The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-05-20
What MANNING ADVOCATES,
CITIZEN POINTS OUT SOME or
THE PROGRESSIVE IDEAS
AND AIMS OF TIE SUM.
TER CANDIDATE,
Better Farm COnlitiOns-IiuraIC Cred
fts-l'rOtcctiOn Against Fraudulent
fcriliZcrs-SOund Business Al.
MISUNDERSTANDING the De-
mOcracy.

Editor Daily Item.
In reading political articles and
listening to political talk it strikes me
that the merits and demerits of the
various candidates are founded toe
much on politics, and not enough or
the men themselves and what they
have done or are doing, and what
they stand for. 1t is, therefore, q
source Of satisfaction to the friends
OF Hon. Rich'd. /. Manning, that there
is behind him something solder thar
an ability to shake hands, to honey.
talk, and to pull wives.
Mr.. Manning stands for progress
and advance, and Mr.. Manning stands
for honesty. The two must GO to.
gether. Honesty with stupidity
idleness or backwardncss is wasted
Progress, accomplishment, or business
ability without honesty arc good
qualities but on Il foundation tha,
will soon crumble. Hand in hand
they must go if they expect to go lar
Hand in hand they go with Mr.. Man.
ming conducting them.
Mr.. Manning stands for homes,
election laws, though his opponents
are doing all in their power to disturt
his views and words and to fool those
Who are not SO well posted into be
lieving he Is trying to deprive some OF
the people of their vote. 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 rcgistra-
tion for primary voting or any oxhcr
form of restriction. His opponents
are trying to make people believe nc
does. but they know they are dis
honest in their efforts.
Mr.. Manning stands for more
equal assessment of property, between
man and man, between township and
township, and between county and
county. Are you satisfied with how
tax matters stand in this State. Oh
are you with him in this? Mr.. Man.
ming is a practical farmer; he has al
ways been farmer, not merely a
farm Owner-there's big difference;
he manages his own farm. He Is we'll
posted. therefore, on all matters that
are Of vital interest to the out-of-
town dwellers; the preserving of
peace and good order in the coun-
try; the founding Of a system of ru-
raj credits, something like the build
ing and loan association of the towns;
the standardizing Of cotton grades,
which will mean better prices; an
adequate and safe system of ware
housing; the improvement OF rural
conditions. and all things that will
help make country life moro profitable
and more pleasant. Another matter
he understands perfectly and knows
the Importance of is protection
against dishonest fertilizers. Our
present laws require that fertilizers
shall show their analyses, and shall
measure up to them; but there is
matter, known in the fertilizer world
as worthless filler" which will give
the analyses all right, but which is
without value as plant food. The
farmer must be protected against
this, so must the honest munufac-
turer, and to enact the legislation
that will accomplish this without
falling short or without going too far
is going to require skill, and an in
tricate knowledge of difficult sub
ject.
! Mr.. Manning believes of course in
pushing educational advantages and
facilities as much as possible; he be-
lieves In law and order, and law en-
forcement, no believes in supporting
the constitution Of South Carolina
and in government along constitution
al lines. Last, but by no means least
he is striving to put down the feeling
of factionalism in this state; he is
trying to keep men on the opposite
sides OF the road from being bitter to-
ward each other because they do not
happen to vote alike; he is endcavor-
ing to make former friends once more
friends, and to reunite the Democracy
of South Carolina again into u happy
family.
Citizen.
Boys Kill Each Other.