The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-08-17
Norton's Reply TO j. Z. Ellerbe'S
Charges.
Nrll;,s s C.

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Editor Reform Advocate: Your editorial
rejecting on me has just been called to my
attention As you and Ellerbe are Sunday
school men know nothing which suits the
| facts in the situation better than the Sunday
school lesson for last Sunday, July 3lSt-
ahab, Naboth, Jezeoel and the sous OF Be.
Hal-Ellerbe, Norton, Mckenzie AMI Petit
grew and Allen, Fore and Moody.
J. E. Eilerbe plays the Ahab IN covet-
ousness OF Norton's position and wants the
congressional vineyard. Mckenzie and
Pettisrew play the Jezebel as far as want OF
fcocks and brains will permit. The affda.
vit-makers are swift and false witnesses
after the Reform Advocate has set Norton
on high. j. e. Ellerbe plays the Ahab
with face to the wall Of destiny pouting be.
cause he has not been able to trade or
swap Norton out of the congressional vine
yard.
Ellerbe's game of deception and trickery
in 1897 which he is pleased to call u con-
tract failed him then. From this trick FL
Ie,oe appealed to the people, the elders
and mobiles and they repudiated him. FL
! lerbe then appealed to Norton for :. trade.
Norton was telegraphed to Columbia on
Saturday after 6rst primary in 1897 to
come to Florence. When be reached Flor
ence he was informed that J. E. Ellelbe Was
there ready to support Norton in second
primary upon condition that Norton, II
elected, should not be candidate tor Con
gress il 1898 and support Ellerbe. Eller-
be denied this at Conway. See Central
hotel registry Saturday night after first
primary j. c. Sellers, j. w. McCowu
and J. E. Montgomery We're III Florence.
Ask then, about facts. Norton refused to
talk to Ellerbe about the proposed trade
and spurned his conditions. Ed Ellerbe
had fooled Norton in his contract" trick.
| Norton WAS gentleman with Ellerbe until
that fatal night in Florence. No prospects
of trade tor the vineyard and Mr. Ellerbe
left Florence Sunday morning gloomy and
angry. He did not make Sunday school
speech thai day. He moaned and turned
his face to the wall Of envy. Ellerbe had
cursed the 'Hsskellits" Johnson, but Nor
ton won't tote fair, he groaned. He won't
trade for the vineyard.
The next Saturday night reports say E.
lerbe was at Latta breathing sulpburouS
fumes at Norton in the back room Of a COL
ored man store and painting bright tie
! kingdom come Of johnson. Ellerbe sup
ported johnson vigorously for the second
primary. This was his right. Mr.. john
son Is an honorable gentleman. But why
did Ellerbe offer to support Norton on con-
dition, and when conditions were spurned,
| fight Norton and support the other nan?
Hereby hangs tale that made Norton q
rascal at once. Notwithstanding E.lerbe
! had b1aste0 OF .Splittinr his shirt" rnnkinr
| Norton Comptroller General in 1884
!. There comes new upon the scene the po-
Iitical tyros, Mckenzie and young Petit
grew, playing Jezebel for Ahab Ellerbe.
Finding Eierbe in the pouts with his face
! to the wall they chiSed him and said: "Art
thou not great man n politics, more aris-
tocratic than Norton. the little backwoods
fellow who never went 20 South Carolina
OF Wofocd College? Arise and we will de-
liver the vineyard to thee. o King Ahab'
So Mckenzie goes about writing and tele-
graphing and seeing the people and schem-
ing against Norton.
These Jezebels write articles and seal
them with Ellerbe's siguet and send forth
TO have Norton stoned, and with Ellerbe-
like bluste-, make great show OF evidence
frc2, The afidavits Of the sons OF BeIia!.
Allen, Fore and Moody. Joseph Allen.
YOU first witness, gentlemen, false to
truth and honor, false to his peighbors and
family, took 500 from his neighbor, ?. W.
Bethea, and left the State and his family.
This man Allen swearS Norton lied him
out Of S3.15 IN lumber Sorry for Mr.. Al
len. can forgive him for not paying for
two tons Of guano. but God must pardon