The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-07-11

! gestures, strldlng up ara 0oHu I'll
platform, turning this way and that
after his manner in the senate. Their
was howl of approval as he clenchet
his fist and 6ercely arlaigned the cours
of the administration in Cuba. Bu
it remained for his reading Of the dec
laration that imperialism is the para
mount issue of this campaign" to evoke
storm of applause. The delegate
sprang to their feet, standing on thei
chairs, waving hats, handkerchiefs
umbrellas, a,gs, while the gallerie:
took up the chorus and carried it alon!
for many minutes. Senator Hill couic
be seen marshsling the hosts to cheer
He held fan high above his head ant
added his voice to the shouting. 4
second time Senator Tillman read thi
declaration, and now even create
demonstration than before carried tbt
convention of its feet. Suddenl!
hundreds, then thousands Of miniature
American flags were passed among thu
delegates and the whole floor of the
vast structure became sea OF flags
An instant later the fsgs swept ove'
the galleries like mass Of flame
Bundles Of them were tossed upon the
seats and distributed. The scene wa:
magniaccntly inspiring and the grea
audience was worked up to fever
heat. On each fag was the device
The constitution and the flag are in
serarable, nov and forever. The fas
of the republic forever; Of the empire.
never.
While the demonstration was st its
height, the band sent another thrill
through the audience by playing
Dixie" and medley Of patriotic airs.
State standards we're again torn from
their sockets, banners were raised and
;riunphal procession Of the delegates
marched about the hall. Now the
s,ra:as Of the oand turaed to MY
Country, 'Tis CT Thee" at which the
entire audience, as with single voice,
joined in mighty and swelling chorus.
Amid the billowing Of aags could be
seen tall standard bearing the iascrip-
ton: "Forcibla annexation would be
criminal aggression n"-William McRia-
ley.
I, was at this juncture that the eli.
max was sprung upon the great ASSEM-
bly,. \ huge Aag had been fung across
the roof between tEo trusses, and IS
the signal was given the cords we're cut
and slowly it unroiled its white and
crimson folds as it fell gracefully and
sHucg over the platform slightly to the
rear and south Of the speakers desk.
The banner was an enormous aRair,
being fully 50 feet long and about one
half as wide. Upon the white stripes
were the printed sentences in large let
ters Of blue: Constitutional govern
ments derive their just powers from the
consent Of the governed. "
Tho constitution and the flag, one
and inseparable, now and forever" :"
The flag of republic forever; Of an
eNpi!e, Hotct' :,
"A republic can have no colonies.
To the vast majority Of those in the
hall the asg was an unexpected incl
dent, and its appearance was the sig
nal for g frantic roar, which caused
everything that had gone before it to
sink into insignifcance. For full two
minutes the cords of the hsg caught
and would not permit it to fall to its
full length. 1t was caught up just
enough to prevent the convention from
reading the inscriptions upon the ban:
ner, and until they were released and
the banner swung free, the enthusiasm
increased every second. When finally
every word was visible there was eli
max of cheers that was deafening.
Senator Tillman stood surveying the
storm and awaiting an opportunity to
proceed. The chairman pounded his
gavel aud appealed for order. Bat the
march of the delegates beariEg their
standards and banners, rau on unlnter-
,uptedly for % minutes.
As Senator Tillman was about to re.
sumo, he remarked that the thread Of
his discourse had been broken and that
down South they were in the habit Of
saying Hell has broken loose in Geor-
gis."
And" said the senator yociferously,
''is Mark Hanna had been here q few
minutes ago he would have thought
'hel! has broken loose is Missouri.
There we're cries Of good, good,
when the trust plank was read. When
the senator reached the reafnrnatlon OF
the Chicago platform, with the deela-
ration for free silver coinage at ratio
of 16 to !, paademonium again broke
loose, But the demonstration was
faint in comparison to what had just
occurred when Imperialism was an.
nourced as the paramount issue. :"
Many Of the delegates stood on their
chairs and waved flags snl chee'ed, but
o very considerable num5er-more than
half-held their seats Senator Hill
was among those who na:.,tained quiet,
while M,. Croker waved . flag until 1t
broke, and George Fred Williams led
the Massachusetts, contingent IN salvos
Of cheers. One Of the New Fork dele
gates raised standard bearing the in
scription:
Don't think there are no IS to crs
in Ne8 York. "
The demonstration lasted four and
one. half minutes.
There vas intense scorn in the sena'
tors voice as he read the platform ar
rsignnens Of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, evoking bingled laughter and
spplslse. The Boer pla' < brought an
other cheer aud the sena Or received a
round Of applause as he (! !osed.
When the applause had subsided
Chairman Jones Of the platform COM
mittce, said be had been instructed to
move that the plstform be adopted by
the convention by scclsmstion.
The motion was put and amid a roar