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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-04
Henry Tindal, Colored, Of Packsrille,
Kicks Up High Jinks in Sumter.

About y O'Clock last Tuesday night a
negro named Henry Tindal went to the old
Jeryy House. where widow, by the name
of White, and daughters live, and attempt
ed to force an entrance. He first knocked
at the door, and when asked who be vas
he answered "a friend" The unprotected
women refused to admit him and he then
began to threaten them and curse IN a loud
vile manner The outcries Of the fright
ened women attracted the attention OF the
police and Weeks, Seymour and Blrwick
FASTENED ito the scene, approaching the
place from different directions and cap
tured Tindal before he could make his cs-
cape Tindal resisted arrest and had to be
knocked down before it was possible to
carry him to the guard house. At the en-
trance of the alley leading to the guard
house he jerked loose from the police and
made an attempt to use Smith X NesSon
revolver, which he drew from his pocket.
He was subdued after struggle, his pistol
taken from him and be was put into cell
for safe keeping.
Wednesday morning he was taken be-
fore the Mayor for trial, but be vas still!
unruly, aud after denying that he owned
the pistol or attempted to draw 1t on the
policemen who arrested him, he was or
dercd to be returned to the guard house
by the Mayor Before leaving, he de-
manded in an insolent tone that the Mayor
make the police return badge which they
had stolen from him.
He was arraigned before Magistrate Wells
yesterday, but at the instance OF his coun-
sci, Mark Reynolds, Esq, the case was con-
tinued to Wednesday (to-day). linda! has
recently served sentence in Sing Sing tor
interference with the United States mails.
Freeman
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-04

"Wait till we get him in the Pied
mont where the waters run" 1rby ex-
claimed, when John McLaurin was
carrying all before him in the lower
tier of Counties; now McLaurin is
"where the waters run" and they are
still running. Irby has failed to stop
them and he has also failed to stop
the steady stream of supporters that
are daily making their way to the
McLaurin banner. The Spartanburg
meeting was to be the place to turn
the tide against McLaurin, but the
syndicate made a most ignominious
failure; they succeeded in showing
their hands and no more, the few men
brought out to howl down McLaurin
made one or two Intellectual attempts
and finding they We're a such hope
less minority they gave it up as a bad
Job and even some of these were won
over to the A1cLaurin standard. We
did at one time concede Spartanburg
to the syndicate, but we do so no
longer. Watch that County and see
the reports from it, Notwithstanding
the Headlight" is there and will
make white appear black Spartanburg
will roll up majority for man who
has been weighed in the scales and
was not found wanting.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-04

scarce Irby's is in the Piedmont,
where white labor is much more plen-
tiful and yet McLaurin has never
rented one acre to negroes, though
he could do it to pecuniary advan-
tage, while Irby will not allow a
white tenant on his place.
Nor is this ALL The great cham
pion of the poor and oppressed.
whites, this man VINO would save the
poor white man from the negro, on
one occasion in the town of Laurens
brought a negro from one of his
plantations and at the point of a
pistol forced him to whip Luther
Palmer, a poor friendless painter,
while he was at work painting a
house and trying to make an honest
living. The negro had never seen or
heard of Palmer before, but at the
point of Irby's pistol was forced to
do his bidding and bystanders were
told that to interfere meant death.
This happened in 1885 in the town of
Laurens, all because of some fancled
insult Palmer is supposed to have
given 1rby the night before.
1t is an unpleasant task to have to
write such things Of any man, and
but for the fact that Irby is posing
as the especial champion of the poor
and oppressed and his newspapers
are deceiving some people as to his
true character, we would not now
refer to them. But knowing the
facts, all of which can be substanti-
ated by affidavits from reliable men,
we would be recreant to our trust as
an honest newspaper, to remain 81
lent. If after knowing him as we
know him, the people of South Caro-
lima desire his election, that is their
affair.
The Spartanburg meeting which
the friends of Irby hoped would turn
the tide in Irby's favor, certainly lost
him many votes. Such bullyragging
and browbeating as the combination
of candidates gave McLaurin, coupled
with the unfairness of the charges
and injustice of requiring him in one
hour to reply to three hours of vile
abuse, excited sympathy and made
even his lukewarm friends feel like
pulling their coats and going to
work
Editor Bose Crews of Laurens, who
about month ago was shouting for
Mel aurin, praising his tariff position
telling how unjust were the assaults
upon him for it, and denouncirS lrby
in almost indecent terms, was present
at the meeting confabbirg with lrby,
ready to go home to grind out all
sorts of Misrepresentation. What
pity that a man made in the image
of God, endowed with the faculty of
reason and realizing that ne is re-
sponsible for his acts, should sink so
low as to wilfullv vilify and abuse
one he knows to be in the right, for
the benefit of one he knows to be
of support.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-04
J. +. Ellerbe's Candidacy.
From the Reform Advocate. ]

OF the six candidates for Congress
sional honors the general opinion is
that Mr.. J. E. Ellerbe has made the
most favorable impression on the
people of Florence. This is not sur
prising, as Mr.. Ellerbe possesses a
commanding voice and presence,
which, combined with an evident
honesty Of purpose and conservatism
of views, are we'll calculated to in
spire respect and confidence. Hav-
ing ever been thorougly in sympathy
with McLaurin's views, which he IS
undoubtedly able to expound and
uphold, and also having made a
study of national issues, he is pecu-
liarly fitted to represent the Sixth
District in Congress.
Mr.. Ellerbe is a liberal Reformer,
has never been bitter partisan, and
has inherited or cultivated an indie
pendence of spirit and action which
is truly admirable. Again, he is an
original Reformer, having been iden-
titled with the Reform movement
from it's incipiency. If the people
want a practical farmer on the
watch-tower in Congress, Mr.. Ellerbe
is the man whom they are seeking.
All Will admit that a success
full wide-awake farmer is need
ed to represent a constituency
in which farmers predomln-
ate. 1t is hardly necessary to add
that Mr.. Ellerbe is making the race
on his own merits, strictly, and
would disdain to laud popular men
in order to obtain office.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-04
More OF IrbY'S Record.
From the Spartanburg Herald. ]


The burden of Colonel Irby's son 6
was that he is the friend and cham
pion of the poor man.
Was he championing the poor
mans cause when he drove up witt
bullies at his back to the home of a
Quiet, inoffensive citizen Of Laurens,
Mr.. Chesterfield Mcdaniel, and slap
ping his fists in his face, proclaimed
that he was no "dunghill,' but a
game cock The people of Laurens
County did not seem to think so, for
they immediately sent Mr.. Mcdaniel
to the Legislature, putting him in on
the first ballot.
Was it evidence of friendship for
the poor man that prompted Irby to
90 to the home of an aged citizen,
Mr.. Roger Brown, with one foot al
most in the grave, a man who had
done no injury to anybody in his
long and honorable life, and rubbed
a rock in his face while he cursed
him?
What evidence of friendship for
the poor and distressed is there in
the fact that on overtaking Henry
Allison, an inoffensive but entirely
respectable white man, walking
along a lonely road, he horsewhipped
him for no cause? Is it to his credit,
does it prove the love of his heart
that Immediately after this perform
ance he chanced likewise to overtake
Chuck Martin and horsewhipped
him?
We would like Senator Irby Or
some friend Of his to explain wherein
lies the nobility of his act when,
without warning, he went with a
crowd of his henchmen to the home
of Mr.. Sanford Boyd, 60 years of age,
aid by threats and intimidation
drove him from his mill, almost
caused his death and kept him from
sleeping at his own home for three
weeks because, forsooth, Mr.. Boyd
had sued the Irby estate on a note?
There never was finer boomerang
than Irby's charge that negroes will
be put in cotton mills if McLaurin is
elected. What is the record Of the
two men on white labor? Both have
large farms. McLaurin's is in the
lower part of the State, where negro
labor is plentiful and white labor is
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-04
CAN THE STATE ENFORCE A Ii.
CENSE LAW9

In last Sundays Charleston 'News
and Courier" appeared an article from
the pen of Mr.. A. N. Lee, member OF
the well known and highly reputed
Charleston law firm of Smyth & Lee.
The article is review of Federal
court decisions on questions affecting
State legislation in the matter of con-
trolling the liquor traffic and particu-
larry so the recent decisions of Judge
Simonton on the Wilson act Of Con-
gress and the South Carolina Dispen-
sary law.
According to Mr.. Lee, and he
makes his arguments convincing to
our mind, the decisions if not re-
versed or modified to large extent
strikes down and makes powerless a
State government to enforce either a
license law or prohibition. A citizen
residing in another State under Sim,
onton's decision cannot be restrained
from shipping in and selling, so long
as he ships in and sells in original
packages" Mr.. Lee shows decision
which arose in 1890 from the Iowa
prohibition law, where it was held by
the court that no State could regulate
interstate commerce and that liquor
brought from another State IN orr
ginal packages, unbroken and un-
opened, 'scould be sold free Of prohi-
bition or license"
Some time ago we contended that
if Judge Simonton was sustained, the
opponents of the Dispensary have
brought about more serious condi-
ton than they at first contemplated;
many of the opponents Of the law
wantea "higb license" and others
wanted prohibition" but they will
get neithes. According to the con-
clusions reached by Mr.. Lee, who
evidently gave the matter deep study,
the right OF States to enforce a license
on any articles of commerce is very
questionable and then, if citizen
from another State has right to ship
into State and sell his products
ssfree of prohibition or license" the
backbone of the license system IS
broken as far as non-residents are
concerned.
Every man in this State should
avail himself of the opportunity OF
carefully reading the Lee srtic!e. 1t
is not only written in an able, force
full manner, but it is written upon the
high plane of a student of law and a
patriotic watchfulness to guard
Estates rights which are being en-
croached upon by the Federal judi
ciary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-04
Where the Wind Blows and the Rivers

As Colonel Irby has been boastirg of
what he would do with McLaurln when be
cot him up where the rivers run, We
take from Yesterdays News and Courier"
an account of the Walhalla meeting written
by gentleman whom We know, and can
youch for any assertion he makes:
Walhalla, August 2.-SpeclaI: The cam
paien meeting at Walhalla today was at
tended by some seven hun dred Of Oconee'S
representative citizens. Messrs. Irby,
Evans and McLaurln spoke in the order
named. Both Irby and Evans were severe
in arraigning and ridiculing McLaurln's
record in Congress, especially his votes
and speeches on the Dlngley tariff Dill;
Their usual charges of Republica and
protection tendencies against McLaurln
were answered in detail by the latter dur
ING his speech of an hour and half. His
speech took well with the crowd, and the
occasion may be written down IS COM
plete vindicntion and victory for McLaurin.
Towards the close OF Mr.. McLaurlns
speech an episode of more than passing
interest occurred. \ question was asked
McLaurin by some citizen relative to the
METROPOLITAN police imposed on Charles
ton. McLaurin answered promptly he
would never have imposed it on the city.
Col. Irbv then asked him if he would re-
move it If he were Governor. McLaurln
answered: Il would
Irby: Then you stab Governor Ellerbe
in the back.
McLaurin answered that Governor El-
lerbe was al honest man, and he thought
that the metropolitan police would have
been removed from Charleston before now
but for a combination Of circumstances
over which Governor Ellerbe had no con-
troll. He said that Kit was unfair to drag
Governor Ellerbe into this discussion when
he could not answer the charges made
against him. The crowd drew near as Nc
Laurin wa1ed warm in defence of Cover
nor Ellerbe, and approved OF what he said
Irby then asked to be heard by way OF eX-
planation. NoicS: ''Sit down. "Hurrah
for McL.urln.D
Irby advanced to the trout OF the stand.
and began speaking in very excited and
vehement manner 1t seemed for once
that he would he howled down. McL.aurin
and Chairman Herndon requested that he
be head. Irby was permitted to proceed,
and charged that Governor ElIerbe said he
intended to use the constabulary force u
elect McLaurin. (Cries: "Hurrab tor
McLaurin,' Sit down.
McLaurin replied that Governor EIierbe
had told him that he had said no such
thing but he had said if his Adminlstra-
ton was attacked he would have to use his
influence in its defence. (Noices: "Hur-
rah for Ellerbe" 'Hurrah for McLaurln.)
McLaurin proceeded to close his speec!
in a happy manner, and many gathered
around the platform to shake his hand and |
congratulate him on his magnificent reply !
to the various charges of sinister purposes
made against him. This afternoon the
Of citizens from different Sec
tons of the County show McLaurin to be-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-04
ELLERBE OUR CHOICE.

In accordance with our promise,
we propose to now make known who
is our choice as representative of the
Sixth Congressional District-Fe
have made a carefalinvestigation OF
the politicalPecords Of each OF the
candidates and also each candidates
fitness for this grave and responsible
position. The conclusion we have
reached is that J. E. Ellerbe. farm
er by profession who holds no Office,
and who has shown by his speeches
his ability, would make US repre-
sentative who would take deep in
terest in the needs OF the people. Mr..
Ellerbe is young and vigorous. He
is graduate of Woford college and
when member of the General AS
sembly and Constitutional Convection
he made a reputation for his powers
as debater and his broadness OF
mind. He is a Reformer, but not an
extremist, and while zealously sup
porting the principles of the Reform
movement, he would not depend on
the coat tails of any leader and he
had the manhood to differ with all of
the leaders whenever he thought
them wrong.
J. E. Enerbe is a gentleman as is
seen in the conduct of his campaign.
He does not indulge in the petty
wrangling of some candidates, and
instead Of dealing in personalities,
issues are discussed by him. His
opening utterance here struck US
iorcibly. It was: II am candidate
for Congress on my own merits and
not upon the dement's OF any Of my
opponents. If I had to obtain Office
by dragging down my fellow man I
would scorn Office and return to my
farm. I will not insult my opponents
and if am insulted I can settle that
on the outside where innocent people
Will not be endangered" These
were noble words and our knowledge
OF the man was guarantee that he
meant what he said. Without hest
tation we recommend to the consid-
Grafton of Clarendon ssvoters, Hon. J.
E. Ellerbe and we honestly believe
that if he is entrusted with the Con-
gressional commission the people will
have a representative in whom they
will have much to look for and one
who will bring honor to himself and
his State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-04

We always read the Abbeville
"Press and Banner" with great deal
of pleasure as it is one of the newsi.
est and best edited papers in the
State, but occasionally it gets off its
base. In a recent issue it said that
'the principle black spot in Tillman's
public career is his avowed determl-
nation aud strenuous effort to defeat
the claim of Wesley III the Blue
Ridge scrip and the Agricultural Hall
matter" Ex-senator Tillman's resist
ance to the paying of these claims is
a "black spot" in his public career,
would that We had more Tillman's
with just such black spots. Tlllman
knows these claims are not for honest
debts, and he also knows that most of
the holders of the claims knew all
about them when they invested in
them; they bought them for a nomi-
nal sum and now if the courts admit
them the people will be burdened
with several million dollars of taxes
to meet the pilfering of a robber
crew. The Blue Ridge scrip debt
was fraudulently made and Tillman
is right in using his best efforts to
prevent the collection of them. We
hope he will succeed in thwarting
Mr.. Wesley and if he does an already
taz-burdened people will give him
the we'll done that he will deserve.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-04

measure and it discriminates partl-
cularlv against the Southern farmers.
Our representatives like John Nc
Laurin, fresh from the people, know
inc the needs and conditions, under
took TO arrest the effects of this rob-
Der tariff by using their utmost
endeavors to force the Republican
majority to either treat the Southern
farmer upon an equality with those
of the West and East or show their
hands and let tue world see that the
measure is bold and ruthless at
tempt to make one section of this
Union of States rich at the expense
of another section that is in help
less minority-a condition brought
about by the manipulation OF power
full trusts, syndicates and combines.
We have nc idea that the people
of South Carolina will forget the
faithful services rendered them by
John McLaurin, especially when that
faithful representative is opposed Dg
one who was entrusted once and dld
not come up to their expectations and
another whom they tried and declined
to endorse his record. If John Nc
Laurin is not a Democrat, then there
is no such thing as Democracy; the
platform upon which that noble lead,
er William Jennings Bryan stood and
attracted the attention OF the world,
and which took the combined wealth
of the world to defeat, was a deluslon
and snare.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-04
Sardinia Nuggets.

Some of North Carolina's fairest have
been making the quiet vicinity Of Sardinia
merry with their presence. Most Of the N
have returned to their homes.
Tobacco curing is Being pushed quite
rapidly.
Entertain ments an parties have been an
every night occurrence for the past two
weeks and the young men are feeling as if
they hadn't slept wink in weeks.
Crops are very good, some saying they
have never had as good.
Politics are a nerer-ending subject OF
discussion, and almost everyone here says
it will be McLaurin and Elerbe.
The general health OF the community IS
good.
Mr.. Elliott McFadden, who has been
quite i'll. is improving.
Rev. W. E. Bishop, pastor of Midway
church is takinga vacation. He will not
resume his !abors until about tie middle
of September.
Misses Ada and May SmotherS, of North
Carolina, are the guests OF Mrs. W. L. Rose.
Mr.. Ellie DuBoSe, who has been travel
ing for the Chicago Portrait Company, is
at home for few weeks vacation.
SAEDIHIAs FRIEND.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-04

refused to grant their demand and
ordered the furnace fires extin-
guished. He announced that he
would have all the frame work done
in Pennsylvania.
The agents of the Atlantic and
Everett cotton mills at Lawrence,
Mass, have announced that opera
tions will be suspended at their mills
during the month of August. This
will throw $500 men out of work.
Following the example of some
other labor organizations, the
knights of Labor are preparing to
submit to Congress an amendment to
the tariff bill. 1t calls for the impo-
sition of duty amounting to $500 on
each alien laborer who comes into
the United States. In justification
of this proposition it is alleged that
foreign laborers are brought here
under various pretexts because they
work cheaper than Americans.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-04
WHERE Is THE PROSPERITYl

The industrial depression seems to
have reached the epidemic stage. Not
withstanding the fact that Congress
has enacted into law what the Re-
publican party promised would be
the era of prosperity, the facts do not
confirm, nor do they hold out any
hope that the tariff legislation will
inure to the benefit of the laboring
masses. All over the country there
is a sad depression which cannot
continue long without bringing on a
serious conflict between labor and
capital; as long as people are en-
ployed and starvation is kept away
from the door there will be submis-
sion to their rights being trampled
upon, but when their rights are tram
pied upon and they are brought face to
face with starvation, while those who
are responsible for the condition roll
in wealth and luxury, there is bound
to be a clash, and before long, too.
We have been looking for the ad-
vance agent of Mr.. McKinley's pros
perity circus, and while he has not
reached US yet, we have heard from
him, and here is what he says:
The cotton mills controlled by the
Lonsdale Company, in Rhode Island,
will close during the week ending
July a, an account of the unsatls-
factory condition of the cotton goods
market and for the purpose of cur
failing production.
At the annual convention of the
Glass Blowers Association, held at
Atlantic City, n. j., on Saturday
last, it was decided not to ANAL
gamate with other bodies in the
same trade.
The Pawnee, Kelly and Westville
companies, of the Danville, H., dis
trict, on Saturday posted notices OF
an increase of ten cents ton in the
wages for mining coal. The object
of this is to keep their men at work
and thus break the backbone Of the
strike
The rolling mill of ]. Painter s.
Sons, at Pittsburg, Pa, was started
on Tuesday with non-union men.
The steel mills of Jones & Laughlin,
of the same city resumed on Tuesday,
the scale having been signed on Mon
day.
The iron works mills of the Ameri,
can Printing Company, at Fall River,
Mass, have shut down for one week.
The shutdown will probably be con-
tinued indefinitely. Other Fall River
mills may also close.
The large cotton mills IN Rhode
Island and Massachusetts,, which are
controlled by Goddard Brothers will
be closed on July 19 for a week at
least, and perhaps for considerably
longer period. The reason assigned
for this action is dullness of trade
and desire TO curtail production III
the hope of stimulating prices.
Forty blacksmiths' helpers at the
Rogers Locomotive Works, Paterson,
n. j., struck On Wednesday for in
creased wages. Work has been dull
and the men who struck commenced
only a week or two ago on two large
foreign orders. The superintendent