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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14

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legislature has not felt justified
in carrying out their recommen-
dations, and the State has gotten
along too. But things are differ
ent no ", if Blease makes a reco-
mmendation it is a cue for his
opponents to raise a suspicion
and have this suspicion exploited
as much as possible, in order to
discredit him with the masses; if
they do not have care they will
bring on a condition like they did
in 1890, and have the people to
be determined to vote for Blease,
even if they We're to catch him
stealing sheep. From what | can
gather in this matter there is no
ground to suspect the committee
Of any criminal intent, but there
lis good reason to believe they
overshot the mark in giving out
| a contract for doing more than
was contemplated by the resolu-
i ton adopted by the general as
sembly, this being the case. the
general assembly is not bound to
pay for any more than what it
did authorize the committee to
do. All Of this hurrah that is be-
ing kicked up is entirely unnec
essary, and in my opinion. 1t is
for political buncomb. The ware.
house bill mentioned in my last
letter has passed both Houses,
and is now in free conference,
the purpose being to perfect the
measure, by Incorporating pro.
vision to have the attorney gen
cral bring a suit in the supreme
court to ascertain whether or not
the Act is constitutional
! What is known as the ''Medi-
cal Inspection Act" is now before
the governor for his signature,
what he will do with it I do not
know, but l regard it a good
measure since it has been amend.
ed so as to make it perlnissory
instead of mandatory, as it was
when it came to the senate, the
striking out of the word "sha!i"
and substitution the word may"
was done at my suggestion, but
had not this amendment carried,
the bill would have been killed,
and properly SO, because it would
have forced the school trustees
] to have employed physician to
inspect the schools and examine
! the children, as it is, the trustees
can exercise discretion as to
/: the necessity for such an iuspec-
J tion and examination, and where
they do lind a necessity to have
a school Inspected the pay or ex-
pense must come out Of the funds
for that particular school and not
out of the entire fund of the
county.
There seems to be in this time
of political play for position, a
breaking Of past records: under
the constitution the governor is
required to send messages to the
general assembly, and these are
to be written into the Journal but
no other officer is SO required,
however, at this session when
ever a State officer has a differ
ence with the governor he is
treated with the same considera
] ton as is the chief executive,
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from those at home, but my
views on this subject are so
thol caghly grounded, and /
have made them So we'll known,
I was somewhat surprised to get
the petition, l did not receive it
however until after I had killed
the House Bill I was asked to
support. There is no hurry
FOR such legislation. Sumter is
going to try the experiment, we
can wait to see how it will work
in our sister county,if it is sat,
isfactory, then the matter Of
having such a system can be
considered for the next session.
l would not support the kind Of
bills which have provided the
system in some of the counties,
! because | am sure the police are
given powers that are unconsti-
tutiona!. If the people Of this
! county desire such a system. it
is my present idea a bill can be
introduced at the next session
which will permit policeman
| in every township in the county,
il the citizens of a township de-
sire it are wiling to pay for the
same. If I ind the people
think they should have the
police, then it is Lay present
view to get up a bill providing
chat whenever one-fourth Of the
freehold voters of township
petition to the sheriff Of the
county commissioners for a
policeman, the sheriff shall for
ward the naue Of a suitable
person or persons to the gov
ernor to be commissioned as
such officer, and that the town
ship petitioning for the officer
shall pay the expense of main
tanning said officer, the fines i'm.
posed for the violations of the
law shall go to the road fund in
the township from whence they
We're collected. This is a crude
idea l have in mind at this time
about rural police system
should the people disagree with
me as to the necessity for sach
a system. AT the present time
there is popular spasm all
over the State for this rural
police system, and IN some OF
the counties the police have
more power than the sheriff.
these laws are unconstitutional,
and the officers operating them
are likely to soon run up against
the courts because, they are
commissioned by the sheriff who
has no constitutions! authority,
and cannot be given such author
ity by legislative Act. Article
5 section Z of the constitution
plainly says the governor shall
commission all officers Of the
State and unless the governor
does commission, the officer is
without authority, and is likely
to bring on complications, there,
fore [ say if We are to have
police system in the county we
should have one that is author,
lied by the law and the constl.
tuition. Recurring to the Sum.
merton petition, [ do not wisl,
those people to think ! an ig.
noring then. request. I have
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and bis grOuch IS received and
placed in the Journal, where this
precedent will end I know not, ]
am looking for the Journal of the
general assembly to become the
sewer of all of the political filth
and acrimony than can be gath.
cred. or that the Journal be made
to take the place Of the columns
Of some Of the daily newspapers
and tn >;r yelping little followers.
some .: y county press. [ know
of n, .,:.cadent for such, and I
honn ia, opponents of the COVER
no, wai Z sig, if they have not
G.;ae t,o ia: already: I am sure
If s is continued, their very acts
vi; riS ID to damn them in the
future. Tie people are not fools.
they are able to discriminate, and
when they learn as they surely
will how their Representatives
are in a conspiracy to dam ul'
the political waters for the de-
straction of the present execa
tive, the dam will break abou;
them. and the schemers will b
engulphed in q whirlpool Of con
domination. The masses believ'
in a fair deal, they demand it
Therefore I say. the filling up o.
the Journal with the grievances
Of minor officials, or private citl
zens should this be done, will not
be sanctioned by those who have
the ballocing power. | really be-
lieve there are men in the gen.
eral assembly who would be de-
lighted to have The States noto-
rious buzzard cartoon placed in
the Journal for future genera
tions to look upon, I believe these
men would like to have placed
in the Journal the scandalous
editorial of a Dorchester news
paper, in which it was charged
that when Governor Blease went
to Columbia to take the oath OF
office, accompanied by a number
Of friends he stopped at several
blind tigers and by the time he
cot to the capitol be was SO
drunk he had to be held up to
make his address, | have heard
that this same iufamouse false
hood has been repeated in pull.
pits as hear say. vas in Colum
bla, saw Governor Blease take
the oath Of Office and saw him at
his hotel after the oath was ad
ministered. He reached Colum-
bia desperately i'll, was carried
to the State House, accompanied
by Doctor Houseal his family
physician. He took the oath Of
Office aud was too feeble to de-
liver tie address, at his own re-
quest the reading clerk of the
House Hon. MCGOWAN SimpkIns
did the reading, all the Willie
Doctor Houseal sat by the Gov
ernor holding his pulse. as soon
as the ceremony was over, the
governor was removed to his ho-
tel, and during that day his fam
lily and friends were greatly con
cerned over his condition, late
that night a rumor got out and
went flying over the city that the
governor was dead. but in a short
while this lumor was stilled by
a bulletin announcing the Cover
nor could not be seen, but was
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the law Will De ignored III Cllai-
lesion. I do not agree with
them, and do uot propose to be
a party to writing into the
statutes of this State { declara
ton ehe citizens Of Charleston
or aay other county, are law
less and. that they should be
drassica]ly legislated against. |
have no objections to the legis.
lasure making betting L misoe-
,neanor with Il pAnalty for the
violation, providing the offence
is treated the same as any other
petty violation Of law: that is to
say, when a party is charged
with the violation, he shall have
the right to have his case tried
by 4 jury, that it be the Judge
Of the facts, and the law, as will
be given to it by the judge who
presides at the trial, but to say,
I, man charged with a misde-
meanOr, q petty crime at most.
Shall be hailed before a judge
upon an affidavit, and that Judge
shall have the power to send the
man to Jail Or the chaingang
without the right to meet his
accusers face TO face, and cues
Jion them, is more than | am
willing to stand for even for a
moral issue. The law against
betting is now upon the statute
books, and needs 40 additional
power, but the proponents Of
this measure are not satisfied to
stand by the law which has
been on the books for many
years, but in their i,tnatical zeal
aroused by Il sentiment recently
worked into, perhaps popular
favor by some ministers, they
have an idea that the end justi-
fes the means and would resort
to tyranny under the guise of
law they lose sight Of the awful
consequences which might fol-
low such legislation. If the in
junction process is once brought
into operation for aslnall offence
like betting, it will go on until
the right OF trial by jury will be
useless, amt the liberty Of the
citizen will always be IN jeopardy
whenever there is spasm OF
fanatical virtue. [ do not be
lieve in it, nor do / think the
I masses do.
The county supply bill has
been made up: the tax levy vii!
be the same as last year. [ made
up the bill for the county, hand
] ed it over TO the House delega.
ton and they gave it to the
Ways and Means committee.
heretofore, | have simply put in
the bill the amount Of the levy.
but this time l have specified
how the money shai! be expend-
ed, basing this upon the esti.
mates furnished ne ty the clerk
Of the board of county commits.
sloners. The bill carries about
$40, ,000.
Last Friday received Il peti
tion from citizens Of Summertor
asking me to support the House
Bill providing fol. /; system o.
rural police II this county: it is
always embarrassing rot to oe
able TO comply with u request
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ASopAoS SoJ
noise in the hotel he was remov'
ed to the mansion. Governor
Blease's condition was very Sc.
rious for several days thereafter,
and yet the newspaper editor,
even after he learned the truth.
or rather when he had the oppor-
tunity to know that his editorial
was a cruel SANDER, he did not
have the manliness so far as l
have been able to ascertain, to
apologize. I mention this as one
Of the incidents Of the mean, con-
temptible prejudice that has been
resorted to, and as heretofore
said, I believe there are men so
blinded with their gangrene hat,
red, they would like to place
these SANDERS in the records.
Tell me such tactics are fair:
Tell me it is sensible politics:
FELL me the people are going to
.ccept and endorse such conduct?
/ for one do not believe it.
The people l represent know
ne so we'll that when they read
rom my pen they have confidence
IN what I tell them, and l say
that I have observed Governor
Btease since he has attained that
nigh office, 1 frankly tell you he
has, according to my way Of look
ing at things made mistakes, ne
has said things I would not have
said. but after all he is human, his
hide is no thicker than the most
of us. If coal of fire is placed
on the back of the average man
he will squirm and kick, when
the enemies of Blease put Goals
of fire on his back he kicks hard
and strong. but when they con-
tinue to stick him with ire he
broke loose and went at them
without policy or mercy, and
without thought of his political
future. In this, he should have
controlled his temper, bat be did
not. and it was one Of his great.
est mistakes.
I have voted to pass several
measures over the governors
veto, and sustained him in a mum
Der, I am not altogether satisfied
that I did rightin voting over his
veto any Of the measures, but
from my view I believed I was
right, but I know I was right in
those I sustained him in. And
whenever there comes for my
consideration anything I shall
endeavor to Judge it on it's merits.
and not from the standpoint Of a
partizan, this has been my atti.
tude all along and I propose to so
continue.
When the primary comes on I
shall in the selection Of my choice
for governor consider the claim
of the present incumbent for re-
election, and if his record as gov.
ernor justlties my support he
shall have it, if he does not I
shall support some one else for
the place. I shall not be driven
from my ideas of justice by the
howling of certain newspapers
nor by what Governor Blease has
said, but shall Judge him solely
by what he has done.
I was panied to learn of the
illness of Mr.. W. NJ. Plowden,
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who is now at the hospital here,
I did not learn of his being here.
until late Friday afternoon While
on my way to meeting of the
finance committee, at this time
this committee is very busy, l
met Sheriff Gamble on the street,
and he informed me, I intended
to visit him Saturday but we
were in session until late in the
afternoon, giving me only time
to get my dinner and take the
train for home, however l called
up the hospital, talked to Mrs.
Plowden and she told me that
Mr.. Plowden stood the trip well,
but at that time, he was suffering
some, and the doctors would op.
crate Monday morning. I shall
go to see him as soon as Will be
permitted. It is my earnest hope
this good citizen will be spared. I
feel especially close to him be-
cause be was my best man at my
marriage over thirty years ago,
and we have been warm friends.
ever since.
It is generally known that Col.
John P. Grace, the present May
or of Charleston and one of the:
coming men of the State, was a.
great friend to Blease, recently
there has been a coolness be-
tween them through some misun-
derstanding about some matter IN
connection with the consta bulary
in the city. The Columbia State
heard of this misunderstanding
and on last Friday came out good
and strong with a sic-em-tige
editorial to widen the breach be.
tween Grace and Blease. OF
course John Grace remembers
the very laudatory editorials The
State printed during his cam
paign for mayor, he is going
around looking for sweet meats.
from his enemies, and when they
hand him a doughnut he of course:
will take it on faith. Nit. The:
State makes a strong plea to,
arouse Grace's Irish to break:
from Blease, but if mistake not;
the man he Will take anything:
coming at him with yellow flag
flying, as an object of suspicion
proper to be quaranteened. While
be may dislike or feel offended at
something the governor did, or
was to do which was done, [ think
l am justified in saying ne does
not appreciate any counsel volun,
tarily offered him from The State
of Columbia. A rereading Of The
States editorials by the editor
himself, should convince him that
his butting in Charleston cam
paign where be had no business,
to denounce Grace and bis follow
ing, is not at ali calculated to now
find favor with the Mayor Of the
city of Charleston, and his edl
torial of last Saturday I have not
the least doubt fell fat, and far
short Of accomplishing it's object.
John Grace is too smart and too
white a man to be buffaloed by
yellow plague, nor will he allow
himself played for "simp.: II
the enemies of Grace and Blease
are out fishing to catch, they
must bait their hooks with some
thing more than Spanish mack.
eral. A.
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conferred with a large numoer
Of citizens in person, they agree
with my position in this matter
as to the need of the system in
this county at present, 50 it can
be seen that while the Sumner
ton petitioners no doubt disagree
with me there are other citizens
of equal standing who do agree
with me.
There has broke out in Colum
bia what begins to look like Il
scandal in connection with the
matter of charging the State
House, but I am sure when all
the evidence is IN, it will turn
out not to be anything more than
a misunderstanding Of the nature
OF the power granted to the com-
mittee who was charged with the
matter Of carrying out the reso-
luton relating to the recommen
dation of the governor as to the
approaches to the State House.
Nj. Todd who is a member from
Charleston, and whose firm Of
architects drew plans by the au-
thority Of the committee, is d
man Of the highest character,
and he would not for the value
of the State House be a party to
a graft scheme. His firm; in COM
pliance with the contract made
with the committee did draw at
great expense magnificent set
of plans, aud they had built a
model showing how the building
will look when completed, this
model is the attraction and adj
miration of all visitors, it cost q
whole lot of money, and if the
plans are accepted and charging
the capitol is authorized it will
cost a whole lot more is self evi
dent, but unless the legislature
adopts the plans and authorizes
the work to be done: the build
ing will not be enlarged soon. |
am satisfied there is some politics
in the agitation about the actlon
Of the committee that authorized
the architect to make these plans,
and 7 am also satisfied the reSo-
lutions did lot give them the al.
thority they assumed, but they
went ahead, made the contract
and now it is up to the leglsla.
ture to endorse what the commit
tee did or repudiate it, and this
can be done too, without reflect
ing upon the integrity Of the
committee or the architects eth
er. There are some newspapers
that are endeavoring to connect
i the governor with this business,
but ! cannot see what he had 10
! do with it, other that when the
! plans were shown to him, he re-
marked like hundreds of others,
j "they are beautiful the papers
go on to say that he said ''if the
general assembly passed the bill
he would approve it" all of
which may or may not be true,
! but if true, | do not see how this
would connect him with a scan
dal, admitting there is room for
scandal. Governor Blease may
approve the enlargement Of the
capitol, so has every governor
since Ellerbe, every one OF them
has recommended the enlarge
mentof the capitol. and the build
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-16

Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Barnes are
spending a few days with friends in
Lansing and Grand Ledge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luclus A. Rchrabach-
er left Thursday morning for a visit
with the formers brother in Traverse
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. Stever enter.
tanned the following guests the first
of the week: A. e. Stever and Luther
Randolph. Flint; Miss e. Marie Ran
dolph, Carson City and Miss jose
phine Simmon, Grand Rapids.
The Henderson baseball team play
ed a double-header at Bannister
Wednesday, in connection with the
field day exercises. The Henderson
team won both games. Arrange
ments for the Owosso-Henderson
series. for side bet of $25 and the
entire gate receipts, are under way
. A round trip rate CT Is cents has
been procured for the big annual ex-
cursion to be run to Wiitmore Lake,
by the business men OF Owosso the
last week in August. There are some
10000 people in Owosso and 1t is
the hope OF the Improvement associa-
ton that at least $500 of them will
take the trip. The remaining 500 may
be needed to watch the premises
while the others are away. If this
one is a success. It will be made an
annual affair.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Laws of Beld-
ing, are guests at the home Of Wesley
Hall. Corunns avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Winkelhaus Of
Howell, Mrs. Sturtevant and son
Donald of Owosso, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Grant in Cohoctah We'd
nesday and Thursdsy-Howell Repub-
lican.
William Mcdonald, for many years.
associated with the Byron Herald and
for q long time its editor until com
PEELED by sickness to sell out, died at
Ann Arbor. Monday, from tubercular
trouble.
If you believe that public servant
who has served his employer faithfully
and we'll is entitled to recognition, vote
to promote Arthur HI. Dumond by
voting for his nomination fol- register
of deeds at the primary election
August 27th.
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Hugo Wesener of Saginaw was in
the city Thursday morning on bust
ness.
Mrs. A. N. Springer of Lansing is
a guest of Mrs. Laura Gerow, King
street.
Mr.. and Mrs p. ]. Stever left
Thursday for 4 visit with their son in
Muskegon.
Mrs. w. II. Martin Is home from a
visit with her daughter, Mrs. f. A.
Nowack, in Cadillac.
Ernest Jacobs and family Of Sche-
nectady, N. Y, are guests of Mrs.
Jacobs on West King street.
Miss Norma Wyant of Toledo, O., is
guest Of her granddaughter, Mrs.
Arcelia Perkins, Clinton street.
Morell Bentley, who came home
to attend the funeral of Miss Lois
Whipple. returned to Deulah Thurs
day noon.
II is the hope OF the Improvements
association that a sufficient humble
of automobiles will be offered so that
the members of the 18th MICH. Inf.
which meets here next Wednesday,
can be given an auto trip around the
city and vicinity. Those who are will
ing to donate their car and a driver
for couple of hours that afternoon
confer favor If they will so advise
Secretary Seegmiller at once.
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Mrs. d. C. Cooper and daughter. Mrs.
Lingle, are occupying their new hon 9
on Division street.
Silas Campbell has the contract for
putting in the foundation for the n. n
Ann Arber station and already has a
good start on the work
Eric Kohler came home from Mack
nav. Wednesday morning, to attend
the funeral Of Miss Lois Whipple, re.
turning on the evening train.
w. J. Melchers. general manager OF
the Union Telephone Co., returned
Thursday evening from ten days
outing with his family at Point Look
out.
l.. L. Conn, general secretary of the
Union Telephone Co., has purchased
the F. w. Pearce residence on Wash
iugton street north. His family will
remove to the city early in September.
T. A. Harris, for more than a year
assistant manager at the plant of the
Reliance Motor Truck Co. in this city,
has resigned to accept a position with
the Bull Stamping Co, of Detroit.
During his residence here MIR. Harris
has made many friends who regret his
removal.
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Local News.

Seth Q. Pulver went to Detroit
Thursday morning on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brock, Pine
street, left Thursday morning for
kaleva, where they will spend two
weeks with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Jacobs and
children left Thursday for their home
in Schenectady, \. Y, after visiting
relatives and friends here.
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THE OWOSSO TINES
EDMUND O. DEWEY. EDITOR.
OWOSSO. MICH, AUG. 10, 1912.
NEW CREAMERY.
Farm Products to Be Used-Will
Open Soon.

Open Soon.
Arthur R. Heinze, w. L. Moore
and Glenn R. Brown, of Chicago, are
the stockholders in the Owosso
Creamery Co., which has filed arti-
cles of incorporation with the secre-
tary of state and County Clerk,
Nichols. The capital stock is SoO,-
600, half of which is preferred and
half common stock. The brick build.
ing of the defunct Dairy Farm Pro-
ducts Co., the old Dudley property
are to be used and the plant will be
at once put in shape for business
1t is presumed the company will util-
lie the cold storage plant