The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-31
The Campaign Need Not be
StOrnav

The Campaign Need Not be
Stormy.
The political pot has begun to boil,
and from now on TO next November
we will hear politics and u plenty OF
it. Those watching the political skies
predict rough and stormy times. They
seem to think the main part OF the
campaign will be the battle between
Senator Butler and Governor Tillman.
Both are candidates for senatorial
-honors, and both are fine stump
speakers. Senator Butler is looked
upon as the exponent of the conssrva-
tive faction, although that faction is
not in love with the Senator's recent
acSobatic tactics, and they would pre-
FER to place their standard in other
hands. It is = case Of neck or no
beef with them, and they must take
Butler or get no one to make their
fight. They repudiate him now, but
when the time comes to vote,
will vote for him, even if they have to
make q wry face at the time. Tne
idea is anything to beat Tlllman, be-
cause at TilIman's door they lay
: the blame Of their present political
exile.
Governor Tillman is the recognized
leader OF the farmers movement. de
viii! go before the people and make
fair and open fight for senatorial non"
ors. He does not expect to get any
assistance from the conservative
ranks, nor does he need any, The Re-
form element is largely in the major
ity and his principal work will be to
keep the people from becoming disor-
ganized and scattered. There is no
reason why the campaign should be
unusually stormy,:and it won't be II
the people from the outset will deter
mine not to allow men contending for
preferment to go on the stump With
abuse instead Of argument.
We have already heard how the
coming campaign is to be managed,
and what we heard came from one
who has had intercourse with poll.
ticians from different parts Of the
State. The plan is for Butler to make
very aggressive fight, If possible
make the governor show the white
feather. An aggressive fight with the
conservatives means to Insult, bull
doze. villify, and abuse the governor
so that he will do something rash. I!
such tactics are to be resorted to, the
sooner: the people give those thai
start it to understand it will not be
tolerated, the better twill be for bott
factions. No sane man in this State
could be made to believe that Tillmat
is afraid OF Butler or forty Buffers, bu
II vituperation, villification, and abuse
is the weapon the conservatives wan
to use. they had better change thei
minds before the battle opens. There
are vital questions to be discussed
and the people want to hear them
they want to learn, and FROM the hust
ings they can learn, II the speaker
present the great questions in d sane
reasonable. manner, but If the speak
ers want 70 use the hustings as a place
to wash their dirty linen the people dt
not care to waste their time TO witness
the performance.
Let every voter pledge himself no
to vote fora man that gets on tn
stump to abuse his opponent. II I
candidate cannot merit your suppor
by argument he does not deserve it b,
abase. When candidates for offfc
understands that such is the tempe
people, the campaign of Hi
year will be harmonious and interest
ing and indeed campaign OF educa
tion.
Another plan OF the conservatives
10 encourage strife and dissenslon il
the Reform ranks, upon the pretens
that there will be no conservative
ticket in the field. They are going t
hold back, and if possible get Il GROVE
OF Reformers out as candidates, AM
then try and make deals. In this wa
they hope to get control OF the fegisla
ture to defeat Tillman for the Senat
--bfit The people are not going to b
hoodwinked, and our conservative
friends might as we'll Understand tina
before acandidate for legislative hon
ors can get the votes Of the Reformer
be must say plainly on the stump 70
whom he will cast his vote in the Sen
atorial race. This will be demandet
oieyery candidate, and should on
say he proposes to use his judgmen
instead OF making positive pledge
the people will also use their judg
ment by not voting for him. Wha
appears to be wrangling now among
the Reformers will all be settled at tht
proper time. They are simply signal:
to arouse the people to what is aheac
ofthem. The columns that are nov
broken will be closed up and when the
command is given the ReHormers vii
march in solid phalanx to victory anc
Ben Tillman will plant the colors il
the shape Of his certificate Of election
upon the vice presidents desk in the
United States Senate.
Representative McLaurin publishes
a card in another column which vii
be OF interest to our readers. Oul
Congressman is now in possession o
our, mailing lists, and be has promised