The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-05-07
Better Not Kick Against the Farmer OF
His Friend.

His Friend.
EDITOR MANNING T1MEs:-The politica
campaign was opened at Rdgcway last Sat
urday, and the eagcrness to know its. resul
was gratifed last night when the paper:
came in.
Tillmau went, saw, and conquered, II
spite Of the Gull-dozing methods INDUCED
in by Ioumans and Woodward. Who evel
heard Of men claiming to be iair and hones
going to a meeting, and after being courtc'
ously received By the orator Of the day, turn
in and abuse, villify, and through crowd
of "heelers" try to heap insult and NORTH,
cation upon the man who kindly introduced
them to his audience?
Tillnan by Introducing these men to an
audience to which he WAS invited to be the
orator of the occasion showed that he feared
no fair and honorable discussion, but was
he treated with becoming courtesy?
Let Woodward and Youmans continue
with their plan of trying to rule or ruin
and before the campaign IS half over they
will find that their opposition will do more
to cement the farmers together than all the
sound and truthful arguments that will be
brought to bear by the friends Of Tlllman
Persecution never pays, and when men
starting out to defeat man or principle and
finding that they cannot do anything by
working within the lines Of decency and
fairness. get mad and allow themselves to
bull-doze, villify, and abuse the opposition,
then the sympathy for the abused is aroused
and the people plant themselves t1at-tooted
and 90 to the rescue of their friend. Since
the Ridgeway meeting 1 have heard men
who were indifferent and rather disposed to
wait for the August convention before they
would give an opinion or express choice,
say that the friends of the Columbia rlne
are rapidly electing Tillman.
There are few Anti-Tillman men in this
county, and they too have caught the idea
that they must abuse the opposition instead
Of trying to convince the farmer that tne
efforts to bring about reform IS wrong IN
other words they have the audaclty to 1eel
that the farmer is getting too big for his
breeches because the prospect for tine crop
is good and they want to think that the
farmer had better nurse and cultivate MS
crop instead of having anything to say
about politics; but we are naturally quiet
people and We will keep still tongne and
let these fellows that have been living on
public pap ever since 1876 do the blowing,
and when the proper time arrives every
farmer will come out from between his plow
handles, walk up to the ballot box, and
cast his vote for Tillman and every other
man of his choice without any dictatlon
from these fellows that grow red in the face
every time they hear the mention OF I'LL
mans name.
/ feel certain that if the Ants cannot
counteract the present sentiment OF the peo'
pie they will as dernier resort turn heaven
and earth to capture the Democratic clubs,
and if our people do not turn out and watch
the proceedings at their respective clubs
thev will be outwitted by these trained pol
iticians. was at the court house last Mon
day and saw the anxiety depicted on the
countenances Of few, but am happy to
say that some Of our county officers are IL
full sympathy with US, and because OF their
sympathy for those that arc fighting Tor
truth and justice they are being constantly
ridiculed and harassed by n Set OF men that
nave Decl ant. Sllll are Iuc lIoS4SAo VI eNS
clique
1t was asserted Monday that any man
running for office in this campaign in Clar-
endon county would be politically killed
unless he first publicly announced his IN
tention to vote for and support Tlllman.
Now by the way OF encouragement to these
gentlemen who expect to be candidates be-
fore our people. will say that the farmers
will vote for the man who they think ls best
fitted for the Office for which he is candi-
date, and I think it despicably mean to try
to irtimidate man by threatening to defeat
him simply because in his conscience he
thinks the farmers cause is just cause.
However, if the Ants want to make the
issue we are ready to meet them, and II our
people are made of the material that we
think they are the ants will be severely
worsted.
The MANNING TINES is gaining q great
number OF subscribers in this section. 1t
has already won the reputation OF being
the farmers friend, and may you through
the columns Of your valuable paper continue
in your noble efforts for truth, honesty and
justice. CONSERVATIVES.
Clarendon county, May 6, 1890.