The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-02-25
A Few Political Questions.

EDITOR The MANNING TIaIEs:-Is it pos.
sible that Gen. Hampton has condescended
to hunt up such man as ingalls,? We were
grieved short time ago to hear read from
that noxious paper, the News and Courier,
an article IN regard to the pleasant and
agreeable meeting between Gen. Hampton
and Ingalls,. The idea is perfectly shocking
to think of. To hunt up such man as H.
gals, to shake his hand, and then sit down
! beside him to hold eetf-b.
What does this mean? So might We have
asked the same question IN regard to Has
kellism in our last campaign. 1t undoubt-
edly means something. While don't claim
to be anything of a philosopher, neither a
statesman, but my advice to the people of
South Carolina is to keep their eyes open to
any such proceeding. Who is ingalls, but
one of the vilest sort Of Republicans, un-
worthy Of the notice OF any true and patri-
otic South Carolinian. A man who would
not hesitate to heap upon the people of the
things damnabie to them, that might De in
his power to gather up in the New England
States or his own. l think if Mr. Ingalls,
would do as Mr.. Jay Gould has done: travel
around q little and try and hear something
about the world and especially the negro of
the South, he might then say as Mr. Gould
so sensibly said about the negro problem,
'Let this matter adjust itself am con-
strained to think that it would have been
far better for some of our so-called smart
men to have come to the same conclusion in
the last campaign: to have let the people
adjust such matters as they saw Fit. My
private opinion, publicly expressed, is that
there is certain element III our State that
is so blinded by prejudice that they would
do most anything to break down the present
administration OF the State. There is so
much of that old dominating, bull headed,
aristocratic, blue blooded ideas still existing
among some Of our so-called brainy people
that they fail to see and to realize that we
are free and independent people. We pro-
pose that each and every man shall have an
equal and fair chance. If a man is trust
worthy and qualified otherwise should such
man be debarred the privilege Of filing
any position that he might aspire for, pro-
vided he meets the appreciation of the peo-
pie? Such has never been the privilege in
our State, for there has always been so much
partiality, ring rule, bossism that the So
called common people had no showing at
all, how well they might lave been qualified.
But think We have pretty well got then
under the hack, aud We propose to hold the
reins Of the government for little while
and see if we cannot deal out justice to all
alike. We do not claim to be perfect, We do
not claim that every man who claims to be
a Tillmanite is trustworthy man. There
are bad men in all parties there are bad men
in Office now, but it is matter that will have
to be adjusted by the people, and hope the
day is not far distant when all the offices of
our county, as well as the State, will be filed
by the very best men that we have in order
that peace and justice may prevail forever
more. PANoLAITE.
Pamela, S. c., Feb 1G, 1891.