The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-08-14
STATE OFFICERS
SPEAK Al MANNING

SPEAK Al MANNING
The meeting was quiet and unintpr-
esting, the candidates handing out
their daily grind. The following is
taken from the Charleston American: ::
Manning, Aug. l3.-The last lap Of
the state campaign opened at Man
nmg today with the candidates ad-
dressing an audience Of 800 voters at
the beginning of the meeting. This
number swclled until the governor, the
last speaker, addressed between 600
and 700 persons.
The audience was not inclined to be
demonstrative, but heard all the
speakers with attention, and played no
favoriteS.
Interest centercd as usual in the
candidates for the govcrnorShiD,
though the candidates for the minor
offices had the attention Of the audi
cnce and were literally applaudcd at
the close of their respective efforts.
Mr.. Deschamps
}. NJ. DeSchampS was the first
II. depart from his usual lines. He
an advocate Of high taxes and that
if elected the voters of the state and
'arrayers could expect an increase in
taxes sufficient to meet existing con-
ditiDnS.
John i. Duncan, who followed Mr.
ncschamps, paid his respects to his
opponents, analyZing their position on
what they termed the issues and at
.lckcG the system, which he termed
n" real issue, and which he accused
ms competitors Of dodging. He dis
cuSseG the reclamation of the Column
b!a canal, which hG stated had been
stolen from thr Statn.
Major Richards
John &. Richards again reiterated
the necessity Of a reduction Of the tax
burden and pledged himself when
elected to use all of the power of the
! governors office to bring about q sub
stantial reduction by the abolition Of
useless offices. which ne stated had
bee created of late years, and by the
curtailmcnt of useless and cXtrava-
giant appropriations which he said had
been piled up on the taxpayers of the
state and for which there is no need
Major Richards stated that he had
been before the people Of the state be-
fore and that he was known either IA
ivorably or mfavorably. The speaker
"t"lN'i 'iiil ut lltttl DttD IL
since 1890 and that he still was Re
former and fighting for the interests
of the people, and expected to so con-
tinuc as long as he had the power.
Lieutenant Governor Bcthca spoke
next He agaia assert ID that lie war
was the issue before the people To-Day
and while he favored a more cXtcn-
Slve end extended system Of education
good roads and other improvements,
yet the paramount Issue is dc WIN
nng Of tn W&r, and the maxine of
the world safe for democracy. Mr..
| Bcthca tcld Of rs experience ~ Il
lpublic afficial and agreed that hi, en-
pcricnce as lieutenant governor AMI
as private secretary for Governor An
! sci were Of material benefit 10 him
IN fHtlng him for the gov, rnor's of,
flee
Talks Heavier Expenses
Mr. Cooper was the last speaker Of
the day. Mr.. Cooper explained his
vies7S on the tax question, stating that
while he advocated economy in state
government. yet he did not see how
there couin be any material reduction
OF EaXcS under prcscn; conditions. as
! ~ 'iaS up to the state to do hcr part
IN providing for the comfort and
= training of the soldiers returnmp
from the fields of France, and in or
I der to do that additional EXPENSES
would have to be incurred as the STATE
J dld not want to place the burden of
caring Tor her sons on the nationa
government. Mr.. Cooper discussed the
scholarship loan fund, and said that
she real solution Of the problem of
educating She bnys and girls Of the
state who did not possess sufficient
funds to pay for their own education
II" agreed with Mr.. Bethca that
the war was the real issue and that
the bringing of the war to n success
iui conclusion was the aim To which
we must no devote all Of our energies,
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