The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-23
ASSISTANT REPUBLICANS.
The GOLOBUG WING OF THE SOUTH
CAROLINA DEMOCRACY.

Indianapolis Convention Which Nomi-
mated Palmer ana Euckner.
To the Democrats Of South Carolina:
The national Democratic convention
I which assembled at Indianapolis on
1.-THE I'd Of September, mindful OF the
trust imposed by Democratic tradi-
tons, Jealous OF the honor and true to
ihe principles of the party, entered its
solemn protest against the platform
and nominees of the Chicago conveD-
ton; against the dangerous and radi-
cal experiment of the free and unlin
tied coinage of silver, and against the
unholy wedlock OF democracy with
the painted jade Of populism and the
commune.
Formulating platform, worthy OF
the best days of the republic, broad
enough, strong enough and sound
enough to afford secure footing for all
honest, intelligent and patriotic Ameri-
cans, it placed upon its candidates for
the presidency and vice presidency
representing all that is best OF Ameri,
can honor, valor. political experience
and ability, and confidently appeals to
American manhood for support.
Elsewhere in this broad land COM
munism, popuism and executive
tyranny is dread, fear. In South
Carolina it is an experience.
For six long years we have witness
ed the suppression of Individual lioer.
ty. the violation OF corporate and
municipal rights, the usurpation OF
executive authority, the domination OF
the Legislature and the prostitation OF
the judicial department of our State
government, all in the sacred name CT
the people.
We have seen our citizens murdered
without redress by the armed constab.
ulary of an irresponsible and tyrann,
Gus executive. We have seen the fel-
on's stripe placed upon a citizen with
in the walls OF the penitentiary with
out trial by jury, and upon the de-
cree of subservient judiciary, at the
bidding of one who now impudently
and dishonsestly inveighs against
government by injunction"
We have seen the time.honored and
chartered right of local self-govern.
ment rudeiy stricken down for party
purposes and to crafty personal pique
and preference.
We have seen the registered appeal
of our people for prohibition answered
by State monopoly of the whiskey
traffic, besotting the people in the
name of law and debauching the weak
virtue of our chosen officials. and as
natural and fitting sequence, our polltl.
cal atmosphere reeks with the putres:
cence arising from the uncovered
graves of private and official corrup-
ton.
The methods, the purposes and the
very utterauces OF the Chicago nomi-
nee for president are painfully familiar
to Carolinians.
The effort to array class against
class, country against town, the poor
against the rich, the appeals to prison,
prejudice and ignorance, the reckless
attacks upon the judiciary. the charges
of speculation fraud and dishonesty in
high places, are but faithful echoes OF
campaign methods in this State within
the memory of all.
Make no mistake, fellow Demo ocrats;
Organism is but Tillmanism upon
national scale.
That South Carolina was the hatch
ing place of Tillmanism is charged
against her, and resented in all Sec
tions of the republic. That she still
supports it and attempts to thrust it
upon the entire country by insisting
upon the election of the Chicago NOM
nees after six years of experience and
test will justly expose US to the exc
Grafton OF our fellow men throughout
the land.
AS Democrats we cannot vote for
the nominees of the Republican party.
By US, protection for the millionaire
manufacturer cannot be distinguished
from protection for the millionaire
mine owner.
We cannot vote for the nominees Of
the Chicago convention and risk a !
repetition of our own experience for
six years, enlarged to the dimensions
of the republic intensified by the CO.
operation of such forces and agencies |
OF anarchy as fortunately we do not
possess in this State.
No man in South Carolina who is
unwilling to see Tillmanism played |
upon the national stage, with the ar
my and navy OF the United States in
the role of Tillman militia, Congress
representing the ''driftwood" June
bug" Legislature, and the Supreme
Court, the ere esture, the puppst and
the obedient slave of an autocratic ex-
ecutive. can AFFORD: to vote for William
Jennings Bryan Tor President, or for
those ia the legislative department
who will sustain his effort to subVert |
the department of justice to party pur-
poses, and the department. OF finance
to private gain.
We deny tie wild and frantic allie
cation that the people of South Caro-
lima are struggling in the depths OF
misery and calamity. We declare that
the industrial conditions Of our peo
pie are pictured in colors so false that
the natural result must be to repel
Immigration and frighten away CAPT.
tai. While recognizing the inevitable
differences in wealth which have al
ways existed among men, we call atten-
ton with pride and satisfaction to the
prosperity that the masses of our peo-
pie enjoy and the rapid and unchec6.
ed progress being made in the devel.
opment of our States resources.
Among our farmers and mechanics,
the standard Of living is constantly
improving, their children are being ed
ucated and their debts are being paid.
At no period in the history of the
State have the people enjoyed more
of the comforts and luxucies of life,
and this we attribute, in some measure
at least, to the achievements of the in
cumbent Democratic national admin
istration in retarding class legislation
of the Republican party. Within the
recent past a splendid manufacturing
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