The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-24

this positien gave encourage
ment to the white ribboners,
and politicians leaps upon the
crest of the wave created by
this act of Americas greatest
drawing card at lyceum attrac.
tons, with vaudeville trimmings.
THERE'S no question in our mind
about the sentiment for statu-
tory prohibition being so strong
it will be as futile for the oppo-
sition to resist it as feather will
be to stop a cyclone; the opposi-
tion to prohibition know this,
and, therefore will not waste
their energies next summer.
A word about the Clarendon
delegation; these gentlemen re.
sponded to their duties faith
fully, and when the session for
1916 is called they will be as
we'll equipped for service as any
other delegation in the House,
one Of them Mr.. White, is now
classed among the members
that "do something" His past
experience is recognized. and
respected, Mr.. DeSchamps while
not altogether a new man. he
has been out of the legislature
so long that he is looked upon
as a new man, but it is recog-
nized by all that he is a man of
keen discernment and independ-
ence, Mr.. Rush while new. fell
right into the work, and will
make a useful member.
The only unpleasant occur
ance during the entire session
came on when an attempt was
made to destroy the warehouse
system, and the injection of
petty politics into it to prejudice
the minds of new members;
practically all of the original
opponents of the state ware
house system stood by the
schemers to destroy it, when
absolute destruction failed, they
then sought to starve it to death
by taking from it the pittance
of support, but there we're men
enough, and big enough to spurn
the efforts of the scuttling crew.
We can best describe the scene
that took place in the discussion
of this measure by reproducing
the capitol correspondence from
The Yorkville Enquirer:
The debate on the extension
to powers of the state warehouse
commissioner began last Friday
and was adjourned over until
Monday night. When the debate
renewed, Senator Lee of Oar.
lington, launched upon an attack
on the politics OF the state ware
house commissioner saying that
the people of South Carolina
"had no confidence in him. "
Senator Carlisle of Spartanburg,
in his speech in opposition. to
the warehouse measure. said be
Fhad nothing but kindliest feel.
ings for Mr.. McLaurin person
Tally, and that in his earlier years
had been a ':strenuous" sup
porter of him in his differences
with Senator Tiliman. That his
cause of complaint was that re
fcently, when this state needed
a leader ''to rid it of Bleaseism, :"
that McLaurin refused aud de-
clared himself for Blease. This
is about the substance of Sena-
tor Carlisle's remarks. Senator
Nicholson of Edgeield. made a
very calm, dispassionate state
ment Of his objection, with no
reference to politics.
Senator Beamguard made a
rattling good speech, not only
showing clearly the advantages
of the warehouse system, but de.
Tending McLaurin from the un-
just political attacks on him to
cover assault upon the first prac-
tical step taken by the farmers
to get fair prices for their pro
ducts.
Senators Buck, Goodwin, Ap
pelt and Stuckey followed in
able arguments. Senator Applet
was peculiarly pungent in scor
ing the other side for the
s'nasty' politics injected, and
eulogized McLaurin for his un
selfshness and ability. Senator
CHM of Hampton, Was listened
to with close attention. It was