The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-09
WHAT WILL TIE HARVEST BEs

WHAT WILL THE HARVEST BEs
The Underwood Simmons tariff
bill will pe reported to the SEN
ate this week, then the fire works
will begin. The Republicans
know they are making a futile
fight, they know there is no pos
sible chance for their arguments
to win over a single Democrat,
and, since the Investigation
mania has seized congress there
is but little chance to buy votes
enough to affect the bill agreed
to by the caucus, however, the
Republicans and the Progress
sives, not in harmony with the
administration. are going to con-
test every inch of ground for the
purpose of going on record. Next
year there will be elections in
every congressional district in
the United States, the effort Of
those opposed to the present
tariff legislation is to affect this
election, in the hope, they will
be able TO increase their numbers
in the next congress.
Tae Democrats will have the
unit rule, that is to say, they will
apply the pledge to abide the de-
termination of the caucus, that
member who refuses to be so
bound will be accommodated
and looked upon as a traitor,
therefore, it will tase more firm
ness than the ordinary politician
possesses to go against the will
of those who happen to be in the
majority. The louisiana rep
resentatives, we believe, have
been allowed some kind of a
special dispensation whereby
they will not be held bound to
the action Of the caucus, out all
of the others are tied hand and
foot and dare not assert them
selves, matters not how much
they conscientiously differ with
those in control of the machin.
cry, or how injurious the legisla
ton will be to their constituents.
The Democratic party went be-
fore the country pledged to re-
form the tariff at a time when
there was a political upheaval,
conditions were such that we
doubt seriously if the tariff ques
tion was considered by the vot-
ers, the main issue was the de-
sire to punish both elements OF
the Republican party because of
It's antagonism towards one an
other; there was more Of the
dog-in. the manger spirit in the
last election than any political
principle. The Regublicau-Pro
gressives were determined to de.
feat the Taft Stand Patters at
any cost, and the Taftites were
equally determined to. defea t
Roosevelt's forces, had Roose
velt been given the Republican
nomination there would have
been no split in the Republican
party, perhaps then the tariff
would have been a live issue,
but as it was, we do rot think
thc question had a fair trial
before the voters, however,
when the next election comes on
and the people end.rse the ac-
ton of the present congress,
there need be no fear of going
still farther in the direction Of
tariff reduction, provided. how.
ever, the reduction has the effect
of lowering the cost OF living,
and it does not cripple the in
dustries of the country. but if
the lowering of the tariff has the
same effect the prosecutions OF
the trusts IN the courts have, the
people will pray to be saved from
their friends, and will go to any
length to drive the present set
from power.
There never was greater
truth spoken than when it was
said ''the Democratic party is
on trial." the leaders need not
lay JUNCTION unto their souls in
the belief they are secure for &
generation to come, they will
have to show and convince the
people of their sincerity first,
and their craftsmanship mainly.
This is a day results are looked
for, if the party the people al
lowed to get into power by q
minority vote make good, they
will endorse it by a majority
vote, but as before said, it will
have to prove It's worth for their
confidence. We regard all of the
tariff and currency legislation
experimental; the country at
large is restless, not knowing
how this legislation is going to
operate, business is sensitive
and shy, money is beng doled
out in such small quantities, that
all interests stand on the tiptoe
of expectency, as long as this
condition lasts, and it is bound
to last until the country has had
an opportunity to know the
effect, if it turns out as the Dem
ocratic party leaders plan, all
will be well, but should it be as
predicted by the Republican
leaders we look for a political
.ornl,t;on fhat NAV moan the