The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-21
THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE WAS BOUGHT
WITH BLOOD AND HENCE IT IS 4 GOD
GIVEN RIGHT THAT ALL SHOULD
RESPECT.

Ni4G SLUuD AMI GENSE - ID - COD-
GIVEN RIGHT THAT ALL SHOULD
RESPECT.
There are some individuals
who regard the privilege of suf
frage a license to demand Of
others that they should come tc
them for a decision as to how tc
exercise their suffrage. In 9th
er words, ignorance begets mar
rowness, and when you see 9
man so narrow in his views that
he impugns the motives of 9th
ers because they do not agree.
Just attribute it to ignorance
A broad-minded man reasons
matter out and then arrives at
conclusion. but he also under
stands that there are two sides
to every question. and that 9th
ers have the right to reach q
conclusion from the other side
of the question.
A few days agoa friend OF ours
met US on the street and, with
apparent seriousness, reprovec
US for taking a political stanc
which he was opposed to.
Why" said he, Il have al.
ways been your political friend
and we have always agreed, but
your editorial expressions Of late
show plainly that you are in re
bellion against our leader, Ber
Tillman, and any man who does
not submit to whatever Tillmar
says is no Democrat and he and
I part right there"
Our friend went on and saic
that he had every confidence il
Tillman. and he became so en-
thusiastic that he exclaimed: I'll
I we're to catch Tillnan stealing
a sheep, saw him with the sheer
on his back with his throat cut
and he was to down-face me witt
a denial, I would believe him.
This man did not mean any suct
stuff. What he did mean, was
that he was a supporter Of TIL
man and would not support any
body who would disagree with
his idol. Weare thankful to say
that such narrowness is fast dis
appearing, the people are get
ting so that they Judge man BY
his acts, and if Tillman OF
any other man makes a mis-
take they will say so. The
idea prevailing that the present
contention is between Tillmar
and McLaurin, is a mistake.
Tillman has nothing in the world
to do with it. He has recently
been elected to a six year term:
and McLaurin's term will soor
expire. McLaurin is candi
date for reelection, and has an
nounced his platform of princl
ples, which is at variance with
the platform adopted at Kansas
City, and which was defeated a
the last election. McLaurin's po
sition is to present his views to the
Democratic voters Of this State
in the primary, and not to form
ulate a white Republican party
as some of his enemies and then
sycophants would endeavor tx
make the people believe. L
this is a free country, and the
Democratic voters are free men
where is the objection to have
McLaurin's views submitted
The politicians say his views arf
undemocratic and so do some O:
our newspaper editors, yet these
same wiseacres have not tht
brain to show to an intelligen
mind where their assertions art
correct. We claim to be a Dem
ocrat and if any politician 0!
newspaper editor can prove K
US that expansion, or giving aic
to the American merchant marine
is not Democratic, we will droI
5hose theories like hot potato
We know it to be a fact tia
some editors have no more ides
of the meaning Of a principle O:
government than q billy goa
has of the principles of predesti
nation, of baptism, or grace, bu
nevertheless they join in the
procession to denounce tina
which they do not undertake tc
reason out. Tillman says i:
McLaurin is a Democrat, he i:
not; not necessarily so, both car
be good Democrats and differ Z:
to party policies. According t<
Tillman, a man must agree witt
him or he is no Democrat. II
the National Convention Of 109t
Senator Jones Of Arkansas tht
Chairman Of the National Demo
cratic party, in open convention
repudiated Tillman's utterances
Did that make Jones a Republi
can? He certainly did not agree
with Tillman, and the disagree
ment was so great, that Jone:
as chairman felt it his duty t
the Democratic party to make
public reputation Of Tillman':
declarations. Is William Jen
nings Bryan a Republican: He
differed with Tillman on tht
question Of ratifying the Pari:
treaty to such an extent that ht
went down to Washington tc
confer with the Democratic
Senators and advise that they
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