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2 MANNING. .C.MYi 9 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUssCIPETION RATES:. O year. ........................ ... 50 Six moth .................. ..........-- - Foul uionths.-- - - - - --........................ 50 ADVLimT.IS1NG RATES: One square. one time. I; each subsequent in sertion. 5) cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. ,.i beral contracts made for three, six and twelve :months. Communications must 1e accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to rpopive attention. No communication ot a personal character will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postofilce at Manning as Sec ond Class matter. WHO ARE THE POPULISTS? The News and Courier of the 4th instant. in commenting upon the action of one of Manning's local Democratic clubs, expres sed the wish that it would like for the 'Denocracy to be free from the blighting.touch of Pop ulism and Republicanism." This might sound well to the unin formed, but rather inconsistent to those who read and keep up with political events. Has our Charleston contem porary joined the ton tom strik ers. and is making noises to make the people forget? Who are the Populists it would like for the- Democracy to be free from? For the past sixteen years that newspaper has contended that William Jennings . Bryan, B. R. Tillman and the other recoghized leaders of Democracy are Populists, and, only the pol itical theories of Grover Cleve land are Democratic. If we are correct in this, would the News and Courier free from the Dem ocratic party the followers of Bryan and Tillman, and only re tain in the party the followers of Cleveland? If so, then all who supported the free silver and government owenership doc Z - trines, and the various other platforms that Bryan and Till man-helped to make and which were endorsed by the National Democratic party would be ex communicated, and only those who cling to Grover Cleveland's gold ideas should be entitled to membership. According to the News and Courier's view the Democracy of South Carolina would be limited to the bankers and brokers on Broad street in Charleston. where Senator Till man has contended, that, if there is any "Republicanism" in South Carolina, "it is among the bank ers and brokers of Broad Street. Free the Democracy from "Populism" would be as impos sible as to free Tiliman from Democracy- It is a recognized fact that the politicians -teach the D e mo crac y of this State means Bryan and Tillmnan, they are its leaders, and those who will not accept their Demo cratic teachings must seek refuge in some other party. If the News and Courier i-eally means to "free the Democracy from the blighting touch of --Populism and Republicanism," -it should have the frankness to come square out and advocate the ex-comnmunication from the Democratic party, all of the fol lowers of Bryan and Tillmnan. for according to its editorial declarations in the past, they are Popu lists. The News and Courier will not do this, because, Tillman is needed in Charleston's business, and that is perhaps the reason why it will not advocate being freed from his "blighting touch," but whether Tillman be a Pop ulist or a Democrat the News and Courier will continue sup porting him just so :ong as he -. remains on top of the political fence, but when the under rails begin to crumble, and- he should be let down, that newspaper will be among the tirst to rejoice, and claim the credit for his downfall. If our Charleston con temporary be such a stickler for Democratic principles, it must have adopted a new policy, be cause, in om judgment its poli tical principles have been so lib eral that they have amounted to elasticity. However, if now it proposes to stand flat-footed on the principle of its own recently interpreted Democracy, it should have the backbone to -say that none who are the followers of the present Democratic leaders, Bryan, Tillman, Latimer and our Representatives in Congress who are the exponents of the doctrines laid down in our Dem * ocratic platforms, shall partici pate in the primaries, because thiy are Populists; neither shall -those vote in the primaries who supported men for office that favor granting ship or railroad subsidies, for these are claimed to be .Republican principles. If the teachings of Senator Tillman are correct, what- does the News and Courier propose to do about Grover Cleveland? Thae Senator has time and again declared Cleveland to be a Rep publican, and we think this charge was endorsed by a South Carolina Democratic convention. Now, with the News and Courier declaring Bryan and his follow ers Populists, and Bryan and Tillman declaring Cleveland and his followers Republicans, howv, and by what means can it "free the Democracy from the blight lug touch of Populism and Re *publicanism"without wiping out. and starting freshl? The News and C ou rie r properly a dl m i t s that John11 L. M cL au r in has never been ex-comnmunicated from the Democratic oartv. but it thinks it "unreasonlable" for one to sup in the party: we think, how. ever. in such a case it re solves itself down to a mat ter of choice between Democrats, but we will remind the News and Courier that while McLaurin has never been ex-communicated from the party in this State, its political idol, Grover Cleveland, has been. Tillman "jabbed his pitchfork into his big fat sides" and tossed him over into the Republican backyard: this act was endorsed by a South Caro lina Democratic convention, and notwithstanding this action of a Democratic convention the NeWs and Courier continues holding up Grover Cleveland as a poli tical model. IS IT NOT TIME TO THINK. Several friends told us last Monday that our views on local option, and our criticisms of Senator Tillman is what is mak ing us lose political prestige in Clarendon. We are satisfied this is correct, at the sametime it does not move us a peg from the positions we have taken. We still believe the people can man age the dispensary locally and retain its entire profits without having as much scandal as the State management has created; believing this, we shall stick to it until convinced to the contrary. South Carolina, for the past thirteen years, has been manag ing a dispensary, and it has been from the very begining a source of shameful scandle. North Car olina and Georgia, each, have been experimenting with dispen saries under county control, and so far, we have not yet heard of any scandals cropping out. If North Carolina and Georgia have demonstrated that dispensaries can be controlled locally with3ut scandal, and South Carolina has proven that the institution as a State organization is a breeder of the rottenest kind of scandal, where in the name of reason is the harm to give the local option scheme a trial? Wherever you tind a man not willing to listen to the proposition of local op tionyou can bank on ithe has not considered the matter at all, but has reached his conclusions from assertions of an interested poli tician,who regards the State dis pensary a good stalking horse to ride into office upon, because it has the endorsement of Senator Tillman. It is not a question of right or wrong, but he makes it one of Tillman's politics simply. This sort of thing will react some day, the people cannot be fooled always, they will not always let prejudice triumph over reason, and when the reac tion does set in, the political de ceivers of today will meet their just reward. We realize if we have any political ambitions, they can never be gratified as long as the people who are to be effected take no interest in the organiza tion of the party. This lack of interest is exactly what the poli ticians want and which they are quick to take advantage of. Here, we have a condition which should make every man in the county wonder why it is permit ted. In the town of Manning there are three clubs, and they sent to the county convention thirty- delegates which is a rep resentation on 750 names. The boxes at this place cannot vote over half of that number; then is it fair to have a representation of one-third of the convention? The Farmers Platform club alone had eighteen delegates, which it was entitled to from the number of names on its roll, but are those names rightfully therey To show how indifferent people are, at the meeting of the Farmers Platform club which has an enrollment of 447 names, only 35 persons were present, and a number of them were new men to be enrolled, yet these 35 persons sent to the convention three times as many delegates as any other club in the county. We have no doubt the meetings at the other clubs were also poorly attended, and two clubs Silver and White, were lost in the shuffle, and notwithstanding tha these two clubs did not show up and had no delegates, the mem bership of this convention was larger than two years ago. Is this condition to continue? Are the people going to remain in dif~erent and permit themselves tied hand and foot by a crafty set of men who are working for self-interest? We should like to see the people wake up and show signs of life and spirit; let them come together and put the stamp of disapproval on this self-assuming leadership. Let them say they will no longer be led to the polls like dumb cattle, but they propose to take a hand in the thinking, and in the selection of their officials, wheth er it be representatives or coun tv officers. When the people take this course an honiest man, who has rendered the people honest service, and whose natur-e re volts at hypocrisy, can hope to have his merits appreciated and recognized, until that time. how ever, so far as we are concerned, we shall be found with our face to the front, doing our duty, regardless of who it -pleases or displeases, or its probable effect upon any future political pros pects we may have. We prefer going down to defeat a agdred times. believing- we are :right, than to imita some politicians who hoodwink.and deceive, an4. indulge in h'ypocrs tc& furthers their ends. The Edgetield county conven in u "nnously endorsedJames H Ti 1lman for congress. The resoltiton was introduced by NERVE WILL WIN. The selling of cotton just at this time we fear is a grave mis take. The dawn for higher prices is breaking, we believe we can see where more money must be paid for the staple, either to the man who toiled in the hot sun to make it, or the man who sits in a luxuriously appointed office to speculate on it. The speculators are doing the buying at present, they are taking advantage of the demor alization among the farmers. and they, to carry out their scheme, are devising all manner of means to intensify the demor aiization among those who have been faithful to the association, but are now getting impatient. The fact that speculators are offering to contract for the new crop on a ten cents basis, should open the eyes of the farmer, there must be something behind this, why is it they contract in this section upon a ten cents basis, and elsewhere upon a higher price basis? It is not the stranger alone who is specu lating on the farmer, the home man is at it too, and neither are making these contracts from any health requirement. They see money in it, and the average farmer is an easy mark. The recent meeting with the spinners did not turn out as ex pected, but that should not dis courage those who have held, we believe it was a part of the speculators game to make this meeting fail,, in order to stam pede, and dishearten the holders so they would turn loose their grip and put their cotton on the market. The game worked well in some sections, the effect of the meeting played right square into the hands of the spinners, much cotton was put on the market which gave the mills temporary relief, if the holders nad not given away the mills were in such a condition that they would have been forced to pay the price or close down. Cotton is no longer an ordina ry product, it has reached that point in the commercial world that it is regarded the most im portant of America's products, yes, the world's products, and statistics show that for the past five years the South's cotton crop has exceeded by $400,000-, 000 the value of the entire world's gold and silver output. Then when we think of cotton as a necessity, being developed more and more, and the vast fortunes being realized from it by the manipulator and specula tor, and not the man who grows it, we wonder how it is possible that people of intelligence will not see what islto their interests. The Southern Cotton Growers Association has done wonders, it should do much more, if it fails the farmer alone is to blame, and if failure comes, it can only be attributed to the lack of organ ized stickativeness. The farmer is easily discour aged, he cannot understand the principle that "all things come to him that wait," he must have his now, or child-like he will dash his prospects to pieces upon the floor of discontent- Then too, he is easily tempted -with small pieces of silver, a slight rise yesterday, a drop today, and another rise tomorrow will rattle him, and he will turn loose fear ing it will fall again, he will not risk business judgment which is an absolute necessrty to make a large business enterprise a suc cess. The cotton farmer has a monopoly but does not seem to realize it, nor will he be taught. Let some demagogue come along with a political claptrap that sounds well, and he will follow it with the same zeal that a fantic follows religion, but when it comes to something which will benefit him and his family he listens not, nor wl he trust his neighbors who would listen. WE STAND FIRM AND ARE NOT DISMAYED. Does it pay to be honest in politics? Do the people appre ciate a man who deals candidly with them? These two questions force themselves upon our mind when we think of how easily it is for designing men to lead peo ple astray, and .cause them to disregard their own interests. We have reached the conclusion that there is only one way to succeed in politics, and that is to divorce oneself from his man hood, be closed-mouthed on ques FOR BOTH One disease of thinness in children is scrofula; in adults, consumption. Both have poor blood ; both need more fat. These diseases thrive on lean ness. Fat is the best means of ovecoming them; cod liver oil makes the best and healthiest fat and SCOTT'S E MU L SION i the easiest and most effective formi of cod liver oil. Her-e's a utra1 order- of things that iws why Scott's Emulsion is o so muc auel V in ll Icase.s of sr-ofuha and consumnption. Miore fir mor-e wxeight, more nourish mett that's why. Send for free .sample. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists 409-415 Pearl Street, New Yodc Sm. 5. ,nn . . , z : AIdruggsts tions where there are any differ ences of opinion, until the popu lar side is ascertained, then with loud-mouthed professions cham pion that cause, even when the cause is a bad one, and will eventually be so realized by the masses, but when that time comes it is as easy for the poli tician to change as it was for him to espouse the cause he did not in his own heart believe, and only championed it to succeed in securing the necessary vote to carry out his own designs. It has been our endeavor to deal candidly with the people; we advocated what we believe was for the best interests people. We told them what we honestly believed without con sidering the effect upon our in. dividual affairs. Whenever there .was a question concerning the masses we discussed it from the lights before us and gave our conclusions in all candor, and as long as we are able to wield a pen we shall continue in this course. because, we would rath er have the consciousness of be ing right than all the political baubles which can be bestowed. There is no office in the gift of the masses, we prize as highly as wedo their esteemand we can't feel that we are held in esteem unless we are sincere in our pro fessions. The writer has many warm friends who appreciate his sincerity. and it was to gratify them he permitted his name used before the convention Mon day. He knew, and he told his friends so, that it was certain defeat, because the opposition had held a caucus in a livery stable and had agreed upon their candidate, but these friends in sisted upon him suffering defeat rather than to withdraw his name. It might have, or it might not have been good judg ment, but good or bad judgment, there is no regret, and anytime his friends wish him to make a sacrifice he will iqever desert them, and when there is a prin ciple at stake he will declare that principle though every pol itician, and the voters generally, turn away from him. The reports from the county conventions throughout the State give a very strong indica tion that the whiskey question will be uppermost in the coming campaign, and that Senator Till man will not have any opposi tion for re-election to the United States Senate. In York county Senator Brice, the author of the Brice Bill, defeated his dispen sary antagonists overwhelm ingly, but at the sametime, while York is an anti-dispensary county, and voted down a reso lution endorsing Tillman, it is also 'a very strong Tillman county. Richland, here tofore regarded a strong anti Tillman county, yet the advo cates of the Stato dispensary carried the convention. A num ber of the counties adopted reso lutions endorsing Senator Till man for re election. How's This t "We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any c- - of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hars . tarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props.. Toledo. 0. we. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years. and bclieve him perfectly honorable in ail business transactions and finan cially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. wEsT & TRUAX, wholesale druggists. Toledo. 0. wALDMNG, INN~AN & M.Avr5, wholesale drug gists. Toledo. 0. Hallrs Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. 'per bottle. Sold by alU druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills arc the best. Joel E. Brunson of Sumter as issued on address announ cing himself a candidate for C ov ernor on a Prohibition platform. This will conflict with those who propose that all elements oppos ing the State dispensary lay aside their individual prefer ences and organize to' kill the State dispensary. Just as long as the opposition 1s scattered just so long will the State dis pensary stand, such obstinacy as is manifested in the spirit of Mr. Brunson, is the obstacle in the 'way of reform. Mr. Brun son is sincere we have no doubt, but his sincerity blinds his rea son, and it amounts to little short of fanaticism. Pinewood News. Special to The Manning Times. A party of young ladies and gentle men spent last Wednesday in the swamp on a 'picnic and a general fishing exposition, one Suck-er was caught. Mr. Clifford Kolb has returned to Charleston to have Dr. Parker take out his eye. Mr. Henry B. Richardson, Jr., spent last Friday in Manning. Mr. Furman Geddings has been home on a visit. Miss Lillie Gregg of Sumter has been visiting her sister Mrs. A. P. Lide. Miss Maggie McColl of Society Hill has been visiting Miss Lela Gedding~s. Mr. T. C. Cuttino is repairing the water works at Miliford. Dr. Geo. Smith of Summnerton is at home for a few days. Mr. J. W. Weeks has been confined to his room for a few days. Dr. M. D. Murray is sick at Balti more, Md. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Beckham spent Sunday in Summerton. M]r. Henry Richardson has returned to his home in Orangeburg. Mr. Warren Weeks who has been conined in bed for several months is out again. Mr. McCormick agent at Rimini was here Sunday. Prof. Carl Schmidt of Germany, organ builder, repairer and tuner has been in town several days. his chear organ is C1000. and his best $200, Al made in Germany. The best or* has ten thousand pipes, smaller p - made of gold and silver, it is fifty fleet high has two hundred stops has two hundred and forty four keys . JBUSTE; Sore Nipples. A cure may be effected by appoy Chamberlain's Salve as soon as child is done nursing. Wipe it off v a soft clot~h before allowing tbe cl to nurse. Many trained nurses use salve with the best results. Price per box. Sold by The Arant Co. D Store. successor to The R. B. Lor Dru Se. ECHOES OF. OUR GREAT SALE. 4 Our 6rert Sale has come and gone and it has come up fully to our expectations. People every where responded to the great bargains we offered,'( but still we heve an immense stock on hand that we are ever ready to part with for the cash. HERE ARE 80KS 0Fl Tmom Miles and miles of Fine Fiqured Lawns that we will let you have as long as they last at 3 '-2c. the yard. Better grades of Figured Lawns at 4c, 5c. and 6c. the yard. Thousands and thousands of yards of White Figuried Madras, one yard-wide, only 12 1-2c. the yard. We will eat every yard you find on the mar ket for less than 12 1-2c, and it will not require a very appetite to do it either. One case Fine Figured Organdie, value 15c. the yard, but we let them go for the cash for I0c. the yard, while they last. VALUES IN CLOTHING. Old Men, Young Men, or Boys, if you need anything in the Clothing line and you have the cash, come to our store. and we will offer you some of the most astonishing values to be found -in this part of the State, 4 Also a great assortment of Light-weight 4 Summer Sacks and Vests at all prices. Every thing very close for the cash. Cash is what we need and cash is what we must have. If you need goods and have the cash it will pay you to visit 4 our great store. 5 cars of Furniture on easy terms, part cash and balance on easy installments. WHEJENKINSONO If You Were Asked to give your reasons for believing that the Home Life Insurance Co. of Neii York is one of the best companies, you wvould probably answer because is is Old, Strong and Reliable ! BECAUSE it ss ijiore than a generation since it was chartered. BECAUSE its business from the outset has been ably and conservatively managed, and its growth has been healthy. BECAUSE its investments have always been prudently made, and its financial affairs kept well in hand. BECA USE of the high character of the securities it has always held. BECAUSE the Poicy-Holders have been most amply protected, all olaims having been promuptly and honestly settled. -Is this not the Company to recommend to your friends? ? -This is what the best known papers have to say: Honest company found at iast by the insurance investigators. Home Life is square.-Ne-w - Haven Union, 12-11-415. The good record made by the Home Lire on Friday stood the test of further examination ysterda.-N. Y. World, 12-12-05. Home Life fought shy of high uinances. Insurance company found with clear bill-Wash ington Times. 12-11-015. in force how is iposbefryuto oall t 1ha business with$1 alour accounts onur &oks~ -N. Y. Times. 12 -0 15. The Home Life supplied one of the marvels of the present investigation,-an insurance company without any obvious scandal..-N. Y. Tribune. 12-12-05. The investigatinu committee hast at last found one company with what is apparently at per fetly clean record.--N. Y. Commercial. 12 12-05. Mr. Hughes fatled to brin:: out a1 single questionable transaction.-N. Y. Sun. 12-12-05 Inquisitor Hughes finds one insuranuce company that benclits patrons.-Cincinnati Post, 12-11-05. Honesty found in an insurance company. No "vellow dog" fund. No campaign or legis lative payment by Home Life.-N. Y. World. 12-9 5. When President Ide of the- Home Life Insurance Company finished his ttimony before the Armstrong Committee this morning Mr. Hughes sighed: "It's hopeless!" He harvested a mighty small crop of aidmissions.-Evening Sun. N. Y.. 12-11-05. The Horne Life Insurance Co. of New York is one of the strong and reliable financial institugions of the country. Its successful career of over FORTY-FOUR YEARS has been= the result of careful and conservative management and honorable dealing with its Policy holders. --i T HE HOME LIFE of New York is one of the strong, reliable financial= institutions of the country. Its successful career of over FORTY-FOUR E YEARS has been the result of careful management and honorable dealing with its Policy-holders. For-further information write to S. E. INGRAM, Manning, S. C. Div~idends Apportioned Every Year. S. E. INGR AM, District Agent, M~aning, S. C. WILSON BROS., General Agents, Columbia, S. C. -onvenience and Safety, ou"u ll e *Lyur monei godbn.A forsaet.w ha urar and nud oth s idnc o. the confidence reposed in us by the people of Mannin - ts October 1, 1904, $38,154,82. ts October 1, 1905, $72.559.67. your patronaie hais in any way contributed to our success. we thank you for samne you are not already our patron. you are invited to became one. [ =45= Pieces 50c., 28 inch Silk Mull for the yard, for Ten Days Only., Beginning Thursday, i May 3rd. Never before ' Sor again will you haves a chance to get an-I ALL SILK Dress at this price. '10 days from May 3rd. GIVEN AWAY 1 I se aIn one of our show Windows you will seabeautiful Hand-painted IChina Dinner SetI SFourty-two Pieces, which will be given free I~to any one of mycustomers.who holds the lucky number. We will give a coupon for Severy twenty cents purchase made at our store, which entitles the holders to a chance at this Set. Don't forget to see it, and have us explain, and if you are looking for ~ Bargains inm Il Clothing, I SHOES, HATS, CAPS. SHIR TS, HEAVY UN IDER WEAR OR GENTS' FURNISHINGS. pof any kind, come to see us before you buy. Mon~y saved is money made. We especially Sinvii your attention to our Line of IC..*Davis&CoI I