The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-07-21
NeLACRIN STICKS TO THE ALLIANCE

The 'sNews and Courier" OF last
Monday points out to McLaurin what
it calls ''two mistakes" the Senator
made in his Lexington speech; one
was his sticking to the principles
advocated BY the Alliance, )" the other
mistake, is his defending Governor
Ellerbe from the attacks of men pre-
tending to be candidates for the
United States Senate, when really
they are candidates for Governor.
We have DO doubt the 'News and
Courier" is sincere in advising Nc
Laurin against sticking to the prin-
ciples advocated by the Alliance, ;
for we well remember how it advised
against the principles advocated by
the platform of the Democratic party;
it was so opposed to the party which
nominated William Jennings Bryan,
that it, fought with those who helped
to elect William Mckinley.
OF course, the 'News and Courier"
would advise McLaurin against
sticking to the principles advocated
by the Alliance" Who took up John
L. McLaurin and gave him an oppor-
tunity to become enc Of the foremost
statesmen of the South, if it WAS not
the Alliance? It was that organiza-
ton that entrusted him with its ban
ner, and be so gallantly and faithfully
held it aloft that his constituents re-
gard the ssprinciples advocated" by
him as sure successful elimination.
Tie s'News and Courier" is not in
position to advise McLaurin with
regard to the Alliance unless it would
fool itself in trying to tempt him as
Benedict Arnold was tempted. John
McLaurin would suffer his tongue
torn out by the roots before be would
utter one word against the principles
advocated by the Alliance-his
mother, who gave him political birth.
Yes, If his sticking to the principles
OF the Alliance will bring him into
disfavor with the disciples of the
':News and Courier he will have to
endure that punishment and depend
upon the disciples of the Democracy
to sustain him IL his efforts in behalf
of the principles advocated by the
Alliance
What are the principles OF the Ali
ance?? Are they not just what is
enunciated in the platform adopted
By the Democracy at Chicago? Does
the ssNews and Courier" want Nc
Laurin to stultify himself by forsak-
ing those principles to catch the votes
of the goldites? The only newspapers
that have right to indicate a policy
for McLaurin, are those which stuck
to the s'principles advocated" by the
platform adopted by the Democratic
party in its national convention at
Chicago, and suggestions from any
others are entirely out of place.
The second mistake" according to
the "News and Courier" was making
any defence OF Governor Ellerbe.
What does the "News and Courier"
take John L. McLaurin to be any
way? Does that paper honestly be-
lieve the man was born without a
heat? The attacks made upon Gov
ernor ElIerbe are uncalled for and IN
horribly bad taste if not cowardly
Colonel Irby is presumably a can
didate for the United States Senate,
but IN our opinion he has controll-
ing interest in syndicate OF deal to
gobble up the Governorship next
year; in this, he is pacing ex-Goy-
ernor ETans for the United States
Senate, and Mayield to catch the
plum in case OF an accident. Irby
attacks Ellerbe whose hands are tied
and his mouth closed, and what does
he attack him On? Just watch this
great big apostle Of Reform and see
II his antics Oh the rostrum do not
convince You that he IS denouncing
the Reform movement IN ore place
to catch the Conservative vote and IL
another be becomes the champion o.
Reform aud endeavors to cover Nc
Laulin with suspicion. Irby had as
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