The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-03-20

Paris treaty, what is the Demo-
cratic party's declaration relat-
ing to foreign policy Where
in does that platform declare
against the United States gov
ernment giving aid and encour
agement to the upbuilcing of the
American merchant marine.
"a discussion of these ques-
tions, free from rancor, will
have a tendency to educate the
people, and throw light upon
subjects which are now hidden
in darkness. We feel safe in
saying that we do not believe
there are five people in a hun
dred who have any conception of
the meaning of the harangues in
the newspapers of today. They
know that those Democrats who
voted for these things are being
abusedifor so voting, and that
they are being charged with dis
loyalty to Democratic principles,
but in no instance have we seen
where any editor making such a
charge has attempted to give
any reasoning:
If the coming campaign opened
so early in this State, is to be a
campaign of education, then it
behooves the people to find out
what these questions mean and
the effect they will have upon
their interests. Do not let US
pretend that we will have a cam
paign Of education, and only
teach the people to sneeze
whenever a certain political lea
der takes snuff. THERE'S mark
ed difference between a cam
paign of education, and a cam
paign of abuse and assertion.
When a man is charged with dis
loyalty to his party, let the party
making the charge tell the peo-
pie what the principles of the
party are, then show where
those principles have been vio-
lated, and then let the party
charged show if he can, that he
has been true to the faith, and
instead of being censured by his
people, that he has merited
their "well done, good and faith
full servant" If this is done,
we will be respecting the peo-
pies intelligence by endeavoring
to enlighten them on the issues.
When Senator Tillman went
to the National Democratic Con-
ventions at Chicago and Kansas
City, he advocated at the former
city, the selection of Senator Tel
Ter, a Republican on the National
ticket, at the latter city he ad-
vocate Representative Towne,
another Republican, to be put on
the ticket with Williams Jen-
nengs Bryan, in 1896 Tillman
said 16 to 1 or bust, which meant
if the Democratic convention did
not give US 16 to l he would join
the Silver Republicans of the
West and bolt. Democratic South
Carolina endorsed Tillman, and
yet we do not believe anybody
will say that Tillman's course
was Democratic. Circumstances
often change conditions, and in
1896 when Tillman thought Tel
Ter the Republican, should be,one
of the standard bearers for the
Democratic party, we did not
doubt his sincerity nor his 10y
atty to the party, but we did
doubt his Judgment, and so did
the convention, and in 1900 on
the Nations birthday when Till
man insisted on puttingI Towne
the Republican, up as one of the
Democracy's standard bearers
we still doubted his judgement,
but not his loyalty. Therefore
we say, do not let US doubt the
loyalty of any one until we have
an opportunity of understanding
the questions together with the
motives.
We believe Benjamin Ryan
Tillman has made the State an
able, honest and courageous rep
resentative, and we're he running
for the Office tomorrow we would
be counted among his supporters,
but at the same time Tillman is
not infallible, he can make mis-
takes, and has made mistakes.
On the great issues now pending
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