The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-07-06

| politicians were routed, morse, 1901.
and dragon, the people were once
more in possession: Tillman had q
stormy time but the new politicians
found out to their wisdom that Till
man was running the government
and would have none of their dicta-
| on; the people endorsed his bold
-.and by sending him to the United
State Senate.
John Gary Evans succeeded him,
but before his term was out the pol
! iit;cians succeeded in debating his
policy, which resulted il more sensa,
tional scandals than all of the pre-
ceeding administrations since 1876:
some of the charges that were rung
over the State eminated from bis
former boon companions, whom he
allowed into his executive councils,
He undertook to palliate the polltl-
clans and the people repudiated him
Governor Ellerbe took hold of the
government ct time when the peo-
pie were heartily tired OF STRIFE, con-
tention and above all charges of cor
ruption, they entrusted him with the
charge to allay this strife, and con,
tention and to give the people an
administration free from talut; al!
| factions voted for him, and if ever q
man was ever selected by the people
it was Ellerbe.
Tie first thing he did was to out
line his policy which was done il his
inaugural address; that paper was
commended for its wise, conservative.
and business-like tone. The press Of
the State praised it with almost
unanimous voice. The people en-
dorsed it and prayed that lie might
be spared to carry out his every prom
ise. 1t is needless for US to say that
each and every promise made in his
inaugural address has been fulfilled.
and no better evidence of it can be
had than the fact that none of his
opponents have dared to point I'm
ger at broken promise he made to
the people. No, some OF them 60
about the State with the puny cry that
'.Ellerbe has gone back on the Re-
formers" that he appointed some "con-
servatives to Office" and in his mill
tary appointments be ignored men
who have served in the State militia
But it will be noticed that no fight
was made on Ellerbe until he appoint
ed John L. McLaurin to the United
States Senate. From that time on
the John Gary Evans supporters be-
gan finding fault and it mattered not
who Governor Ellerbe appointed
after that, kick ell along the line
was made. The opposition began at
that appointment and ali kinds OF
cliques and combinations were made
at the sitting OF the General Assem-
bly, to throw obstacles in his way.
Did the people want this? No.
Did not the people endorse with a
magnificent majority the appoint
ment of McLauriD? So will the peo-
pie endorse every appointment be
has ever made, with perhaps one pos
sible exception-the appointment OF
Reformer as sheriff of Charleston.
None of these politicians who are try
ing to destroy Ellerbe dare say that
he made bad selection. none OF
them will say, that in all of his ap-
pointments the public service has
been Injured. Then what do they
say? "Ellerbe would not consult his
friends
Never in the history of South Car
olina has governor been embarrass-
ed with so many appointments to
make; there was an unusual number
of deaths, promotions and other caus-
es; for every vacancy dozens Of ap-
plications were waiting, in one case,
before the body OF dead officer had
become chilled, like vultures, appli-
cants hovered around for the posi-
ton; each application was backed
with good endorsements, and on.y
one man could be appointed, and
when he signed the commission, the
disappointed gang went off crying
"Deal' and every time an applicant
fails the enemies Of the governor take
up the song that "Ellerbe gave the
appointment to the other man for a
political consideration" They charge
him with being ''weakling" and that
he is "bull-headed" and everything
but a dishonest man. None OF them
has had the hardihood to do that.
The nearest to it came from Patriarch
Tillman, who with palsied finger
pointed out something wrong in the
fertilizer tax tag business, which oc-
Cured year before Ellerbe was gov
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