The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-04

now called upon tG adopt. he said
there had been no expansion from the
elder Adams on down which the Demo
cratic party had not originated; like
wise there had been no treaties 1t did
and does stand for these things. It was
preposterous now to tWit the Dsmo-
cratic party with stagnation and inac-
tion. Col. Johnstone then clearly
pointed out the difference between the
expansion Of those days and the i'm.
perislisu Of the present day. The con-
test We are now engaged in, he said, is
no ordinary one. It is death grapple
Of the forces Of Freedom and NJ M,aar;hy
and in it is The germ Of destruction Of
the institutions which We have built
no and stood for. Col. Jobnstone then
took up the religious destiny ldsa, and
diselaiming any intention to be irIe7er-
ent asked as at Union, how Christ
would look in the uniform Of an Anesi-
can general marching at the head OF an
invading army, carrying religion with
rifles to 20 those who did not want 1t.
ANOTHER MILL PRESIDENT.
Congressman Lstimtr was presented
as the next speaker. Before he could
say anything man in the hall wanted
to ask him something about Populist
convention. He tolo his questioner he
would answer later and proceeded to say
that there had been sn idea al ,at since
the Union meeting that some attack
hsd been made on the cotton mill presi-
dents and he wished to give portion
Of his time to one Of them to make a
reply. He thereupon presented Col.
Jno. B. Carey, president Of the Lock
hart mills. Mr.. Carey Vas greeted with
vigorous applause and was given a
most respectful hearing. Ee made
quite an eloquent defense Of the cot
ION mill presidents. He said an honor
able class Of men had been attacked at
Union and their character had been as
sailed. He was not politician, but
merely wished to present 3 fes facts.
H gave an interesting account OF who
these mill men were. most Of them true
South Carolinians; Confederate soldsers
and soas Of Confederate soldiers. Others
were those who had come and cast their
lot among Us. He pictured Whist they
had done for the State. He denounced
the politicians for having brought on
this war, and said that now it was on
We ought to accept the conse a1encss
and do the best possible. The mill
presidents were all men Of pesce. Ra
gave an outline of expansion IS the
mill men saw it-an expansion OF trade.
he said, Expansion as the mill men
understand it is the reaching ont from
our O IN shores and extending into the
msrss Of the world, with our ships ssil-
ing under our own fsg, laden with
American products of the loom, Of the
shop, of the mine aud Of the fsld."
LATINER HITs HARD.
Mr.. Latimer then took the stand
again and made very vigorous speech
which took we'll with the crowd. The
man in the audience Eho questioned
him when be first arose accused Lati.
mer Of having been in a Popalist
convention at Kansas city. Ms. Lati
mer denied this, and said that after
the Democratic convention in Kansas
City had completed its business an
other had assembled, but he had not
been a member Of it; nor had he had
anything to do with 1t. Then the con-
gressmsn dived into Senator McLsu
r,n with the gloves of, and vigorously
denounced hum. He said McLsurin had
betrayed everything he had ever had
anything to do with. He had started
out opposing the Reform movement.
He had undertaken to run the cam
paign Of W. D. Evans and elected him
lelt. He had been opposed to the dis.
pensary, after the Darlington trouble.
A year or TWO ago in Washington Mc.
Laurin had come to Congressman
Strait AMI Wilson and himself and had
tried to get them to sign proclama-
tion With him to lead the people into
the Republican party.
EVANS TELLS A TALE.
Ez Governor John Gary Evans was
at his new homs todsy. He was given
hearty cheers when he was presented.
he stated that he had not intended to
make sp5eon today; tnat ne mad ez-
pecsed to give his time TO other speak
ers. BE old sag feW things Of in
terest, however. He asserted that he
had known all this time, and claimed
credit for predicting it, that McLsurln
would do as he had done. BE had been
in Washington once and mad gone to
Tillman and our congressman and told
them that McLaurin was Republican
at heart, and asked them to wstch
him. He had told Lasimer about it
and told Latimer to 90 ahead and op-
pose him; that he would step aside
as he had jast besn defeated and did
not care to run again just then. Lati'
msr had said be had plenty of oocu-
mentS that would beat him, bus he did
not 1un. E. j. Watson.