The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-01
Just Received! Turnip Seed, at D:nkins
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NJ Tiudal Interregatcl.

M". Tlndal lnttrregatcd.
MANNING, S. C.-,W. Eador:-In your IS
sue of tie 25th ult., Mr. j. E. Tindal, in
reply to Farmers Son" thinks that he has
received discourtesy at my hands. I dis
claim any such in my piece. If be per-
sistently think that unkindly treated him
under the nom de plume Of Farmers Son, y
I shall attempt to handle him in reply
vi thout gloves. In my letter Of July 18th,
1 stated that Mr.. Tindal claimed that the
farmers sons of the S. G. College were
looked down on by the professors as an IN
ferior class of boys, and by other students.
stated it then, and I restate it now as
fact that he did say so.
The argument that he claims to have used
| in liew of what alleged he did use, was
used by him and also this which I asserted
! in my letter of the 18th. He used both ar
gaments in his speech, to show that the
school of agriculture and mechanic arts
could not prosper in the 5. c. College where
the classics were taught.
Mr.. Tindal may not have intended MAX
ing the assertion, bat he said it. He says
uC tlttG 3AitsiA
could so understand him. I do not lay
claim to the learning that he attributes to
me, but so understood him, so did every
man that heard him, that have discussed
his speech with, except one.
If i have done Mr. Mndal injustice, am
sorry for it, but I must ask the readers OF
however slight in this matter, to call upon
me and will give them the names of few
Of his unbiased audience, who will corrobo-
rate my statement don't ask any man to
! believe, use your pleasure as to this, but
ask these gentlemen, to whom l will refer
you, if Mr. Tindal, or L is mistaken.
Mr. Tindal claims that he did not say IN
his speech. that farmers sons were consid-
cred an inferior class in the S. c. College,
but be cannot deny having said to friend
Of his, in this town, during his next visit
here, that they were underrated, and looked
down upon.
Iwant no higher evidence to prove that I
correctly quoted Mr. Hndal than his letter.
See this part of his letter (taken from
speech as he told me) on line ninth: Among
other things, said it would be oidcsred by
men who are graduates of classical instltu-
tons with their natural predictions IN IA
vor Of that kind of education, and echo as q
rule, look dopn upon the calling OF the farmer
and mechanics" Now connect these words,
beginning on line twenty-four, which are:
Il did not suppose that professor, how
ever low he might regard the farmers call
ing, ,oould be silly enough 10 naake distinctions
between his pupils, as that would at once
break up his school"
In his first paragraph he says that the
officers of the college would look down up
on farmers sons (Which I always claimed
he said), and in the second sentence he
says thnt a professor 1coud not look down
upon the farmers soils. Can any man be
more astride the political horse than Mr..
Tindal shows himself to be in his own re-
ply?
In the last paragraph of his letter, he
says: This young Farmers Som himself
has come out lawyer and politician without
sympathy for our interests and opinions lis
farmers, and without respect for ,:ge Or ex
perience" ask every fair minded man to
read his letter and examine closely this par
agraph and they will come to tae conclu-
sion that went to the S. C. College to learn
agriculture and the mechanic arts. He well
knows that I did not 60 there to study the
science Of agriculture; and why does he at
! tempt, in this obscure way, to create the im-
preston that deserted the profession that
I went there to learn? Iu this paragraph he
says am without sympathy for our inter-
ests and opinions as farmers. In answer
TO this, will say that no one knows better
than lie does, that.l am in favor of any
scheme by which the farming interests of our
State can beadranced. Every man that have
talked with about the condition that the
farmers are in, will tell you that this is my
position bat he who attempts to do me
wllitul wrong. I have understanding
enough to know that the men OF every 9TH
er profession IL S. c. are more dependent
on the farmers than they are on any other
class OF Ioborers, and the man that says that
I nm not in favor of their advancement, tells
that be knows to be false. Does be desire to
place me IN false position in tie sight OF
the farmers He cannot DO it. He says l
am without respect for age or experience.
| answer him by sayi ng that my motto IS,
| Respect him who commands It, anu adml-
ration for him who profits by his expert
ence.
There are men in our county who oppose
the continuation Of the Citadel Academy,
and men who advocate it, and rs such l, as
o voter asked Mr. linda! to define his po-
sition as to this institution. Did he do so:
Was he afraid if hIs views We're known he
would be lessened in the estimation OF his
county-men? Would he accept the demo-
cratic nomination for the House OF Repre-
sentat,ves without giving his constituents
his views on this question? want Your
views, Mr.. Tindal, on the Citadel, and IN
the name Of ali the voters that cannot pos
pibly hear you on the stump, l demand
them.
Let me ask you why did you not define
your position in your letter? Be careful, l
am nat going to accept any excuse but the