The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-07-28

session and has taken occasion
to shapen public opinion against
this industrial independence
that is so contrary to political
Democracy, and to encourage
an array of candidates to combat
him from now on. We love to
talk about our northern neigh
bors not wishing to hear the
truth, yet in the north all politi.
cal factions have an opportun.
ity through many newspapers to
get facts on both sides of poll
tics, but here in the South we
are so trained politically to fear
''negro domination" that we
would not recognize a political
platform if our commercial sue.
sess depended upon it, ifit was
not served out to US on a polit-
|ical Democratic waiter and news
paper. The result is, political
Democracy represents nothing
to US but "the white man must
rule" Nearly every other plank
in its makeup is composed of
theories not feasible, practical
nor wanted. We have been fol-
lowing this kind of leadership
long enough. 1t is time to be
independent and return to the
first priuciple-an industrial
Democracy.
Senator McLaurin should be
strongly supported. He favors
a bill which calls upon our gov
ernment to give financial aid to
the work of upbuilding our mer-
chant marine, to increase the
output of American built ships,
to increase the cargoes to be
carried in these American built
ships, to open new territory for
these ships and their cargoes. 1t
means that more industries will
be started, more labor employed
more money in the payroll, more
''filled dinner pails.'' What Sec
tion is more interested in this
matter? What section will gain
more benefits from this, than the
south? Government aid to
American shipbuilding industry
will be the first step to the erec-
ton of ship building plants in
the south, for all kinds of ships
can be built here cheaper than
at the north, and. such assist
ance will start a permanent in
dustry. Immediately there is
activity in the lumber mills. in
the forests, at the iron foundries
IN the iron mines. in the coal
mines, in the steel factories. and
in all branches of manufactur-
ing. The effect of this move
ment will be to decrease the
present freight rate from the
United States, and particularly
from the south, to all foreign
points, where we now ship I'M
mense quantities of our manu-
facturerS. A lesser freight rate
will drive out the worst form Of
competition we now have. Brit
ish trade in British ships. We
will be enabled to open up en-
tirely new territory, and terri
tory, strange to say, is ours by
right, but British trade now
holds it, the South American
continent, The present freight
rate and traffic is maintained by
British ships, their lines have
controlled it for years, and with
out government aid, America
will never get it. We want more
territory for the purchase Of our
cotton manufactures, our naval
stores, our lumber, our tobacco,
our corn, our grain, our coal,
iron, steel, coke, our marble,
granite, all our output. We
want it carried in American
built ships and manned by Amer
ican crews. We want to build
many of these ships in the south
We want more of our southern
congressman to stand alongside
of Senator McLaurin and begin
the work of an industrial Democ
racy. Let US get in our fathers
house again and stay there.
IF BLEASE ENTERS!