The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-07
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in Soutl. Carolina have express
ed opinions adversely on the ac-
ton Of the Democratic Com
mittee, and even Tillman himself
IS beginning to hedge. He gives
out an interview criticising the
action of the Ohio Democrats for
taking action on the silver Ques-
ton before the next national
convention. According to Till
man himself, although the inspi-
ration Of the McLaurin resolu-
tions, conditions Of the country
viii have so changed by the
assembling Of the next national
convention, that new platform
will have to be built. He rea-
Lies that the dead planks, such
as silver, will have to be replaced
with others covering live issues,
and that those who favor the
preparation of the people for
live issues are the advance
guards of what is coming There
IS no man in the State more
cognizant of the fact that some
thing progressive must be taken
hold Of by the Democracy than
Tillman, and from now on we
expect to see him trimming his
sails to catch the progressive
breeze. We do not mean that he
will change his attitude towards
McLaurin, because his fight on
him is a personal one, but we do
expect him to be advocating the
very measures and policies which
he has been denouncing in Nc
Laurin. Tillman is always on
the look out for a winning card
and when he sees, what he calls
"Republicanism" in McLaurin
will be the policy of the Demo
Gratis of the other States, he
will embrace them too. Did not
Tillman 60 out West to form an
alliance with the Republicans
there? What was it for, if not
to win. Did not Tillman endeav-
or to make Teller Of electoral
commission fame the nominee Of
the Democratic party for Vice
President? Teller was one Of
the commission which robbed
the Democracy Of the presidency
in 1876 when SamueleJ. Tilden
ly elected. Is it to bel
-....,.> i that Tillman wanted
- 18th hating radical, be-
.....~. liked him? No. Teller
..... ted to give brilliancy to
-...o slight in the West which
2.:-&a~4s; out.
i -.vas US a fatigued feeling
/" ..y#, politicians prate about
o.:~e.2.as, nine out of ten of
:.c,o caro no more for principles
-@.u - .ufdel cares for religion,
Uney harp on principle to catch
the public ear, but if the public
will follow them it will be dis
covered, that policy and not
principle, is the guiding star of
politicians. If this is not true,
why do they change their course
so frequently? Take Senator
Tillman from the issuance Of the
Shell manifesto up to now, and
see how few of the things in
that manifesto he still stands by.
He started out by denouncing
the State educational institutions,
but today he is commercially
their friend. He denounced the
convention9system: and only re-
Gently undertook to convert the
General Assembly into a conven-
ton, and, failing, came down in
person and whipped the commit
tee into a convention. He de-
nounced corporations, and now
we see his name as one Of the di-
rectors of a big one. He de-
nounced free passes and was the
first to accept one. He denounc-
ed Hampton for meddling, and
has been doing it whenever he
felt so disposed.
Tillnan said it was wrong in
McLaurin going out eighteen
months in advance to spread his
views, when he went out four
years in advance. He denopnces
McLaurin for mingling with Re
publicans, and yet boasts of the
friendship of Republicans. Till
man kicks because McLaLrin
said Mckinley should be nomi-
mated by reclamation, and yet he
urged the election of Quay, the
Pennsylvania Republican who
was a leader in trying to put the
Force bill on US, and is regarded
a corruptionist throughout the
Union.
We mention these few things
just to cOrrObOrate our statement
that politicians are more after
the ''main chance" than princi-
pie. Just look at those people
and newspapers who have been
denouncing Tillman as a thief.
liar, and all kinds Of a scoun-
drel, how they have Topped over
to him to give aid in creating a
vacancy in an Office, hoping one
OF their kind will catch the plum.
These same papers have always
contended that Tillman was no
Democrat, now they would paint
him the father of Democracy,
and then some Of the Editors
wore so bitter that they COM
pared Us Reformers to negroes,
NOW +hpy- ara C7.1IyliOo Or, their