The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-03-19
Hughes IS a Worker.
Editor Manning Times:

Editor Manning ines:
Sir:-Apropos of the present Con
gressional race, I want to say q few
words in favor of one of the candidates
Mr.. Edw. W. Hughes, and why thinE
he should be elected.
In the first place, Mr.. Hughes is
good lawyer and entirely competent Il
fill the position satisfactorily.
Second, he is thoroughly identified
with the working people and IN ful
to better their condition, and make
brighter the political prospects OF their
children, by leaving to them a free ano
popular government by the masses in
stead of restricted and paternal gov
ernment of the classes.
Third, he is in thorough accord with
the administration of President Wilson
and the Democratic party, leaders
which will help him get from Congress
the things most needed in this district,
namely, river and harbor improve
menrs. the draining of low lands, and
building of good roads, and opening OF
new rural mail routes.
Fourth, he is on friendly terms with
Governor BIease and the up-country,
hence he will neither anragonize, or he
antagonlzed from either quarter. 10
other words he would 60 TO Washing
ton with his influence unimpaired bv
factional strife at home, and free to
give his best efforts to the peculiar
needs of this district. and have the aid
of the rest of the State in so doing.
Fifth, he would 60 with mind un-
trammelled by biased traditions OF q
foolish aristocracy, and open to convic-
tion along the lines of modern progress
sive democratic ideas, and capable OF
understanding and adapting same to
the present and future needs OF this
district.
This county of Clarendon is fine and
healthy land and contains population
of as fine a race of people as Gods sun
ever shown on. But it needs more white
people to develope its great material
resources. How will we get them here?
by draining the swamp and wet lands,
aud building roads, thus making 1t at
tractive to farm renters in the Pied
mont counties, who now go to south
Georgia and buy farms as fast as they
accumulate a little money up there.
Charleston is now in position to take
90 new life and rapidly expand iuto a
great and thriving city on account OF
the near opening of the Panama Canal,
and if the right man is sent to Congress
TO give her the needed impetos she will
soon do so. That means the creation OF
a new and great nearby market for all
kinds OF fruit and truck, poultry, and
meats all the year around.
We in this back country will then get
the benefit of this great cash trade
which will bring more people into our
midst, TO develope the waste places,
help us build good roads, erect better
school houses and maintain more eff
c;ent schools. How can we accomplish
these things? By starting in right now
anu electing man to Congress who
has clear idea of what he wants. how to
get it and is willing to pull of his coat
Ind 20 after it: Then keep your eye op
him and see that he does it or next time
let him stay at home.
The low country is ready to come
rom under the blighting rule OF an ar
stocracv that thinks more OF free Mig
gers than it does of poor white men.
Let US send 8 man of the people to
Congress, who understands and sympa-
.hizes with the desires and pressing |
leeds of the whole people, Ed. W..
Hughes of Charleston, is such a man. |
he won't shine in Washington's aristo-
,rGtic and exclusive society very bright
y, and you won't see his picture in the |
society columns of the Metropolitan pa
,ers, with notice in big black letters
elling how he won game OF golf, and
What high-tone6 church he attends. But
Re will be on the job alright and deliV'
r. the goods when it comes to getting
ederal aid for his district.
When you want a good work-horse
ou don't buy fancy stopper, you pre-.
er strength and durability.
CLARENDON.