The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-09
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have placed coal of fire
upon his back, to cause him to pu
so much warmth in his remarks. He
sud he was no ''peace and unity man
and the sslines were still here anc
would be drawn. We do not thin}
his disclaimer of being S'peace anc
unity man" is consistant with hi:
speech in Charleston, when the poll
ticians Of that city fell over eacl
other, to do the "belauding and be
praising and buttering" upon the oc
casion when he and some Of his col.
leagues made that famous junketiDe
trip to Cuba. If we remember Alright
the distinguished Senator was full O.
peace and unity at that time
ala with one hand he held
out an olive branch, while
With the other, he threw bouquets at
his entertainers. It is to be regretted
that he did not remain in that sweet
temper, for, whether Senator Tillman
realizes it or not, the people are not
disposed to take any stock in con-
dition OF things which will array
neighbor against neighbor, brother
against brother, and father against
son; this was done once, and it is q
source of genuine qualification to
know that such condition has been
relegated to the past, never again to
be resurrected. Tillman may not
regard himself 20 ''peace and unity
man." because his composition is
made up OF combative material,
nevertheless, he cannot combat un-
less there is something to fight, and
from the signs of the times, we have
peace now, and peace is likely to re-
main unless politicians invent plan
to create excitement, which will be
hard for them to do. Senator Till
man has made a fine representative
in Congress, bat his record there
does not entitle him to the special
privilege of again arraying he people
against each other, and # he at
tempts it, they will soon give him to
understand, that they will not follow
any man over this State, who under
takes to lead them with frebrands.
That the people want peace and unity
is evident all over the State, and the
place to find the evidence, is in the
halls of the Legislature, where the
membership is made up without re-
gard to faction, and where nc faction
alism creeps into the laws enacted.
Among the strongest advocates OF
the dispensary law, which appears to
be pet with the Senator, are mem
bers of the General Assembly, who,
when factional feeling ran high were
allied with the conservative side, and
even one we have in mind, was red
hot Haskellite, this gentleman stood
upon the floor of the Senate and
made speech in behalf of the dis
pensary, which would have made one
of Senator Tillman's dispensary
speeches pale into lamb-like tame
ness. The day has come when a
man may go before the people advo-
eating the dispensary, or any other
measure, without engendering Bit
terness, and the time has also come
when the people will repudiate any
man who undertakes to ride into
Office on the back Of villi6cation,
STRIFE, and factionalism.
We do not think that Senator Till
man was justified in designating the
the "Prohibitionists" as "a set OF
hypocrites and cowards," because,
the ':Prohibitionists" who were true
to principle, never did approve OF
any amalgamation with the liquor
element, nor do they approve Of the
course pursued by some men con-
spicuous in their ranks. The trouble
is not with the Prohibitionists, but
with the politicians who stole the
livery Of prohibition to serve king
Bacchus. Hence, it is slanderous to
stigmatize good men who believe in
prohibition as a part and parcel-a
basic principle of their religious
creed, as ''hypocrites and towards, +"
and to do this, does not have a ten
dency to permit people to live at
peace with each other, and instead
of making friends for the dispensary
law, such irritating characterizations
are resented, and very properly SO.
Now, had Senator Tillman shown
how scheming political pirates
crawled over the sides OF the
Prohibition ship, took charge