The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-04-23
Clarendon Solid for Ben Tillman.

SldEtMHOn SOllQ lCT Del lUlUaHs
Mr.. ED1ToR:-After reading the
newspapers and learning the views
of the people abroad I came to the
conclusion to see if I could not find
out The sentiment of my own county
| people, and having business with our
county alliance business agent I con-
cluded to go to town last Saturday.
I went to the court house and found
the agent located in the Probate
Judges office, where he told me that
the brethren would find hia on Sat
urdays and public days until further
notice, and while there I met num-
ber of representative farmers, and
whose sentiments on public questions
are usually in accord with their broth
er farmers throughout this county.
took the liberty of talking with
them on the political questions that
are now agitating the minds of the
people all over the State.
The result was that they agreed
that the time had come when new
leaders should be selected, and that
those leaders must be men who are
not up to their necks in obligations
to monopolies, syndicates, railroads,
and other large corporations, or in
any wise identified with the moneyed
leeches that have beer and are still
sucking the financial life and prosper
ity from the tiller Of the soil. These
gentlemen expressed themselves as
being heartily in favor CT endorsing
the platform "that Ben Tillman car
ried to Columbia in his breeches
pocket" and they say they are as de-
termined now to see that no man who
is opposed to said platform shall be
elected to represent this people in the
next legislature as they were deter
mined to elect Wade Hampton in
1876.
They do not take any stock in that
game Of bluff that is being played By
old time political tricksters, trying. to
bluff the farmer out of his rights by
raising the hue and cry of split in the
party. Why, I cannot see any posi-
bic chance OF a split, for are we not
pledged to abide the result and the
decision Of the Democratic conven-
ton? And another thing is that the
same flesh and blood that snatched
the reins of government from the
hands of the spokesman and the cor
ruptionist in 1876, have taken hold Of
this movement, and they will not stop
until they have planted their victori-
Gus banner upon the ramparts Of
those that dare to oppose, and have
driven them from their strongholds.
It was admitted by some present
that Tillman was not their choice and
while they would have preferred that
some other man had been selected
yet as the farmers in convention as
sembled had reasons to believe thai
Tillman was the proper man to lead
they would not kick out Of harness
but go right along swelling up the
ranks of what is bound to be a tri
umphant procession.
They contend that there is princi
pie involved in this matter, that naen
are entirely out of the question. Till
man was selected to be the trumpe
by which the farmer will proclaim tt
the world that he will no longer sub
NIT being goaded by a set Of mel
that have been goading them fo1
many years
That the farmers have every cont
dence in Tillman's integrity and abili
ty to serve them as o leader is evi
denced by the fact that he was sug
gested in spite of the opposition il
the convention, together with that O.
many OF the newspapers OF the State
The disgraceful conduct of the Uni
yersity boys in trying to ridicule oul
leader has had the effect of making :
great many of us feel that their con
duct was advised by some of the op
position, and that we owe onr suppor
to Tillman as n matter of self-respect
/ I have never before seen people
apparently so determined, and from
every quarter that I can hear from tht
movement is growing, and unless
something unlocked for is developed
it will not need prophet to predic
that Clarendon county will send
solid delegation to Columbia which vii
vote for Tillman first, last, and all th'
time. Will let you hear from mt
again. CONSERVATIVE.
Clarendon county, Apr. 22d.