The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-01
plants, and all the publications of the

| plants, and all the puDllcatlonS Oh the
office.
1t was stated that it had been ascer-
tanned that $4,000 to $4,000 could be
raised from the dominant element; that
would be sufficient to carry out either
scheme in regard to The Register.
Then came little storm.
Col. TalrerJ objected to any such
business as this. twas scheme against
The Cotton Plant, the organ of the AL
lance principles, and consequently
against the Alliance itself. Why was
not DR.. Stokes here2 Why should
The Cotton Plant be ignored? Was
it not because DR.. Stokes and The Cot
ton Plant advocated the sub-treasury
plan, which some people object to?
Was it not because some people wanted
to shake off DIR. Stokes, and The Cotton
Plant and the Alliance, all together? ?
Why had friends Of the past been ignor-
ed? 1t was all very plain, that personal
advancement was at the bottom Of this
desire for paper as an organ for the
dominant element, at the expense Of the
Alliance. 1t was a warm speech. No
attempt has been made to reproduce the
words Of the speaker literally; but the
substance is embedded above.
Col. r. G. Watts made a talk, too.
But it was not so heated. He WAS in
favor of an administration organ, a
new one; one without a record to be
pointed at. He wanted to put on new
plant from the ground up, and have the
Dominant Element SAVIOR. His address
was logical, and the conclusion deduced
was that the people demanded to be
educated in the special manner suggest
ed
Or. Sampson Pope took strong ground
in opposition to Col. Watts's PROPOSE
ton lie favored the purchase or prac-
tical substituting OF The Register. He
did not say "subsidize." but it's all the
same. DR.. Pope made characteristic
address, strong" and more or less to
the point. But he was in a measure
''Sat upon" and left Columbia with his
nose badly out of joint, and declaring
that he was "out OF it," and would not
return until the next meeting of the
senate. DR.. Pope was apparently very
mad, but would not talk. He has, it is
reported, lost his temper on one or two
previous occasions, so the people of the
state need not be alarmed. Other dis
cusSion followed DR.. Pope's speech.
Some members advocated the planting
of ar organ in every couaty, in the
shape of a weekly paper, in addition to
the organ at headquarters in Columbia.
1t was argued that all the public
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and other
wise could be given these papers. Then,
being made the official papers of each
county, the public would be obliged to
subscribe in order to be informed as to
taxes, land sales, foreclosures, and the
like.
Another member wanted to know if
the assemblage had ever heard of Jose
phus Woodruff, and the Republican
printing company of immortal memory.
The Republican printing company had
an arrangement something on that Or
der, but more comprehensive as to per-
quisites. That would never do.
Then the Cotton Plant came up again.
Why had not that paper been taken
better care of by those who professed
Alliance doctrines?
Finally it was decided to appoint a
committee of three to take the matter
under advlsement to consider the ad-
visibility CT establishing a paper or pa
pers, ana the ways and means, and re-
port to meeting to be called by the
chairman. The committee consists of
Benjamin r. Tillman, chairman: Col.
r. G. Watts and Mr.. Stark.
Then the meeting adjourned.