The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-11-26
Mr.. WEIGH Still Wincing.
FULTON. S. c., Nov. IT, 1S9,

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Editor Namaiag Ttmes:-I do not imagine
that the reading public will be very much
interested in any controversy between Mr.
Nettles as Editor, Chm. Co. Dem. Ex Com
nor as an individual and myself. But am
constrained to refute certain statements and
repudiate certain insinuations made in rela-
ton to myself in an editorial in the last
issue Of the TINES. It is needless to quote
the article in question as your readers are
familiar with it.
have never undertaken TO represent"
) the Attorney General; it would be '.Love's
dertaken to represent" himself and very
scuss the law" with Mr.. Nettles and have
never essayed that task. I have mastered
I the English language sufficiently to read It
and fairly internret i.,aEi1 i; aEi1, having convent
ent access to the Statutes of the State, and
having read the acts mentioned, it is entire
s y superogatory for me t'to get the law from
Mr.. Earle or some other lawyer (as Mr..
Nettles gratuitousty suggests) although 1
have unbounded confidence in Col. Earle's
ability. Therefore, do not surrender one
jot nor title Of 1ny construction OF the law,
Mr. Nettles and las lawyers to the contrary,
notwithstanding. But. as this is inconse-
quent to the purpose of this commanica-
ton, like Mr.. NettlesI drop the subject on
that point"
@ do not doubt the veracitv and honesty
OF the gentleman from whom Mr.. Nettles
gained his information bearing upon the
geography" Of Pinewood; but he, in CON-
mon with ether gentlemen, may some times
be mistaken.
The distance from Fulton to Pinewood is
Sof no moment in the question involved.
Gentlemen no doubt equally as honest and
sincere as Mr. Nettles informants, say that
the large oak in front of the building IN
which the State election was held, is the
Township line. This would clearly throw
the building in Fulton township. The own
sers Of the property say it's in Fulton town.
snip; 1t is assessed as ii Fulton Township.
The writer's individual opinion IS that it is
a long distance and hard road to a 'reas-
-cnabSeToubt" in this case. However, in
e1orable fate" will determine the line short
~. For the present the question is imma-
terial.
Mr.. Nettles' assertion that it was my fae.E
That was not present ''when the instruc-
Z hon were issued to the Democratic mana
gers Of election at Pinewood," deny most
emphatieally, and while disEking to appear
rude or personal, pronounce the statement
of MIR. Nettles in this matter to be palpably
and uneauivocally false! Ihope not inten-
tlonaliy SO, and I cannot imagine he meant
70 make statement that possessed not the
shadow of foundation in fact. I received
but one notification to attend a meeting Of
the Executive Committee, about the 1st Of
October, think, and was prevented from
attending It, owing to an accident which
occurred the night previous. Subsequently,
heard Of meeting held Oct. 18th. re-
celyed no notice to attend it, and was not
made cogniZant Of any other meetings Of
the Committee until read the editorial in
the TnEs CT the 5th inst. critcising Col.
Earles advice, and, to borrow Mr.. Nettles'
idiom: "By way Of parenthesis," ''beg" to
say that Col. j. j. Broughton never received
those instructions from the Executive Com
mlttee. and he is man than whom the
county has never produced truer democrat
2or nobler citizen.
Mr. Nettles differing with me as to my
present claim TO membership of the Co.
Dem. tx Com is matter of supreme in
difference to me. am not advised that he
IS possessed Of patent to read myself and
Ike democrats out Of the party, but his po-
hhcal prescription Of me win not shape in
the least my political destiny. And, as my
sense Of the fitness OF things" is not anal
ogeus to his, shah continue to represent
my club IL the Co. Dem. .Ex. Com. whenever
the necessity presents itself. It may be
proper to remark that had the vote of the
S,newood box effected in any way the result
5sof the election, protest against throwing
s out Its vote would, IN due form of law, been
made, and the votes would doubtlessly have
been tabulated. This is mentioned simply
because 1t seems to be luscious moYsel to
the INEs vitiated political palate to relate
me TACT that the '.Pinewood box was thrown
out Dy the Commissioners of Election"
AND, en.pGssant, will the TINES, as mat
Ter OF information, tell in letters so plain
! tnat ne who runneth can read: Is it not
passing strange that the Plnewood Congress
s1onai box was not also thrown out when it
was opened much later than the Polls of the
county and State But perhaps this like the
dppender to the Registration Books of the
whllom Fulton Precinct, now the histori-
cal Plnewood Precinct, will be vailed in
the same atmosphere of mystery that
shrouded that wholesale hygerl Of votes that
were registered to vote at Pins,oood but
sought the more congenial realms of Packs
Tiue.
'sEs strange indeed what difference be,
Twlx't Iweeldled1m and Tweedledee."
':Let the CALLED jade vince,
My withers are unwrug."