Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-16
NLANN-EARIE CONTROVERSY.
senator Earle Replies to Representa-
tive Mann's Strictures,


and throwing dirt over his back in
last weeks paper-all on account OF
the predicament he has placed him
self In. He has digged the hole into
which he has fallen.
After beginning to squirt his mud
of which he must contain an
aDundance-he makes an effort to
sniff the responsibility. If it was
not intended to make malicious at
lack upon me, why should he use
such words as downright cusssd-
ness IN him." "foolishness," etc,
think this Is enough to convince any
fair-minded person that he not only
began the controversy, but it was
Wanton and malicious; hence | think
the public will pardon me for de-
Tending the truth.
There Is nothing but uuibbling
over words In the quotation since he
does not attempt to show that they
were intended in any other way but
offensive toward me.
MI Mann said in his article, Gle
cannot have anything passed in the
senate, Now, let us see how
this comports with the truth, and |
shall have to beg your indulgence
while | read from the record. We
VIII take up some bills of 1909 and
see:
A bill to prevent pollution of
streams: Passed the Senate, died in
the House.
A bill to provide for inspection of
oils: Passed the Senate, died in the
House.
A bill requiring common carriers
f.,nf oh
Houses, and ratified 1910.
a bill to prevent unfair discrimi-
nation. The purpose Of this bill was
TO prevent the Standard Oil Com
pany from selling oil In some towns
and cities at ten cents or less and at
fourteen cents in others: Passed
both Houses and became law.
A bill to provide for reimburse
ment in cases Of larceny, when the
felon was convicted: Killed in the
Senate.
A bill TO provide for house of
correction. This provided that the
County Commissioners may provide
such house in connection with the
poor farm, for female convicts, i'll
stead Of combining them in the coun-
ty Jail: Passed the Senate, died in
the House.
A bill to require locomotive en-
gines that pull trains to be equipped
with electric headlights: This was
not passed in the Senate because a
similar bill came from the House,
and on account OF lack OF time died
on the calendar.
~ bill to require full train crew
These last two were introduced at
the request Of the railway employees,
and because Of the same subject and
other matters being under consider
alton with the railway authorities
the latter was Withdrawn at the re-
quest of the legislative committee
A bill to allow the settlement of
all damages arising out of the same
facts to be recovered in cases for the
recovery Of personal property: Pass
ed both Houses and became law.
A bill to cut down the State
printing: Passed the Senate, died in
the House. The estimate for State
printing is $23,5O0, about two
thirds Of which is reprint and use
less.
A bill to allow counterclaims,
credits, etc., in cases for the recovery
of personal property, and in case a
mortgagor shall pay the balance
found due that discharges the =
gage: Passed both Houses and be-
came law.
A bill for the sale Of the State
farms and to require the convict la
Dor to be used IN the manufacture of
fertilizers: Died In the Senate COM
mittee.
A bill to reduce the fee of Audi
tors from z5c. to &C.; killed in the
Senate.
A bill to require all passenger
trains to stop at all cities and towns
Of more than one thousand popula-
tion: Killed in the Senate.
A joint resolution to authorize the
Attorney General to bring suit
against the owners of the Augusta
dam across Savannah river to com
pei them to comply with the terms
Of the grant: A similar resolution
by Mr.. Rucker, Of the House, passed.
Now stop moment, preacher, and
just stand up by this and see now
high you are. Let the people know
yes, let them know. My record as a
public servant is writ
Yes, | am willing to assume the
responsibility of killing the little
billy that causes you such enormous
bovine tears. My bill failed too,
simply because Representative Mann
was the only one in the House to OBJ
ject to It's consideration.
His attempts to be funny remind
one Of the fellow who was asked
what ought to be done with man
that would do SO and SO? "Well, I
just think he ought to be kicked to
death by a jackass, and l would like
to be the one TO do It +"
Well, the preacher says, eff I
could buy Mr. Earle for his real
value and then sell him for what he
thinks he Is worth | would never
think Of running for Congress. Yes,
am not for sale, even If the preacher