The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-05
c3rtmsn;s Of tha Nswspap 'ra on
TiiirTIan and Nc 7urin.
A SENATORIAL SYPAsiUM,
A Variety OF opini1n Exp 'sssed
by the Great and SmalI
Nsw;p7pars Of the
Country


country. Almost without exception,
apparently, the important da;lles Of the
union, without regard to their lcca lion,
have given tie iacideat grert proui-
nencs in their news columns and have
devoted one or more editorials to it. 1t
will te inter ssting to note ia the brief
est way the Impressions derived from
the inoid ;Dt by some Of our exchanges.
The originality and direc,ness Of the
move adopted to test the sense Of the
Democracy of South Carolina e7okes
much comment.
The Pnilsdelphia North American
save:
Oldfashioned honor in politics still exists
in the south. South Csrolina's senators
hare nded bitter ci.pute about their lie.
spectire merits as representatives of party
principles by resigning and submitting their
claims to the people. Their designations
were not requested by anybody, anu under
the laT they are only indirectly responsible
to the people through the legislature, but
they forego their undiDputed right 10 serve
out thsir terms and ask tue citizens of
south Carolina to decide between them and
say whether or not they shall represent the
State id the Calted States senate. 1t is i'm
possible to Imagine the more modern type OF
statesnan-the corpo: alton attorney, the
paid agen, aad represe lLative OF trusts-re-
signing seat in the senate bought Tor him
by his employers and asking the people to
Confirm his title 70 1t with their votes No
doubt the action Of Senators Tiilman and
DlcLaurin strikes Senator Quay, for instance
as ahsurdly Quixotic and unworthy of
men pretending TO have any knowledge OF
practical politics. To Senator Penr0se i,
must be the utterly incompr. hensible freak
OF two poliucal lunsucs. But to many 1t
seems rather a find thing thai men in poll
tics should reco snizs their responsibility 10
the people and have the personal honor and
dignity to refuse to hold office unless their
ftness shall be affirmed BY their fellow
citizens.
The indianapolis Sentinel says:
Without regard to the merits Of the con.
troVersg, there is something inspiring in the
method employed TO settle Inc differences be
tween Senators TIlman and McLaurin. One
gives up his otice Tor tHo Yeas and the
other for ak years to 60 before the people
and let The people decide who shall be their
leader, In most Of the States politicians
would not resort to such tribunal. Each
contestant would hold every advantage he
had and begin pulling wires to better MIN.
self. The contest would be waged among
politicians rather Than among the people
there would be fixing Of conventions and
committees, and alliances with individuals
hAru ho h,l ;,l.,
papers would announce tha; one side or the
otner vas ahead as the little skirmishes were
decided. But here each party casts aside
mschine politics for q direct appeal to the
people. l.; looks more like popular govern.
menL than anything thst has been put be-
FIRE the American people for q long Time,
aad one addluonsI beauty OF the system is
that the decision will be concluslve
The New York Journal says:
1t has been rather fasnionsp.s in some
quarters to SPEAK patronlzlngly comtemptu
ously OF southern pontic5, as a thing not to
be taken seriously. But occasionally al in.
cldent occurs that teaches Us that there are
sotue thug IN whicR the north nigh; well
take pattern from the sJu.h. For instance,
the two senators II ON South Carolina have
just resls sned 10 submit their differences on
parry poncy 10 the judgment Of State pri.
mary. One OF them has just begun the term.
which We"td not expire uni! 1877; the ,eru
OF the other would run uhil 1908. Consider
q mument what this means. lake first the
light IL throws upon the methods OF seua
tOrisi elections IL South Ccrci1na. We know
how seG .tor Is elected III Pennsyl7ania
When an aspicant there has landed sen.
atoesh!p he feels that he has secured q
valuable piece OF property. Ii you suggest
cd that be shouli resign l. to see whether
the people approved Oh his policS he would
feel Is PIerpont Morgan would Irel If he had
secured control OF The Northern Pacific and
somebody snould ADVISE hIm to throw the
sLocA On The market TO see whether ne could
Sst II back ag.ln. In the Case OF The Sou.h
Caro.1ne senatora the quarrel is over uscty
principles, aud The YeruIct will be rendered
Dy tne Voters OF the party In the Eho:e
State. One or them has sacrificed SIX wears
and the Utner tWC years OF assured service
Tor the sake OF g!VILg The people chance to
MAKE the 1eclslon. Tnere Will be no Quay
and P4att campaigning III South Carolina
Inc ISSUES Will DE thrashed out by open,
honest argument, AID decided according to
the thoughtful Jutgmeat VI tne cluzens. II
will BE- Auch campaign as the State has
not sean since the civil war, for the oues-
lions hat di 7ide tne parties will be brought
up and discussed under conditions that insure
freedom Of debate and q fair decision.
The birmingham Age says:
Mr.. McL3urln Is SAILING under fa sc colors,
He claims TO be d new school Democrat,
wnen In fact he is Republican. A man
VINO votes for ship subsidies, advocated high
tariff, and openly supports expansion of the
administration sort, Is necs sssrily commit
ted 10 trusts, monopoly and colonlalisn. tie
IS IN other words en- uL.aDd-out Republican,
and Mr.. McLaurin should 80 announce him
self. He L. n, N IRE a Democrat than his
colleague in the senate, Marx Hanna, is.
He ii solely and simply Re publican mas
queradlpg as Democrat. lie Will deceive
ho c0Eal -erab.e numoer Of South Carolina
Democrats, and the cnances are that he will
not carry g. county IN the Sta e, bus tha, he
Will bag the judgeship that WILL, in all proba-
bility, be Reserved for him. There Is no
room for an administration Democratic party
IN SJuth Carolina, AID there never wall b..
II Mr.. McLsurln 80 loves colonialism and
trusts and ship subsidies and robber tariffs
that he cannot longer stay in the Demo
cratic psrty, then lei MIN flop, but when be
has doppeu as he has done he should call
things by right names. He should declare
himself Nc cKinley Hanna Republican, and
fight it out On that line. But instead he
calls himself "a Conservative Democrat"
although he conftsses that he supports poll
cles which lo Democrat supports, and that
he expects to name ana in fact Is naming the
federal ohceholdeTs IN South Carolina. |
Senator McLaurin has agreed to cease mis-.
representing South Carolina Democrats on
aad sfter September Is. The people will do
the rest.
The Philadelphia Le5gar, Repubii- |
can, says:
Tne agitation over the McLaurin affair
will encourage southern Democrats, who are
tired Of Organism, to record their views and !
reenter the circle of political activity. Few
Of them will 60 so far as McLaurin, whose