The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11

Wi WIZ PSNt|AS s-1AN. AANS 'o3
be reckoned with. I do not know
whether I shall be a candidate
or not next summer. but whether
I am or not l:have no objection of
giving an account Of my steward
ship to those entitled to receive
it. I have nothing to hide from
them and only pray that
my acts are approved by my
people as we'll as my conscience
and Judgment. The man who un-
takes to represent a people in
the Senate Of South Carolina
that is afraid his enemies will
s'get something on him" has no
business in a law making body.
He will not be there long before
his colleagues will diagnose his
ailment: and regard him a bet
ter subject for hookworm treat.
ment than for legislation. I want
it thoroughly understood that
I shall, as long as I remain in a
representative capacity, endea.
vor to so act as to first win the
approval Of my conscience and
Judgment; second, the approval
Of my constituents, when I have
done this I do not care a bar-be
for the opinions, and the schem-
ings, and manipulations of those
who have ever, and will continue
to be antagonistic to me in poll
tics, some, in my personal rela-
tions. The people are not easily
fooled, they are keen observers,
they know when a man IS true,
they know when a man is being
misrepresented, and they can
easily determine the motive
prompting a public mans ene-
mics. The people can discrimi-
nate between the Independent
and the sycophant, they may
disagree with an independent
mans views at times, especially
in politics. but if they have con-
hdence in that mans integrity
after years of trial, they are not
to be led away to run after or
take up with those who never in
their lives did a public or any
other service without good pay.
But what I started to say, the
Fortner bill come over to the
senate and was placed on the
calandar with an unfavorable
report. I presume it will be hotly
contested because there are many
who take an extreme view on
such matters, when it does come
up I would like for those in this
county who approve of it for
political reasons) to be present
and they will hear me tell the
senate just what I think of legis-
lation that is born in hypocrisy,
and bred IN viciousness.
Aside from these two meas
ures I doubt if there will be
much general legislation con-
sidered next week. Wednesday
the general assembly will go to
Charleston to inspect the Medi-
cal college and the citadel, this
is a junketing trip at the ex-
pense of the citizens of Char
lesion. taken by those who re-
ceive tue munifcient salary OF
5000 a year, out of which they
must pay their expenses. 1t is
a money making position, so en-
ticing a money-maker, that l
will assign my pay check and
add to it my individual check for
$3.50. to any one who will pay
my expenses in Columbia during
a session. There are some mem
bers of the general assembly
who can save money, they put
up at cheap boarding houses,
and for what ! know. bring
their rations from home, such
might save money out of their
salary and be able to blow them
selves for pint of plnders occa-
sionally, but it is not so with
me. I do not care especially for
pinders.
I had the honor of entertain
ing a number Of gentlemen at
supper Wednesday night on
some fish my good friend Mr..
B. P. Fulton sent me from Mar
tins Lake. and if he could have
seen the Senators and the
Speaker Of the House of Rep
resentatives eat Clarendon fish
I am sure he would exert him.
self to repeat the dose. A.