Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-08
TILLMAN AND McLAURIN.
The Manning Times Says There Has Bee1
No Trade.

The Manning Times Says There Has Beer
No Trade.
The Manning Times, published il
Congressman McLaurin's home county
is very indignant over the recent state
ment of the correspondent of the
Greenville News to the effect that Mr.
McLaurin has been entering into 6
political trade, and has this to say in
regard to the matter:
The correspondent of the Greenville
News, at Washington, is evidently try
ing to create a sensation in politica
circles. He sent dispatch to hi:
paper announcing that Tillman and
McLaurin have buried the Ratchet ano
are now smoking the pipe of peace
we do not doubt the correctness of thi:
statement, because we could never set
why these two leaders should be al
outs; they are together in all matters
of political importance and only differ
ing on q few minor matters which dt
not amount to a row of pins. The
principal cause Of coldness between
them was the tale-bearers carrying
tales from one to the other. Now thai
they are within reach of each other
the opportunity is given them to un
derstand each other, and the tale-bear
ers cannot build icebergs between them
hence their friendly relations.
The sensational part of the dispatch
however, is the statement that Nc
Laurin has agreed to not run for tbt
senate; this we do not believe, for the
reason that McLaurin is not a man tc
be making trades of this kind. HI
may not be candidate for the senate
and we hardly think he will be but il
will not be on account of any arrange
with Senator Tillman or any one else
Our knowledge of McLaurin is that he
would spurn any man who would pro-
pose to him the bartering away of the
peoples suffrage, and. if there is mar
in public life who cannot be drawn
into a deal or trade, it is John L. Nc
Laurin. He is independent in thought
and action, and if the people call upon
him to take up the senatorial or guber
natorial standard he will be found
unshackled and free to do the bidding
of those to whom alone he is RESPONSE
BILE and while we believe his place as
a representative of the Sixth congress
sional district can be filed, it would
take number of years to get man
with the prestige and influence Nc
Laurin has in congress for this reason
the people of the Sixth district would
be loath to give him up; but if condi
tions are such that the interests of the
State and Reform principles can better
be advanced by him than any Other
man, and the people call him forward
he will respond to their wishes.
McLaurin is young and ambitious,
but his youth and ambition has not
turned his head. He is perfectly salts
fed where he is, and will not thrust
himself forward merely to crafty 6
personal ambition, and from present
indications we believe he will stand
for reelection to the lower house, he
cause his position in that body gives
him a power which makes him espe
cially useful to his people; in fact, il
would be sacrifice for him to give il
up even for u senatorship. McLaurir
is being strongly urged to become {
candidate for the senate and those 81
urging him are putting it on the grount
that he is the only man in the State
who can stand up with Tillman agains
the brain of the North and East
Others are urging him to make The
race for governor, giving as their rea
son that the Reformers must have 6
leader to make the State campaign
who is the superior of any man the
Conservatives can put upon the stump
and in the general election to handle
the Republican forces with their Fede
raj backing. This is not mere guess
work on our part and our per-
sonal feelings for McLaurin is not
making us write for buncombe; we
know that he is receiving letters from
all over the State, and these letters
are not confined to any particular fac
tion. They are written by men who
are anxious to see the people come TO-
gether and men from both sides who
believe in keeping the white people in
a solid phalanx. These men think il
South Carolina has a campaign simi
lar to those of recent years, a division
of the whites is inevitable and the Ne
groes will again become political fac
tors; McLaurin is looked upon by
them as the man who can avert this
condition of things.