The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-05-14

They made two important changes
the party constitution. They dl
away with the State canvass. The
don't ike canvasses. They don't Liz
this canvass. They prefer workin
in the dark.
Then they did away with the claus
so that a convention held in May ma
nominate for September. They pro
| posed to
TAKE BREECHES HOLD on Us,
if you will excuse the conoqus
phrase. We are now just a little to
smart for them, and we propose t
take a breeches hold, We have he'll
our convention and put forth a can
didate. No one yet has screwed M
courage up to the sticking point-un
less my friend here is one.
Turning to Colonel 1oumans, Cap
tain Tillman asked: ''Are you q can
didate for Governors"
mo, sir" replied Col. Youmans.
THE OLIGARCHY THEORY.
Captain Tilman then continued
For the last ten years the control o.
the State has been in the hands of
few men. These gentlemen woulc
call their meetings and a few-shall
say ringsters-wen, ringsters, then
those were in the boat, in the line oi
succession, those who would get d
slice of the pie after awhile-these
would meet while the farmers were
attending to their own business
would control the county conventions
and go down to Columbia.
We We're right to holda convention.
Even the editors allow we had the
right to meet and formulate plat.
form.
THE NECESSITY OF CANDIDATE
Is there man here who will dis
pute that if the platform was left
without a candidate it would have
been broken down by seekers for
othcey Wouldn't the whole ring got
on the platform?
In years we tried to get from their
ranks some sort of halfway man to
us. You know how we
slipped up at it. I felt We had been
burned at it too often.
They say I bossed and controlled
that covention. If any delegate from
Fairfield, or South Carolina, can say
I approached him in relation to my
I'd like to see him. "a
voice: 'He amt here.
What would they have said, if I
had refused, but that [ was moral
coward and didn't have the courage
Of my own convictions!
oRUMpLED ROSE LEAVES.
Let me show you I'm not on bed
of roses. In the first place, my plan
tation has to be left to take care Of
itself, except what the old dwoman and
the children can do. I have to neg
lect my own affairs.
In the second place, it is by no
means certain I'm to be your next
Governor. You know the ohter side is
going to move heaven and earth to
defeat me.
Then the torrent of abuse and ca
lu,nny to which I am exposed is an
other thing, but ''thrice armed is he
who has his Quarrel lust"
THE MAYOR OF COLUMBIA
has said he would leave the State if
was elected (From the crowd:
Let him leave.') have heard OF
some who hate me so that they say
they wouldn't vote for me If nomins
ted by the Democratic party: Gan
other voice: Let EN- go.') But you
haven't heard q single Tillman man
say he wouldn't vote the Democratic
ticket whoever is nominated
BUT ONE PARTY.
We have but one party. We dare
have but one, simply because a div
sion among the whites would let in
the foodtide Of the black vote; and
there would be bidding between the
two factions for it. The side that
could bid the most and be nearest to
being a nigges would get the black
votes, and there would come again
the days of good stealing.
rHR PROCEEDINGS WIRE DANpExED
at this point by the rain, which had
been threatening all the morning,
coming downin big drops on Tillman-
ties and reporters, without dlscr1ml-
nation.
7, was at first proposed to adjourn
20 ginhouse near by, but the atmos-
pheric moisture came down IN such
q busiaess-ike way that a general
helter-skelter rush for shelter ensued
GATHERED IN A GINHoUsE-
The rail- relaxing somewhat, but
showing no signs of cessation, at q
little after noon the crowd reassem-
bled in the lower part of the ginhouse
referred to, which was certainly hum,
bic and uncomfortable enough tc
satisfy he most radical advocate OF
economy and reform.
Mounted on sill of the structure
Captain Tllman resumed hisremarks
He opened by saying that though the
rain had stopped the meeting, he
was glad to see ii Go it would hell
the oats
Taking up the thread OF his re
marks where interrupted by the rain
he said he wanted to show the evil:
growing out of the condition arising
from having, and daring to have, but
one party which he had referred
to.
He said: For years after we go
out of negro domination anything
looking to the discussion ofany issue
that would create friction in the part,
was frowned down by common con
aent. It was thouget betterto suffe
something than to risk return o
the rottenness of Radical domination
r. .,,o., +bo,,oyht hatta,- that wa sho,1l(