The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-05
BOYCOTT TILLMAN.

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ers may enter the combine, but It
will not have the effect OF keeping
1illman from the public, as his light
canpot be hidden beneath the preju-
dice of our morning contemporaries.
In the last campaign combination
among the morning papers was ef-
fected and it was allowed to go
through, but when an arrangement IS
made to keep the people from hear
ing from their trusted leader, the peo-
pie will play the game of boycott too
We venture TO say that if comblna-
ton is made to keep Tillman's utter
ances from the people, the circulation
of the Georgia dailies will increase
wonderfully. The people want to
know what Tillman says, and they
will know at any cost, SO 1t IS foolish
ness to talk about ignoring him. We
do not always agree with Mr.. I'LL
man, and whenever we disagree with
him, we say so, but in the main bis
utterances meet with our approval,
and the majority OF white voters IN
South Carolina have every confidence
in him. When such newspaper as
the News and Courier makes prop
osition to other papers to ignore Mr..
Tillnan, when the fact is known that
the News and Courier did not stand
up to the Democratic party in the last
national contest, and that Tillman
worked night and day for the Demo
cratic cause, suspicion creeps into
the minds of the people that there IS
much method in the News and Cou-
rier's madness. a newspaper repre-
senting the financial views Of the
News and Courier cannot and will
not be great obstacle IN the way OF
man whose mind and heart is with
and for the people. We imagine that
every newspaper in the United States
opposed to the silver cause would
gladly ignore Tillman and McLaurin,
and for that matter the greatest OF
leaders, William Jennings Bryan; but
all of the daily newspapers do not see
wisdom of making an arrangement
for that specific purpose.
II this State, fortunately for the
people, the daily newspapers do not
agree on national politics, hence an
arrangement to ignore the represent
atiyes OF Democracy could not be ef-
fected, but on State politics the daily
papers are antagonistic to Mr.. Till
man, and if they dared, his name
would never appear in their columns.
We think the News and Courier's
proposition so absurd that We repro
duce it for our readers to chuckle
over the effort of that paper, to make
itself and its colaborers gnat on the
ox's horn:
sThere is one thing, however, we
would like to say to all the morning
papers in South Carolina Would it
not be patriotic thing if we should
among ourselves, and before
the people Ssan we serve, at the be-
ginning of the NeSs~Lesr, not to per-
NIT our newspapers to be-ased for
the purpose of magnifying the politi-
cal tramps who have acquired promi-
nence and position partly at least, if
not largely, by our help.
Senator Tillman IS newspaper
product. He was brought up out OF
modest obscurity by the News and
Courier. He did not turn out well.
He has done this State more injury
than any other man in its history. He
desires to be kept before the people
whether by inventing some new
scheme to keep the people apart or
by airing his personal and family
matters in public, he does not care.
What be wants is publicity. Breth-
rep, is it not possible to keep him
within bounds? We would Tot re-
strict his liberty OF thought, his free
dom Of speech on all proper occasions
and for all public purposes, but be
says great many things that are not
worth publishing TIE agreement
between the Columbia and Charles
Ton newspapers during the last Sena-
tolial campaign IN this State would
make the basis for an excellent work
ing arrangement in the future politics
Of this State Doubtless all the daily
newspapers in the State will see the
wisdom OF such an arrangement"