The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-08-26
DENOCRATS ALW AYS.

Every day We notice the great
stress being laid upon the muttelirss
OF certain men who are travelling
about the country making speeches,
and devotine columns trying to SOW
seed of political discomfort b. whoop-
ing up third political party. Some
of the men engaged in this work have
b retofore affiliated with the Demo
cratic party, but f;tiled to get office
through it. They claim to be Demo
Gratis still, providing they get what
they want in the party. Ii they faii
they know their chances in the Re-
publican party are worse, hence the Ell
fort for third party to be made OF
the aiscontents Of both parties.
The man OF set OF men that cry out
for third party, be they IN or out ofthe
Alliance, is either an old hacked poll
tician or a demogogue whose fealty
to party principals is as light as a
feather, and whose political conscience
is as elastic as india rubber.
Every sane man knows, Or should
know, that this State is in no condi-
ton to engage in political expert
ments, that the only salvation for
white mans supremacy lies in stand
ing together ready to move in solid
phalanx against any enemy that may
appear upon the political field. Par
ty grievances should not bring about
a division in our ranks, no more so
than church or lodge grievances should
break up achurch orlodge. If there is
cause for party grievances, the only
sensible way to get the grievances
successfully adjusted is to work with
in the party lines, and the moment
any other method is sufficiently en-
couraged, political ruin will be the
consequence, and everything so des-
perately fought for and SO gloriously
won viii be snatched away from us.
There cannot be any other ruling
party in South Carolina than the
Democratic, the party handed down
to US by the great patriot Jefferson
who in his dying declaration, asked
that there be inscribed on his tomb:
ssThomas Jefferson, author of the
Declaration of Independence, declar-
ing domestic tranquility to the peo-
pie, promoting their general welfare,
and securing to them the blessings Of
eternal liberty, and as all political
power is inherent with the people,
therefore it is impracticable to rene
dy any evil or difference by going
outside of their organization.
The words of the father of Democ-
racy were wise, and should stand at
this time as a warning against the
wild schemes of certain men who are
actuated by selfish motives to lead
credulous people away from the par
ty that has proven true to their inter-
ests. As far as Clarendon county is
concerned we do not believe that the
seed sown by the third party cranks
has taken any effect whatever, and all
the rawlings Of these political fanatics,
through their newspapers and orators,
viii not affect the soiidity of the
Democracy, or swerye them from
their posts of duty.
The discussions of the measures
now agitating the country will do
good. 1t will enlighten the people.
The good measures will be adopted
and the bad ones thrown aside, but
under no circumstances can we afford
to become so infatuated with a meas
ere as to allow it to allure us away
from the party we have found true
and tried.
Let the watchword be sent down
the lines to stand to the Democracy,
let come what will, and let the man
that tries by making tempting offers
and promises to lead us away from it
be branded an enemy to white su-
premacy and honest government.