The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-17

4 QeleSattOn composed OF
Messrs. Joseph Sprott and A. G.
Bradham representing stock
holders of another newspaper
| published in the county was in
Columbia to urge the Governor
to protest against the printing
Act that has been adopted, and
which seeks to make those in
charge of publishing notices the
public is interested in, publish
them in the two newspapers at
the one half rate to each. [ do
not know what action the Gov
ernor will take nor do care, but
I told him as plainly as I could
utter the English language that
he had absolutely nothing to do
with it. other than his right to
vetoe which he could exercise.
The Governor stated t!llt it was
not his desire to interfere with
local matters, and that be hoped
in the interest of peace, he could
bring about an adjus;mentoft the
differences. He made no request
of me to give up my contract
with the county, had be done so,
I would have respectfully in
formed him it was not his prov
ince to ask me to do any such
thing, and everybody who knows
Governor Manning will credit
him with too much Judgment to
make any such request.
| I have a very sincere regard
for some Of those Messrs Sprott
and Bradham represented. at
the same time there are others
| I have not the same regard for,
because. their conduct towards
me and my business is well
known not only to the public in
Clarendon, but to the Governor
himself to whom they appealed,
is fully informed as to the mo-
tive prompting the antagonism
to me. He knew this over a
year ago-it may be a bitter pill,
but I have had to take it myself
and look pleasant, and my
friends q must make up their
minds to try it too, even tho it
distorts their countenances at
first. The law is now, all of the
bank statements of this county,
and all of the notices of the
sheriff, clerk of court and judge
of probate, to be valid, must be
published in the two newspapers
published at the county seat.
and the charge to be made for
the same, is as when said no.
tices or advertisements were
published in one; even a JudgeI
cannot write in a decree what
newspaper shall publish the
notice of advertisement: as is
sometimes done when a lawyer
prepares a decree, and he has a
tavorite newspaper, or where be
gets a part of the printing cost
as rake off. do not hesitate
to say this Act was introduced
in the house at my request, and
T assume the full responsibility
for 1.-THE reason it was not in
troduced in the senate originally
is solely because I preferred the
members of the lower house to
investigate for the N selv es
whether or not it was just, they
were not coerced into supporting
this measure, and the only man
who raised an objection was Mr..
Rush; his objection was not to
the measure but to a very i'm
material amendment which I had
added, and which receded from
all of the other amendments
made by myself were concurred ,
in by the house upon the motion
of Mr.. Rush. I mention this in
ord that the public will un-
derstand Mr.. Rush's attitude; 50
Tar as 1 am concerned. care noG
for any criticism of this matter,
no more than an automobile
cares for the barking Of fee as
it wends it's way along. If /
have used my official position to !
further my interest in q little
business transaction, it was not
to the public detriment but too.
think the public realizes I have
given many more times Of my
own time and money to it, than
have ever received, or will
ever receive. There are some
people in a community who can
not bear to see others prosper,
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