The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-03-13


Whites Tosether--The mississippi Plan
Advocated.
COLUMBIA. MarchS.-The following
is an, interview had with Gov Evans
on the Constitutional Convention
question as published in the State yes,
terday.. The Governor prefaced what
he had to say as follows:
Il suppose you expected to find me
married according to the plans Of the
press. Well, am not. I am sorry to
say, but I think that my case is not
hopeless. saw a great many attrac'
tive yoong ladies, but they We're in the
great many educational colleges OF
Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn
and Boston, fitting themselves in the
art of domestic economy to become
proper helpmeets Of man. We have
gained a great deal of information as
to the Industrial School for Women,
and am sure will be enabled to save
the State thousands of dollars IN the
proper launching of our college at
Rock Hill.
WAS this the only object OF your
visit2" I asked.
ssNo, I went to see the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue in reference to the
dispensary. There is disposition, as
YOU know, on the part of few politl-
cal henchmen to prejudice the outside
world to our law, and all manner OF
Misrepresentation are made. found
the officers in Washington, however,
. yerv courteous, and after explaining
the law and its operation, had no diff
Guilty in arriving at a satisfactory ar
rangement that will save us considera-
BILE money and annoyance. Great IN
terest is being manifested in our dis
pensary law, and it gains friends
wherever it is understood. 1t will be
adopted by all the States in a few
wears, mark the prediction"
ssHave you read the interviews OF
+, Senator Irby and Congressman VIII
son?" I asked him.
eyes, upon my return yesterday: L
was greatly surprised at Senator lrby
as we left him apparently in full ac-
cord with Senator Tllmana and myself.
I can't imagine what has come over
me spirit of his. dream, and [ feel sat
isfed that he is resting under some
naisapprehension Of facts. a pubic
man is compelled to lend an ear to all
designing lagos as well as the true pa
triot. The function of good judgment
is to sift the true from the false and
act accordingly. We are confronted
in South Carolina by a condition that
could have been prevented if wise coun-
sci had been needed fifteen years ago,
but it was not done, and We must
meet it today like men and patriots
and stand aside the designing polltl-
Clans, a Constitutional convention
called in 1878 would have settled our
affairs for fifty years. We We're then
u unit; today we are divided and
Constitution must be framed for white
men to live under for possibly fifty
wears. No constitution, to use the
words of Calhoun, can live that does
not spring from the hearts OF the peo-
ple. It is then essential in order to Sc
sure a fundamental law, satisfactory
for all interests and all our people
that politics should not enter into Its
formation p"
.sHow is this to be accomplished-by
factional fights, etc." was asked.
Certainly not; the only way is tirst
to get our white people into white
mans primary and pledge them TO
ABIDE the result. This has been and
viii continue to be the only salvation
of white supremacy until the new Con
stitution is framed. The next thing Is
to secure unity of mind among dele
gates as to the matters that should be
Incorporated in the new Constitution.
This accomplished, there should be no
friction whatever as to the election OF
delegates and no distinction should be
made as to factional differences: AS tc
the matter of confidence in the Conser'
,vatiyes, we have always realized that
this is the stumbling block IN the way
of unity. Our people very properly
distrusta a certain element in the Con,
seryatiye ranks who have heretofore
gone to the negro and should be kept
there; once niger always niger Is
the only way we can preserve our IN,
,stitutions. No such men should anc
will not be allowed'to come to the con
vention. There. are men, however
who can and should be trusted as dele
cafes from the Conservatives and who
are willing and solemnly pledge them
selves to what we desire to put In the
Constitution. When this is done car
we ask for more2 They have beer
tied to political corpse and they arr
.cryine who shall deliver US from The
BODY ofthis death and we shall not b
deaf to their appeals. These men mus
90 before the people like the rest OF u:
and advocate the demands Of the peo
= ple before the primaries and if the peo
Die see fit they viii elect them; If not
ihev will stay at home and accept th'
results. All this talk about Senator
Tillman and myself agreeing to dl
vide delegations is made upon a mis-
understanding of the facts. The con
ference was bound to nothing excep
as individual Democrats, and not a
Reformers or Conservatives. we DIS
tinctly had it understood that nothin:
but our individual opinnios We're eN
pressed and we would as Democrat
90 before the people in the primar,,
election and advocate non-partlsal
convention. We do not criticise other
for having different views; it is human
But after all, the people are the Judge
and they will be governed by wha
they believe to be right and proper TO
their own protection. Conventions an
caucuses in Columbia of disgrunt!e
politicians and would-be leaders, VIII
are attempting to hoodwink the peopI
under the guise of patriotism and peac
viii be repudiated as presumpuous der
agogues. No convention can frame
policy for the various counties OF tn
State. What is best for Charlesto
may not be best for Aiken and the onl
way to accomplish anything IS to K
each county act for itself aid let thos
who really want a convention OF patr