The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-06-16
McLAURIN AT HOME IN THE SENATE.

Never has there been an appoint
rent made by Governor which mas
met with such unanimity OF ap-
proval as the appointment OF John l..
McLaurin by Governor Ellerbe. From
al over the State comes praises OF
the Governors wisdom, and already
the expectations of the people are
being realized. They knew when Nc
Laurin entered the Senate Chamber
he would not wait in accordance with
custom, for one year before be would
say something, but at the first oppor-
tunity to be Of service to his people
he would be heard from he has
been heard from several times, and
always with great effect. South Car
olina need not feel ashamed of the
talent she has to represent her in the
highest councils of the nation, for
there is no brain in this body superior
to that of our representatives. Both
of these men do rot care a 6g for the
old customs, if those customs are to
be an obstacle in the way OF relief for
their constituency. It is with them
the people all the time.
McLaurin regards himself the peo-
pies man and that he feels so is seen
by his letter OF acceptance, where he
demands primary. He wants the
people to select their Senator
and unless he is the choice Of the
people he does not want the place.
In Difference to Senator McLaurins S
wishes primary will be ordered and
from what we can see in the news
papers, there are already combina-
tions being formed to defeat him. But
if the combine only knew it they are
playing right into McLaurin's hands;
it will have the effect of bringing
about campaign which will wake
up the people and if they become in
terested McLaurin will make some
of the combination politicians wish
they had never been born. There is
a great difference between being the
aggressor and on the defensive. Nc
Laurin's record has been endorsed
so often and so fully that the hardest
faced political fakir will not dare to
tackle him on that score. He has
nothing to explain, nor tale of woe
to whine; when he comes before the
people they will greet him with such
an ovation that those who want to
dance the persecution jig will have to
play to matinees, for there will only
be room on the stage for stars, and
these do rot play to matinees.
When the Press Association met
recently, the expressions from 'the
moulders of thought" were about
unanimousin the opinion that it would
be a waste of time for any body to
oppose McLaurin, that he isimbedded
in the hearts of the people is SO eyi-
dent, it would be regarded as joke
for any Of the former candidates to
come to the front, and as soon as the
people learn of combination being
formed against him, they will regard
it as a fight on them and any man
suspected of being in it will be wiped
off from the political earth. Let the
politicians do their work, McLaurin
has more than once shown bis in
dependence of them and instead of
their being able to hurt him, the boot
was on the other foot, and whenever
one of them thought McLaurin had
made a mistake and undertook to
tackle him, an inglorious rebuke from
the people met the effort and the pol
itician was only too glad to beg for
quarter. The people will not toll
crate any foolishness in this Sena-
torial race, they will regard any man
who should come before them, at
this time, with "a tale Of woe" OR
ssthe reason why" as too fresh from
the cause of his complaint for their
consideration, and when they see the
attacks on McLaurin from the Got
ton Plant" published at Irby's home,
and the Headlight" published by
Larry CAN'T, they, with the loudest
voice that has ever been sounded in
this State, will endorse McLaurin for
The enemies he has made.