The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-17

Expressions OF Opinion OK she ConeLlt q
tionsl Conyentiop. Governor Tillmsn
Action About the Military Comp sniee
and the D1spsnsa,y Law.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. 12-Dr. SamD'
son Pope, the independent Democratic
candidate for Governor. spent yesterday
IN the city, returning homs in the at.
ternooD. He will be down again next
week or thereabouts to make Columb b1a
bis headquarters until after the elec
tton. Yesterday morning a represen-
tatiye Of The State callsd on the doc
tor and obtained from him for the press
aninterView which makes pretty inter
esting reading. The interview Is as
follows:
How do gou account for the opposi-
tion to you on the part CT certain news
papers?" was asked DR.. Pope.
He replied: TIE game they are
playing is tor the editors of some OF
the Weekltes to publish articles under
rating and misrepresentiDg my strength
These articles are clipped and published
in some Of the dailies, headlined to suit
thsir purpose. This Is all for effect: It
is to try and make those who favor me
believe that 1t Is useless for them to go
to the polls. Now. If vas as weak as
these papers profess to believe, and as
their articles indicate, they would not
trouble them selves about me. Their
action shows they know hsVe strength
and it 10 an attempt to hoodwink the
people. If nv friends 60 to the polls
and vote, my election Is assured
"Do you expect TO get fair count?"
"l have great faiLh," said DR.. Pope,
"iD the honesty OF our people, and be-
lieve that the managers to be appoint
ed will act fairly. However, If any of
them should not do 80, my friends
must prepare afiiavits setting forth
any wroug.doing, and go before the
County Board for relief. Should the
County Board refuse, then l will carry
the matter before the State Board of
C,lyassers, and I know that | Will
then got full Justice, as that board is
composed Of General Farley and Messrs
Bates, ElleEbe, Tindal, Buchanan and
Blaase."
"What do you think Of Governor
Tillman's utterance5 on the future en-
forcament Of the dispensary Law.
We'll, if he persists IN having the
private residences Of our people search
ed by the constabulary and QUE WON On
and children frightened he msy expect
trouble, for the people will not submit
to it. Itcan be done when necessary
By the proper eff ,er, the sheriff of the
county, and. If done by him. will Gre
ate no friction, as these officers are
elected by the people and are the prop
er one to act In a case Of this sort, IN
trammeled by any constabulsry force.
The diSpensary seems to be used for
political purposes, to keep up factional
disturbances and for other offsets. 1t
will sooner or later be repealed, even
if not declared unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court of the United States.
It was never a R.form measure; 1t
was the creature Of q cabal, conceived
ir s.a snG born 10 iniquity. It seems
that the Governor intends to uss the
militia to frishten our people; he may
carry the one thing too far; the Anglo
Saxon race know their rights and dare
maintain them Oace they are arous-
ed nothing will stop them"
"What do you think OF tbs Gover-
nor's action 10 suspeodiag the mill
tia2"
Il don't know what the Governor
means by putting of his order, dis
missing part Of the militia. until after
the dispensary decision, but, when we
couple this with this threat of having
1880 militia rea-y to back him, It
looks as If be wishei to get rid OF
those he supposed were not his friends, :,
and thus intimidate those Of the 1000
who might not be willing to obey bis
commands, in case the trouble which
he seems to fear will arise, does come"
What are your views with regard to
the constitutional convention 2
II have read Senator 1rby's eiusion
| Il say his, for l imagine that practi-
cally be alone Of the committee had
anything to do with It's preparation.
1t is funny instrument, to say the
least. 1t is addressed to the Dsmocra.
cy of the State, and yet part Of the
Democracy Is insulted 10 almost every
line. l. shows to me that the powers
that be are trying to bolster up their
cause, which they believe to be weak,
by appealing to the prejudices and
passions of our people and in this way
to divert their minds from the true is
sue. To call convention to make
a new constitution Is serious matter.
There are many other things thaa suf-
frage to be dealt with, aud many other
things are intended by the Ring to be
dealt with. The suffrage matter is
simply used, in my judgm.rt, to take
the attention of the people sway from
other changes intended to be made.
If successful, they intend to change
the organic law IN such manner as to
unsettle the Law Of South Carolina In
| many important particulars. Possibly
dlspensary provision may be incor-
porated, and many other things equal
| ly as deleterious. This being the case,
and as the people will not have the
opportunity of passing upon the Con-
stitutton, ana opposed to a conven-
tion, will vote aod work against 1t,
and advise my friends to do the saae."
What about the charge that you
left the Ring because you couldn't get
the office you were after!'
Yes, it has been said that l acted
with the Ring until l found could
not be selected for Governor. The
truth is we left the other faction he
cause We believed that tho Offices were
parcelled out. In 1890 the candidates
were fairly nominated by a convention.
In 1882 the same men were given a
second term In accordaacs with the
established custom. In 1894 | found
that a Ring had been formed. l could
have been party to this Ring, and
could have been Secretary OF State
without turning my haud ever. [ RS
fused to be aparty to this oa princi.
pie. and continued to run for Cover
nor. lhad opposed Rings, and would
not be party to Ring"
All Democrats.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-Represeota-
tives Smell had another talk with SEC.
retary Garden to-day at Democratic
headquarters and he conveyed the en-
couraging intelligence to the menoers