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

ord, can have a monopoly in the
handling of them.
The Record in a spirit of ridi-
cule said "My Dear Applet"
wanted to make 1t $5o,00OW0,
and it seem to be very gleeful
because "My Dear Applet" did
not get his amendment through,
but I think The Record would
have been equally gIeeful or
more so, if the entire PROPOSE
ton had fallen through, just as
it will be should the legislature
adjourn without doing anything
to better conditions in this State.
rhe opposition found Senator
Tillman in Columbia Friday and
becaus , he asked where would
s'the State sell the bonds" the
inquiry is u ed to aid them in
throwing cold water on the prop
osition. I had a talk with the
Senator myself. and his conver-
sation with me did not indicate
hostility to the measure, but on
the contrary he seemed greatly
interested and was anxious for
something to be done, No doubt
b 9 like many others would
like to know where b g
bonds will be sold, b u t
this is not the time to inquire,
the first step to be taken IS to
have the authority of the people
to issue the bonds, and then it
will be up to those in authority
under the Act to consider the
manner of floating them, but,
for argument sake, say the
bonds cannot be sold, and the
banks will not receive them as q
negotiable collateral. we will not
be in any worse fix than we are
now, except, perhaps. the trivial
cost OF printing the bonds which
will be but a few dollars. There
is absolutely no cause for appre'
hension, not even if the bonds
are issued, and the State takes
the cotton for 10 cents a pound
and loses by the transaction
several million dollars, which
loss is not probable, unless those
who think so are ready to be-
lieve the war will last always,
and there Will never be a de-
mand for cotton again. l say
suppose there is a loss, would it
not be better for the State to
meet with a loss of even several
million dollars, and have that
loss spread over a term of years
and paid back by all of the tax
able property, cotton mills, rail
roads, banks, and the many vari-
oas other enterprises, than for
one class OF our people, the
mainstay of our existence to be-
come bankrup5ed at one fell
stroke? A similar condition ex-
lists in Egypt and that govern.
ment did not hesitate to go to
the rescue of it's people, then I
do not see any need for this
great State to become alarmed
and get stampeded by the argu-
ments of tnoso who are urging
nonaction, and I have no doubt
this obstructing element IN a
condition, where a people are
reduced to practical slavery, a
magni6ciento opportunity to estab
lish a system of peonage, such
as Mexico is cursed with today.
I can imagine the palms of the
shylock itching if relief is not
obtained. Even now while the
effort is being made to secure
relief, greed is manifesting it's.
self in many quarters; ask the
fellow whose guano note is due,
and the man who has a note in
the bank; there are some bankers
doing all in their power to in
dulge their patrons, but there
are others demanding the pound
of flesh now while the flesh can
be>taken from above the heart.
Ask che tenant whose landlord
demands his rent in real money,
and refuses to take cotton un-
less it is at the price paid by the
speculator; ask the merchant
whose all is invested IN supply
ing the farmer with the mems
to make crop, and see if you
do not find him with red eyes
from loss of sleep because his
creditors pay no heed to his rea-