The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-11-26
A Parting Political Shot.

EDITOR MANNING T1ME:-The year
1890 will be the most remarkable n
the political history of South Carroll
ma ever recorded. A year remarkable
for one of the bitterest political wars
ever waged in the State. It will be
remembered that on the 9th of last
March there assembled at Columbia a
convention known as the Farmers
Convention of South Carolina. That
convention was composed Of freemen
and citizens of the State of South
Carolina, who had the right to peace
ably assemble and to suggest as they
thought best some plan that would ell
evate the farming interest of oar
State and encourage the farmers to
renewed energy to try and better the
condition of the farmers. The con-
vention met and as a result Of it's de-
liberations concluded to set Alright the
political machinery of the State, be-
lieving the political machine was not
and had not been working in the in
terest OF the whole people thought
that the starting point and so it was
decided. The convention then deem
ed it best to suggest candidates for
only the Offices of governor and lieu
tenant governor and platform of
principles: platform broad enough
and strong enough to hold up every
citizen in South Carolina, regardless
of occupation, for support. That con-
vertion suggested the name of that
farmer, patriot, and true Democrat,
B. r. Tiliman, Of Edgefeld, for gov
ernor, and that milk-and-water patri-
OF and Democrat, of Chesterfield, for
lieutenant governor, J. G. Colt. Mr..
Tillman accepted the nomination, and,
as the sequel will prove, reached the
goal. Tie milk-and-water patriot and
Democrat declined being a candidate
before the ink that showed his name
hardly had time to dry, and for this
piece Of folly will have long time to
reflect and see his mistake. From the
day this piece of patriotic work was
done to the day that ended in its final
triumph, it was met with the bitterest
of bitterness. The opposition array
ed its best talent against and fought
it to the meeting and decision of the
September convention, but was fairly
and honestly beaten; the verdict of
the people having declared decisively
in favor OF the nominee and platform
of the March convention.
At that point of the matter all true
Democrats and patriots considered
the matter settled, and at once acqui-
esced in its result. But alas, the con-
fict was not over; the conflict was on
ly over with all Democrats and true
friends of our grand old State From
the 10th Of September to the 4th day
of November the action OF the farm
ers and the Democratic convention of
South Carolina was assailed by set
Of men calling themselves straightout
Democrats, who though by all right
thinking men can only be pronounced
political traitors. The straightouts,
as they called themselves, it will be
remembered called their councils Of
war since the March convention, to
spring this very piece of treachery
upon the State. In two of them ma
jority of its members, though oppos-
ed to Mr.. Tillman and his methods as
they nicknamed the uprising Of the
people of South Carolina, voted down
the proposition to bring out ticket
against the regular nominated ticket
of the State convention. The eztrem-
lists in this body would be defeated
every time on a measure:of this kind,
and smarting under disappointment
set themselves to sitting and slfted
until they sifted every particle Of true
Democracy and principle out OF this
wonderful council, and after getting
things in the right trim gave another
blast OF the bugle to assemble body
of men who had always been, or at
least thought to be Democrats, to as
semble and make one mighty and
grand effort for the overthrow of true
Democracy in our good old State. On
the 9th or 18th of October, or some
where about, these straightouts met
and after rubbing their heads together
and jolting their narrow minds for a
while, concluded to put ticket in the
political field. They also concluded
to issue an address to the people OF
South Carolina, of which we are all
familiar with, and were equally anus
ed at. Had the address been address
ed to the Radicals of the State it
would have been more appropriate, for
through and by them was their only
chance of success, and they aimed it
for them and no one else, and they
know it.
From the day Of the assembling and
action of that body the fight has been
a fight between true and unquestioned
Democracy led by 8. R. Iillman, and
galvanized radicalism led by one A.
G. Haskell, who with his henchmen
and satraps in every county in this
State have catered and monkeyed
with radical negroes to crush and de-
stroy the last vestige of white suprem-
acy and Democracy in South Carolina
and had it not been for the united,
determined, and invincible Democrats
they would have accomplished their
devilish purpose. But true Demo
Gratis on the 4th day of November
presented an unbroken and undivided
front, and swore by Him that lveth
that radicalism, though led by one A.
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