The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-06-23
SUMTER VOTERS
HEAR CANDIDATES,
Comparatively Small Attendance Hear
Senate Party
SENATOR ED SMITH ABSENT
w. c. lrby, w. p. Pollock and George
Address Opening Day
Crowd.
SENATOR ED SMITH ABSENT

Sumter, June 22.-The Senatorial
and congressional campaign opened
here today, with comparatively small
attendance consisting of about 200 peo-
! pie. The meeting which was held in
the courthouse, was called to order by
County Chairman John H. Clifton.
! Senator E. d. Smith was unavoidably
! absent due to the fact that he is a
! delegate at large to the Democratic
/ National Convention at San Francisco,
However, he sent letter which was
addressed to the voters of Sumter
! County, setting forth his achievements
which was read by the chairman
w. G. Irby, Of Laurens, was then
introduced as the first speaker of the
occasion.
William G. Irby.
Mr.. Irby, Of Laurens, prefaced his
speech by stating that he is in the race
at his own behest and not at the sug-
gestion of anyone else. He entered
into somewhat exhaustive review of
his extended service in the South Caro-
lima House of Representative telling
Of his work for the masses, particu-
'ally his effort to protect the child
from arduous labor. He rccited his
fight to prevent the sale of the State
: Hospital for the Insane property,
claiming that the State was saved
thousands of dollars by the refusal
y oT | l,t, -,
urc for former Gov. Blease's zsigna-
ture, through Irby's efforts He told
Of the introduction and defeat of his
oil. in the extra Legislative session
OF 1914, TO float $25 100000 issue by
the State to buy up the farmers cot
ton. Had the bill passed and the bond
been issued, he claimed, the sale Of
the commodity on the present high
markets would have netted South Care
lima i profit Of $I10 0GG,G00.
Placing the high cost of living at
the door Of the paskcrs' monopoly and
the assistance given by the govern,
ment through Is fsr:,! system 10 Nigh
interest, Mr.. Irby said:
Il believe that the only remedy for
these evils is for the government to
Immediately furnish financial assist
ancc to the States to provide for the
erection Of sufficient packing houses,
rcfrigerators and exchanges to enable
the farmers to pack and store their
perlShablc products until the consumer
needs them, so as to put to stop to
the cXtortionatc and intolcrablc prof
its of the packers trust on perishable
products.
"The packing houses should be
operated, comparatively, by the farm.
crs. the exchanges by the consumers
and cold storage by producers and con
@umrrS under government supervision
rms would encourage greater produc.
ton fthc nccC&Sarics Of life, reduce
the cost Of living, benefit producers
and consumers and render the cold
, storage Il blessing to mankind instead
Of a curse.
". p. PoircN Il warm favoricr in
, Sumter, was cordially received. lie
took occasion TO thank The people Of
TINS county for their loyalty to good
government Whici hr stated ne a,lyo.
Gated six years ago. He stated en-
! rhaticaily that he was in favor Of The
NolstcAd act, of the Eighteenth amend
mcnt which he said had made this "A
! sober America. He was clad chat tbn