The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-06
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j. 4. Dunbar Tells What Executive
Has1DOlAe ami Gives Reasons WHY
Inc Should De Rcturncd-llcfcrs to
UnfOunded Charges

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Editor Daily Item:
am glad to see that Mr.. Cooper
and his supporters are coming out
anQ declaring themselves in favor of
thePest interest of their State and
,hop1hthat many Of those who cast
theirSotes In favor Of Mr.. Bleaso will
think and reason with themselves
over the issues that are at stake before
casting their ballots on next Tuesday
week. 1t behoOves us as Demo-
cratic people to discuss the great po-
litical questions before us In a calm
and dispassionate manner and see If
we can not he instrumental i'm in
ducing some at least to see things in
their proper light.
| 1 have I'm my weak way followed
Mr.. Mannings administration pretty
closely, since he took hold of the reins
or the government, and must say he
has made us the best governor we
have had In many years.
Some. OF course. are ready to ask
the question, what has he done I
will try to enumerate few things
that he has done.
In the first place. he has put forth
every effort possible to maintain law
and order and no reasonable man can
deny that conditions are much better
now than when he went into office.
Through his efforts the hospital for
the insane Is 80 much better con-
dition than 1t was two years ago, that
many are surprised at the wonderful
change. He tells us through the pa
pers and on the stump that under his
administration tho institution Is say
Ing $4,000 u year to the State and
nobody has offered to refute 1t.
He urged the tax commission that
the bank returns over the State should
be revised and equalized and that they
should pay their just portion of the
taxes that support the government.
Ho did not declare martial law and
send State troops to suppress the
strike and force the cotton mill work.
ers at tha point of the bayonet to 60
back to work at Brogon cotton mills.
but tells the officials. there is law
and the courts are open and will APP
ply the penalty. when the laws are
violated. y -. ~. ~
u tf.- ~ u
He sent the troops to Charleston to
see that the municipal election was
properly conducted. the result OF
which is a clean city government.
In his messages TO the legislature he
urged and insisted that 1t enact
land title registration system which
was done and I. as an humble citi-
zen. think It. one Of the greatest
pieces Of legislation that has been put
through within long number of
years.
| He also urged and insisted that a
rural credit system, the thing that we
poor country people need as bad or
worse than anything else. be enacted,
but failed to get 1t. but II reelected,
will urge 1t again. believe, just as
strongly as ever. He through his
energies and deep-felt interest in the
welfare Of his State. deserves the
credit for refunding the State debt at
the lowest rate of interest on record.
These are some Of the things he
has done and 1t seems to the writer,
that we are under obligations to him,
rather than he to US.
i say, let US all take these mat
tcrs quietly to ourselves and give
them thoughtful and serious consider
alton. throwing aside all petty griev-
ances and jealousies. looking always to
the best interest of our State and her
people and believe we will find
something worthy in Richard I. Man.
ming.
1 know l am asking for too much
space In your columns. but there Is
one matter ] wish to set straight be-
forc the people. as / hear some ru-
mors yet ahoat that causes me to be-
licve they are under the wrong i'm
preston. When the Rhame matter
came before the grand jury Of Sumter
county / was foreman and 1 believe
there were men OH that jury as honest
A as there are anywhere. The witnesses
were called and examined, after which
n put the question before the jury as
TO whether II would ask the solicitor
to draw an indictment or not, and the
vote stood six for and eight against;
A there being In the room fourteen
members. The impression. no doubt.
has gonc out among some of the peo-
pie that Mr.. Manning exercised an
II influence over the grand iury can