The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-06-19
wednesday, June 10, 1895.
The Contention Can Be N"G.Partisan.

servative press to keep its constltu-
encv out of the Democratic primary
has had the effect of bringing Sen
ator Tillman out in an interview, In
which he charges the Conservatives
with not keeping faith with their
agreement, and that he is not dis
posed to trust them with an equal
division of delegates in the Consti-
tutional Convention.
We have all along thought Senator
Tillman went too far in promising
an equal division of the delegates
because we did not believe that he
could deliver the goods, no matter
how much he tried or how sincere
his efforts in that direction would be;
but we do think the conference with
the Conservative leaders had the ef-
feet of keeping down considerable
bitterness, and had not Judge 0on
come upon the scene, we are salts
fed more Conservatives would be
elected to the convention than will
be because, as soon as Judge Gof is
sued forth his edict declaring our
registration laws invalid and there
by forcing upon US tremendous
negro vote, most of the Conserva-
tive press, together with some of the
most trusted leaders of that faction,
ran upon the housetops and shouted
therefrom: Keep out of the prlm-
aries; we are in a position now to
make demands and not to ask for
terms"
In other words, that press and those
leaders snapped their fingers in the
faces of the Reformers and IN effect
gave them to understand the con-
vention would be controlled by the
Conservatives and no Reformers
need apply.
Senator Tillman knew this and,
being of flesh and blood the same as
his fellows, he feels that the magma
nimity displayed by him has not
been appreciated, and that he no
longer is bound by the agree
ment.
It will be remembered the editor
of The TINES advocated in the
Forty conference an equitable
division of the delegates instead OF
an equal division, which was the
underlying principle of the "Forty"
movement, and we still believe the
matter will finally settle down to
that sort OF division yet.
We personally see no objections to
a division because we are satisfied
there are Conservatives who can be
selected that will give satisfaction
to Reformers, and from the Reform
faction men can be selected who
will be satisfactory to the Conserv-
atiye side. There being no factlonal
issue at stake, we see no reason why
the people cannot select representa-
tives from each side, and it would
be still better if the people will not
allow the matter of faction to figure
at all when they go to select their
delegates for the convention and
make their selections with view to
getting the best qualified men for
the place.
This is what we would like to see,
and we believe the people prefer set
ting aside factional differences in this
matter, but when leaders of the Con-
servative side were making all kinds
of unreasonable demands - backing
them with darkly hinted threats
to go the negro = the Reformers
W.. not at all pleased, and
wien the decision of Judge Goff
was reversed retaliation would have
set in were it not that the Re-
formers are disposed to be generous
and give their friends of the Con-
servative side representation in the
convention.
The Reformers do not hold the en-
tire Conservative faction responsible
for the threats and demands of some,
because they know that there is
class Of Conservatives who deplored
the decision of Judge Golf as much
so as did the Reformers, and they
sincerely rejoiced when Attorney
General Barber and General Nc
Grady succeeded in lifting Gof's
oppressive heel from our necks. It
is this class of Conservatives the
Reformers would like to have repre-
sentation, and it matters not what
committees or conferences or conven-
tions may do, the people will settle
this matter to suit themselves, and
will make such selections as they see
fit.
Peace cannot be had by the major
ity giving way to an intolerant mi
nority, but peace can and viii be
had by treating reasoning minori-
ity with fairness and justice. Sena-
tor Tilllnan is opposed to trusting
those who felt secure with Goff's de-
cree and in the bargain made with
the ''Colored Ministerial Union,'' and
who scorned the concessions offered
by Reformers; and so are we.
There are plenty of mon in +ba
Conservative faction who could not
be persuaded away from their white
brethren when a dark cloud was
hanging over them, but on the con-
trary, these men, seeing their breth-
ZEN in 6iStraSc h.,,choa