The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-27

Hon. T. P. Cothran Of Green
vile, and seconded by myself
for the entire Clarendon delega
ton, and he was elected on the
second ballot.
There is a strong effort being
made to repeal the cotton acre
age Act, and it may succeed, but
in my Judgment it will be a mis-
take to repeal now will have a
bad effect abroad. I should rather
let the law alone, even tho l
knew it would be indiferently
enforced, rather than to take a
backward step, especially now
at the time of year when the
cotton spectators have their eye
upon the farmer to know how
much cotton is going to be plant
ed. and too, [ believe normal
crop made this year will spell
ruin to the cotton industry. The
mill centers opposed the passage
of the bill at the time of it's
enactment. they are again fight
ing for it's repeal. and the same
interests are making a fight to
discredit the state warehouse
system, If possible, they will kill
the proposition by starving it to
death if they cannot repeal the
Act directly. I cannot for the
life of me see how members fail
! to understand the motives of the
Representatives OF the cotton
mill districts, and the represen-
tatives of counties where there
are large national banks. The
News and Courier of today (Sat-
urday) contains a leading edl-.
torial which surprises me for
the lack Of information it's edi-
tor displays. He starts out by
expressing his surprise at the
bill to repeal the wsrehouse Act
getting, an unfavorable report
from the committee, and winds
up by saying "The legislature
has already spent SIS, 1000 on this
experiment. The net results so
far are odorous of politics. y
Iwould take the liberty to ask
the editor of the News and
Courier to read the report again,
land then save himself from the
Ipublic horse laugh by acknowl-
edglng his mistake, in reckless
iy stating that "s15.ooo has al
ready been spent on this expert
ment;;" when the truth is, there
has only been spent $4,000. The
Commissioner has, demonstrated
that if the warehouse system is
given a fair chance it will be a
boon to the cotton growing in
terests, it may not suit certain
stockholders of the daily news
papers who are interested in
cotton manufacturing and spec.
ulatlon, bat'it will be a bulwark
for the protection of the cotton
growing masses that all inter-
ests depend upon for existence.
There is no question in my mind
that the state warehouse system
will be self sustaining if given
honest consideration, and all of
this rot of being "odorous OF
politics" is an insult to the in
telligence of the legislature.
The News and Courier cannot
show, with the suspicion of
proof even that Commissioner
McLaurin has attempted to work
politics. his appointments can
not be questioned, there is but
one man in his employ who is in
sympathy with Mr.. McLaurln's
political views, and he holds a
clerical position for which he is
especially capable, the other
gentlemen have always been
allied with those who opposed,
what the News and Courier
would term Bleaseism, therefore
the attempt to prejudice the
public mind by giving the ware
house system a political twist is
reprehensible.
Then too, The Columbia
Record, owned by stockholders
of cotton mills and national
banks, (Messrs E. W. Robertson
August Kohn and others) COW
cred nearly whole page in try
ing to force this legislature to
repeal the warehouse Act. This
same crowd through its hired
editor loaded the columns Of The
Record with all manner Of mis-.