The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-09-28
AIKEN HELPS
The South Carolina Congressman S
Speech on the Tar:f to be
DISTRIBUTED IN OHIO

The speech Contains Letters Of Zach
McC:hee on the Conditions in Eng
land. Which he Wrote The Colunl-
bin State Some Months Ago, From
the Country.
Onio ;s calling on South Carolina
for help in her EFFORT 20 do something
like Maine did las, Monday. Repre-
sentative Wyatt: Aiken OF Abbevil.c
has received the following se!t-eS-
plana;ory letter:
'ken,on. Ohio. Sept. s. 1910.
Hon Wyatt Aiken. A5beville. S. c.
Dear Sir: We have an exec "at
opportunity 70 elect Thomas c.
Mahon TO Congress from this district.
the EiSh. Ohio. now represented by
| Ralph D. Cole. but we need some
| assistance TO do il in the way Of
speeches upon the tariff. and know
Of no speech better calculated 10
help US than the one delivered by you
on March %. 1910. and assure you
that you would contribute very much
toward this election II you would
send in 500 or 1000 Of these speeches
70. distribution TO independent Re
publicans-
Assuring YOU that anything you
DO will be greatly appreciated. l am
Yours truly.
w. w Durb!n.''
M Durbin is a prominent Dem
ocra; Of the Eigth Ohio district.
and is taking a leading part in the
effort to have that district send a
Democrat TO congress instead or
Mr.. Cole. The sact that he desires
the speeches for distribution among
independent Republicans shows that
there is some dissatisfaction among
The adherents OF that party in the
presidents own State with the bes.
tariff law ever enacted" which des-
icription OF the law. however. had to
oe revised downward" as soon as
the primaries in the Middle West
were heard from. Mr Dur5in feels
that there are number OF Republi-
cans in the district who are ready TO
indicate their dissatisfaction by vot-
ing for Democrat to succeed the
Republican members who assisted IN
the making OF the tariff law.
The speech OF Mr.. Aiken TO which
Mr.. Durbin refers. delivered on
March % last. contained several OF
the letters written by Zach AcGhee.
Washington correspondent Of the
State. from England. dealing with
conditions in that country as compar-
ed with those Of the United States.
In the course Of that speech. NJ.
Aiken said:
The now no,orius A!d-ich taritI
act has created such unrest in the
public mind that it must undergo
material revision by the next COM
Sress to be elected. The people ask
ed for bread they have been given
a stone.
For many Yeas tte Republican
party was kept in power by the bare
unsupported statement on the eve OF
1.-THE elections that high protection en-
abled employers 20 pay higher wages
70 employees. This looked plausible.
and the employee who did not stop 70
think ,ha, the same tariff advanced
the price Of all articles OF consump-
ton for which he spent about 80 per
duped by such statements. But light
has begun TO dawn upon the laboring
man. In no instance has wages ad-
vanced permanently as promised In
this unrest We find explanation for
the strikes. bread riots. meat boycotts
and all such outward expressions OF
subdued bitterness. / do not hesi-
tate 70 say. too. that. in my humble
Judgment. The people are right. Toe
trend OF all legislation in this body
has been TO enrich trusts and corpo7-
ations at the cost OF the very e1is-
terce o: the producer.
In the great mass Of falsehood
and fabrication which has been
hrought TO bear on the tariff subject
in order TO fool the men who are
really suffering by its operation.
there IS so much that is unreliable
that it must be refreshing 10 come
into possession OF facts which may
not be questioned.
During the year 1909 the Wash.
ington correspondent o; the Coluu
b!a IS. c. State. one Of the bes;
newspapers in this country. wi;hou;
reference 20 locality. made a per-
sonal tour Of inspection through the
mill sections OF England and the con-
,inent. This correspondent was
Zach McGhee. have known him
from childhood There is no man
who is capable OF making more
thorough and intelligent study Of
the situation there. and | know OF no
living man whose statements would
have more eweigh: with me- Mr. Nc
Ghee is honest. conscientious and
careful. and his statements can De
relied upon ABSOLUTELY"
Mr.. Aiken then proceeded to ro-
produce number OF Mr.. McGhee.s
articles from abroad. dealing with
the tariff situation.
The Eighth Ohio District. repre-
sen,ed by Ralph D. Cole. is very
close one. and there is every resaon
10 believe that Democrat will be
chosen this year 20 represent it in
the Si1ty-second congress NJ. Cole
was elected two years ago by vote
az 2I.41e. as against 23.271 for his