The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-08-25

its resources, the bank deposits
IN the South have increased 900
per cent as against the Eastern
and Western sections increase
of about 5000. These measures
spelled the financial cmancipa-
tion of the South.
While the Federal Reserve
Bank measure was pending, l
realized that for the Act to have
a direct benefit Tor the Agricul-
tural classes, agricultural paper
must be recognized the same as
commercial paper and that six
months time should be given
that paper as aginst the 90 DAYS
given commercial paper. 1t takes
six months for the farmer to
produce an asset to meet his
Liabilities and any shorter time
than this period given his paper
was a mockery of him. l intro
duced and secured the incorpora-
ton IN the law my amendment to
Section 13, whereby agricultural
paper is made the basis for the
issuance Of Federal Reserve
notes and is given six months
discount.
While Chairman of the Immi-
grafton Committee of the senate
grafton Committee of the senate
introduced the bill and led the
fight which resulted in the pas
sage of the Smith Burnett Immi
grafton law. This is the law in
effect now. 1t was, by far, more
restrictive than even it's best
friends thought possible to ac-
complish. believed then and
believe now that the influx of
undesirable immigrants to Amer
lca was source Of danger to
American labor by the competi-
tlon Of ignorant foreigners, used
to low standard of living. Fur
thermorc, | believe that the class
now coming in is doing much to
undermine the principles and in
StltutlonS of our government.
am always anxious and eager to
push and support any bill which
only lets the desirable immigrant
come In and leaves America for
Americans.
BY virtue of my service in the
senate l am now at the top Of
several very important commit
tees, among them the Committee
on interstate Commerce and the
Committee on Agriculture, and
with the coming victory of the
Democratic party, if l am re-
elected, | will be Chairman of
the Committee on Agriculture.
the committee which controls ali
appropriations and measures
pertaining to the agricultural
interests of the nation.
"A study of my record and ac-
compllshments will disclose that
nave been responsible for much
economic legislation and that it
all tends to giving every section
tair show and prevents the dis
ccrlmlnatlon of one or two sec
tions against the rest of the
country by cruel and arbitrary
laws. 1T is by virtue of some of
thcse laws which | have had
passed, that the South has been
enabled to partake in so large n
measure of the prosperity engen-
dcred by the war.
l have served the people and
my party with a zeal and fidelity
since my election to the senate.
By reason of the wisdom of the
South Iii keeping its men in the
senate | have committee appoint
ments and high rank therein
which could not be secured other
than by long Germ Of service.
These places would be lost to
South Carolina by a change at
this time. The time is approach
ing when the fight is to be waged
by the Republicans and other
reactlonaricS to return to the
prc-war and pre- democratic adj
mnlStration Of tho financial svs-
tenn and the conduct of the gov
arnment for the special interests.
| have experience in the senate.
| have friends. | have influence
and am in a position in this
crucial period 60 render more
effective service to the people
than | have ever rendered. Ex-
pcriencc and training are great
assets in politics as well as in
business, and every man, farmer,
banker, merchant, lawyer and
laborlng man is paying his
money for service IN the senate,
and | am in a better position to
render satisfactory service to NV
constituents than any of my op-
nonents, however able they may
be.
In conclusion, I wish to call to
the attention Of the voters of
this State that out Of our pre-
sent delegation to Congress, two
senator's and seven Representa-
tiveS, | alone am FARMER.
the others being professional
men, and of those gentlemen
now opposing me. I alone am a
BONA EIDE FARMER, they
also being professional men.
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