The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-04-23
A Pamela Farmer Talks on The Political
Situation.

been reading the Ne,cs and Courier
for good many years, and while we
never did admire its politics very
much, YET we are more disgusted now
than ever. It really seems that it, as
well as some lesser and insignificant
sheets, would like to rule the whole
State. We think these little editors
had better stop and consider who and
what they are trying to write about,
for we as farmers do not any longer
intend to sit down and be run over.
We have risen and propose to stand
up for our rights. In our last con,
vention we made the suggestions OF
Nh. B. R. Tillman and Col. Colt for
governor and lieutenant governor, and
we propose to see that these sugges-
tions are endorsed by the regular
nominating convention in August; for
| we are going there to do that very
thing
We do not propose to submit to the
railing accusations made against US.
The Ne,cs and Courier has as good as
accused the delegates to that Farm
ers' Convention Of being no Demo
Gratis at all, and when it says that after
an eight hours session the convention
nominated B. R. Tillman and }. G.
Colt for governor and lieutenant gov
ernor. and that the Democrats could
fill out the rest Of the ticket, we think
they had better learn something about
Capt. Tillman's general reputation be-
fore they try to stab him with the in
famous imputation of being the man
to disrupt the Democratic party.
Where was Capt. Tillman in '76? Was
it not Gen. Gary, Butler, Tillnan, and
others, who proposed to and did put
a straight out ticket in the field, while
the Ns,cs and Courier thought the
matter premature and unwise, and
suggested that fusion ticket would
do best. We think we had better
learn to do honor to those who de-
serve honor and not to those who are
willing to compromise either by fu-
sion or otherwise. We will also call
the Mevs and Co'trier's attention to
the sneeYing manner in which it
speaks of the dofing of hats in the
convention, in saying that one could
see from the tall spring dunlap down
to the plug hat of the plantation.
Well, bat those plug hats covered the
heads of as true and loyal Democrats
as were ever raised IN South Carolina.
They covered the heads of men that
are going to prove a little too many
for these ringsters, bosses, and those
old sore-headed politicians who pro-
pose to have things their own way.
We hear that one of the managing
editors of the Ne,cs ard Courier said
that he would rather the State would
90 back into the hands Of the Repub-
licans or negroes than for Iillman
and his friends to get possession. Ii
this be true we guess we know the
reason why, for if it were to pass over
into the hands of the negroes they
could be cheated out of it, but il I'LL
man and his friends get possession
they will prove little too sharp tor
these tricksters.
We suppose the Ne,rs md Courier
thought that it had worked up very
sharp trick when it distributed those
postal cards to gather in the senti-
ments of the people for governor, but
how were they distributed? We don't
think that one of those cards was sent
to farmer in Clarendon; therefore,
how was it possible to get a fair and
just expression from the masses OF the
people? But a fair expression was
not what was aimed at. The idea was
throw as much of damper over the
country people as possible, but VIC
rather think they missed their aim.
We notice, also, that these newspa-
pers are giving in their advice very
freely, as though it was solicited, ad-
vising the farmers to be very careful
as to their proceedings, lest they split
the Democratic party. When we
want their advice we will call on them
for it, so hold it in reserve, for we
think we know what We are doing,
and we don't propose to be duped.
We know this much, at any rate, that
we represent at least IS or so per
cent. of the voting strength, and that
gives US the right to rule and we will
do it; for we shall march up to Colum-
bia with sufficient force to carry our
point.
The only place where we see that
there is any danger Of a split in the
party is that when we make the nom
nations most of the newspaper edit
ors and all of the tricksters and all of
those sore-headed politicians who may
think there is no use to beg forgive
ness for their many sins will make the
split.
We also call the attention of the
Columbia Register to a small matter.
1t says, "with whoop the Farmers
Convention nominated Capt. Tillman."
We desire simply to say to the Reyis-
ter that with a whoop we farmers are
going to elect Capt. Tillman, too. We
intend to do another thing also, to
make all of those little newspapers
feel the strength and power Of the
farmers after this, and We will let
them see where their sopping in the
pan comes from.
We notice through the newspapers
that MIR. Colt has declined the offer
made him by the convention: well,
that's all right; we guess there are
plenty of just as good men as Col.