The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-03-27
Democrats of South Carolina:-

Democrats or South CafOnna:-
Though every other man in our
State were to favor another conflict
of words, arguments aud sentiments
between the two parties, straight
outs and Reformers) I would stand
in their midst with the snowy flag of
peace, an6 warn them of the immi-
lent peril which awaits US, if we be
not wise, considerate, patriotic and
and brotberly 1t won't do to say
that where my party goes, (right or
wrong) I will follow. Such is the
language alone, of the partisan and
the narrow minded Indifferent dema-
gogue. I had rather have consti-
tutional convention composed en-
tirely of Reformers, Though I am a
Straightout) than have the white
people of our State driven any far
ther apart than the are to-day. Are
we afraid to trust each other? If
such he the case, then we are quite
too degenerated,to be worthy either of
a government or 4 constitution. Who
made one party SO much better than
the other? I tell you plainly, that
there are just as many good, pure,
wise and just men on one side of our
Democratic house, as there are on
the other side. The man who is not
willing to be respected and trusted
by both parties, is the last man who
ought to call peacemakers by hard
names. He is more than apt to be
exactly what he calls his opponent
II strikes me most :orcibly, that he
endeavours to hide behind his own
political deformities, that he may the
better hurl his foolish slang at his
betters. There is quite a difference
between The peacelnaker and the
fence straddler. The one holds on to
his creed and principles, yet would
make any sacrifice for the good of his
State or country, whilst the other is
a creed robber, and without any prin-
ciples at all. If Calhoun advocated
constitutions "from the hearts of the
people," he did not mean the hearts
of numerical majority" but rather
"the hearts of current majorities-
the majorityo OF the minority. Such
was the great Calhoun's foundation
for constitutions and governments.
Calhoun is not suitable author by
any means, for our creed-robbers
and demagogues to make quotations
from. By his foresight he knew too
we'll, that numerical majorities'
naturally run into monachical and
other strong forms of government.
The man who believes in numerical
majority" rule, would find out that he
is not any more Democrat, than
VA, Hamilton. Webster ;;nl Clay. ii
he Nil onlv re;,d their productions
lust 8 little ofteGer aud luore tLan
he does 7 commend Senator B. R..
Tillman's wisdom and Statesmauship
to his reform brethren. He has had
| the manllness to meet IN q Demo-
cratic peace conference, which recos-
nizes concurrent majorities as the
best and safest basis for our contem-
plated new constitution. | also com
mend the wisdom Of his conpeers in
said conference to their respective
factions. When Solomon ordered
the child cut in twain that the con-
tending women might both have a
part of it, the women WHO had stolen
said child was perfectly willing tc
such an unjust arrangement, whilst
the real mother OF the infant plead
ed with Solomon to "let it be given
to the other woman, rather than have
it destroyed by so cruel o division