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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01

knowledge we are reluctant
about accepting the advice: or
the dictation Of those who bad
absolutely no part in rescuing
this government from political
enemies. We recall the methods
of politicians in control prior to
1880, and how the masses grew
restive from the growing ten
dency to confne the political
privileges to certain few, this
brought on the agitation for the
primary; as long as the results
of the primaries bore fruit suit
able to the tastes Of certain peo-
pie, all went along as happy as
a marriage feast, but when 9TH
ers came into control changes
we're demanded, not by the
masses, bu thy the element that
was relegated.
1t is our opinion, it will be a
sorry day for this State ifa cer-
tain class Of politicians get con-
trol of the party machinery, if
they do, it will mean not only
depriving the masses of seeing
the candidates face to face, but
it will also mean the disfranchis-
ing of many who now enjoy the
right of political manhood. 1t
behooves every white man to at
tend his club meetings, when
the clubs are called together to
reorganize, and elect representa-
tives to the county convention
who will represent the views OF
their club. This is important as
the franchise Of the masses IS
involved. The people will not
soon forget how two years ago,
by their indifference, the county
convention was made up of men
who really did not represent the
views OF the people, they only
represented a certain few. as
was fully demonstrated when
the primary election came on
and the people recorded their
views at the ballot box.
The clubs will be called upon
to assemble on the 2oth: OF
this month, it will be we'll to
begin now to look after the club
organization, see that every
white citizen is enrolled, and
that he attends the meeting OF
his club when delegates are to
be elected, then: if the club de-
sires to do so, it can instruct It's
delegates whether or not it de-
sires the campaign meetings
abolished.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
IS PRESIDENT WILSON on THIN lCEl

The controversy in congress
over the repeal of the law ex-
empting tolls for American YES
sells passing through the Pana-
ma canal is perhaps the greatest
oratorical fight that has been
waged in that body III many
years. Leaders such as Champ
Clark and Oscar Underwood who
have stood by the President to
carry out the pledges CT the Bal,
timore platform are in revolt
against the Presidents appeals
to the Congress to violate the
party promise, and repeal this
law. Had any other man besides
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
CLARENDON ALMOST SUR,

ROUNDED By BUVLE.
The recent decisions of the
supreme court relating to the
dispersary cases from Williams
burg and Lexington counties
has given to the Prohibitlonsts
a backset, and they will no doubt
have a tendency to revive IN
terest in the. other counties, to
return to the dispensary sys-
tenn. We had hoped Williams
burg would fail to establish the
dispensary, because, being an
adjoining county it may do US
considerable harm in a business
way, if nothing else, with the
legal sale of whiskey at Olanta
a border town, and the legal
sale at a competing tobacco
market, it is enough to give US
concern, but if Sumter fails
which we hope will be the case to
get the privilege it will not be
so bad. The county Of Sumter
attempted to get a bill through
at the recent session of the gen.
eral assembly to have an elec-
ton this year, the writer voted
against the proposition, but it
passed the senate and failed to
reach a vote in the house. Had
the members of the house dele
cation from Sumter been active
to secure a vote, we have no
doubt it would have passed, and
in all probability the majority
would have re esta ollshed the
institution. and would have
been another serious drawback
financially to this county, as 1t
is, we will suffer enough by
Olanta in Florence county sell
ing whiskey near the Clarendon
line, and Kingstree an adjoining
county seat, pulling hard for
Clarendon's Salem business, also
selling booze.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
DO NOT ABOLISH THE
CAMPAIGN MEETINGS.

The News and Courier has op-
ened up a campaign against the
county, to county meetings for
candidates for State offices, its
position is being seconded by a
number of country weeklies, but
in our opinion, should these ed
itors succeed in getting the State
convention to adopt their sug-
gestion, it will not have the ef-
feet they hope for. J he people
want an opportunity to hear the
candidates, whether they take
advantage of it or not, and,
whenever it is attempted to de.
prive them of this opportunity, it
will be regarded as an invasion
upon their rights to be resented
in no uncertain way.
The Democratic party of this
State is made up of the white
people; they have become ac-
customed to the method and
are not complaining until
they do complain, the campaign
meetings will be held, in spite
of the frothings of few disap-
pointed newspaper editors, and
their little me too's here and
there. In last Mondays issue of
Charleston's morning daily there
appeared a number Of editorials
reproduced from county news
papers, but the "Old Lady OF
Broad Street" did not think it
wise to reproduce the editorials
from those editors who disagree
with it's proposition, neverthe-
less, the people in the counties
where editors are opposed to de-
priving the masses Of an accus'
toned opportunity know the
views Of their county newspaper,
and will not be misled by The
| News and Courier giving to its
readers only one side Of the is.
sue it has raised.
We had something to do Will,
the organization Of the Demo
cratic party in South Carolina:
perhaps more than majority o1
the present newspaper men OF
this State, we know what sacri'
;, fees were made to secure con
troll of this government, and who
; made the sacrifices; having this
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01

those complaining have ever at
tempted to do more than make
the assertion; when pinned down
for facts they evade by saying
they "heard So" We have no
doubt that a certain amount of
gaming, and other things too is
going on in Manning, it would be
a most remarkable town if there
were not some vices. bat we don't
believe their is conducted in this
town a place for the purpose OF
gambling; it is possible there
are a few persons who may in
dulge in a little game of cards,
and too, they may put up a little
wager, We do not even know
this to be a fact, but it is posi-
BILE; the average man in Man
ming has not manifested any in
dication of having angelic pin
feathers growing on him, there
fore we say, it is possible that
an occasional game of cards is
indulged in here, but when it is
intimated that such men are
gamblers, it can only be attrib-
uted to dense ignorance or SIAN
der.
What is a gambler: One who
makes gambling a calling or pro.
fess,on, and INDUCES in it for
what he may gain. The man
who occasionally plays a game
of cards for amusement, even
though he stakes a wager is not
a gambler; If such an one is a
gambler then the good women
who, at this time are enjoying
the fad or are afflicted with club
tits, can be characterized as
gamblers. We think the man
who would so characterize these
good ladies who congregate at
each others homes to play
bridge or rook and win prizes,
would not get far before he
would be reminded that he is
poking his nose where he has no
business, and possibly he would
have an argument presented
that would enlighten him of the
difference between persons in
dulging in certainssocial pleasur'
es.a and those who make the game
of chance a means ofsupport. No
earthly government, whether it
be municipality, or State can
be conducted entirely on pious
principles, one reason is that it
would be hard to secure enough
of the truly pious to undertake
lit, and another is, it would be
Observation-Disclosures was time
when the church undertook tc
exert a controlling influence ov'
er government, history tells US
the deplorable result h e
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01

over the transcontinental rail-
roads for thousands of miles, to
be packed in foreign ships bound
for China and Japan, these
transcontinental railroads and
the steamships lines, are owned
by the same foreign capital, and
the same ownership has always
contended against the American
government granting any privi-
leges to its shipping.
The free tolls for American
ships as we understand it, means
simply to give to our own ships
an advantage over foreign ships,
so, they may be in a position to
compete with the ships of for
eign countries, which are sub
sidized, this, we take it, was the
purpose OF the Democratic party
in making the pledge in it's plat
form, the very same pledge was
given to the people By the Re-
publican and Progressive par.
ties, all of them recognizing it
as a sound American principle,
but President Wilson will not
have it so, and we fear his insis-
tence will be a wedge in the
party's future welfare.
1t is all very we'll to be loyal
to the President, but the party
pledges are greater than any In
diyidual, if Mr.. Wilson forgets
! his obligation to the party that
made him President, Champ
Clark, and Oscar Underwood are
right in doing all in their power
to prevent their chief from
guiding the party wrong. Al.
ready the Presidents course is
being criticised, and, it is insin-
uated that his position is not
without suspicion. Representa-
tive Knowland of California in a
! speech on the floor cited dates
of alleged secret visits to the
President blythe private secre-
tary to the British foreign min
lister, and he quoted concurrent
facts in an effort to prove that
the Presidents policy to require
American coastwise vessels tc
pay tolls through the canal had
been formed since the date
of these secret visits. This
same Representative also
quoted Secretary Bryan from
his speech made last May al
Washington Park, Pa, in which
| he stressed the sacredness of a
party platform. And we recall
Mr.. Bryan's speech before the
general assembly in Columbia in
which he said, "that whenever
a man found that he could no
support the requirements Of his
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01

church has a mission to perform
which keeps it's hands full, and
when it successfully controls its
own government, it will deserve
full praise, but when an element
of it's membership, especially
those who do not enjoy the full
confidence of their fellows,
undertake to steer the
church into government control,
whether it be municipal or State,
it will run against rocks, and i'm
pair it's usefulness.
The people do not take kindly
to such restraints as zealots, 81.
gots and fanatics choose to i'm
pose, and, when they have a sus-
picion that some of these who
would restrain them, would be
wise to sweep before their own
doors before they undertake to
censor the conduct of Others,
then they resent such interfer-
ence with indignation.
Manning is a we'll governed
town, we have good order and
good health, there is no just
ground for hysteria on the part
of individuals, and we say right
here and now that whenever a
town council is chosen to con-
duct the affairs on narrow and
extreme principles, the people
will not stand for it. Law and
order all want, but they do not
propose to subject themselves to
the fanaticism of extremists,
whenever a person is charged
with offending the ordinances,
his or her case should be thor.
oughly investigated, and judg'
ment rendered upon the proof
without fear or favor, but always
with such mercy as the circum-
stances justify. We should have
been glad to have supported the
council as at present organized,
and regret that some OF the
members declined to stand fo1
e-election.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01

the President suggested the vio-
lation of this plank Of the Dem
ocratic platform, he would have
been ostracised from party coun.
ellis, and denounced throughout
the length and breadth of the
land as a traitor, but like the
King, the President can do no
wrong.
The Democratic party in con-
vention assembled nominated
Woodrow Wilson for President,
and placed him pledged upon a
certain platform of principles,
one of the planks in that plat
form declared for free tolls for
American vessels passing
through the Panama canal, but
President Wilson, since his
election. has come to:regard that
particular plank in the party
platform, if adhered to, a viola
ton of treaty obligation with
England, and, he is using his
great influence with the con-
gress, to repeal this law in spite
of the protests of his loyal lieu
tenants who have unswervingly
stood by HIM to secure such leg
islation as would make good to
the people the promises made
by the great party they repre-
sent.
If American vessels are not to
have any advantage over foreign
vessels, in this American built
and owned canal, it seems to US
there will be no encouragement
for the revival of American ship
building; it is because OF the
subsidies granted to foreign
ships by their respective coun'
tries, that the American flag Is
seldom seen on the high seas,
and the transportation by ocean
route is practically a European
monopoly. There was a time
before the building OF the great
transcontinental railroads, Wher
the stars and stripes foated or
the high seas in great numbers
possibly master of the ocean
but now it is not so; and the
American people are feeling tht
disadvantage since their flag has
been driven from the ocean by
the European subsidized ships
The exports shipped out O
this country, and the i'm
ports which are received
constitute a great part OF th'
high sea transportation, w
think America is second to no otl
er country in the world, and yet
it is not over nine per cent OF tn
ocean freight carriers that toa
the stars and stripes. The grea
cotton crop OF the South is takel
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
EVERY WEDNESDAY
NANHIEe's GOVERNMENT.

We understand there is an
element in this town not salts.
fed with some members Of the
present town council, they would
like to have them displaced with
men who conform more closely
to their ideas of town govern
ment; this is alright, if there are
any members of the present
council who have committed the
unpardonable sin of endeavoring
to look at matters which came
before them from the viewpoint
OF law and evidence, they should
be removed and replaced by
those who have the fanatical
idea that governments are or.
ganized to convict and punish,
evidence or no evidence.
We-have been a resident OF
Manning nearly forty years;
perhaps we are as close an OBJ
server as any citizen in the
town;we have no hesitency in
saying, the present council is
made up of men who have the
interests of the town at heart;
they try to be just to all,
whether it be the lawbreaker
who dishes out liquor, or the
man higher up who violates the
law whenever it suits his con-
venience, and it is profitable for
him to do so.
Manning is as law abiding as
any town Of it's size, there are
no towns under perfect control,
nor will they ever be until the
millennium, not only so, per
fection is hard to attain any
where or in any organization
how often do we read of viola
tions of the laws of church as
we'll as state? It is not the case
that men of processing piety are
not notalwayslawabiding;i has beer
shown by the criminal records
time and again, that some O.
these protesting pietists are JUS
as liable to the frailties of man
kind as many who make NJ
special professions of piety.
It has been stated that Man
ming has become addicted to thF
gambling habit, that gambling
is going on in this town by youns
and old; we have been hearing
this song Tor over a quarter OF {
century but so far, not one O
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01

party platform he should have
the honesty to resign" The
President may win, he has the
patronage leverage to help him,
but if be is not exceedingly care,
full it will be a victory at the
expense of the party that honor
ed him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
To Prevent Blood Poisoning

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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01

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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01

The House passed the bill
to repeal the toll exemption
Yesterday by a vote of 24o
to 1852. Speaker Champ
Clark made a great :speech
in opposition, but it was Of
no avail. South Cardinals
delegration stood / with the
President and 3 against.
The Senate has yet to act.
Governor BIease was in
Washington and heard the
final debate.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-13

en-"
mo-" replied Nellie, "the paper
says that Ida Strong has been kid
naped and probably carried to a dis
lance. Her parents are frantic.
They only hope that, once they safe
ly in hiding, those who stole her will
offer her for ransom"
They're rich enough to pay big
one" remarked Jed How well re-
call the little one. Only a week ago
gave her pretty red apple and rode
her on my shoulder down the
square,"
when is your first band playing?"
asked Nellie, changing the subject.
Saturday night. 1t isn't a very
select dance, or I'd ask you to go. It's
over at Jung's Corners. They're a
rough lot around there, you know.
Their shindigs generally break up in
a row."
take care of yourself, dear, won't
your" said Nellie softly.
"And the four dollars yes, indeed!
The first nest egg for home. GIVE
me a kiss on it, Nellie"
=: She gave him a dozen, and was
proud of the artless but earnest
young fellow who fairly worshiped
the ground she trod on.
= A great clumsy carry-aH conveyed
the rural band over to lungs Cor
ners on Saturday evening. Jed had
not exaggerated the conditions prev
alent with that community of lawless
roysterers and rude river men. There
were ten members of the band. They
placed their instruments in a small
room back of the dance hall and sat
around until the crowd arrived.
Then when the last. number was
played off the program, they again
stored their instruments and accept
ed the invitation to supper from the
proprietor of the place.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-13

help him when it had to be carried.
Just then he paused and bent his ear
sharply. A thin piping wall proceed
ed from beyond door in one corner
of the room. 1t was bolted. Jed I'M
slipped the bolt.
Gracious mep' he calculated, and
well he might. In Wretched adj
joining apartment little child lay
sobbing on pallet. Ia"
Ida Strong" gasped Jed and then
he advanced towards the child The
light from the dancing hall per-
meated the room. Don't you know
me, Ida?"
"Oh, yes, sure dol" palpitated the
little one, putting up her thin waver-
ing hands. ooh, Mr.. Hawkins! Please
take me away from here. I've been
locked up for week and 1 heard
them say they we're going to take me
further from home tomorrow
do just as Isten you," whispered
Jed, an exciting thought coming into
his mind.
Then there were some strange and
rapid movements in the room and
then, as the cornet player appeared
and took up his instrument, Jed sang
out.
Help me get this clumsy old bag
gage of mine to the wagon, will
your"
Say! it's pretty heavy, isn't it?"
propounded the man as he took hold
of one side. of the drum.
Rather bulky, yes" nodded Jed.
GO easy-that's it," and he gave a
great breath of relief as the big drum
was hoisted aboard the carry-all.
He sat well back in the wagon near
to his precious drum, when they got
started on their homeward route.
Jed was nervous, for he bent his earn
MANY a time anXiOuSly as if seeking
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-04-30

bres, espontanea S y legales de
los que aqui nos encontramos reu
nidos, desmienten todas las ca
lumnias inventadas por n~uestros
gratiutos enemigos; y ell Congre,
so de los Estados Unidos MeXica-
nos considera como unO de sus
primeros y ell mas satisfactorlo
de sus deberes, ell consumar la
obra grandiosa de la consolida-
ci6n, de las instituciones fedora
les, siguiendo sus tareas con esa
misma calma y esa admirable re-
gularidad.
Al ocuparse ell Congreso de sus
deberes en- ell interior, no desa,
tendera los que tiene para las
cuestiones exteriores.
Sc encuentra animado de la me
jor disposition para volver por e
honor y ell buen nombre de Mexi'
co y de sus %autoridades. va que
estas y aquel han dado al mundc
civilizado pruebas tan honrosas
como evidentes de que Sc calum'
niaba al pals con la conducta me,
surada, noble, leal y generosa
que ha Observable y observa con
todos los extranjeros que 10 habi-
tan, y con los mismos franceses,
a pesar de la imprudencia de al
gunos de los primeros y del in
digno proceder de una parte de
los otros, continuara esa Conduc-
ia y apoyara al Gobierno hasta
lograr que Sc restablezcan las
buenas relaciones con las poten-
cias eXtranjeras y Sc haga Justl-
cia al que la tenga.
La Republica cumplira con sus
deberes sus compromises, y Sc
guira observando Ia misma con-
Quota. Ell eXtranjero pacifco sera
protegido como hasta ahOra, no
solo hasta donde pudiera eXigirlo
ell derecho, sino hasta donde pu-
diera inspirarlo la mas amplia ge-
nerosidad: ell pernicioso o crimi-
nal seran reprimidos o castigados
del modo mas severe.
Los representatives reunldos en-
Congreso, NADIA desean mas que
yer confirmadas las esperanzas
que ell Executive les manifesto en-
la aperture de sus sesiones, y Sc
"a I'm dia de satisfaction y de glo
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-04-30
- %DOCumentOS hiSt6riCOS. =
Proclama del Conareso durante la intervention fr;

ria para Ia patria, ell dia en- que
Sc restablezca ia buena inteligen-
cia entire la Rep1blica y los 60
biernos de la Gran Bretana y de
Espana.
La leal y noble conducta de sus
representatives, al romperse los
convenios de la Soledad, exlgen
de nuestra parte toda especie de
considerations, Mexico no olvl'
dara jamas Ia hidalguia y proce-
deres caballerosos del vallente
general espanol, que no qulso
mancharse nj doblegar Ia cerviz
en- aquellas CIRCUMSTANCES.
Hizo un servicio a Mexico, Pc
70 10 hizo mayor a su patria, Els
pana. Al mundo entero tocs cali
fear de que lado estuvo la JUST,
cia y de que lado ell honor y la
lealtad.
La historic impartial sera bien
severa para los plenipotenciarios
franceses, cuya conducta y ma
neios sirven de %contraste con la
digna y pundonorosa de los ingle-
ses Y ell espanol. La Repdhlica
Mexicana ha acceptable Ia guerra
inicua y devastadora que Sc lie ha
trafdo por ell Emperador de los
franceses. Nj podfa ser de otra
manera, 81 Sc la considera con los
derechos y con los deberes que
tiene toda naci6n seberana e IN
Dependence.
Pero esa resistencia a que Sc la
obliga; esa guerra defensive Ia
hara por su propio honor, como
toda naci6n civilizada Ia hace el
dia de hoy, y con arreglo al dere-
cho de paz y de guerra, segun los
adeIantos del siglo.
La hara con energfa yCe,is,6n
V Sc defendera del Lmperador de
los franceses, protestado al mis-
nc tempo todas sus simpatlas
hacia esa naci6n con Ia que Sc lie
obliga a luchar.
81 ell Emperador dice a Mexico
que no quiere con el la guerra, y
que solo Sc la hace a su presiden-
tie Juarez, la naci6n mexicana lie
responde: que nj ha provocado,
nj ha querido nj quiere la guerra
con Francia: que la acepta y la
hara por TODD ell tempo que fue-