The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-15

Joe Oil, writir g to the Atlanta Con
stitution, in Speaking Of the late prl-
mary, says Tillman is far from being
politically dead In reference to the
question, Where does this Senatori i
race leave Tillmsn?" he says:
There are indications that the q1es-
tison as being asked pretty generally
throughout the country. Able CORES.
pondents here at the Capital OF the
State have had that question fred at
them from irquiring managing edi
tors whose sanctums are located IN
different cities Of the North, aud some
OF these inquiries have been so worded
as to indicate a belief on the part OF
| the senders that McLaurin's endorse.
ment was black eye to the doughty
chief, whose power IL South Carolina
has been so great.
Just what have been the replies Of
these several correspondents am not
IN position to know; but the where
does this leaves Ti!lman2" phrase OF
the South Carolina situation IS inter
es:ing to the people OF the South, as
well as to the Northern editors.
The answer is natural and pertin-
ent; the question is clear to one who
will study the conditions here.
This endorsement CT AcLaurin
strengthens Tillman's hands.
a great many people will not agree
with this analysis Of the situation.
Tillman's enemies talk OF it as the
beginning of the end of Tlllmanism,
and point to the indignant outbursts
of Evans and Iroy as evidences OF this.
They tell you that McLaurin's friends
have been suspicious of Tillman all
the time. and that the latter stayed
here and fought for some one man IN.
stead of going out OF the State to keep
from taking part in the fight. They
talk OF opposition ftom the Evans and
Irby factions as we'll as the CoaserVa
tives, and point to Senator McLau.in's
ststemeui in the Constitution as mean
| ing declaration Of war from the new
Senator.
This is the analysis which som peo-
pie will give the South Carolina situa-
ton. and with these the wish IS father
to the thought. They are talking
from the purely surface indications
and are arguing from wrong premises.
They are all wrong in the conclusions
which hey draw with regard to the
McLaurin attitude, for they are all
wrong in their premises. True there
was disposition on tee part OF some
OF McLaurin's friends to wonder if
| Tllman was going to keep hands of
+, as he had promised, particularly IN
view OF the strong effort Evans was
making 20 create the i'm preston that
| he was the chosen one; but the returns
very promptly dispelled all dou ots on
that score. They show that Tlllman
certainly let Evans paddle his own
canoe and they show that Humans
endorsement of McLaurin's tariff posi-
lion helped the junior Senator. True,
TilInan did not openly endorse Nc
Laurin, but he did strongly offend
his own tariff votes, and did say that
McLaurin's position on that question
was identical with his own. Not an
open endorsement, but more valuable
to Mel aurin.
] Nor was McLaurin's reference OF
the men who shouted loudeSt for
| Tillman and reform" in any sense g
criticism OF Tillman, as some OF the
latter's enemies have constructed 1t to
be. He was not criticising Tllman,
but the little fellows who have attain
ed SINE sort OF prominence by hang
| ing to Tillmau's coat tails That was
legitimate criticism of Mel aurin's op-
poneDts, and the people Of Scu!a Car
! olina have endorsed it.
True-re7erting again to the theory
OF the eAnti-Tillmanites-Tillmap will
lose the support Of the Exams and Iroy
.iac iors S For this sad blow he has
good reason to be profoundly thank
| ful. These are two political sins which
the people of South Carolina have
| held agains. Tillman, and he is we'll
| rid of them. To have had to carry
them in the past has been burden.
and am sure Tillman feels load has
been taken from his shoulder ia their
retirement from pubic life. Neither
man would have been heard Of but
| for Tillman; neither can hope to be a
political factor in the future. They
may fight Tillman all they c2oose;
; their opposition will benefit, rather
than ipjlre, him.
In broad sense it is far better for
Tillman to have as MS colleague IN the
Senate 8 man VINO is there because OF
his oTn merits rathe- than me too" ;"
No political tool can ever be OF mucn
real value to his maker It is the rule,
though there may be exceptions, that
! the tools are men OF little power,
| though they may be men OF merit;
| that when they utter wisdom they are
criticised as baiog mere mouthplec3s,
ana whatever they say adds nothing
to the weight OF the same declaration
when it falls from the lips OF their
principals; that whatever Of folly they
may utter, OF whatever mistakes they
may make are a. once charged up
against those principals.
The me too is an element OF
weakness, rot OF strength, to the po-
| litical boss, however strong ne him
self may be. ConkIing would have
won his fight against Garfield but for
| the c3rto,1is:s who made Plat me
too" puppy tagging a! his heels; 40"
| by the same token Davenport IS max
Plat ridicu Gus cy me-toolng q -
with with little Q ligg.
Tillman had q NE too in lrbg, and
tried yesr ago 10 maze one out OF
Evans. II he is a Gezout nan he
| should miss noopportuaity - send up
thanks to the throne OF grace f5r his
failure. That was the best tning that
has happened TO him-baing, as wA<,
the forecuuner OF the utter a1nlnl'd
ton OF E7aas in this primary. 1 rs
ishould complete TilImau's happiness
| Evans says Tillman advised him
against making this race. Tnat Is bat
another evidences Of Tiliman wlsd"M