The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
MANNING, S. c.:
WEDNESDAY, APRI. 8, 1896.
SILAS JONES STANDS BY BEN
TILLMAN.


7 have read very carefully Senator
Ti:.man's letter to the Rev. Mr.. Reid,
also his Litter to The Register. l
have thought seriously over the
position taken by Tillman. I have
given these two letters more thought
than I have ever..given to letters pub
lished by the ordinary politician,
ofice-holder, or ofice-seeker. In
view OF past events Tillman's propo-
sition is not at all startling; the only
outspoken arraignmeut of men who
as Democrats have perjured them
selves and wrecked theS Democratic
party. He but gives expression to
thoughts and sentiments entertained
by large majority CT the voters in
the United States.
1 have never voted any but the
Democratic party ticket. I have
never in my life scratched the name
of "a single candidate nominated by
the Democratic party have watch
ed the politics in our State and ma
ton for years before I was old enough
to vote. Iu all that time [ have read
all the glittering promises set forth
in the different party platforms and
the grand. eloquent language used in
the various letters of acceptance of
the nominees of both great parties;
then I have watched closely how
many of these promises were ever
fulfilled and say that I have never
known q single promise that was of
vital interest to the masses that was
ever kept by either of the great
parties, and still we go on year after
year sticking to the party"
4 few of the boldest have from time
to time complained of these things,
but were at once sat upon by the
press, the bosses and all the party
machinery. They were scolded,
lectured, threatened, and driven back
into line where they ever afterward
remained objects of suspicion by all
the party leaders who We're fattening
at the pie counter. Whenever con-
siderable number of the intelligent
people who have grown tired of these
false promises threaten to leave the
party, they are violently abused by
the subsidized press, called inde-
pendeuts, traitors to the old Democ-
racy, &C., adnauseam. They are ex-
horted to stand together in the party
one more time and we will whip the
other fellows ard get what We want. :"
We have stood together at the die
tates OF the party leaders and have
deposited our ballots time and again
for this or that man, only to find out
when TOO late that he too Is a hired
tool, hired to carry out the wishes OF
the enemies of the poor man in this
country, and whose whole time was
occupied in formulating schemes
that would return him to Office.
It is well known fact that the mo-
nopohsss are ever on the watch and
whenever they find man possessed
of ,are qualities as an orator no mat
ter where from, he is worked upon,
hattered, bribed and bought if neces-
sary, over to their side, as we have
every reason to believe is true of
Cleveland, Carlisle l. Co.
It is fact that Democracy in late
wears las lost all its former terrors
for these monopolists and money
sharks. They no. longer fear the
name Of Democracy and use their
morey lavishly at tunes to put tue
Democracy i'll power whenever the
Democrats put a man who promises
them more tnan the Republican Can
didate. The Democ.at will win and
vice versa. They know that the
national Democratic party, like its
powerful opponent, has in the mat
Ter Of morality, honor and truth ret
rograded in the last thirty years un-
til there is not enough of these quail
ties lett among great majority o:
the leader to ill thimble. These
bribed and ready to be bribed leaders
when the time for another election
draws near aud the mutterlngs OF the
people are heard all over the land
loudly denounce any one who has
the lemeriy 10 lise up and say that
tie party organization is rotten, that
a mujlonty OF the leaders are u bribed
1T OF perurers who have deliberately
lied to the people and sold them out
to their enemies.
These are facts known to every
man who pays any attention to politics,
but lot any number OF men dare to
state these facts aud he is pounced
upon by both leaders and press, and
the CIV Of traitor is raised and one
long, loud wall is sounded, the re-
frain whereof is stick to the party!
"stick to the party" for what? just
to put back into office tLis same set
of office seeking perjurers who have
repeatedly sold US out. What in
Gods name has the party done for US
since the WAY? Some will say it did
not have chance to do any thing;
it vas not in power to do any thing
until 1854. True, but what did it do
when it got Ill power? did it pass any
important measure, mean Important
TO the masses? No. they foue ht among
themselves ike the famous Kilkenny
cats wasted all tLe!r time IN non
se1c al talk about matters that dld