The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-10
SlLAS JONES NURSES 4 SCAB.
A Dialogue Between Father and Son on
the Political Situation as it
Appears in 1895,

Of this picture dressed SO finely with
only one eye?
That, my son, is United States Sen
ator Tillman, the great leader of the
Reform party.
But, Papa, I heard you say he was
a very plain man and you wouldn't
give five dollars for all the clothes he
had on" when you came back from
the campaign meeting. The clothes
he has on now looks real fine.
Yes, my son, but these are not the
clothes he wears when going around
over the State, because most OF the
people like a plain man and United
States Senator Tillman did not wish
to offend them. He is a very consid-
crate man, is Tillman.
So that is ''old Ben Tillman" that
you used to talk so much about.
Why, papa, he don't look like a
farmer.
| He is, though, and you must not
call him s'old Ben Tillman." He
would not like that any more.
! Why, papa, is he any better now
than he was three or four years ago
I don't know that he is; but he has
a much higher Office and one that he
holds for six-years. He is beyond the
necessity of depending upon the
votes of the people every year or
two.
Do all men when they get q bigger
Office get bigger themselves?
No, they don't; but a very large
number of men who meet with polit-
ical successes are attacked by sort
of hallucination that their successes
are due entirely to their transcen-
dent abilities, when, in fact, in a ma
Ijority Of cases it is only accidental Or
the result Of a great political up
heaval.
Papa, who are these three men who
are slapping United States Senator
Tillman on the back and seem to be
laughing heartily as if he had said or
done something very funny?
| These, son, are three very noted
men. The dandy-looking young man
on the left is Governor Evans. The
one'next him who has his hand upon
the Governors shoulders is a Mr..
Barnwell, of Charleston, and that
tallish man on the right who has
hold Of both Of Senator Tillman's
hands is the notorious Cal. Hemp
hill.
Who is Cal. Hemphill, papa, and
for what is he so notorious?
! Son, it would be very long story
wele I to recite the many things he
has done and said that made him TO
torious.
! Well, what is Cal. Hemphill, papa,
and what does he Go?
he is the editor of a newspaper
printed in Charleston and is under
the strange delusion that he is a
great writer. He was elected to fill
the place made vacant by the mur-
der of the former editor, a Mr.. Daw-
son, and while he has been successful
in initiating the worst traits in the
character Of the late lamented, he
does not seem possessed of the judg-
ment or good sense which character
lied Mr.. Dawson. He has, however,
succeeded better in grlevously in
juring his own State and people than
Mr.. Dawson ever dared attempt.
Mr.. Dawson never lost his reason;
Mr.. Hemphill has. But we should
not be too severe on Mr.. Hemphill in
his attempt to carry out the time
honored policy rule and creed of his
paper, which is, 'principal-be be
damned; we are what We are for rev.
enue only So Mr.. Hemphill
thoxght there was money for his pa
rper in opposition to Reform. The
appropriation has evidently been e1-
hausted hence his great apparent
friendship for Senator Tillman and
| Governor Evans.
Papa, how did Mr.. Hemphill injure
the State?
My son, it would take too long to
go into details, but briefly, he used
the wide circulation of his paper to
spread the most villianous falsehoods
about Senator Tillman, the Reform
leader, and every man and woman in
the Reform party. He used every
means in his power to injure the
credit of our people and prevent the
refunding of the State debt. in
short, there Was no means too mean
or false to which he did not resort to
draw ridicule upon US and defeat all
the great and needed Reforms at
tempted.
| Well, papa, what did this Mr..
Barnwell do?
Mr.. Barnwell did all in his power
to destroy the Reform movement
and keep our people in a bondage
worse than slavery to the old worn
ou; ruling classes. His speeches
were the bitterest TRADES against
Tillman and the Reform leaders.
Tillman himself feared at one time
that he would be assassinated. Such
was the bitterness of feeling aroused
by such men as Messrs Hemphill and
Barnwen.
Why did Mr.. Tillman or his friends
fear assassination?
Well, son, there had been as the re-
suit Of such an intolerant course
adopted by such men as Hemphill
and Barnwen threats made against
Tillman. Of course these men made
no threats, and doubtless both of
them would have worn deep mourn
ing had Tillman been assassinated;
however, Mr.. Barnwell on one occa-
sion while making an incendiary
Ispeech said among other things, 'sgo
home and tell these misguided people
that Ben Tillman shall never be
Governor"
| Who were the misguided people
that Mr.. Barnwell meant?
| Why, son, nearly five-sixths of the
white people of South Carolina who
were supporting Tillman.
Did these speeches and the pieces
in Mr.. Hemphill's paper lead to any
trouble?
No, not to any serious trouble, but
ihad it not been for the GOODNESS and
great forbearance of the Reform