The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-03-11

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science.-The National Bimetallist-
JOHN L. McLAURIN WATCHED.
We have closely watched the ca
reer OF Congressman McLaurin since
his entrance into State politics in the
Legislature Of 1890. His rapid pro-
gress from the legislature to Attor-
ney General and from that Office to
the halls of Congress, and the indom-
liable energy and signal ability he
has displayed in the performance Of
the duties of each Office has marked
him as one of our coming men,"
There is an individuality about
him that fixes attention and COM
msnds respect wherever he goes. He
has won the strong friends and made
the bitter enemies that ever mark the
strong character.
The public can just now begin to
understand the true motives that
have influenced his course during the
past two years. Young, impulsive
and high strung, he has more than
once let tauuts and sneers goad him
into imprudent utterances, which we
have condemned from time to time,
but as We more fally comprehend his
course we cannot but admire his
pluck and consistency.
| When McLaurin vent to Washing
ton be, in common with others, we're
tabooed and blacklisted. Feeling
that he vas sent there to represent
the people of his District and to;iget
all that be could for them, he vent
quietly to work and by his ingratiat-
ing manners, tact and readiness soon
turned the tide in his favor. This,
of course, Offended some OF those
who were less fortunate, and he was
charged with being a traitor to the
Reform faction; yet no criticism
could be made of the men appointed
in his district, either as Reformers or
Alliancemen.
Early in the campaign, two years
ago. Editor Can't made the demand
that McLaurin should come ost and
declare for Tillman or Butler. Proud
and sensitive, this coarse attack 30
angered McLaurin that be came out
in the "A1y dear Applet" letter; the
most scathing and bitter satire
penned during the Reform period. In
that letter, however, and through all
his public utterances his loyalty was
shown, while 6ercely sssailing the
"pie-hunters" and "barnacles" vho
were eating through the Reform ship.
He proudly said that be had stood
by Tilllman when it was unpopular
and took courage to do so. That
Tillman was on the tidal wave Of
prosperity and that he could not
compete i'll contest of boothcking
and sycophancy, but that when the
time came in this fight, as it surely
would, and 1illman needed a man
that he would speak out aud let the
people know how he stood. That
promise has been redeemed.
Senator Tillman's remarkable and
strong arraignment of pluctocratic
officials in the Senate brought the
denunciations of the press on hia
head as an anarchist and a black
guard. While no reply to the speech
was made in the Senate, Pearson, a
pie-counter Republican from North
Carolina, fercely assailed the Senator
in the House and not q soul raised
voice in defense OF the Reform leader.
It remained for McLaurin, in the
face of frowpipg Democratic and
angry Republicans;unde by the
clamors of the press, boldly, and with
much force and dignity, replied to
to Pearson's foul and cowardly as
sault. So pointed and true were his
words that Pearson actually tried,
twenty-four hours afterwards, to de-
ny the accuracy of the report Of the
official stenographer.
Man like McLaurin can't be made
to cring before or fawn upon any
body, and that is the kind of men
that the people should tie to.
Tillman is great in his line-none
greater. We need as his fellow-mste
in the Senate man of as strongly
marked character in another direc-
ton and who can protect the inter-
ests of the State on other lines. A
man who, while respecting Tillman's
ability, has force enough of his own
not to be carried off his feet by the
whirlwind Tillman can so easily
create. The interests of South Caro-
lima should alone be considered. The
Offices are for the benefit of the peo-
pie and no one, however great, should
be allowed to dictate who shall ill
them. We must have two good,
strong, honest, able men in the Sen
ate-working in harmony-each on
his own lines
McLaurin has developed wonder
fully during his four years in the
House. He is always at his post