The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-06
KEEP negro OUT
MANNING SAYS He HAS NO
PLACE In OUR POLITICS

MANNENU SAIS iii HAS NU
PLACE In our POLITICS |
Progress IN EDUCATION
Governor Well Pleased With Reports
Being Received From All Parts of
the State-Prosperous Times Seem
to be at Rand-Youth Should be
Educated.
81 believe in the rule Of the white
people," said Governor Manning Mon
day, in response to request from
the newspaper for an expression on
the situation reported to exist in
Beaufort. Il do not feel that it is
proper for the governor to meddle in
local politics as a rule, but in this
particular case the situation presents
very grave and serious question.
The Democratic party stands for
white supremacy, and to use the ne
gro in an election among the Demo-
Gratis is setting very dangerous
precedent for all future time. I can
not too strongly stress the Importance
of white rule in South Carolina. The
precedent established by a bolt from
the primary for the purpose OF using
the negro voters in the general cleo
ton is most dangerous one.
Personally, under no circum-
stances would I accept nomination
or election to any office at the hands
| of the negro said the governor
"The negro is all right in his place,
but his place is certainly not the bal
| lot box. This has been proven time
and time again in the past. The white
| man is the negro's best friend when
| the negro is out of politics, and the
negro himself is happier and more
prosperous without the ballot, for the
reason that he is not then to be used
| for the purpose of defeating the Will
of the white citizens of South Caro-
lima"
Gov. Manning was gratified over
the educational progress in the state,
saying: The reports of unusually
large enrolment in our public schools
and colleges are very gratifying to
me. 1t is a healthy sign to note the
awakening of our white citizens to
the very great necessity for universal
education, especially along practical
tlines-cooking sewing, farming, me-
chanics. etc.
! 'sIt is also an evidence of the re-
turn of prosperity to our land. What
a marked contrast to the conditions
existing short while ago, when, as
an affect of the European war our
financial system was IN a turmoil,
large numbers of our people. though
iclamoring for the education OF our
boys and girls. were not in position
to gather together enough money to
| pay even the small expense items in
cidental to the education which they
| so much desired for their children.
i "Many Of. them could not purchase
the books necessary to be used in
their schools. Now I learn, the most
important question before us is how
are we to provide the teachers and
room necessary to properly care fol
the large numbers applying for ad'
mission.
"The cry hard times has beer
forgotten in South Carolina, and oul
people are looking to the future Will
a degree of optimism heretofore un'
known. There is no questioning the
fact that if we are to continue tc
/, progress along business and mora
lines, we must, provide for the chill
dren of South Carolina the education
to which they are entitled.
| ga grave responsibility rests upor
the mothers and fathers of Soutf
Carolina in this matter, and / have
: such great confidence in the honest!
and integrity Of our people that
know this responsibility will be me-
with the proper response and the
necessary facilities for the training
and education of our youth will be
; provided. If we can not provide a:
we'll as we would like, then let US BY
. all means provide as we'll as possible
"Well lighted, we'll ventilated ane
we'll heated school buildings witt
first class teachers are always desir
able, if possible, but q log cabin, Will
a good teacher, makes much better
place to train child than no schoo
at all.
cit is far better that the parents
make personal sacrifices, if neces'
sary. rather than have the training o1
the mind of the child neglected
"The people of South Carolina are
aroused along educational lines as
they have never been before. This Is
best evidenced by the fact that in ap'
proximately ! 400 school districts out
of a total of 1000 in South Carolina
the people have voted on themselves
a special tax for the Improvement o1
their educational system. In other
words they have, by their ballots
spoken in no uncertain terms in 1avo1
of the progress Of the state and the
advancement of our civilization
through the training of the minds OF
our children. Especially is this true
in the mill villages aad rural COM
munities.
"..no.her commendable feature
Iabout our education progress is the
advanced ideas our people are putting
into practice along the line Of voca-
stional training. am especially in
terested in this particular branch OF
the work. We have come to the
point in our educational life where
our children are now being taught to
use not only their brains, but their
hands as we'll. Every year we note
that the schools are turning out more
skilled mechanics and farmers, and
more mechanics wives and farmers
wives than ever before. This is true.
not only of the colleges and univer-
sites, but of the smaller public and