The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-03-09

is the law supreme and minorities are
sacredly protected. Our revisions,
refOrmations and evolutions reflect a
deliberate judgment and an orderly
progress, and we mean to cure our
Ills, but never destroy or permit de-
struction by force.
had rather submit our industrial
controversies to the conference table
IN advance than to a settlement table
is thirsting for the cup of good will.
Understanding is it's fountain source.
l would like to acclaim an era of
good telling amid dependable pros
pcr'ty and all the blessings which at
tend.
Protection of Industries.
1t has been proved again and
again that we can not, while throw
ing our markets open to the world,
MAINTAIN American standards of liv-
ing and opportunity and hold our
Industrial emincncc in such UNEQUAL
competition. There is Turing fall
lacy in the theory of banished bar
riers of trade, but preserved Ameri
can standards require our higher
production costs to be reflected i'm
our tariffs on imports. Today, as
never before, when peoples are seek
ing trade, restoration and expansion,
we must adjust our tariffs to the new
order. We seek participation in the
worlds exchanges, because therein
lies our way to widen influence and
the trlumphs of peace. We know full
wei we can not sell where we do
not buy and we can not sell success
fully whore we do not carry.
Opportunity is calling not alone
Tor the restoration, but for new
era IN production, transportation and
trade. We shall answer it best bv
meeting the demand of surpassinr
nome market, by promoting sclf-rc-
nance IN production and by bidding
enterprise, genius and efficiency to
carry our cargocs in American bot
toms to the martS Of the world.
An America of Homes
:. we would not have an America
iivlng within and for herself alone,
but we would have ncr Sclf-rcliant,
independent and ever noblcr, strong
er and richer. Believing in our high
en- standards, reared through con
stltutlonal liberty and maintained
opportunity. we invite the world to
the same heights. But pride in
things wrought is no reflex of accom-
pllshcd tasks. Common welfare is
the goal Of our national cndeavor.
| wealth is not inimical to welfare, it
ought to be its fricndliest agency.
There never can be equality of re-
wards or possessions so long as the
human plan contains varied talents
and differing degrees of industry and
| thrift, but ours ought to be Il coun-
try free from great blotches Of dis
tressed poverty. We ought to find
way to guard against the pcrils and
penalties of unemployment We want
IN America Of homes, ilumincd with
hope, and happiness, where mothers,
| freed from the necessity for long
hours of toll beyond their own doors,
! may preside as BELTS the hearth
! stone of American citizenship. We
want the cradle Of American child
| hood rocked under conditions so
wholesome and so hopeful that no
blight may touch it in its develop
ment and we want to provide that
no selfish interest, no material ncccs-
Slty, no lack of opportunity shall
| prevent the gaining of that education
| so essential to best citizenship.
There is no short cut to the max
ing of these ideals into glad realities
The world has witnessed again and
| again the futility and the mischief
OF lll-conSidercd remedies for social
and economic disorders. But we are
mindful today as never before Of tho
friction of modern induStrialism and
! we must learn its causes and reduce
its evil consequences by sober and
tested methods. Where genius mas
made; for great possibilities, justice
| and happiness must be reflected in Il
! greater common welfare
Service, the Supreme Commitment
! Service is the supreme commit
mcnt of life. would rejoice to ac-
claim the era of the golden rule and
! crown 1t with the autocracy Of serv-
ice. | pledged an administration
wherein all the agencies of govern
mcnt are called to serve and ever pro
mote an understanding Of govern
| mcnt purely as an expression of the
| popular will.
One can not stand in this presence
and be unmindful of the tremendous
responsibility. The world uDheaval
! has added heavily to our tasks. But
with the realization comes the surge
of high resolve ,and there is rcassur-
! ance in belief in the God-givcn dcs-
tiny of our republic. II felt that
there is to be sole responsibility in
the executive for the America of to-
morrow, | should shrink from the
burden. But here are y hundred
hilllloi, with common concern and
shared responsibility, answcrablc to
God and country. The republic sum
mons them to their duty and | in
VItc cooperation.
accept my part with singlc-mind-
cdncSs Of purpose and humiI,ty of
spirit and implorc the favo, and
guidance Of God in his heaven. With
these | am mafraid and confidently
face the future
have taken the solemn oath of
Office on that passage Of Holy Writ,