The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-24
STAND TO THE HELM.


STAND TO THE HELM.
The political cauldron of bitterness
continues to simmer in some parts of
the State, and a continuation of all
sorts of threats fill the political atmos-
phere. The people of South Carroll
ma have for long time allowed the
threats of certain class of politicians
to keep them from asserting them
selves and throwing from power those
whom they desired to displace, but
this year the people concluded to try
q change of men, and so far have sue
ceeded in placing brand-new State
ticket in the field. As soon as this
was assured the professional politician
commenced to put in his work by
hobnobbing with the negro to seek
revenge.
Now the question is, are the white
men of South Carolina willing to al-
low these unscrupulous men to lead
them into the camp of the Radicals? ?
There is no middle ground to take:
we must be with the Democratic par
ty, or we must array ourselves against
it: if we stay at home on election day
the Democratic cause, the cause of
white supremacy, loses that much,
and every vote lost can De counted
for the Republican party. Any man
that will undertake to crafty his
spleen by voting against the Demo
cratic ticket cannot be trusted by the
party in the future. Gle, is leprous
man, he is unclesn: his plague is in
his head" Yes, in his heart as well.
Every white man in South Carolina
should be 8 Democrat, and all of them
that love their country are, but there
are some who are doing everything in
their power to bring about split, and
if they succeed what will be tne con-
sequences VIII that harmonic
things? or will Il make the breach
wider? Should these men succeed in
bringing about split in some of the
counties their success as natural
consequence can only be temporary,
because the Radicals are only waiting
for the wedge to be driven into the
log, and as soon as it is done they
VIII take hold themselves and strike
their white tools deadlier blow
than these renegades struck the Dem
ocrstic party.
The question of men is not in issue
now: that question was decided by
the Democratic convention, and every
Democrat is pledged in honor to sup
port the nominees of the convention.
This is our construction of the mean
ing OF membership in the Democratic
party. Fight as hard for your side
snd men as you can, but when the
highest tribunal of the party has rem
dered its decision then take your de-
feat gracefully, remembering that we
are brethren, and that we have a
eommoa enemy in our midst, ready
and anxious to plunge the murderous
knife into our political existence and
civilization-ready to repeat the
scenes that many of Us witnessed be-
fore '76. Remember those trying
days, those days when it was an act
nal necessity for man to carry
pistol in his pocket when on his way
to church, those days when Our we-
men and children were afraid to go
ont upon the highways for fear of be-
ing insulted. Remember them, and
then lay your hand upon your breast
and say if because your fayorite was
defeated you can and will cast a vote
against the nominees Of the Demo
cratic party, or even remain away
from the polls, and by your indifer-
ence encourage an unsc1upulous set
Of white men who are willing to sell
all that we hold dear for few paltry
dollars and negro votes, in order that
they may remain in Office.
There was a day in South Carolina
when if any man had attempted to
divide us by threatening US with the
negro, that man would have met with
not only political death but social os-
tracism as we'll, and we hope that day
is still here, and it should be the duty
OF every white man that loves his race
and country to consider any PROPOSE
zion OF split an insult to his man
hood, and he should promptly resent
il, matters not from what source it
emanates.