The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-28
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E6IkA SESSloN.
Capitol Correspondence:-An-
other week Of sswatchful wait
ing" IN the hope that something
will be done to aid the masses
in this, their day Of tribulation,
and yet nothing has been accom-
plished; as time goes on l am
beginning to lose faith of any
remedial legislation, not because
the general assembly is without
power to give substantial relief,
bat because the 'sBig Interests"
appear to have a. mysterious in
Auence to prevent legislation
which promises relief. I am
fast coming to the conclusion
that South Carolina is in the
grasp of the corporations, and
nothing will be done without the
sanction of these institutions. It
! Is clearly evident that the cotton
mill interests and the national
bankers are determined to do all
in their power to prevent this
legislature from doing anything
which may tighten the burdens
depressing the masses; the large
daily newspapers of the State
are controlled by, corporations.
and they are daily filing their
editorial columns with adverse
criticisms of any attempt to pro-
vide a means to bring on a bet
Ter state of affairs, not only so,
but representatives OF the big
Interests" are daily engaged IN
an active lobby to carry out the
purpose of those who oppose the
bond issue, warehouse, curtail-
mens of cotton production, and
any and everything suggested
for relief.
Realizing the depressed Con
ditions I introduced and had
passed through both. Of the
houses Senate and House OF
Representatives, a rcso''1ti.'' II :
questing the circuit judges not
to order foreclosures ofproperty
{ before next October; the sole
purpose being to direct atten-
tion to this grave matter and
appeal to the courts to prevent
as far as possible the sacrifice
Of property, not to defeat an
honest debt, but to keep the
property from being placed upon
the block at ) time when there
Has no money to protect the in.
terests Of the mortgagor. The
resolution went through both
houses without an objection. the
next day however, the Senator
: from Charleston introduced a
resolution to rescind the action
OF both Houses. I resisted his
resolution as best could but he
secured majority and put the
Senate in the position of turn.
ing turtle" J" with the House fol-
lowing suit. Why there can be
objection to such a harmless res
olntion 7 cannot understand. un-
less it is from a class of money
sharks who hope to reap a finan-
cial harvest by enforcing the
collection of their secured claims
at a time when every one knows
that only the mortgage can
buy IN the property, whereas if
the mortgagee is made to wait
until matters loosen up, then
possibly the mortgagor can save
his property from being sacri,
sced.
Had this resolution remained
the expression Of the general
assembly, our Judges when they
are called upon to sign decree
for foreclosure, would have in
quired into the time when the
property is proposed to be sold.
and, If at a time when in his
Judgment it would be to the dis
advantage of the mortgagor, he
would have ordered the property
O. s.
sold alta more propitlous time,
in other words, he would have
given the mortagor chance,
but no, once in the clutches of
debt the debtor is at the mercy
OF his creditor and must remain
80, however, the fact of the res
olution having been introduced
and passing, will have its in
fuence with the Judges I be-
keve, regardless of the liter
thought of the assembly.
The absorbing question this