The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-08
MALICIOUS AND IDIOTIC.


The most notable difference between an
American and an English newspaper. is
that the latter gives simply the news as it
is. unadorned by ''scareheads." and leaving
its readers to draw their own conclusions
and inrerenees; while the former is too
often but simply the expression or reflex OF
its editors ideas and faucies. and his per-
sonal likes and dislikes. all of which is
presumptiously set forth as public opln-
ion"
One Of the most rabid of this latter class
is the puffed up Atlanta Journal an after
noon paper wbic. has circulation 10 this
CITY and the suburbs, it Is owned and con-
tro!le6 by one Hoke Smith whom the New
York Sun has succeeded in making famous.
H. Smith rs some people know IS cabinet
minister whose duty it is to cast incense
and worship at the shrine Of Mognl. Grow
er Cleveland and play handy man about
the White House. Besides attending to
these many duties at Washington, Hoke
finds time to run a newspaper in Atlanta;
Hoke pulls the strings and his editor does
the rest
If yon want to learn how Hoke thinks.
scan the editorial columns Of the Journal
and YOU viii! know. We have all Harmed
sometime since that this great man is a
gold bug Of the most pronounced type. and
among other things We have recently learn
ed that h. don't like A. P AS. neither does
he like one Ben Tillmau. Senator from
South Carolina. We are afraid HoSe is do
ing some very silly things. not only silly.
but wicked and malicious and is making
his little editor down this side lots of
trouble. The Journal in its time has done
some sorry and shoddy things. bnt about
the shabbiest and meanest in its list. was
the contemplate TRADE Of slauder and
abuse heaped upon Governor Evans and
Senator Tiilman of South Carolina. the
guests Of the city Of Atlanta. in the issue
of November Goth. OF course nobody sup-
poses, for au instant. that the Journals
snarls aud venom can hurt these gentle
men in any way. or even reach them, the
very opposition and antagonism of sncb
sheet being in itself compliment; for
it must come to pass that every brageart
is an ass" and that to be..right you must,
of necessity. have this paper against you.
and. therefore, its hatred is preferable to
its friendship.
The Journal or Hoke Smith. does not
like Ben TilIman which is bat natrual !;
Iillman is q thorough out and out American,
a fearless e1pounder of Jefersonian De-
mocracv, n bitter and tireless enemy Of
trusts, plutocracy and Wall Street. and o
true friend of the masses or the people, by
whom We ncan the toilers add producers
of the land. These are qualifications pecu-
liarly aggravasing to Hoke Smith and his
Atlanta end, and the shower Of vitupera-
ton and abuse from the Atlanta Journal is
very consistent, very Characteristic. sud
very farcical Were this show of black.
euardism and uncalled for attack of Messrs.
Tillman and Eva-s. corfned to these gen
tlemen in personal sense. or under other
conditions, it copid be passed over with
the contempt it so justly merits. but un-
fortunately for the Journal and US NIL, it
goes beyond that, and become q question
as to whether or not the good people o!
Atlanta countenance the deliberate insult
70 the executive beads Of our sister State
while our invited and welcomed guests.
The people of South Carolina. by their
sovereign voice. have honored these gentle
men with the highest Offices within their
Gift, they visit Us in their official capacity
with perhaps FIVE thousand Of their fellow
citizens. and in insulting them this paper
insults and outrages the feelings of the
large majority Of the people of South Caro-
lima, and makes the decent and hospltable
people of our own city and State blush for
very shame at its ruffanly and assiuine
stupidity.
We predict and hope that whatever small
circulation the Journal may have in our
sister State will grow beautifully less after
this slanderous and malicious issue has
been circulated, for the people of South
Carolina. be they friends or foes of Nr.
Tillmau ,owr it.totheir,own honor andd gnit,,
to forever frown and chase bevond the con-
fines of their State any newspaper that
would so deliberately and grossly Insult
them. We will not dwell upon the merits
of MIR. Tillman's speech IN this city. except
to say that it was an agreeable Offset to the
Internal mass of rubbish, hypocracv. and
elusive slobberv, we have been so surfrted
With since the Exposition openet. In ~
age of lies and shams, it is a pleasure to
find a man who has the courage of his
honest convictions and is not afra;,, to as
sert them on any aud all occasions. Ben
'rillman is all right, the people are with
him. they know the genuine article when
they see it. and they know who is their
friend. If Mr. Tillman will only keep on
incurring the enmitY of such sheets as the
Atlanta Journal we predict for him bril-
liant future He is on the right track and
we believe and hope that this once nnpre-
tentious farmer lad will one day be Pfesi-
dent Of these United States. We beg to
assure the good people of Sonth Carolina
that the Atlanta Journal or HoIa Smith
does not by any means represent the seati.
ment Of the p. opie Of this city or State;
and we feel safe in rendering fn- :.hen; our
sincere regrets and apologies for the I'M
warranted insult to theiIGoveroor and Sen
ator while our guests.-American Aarer-
tiser, Atlanta, Ga.