The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-09
DuBIIsHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
A PLAY FOR APPLAUSE.

A PLAY FOR APPLAUSE.
The unexpected is what usu-
ally happens, but in this instance
the expected has happened, and
that too, in the shape Of a well
laid plan for stage playing.
Col. Willie Jones, a most agree
able gentleman announced some
time ago his intention to become
a candidate for the United States
Senate. His financial interests
were as great then as they are
now, but all at once he has dis
covered that his business inter
ests need his attention at home.
After Col. Jones had announced
his candidacy for the Senate,
there happened an incident at
Gafney which caused Senator
Tillman and McLaurin, both, to
tender their designations to Gov
ernor McSweeney. Colon el
Jones is chairman of the State
executive committee, and warm
personal friend Of Senator Till
mana friendship which may be
the result of kissing the rod that
smites." In the convention ol
1896, Colonel Jones had been Sc
lected by his congressional dis
trict as a delegate to the Nation
al Convention, and Tillman was
so distrustful of him that he
publicly, in open convention,
made a speech which influenced
the convention to defeat Jones,
and at Tillman's dictation, Jones
was disgracefully repudiated, and
treated as if he was a discovered
spy in. the act Of, sneaking into
the delegation. Jones: however,
has not allowed this little Incl
dent to bear him malice, but on
the contrary he became such a
warm friend. that when Senator
Tillman threw down his com
mission at Gafney, he talked
with him, and then sought Gov
ernor McSweeney and urged him
to return the resignation. Jones
at that time imagined that he
was baking in the sunshine OF
of Tillman's favor.
= The governor did return the re,
signations as Col. Jones pleaded:
whether his. telling the Governo,
that he had just seen Tillman
( who regretted the incident very
much, "the whole thing was
done in passion" etc, had any in
huence on the governors action
we cannot say, neither can we
say, that Colonel Jones solici'
tude for Tnlman Influenced the
governor, but we can say that
Jones urged the governor TO re-
turn the designations, after
which, Tillman was his, guest
when the executive committee
was last called together, and
after Tillman made a speech Or
\ dering the committee to denounce
McEaurin and demand his resig.
nation Colonel Willie Jones voted
for sucha resolution. His friend
ship for Tillman made him ODE,
dent to his will to such an eX,
tent, that he did not realize the
silly, awkward and inconsistent
position he was placing himself
: in, to be chairman Of the party,
a candidate for the Office, urging
the governor to return the resig-
nations, and then at the com
mand of his friend to vote to
demand an opponents resigna'
ton.
In the Sunday dailies it was an.
nouncsd that one of the Sena,
torial candidates would spring a
sensation the next day which
would astound the natives, and in
Mondays issue an interview with
Colonel Jones appears, in which
he withdraws from the race and
proposes that the track be, clear
ed and give General Wade Hamp-
ton the Office without opposition.
The Colonel's withdrawal was
not at all astounding, for those
who know him are aware that he
iss not built of Senatorial tim
Der. The people Of South Caro-
lima appreciate good man, but
goodness is only one of. the
requisites needed for that exalted
position; we need in the United
States Senate to represent US,
good man with Intellectual quail.
feations to be able to contend
with the brain of the Union, we
also need a man there, who is
able to back up his gentle dispo-
sition with determination to dc
right tho the heavens fall. A
lenient disposition to boys in the
army where no fighting is going
on, is not an essential ingrediant
for the making of a Representa-
tive, nor is an accommodating,
and an agreeing attitude towards
all politicians a special qualifca-
ton for the making of a fit Rep
resentative. Brain, backbone,
honor, Judgment and indepen-
dence is what the people want,
on6 tho man Mhn has not al Of