The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-09
OUR PROTECTED" WoRKlNcMEN.
Castle Garden Immigration Nuts Tor aepuo-
licans to Crack-A Cloud of Famlshed 70
litiessl Locusts after Banker Morton's SUD
stance-Bright Democratic Skies IN the
West.

Itical Locusts after Banker Morton's Sub
stance-Bright Democratic Skies in the
West.
New YORK, July 30.-The Congress
sional committee appointed to inquire INTO
the conditions of immigration to this coun-
try settle down to business here some days
since. Already developments of al extra
sensational character have come 10 nghl.
Passing mention has been made IL these
letters of the demoralizing conditions which
surround the importation Of pauper labor.
Witness after witness at this investigation
has explained to the committee how the
psdrone agents throughout Italy lnname
ihe working people with gilded accounts
of prosperity over here, by these falry
tales allure them from their work and
bring them here to feed upon the vltals OF
honest American labor. These blood spec
ulators receive on an average $40 tor
each Door deYil whom they succeed ID
landing at Css,le Garden. The tarlli IS
paid by the transportation companies IN the
shape of commission.
But this is not the worst OF 1t. Reputa-
bic witnesses have testified that it is q com
mon practice on the other side to form So
cieties for the express purpose OF trans
porting convicts to this country. NO less
u personage than the Regent OF Bavaria IS
shown to have been actively connected ID
proceedings Of this sort.
The committee. which seems to be ID
dead earnest, will take testimony in this
city probably throughout the month OF Au-
gust, and then 30 to Boston. In the result
Of their inquiries the Democratic managers
foresee most powerful campaign docu-
ment. 1t is proposed that every citizen
workman in the close States shall have an
opportunity of seeing the results OF this
system which cuts down his wages and re-
duces his chances of employment by bring
ing into competition with him men who can
live in clover on wages which 10 him mean
starvation. Apart from this phase OF the
question, its social aspect-the Anarchistic,
anti-soap end of twill be made to appeal
powerfully to the public conscience.
PATRIOTS ON THE PILGRIMAGE.
Now is the melancholy season of the
year when the professional campaign
shouter gets in "his fine work. The big
parades, Publications and general blow
outs are yet little in front of US, but the
shouter is expendiug his lungs in pleasure
bic anticipation Of what the next few weeks
will bring forth Since it has become gen
erally known that Boss Platt headed off
his National Committee by securing first
pull at the Morton "bar'l," the boys
have been looking as spruce and clipper as
you can imagine.
Rhinebeck, the splendid country seat of
the banker candidate, is the especial Mecca
to which those patriot pilgrims bend their
footsteps. Like the locusts of Egypt, for
two weeks past they have been pouring
down upon the vine-clad preserves of the
gentleman who is understood to have un
limited doodle" to dispense for the glory
of the party and the fatuous vanity of Levi.
The particularly devout are also taking
in Horkimer, the house of Warner Miller,
on their route. The first requirement for
your practical politician" is the keen seen,
for the aroma of the hesh-pots, and where
else on earth will you find so much ''prac
tical politics" as here2
kEMBLE BoBs UP AGAIN.
One of the most singular and not the
least interesting evolution of this campaign
on the Republican side is the temperance
of q gentleman who was conspicuous
character in politics ten years ago, but sud
denly went into retirement from no fault
of his own. He is none other than the
celebrated apostle of addition, division
and silence" William 81. kemble, whose
bosship of the Republican party in Penn
sylvania wound up with sharp turn eighl
wears ago. Newspaper readers will have
little difficulty in recalling this interesting
bit of history-how Kemble and Others
were convicted of bribing legislators in
connection with the bills reimbursing rail,
road companies whose property was de.
stroyed in the Pittsburg riots of II. II
was Kemble who discovered Quay and
caused him to be appointed Collector of
State when this misfortune befell him. II
was Quay, true to his Instincts, who, by
virtue Of his position in the Board of Par.
dons, stood between Kemble and the peni.
tentiary when every other resource failed
him. Kemble, though an enormously rich
man and still president of one of the lead
ing banks of Philadelphia, is to this day
debarred by his conviction from exercising
any of the functions of citizenship. 1t is
doubtful if he will succeed in his ambition
to have his disabilities removed in time to
vote for Harrison and Morton, but word
comes from the Quaker City that he is the
power behind Quay's throne at Republican
headquarters, and is easily the master spirit
of the campaign. The amount of his per.
sonal contribution to the cause of ''pure
politics" IS said to be very large.
,oo,> ,--,-e r,o,r nr,,, ~, or>- en,nr
Chairman Brice was looking as sleek and
clipper as bridegroom when your cor,
respondent dropped in to pick up any late
crumbs about the progress of the cam
paign. He is extremely hopeful of carry.
ing the State of California, and judging
from the amount of mail matter which was
pointed out as coming from that State with
assurances of Democratic triumph, the
chairman's enthusiasm SENS to be well
founded. Mr.. James NJ. Donahue, Vice
President of the Democratic State Commit.
tee of California told your representative
that not in years has the Golden State
Democracy been in such excellent form.
He insists that California is as certain to 90
Democratic as Virginia. Blaine's great
popularity on account of his especial cham
pionship of the California side of the Chi
nese question, Mr.. Donshue says, caused
thousands of Democrats to swing into line
for him four years ago. This element of
strength will not only be restored to the
Democracy this year, but the same reasons
which impelled Democrats to support the
Republican ticket will under precisely re-
versed conditions transfer thousands of Re
publican votes from Harrison to Cleveland.