The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-08-02

the people against the preachers and
tors. The people could not get along
without hese, and that politician who
SO tried to betray the people was
dangerous man and "ought to be cleo
trocuted without due process of law"
Taxes Not Yet Paid
There was much shouting when Cole
l.. Blease was introduced. The former
governor said there were more tax
executions ending in the state today
than ever before. This was not
brought about by Blcase but by those
who had been in control of the gov
crnment the last seven and onc-half
years. He had warned the people
that if they elected "a certain crowd"
the state would become bankrupt.
Not only were the people nearly
bankrupt, but there was more lawless-
ness than ever before; more murder,
more theft and general violation of
the prohibition law. An appropriation
had been made to enforce the prohibi-
tion law. This was expended con ir-
responsible fellows called constables, )"
but who were active in politics. When
raids were made, if the GSuor seized
was of good quality, nothing was said
about it and the liquor disappeared.
He could prove, he said, that some of
the constablcs seized liquor and took
it to Columbia and sold it.
John r.. Duncan followed and met
some pointed opposition from few
voters when he began to speak. This
soon subsidized, however, and the usual
shafts were thrown with accurate aim
which brought much applause. Mr..
| Duncan said he did not believe self
respecting Bleascitcs would march
'"cheek and jowl with negroes" and
help put down white supremacy in
South Carolina and land themselves
in the Republican party. The speaker
each day challenges the former gov
ernor to deny that he had received
Republican money to split the Demo
cratic party in South Carolina. If he
will deny this, Mr.. Duncan says he
will face Mr.. Bleasc with former
| Bleaseitcs as witnesses.
Reduce Appropriations
! George X. Lancy gave much of his
time today to the items in the general
appropriation bill. The charge had
been made that the amount had been
| doubled since 1914. Back then only
$4,000 was appropriated for the com
mon schools, while last year the fig
ure was a million and a quarter. The
State hospital had to be largely re-
built, because tubercular patients and
al had to be put in the same quarters
| NO man would say economize by TAX
ing either of these items out. Fur
ther the amount for Confederate vet
Grams had been made 100000 last
year, while back in 1914 only q small
figure was provided. That was an.
other item which no one would cut
Mr.. Laney also reminded that the
general appropriation bill this yeal
had been reduced half million, while
taxes from new sources would further
cut the appropriation bill by around
$2,O00,000, making the state levy
about seven mills, while in 1914 il
was six mills.
Thomas G. Mcleod also gave much
consideration to the tax question
pointing out that the burden in Clar.
endon county is largely local. OF the
taxes paid in this county, he said, 81
per cent. is expended within the coun.
ty, while only 18 per cent. goes fo,
state purposes.
Burden Largely Local
The people could economize to prac.
tically any figure they might deter.
mine. They could vote off the special
levies on their schools, should they
determine to do so. They could dis,
continue their road building programs
but he did not believe they would dc
either of these. BY continuing the
program of tax. reform begun by the
general. assembly last year, it woulG
be possible to restrict the levy on reaI
estate and personal property for com.
ty purposes, and to provide all state
taxes by indirect methods, such as the
gasoline tax, income tax, inheritance