The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-08

now showered upon Blease. Let
any man go to the newspaper
files from 1890 to 1895 and see
for himself. Social and busi-
ness pressure was as great in
1890 as now against a young
lawyer who dared take Tillman's
side. The idea seemed to be
then that if Tillnan could be
defeated that the movement
would be dead. What mistake.
Some unseen force deep down
has kept the fires alive, and
will keep them alive until the
purpose for which they were
kindled has been accomplished.
AS long as there is an oligarchy
which seeks to subject the maj
ority to the will of a manority,
even if restrictions designed to
disfranchise negroes IN a general
election mnst be invoked to stop
white men voting in a party pri'
mary. there will be a leader on
hand to fight the peoples battle.
With the political battle won,
then the movement begun IN
1890, will enter upon the full
accomplishment of it's destiny.
I do not think that TIllman with
all of his ability could have led
along the lines of an industrial
uplift, nor does the genius of
Blease find its scope in that
field.
Tillman served his purpose in
teaching one white man that he
was just as good politically and
entitled to the same voice IN
government as any other white
man. The people sent him on
to the United States senate,
"pitchfork" and all. He made
good in spite of dire predictions
of evil to come.
Blease has for t Fl I'd n d
strengthened the people in their
determination to rule, and led
the fight in opposition to a re-
stricted primary, and I believe
the people will do as they did
with Tillman, send him to the
United States senate. I believe
he will make good in spite of all
handicaps and just as Tillman
has done, win the confidence and
respect of the entire country.
Believing this I shall vote for
Governor Blease.
OI am a candidate for governor,
because I feel that / can serve
nv state, by carrying forward
this movement with which / be
gun my career in 1890. The po.
lltical part of it never appealed
to me at any time with half the
force that the industrial posi-
bilities did. My impatience with
this phase of the movement
often led me into antagonism
with it's political leaders.
My earnest eudeavor will be,
if I am elected, to so shape po-
litical affairs in South Carolina,
as to provide safety to future
generations from a split among
our white people which is in
evitable when class is eternally
arrayed against class.
The next forward movement
in this state should be in line of
industrial development. The
masses have remained unsatls-
fed because mere political agi-
tation has not and never can &C.
complish anything in the way of
financial relief.
The farmers product is still
priced by the buyer, and what
he consumes by the seller This
will continue until proper sys-
tenn for marketing the cotton
crop is provided by law.
White Ia bor is leaving the
farms for the mill and workshop.
This makes more competition
between laborers in the towns,
swells the ranks of non-pro-
ducers, and raises ever higher
the cost of living. The only rem
edy is to increase the profits on
the farm by cutting out the mid
dlemen and spectators who ab-
sorb profits, but produce nothing
to either feed or clothe mankind.
If l can turn some Of the
energy now devoted to politics
into the development and con-
servation of the natural re
sources of our state, | can find
no better field for the use of
brain and body.
| saw recently IN a texas
paper a statement that a farmer
in Texas placed a stamped en-
velope with a note in bale Of
cotton requesting whoever man
ufactured the cotton to report
the price paid. The farmer sold
the cotton at II cents per pound.
In a few months he received a
reply from Germany, saying that
the cotton cost the mill 10 cents
per pound; and that it would be
manufactured into goods that
would bring about 500. Of
course this is an extreme case,
but here is $4,000 per bale, that
somebody received out OF that
bale of cotton, between a Texas
field and German mil, not to
mention the enormous profit to
manufacturers. Some state must
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