The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-25
OUR DUTY.

It is the duty Of every white yoter
to exercise his right to vote and on
next Tuesday the opportunity is at
hand to select United States Sens-
tor to represent South Carolina in
the greatest legislative body in the
world, q Congressman to represent
the Sixth District, and State Sens-
tor to represent Clarendon County.
who 4hHf ai not Esses Eats tme aa e hep selecs
a representative? We hope not. We
are all interested. The men to be
selected are to represent us, and all
of US should express our choice at
the ballot box and the minority sub
nit to the Will of the majority. The
candidates for the United States Sen
ate are John L. McLaurin, John
Gary Evans, John L. NJ. Irby and
John T. Duncan. 1t is for US to say
which of these Johns is our choice;
which of them is best fitted, and
which is the most deserving of our
support. :,
McL,aurin has been tried and until
this present contest the entire State
was singing praises on his magni6-
cent record. Evans has been tried,
and although he was in position to
make himself power with the peo-
pie, he was repudiated at the ballot
box last year. Irby has been tried.
The Reform party in the heat of ex-
citement made the mistake of dis
placing that grand leader Hampton
for Irby, and did Irby take advantage
of the opportunity given him? Look
at his record, both public and private,
and see if he was not honored by the
State more than he honored himself.
Duncan has been tried, and if he ever
did anything to have claim upon
the people we have failed to see it.
He was in the Legislature and be
kept his seat about as warm as many
others, and in the last campaign he
displayed more cheek than brains. It
is for the people to say who they
want.
The candidates for Congress are J..
E. Ellerbe, James Norton, J. NJ.
Johnson, F. D. Bryant, D. W. Nc
Laurin and Smiley Bigham. All OF
these candidates have appeared be-
fore the people, they made their ar
guments and you are to choose. FL
lerbe is farmer; able, upright and
pure, and Notwithstanding malicious
reports have been circulating
about him his people at home
came out over their signatures
natures and recommended him to the
voters. How much better showing
was that, than the anonymous scrib-
bier who published long letter over
a nom de plume for one OF his oppon-
ents. Norton is man of fine
ability, and be is now the
Comptroller General Of the State with
a handsome salary attached. He
makes good officer, but the people
elected him to that Office and he
should not now reach for something
higher unless he gives back to the
people the Office they gave him.
johnson is also an able man, and we
believe, good man, but he too, has
o lucrative Office, and the people are
not looking for men already fixed.
Bryant's speeches have been SO con-
fusipg that we hardly know how to
place him, we thought he was gold
bug bat be says he is not, and Big
ham, he seems to be 'agin" every
body. He must be the fellow who
after damning everybody else said
sfdamn me-" D. ". McLaurin is a
clever gentleman, but in our judg-
ment the people would prefer that
he keep his Office in the State house.
But It is not for US to say, it is for
the voter. to exercise his manhood
and cast his vote as his conscience
dictates.