Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-12
SOME OF THE PROGRESSIVE
IDEAS AND AIMS OF
MIR. MANNING.
Better Farm Conditions - Rural
Creditss--Protection Against Fraud.
ulent Festilizers-Sound Business
Administration - Reuniting the
Democracy.

"Citi2en," in Sumter Herald.)
In reading political articles and
listening to political talk it strikes
me that the merits and dement's of
the various candidates are founded
too much on politics, and not
enough on the men themselves and
what they have done or are doing,
and what they stand for 1t is,
therefore, a source of satisfaction to
the friends Of Hon. Richard |. Man
ming that there is behind him
something solder than an ability to
shake hands, to honey-talk and to
pull wires.
Mr.. Manning stands for progress
and advance, and Mr.. Manning
stands for honesty. The two must
go together. Honesty with stupid
ity, idleneSS or baCkwardness is
wasted progress. Accomplishment,
or business ability without honesty
are good qualities, but ON a founda-
tion that will soon crumble. Hand
in hand they must go if they expect
to go far Hand in hand they go
with Mr.. Manning conducting them.
Mr.. Manning stands for honest
election laws, though his opponents
are doing all in their power to dis
tort his views and words and to
fool those who are not so well posted
into believing he is trying to deprive
some of the people of their votes.
He has said time and again that he
wants every Democrat to vote once
and only once; does any honest man
want more? He has not and does
not favor registration for primary
voting, or any other form of restric-
ton. His opponents are trying to
make people believe he does, but
they know they are dishonest in their
efforts.
Mr.. Manning stands for more
equal assessment of property, be-
tween man and man, between town
ship and township, and between
county and county. Are you satisfied
with how the matters stand in this
Mr.. Manning is a practical farmer;
he has always been a farmer, not
merely a farm owner-there's a big
difference; he manages his own
farm. He is we'll posted, therefore,
on all matters that are of vital inter
est the out-of-town dwellers; the
pres, wing Of peace and good order
in the country; the founding Of a
. Sys III Of rural |redits something
like the building and loan associa-
tions of the towns; the standardiz-
ing Of cotton grades, which will
mean better prices; an adequate and
safe system of warehousing; the i'm
provement Of rural conditions, and
all things that will help make coun-
try life more profitable and more
pleasant. Another matter he under
stands perfectly and knows the i'm
portance Of is protection against
dishonest fertilizers. Our present
laws require that fertilizers shall
show their analyses, and shall meas
ure up to them; but there is matter,
known in the fertilizer world as
worthless filler" which will give the
analysis all right, but which Is with
out value as plant food. The far
mer must be protected against this,
so must the honest manufactures,
and to enact the legislation that will
accomplish this without falling short
or without going too far is going to
require skill, and an intricate knowl-
edge OF a difficult subject. .....
Mr.. Manning believes, of course,
in pushing educational advantages
and facilities as much as possible; he
believes in law and order, and law
enforcement; he believes in support
ing the constitution of South Caro-
lima, and in government along con-
stitutional lines. Last, but by no
means least, he is striving to put
down feelings Of factionalism in this
State; he is trying to keep men on
the opposite sides of the road from
being bitter toward each other be-
cause they do not happen to vote
alike; he is endeavoring to make
former friends once more friends,
and to reunite the Democracy of
South Carolina again into a happy
fam iy.-Adv.