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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-15

A great stress is being laid apor
the opposition of nearly all the great
daily newspapers, to the platform and
the nominees of the Democratic
.:arty. Let them oppose, did moi
these same newspapers fight every
inch Of ground before the convention,
in their local primaries and in their
conventions? Did not they use every
effort in their power to stop the silver
wave? What did it amount to, other
than to make the movement stronger
and stronger, and to run old "star-
eyed goddess"Watterson,o of the Louis
vile Courier journal crazy. When
Watterson saw the silver moon, and
be realized it's immensity, his mind
became unhinged; he imagined that
his party was going to bell, and what
silver there was in it would be melted;
his party did not &C to hell, however,
but instead, it took an excursion up
Lake Michigan and on its embark
ment set up a silver altar where
the millions of voters will place their
offerings next November,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-15
SUMTER MEETING.

The campaign was resumed at
Sumter last Monday and it was
featureless, with the exception of
Judge Earle's appearance. His Honor
was received with little applause
and considerable indifference. Gov
ernor Evans did not get back from
Chicago in time for the meeting.
Duncan said nothing as usual; this
was disappointment, because it was
known that he spent some of last
week at Laurens, the home OF Sena-
tor Irby, and everybody expected
him to draw his little squirt-gun and
let fly some of that Laureus blue mud
but he didn't. It may be that he is
waiting to shoot the Governor be.
tween the eyes when that gentleman
reaches the stump.
Harrison made his speech, but
Ellerbe was en- route from Chicago
with the Governor, Senator Tillman
and Sheriff D. J. Bradham, and o.
course, was not there, but when Rar'
rison fnished,the crowd cheered fc:
Ellerbe. Generals Richbourg snd
Watts gave the crowd their song and
dance, Richburg wanted the people
to vote for him, because be did no.
drink nor gamble. Watts wanted
their votes as an endorsement of bis
official record.
If General Richbourg thinks he il
making votes by charging Watts witt
getting drunk at Cleveland's inuagura
ton he is simply off his base, anc
when Richboprg says that be knows
Watts was drunk because he permitet
him to use his roem he shows him
self up very badly before the people
If Watts did get drunk at that joli6
cation four years ago, what has thai
to do with his Official duties the past
two years. Watts may have beer
drunk one day four years ago, but
that is not half so grave a politica
sin as Richbourg committed wher
he permitted his name to be used OF
the Haskell ticket as a candidate iol
the same Office he now Sc Is.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-15

On our first page we have the bril-
liant Grafton delivered by Hon. John
L. McLaurin in Sumter last week.
Our distinguished Congressman did
not lose himself in maze of beau
tiful sentences but, in strong elo-
quent address, reviewded the history
of the Citadel warming the hearts of
it's admirers as he pointed out the
splendid work accomplished and
showed the relevancy Of the militia
and republican form of govern
ment. From review of the past
he directed the attention OF his hear
ers to the future ard in All earnest
appeal begged that all citizens turn
out on election days,and "use the bal
lot box as high and sacred, trust. "
The address was that OF patriot and
statesman and with more such men
to lead them South Carolinians would
throw aside their petty spitss and
passions and meath the shade of the
"Old Palmetto Tree" would gathe.
once again as friends and brothers.
-Timmonsville Enterprise.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-15
POLITICAL NOTICE.

In accordance with resolution
adopted by the County Democratic
Executive Committee all Of the De-
mocratic clubs in Clarendon county
will assemble at their respective
meeting places on Saturday, July 25th
1896, to elect managers for the com
ing primary election. A Reform club
will elect three managers, one Of
whom will serve at the nearest Con-
seryative club, and a Conservative
club will elect three managers, one
of whom will serve at the nearest
Reform club. The management is to
be so arranged that each faction
shall be represented at each polling
place. Where a Conservative man
ager is sent to a Reform club he shall
be entitled to selected the clerk to
serve with him, and where Re-
former is sent to a Conservative club
he shall be entitled to the selection
of the clerk. The names of the man
ayers elected shall be sent in to the
county chairman or given to the ex-
ecutiye committeeman Of the club.
D. j. BRADHAM,
Co. Chr'm' Dem. Patty.
A. J. RICHBOURG,
Secretary.
Manning, S. c., July Is, 1896.
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TRUTH WILL PREVAIL.

Senator Tillman was honored by
the committee on platform with be-
iny selected to make the opening
speech for tie majority report. The
gold-bugs had made preparations IN
advance for Tillman and as soon as
his name was mentioned, and before
he had opened his mouth the gallaries
packed with their hirelings began
kissing, which they kept up until he
flushed his speech; at one time when
the hissers found they could not
drown his voice an employed band
came to their rescue, but Benjamin
made his speech just the same. aad
as the correspondents for the gold
standard papers admit, it was a
speech which will furnish thought
for every orator that takes the stump
in behalf of the Democratic party.
Tillnan told truths that will prevail,
even if they do leave an unpleasant
sensation in the mouths of some peo-
ple. He insisted that the silver ques-
tion was a sectional issue and be is
right; not in the sense that the gold
ties pretend to construe the assertion,
but in the sense that the South and
West have joined handssto battle for
a common cause, and to fight against
the enslavement OF the producers by
the manipulations of the money
changers of the NortbS and East. It
issectional and it is the fight of
class who are daily being made poor
er By class backed by the govern
ment that are growing richer. It is
class who are struggling for an
equal show with those who are now
privileged. They may prate as much
as they please about Tillnau being
impolitic in alluding to the sections.
What he said was the truth and with
that honesty which has made him
famous, he had the manhood to dare
assert it. The people have become
accustomed to newspaper condemna-
tion of Tillman and had they been
Influenced by the press, and instead
OF his being a leader of leaders and
of the people, he would have long ago
been relegated to oblivion. He is at
the front to-day aud the more the
newspapers cuss and decry him, the
more does he become endeared to
the masses. The people Of the South
and West have been watching Till
man and they know that the press is
against him. There are but few
dailies in the Union but what are con.
trolled by the gold element and Of
course they are strong advocates of
the cold standard. In South Caro-
ina the Columbia State is a strong
silver paper and has done great
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-15
STRUCK THE SHACkLES OF IN.
DUSTRIAL SLAVERY.

Everything that is said against
Tillman by the gold-staudard news
papers is taken up by our State press
and heralded as glad tidinss of
great Joy" and to give them the SEM
blauce of fairness, occasionally one Of
them will slip in something that
sounds little favorable. We have
gone carefully over the extracts from
the Northern and Western newspa-
pers published by the News and
Courier and State, and we find that
they have studiously avoided pub
fishing any extracts from newspapers
advocating the silver scause; which
proves conclusively to our mind that
they are endeavoring to kick up q
political dust to blind the people.
Out of the number cf extracts they
publish, the only one that sounds like
the writer was trying to tell the truth
is from the pen of Henry George, in
the New York Journal, and is as fol-
lows:
It was worth coming so far to see and
hear the great debate which has brought to
the final issue the most momentous action
that political party in our generation has
given. Tillman began it. Strong and
rugged, careless of the niceties and courte-
sizes of expression, yet with rude genius
that goes to its mark like the blows of q
Sledge- hammer, he voiced the wrong OF the
producers aud the determination of the
men who had gathered under the standard
OF free silver to ring in this Convention the
death knell of industrial slavery as in the
Democratic Convention Of 1860 the death
knell of chattel slavery had been sounded.
He met the charge that this was sec
;ional movement by admitting 1t, asserting,
however, that its sectionallsm was not geo.
graphical, but the conflict between two sec
tons OF the people-the tolling masses and
those who grew rich on their sweat. DIS.
dainiDg condemnation Of sin without raf-
erance to the sinner, he denounced Cleve-
land b. Daule and offered resolution that
he proposed - add to the majority report
10 give form to his denunciation.
Politicians may take advantage OF
an expression to twist it into shape
to suit their purposes, but the truth
will prevail in the end, and the man
who gave utterance to it will be the
greater in the eyes OF the people.
There was not delegate within the
sound of Tillman's voice that did not
understand his reference to ga Sec
tional issue" to mean a conflict of in
terests between the toiling masses
and the few wealthy classes. They
knew he did not mean to stir up the
old sectional issue which was settled
and sealed with the blood of brave
men on both sides, but his voice
went through that immense hall
pleading for the emancipation Of toll
ing millions.
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A REBUKE TO SLANDERERS.

A REBUKE TO SLANDERERS.
Davis, July 10.-As there has not
appeared anything in your columns
from this section lately, I thought I
would pen a line or two. Politics is
the most favored topic OF converse
ton and while it is, if o fellow does
not wont to vote for another, he in
variably finds some fault. Although
it may not be true, as an illustration
I heard one man Saturday the 4th Of
this month say,that one fthe present t
candidates for Office told him last
fall that there was something rotton
in the court house and when he got
in there if was his intention to un.
earth it, we would say to such an
one, they had better clear their own
skirts before they insinuate wrong
doing to others. Such campaign
thunder wont work. Again another
man said he had heard that one of
the present representatives stayed at
home one week and went in Santee
Swamp fishing during the last ses-
sion of the legislature; which is an
absolute lie, and in this last case We
could verify the assertion if necessary
by facts. Now Mr. editor we think
that candidates should refrain from
insinuations and say no more than
they can prove, and they will come
great deal nearer making votes for
themselves than they will to insinuate
wrong to others when they have
nothing at all, not even the semblance
of truth in their insinuations. The
people are fast becoming disgusted
with the lies going about and they
are also finding out the tricks Of
some of the candidates. From what
we can learn, men who are not can
didates are employed to go about to
poison the minds Of the people
against certain candidate, but
chickens will come home to roost and
before the primary election comes off
these lies will rebound and crush out
those who expect to be benefited by
them.
Other people can do as they please,
but the people in this neighborhood
have got the thing down so fine that
when they hear man rejecting
upon candidate they at once put
him down asa hired pimp, hired to
do this candidates dirty work. The
ball Of SANDER and Misrepresentation
is rolling in various sections, but it
will soon strike stump and then, it
will burst all to pieces and woe will
be the crash to the hopes of certain
men who are now feeling sure OF
election. Clarendon county is q
peculiar place, it's people like and ad-
mire man who makes his race upon
his own merit and his claims upon
the people; they have no use for a
man who seeks to build himself up
on the ruin of others and especially
when those they seek to ruin have
been tried and have never been found
to falter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-15

leaders in the silver cause and make
thousands of business men refuse to
be driven from the Democratic fold
by the gold-bug element whose In
terests are identical with the enemies
of the masses and who prosper and
fatten by the downfall and ruin ol
the people.
BRYAN and Sewell shall be the bat
tie cry until the election in November
and as far as South Carolina is con-
cetned they will get her vote by Il
large majority.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-15

Williamsburg county is to be con-
graduated, for the wonderful i'm
provement made III her county news
paper In perusing its columns last
week we actually saw something in
them: It was criticism of a figure
of speech employed by US in an edi-
torial. That is right brother, you
watch these editors who have some
thing in their papers for their patrons
to read, and after long and constant
study of them, you will be able to
"Wade" into mass Of matter and
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-15
All over the Western States enthu

All over the Western States enthu.
siastic demonstrations are being held
in honor of Bryan and Sewell the
Democratic standard-bearers. Al
nearly all OF these demonstrations we
note the conspicuous presence oi
prominent Republicans on the ar
rangement committees. In thesWest,
Bryan will receive the vote OF all
parties and he will sweep that country
from one end to the other. The Re-
publicans will surely strike blizzard
out there and if Indiana and Illinois
stands true to the Democracy, New
York, New Jersey and Maryland can
go fishing on election day if they
wont to.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-15

from it fish out an article giving the
news of d very sad happening which
occurred in Kingstree court week,and
when you have published this news
the people OF Williamsburg will be
amazed at the wonderful thrift and
enterprise you have exhibited
then you will not have time to waste
your enterprise(9in criticizing an un-
fortunate brother who !has a news,
paper fit for editors of other news
papers to examine so closely rs did
the editorial critic of the Williams.
burg Record.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-15

THE TRUMPET HAS SOUNDED
The Democratic convention is now
a thing of the past. It was no doubt
the greatest convention in the his
tory OF the party. Vital issues cause
great differences of opinion between
the party's leaders. Time will alone
say which side is right. The gold
men contend that the success ofsilver
means disaster, and the silver forces
contend that gold standard or the
present system continued, means the
enslavement of the masses and the
enrichment OF those already rolling in
wealth. The convention OF the party
has spoken, and put forth its standard
bearers, they are William j. Bryan, OF
Nebraska, for President and Arthur
Sewell, of Maine, for Vice-Presi
dent. Bryan made speech in the
convention which electrified the
thousands assembled in that audience
and it resulted in his nomination
He is no stranger, and it is not the
first time "the young orator Of the
Platte" made himself famous. While a
member of Congress he took part in
the tariff aud financial debates and
when he came in contact with Reed
.,ld other leaders of the Republican
party he proved himself a tower of
Intellectual strength. He made a
peach on finance and in few min
utes after it was delivered the print,
ing presses were at work to supply
the popular demand ard the speech
went over the entire length and
breadth of the land; the newspapers
IN America and Europe discussed il
as they never discussed speech be
fore, and to-day he is quoted by
nearly every writer on finance.
Bryan is only 36 years Of age, but he
is a giant in brain.
The nominee for Vice-President,
Arthur Sewell, OF Maine, is one of the
largest ship owners in the United
States. His vessels enter every port
on the globe. Heis president OF a
national bank and leader in bust
ness circles in the Eastern States.
Mr.. Sewell, althougha a millionaire, a
banker and a man whose avocatlon
calls him in contact with all the
foreign powers, yet he IS strong
advocate for the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver at ratio of l6 to !,
and his nomination viii, it is believed
give confidence in the sincerity OF the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-15
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deal Of faithful work for the cause,
but its hatred for Tillman personally
will not let it give Tillman credit for
his just dues. The Columbia State,
while strong lover Of the silver
cause, is equally as strong hater OF
Ben Tiliman, therefore the people OF
this State can not, nor do they lock
for any praise for their leader from
that quarter.
The News and Courier is a pro-
nounced gold standard advocate and
from its editorials we believe 1t Will
not support the nominees OF the
Democratic party. 1t is the mouth
piece of bankers and factors and OF
course the people do not expect a
paper of that stripe to praise a man
who is fg',;ing for the destruction
of the means which has been used to
make these bankers and factors rich
and their unfortunate patrons poor.
In 1890 Ben lillman not only had
the political leaders to combat,
but he had nearly every newspaper
in the State against him; they first
tried to ridicule him, then they at
tempted to ignore him, but the
further he went the stronger became
the movement which he led and
then when all other tactics failed,
misrepresentation, villifcation, SIAN
der and abuse was resorted to; but
all in vain, 1illman was destined to
make the movement of the people
the greatest the world ever saw, and
in spite of all obstacles he goes right
along fighting for the rights Of the
people.
Has the agitation done any good
in South Carolina? The question is
answered in the affirmative by taking
up the weekly newspapers and read
the long lists OF candidates announce
meuts. 1t brought people to the
front, who in the days of the old
order OF things, would not have dared
to 20 forward. It made it possible
for a John L. McLaurin to- go to
Congress and with his burning elo-
quence attract the attention of the
nation to South Carolina, that they
might be convinced Of falsity Of the
charges of Ignorance made by the
newspapers opposed to the Tillman
movement. Ii the agitation inaug-
rated by Tillman in South Carolina
has been unproductive of good, why
is it that a similar attempt has been
made in nearly every State in the
Union? His leadership certainly was
not aided by the newspaper praise Of
him; if be was aided at all, was by their
unbridled and intolerant abuse of a
man who did not quail or cringe be-
fore their powerful influence. Watch
the prediction! Ben Tillnan will be
in greater demand all oFer the Union
than any ether one man, to speak IN
aid of the Democratic ticket. His
counsel will be sought after and his
advice needed. If Ben Tillman was
Il Westerner, no power on earth could
have prevented his nomination and
election, but being a South Caro-
linian it was impossible at this time
to make him the standa1d-bearer and
he said as much in his great speech
in our State convention. If, however,
the silver cause is successful Ben
Tillman, the Great Commoner, will
be high up in the temple and the
day will not be far distant when
Southern man can get a presidential
nomination and be elected
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-15

The people Of Soath Carolina,
without regard to factional adher-
ance, are in favor OF silver by vote
of 80 to l. In other words, for ev-
cry white voter in favor of gold
standard, there are ninety white
voters in favor OF Silver.
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FOR THE LEGISLATURE.

Having been urgently solicited by
MANY friends to become a candidate
for the Legislature, | can not refuse
the demand of my fellow-citizens and
will be a candidate for the Legls-
lature, pledging myself to abide the
result Of the primary
DIR. I. n. WOODS.
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FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR

To the Democratic Voters of Clar-
endon County, desire to announce
myself a candidate for the office Of
County Supervisor, subject to the
decision of the primary. If elected l
promise to give the people business
administration and a personal super
vision of the work on bridges and
roads. j. II. JOHNSON.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-15
FOR THE LEGISLATURE

In response to the wishes OF a mum,
Der of citizens, who have watched
NV course in the General Assembly,
l hereby announce myself a candidate
for reelection to the lower house OF
Representative subject to the action
of the primary.
J. W. KENNEDY.
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FOR SHERIFF..

lam candidate for Sheriff and
will abide the decision of the Demo
cratic primary. I belong to no ring
or combination, but solicit the votes
of every white man.