The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-11-12
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER u, 1890.
POLITICAL NOTES.

democracy mas WO0, Oh course. NO OAe
not blinded by the passion Of hate and pre-
adice and love Of Office ever really expected
any other result. The attempt at fusion be-
tween Republicans and diSafected Demo-
Gratis, in which the Republicans were to be
but tools for men who were attempting to
play false by claiming still to be Democrats
while catering to the Republicans, was too
childhke for any real sensible man, white or
colored, to be caught. History cannot fur
nish an instance where elements so radically
hostile ever amalgamated by such a process.
The policy Of the Haskellites was weak.
They should have left the Democratic party
boldly, and openly joined hands with the
negroes: then they might have secured sue
cess. But to attempt to stay in the Demo-
cratic party, claiming to be Democrats, and
yet gain the Republican (negro) vote was
more than even the negro could stomach.
Haskell and Hampton and Harllee and
Bsrnwell and Blanding and their followers
was not o Just one They while their star
was in the ascendency had shouted that in
dependentism was worse than radical;sm,
and that an independent would steal Heav
ems livery to worship Lucifer. They had
said the naked truth, and it had permeated
every trne Carolinian. And when in their
weak and far fetched sophistry they at
tempted to eat their own words, the true
white citizens Of the State spurned such
selfish men, and will forever relegate them
to the rear. South Carolina will not soon
have any love for an independent, be he an
aristocrat Of high position or poor buckra
without social influence.
Hampton must retire He has done val
liant service for his State, but when Haskell
snd such men became leaders of an indie
pendent movement he forgot his duty to his
State and failed to condemn them, aye
worse, he even spoke words of conmenda-
ton for them The State has fully repaid
Hampton al she owes him, principal and
interest, and now we will let him 50 back to
private life. His last letter did the evil
work. And even after saying he would vote
the regular Democratic ticket he did not do
it. He says he left his registration certif-
cate in Washington.
South Carolina will not soon be Mahon-
lied. The dark days of 76 are yet too Wv
id, snd the example Of Virginia too promi-
nent before our eyes, for even such men as
Haskell and his followers to hurl our State
into political damnation. We must profit
by the lesson of the last campaign, howev-
er, for independentism has in the estima-
ton Of some become respectable, and other
means than the old slogan, can in6epend-
ent is worse than a radical" must now be
used to kill opposition. Hampton has eaten
his own words, has spoken kindly Of the
rich and tialindependents, and now
independenism if started among the rich
and influential is very respectable thing.
The ministers few of them have made |
the campaign ridiculous. They are not
sufficiently acquainted with the ways of this
wicked world to dabble in politics. WeBnow
of several Of the poor innocents who favor
ed the Haskell independent movement. |
One of them went so far even rs to sign the
call for the conference that nominated Has
kell. Our advice is unasked and will be
nnappreciated, but we think it would be !
best for such preacher-polihciens hereafter
to forsake either politics or the pulpit. A |
preacher has right to his opinion and a |
duty to vote, but when he attempts to lead
political movement, there is a possible need |
for him to 90 into his closet and have little
self examination of his spiritual condition.
But the matter is over, and We have not
the slightest cause to gramble. Democracy
has been triumphant in the county, State,
and nation The people for once have got
what they wanted, and we sincerely trust
their choice has been good one. Time
will tell. We have certainly had fair elec-
ton-the fairest the State has had since re-
construction. Now let US all endeayor to
work harmoniousiy together.
Let there be no hard words and unkind !
expressions about how man voted. Let US
suppose every man Except the leaders,
voted conscieniously, and let US all get to-
pesher again before the next campaign. Two
Years hence PRESIDENT is to be elected, and
3 Democrat must be elected. Don't let there
be any cause whatever for it to be said that
South Carolina was in any way o party to a
break in the solid South. Let Us all come
again together, and let the campaign of go
be but as the remembrance Of terrible I
nightmare.
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