The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-14
GOVERNOR ADDRESSES
CITIZENS OF LANCASTER
Gives Some Excellent Advice
2 on Community Build
ing.
e. ]. WATSON ALSO SPEAKS.
Holding of Bigger Fair i'm
Lancaster.

Governor Manning and Commits
sioner Watson addressed a repre-
sentative crowd of farmers, business
men and women at the court house
Friday and they were heard with in
terest. The governor explained that
accepting several other invitations
to meet with the people of Lancaster.
He announced in the beginning that
it was not his purpose to make q
political speech as there was no oc-
casion for it, merely stating by way
Of introduction that he is trying to
do his duty in the Office in which he
had been placed. 81 am trying to
enforce the laws" the governor de-
clared, "to allay bitterness and to
give attention to all subjects that af
feet the people in their daily lives.
/ want them to become better and
more efficient citizens, to have in
creased pleasure and comfort in their
homes. am the governor of all the
people. l want every man and every
woman to feel that their governor is
ready and anxious to help them"
"It is delightful to me-" said Gov
ernor Manning, "to see the people OF
the country mingling with the people
of the town. There should be no
difference between them. l congrat-
ulate you upon thus coming together
and upon purchasing Christmas gifts
to add gladness to Christmas time.
There should be a chorus of thanks
giving to the God of Heaven, who has
blessed your labors. You can now
look the world squarely in the face.
Depressing conditions at first appall-
ed our men but you should be CRATE
ful that under disastrous conditions
courage and manhood asserted itself
After all it was the effort of the in
dividual to determine whether he
would succeed or fall After all we
had to depend on courage and man
hood. The war has taught us a les
son that we should lay to heart and
never forget-the folly of depen-
Until the war came on we had failed
to see what that would do for us.
But the lesson has been laid to heart.
Economy has come to be the watch
word. There is greater care in ex-
penditure. This year there has been
a smaller crop but a smaller expense
account. The most discouraging fact
is that already the people are neg
lecting diversification. Are you will
ing to go back to such conditions?
The war is not the only disaster. The
boil weevil is to come in the near
future. Clemson College asked me
to make a trip to the Mississippi
valley to see how the boil weevil af-
the disaster. Official business has
detained me but I am going as soon
as the legislature adjourns. If can
help the people prepare for what Is
coming I will be glad" The COVER
nor then cited the experience of a
Mississippi man.. who told. of how
business in the affected area had
been paralyzad by the, destructive
work of the boil weevil and land
prices had fallen from fifty to six and
five dollars an acre. The governor
went on to say that he expected to
make report after he had visited
the boil weevil territory, but at
present wished to warn the people
not to rely on one crop but to prac-
tice diversification, the planting of
grain, and the raising of live stock,
declaring that we would never be on
a successful financial basis IL we de-
pend on cotton alone. The governor
drew q fine illustration of self-heip
from Woodrow Wilson's book when
a Man Comes to Himself" declaring
that we are coming to ourselves, are
realizing what we. have to do. viz:
depend upon ourselves.
Governor Manning took occasion
to congratulate the people of Lam
caster on the splendid highway
through the county as well as upon
the recent town improvements, both
OF which show that the people are
going down INTO their pockets to
better conditions, to increase the
prosperity OF the farmers and the
citizens of the town as well. The