The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-06-26
Wednesday, June 2e, 1885.
Clarendon Will Have Peace.

The Democrats of Clarendon, re-
eardless of factions, do not belong
to the political school presided over
by the Columbia State, as is evil
denced by the action of the County
Democratic Executive Committee.
This body, composed of seven Re
formers and five Conservatives,
unanimously decided not to deprive
by word or act any white man OF the
privilege of choosing for himself who
to vote for and, because they did So
the Columbia State has taken to
making grimaces at the editor OF
TIE TIMES, and charges him WITH
treachery to the "Forty."
In the first place the editor OF n r
TIMES is not member OF the
Comfy Executive Committee, ana
was only present at its meeting 10
carry out a promise made the Forty
to appear before the committee ane
REQUEST them to call a convention on
the lines indicated in the address OF
the Forty
We made the request as promised,
but the committee in its wisdom saw
no necessity for complying with the
request, as they were unanimously
in favor of letting every man vote as
his conscience would dictate.
We deny ever deceiving the For
tv," and the editor of the State
ought to remember that we told the
conference to demand an equal dl-
vision would be asking for more than
the majority would give, and single
handed and alone contended Tor a
fair and equitable division. We con-
tended for such a division because
that was our understanding Of the
ssForty'' movement, and we know
that all Of the Reformers who went
into the movement went into it with
the understanding that it would oe
generous and just to give our Con-
servative friends such representation
as their numbers would entitle them
to on the principle of minority repre-
sentation.
1t was to carry out this under
standing that we joined the Forty
movement, and we have stood by 1t
ever since.
Now, because we have not allowed
the assumed leadership of the State
to influence our course, that paper
would charge US with deception,
etc.
We are member of the Forty y
elected by large convention OF both
Reformers and Conservatives, and
have a right to know the objects
of its organization, and we can safely
saw that it was far from the object
of the 'sForty" to be led or coun-
seled by the State.
The mission of the Forty was
for peace and to unite the white men
for the Constitutional convention,
and not to get up an organization to
exhume political carcasses.
The allusion to McLaurin ought
not be noticed, but as some may be
deceived by the statement that
"McLaurin has lost two of his edi-
tors" we think it may be well to say
that General McLaurin is our per-
sonal friend, and as long as he ad-
vocates our views we will stand ey
him through thick and thin; but
should he at any time advocate views
not in accord with ours, we will differ
from him as emphatically as we 90
the State.
We do not belong to McLaurln or
any other man, and We will forever
contend for the poor privilege OF
having our own views and opinions.
It has been e,time since we have
seen any utterance from General
McLaurin, but we are almost sure
that the position assumed by the
Columbia State does not meet with
his approval or that of any other
Reformer or real Conservative.
General McLaurin was one of the
founders of the Forty" and when
he set out with that body, it was for
grand and noble purpose, but un-
fortunately the Columbia State, the
Spartanburg Herald and the Green
vile News, after having been kicked
out from everywhere else, undertook
to assume leadership.
The State, being jealous of the
others. tried to create the impression
that it had become the guardian,
and the result was that many Re
formers and some Conservatives be-
came disgusted and avoided the
Forty as they would the "Coloreo
Ministerial Union," the only organ
ization the State and its friends have
a right to speak for.
Had the Forty stood to its origl-
nal intention and the purposes OF Its
organization, it would to-day be the
strongest political body in the State
for the reason that its claims would
have been based on justice, and they
would have commended themselves
to the people, regardless of faction.
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