Srocers Trust, and land
the leading conspirators in jail it
would be a glorious thing for the
country. We regard these CON-
binations systemized scheme OF
stealing, as morally wrong as is
the hlghwayman who holds up the
individual at the point OF the pls-
tol. These Trust magnates are
little short Of common thieves.
and heretofore they have been
able to steer clear of the criminal
law, but the government Is going
after them now and the result
will be watched with keen inter
est.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29

We think now the readers OF the
daily newspapers who have kept
I'D with the gentlemen who are
seeking g gube:natorlal honors Will
see that the Liquor Issue" is TO
the forefront, and that Prohlol-
tionlSts have made it paramount
in tins campaign. Therefore
those who would like 10 have this
question eliminated Will see It Is
useless, and that no candidate Will
be permitted to run with the hare
and bark with the hounds. he
must be for or against: there Is TO
beno straddling this time, because
the Prohibitionists as we'll as the
Local Optionists are mHch inter.
eSted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29

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-e., name scc address Q: he wc!:c: y order 70
r..~.!vc .:.ca:!oH-.
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
There are several booms now

There are several booms now
launched for Democratic noml,
nees FOR the presidency: Harmon
of Ohio, Folk Of Missouri, Gaynor
of New York, all three Of these
gentlemen are being doomed for
the presidency in 1912, and If they
all 90 into the raceit will enliven
Democratic hopes. BUTT depends
upon what Harmon will do in his
fight for re. election as Governor,
and whether Gavnor succeeds IN
wrestling the Governorshlp from
the Republicans in New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
SMALL AUTO HAULS
EXTRA HEAVY LOAD
CAR PULLS WAGON
AND 81 PERSONS
Combined Weight of Car, Wagon and
Occupants In Excursion of School
Children Reaches Total of
848O Pounds

One of the most sensational tricks
ever pulled off by an automobile con-
cern was that of S. w. Bixby Thurs
day afternoon, when with new $50" ="
one of the smallest of the Halliday Sc
ries of new cars which have arrived in
this city, he drew a big hay wagon in
which were twenty-seven children from
the Hoover street school.
The little Halliday trotted along as
unconcerneIly with it's big load, up and
down the principal streets, where the
police department had permitted it to
go. The congested streets contiguous
to Broadway were deprived of the sight
of this happy bunch of children sing
ing and yelling at their friends as they
passed up and down Grand avenue,
Olive, Hill and side streets, and in nu-
merous boulevards of the city.
1t is interesting to note what the
burden of the Halliday go" was on
this novel excursion. The touring car
itself weighed 2200 pounds; the hay
wagon 1850 pounds, the twenty-seven
children, an average of ninety pounds
each, and four people in the touring
car, an average of $50 pounds each,
making a total of 600 pounds in the
Halliday and a grand total of $3.50
pounds, and there was no more trouble
apparently experienced than if the car
had been carrying only the driver.
Harvey Herrick, the well known To-
cal driver, was at the Wheel and Mrs
Fred c. Fenner assumed charge of the
excursion, accompanied by Mrs Kelly,