The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-28

exchanging them in the CONNER
cial world. talked with a bank.
er and I asked him the question?
(which would you rather have,
a 5 per cent State bond. or an
individual note?" He anhesita-
tingly replied, Il would rather
have the bond, and will gladly
exchange individual paper for
the paper of the State - There
fore, I say, if farmer can sell
his cotton at more than the
market price and take IN ex-
change a State bond, and this
bond will be accepted in pay
ment of accounts. or for the re-
lease of mortgages, then I can
not see for the life of me any
reason for the opposition, other
than as I have intimated before
to gratlfy insatiate greed.
I endeavor to be conservative,
I would regard it criminal for me
to advise any man to defeat his
creditors or to make any effort
to circumvent his creditors, but
have no hesitency in advising
every man to resist with all of
the power he can possess any
imposition on the part of those
who turn deaf<ear to the en-
treaties for an extension of time,
provided, however, the man
pleading for the extension has
not forfeited his right by some
dishonest conduct, but if he is
honest and making every effort,
and still his creditor is relent-
less, then my advice is to hold
him off with such force as may
be necessary, and the juries of
the land will never harm him.
It is a mans duty to protect
his family, and if he is so un-
fortunate as to be in the power
of a relentless and grasping
creditor who would take advant-
age of him now, he should noa
submit until the strong arm OF
the law overpowers him. | do
not like to write such sentiments,
but matters have been called to
| nv attention within the past
few weeks, If true, the creditor
IN this case rather than be per-
mitted to cellect should be pros
ecuted in the courts for violating
the usury laws, and more, if he
takes the property that he has
gotten his greedy clutches upon,
he should be made to answer a
damage suit in the courts, if to
do nothing else, than to expose
the man and his methods in order
that all men may avoid him as
they would a thief, for a man
who practices the methods I am
told this man does, is little short
of a thief, the fact is, I have
more respect for the thief, be.
cause, when he is pointed out as
a thief, he is ostracised from So
ciety, but the other fellow re.
mains to continue his nefarious
ousines. Usually such men have
money, therefore. the more
dangerous to society, and the
more necessary is it for society
to be rid of them. Oh, what crime
is comitted in the name OF the
law, and how many victims be
come the prey of these consclen-
celeSs creatures; they dry up the
| milk in the mothers breast and
thereby rob the infant of its
noprishment; they take the roof
from over the heads of the help
less and laugh at the tears OF
the widow and orphan; if they
have a soul, it is so scared that
nothing short Of the fires of hell
| will soften; then why not public
sentiment modify the law, and
refuse to permit the qualification
of their consciencelesS and NOR
bid greed for wealth.
The bond bill is in the House
for final determination, the Sen
ate has finished with it, the
Senate has also finished with
the warehouse bill, and the
acreage bill, which by the way
is 10 reduce the production of
cotton to 1000 pounds to the
plow with a penalty for over
production. But this bill is now
in free conference, and l think
the penalty feature will be
changed and a tax for the over
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