The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-12

the propositions are voted down:
and properly so.
Senator Carlisle Of Spartan
burg has a bill upon the Calen.
dar ''To Require All TranSpor-
tation Companies TO Keep
Record Of Shipments OF Ii
quor." Mr.. Carlisle IS an
ardent prohibitionis5. He is
a good man, and a man of excel
lent ability, except when it comes
to matters concerning liquor,
but like the most of his extreme
brethren he would have extreme
legislation in the hope that it
will curtail, if not altogether
stop the drinking of liquor. l
am very fond of Carlisle and
have at times considerable sport
at his expense 10 tantaIizing him
when he attempts to ride his
hobby. The object of his bill is
to curtail the use Of whiskey by
the publicity process, but every
body knows that those who use
whiskey have no care as to who
knows they take drink there
are some who boast of the quan
tity they can hold, while there
are some only desire for privacy
is they would not care to share
with their prohibition neighbors,
but in this bill Carlisle imposes
an impossible requirement upon
common carriers, they must keep
a record of all liquors handled
by them, not only the number of
packages and the quantity, but
the "kind" of liquor. 1t is need
less to say this is an impossible
requirement. How is the carrier
to determine the ''kind" unless
those who must handle the pack
age breaks it open and tastes it?
Then if this was done, how many
packages would reach their des
tination safely, and how many
employees would be able to per.
form their duties for which they
are being paid? If the express
and railroad employees were re
ouired to determine the kind Of
liquor there is in transit would
it not imperil the safety of trav
el? Who would feel safe on board
of a railroad train knowing that
under the law the employees are
required to go into liquor pack
ages to ascertain the "kind."
The Insurance Commissioner
in his zeal to make his depart
ment the best in the Union has
had many bills introduced which
if enacted will cause much an
noyance in this State, some of
these measures have already been
withdrawn, and before the next
week ends I hope he will have
the others pulled down. I do not
think it wise to disturb condi
tions if they are working salts
factory, especially, whenit comes
to the matter of regulating bust
ness, which the average man has
had no opportunity to acquaint
himself with the true condition.:
these agitations do harm, in my
opinion, hence I say, unless a
change in the operation of large
business affairs is absolutely nee
essary, I favor letting we'll
enough alone, for this reason. I
am opposed to Mr.. McMaster's
proposition to force insurance
companies doing business in this
State to invest or loan their mon
ey in this State. I think the Com
missioner means we'll but the
proposition is impractical. The
insurance companies have loan.
ed millions of dollars in South
Carolina at a low rate of inter-
est, they did this without com
pulsion. now why force them?
Does not everybody know that
money investments will seek the
most favorable opportunity, and
no legislature can dictate to the
man with money where he shall
invest; the insurance companies
are seeking to place their money
to make interest, and when a
policy holder furnishes th e n
with satisfactory security, he or
she, has no trouble about getting
the money upon the terms Of
their contract when they issue
the policy.
The State OF Texas adopted
legislation of this kind and it is
the Texas law the commissioner
seeks to get for this State, but
when that State enacted the law
I am informed, II of the standard
companies withdrew from the
State, and that left only a very
few strong companies to do bust
ness; with the result, local con
Germs have sprung up, but these
have not the capital to win the
confidence of those who are seek
ing safe life insurance. The very
principle of compulsory invest,
ment is wrong. I have taken a
deep, and a careful interest in
this branch of our legislation at
this season. There are 3S foreign
life insurance companies doing
business in this State, and in 1912
these companies paid into the