The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-13
BILL APPS LETTER.
Es Defines the DjGarancs Between
Democrats end Republicans.

$50 the 7icsora belong The spoils.'
This vas az old var maxim Ct !ha r.
MAS in Jaiius Gao sa-'s days-sad Vas
akin to that other cac, "vaa victis,"
woo uato the corquered. In 1881,
whe- General Jackson was sTecPi2g the
field and r7nov;ng frcm federal cfc3
every Wig who had bcen appointcd,
William L. Marcy, Who was il the
United States senate, defended him in
great speech and promulgated t:.st
maxim. "To the vio!ors belong the
spoils," Marcy was very brilliant
statesman, but = very bitter partiaaa.
He sas governor Of Nev Yo:k three
tezns, judgs Of tho supreme court,
seo:eaaEy CT wsr u1de; P,:k, SECRETARY
oS stsse ucder Place. srd bs used this
maxim just SIS far - be wzg slicEo; 10.
He detected the vbig party and &, 6:ed
sn oil linc ah;g to 80 ''sco7eeitc3 sen
ilcma0 wno took 6 eT::ck E1en Es
pleased aad aeysc v3t5:d the Democratic
ticket"
pA;s reminds me If an o;d mn I
Daa< IN Ark@lsa=, 9Ao ssid to nle. "Ar
Arp, I'm s8Iac oczo so yaeIs o.d-us
end NJ sid 'ozcan have ii71d s@gGs5er
Gsty.I.ee years an4 jiata TIE ssne
3aG:isa chUca ;hs year 70 4as mar
ried a4S ever ye3- Fiaoo :hco Save
E"t:d tie ia4mecTs-;o .;ck:a." HIS
oo,!a;c' Vas :. gccd 2Ss' d ::lc rs:igi"n,
l re04m5er w;;cD tie s:lc22:iop b.
:TzcR Whigs and D-:noarsts was q G;5o
es 1:;.eT $Gr nan9 gasrs IS i has oGea
between R,poo!;na9s a.,d Douocra:s
as the s3u:a-:oeiz' equali5 kv>a Il
smaI; to7as Was strs:nsd b. p2iis;es.
This a:iens.ioz gat 51t2 sha ecac:hea
aud colleges, 1nera wa 20 cu5Hsra
creaah os good usaacrs, bn& = wss
G1*1!Eess$d II vs7io27 ways ihas tie
Waa;as ia:s aey v.so beEi-1 l:,*n It's
| D<m"ors15, foc ti:aS .eie geper.;!v
1e4.lly SD eiasa:ad. Oaa cf l65
s.u%ens5 II cur S:ssa uziger>it7 =.
1916, 130 OF tn:m |aZs SECS Ct Whigs,
au sill Dsmoocsi aad ny father
was bsfsrs ma, out / hsga s:gays rs
speeted the grs1d old Wh;g parry Of
the south and laue1ted It's diszap aps!op.
I still remember With pride to the
nsmes Of Toombs, S:epaens, Ben Hill,
Jeakins, d.. Miller Crawford, Barrier,
aho Halls sad Holts sd UnderHcoi IL
aod Doushsrtys fsr knew then six
personally ard hard them on tie
stump and in she forum. But the dis
ruption had como beth in church SID
ssata. The Wings coGid rot any loagoE
stand the company they eeTe -2orah-
srn Wings became Republicans a1d sf
fliateG With aoolis:ooisss il their noiiti-
csl platforms. They preeipitsted tha
civil var, ard from that Wss bor1 piua
der ard corruplioa. I Go 60: mssa &c
say that all Democras aIe patr!otio aa1
honest that s;i Rspu pubi;ca2s az
uoprincips.ed and dishonest. WheE,
cur unsophiSsicassd preacher Ed Arson,
ssii to Judge Underwood that he could
not belisvs Tweed was gaii:~ cf steal,
iug 81 that money in Nsa Y;zk o;tg.
fa7 TweG was D5accfst, sas judge
smiled aud said: "My dear sr.:you
are TOO Innocent and u2suspecsias SC
live in this wicked world. am Szica
IS old ss you are aRd ny ob:ervasiol
has been uaas it's wi:a.n range cl pos
sibiiity for Democrat to ssesl." Bl:
what do say IS that the Democratic
psrsz has ns-s cocsc;sccs a2d IS lssr
sryed; ihau =Ee Republicans, S.os&;2
after tns Ta- DasaG1.u ia Caa&a.
ncogs killed his is: shose saa huas i
up in the lack ysrd 10 coct during tas
1lsnt-ncx1 mcroing be wcs hocEidec
to fad that o1a half CT ths bog We:
gene. Es rsn around wild sad VS.:
very muoh excited ard declared tia
some old stickin' democrat nsd csrriso
of one. hsif Of nis beautiful shc.s,
"Whas makes you Ehiak Ee vas s
democrat?' a reisaaar asked. "VE
Of c5urse hs was dsaoerss-of cougs;
he vas--sor republican would nav ssol:
do whole hog"
That's il exactly. They want It sl5
| Bill APP