The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-25

late my conscience If the time
ever comes when I must 60 be
fore the people of this county
Iplaying the role of a hyprocrite
before I can secure their sup.
port, I shall gladly retire and
let the hyprocite have Ills way
and the people the consequence.
i At the proper time [ expect
to give the people a full and
complete account of my steward
|ship; they already have had an
opportunity to know what I have
been doing since they entrusted
me with their commission; 1 have
|every week attempted tc lay my
record before them: therefore,
they are prepared for the future.
At this time | am not inclined
nor will I permit myself to have
my mind diverted from my duties
I prefer to ''let the heather
rage" and lay his schemes for
my political destruction, but
when the battle is ordered on,
and bushwhackers can no longer
remain unseen, then, and not
until then, will I open my bat
teries Of defense and offense.
The bill for the establishing a
Magistrate at tAlcolu has passed
but not yet ratified, this will be
done in a few days and Mr.. E.
G. Dickson will be the magis
trate, that is the present. expec-
tation.
The matter of the Supervi-
sor's salary has been adjusted
satisfactory. Before I was
aware the county furnished an
automobile thought this officer
should get a salary of $500
and so fixed it, but the house
delegation amended it by max
ing it 81, 200. proposed to give
him the same salary as the Au-
ditor and Treasurer which is
81, $50, this the house members
would not accept, so rather than
have controversy | acceded 10
their wishes and agreed to the
$1,000.
About this automobile, 1 did
not know the county purchased
lit; but thought it was the super
visor's personal property, when
II learned this I went to see
labout it and found the county
did buy it in the interest of the
Icounty's service, I think this
was wise, and will be a money
saver in the end. The machine
was placed at the disposal and
for the use of the supervisor,
with the agreement that he keep
it in repair; and pay for the gas
oline out of his private funds,
the expense of keeping up the
machine and tor running it does
not come out of the county. I
make this explanation lest some
may be misled from statements
and impressions that have been
made.
/ do not think there is much
chance for anything to be done
about the reformation of the
primary system. A bill has
|passed the house, which I have
not had an opportunity to read,
but if the provisions of it are as
told me, it is purely useless,
absolutely Ineffective and nec-
essarily expensive.
With regard to the rural po-
lice a provision was placed in
the supply bill for s2,7oo for
their salaries should the Com
missioners employ them, but
this was done without increas'
ing the levy. The proper thing
to do would be to increase the
levy tor this purpose, but those
who were so urgent for this
|system insisted that it would
over pay for itself and I want to
|see whether or not they are
correct, my personal opinion is
lit will not, and should I be cor
rect there is bound to be deficit
leven with the most economical
management of the county al.
fairs, however, I will take the
Ichance for this year anyway.
There shall not be any increase
lin tho countv lew this wear.