The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-01
MANNING, S. c.:
WEDNESDAY, APR1. l, 1896.
Nc1arR1S NOT A BARTERER.

McLAURIN NOT A BARTERER.
The correspondent Of the Greenville
News, 1T Washington, IS evidently
tryiug to create a sensation N pollt-
icai circles. He sent a dispatch to
his paper announcing that Illlman
and McLaurin have buried the hatch
ct and are now smoking the pipe OF
peace; we d. not doubt the correct
ness OF this statement, because we
could never see why these two leaders
should be at outs; they are together
in all matters of political importance
and only differing on few minor
matters which do not amount to a row
of pins. The principal cause OF cold
ness between them was the tale-bear-
ers carrying tales from one to the
other. Now that they are within
reach of each other, the opportunity
is given them to understand each
other, and the tale-bearers can not
build icebergs between them, hence
their lrleDOlS reiatloue.
The sensational part of the dis
patch, however, is the statement that
McLaurin has agreed to not run for
the Senate; this we do not believe, for
the reason that McLaurin is not a
man to be making trades of this kind.
He may not be candidate for the
Senate, and we hardly think ne will
be. but it will not be on account OF
anv arrangement with Senator I'LL
man or any one else. Our knowl-
edge of AlcLaurin is that he would
spurn any man who would propose
to him the bartering away ot
the peoples suffrage, and ifthere IS a
man in public life who can not be
drawn into a deal or trade, it is John
Z. AicLauria. He is independent IL
thought and action, and if the peo-
pie call upon him to take up the Sen
utorial or Gubernatorial standard be
will be found unshackled and free to
do the hiddinys of those to whom
alone heis responsible, and while we
believe his place rs a representative
of the Sixth Congressional District
Can be filed, it would take number
of Years to get a man with tue press-
age and influence McLaurln has IN
Congress; for this reason the people
of the Sixth District would be loath-
ell to give him up, but if conditions
are such that the interests OF tue State
and Reform principles can better be ad-
vunced by him than any other man,
and the people call lin forward, he
will respond to their wishes.
AlcLaurin is young and ambitious,
bot his youth and ambition has not
turued lis head. He is perfectly sat
isfied where he is, aud will not thrust
himself forward merely to crafty
personal ambition, and from present
publications we believe he will stand
for reelection tc the lower house, be-
cause his position in tha: body gives
him a power which makes him cspec-
cially useful to his people; IN fact, 1t
would be sacrifice for him to give 1t
no even Tor Senatorship. McLaurin
is being strongly urged to become
candidate fer the Senate and those
50 urging him are putting it on the
ground that he is the only man III the
State who can stand ap with IlLuan
against the brain of the North and
East. Others are urging him to make
tie race for governor, giving as their
reason tuat the Reformers must have
). leader TO make the State campaign
WHO is the superior of any man tile
Conservatives can put Up On
the stump, and in tie
general election to handle the Re
publican forces with their federal
backing. This is not mere gness
work on our part and our personal
feelings for McLaurin is not making
us write for buncombe;we know that
he is receiving letters rom ali over
tie state, and these letters are uot
confined to any particular faction.
They are written by men who are
anxious to see the people come to-
sether and Inen from both sides who
Ue!ievein keeping the white people
in solid phalaux. These men think
ii South Carolina has campaign
simi!ar 10 those ofrecent years a di-
vision Of the whites'is inevitable and
the negroes will agaia become polt-
icai factors; McLaurln IS looked
upon by them, as the man who car
avert :bis condition of things.
Our position on this question IS
simply this: McLaurin is our per-
sonal us well as political friend and
our confidence in him is unbounded;
we will follow wherever he leads, be
cause we are satisfied that be Will
ouly lead us wAele his conscience
thiuas Is right, but at the same tlue,we
tulnk he should stay in the lower
house of Congress-; that is d field
where he can display his ability, where
he will not be cramped with court
estes" that are often obstacles, and III
our judgement it is field where bet
ter service can be rendered his peo-
ple than he can under them IN the
Senate or the Gubernatorial chair
at this time. We have no doubt that
he is the best judge of what he should
do but we can assure the people
that what ever he does 1t wall not
be through trade, combination or
deal with Senator Tillman or any
other man.