The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-18
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Aspects.
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The .ne, ,ins ocdcled by the Dem
ocratic State Executive Committee
was held on the Encampnent ground
on Wednesday. The speakers al
nved from Greenville On the early
moanirg train.
.!r;ss before i c,,loyN, the hour
;ixed for tie meetiDg.t procession Was
:o.ele;; hesdaC: by the Glendale band,
and comprising the carriages con
t>:l4y the speakers Hni the reception
committee. with several yci!c!es hlln"-
ins up thc rear: Vt the Enc&lrrnent
grounds there had assembled about
500 men, among whom was :: little
shrinking o. ladies.
After calling the meeting to order
County Chairman Carson introduced,
ts the first speaker Of the day
GENERAL JOHN BHATToS.
0; Fairfield. candidate io1 Governor.
General Brattons speech was q caIm
yet strong presentation OF the evils
from which lie considered the people
OF South Carolina, and indeed OF the
s~gmted States, to be suffering. Con-
ceding fully the right andtA duty OF
The people TO look after their local
;.iGfairs. he yet warned his auditory
that the evils OF the present. tie dan
gers 70 the future Of the people lay
II the aggressions OF the central au.
tholity--sti5king at the liberties OF
the people, wf,ict. ui.tleTlse their pros
perity. He deprecated the hastr o.
sroyndless criticism oi lS!bl!c ser
wants, bespc;,:lins ior eac!!. s fair hear
ms-a :ulI inquiry into his official
conduct. lie reviewed 24h;story OF
cur peop:e since the war--thsir @2o-
lection FIRST to military tyranny, then
10 Radical mislule-and theic SELF
rescue IL 1876. He wa@7ac<; The peo-
PIE lest, deceived bs- Sense CT secur,-
ty. and mislea by ;mp-oDH, p:esenta-
ton Of otu conditions, they lose sight
ct the great troubles growing out OF
t'2ic.al legislation. The charges
against the State government serve
c:1ich.y to distract the peoples atton-
ton 3rem the greatest trcuGle-fhe
Vaccinations and agscessions of the
Radicals controlling the Federal gov
ernment. lie made al earnest appeal
Tor unity-for g solid front against
the common enemy-and closed by
urging upon the young men specially
the duty an;l the need Of making
tight On principle and for principle.
COL. JOSEPH I. EARLE
was next introduced. He opened by
saying that he asrroud Of his State,
his people, and his party-a party
that IS the representive Of no class
slat is not a faction-that IS, indeed.
tie very people themselves. Grave
charges had been made against the
State government. Are these true!
N there an oligarchy? Is there &n
stocracy?? IS there political leprosy
south Carolina? Where are the
Ss-where the rottenness about
h so much has been said! Those
make such charges shonld be
1y with specifications and with
SsToof. The true test is-has the
government been faithfully and
economically administered. Il pub
SA expenses are cne ceut more than
pubEc necessities require, those
as should be reduced. Has
& any corruption? Captain
said there has been none.
Sss Aharged certain Senators
in connection with the
superintendent of mem
sS| iio;,se-->.If the charge IS
in Tllman should prove
¬. he should withdraw
5ologize for it. Col. Earle
g to say that while he was OPP
to free tuition III the Universe
Y. be favored the proper maintenance
OF that institution He had always
favored the agricultural college, but
he was opposed to pulling down eth
e. the University or the Citadel. The
State should sustain these instltu-
lions. but should especially sustain
and improve the common schools.
CAPTAIN Tillman had once declared
wish to destroy the CitadelAcadenly,
but was now silent upon that point.
He demanded of Captain Tillman to
declare himself on this point rne-
ouivocally. The railroad commits
sioners might properly be elected
bv the people, but TIE fact that the
present commissioners had been
chosen otherwise fru2ishedno ground
for the charge that they had been
s:amed, SO to speak, any more than
for the charge that the members Of
the Legislature had been ''bamboo-
zled" or debauchcd. There are TOO
,nany general charses--too few spc-
clticstions. The people should be
SLOW 10 condemn their public servants
i9og: charges loosely made The
oifcjal surely has the right allowed
eveu TIE common criminal-the right
20 demand proof before he can be
called to answer accusations. We
must have no arrayinS Of class against
class. Ne must recognize tae ~
tar-t,epcndence OF TIE different inter
csts of the people. We must pur-
s,ea State poiicyr that will sustaintAe
States credit and make easy the
funding Of the State debtata reduced
1atc Of interest. We must deal with
ali questions IN a spirit OF fairness
an1 calmncss. Col. Earle then re-
counted the circumstances attending
rDe effort. by some of his friends. to
nominate hin, for Governor III 1888.
He sad that, from first TO last. he
had positively declined to run. His
relations with Governor Richardson
sSad been such that his acceptance OF
60 nomination. would have involved
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