The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-11
An Anti.TilImanite Talks.

EDITOR MANNING TIMES: Your editorial
of June 4th, Down with Tillmnn, the slo-
gan Of the opponents Of Ber 1ll!man,
don't real like IN editorial, bnt more like
the production OF sore head or an Office
seeker. Now I don't believe You are either:
yon must be bilious That is the cni% eX-
cnse can find FOR You. I woa!d like to
know in the name Of common Sense what
more right Mlman has to gubernatoral
honors than hundred other gentlemen in
the State? Has he done more for the pto-
pie Of the State than great many others
Did he do more to rid us of Radical rule in
'7G than Bratton, Earle Sheppard, and hun
dreds more | could mention, just as good
men us he is? You say you believe some Of
the other candidates spoken of are better
fitted and better statesmen than Tlllman; |
agree with you on that point, but why have
they not the right to run? They are citi-
zens and Democrats. and have no donbt
will do rs much for the farmers rs Tlilman,
AMI at the same time represent all classes in
the State. Ii class legislation is what yon
want then put Tillman in rs the farmers
candidate, and ignore all other professions:
and so what will become of our State?
As to extravaganza in our State govern
ment, don't believe any set of men could
have done better than those that have been
IN Office since &c, and if the so-callel re-
formers get in possession Of the State have
no idea they will do any better
You seem to think it is q great sin for II
man to be q farmer and not be q Iilllnanlte
Well, there are thousands of sinners in this
old State Of ours and they are going to
continue in their sins until the Al. q Sep
tember, and then put in nomination the BEST
men they can find in the State, and not hurt
lthe farmers eithe. Now have no objec-
ton to having farmers in Office, for some Of
our best men are farmers but at the same
time we should not ignore other professions
What We should do is to put the best men
We have in office, irrespective of place or
occupation, and not cry ont oppression be-
cause you are farmer We are all Demo-
Gratis, and have an enemy to fight outside OF
our own ranks, one that threatens us on al
sides and is ready to take advantage of any
rupture that may be made in our ranks.
SAY just here there is no cause for complaint
in our State government: the State Is more
prosperous than it has been since '76 in all
away with class legislation; pull together as
one HlitIl dIlG Dt IeduS III -hONeLupcl ~ cieSl
Il Congressman from every district in the
State: and show to oar enemy, the Eepubli
cans, that South Carolina is L solid Democ-
racy, and that no petty faction can split us.
OLD VETERAN.
Summerton, June E, 1890.
[Our friend above is Il fair sample Of the
Anti Tilluanite: he feels he has !; very weak
cause to sustain, and does not hesitate to
catch at any straw. His bad language does
not make us feel bad, for his whole piece is
off the track We never have said that Till
man had more right to gubernatorial honors
than any one else; nor that he has done
more than any other; nor that no other can
didate had right to run; nor that it was Il
sin to be q farmer and not Tillmanitc. He
has, ct mors (or in plain English, according
to custom,) got things altogether backwards
therefore we don't feel hnrt at What he says
But while lie has his thousands voting for
Anti-rillman candidates, the Tlllm,n votes
will roll in by the ten thousands. We re-
spectfully refer him to the resolutions pub
lishel in this sue.--EDIToE FINES