The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23
Tillman T ak.

OF principles, made tremendous Ell
fort to make political capital out O.
the fact that the Hilber Democratic
club of Edgefield had passed resolu'
tions denounclng Tillman and reform
but they will learn that che that
laughs last laughs best
These same papers do not seem to
care about informing their readers,
that at the time the Hilber club met
only few were present, but on the
10th inst the club was regularly call
ed for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the county convention, and
the tables were turned. Instead of O
few Ants, there was full attendance
of the members, and Tillman dele
gates, and resolutions endorsing Till
man, were carried: so much was the
majority for Tillman, that the Ants
withdrew their former actions to
heartily endorse the reformer. I
merely mention this circumstance to
show that the opposition papers stand
ready 70 catch at anything that might
have a tendency to injure our leader,
and when they find something favor
able to his cause they will either dis
tort its meaning or let it go by alto
gether.
Tie great Columbia conference has
been held, and I thought that when
we heard from that body we would
hear from them in laundering tones,
but instead they only passed resolu-
tions which amount to saying ice de-
mand that all persons heretofore in
terested in the support of Ben Till
man for governor of South Carolina,
do now withdraw that support, as no
people other than those selected by
the members of that conference have
the right nor shall they have the pre-
sumption to say who shall rule in this
State. The white people of this State
are, in the estimation of these con-
ferees, so utterly ignorant and so
awfullv F'unscrupulous' that although
we have had campaign of education,
they will not listen to these men
who swear that stB. r. Tiuman shall
never be governor of South Carolina. "
'Tis strange that the former leaders
will not see that the people have risen
up against them, and with a mighty
shout that comes ringing from the
mountains to the sea, proclaim that
they want change Of management
in the Democratic party. These same
"unscrupulous'' people are the ones
that responded to long roll in 1861
and again in 1876, and whenever any
danger has been threatened the State,
and the Democratic party, Barnwelps
"unscrupulous foe" hcye always been
found in the front ranks. They were
good enough and intelligent enough
to be trusted in those days, why not
trust them now?
The times have changed. When
this ssunscrupulous foe" were sacriic-
ing their time and business for the
benefit of political pap suckers all was
well, but when they say they have not
received the benefits promised them
and ask for change they are stigma
tized as independents and ''roughs"
and the Hon. Mr.. Barnwell has the
impudence to designate them as an
"unscrupulous foe Has the day ar
rived in South Carolina when the peo-
pie that toll and sweat in the fields
are no longer respectable? I trust
not and hope that every man who
earns an honest living will raise up in
his might and hurl Mr.. Barnwell's in
sulting speech back into his teeth.
The time has come when men must
assert their manhood, and not allow
the threatening rawlings of such men
to deter them from doing what they
believe in their hearts is right, be-
cause if they can be bulldozed or
frightened this time, they need never
complain or even murmur at any
wrongs that will be inflicted upon
them in the future.
This is fight of the people against
the men who have ruled them from
the days of the lords proprietors, and
what benefits have they derived
The only benefit that can see is that
they have bad the privilege of know
ing that the State was in the hands Of
gentlemen who were fully able to take
care of themselves and favorites
The motto of these gentlemen is
now, and always has been, that ''we
are the people, and the masses must
do our bidding. The campaign Or
ators We're in Sumter last week, and,
to the shame of that town, it was one
of the most disgraceful scenes ever
witnessed III the State. Men were al
lowed to howl and use all kinds of in
sulting remarks to our leader when
he was in a position that he could
not help himself, after being invited
to speak by the Democratic executive
committee, and I am told that brass
band was brought down from the city
of political refugees to assist in the
bowling and drowning process.
We will have campaign meeting
in Manning on the 26th inst, and ]
sincerely hope that our people and es-
pecially every well wisher Of Ben Till
man will teach the people of Sumter
a lesson in politeness. I want every
man to constitute himself a commit
tee to see that each speaker receives a
polite and respectful hearing. II
there is to be any disgraceful conduct