The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-02-25

J. J. CANTEY DISCUSSES
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
Summerton, S. c.. Feb. 81 1920

O'eSS' "lltSfl Is Interested IN
sounding public, sentiment with re-
spect to whom the Democrats should
nominate for President during the pre-
sent year, requested my views upon
the subject, and since the matter is OF
public Importance, | shall take the
liberty Of putting my views in yoar
valuable paper.
AS | see the situation, there is in
Ihe Ohited States at the present time,
no available candidate, whom the
democrats could elect to the F'es-
dency.
Wilso mis- of course strong man
ana has made great President, but
the third term precedent and Wilson'S
bad health, and the fact that Wilson
offended the sentiments of great many
good people when he married Mrs.
Gait Will relegate Wilson to his old
time habit Of writing good books.
bryan is of course the strongest
man, both intellectually and morally
IN the United States, but the people
of the United States will not elect a
man to the Presidency, who regards
political and economic questions pure
~ from the moral standpoint. AS a
purely moral question, from the Chris
tian standpoint, and for those of us
VINO have been taught TO ask God
not to let us go into temptation"
Bryan was right when he declined to
sign the note to Germany, which fin
ally plunged the Nation into War, but
the United States cannot live a Chris
tan Nation until all other Nations of
the world agree to live like Christians,
the result being that we were com
PEELED, purely as a matter of economic
necessity, to enter the war, for the
purpose of defending the freedom of
the seas and our shipping interests. 1t
VIII be impossible for the United
States to apply the moral maxims of
Jesus to international affairs as long
rs the other Nations of the world de-
cilhe TO apply the maXinls Of Jesus to
international affairs.
Hoover is an impossibility for either
party, Tor the simple reason Hoover
assumes what nobody else in the Unit
en states assumes, namely, that Hoov-
er is or more tremendous Importance
than either political party, and be-
3ldeS, hoover Is man of small state
'nahShip ana Is endcdvormg to secure
he PRESIDENCY by any method possible
ma VIII accept the nomination from
any party which might be foolish
enough to nominate him.
.raimer is tremendous joke and
"lthout his money, he would not be
considered for any office, as lawyer
ne never had case in Court, and as a
statesman, he offers the public abso-
Iutely nothing.
But of far more Importance than
HeI are measures, and whether the
democrats can elect another President
turing the present year. is immaterial
JroVided the Democrats can offer to
ne people platform, which means
ne upilft of the people and the saliva
Ion of the Nation
would like to see the Democrats
olter the people a platform of the
ollowlng nature, to wit:
l. The recognition, that as a legal
ma moral proposition, labor has the
-lEhC 10 organize or unionize or strike
'ut all organized labor should be re-
luired as a matter of law and good
morals TO incorporate and put up a
'oi'o' IKE insurance companies, in
very State in which there is union
u organizatlon of labor, because if
''i iuuai - required by the law
% Keep his contracts or else pay the
penalty, there can be no good reason
"ny labor as a union should not be
'eqr,red to keep its contracts or else
)ay the penalty.
Z. The recognition Of the fact, that
ne people of the United States have
'eclhred themselves for the prohibi-
ION OF the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
md the solemn laws and the Consti,
utlon of the people upon this subject
should be- enforced, because while
some individual may like his LIQUORS
he good Of the public is Of more i'm.
)ortance than the individual
8. The recognition of the fact. that
| nation, like unto an individual is
saved BY hard work and service to
humanity, the payment Of honest
icbtS, and the maintenance Of domes
nc and international peace, either
through the medium of n League of
Nations or otherwise.
In conclusion President Wilson will
probably endcavor to use his PRESTIGE
ma power to nominate and elect his
Son-in-law, McAdoo, which will br
promptly rcpudiatcd by the people of
m" United States, because as Seer,
terry Of the Treasury, McAdoo wasted
inc money of the people Of the nation
ana, as Director General of Railroads
Nc proved miserable failure.
Yours truly.
j. j. Cantcy.