The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-08

legislature and elsewhere for the
interests Of the masses, that it is
his pride to follow in his foot
prints. Mr.. Dennis declared that
he had been frequently solicited
represent the corporations, had
he done so he would be a rich
man today, but he refused. pre-
ferring to stand by the people
that honored his father and him,
self. He asked the people to sup.
port him for this place promising
to do all in his power
for their and all the in.
terests of the district and
if he was elected he would
cause them to be proud OF
him. Mr.. Dennis is an impress
sive speaker, but having to
speak first with his opponent
having the reply of course put
him somewhat at a disadvantage,
nevertheless, he made friends in
the audience. But now that the
ice is broken he will be able al
future meetings to be in a posi-.
ton to show greater advantage.
There are some who think MI
Dennis should have confined his
remarks to Mr.. Whaley's Con.
gressional record and not 60
back to his record in the State
legislature, this would be hard
to do unless Mr.. Whaley had
made a record in that body
which Mr.. Dennis claims he has
not made. It is true, that
Mr.. Whaley introduced a drain.
age bill, but.nothing as yet has
come of it, and there is no tell.
ing if anything will come of it.
but on the drainage question
Mr.. Dennis and Mr.. Whaley are
not differing, both of them favor
government aid to drain our
swamp lands, and we have no
doubt that either of them will
work to get it.
The last speaker was Mr..
Whaley who began his remarks
by thanking his hearers for his
election a year and a half ago,
and he then proceeded to give a
running account of what has
been done in Congress since he
has been a member of that body.
He told of the wonderful work
done by Congressman Lever,
and what Lever had accomplished
and was still accomplishing for
the agricultural interests, and
that he was giving Mr.. Lever
all the aid he could in his great
work. He referred to the drain
age bill that be introduced. and
expressed the hope it would
some day become the law in &C.
tive operation. Mr.. Whaley
then proceeded to answer some
of the arguments made by Mr..
Dennis, and explain his votes
that was being criticised. He
said the reason he voted against
the confederate soldier artificial
limb bill was because the sol.
diers themselves were divided
on it and it was hard to reach a
conclusion which was best. In
this connection he said he was q
member of the legislature when
the appropriations for pensions
was $4,000 and staid there until
it went up to s250.o00 that he
loved the old soldier and was
ever ready to do what be can for
him.
He also had to make reference
to reports that he said was being
circulated in this county, one of
which related to the Manning
post Office, and he denounced it as
"a black lie, namely, that he had
promised the: post Office before
the election, he said that two
days after the election he re-
received a letter from the writer
"begging him for the appoint
must to. the post Office" The
writer Immediately demanded of
Mr.. Whaley that he read the let
ter, but that he must read it all
and not a part. Some of Mr..
Whaley's friends made a slight
effort to resent this, but the
crowd took it up and Mr.. Wha-
ley did read the letter which put
a different complexion to his at
tempt to create a false impres.
sion. The letter in effect was