The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-01-28

election, assumed the sole reSponsibilit,
Tor calling in the appointment for an NJ
lance meeting. agreed upon and appoin
ted for the specific purpose of putting il
nomination an Alliance candidate TO
the United STATES Senate, and leadins
off into q ameeting of Non-Alliance men
lie admitted that he was alone in thi:
view, at the outset,and pointed with pride
to Mr.. Irby as q I nited States Senator
who will eifectually protect" Alliance
interest.
What moved Senator Stokes to thi:
action:
On Friday. the 5th day of December
the following appeared in the Charles
ton World:
"What l have seen and heard to-day con
firms me in my previously expressed opinion
that State Senator j. W. Stokes, who is als(
president of the State Farmers Alliance
Will cut no figure il the fight for the United
States SeuatolShip next Tuesday, but that
on the contrary, he is being carefully
groomed for the Gorernorship in 1894
when Tillmanis is more than likely, as l have
already pointed out in these columns, tc
succeed the Hon. NJ. e. Butler in the
United States Senate"
Right here l will say was not in 9
caucus or political meeting Of any kind
while in Columbia.
There was an Alliance meeting held
on Saturday night, December E, over
which Senator Stokes presided. As
more than half Of the Alliance mem
bers were absent from the city, it was
agreed to hold a meeting on Monday
night, when all the Alliance members
could be present, and nominate an AL
lance candidate for the United States
Senatorship. a committee was ap.
pointed to wait on Donaldson, lrby and
keitt and get them to state IN writing
their position on the principles, de-
mands and measures of the Alliance, to
be read before that meeting.
The Sunday News of December 7,
gave the following as Senator Stokess
position at that time: "Dr. Stokes
idea, in brief, is that the Alliance ln-
terests OF this State demand an ALI
ance nominee for the United States
Senatorship." That was, or should
have been, the idea of every Alliance
man. 1t certainly was the idea Of Sem
ator Stokes at that time. or why was
he presiding over a meeting that did
the preliminary work and appointed
Monday night following for meetlng
tc nominate an Alliance candidate for
the United States Senatorship?
On Monday Senator Stokes writes to
The News and Courier, from which /
make the following extract:
'sThe idea held and expressed by me on
the occasion of the interview was that the
Alliance would demand a candidate IN SYM
patty with its demands. This is not saying
we demand an Alliance nominee, nor does
it imply any antagonism to Col. lrby."
WHY THIS NICE DISTINCTION.
WHAT brought about this change in
the idea of Senator Stokes from Satur-
day until Monday? Why did he name
Col. Ir5y? Why did he not say Col.
Donaldson? Did he have Col. 1rby on
the brain? Did it result from the pre-
djction in the Charleston World that
he will cut no figure in the fight for
the United States SenatorShlp next
Tuesday, but that, on the contrary. he
is being carefully groomed for the Gov
crnorship in 1894? If it was not true,
why is it Senator Stokes did not
promptly correct the World as he did
The News and Courier.
The Charleston World is the organ
OF Tillman and Irby, and is IN the
secrets Of the Administration. all the
powers OF which were exhausted to
secure the election of 1rby. Does Sen
ator Stokes denounce the World as
disreputable newspaper: Does he de-
nou1ce its correspondent as falslher? =?
lie dare not DO it. He knows, and he
knows the World knows; and he dare
not denounce them, for they might tell
if he does. The World knew and hon
estly hoisted the signal. Was all this
careful grooming for nothing? Hard
ly.
Tickle me, Johnnie, tickle me 90;
You tickle me and I'll tickle you.
A DRAMATIC DENoUEMENT.
We outsiderers have no positive
knowledge, and can only draw our con-
cluslons from actions. II alittls while
we will know more. Day now breaks.
Monday night has come. The supreme
moment is at hand. Senator Stokes,
president of the State Alliance, eNer-
cises the powers of his high Office with
will. He dictatorially called
in the Alliance meeting, agreed upon
and appointed for the specific purpose
of nominating an Alliance candidate
for the United States Senatorship,
against the earnest protests OF Alliance
meo, and marched off into meeting Of
men-Tillmanites who
pulled themselves into the Legislature
holding on to Tillman's tail, "a secure
possession.) friends of Irby-from
which Alliance men who did not sup
port Ti!lm2n were excluded, and de-
liyered into their hands for safe keep
ing all the goods of the Alliance. Was
this the price Of the careful grooming?
Is it not the logical conclusion?
! did not say of my personal knoWl-
edge that Stokes sold out the Alliance
for the shadow Of being Governor of
the State four years hence. could
not be privy to such crime. | said:
That is the logical conclusion" re-
peat it. Break the logic, il you can.
SOME QUESTIONS FOR STOKES.
l ask that Senator Stokes, president
of the State Alliance, answer the fol-
lowing questions:
Is it loyalty to the Order for the
president of the State Alliance to e1-
ercise the powers of his high office and
call in a meeting of Alliance men,
agreed upon and appointed to nomi-
nate candidate tor the United State
Se1ato7ship, against the protests OF AL
lance men, and 90 into meeting OF
Mona lliance men from which Alll-
anca men are excluded, and with them
ballot for Il candidate for the United
States Senatorship?
Everything has It's opposite. The
opposite 10 loyalty is treason.
Answer the question and stand self
convicted.
Let me say 10 Senator Stokes that
fer Z far less offence than his seven
Alliance members Of the General AS
sen2h:y III the State OF Louisiana were
eXpu!:ed frcm the Order.