The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-10
STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES.

It seems strange to US that that portion
of the Democratic party Of the cities who
are too pure and holy to associate with the
honest, hard-work,ng. law-abiding country
people should seek 10 be the champions
and defenders Of the lawless element OF the
State.
It seems strange that the city people who
are too pure to associate politically with
their white country brethren should be so
solicitous about seeking the friendship and
Goodwill of the country corntield negroes.
We can understand why lawyer who Is
out Of Job should propose to 80 10 coult
for them, if somebody will hand round the
hat and take up collection.
Another strange thing is the wholesale
| and violent denunciation 0! the good peo-
p,e of Edgefeld. from various quarters. be-
cause they invited the Hon. j. J. Eargan
not to speak. The people were incensed at
him, and simply gave him orders to get
out of town. They treated him very mnch
as they and the people Of Abbeville treated
Chamberlain in 1876. 1t was all right
then. But Chant ber,ain preferred white
supremacy. Dargan wants to lnclte the
negroes to dissatisfaction with the laws.
| Another strange thing is, that the negroes
are so easily gulled. There is not an hon
est white man on the face of the earth that
really wants the government tnrned over
TO the necroes-apd, when there are no
plums or offices in sight, one white lian Is
about as good friend to him Is any other.
All intelligent white men want to see the
negro get his exact rights in his personal
business transactions as we'll as in the
courts of Justice. But we believe no white
man. who is true to himself or his race, is
the negroes friend. politically.
It seems strange, too. that the former
ofice-holdlns class should die so hard. and
show so little common sense III the honr Of
their defeat Elegant city gentlemen and
little cuckoo country editors have nothing
to gain by insulting the voters. There is
ONLY two ways of cainiug Office in South
Carolina, namely:
l. By an honest vote Of the people IN
the primary.
2. By manipulating convention.
The people having had a taste OF peronal
liberty in voting for men Of their own
choice. will hardly ever consent to have
cut and dried tickets placed in their hands
BY anybody. Even the country people Of
Edeetield who do not want to hear Dargan
speak may ba considered by some people
as good as Dargan' apoloSlsts.
It is strange that the city liquorite and
the mountain moopshiner should be
prompted by like disposition to resist the
same laws Although the city liquorite ana
the mooushiner may be as far apart as the
poles, vet each would sink the State or die
for his llquor.
1t is strange tEat so many newspapers
should seek to assail the good name Of the
State, simply because they do not like the
men who hold the offices, or because Of op-
position to the laws
1t is strange that so many men who are
ambitious of political power should seek to
strengthen their party in weakening their
own ranks by the alienation OF friends. and
by insulting the ranks of the opposition,
from whom alone strength can be gained,
or accessions receivcd.-Abbeville Press
and Banner lConservatlve.9