The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-03-19

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RICHARD S. WHALEY.
To the Democratic Voters of the First Congressional District
The carried the candidacy for
Congress- succeed the lamented Hon. George Legare and
friends throughout the district have most kindly assured
support My candidacy entities you expression of
opinion upon those federal questions in which inter
esed Attendance upon my dutes as member OF the South
Carolina House of Representatives from Charleston county, has
early definition of views which briefly stated
PANAMA CANAL.
The early completion of the Panama canal many
porunes to South Carolina and particularly to this district
which contains the nearest the canal When the canal is
finished disposition must be made OF the machinery used
digging great waterway shall be simply discarded or shall
good in this couutry 1t to that this
machinery to be shipped to this country cannot be better
used than the drainage of the thousands of wet land
in this district and in other Southern States and elected
Congress this 1t
lis my mn thoroughly practical have this machinery ship
ped through Charleston and utilized in this manner
DRAINAGE
Drainage is one of the most Important vtaly mpo
in which this district interested and believing
intelligent and comprehensive system of drainage will DO
Shall elected advocate and work for such constu
will bring this about The Democratic platform
part this district endorsed plan for the drainage OF swamp
overowed lands along with the of water
federal appropriations and under federal
PARCELS POST.
The Parcels Post has my unqualified approval and be-
eve extension to articles not now included the service
PROGRESSIVE PRINCIPLES
Having part the convention which adopted this
platform and having through many and nights along with
the South Carolina delegates fought there for the nomlna
Woodrow Wilson and the principles which ne
sgna represents am not only IN pat a Tn those
ment member of Congress-
RIGHTS OF LABOR.
Among the most important declarations Democratic
PLATFORM my OPINION that relating the rights of labor and
thorough Sympathy with this declaration which part
Questions judicial practice have arisen especially
industrial disputes We believe that the parties
all proceedings should be treated with rigid mparaity
and that should issued which
Injunction would issue no Industrial dispute were
And further The expanding organization of industry makes it
that there should be abdgemen OF the right OF
and producers organize for the protection OF
wages and the conditions the erd that
labor organizations and their should not be regard
illegal Combinations restraint of trade This sound
Democracy it right and just and stand for it, My legislative
career has exampfed my interest in these questions
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.
It necessary for me to say people of Charleston
and the rest Of the district that deeply interested IN the
maintenance and extension OF the naval
rc this district would work for an additional oo 1901 DOCK
and believe we are entitled to ths 6eevs IN 3otoo ehanne
from the the yard and advocate the deepening OF
the Ashley river also to thirty feet.
LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE
President Wilson has announced his purpose of calling the
congress session in April for the special OF
possibly of the question: BY Its PLATFORM
WHICH have quoted other issues the Democratic party
pledged 10 reform on Doth these ana neary en-
1t particularly important that this district shall be represent
the benefit of the legislative experience which, through
hdeuce of Charleston county have gained by my
service House Of Representatives, am not
hand unfamiliar with legislative
and parliamentary law having served eleven years IN
legislature chairman Of the judiciary committee
and years Speaker Of the House
WIDE ACQUAINTANCE
This service brought contact with the represen
the entire State and positions of responsibility
body have known pariaty favorltlsm between
men or factions or sections Of the State.
Believing that be of service to people, am asking
crafty audbe ambition represent the people OF this
American Congress- For the first time IN twenty
years since the is possible for
the South to take in really
legislation The opportunity that would
stir the South Caroinan, and if am the
choice district endeavor shall be
to worthy the of the strong
men who have houored this place in the past
Respectfully,
RICHARD S. WHALEY. |
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