The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-03-25
RECORD APPEALED TO.

Seeks to Show He is Bound to
Stand With Tillman in
the Fight for silver.
Claim for Political
Prescience.
Who says that We are not politi-
cal prophet? In our issue of Sep
tember 27, 1895, we said this:
1--WE want to be in time in warn
ing the Reforners against all politi-
cal pitfalls. There will be many
schemes, traps and new alliances
planned and formed between now
and 1896. Under the pretence of
fighting popplistic tendencies of Till
,naIeAs others, there will be one
more expiring, superhuman effort to
turn the Reform movement over in
to the hands of lot of political Hes
SLAMS. For the present We simply
make this timely warning. In 1896
Tillman will, more than ever, be the
target for the shafts of the political
schemers and the hired tool of the
Shylocks. Then it is that your po-
litical principles and professions are
to be tested-whether you have been
political hypocrits and your profes-
sions been as tinkling cymbal and
sounding brass"
Ever since the delivery of Senator
Tiilman's speech in the Senate and
his more recent opinion as to what
the South Carolina delegation to
the National Democratic convention
ought to do rather than submit to a
gold plank in the Democratic plat
form and a gold-bug candidate for
president, the Independent newspa-
pers in this State are holding up their
bands in holy horror at the very
thought of such thing; and we may
expect to see still further evidences
of opposition or political antagonism
to Tillman by every little political
fee who is scentins around for some
Office or other. There is no doubt
whatever that the leading political is
sue this year will serve to test the
sincerity of every loyal Reformer and
silverite in the State. The sheep
must be separated from the goats
who, under the hypocrltical pretense
Of loyalty to the name" Democracy,
will seek to defeat the cause of the
people and.so stab oar brave leaders
in the back; and if the Reform voters
will only take the time to ferret it out
they will discover that there is some
big, fat Office that the fellow wants
and dosen't believe he can get it with
HE silyerite or Reform vote, so be
tu2es his harp to suit the ear of the
goldbugs.
The Greenville News is again call
ing on State Chairman Irby to either
balk the action ofthe silver Democrats
or read them out of the party. It
says:
"Will the Hon. John L. M. lrby,
chairman of the State Democratic
Executive Committee, end the Hon.
NJ. L. Donaldson, member for South
Carolina of the Democratic national
executive committee, prove recreant
to their respective trusts? When the
State convention is called to elect del
egates to the national convention it
should be distinctly informed that no
delegates who are instructed to bolt
Or suspected with good reason of pur-
pose to bolt, will be admitted to the
oational convention
eff the State convention takes ny
such action as Senator Tillman sug-
sests, we will advocate the calling of
another Democratic convention, the
independent reorganization of the
party and the election OF set of del
egates instructed and pledged to
abide the action of the national con-
;ention whatever it may be-"
We don't see how Senator Irby, rs
chairman of the State Democracy,
,an consistently take any such action
IS that suggested by so politically
lybrid sheet as the Daily News. 1t
viii be remembered that Senator
.rby, in his silver speech before the
United States Senate in October,
1898, said:
"It is the love and fealty I bear to
he cause of Democracy that has
prompted me to keep silent and
strain every nerve in an effort to con-
orm, if possible, to the wishes and
policy Of the powers that be in the
Democratic party; but sir, when I
zee the mantle of Democracy used to
cover Republican monopolists while
hey rob the great common people,
lis same sentiment that has prompt
"a me to silence and obedience bids
ne imperatively to call a halt and
evolt against such an imposition un-
Ter Democracy and justice as is now
I cannot keep my seat
nd see the banner of Democracy sub
merged in the cesspool of Wall street
reed, nor can I remain silent and see
polluted to the basest uses by the
protected hand of monopolistic avar-
ce from New England"
Again he says:
s'Call it what you will, I propose to
tand for true Democracy, so true, in
act, that will denounce those who
'ropose and follow Republican meth
ds while masquerading in Demo
ratio clothes, no matter who they
nay be-
In another portion of his speech he
ays:
ssIf this great crime against the