The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-06


ance of the people who make up
this great audience, then look
back and contrast this crowd,
with the anxious faces, and the
generally poverty stricken ap
pearance in the campaigns about
1890. They told you then that
the practical realization of that
revolution meant ruin to all. |
ask you today. who has been
hurt?
Such prosperity, as has come
to the farmers of the west and
south, has been shared by all
other classes Of people. And I
want to tell you, that this is on
ly the beginning, for if we con-
tinue steadfast and faithful the
rewards for productive labor are
greater than any yet received.
Those who clothe and feed this
world are entitled to the greater
share OF it's comforts and luxu-
ries, and they receive less.
It is a common thing to hear
this man or that lay claim to be-
ing the discoverer of progressive
principles, bnt I want to say to
you my friends, that progressive
principles are as old as the his
tory of man. You will find the
fundamentals laid down in the
book Of Genesis. If you will read
your Bible and then profane his
tory, you will see that the ques
tion through all the ages has
been the vain and ruinous strug-
gle of man made government to
supersede ard overthrow tn e
government framed and perfect
ed by Almighty God.
The difference between these
contending ideas has overthrown
empires and built civilization.
Man made government has ever
been arrogant, selfish and cruel,
while tie theocracy which God
established for Israel is the per.
lection of charity and justice,
contributing to the peace, com
fort and happiness of each indl.
vidual in exact proportion to his
or her capacity for enjoyment.
The only perfect government
that the world has. ever seen
was established by God four
thousand years ago, it's force
and power is evidenced by the
fact, that the Hebrews, though
scattered for 1000 years over
all the world, are as distinctly
a nation today as they were
then. On the other hand every
strictly man made government
that has ever existed has been
based upon the idea of the dom.
ination of the few over the
many. They have either fallen
into decay and perished, or say
ed themselves as we are doing,
by the gradual adoption of the
cardinal principles of the old
Israeiitish theocracy. And ]
am here to tell you that what
we call ''Progressivism" in
American politics, elected Wood
row Wilson president, and is
nothing more or less than a re.
volt agoinst selfish man made
government, back to original
principles as comprehended in
our Declaration OF Independence.
The American revolution was
the grandest and most important
in the worlds history since the
birth of Christ. and on yonder
little mountain, only ten miles
from here. your forefathers
fought the battle, which made
that revolution an actual reality.
That battle was for God and
Right; but you and I know that
it was won, our leaders could
not resist the subtle temptation
of ambition, and set up anew,
the old principles of privileges
for the destruction of which
our fathers have poured out
their blood. But the eternal
principle which God had laid
down at the beginning, was de.
finately and finally unshackled,
and today we can see that the
world is coming more and more
under it's demonstration.
Every intelligent man has
noted within the past few years
the mighty crystalization of this
sentiment. What similarity
there is between the Roosevelt
Taft split in the Republican
party, with the split of the gold
wing of the Democracy under
Palmer and Buckner, against
the Progressives of years ago.
This means that the Progress
ives in both old parties are in a
and control the destiny
of this county. no matter which
party is in power. I have often
asked myself the question,
''Why this change of senti-
ment?" I have heard it explain
ed in many ways, but none of
them are satisfactory to me. |
tell you what l think about 1t.
After the revolution the people
we're ignorant, education was to
The few. The leaders would
shout, Equal rights to all and
special privileges to none" and