The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-10-15
UNDEMOCRATlC DEMOCRACY.

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UNDEMocRATIc DEMOCRACY.
Some Plain Truths Plainly Spoken by the
Greenville News.
Judge 4. G. Haskell says he is Dem
ocrat. No doubt he is one as matter
of abstract principle, but he is far from
being one in actual practice. Beliefs
are good and words are very well, but
actions are the proper things to Judge
by.
The essence of Democracy is the rule
of the people. That is the fundamental.
foundation principle Of the party.
The essence Of Republiclnism. OF
Federalism or Whigism- the thee are
the same in their essential, moving
principes-is the rule Of the many by the
few-the theory, Inherited from the ole
days Of an arlstocracy established by law
and kings and emperors, that the wis
dom and virtue Of the State are concen-
trated among few.
Judge Haskell was a member of the
Democratic party ofthis State. An over,
whelmlng majority Of the members Of
that party demanded the nomination oi
B. R. Tiilman for Governor.
Judge Haskell then counted himself a
member Of the wing or faction Of the
Democratic party which called Itself
s'Straightout" or 'anti-Tillman." An
overwhelming majority Of that faction,
througha conferences composed Of its
most influential, earnest and prominent
members, voted to support B. r. Tillman
whel he became the nominee Of the
party. That vote was taken after long
and earnestsdiscussion ofthe subject and
after Judge Haskell's views and argu-
ments had been presented with all the
force and power of careful thought,
elaborate preparation and eloquent
delivery.
Now Judge Haskell bolts the decision
ofhis own wing Of the party. He is
law unto himself. He calls the decision
of the majority of his party folly And
the decision ofthe majority OF his faction
OF the party cowardice.
His action in setting up new ticket
and a new organization ofhis own is
virtually declaration of his belief that
the wisdom, courage and patriotism Of
the State is concentrated in him and his
followers, whom he knows to be few.
because they have been outvoted every
where.
To establish over the State the rule ot
this many times refined and trebly dis.
TILED essence Of virtue and wisdom he
proposes to appeal to the negro vote
which has never heretofore supported
any rule but that Of corruption and i'm.
becility.
The white people cannot meet Judge
Haskell's fastidious ideas. The bulk o.
.anti-Tillman men who swallowed theil
medicine like men and have fallen in
line tor the good of the State and party
and IN obedience to the requirements o.
common sense are evidently counted as
ofcoarser clay. They can take it, but
Judge Haskell cannot.
If Judge Haskells movement should
succeed it would inevitably result in one
of two conditions. A few white mer
would rule the State with power which
would be despotic in its character, anC
therefore repugnant to every lover O
liberty, however It's exercise might be
the black vote being the means used tt
maintain that power. If those few
white men should lose their control o
the black vote, as they probably would
very soon. the black vote itself woult
rule through its own chosen agents
and representatives.
We donot suppose tha: Judge Haskell
would admit holding these ideas or &C
knowledge the accur;,r.. of our pre-
dictionS. Tie truth is, l':obably, he lla:
no properly formed ideas on tie suhjec
Of any kind. He Is an intensely angry
man. and he has all"wr, his anger Il
sweep away his iud.ncu; aud shape III.
arguments and form his conclusions
! No man ever committed suicide with
doubt Of the necessity for the act. NJ
Malay ever ran "muck with baret
knl!i. slashing friend and i"e alike with
out profound conviction that ie was do
ing :, praiseworihy and honorable act
While the suicide and the Malay fanatic
are both better than the coward wh(
avoids an issue Or the sneak who sacri
fees his principles or caters to depravet
impulses for his own advantage, the coo
Judgment Of the world condemns botl