The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-09-08
ADVISES FULL POLL
AND WATCHFUL CARE
TlLLMAN SAYS MANNING'S RE-
ELECTION is PROBABLE AS
WOODROW WILSON'S.
"Threatened Disaster" Should Make
Them Alive to Duties of Citizen
ship, Senator Says-Would
Have Honest Vote and
Fair Count

Benjamin Ryan Tillman, senior
United States senator from South
Carolina, said yesterday that he be-
lieved the reelection of Gov. Richard
|. Manning next Tuesday was as Ger
tain as the return of Woodrow Wilson
to the presidency of the United States
this fall. The threatened disaster, he
said, had been brought about by a
reckless disregard of duty on the part
of large proportion of the electorate.
and the return of Gov. Manning to
another term could be accomplished
| only by thorough awakening of the
people and strenuous activity by citi-
Zens in getting to the polls the 10000
| Indifferent voters who remained away
the first primary. "The Lord helps
those who help themselves" was his
cryptic appraiSement of the value of
industrious, personal effort during the
second primary. His advice to all who
favored good government was to 90
to the polls early, remain there all
day and work for those who best rep
resented the welfare of the State, and
to stand by until the ballots were
counted.
keep Primary Clean"
In anticipation of the charge Of
fraud, Mr.. Tillman expressed the
hope that all legal forms would be
nomplicd with ,"that there may be nc
possible justification of charge OF
unfairncss or illegality." "Whatever
may happen" he concluded. II should
hate to see the integrity Of the pri-
mary challenged. And no greater
calamity could occur than for money
to be used"
Mr.. Tillman is chairman of the
committee on naval affairs in the
United States senate and, upon the
completion of the sessions program
Of legislation, two weeks ago, rela-
we to the nations military power on
the high seas, returned to his home
at Trenton, where he has been re-
cuperating from his arduous labors in
Washington and is now giving much
attention to his farming interests
From his corn crop this year he says
he will harvest extraordinarily large
yields and his cotton will produce an
average crop.
Mr.. Tillman fattens cattle each
winter, and the only commercial fer
tilizer he used this year was acid
phosphate. This in connection with
the cow lot refuse is producing as
good cotton this year, he says, as
grown in previous years with 500 and
600 pounds of high grade guano to
the acre. Mr.. Tillman says he will
harvest within the next few weeks
enough silage from his peavins and
sorghum acreage to fatten another
herd of steers this winter. White in
Columbia yesterday Mr.. Tillman was
the guest of his nephew, John r.
Swearingen, State superintendent Of
education, on Blanding street.
Woodrow Wilson'S Record.
National legislation, under, the
mag efficient leadcrship of Woodrow
T;lman regards as monumental Tie
decentralization of the money lower.
through the medium Of the fedora.
reserve act, stands out, re said. a.
the most constructive enactment Of
many decades, and the recently passed
rural credits law, he says will prove
Il powerful factor in developing he
agricultural resources of the nation
particularly in the States where the
Torrens systetm or some other effici-
ent land registration act has been
passed. In summarizing his state
ments relative to both national and
State politics Mr.. Tillman said:
81 believe Woodrow Wilson will be
reelected president of the United
States, just as believe Mr.. Manning
will be reelected governor of South
Carolina. don't think the good
Lord has any i'll will toward the peo-
I'ple of this State. He is only chas-
tening them by threatened disaster
and is making them alive to their
duties of citizenship. The election will
be carried by personal activity on the
part of the voters, and the Lord helps
those who help themselves The man
who wants good government should
go to the polls early next Tuesday
stay there all day and work for the
best interests of the State and not go
home until he sees the ballots count
ed. | sincerely hope that all legal
forms will be complied with, thai
there may be no possible justification
of a cuarpe of unfairness Or iliegality
Whatever may happen. I should ha.c
to see the integrity of the primar,.
challenged. And no greater calamity
cOul1 OcrUr than for money TO rc