The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-05-28

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to You because it is a real pleasure to take
the liberty to give my views to those who
have been so kind and respectful to mc.
You have never wounded my feelings. No,
vou have evinced tenderness to me OF
which am as proud as am OF Your friend.
ship. If YOU want to see the true cause OF
and behold the radical party of these United
States of America With one foot upon the
neck Of the Republican party, and the other
uplifted to degrade in 4 similar manner the
great Democratic party of our country. be
not deceived gentlemen. L"E- not among
Democrats for enemies. Your enemies are
entirely outside opr old Democratic army,
whose political soldiers are and have ever
been rs true men rs were those farmers,
lawyers, doctors, merchants, mechanics and
other brave, patriotic spirits whom EaSand
called rebels, merely because they fought i"r
the very form of government for which We
as Democrats are contending to-day. Oar
fathers who handed down to us our liberties
We're men of ali classes. Are their children
endowed with more wisdom than they!
None ought to be invited to occupy back
seats in our Democratic house except the
radicals.
had forgotten to mention their asSoci-
ates, who ought Of course to be seated with
their radical masters These are the beau
tiful saints Of America, who so dearly love
the negro, Just for no other reason than be-
cause they hate the Democratic party. ltell
Won plainly that the only ones you should
act against ar. the radicals and their aSsoci-
ates. They are the only enemies You have.
Our whole duty is just this: Demand Of
radicals, and consult with Democrats. Re
store the grand, great and patriotic party
OF Jefferson again to national power, and
every man, woman, and child wiil breathe
the pure atmosphere Of that liberty put IN
motion by the eloquence of 4 Henry, and
won by the genius Of Washington.
If l We're a RepubEcan, as am q Demo-
crat, / would hold too dear to my heart the
principles Of Hamilton, Webster, and Clay
to be found acting with the radical party,
! whose aim and object is 4 moneyed oppres-
siye power Why it would unhesitatlngly
put under its internal feet patriotism, hon
or and al the other finer feelings of human
nature. What cares it for North and South,
East and West? We trust itnot, gentlemen.
Our friends are not there. They axe TO be
found only in the Democratic party. When
President Jackson too Suddenly put al end
to the activity of the national bank the
Shock was felt everywhere. SO the loss OF
property not only to our State bat TO the
. whole South by radical Legislation w;,S so
sudden that the whole country Was obliged
to feel the shock Right here We sec that
when We We're stricken by the right hand OF
radicalisu, that It's left hand was upliited
against Northern Democracy. The followers
OF radicalism did not think We Were any
greater sinners than themselves. Their only
aim was to destroy the Democratic party OF
our country. They have already oNerthr"wn
Tia. Republican party, :,ul stand to-day up
on It's ruins Let us not be deceived. Let
us turn and face our real enemies, and with
grateful hearts and smiling faces extend the
right hand of friendshipt to every Democrat
regardless Of claSs) within the bounds OF
our whole country Not only were We op-
pressed by radical Legislation at Washing
ton, but they Mt Us a Candy, & Scott, and
a Chamberlain. They did their worst. And
| gentlemen. when tie great Hampton wr"Sted
: our grand old State from they lfol! grasp
We were an undone people. We dared not
quarrel with or differ from each other then
Let rs shake hands and bury oui ol sight
| forever such unklnd feelings rs ;lIc too un-
worthy to inhabit the noble boSoniS o: Sonth
! Caro!inianS. The FreuGhman who S;lid.
! defend llc from nIy friends, must certainly
! have been ignorant OF those pure E"1i!0-
cratic prime: pies which inevitably result III a
lasting friendship and good government
! Let rs never forget. that "a taxpayers con-
vention' for the whole State, and tax
unioEs" for each county, ava.led nothing
against such men as Scott, Noses * Co.,
until Hampton appeared 1T the front, and
! dispersed them with his brave Democratic
| South Carolinians.
Gentlemen, We are brothers and Demo
! Gratis, and Just 50 sure rs the sun shines III
the heaven, we will have to face our radical
foes and give them to know, that South Car
! olna stands to-day where she Stood VIXEN
Nirginiu'S great Jefferson wrote orr .emo-
cratic form OF government which vas ac-
cepted by our fathers cannot believe
when radical legislation destroyed nearly
one-half OF Southern property, that the blow
was aimed at all at the South Nay, the
facts in the case point to the Democratic
party as the shining mark. II they be
such philanthroplsts, Why did they beStow
al their benevolcnce upon the negro and
the negro party OF whites at the South.
Don't you see that it is the Democratic par-
ty alone that they would harm, Is or purest
! Of all political doctrines alone !uterleres
with their promotion to power? The truth
is lust this We are contendin9 Tor what
Jefferson gave, and they have turned their
backs even upon that which Hamilton OIL
fered. We're | !. candidate lor otiicc,
would just as soon my opponent De elected
if he be Democrat l would scotn an Of
flee of honor, if it were not given to NE
without any effort on my part to secure 1t.
L. flt, Mlit.lI