The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-05-29
Wednesday, May %, 1895.
United We Stand.

alton, of Charleston, invited General
Wade Hampton to deliver an address
before that association, the people of
that city did the proper thing by
giving this grand old warrior hand
some reception. people through
out the State, regardless OF political
differences. joined in the spirit which
prompted Charleston to make grand
demonstration, but now the question
comes, was the motive which prompt
ed that demonstration sinister one:
Is there any lurking evil connected
with it? For one, we are satlsHed
that General Hampton would not
lend himself knowingly to any set OF
men for the purpose of carrying out
design to widen the breach now
existing between the white men OF
this State, and while we do not be-
ieve that Hampton would lend him.
self for such purpose, yet we are
constrained to believe that designing
politicians had great deal to do
with the demonstratiye occasion.
If not, what is meant by certain
Conservative newspapers announcing
that they will not go into primary
election under any conditions, and
calling upon General Hampton to
lead fight against majority OF the
white men?
We we'll remember when the peo-
pie of this State were being crushed
and oppressed by scalawag white
men and ignorant negroes, that Gen
eral Hampton was invited from his
Mississippi home to command the
the military on the occasion Of the
celebration of the Fort Moultrie
centennial. This was in 1876, and
at that demonstration the ball was
set in melton to place him at the
head of the revolution which resulted
in driving from power the scalawag
and negro element. General Hsmp-
ton srandly led the white men of the
State because his friends and COM
rades we're working for common
cause. It was then q struggle for
the mastery of the white man, and
every white man in the State pre-
tending to responsibility heartily
Joined in the movement.
The government was rescued, and
ever since it has been in the hands OF
the rescuers. Differences have arisen
in later years on questions of policy
which have unfortunately created a
breach in our ranks, but that breach
is not of such a serious nature but
what it can be healed if the people
are not made to further antagonize
each other by designing politicians.
To call General Wade Hampton to
the front at this time under existing
conditions, would have tendency
to irritate the majority of the white
voters of the State, as they would as
sumo that it was done for the pur-
pose of placing the General at the
: head of class of mes~who propose
TO take the negro and force the ma.
jority of the white men to give up
their chosen leaders.
The class of men we refer to have
twice gone before the white voters
for political preferment and each
time they were defeated. and being
convinced they stand no chance for
political preferment with their former
constituents, some of them now, since
Judge Goff mas impaired our election
machinery, propose TO get control BY
the aid of the negro vote.
We cannot believe that General
Hampton can be induced to lead
such a cause, but if he could be, the
State would be torn asunder with
strife the result of which cannot be
foretold. Concessions and compro-
mises can be effected without
sacrifice, but if a portion of the
minority think they will force
the majority into submission to
their will by threatening that major
ity with the negro, even if the brave
Hampton is at their head, they will
discover far different feeling exist
inc now than existed in 1876. This
viii be one time that history will not
repeat itself, if depending on Hamp-
ton for success is regarded repeti-
ton of history by those who want to
get back into power.
It is exceedingly unfortunate that
few men in the State should be OBJ
stacles in the way of getting our peo-
pie together.
The Spartanburg Herald boldly
announces that it will not go into a
primary under any conditions, and
calls upon Hampton to make fight
in the general election. That news
paper simply does not want peace.
nor does it care what the majority of
the white men OF the State think,
because it thinks that under the de-
cision of Judge Gof the negroes will
help the extremists to crush the will
of the majority.
We believe that large majority
of the Conservatives as we'll as Re
formers are anxious for peace, and
that they are in accord with each
other on the main question now con-
fronting us, white mans supremacy,
and with this majority Of Conserva-
tives added on to the already solid
Reform vote, the white men of the
State will surely control the constitu-
tional convention and make such q
constitution that all classes of citizens
will be able to live under in peace
snd happiness
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