The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-03-20
THE NEGRO MUST GO
Hs Is In ,hs Way of Preoi5sns
McKlnlsy's Plans
REGARDING the SOUTH.
The Atlanta Journai Says All the
Federal Officials In South
Carolina Are TO bs
Rsrnoyed
Removed.

Carolina Are to bs
Removed.
NoE that the Inauguration ls thing
Of the past and President Mckinley
has settled down on second term,
there is a growing impression that a
we'll directed effort IS to be made to
build up white Republican party in
the south, says the Atlanta Journal.
This is in line with the policy i'd
vocated by Major j. +. Hanson. OF
Macon; Colonel Robert Lowry Of At
lanta, and other southern friends Of
President Mckinley, who have for q
long time held out to him ailuring
promises Of what the abandonment Of
the negro by the Republican party
would bring forth in the south.
Mr.. Mckinley himself has long
cherished the idea that white Repub-
lican party could be built up in the
south, and it is believed he would have
made considerable effort in that politi-
cal expediency dictated otherwise as
long as there was a second term IN
sight. But now that such considera-
ton IS no longer involved the rumors
are persistent that President McKin-
ley will apply himself asslduously to
the task of building up respectable"
Republican party IN this section Of the
country. Immediately after the cleo
tion he intima:ed to some Of his trust
ed advisors that such an idea was in his
mind, and there has been confirmation
Of his purpose since that tina. The
scheme of the president, as outlined,
is very simple one. The old hacks
the southern party will 10 longer feed
sumptuously az the Federal crib. They
will be among the ''also rams" IN the
current national patronage hand cap.
In other words, the city postofhces,
custom houses and United States
court buildings will know them no
more, and in their stead will reign Re
publicsns who have not heretofore
figured extensively as leaders and gold
Democrats who deserted their party Ia
'96 and rati65 I'D their own acllon last
November. AS indicating just how
much IN earnest c,rCaln elements are IN
this connection, prominent business
man said the other Gay:
Business men of the south have
often wondered Why something of this
kind was not done. The schema m:ghs
not have been feasible 80 long as the
negro WAS factor in local politics, bat
since all fesr of his dominating state
affairs in South Carolina, North Caro-
lima, Louisians and Mississippi has
been removed by constitutional limita-
tions Of the franchise, the building up
Of a southern Republican psrty-a
party that will be worthy serious CON
si6erstion-hss become a matter for
deliberate thought at Washington"
''Ssy what you please about 1T, con
tinued this business man, ''bus not
only is President Mckinley himself
personally popular WIKI certain ele-
ments already, but there is strong
business sentiment in the south IN
favor OF certain policies Of which he is
the exponent. For instance great
many, If not the majority, Of cotton
mill men are enthusiastic supporters Of
his Philippine policy; the bankers and
wholesale merchants are with him ID T.
nance; many gold Democrats, or, as
some Of them prefer being called now,
''the Mckinley Democrats have grave
doubts as to the possibility of their ever
again getting in touch With their own
party, and would like to see such a
change brought about.
Speaking on the same line psomi-
nent citiz.n Of South Carolina, in dis
cussing the political affairs Of his state
in connection With the desertion Of
Senator McLaurin, said:
In South Carolina many we'll known
men are urging such q movement, and
the olo-time party leaders who have
been wont to hold ell the Offices are
we'll nigh in state of panic.
1T is nov stated in my State, con-
tinued the sub CAso.;lian, with a
degree Of con1ieuce Lh&v l. lAt-r:5;lng,
to say the Least Of it, that within SIX
months South Carolina will have as a
U1lted States dls;ricS attorney, 8 c1l'
lector Of custcns a. Charleston, post
masters at Columbia, Greenyi4ls, Spar
tanLu-g and elsewhere men who were
never on The foor of Republican con-
Venulon, ard vino if they were ever as,
sooiatod with The party a; all have never
been recognized as offens.yely partisan.
1t is openly declared by many R:pub,
licsns that we'll kOosn young gold
Denoorat, nos in Washington, VINO
supported N kinley very warmly last
year, wili be the next cissrics attorney
Of my State aid that p .lltlo.an Of hike
prCcl.Vl.lss will succeed Lawson Mcl-
ton as Uni<ed States marshal,
''SJue Of the men Ia my State" he
cootiaued, who are said to be slated
for removal are Z. A Webster, celIec.
tor Of interal revenue, and the recog-
| nIz & boss of the old machine: D ssri,t
Att, roey Lathrop and his assistant, B.
A. Hsgood; Postmaster G. I. Cunning
ham If Charleston and Lawson Melton,
! United States marshal, Colonel William
Wallace, wlo is collector Of the port Of
Charleston, may es,ape the ax. He is
a man Of meaps and character AID his
retention in emce would not jeop.rdizs
the success Of tbe movement. No one
is of course ready to give bond thss
all these thing will come to pass, but
they are believed here to be certain de-
velopment of the carly days Of the new
administration. Consequently there is
such anolher excitement in the ranks
Of South Carc!ina Republicans as has
not been known since Wade Hampton
and his red-shirsed horsenen over