The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-03-17
EARLE PROMISED.

The Greenville "Mountaineer,''
edited by COL J. A. Hoyt, for whom
we have the highest esteem, says:
"THE MANNING TINES was stsunch
supporter of Ex-Governor Evans IN
the Democratic primary last summer,
but the result was accepted by TIE
TINES with fairly good grace" and
then takes occasion to read US kind
of lecture for saying, eve did
not support Earle in the pri-
mary election, but We know that he
has the ability, and we believe he will
not let local politics hamper him in
supplementing Tillman's efforts for
the good OF the people who 50 highly
honored him" Our esteemed con-
temporary does not appear to lik our
use of the word "supplementing" and
makes the following retort:
All that is said about Senator
Earle's ability and patriotism will be
readily recognized and appreciated,
but the talk about "supplementing'
the efforts of his colleague is scarcely
in keeping with the record he has
made IN public life. He will COOPER
ate with the senior Senator in all
measures that meet the approval OF
his judgment, but Tillman knows
that Earle will act independently and
conscientiously, and will not take
the position of supplement" in any
respect. He is just as much OF a
United States Senator as his colleague,
and he was elected by the people OF
South Carolina, to whom alone he is
responsible for his acts.
In using the language complained
of, we but use the words of Judge
Earle when he became candidate
for the United States Senate. In his
letter announcing has candidacy, or
rather his appeal to the voters, he
said: 81 am in accord with Senator
Tillman in the positions assumed by
him in the Senate, and if elected !
shall supplement mis- able efforts to
protect the rights of the people with
such power as I may have and with
all the earnestness of my nature
Refer to the files of the "Moun-
taireer" and it will be seen that we
quote Judge Earle correctly; there
fore, when we talk about supple
menting" the efforts OF Tillman, it is
in keeping not only with Earle's record,
but also with his solemn written
promise made to people when
asking for their votes. Would
the sAIountaineer" place Senator
Earle in the position of
tricky politician, who has no
regard for promises made? We be-
lieve that Senator Earle is con-
scientious man, and we know him to
be as "much of a United States Sena-
tor as his colleague" but neyerthe'
Hess he was made a United States Sena-
tor after his promise to :'su. olement''
Tillman's efforts and We feel satisfied
he will stand by that promise.
The time for the "Mountaineer" to
have objected to Senator Earle "sup-
plementing" Tillman's efforts was
when Judge Earle's letter appeared
It offered no objections then, and ii
should not do so now. We remem-
Der the able fight the "Mountaineer'
made for Judge Earle and how it
endorsed his every utterance, in fact,
the 0Mountaineer" was as Jealous for
Earle as The TINES was for Evans.
Our man was defeated and we took
his defeat as gracefully as we knew
how we remembered our promise to
submit to the will of the majority and
to support the nominee, no more
could be done-even with "fairly
good grace" but our contemporary is
not satisfied with having defeated US,
it wants to go farther and forget the
promises made by its candidate
Earle did promise to supplement
Tillmsn's efforts and we do sincerely
hope that our little local quarrels will
not interfere with his doing so. Oi
course, none Of US ike to play second
fiddle when we feel able to play first,
but We have to sometimes, especially
when the people haze our wr4SSen
promise.
The amended pension law, whlct
we publish this week for the ben en-
of those interested is the work OF the
recent session of the General Assem-
bly,, and in our opinion they have
,al. . L,,,cr1;pc ,oI, o,,t of q low