The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-15
Announces issues
RICHARD ]. MANNING OUTLINES
PLATFORM TO PEOPLE
TALKS TO YOUNG men

tions Affecting the State-Young
Men of Sumter Organize to For
ward his Candidacy.
Recently there vas organized in
Sumter the Young Mems Manning
club. In speaking before them at
their request, Mr.. Manning outlined
his platform as follows:
An issue before the people Of this
State is that of safe guarding the
primary elections. The constitution
of 1895 restricted the suffrage so as
to eliminate, as far spractlcable, the
negro vote. Questions between the
whites were to be settled by friend
ly family fight in the primaries, in
which every white man, who was not
barred by the constitutional and stat
utory provisions, was to vote. Under
these conditions differences among
the whites were settled, but being
| Ol tIdl1, LIZ 1ASAo otSS
were made or practised.
The rules governing primary elec-
tions, loose as they were, were often
disregarded, until it became the Gus
tom to let them go in almost any
way. When differences arose and
feeling ran high, and distrust of each
other crept in, dissatisfaction with
prevailing methods was manifested
and charges and ountercharges OF
Irregularities and illegal voting were
made. White mems differences must
be settled fairly. Party feeling and
prejudice often caused men to disre-
gard exact justice and fairness. Tn
der our present party rule the party
elections are loosely conducted and
abundant opportunity exists for re-
peating and illegal voting.
We should adopt such changes IN
our party rule as will insure to every
man to vote once, but to vote but
once. It should be made impossible
to permit repeating or to ALLOW nom
residents and citizens not entitled to
vote to kill the votes of South Caro-
linians whose right and prerogative
it is to vote. We should see to it
that only living South Carlinians be
allowed to vote, and each man only
once, in order that the primary may
be preserved and not destroyed.
I shall advocate such changes in
assessment and taxation as shall
more fairly distribute the burdens OF
taxation, and make more equal as
sessments, and with exemptions Of
small homes in town, and home and
small farms of limited acreage, and
shall advocate such laws as will
promote ownership of homes in town,
and a home and small farms in the
country. I shall advocate land reg
istration bill and encouragement to
rural credits, warehousing of cotton,
better marketing Of crops, accurate
! grading of cotton, and protection
from fraud or adulteration Of fertili-
zers, which will protect the farmer
and honest fertilizer manufacturer;
and by making life on the farms more
profitable and more pleasant and
comfortable, many of our problems
will be solved in a safe and sane
manner. Self-protection, and the So
luton of rural problems, which con-
front US, require attention to these
matters.
wish to stress the Importance OF
the application of good business
methods to the administration of all
Of the affairs of our State. I believe
in efficiency with economy. The gov
ernor can, by close study and atten-
ton to the affairs of the various in
stitutions of the State, insure econ
omy and greater effectiveness with
an ever widening development, and,
if elected, I will give to my State
clean, progressive business admins
tration.
I favor education at public ex-
pense. South Carolina stands nearly
bottom of the list in the percentage
of illiteracy I shall never be salts
fed until this percentage Of litter
acy is reduced. We have made great
progress in our educational system,
more and more money is being spent
for the cause Of education. AS
parent can not spend his money bet
ter than by educating his child, so
the State can not spend its money
better than by educating the citizen.
favor the maintenance and support
of institutions of higher learning,
and provisions for their growth and
development to meet growing needs,
but l emphasize the needs of the
public schools. A liberal appropria-
ton should be made by the State of
fund to supplement the funds for
the school raised locally-thus to en-
worse and to encourage the spirit Of
self help.
An educated citizenship is the real
justification for public education. We
must make parents realize the neces-
city for education. That sentiment
must be so strong as to force parents
to send their children to school.
When a community reaches that
point almost all of the white children
will be in school, and law requiring e
attendance upon school by all chill
dren between certain ages will be ef-
fec:ive. and as soon as it is shown
that a county can have adequate
schoo! facilities. I would favor COM
puisory education, with the local op-
ton feature, because any law to be
effective must be supported by pub
lie sentiment. Mere legislation is
not a cure-all.
I want to be frank With YOU. my
f-iarfs and MOI II borS 7 want TO be