The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12
MORGAN on M'LAURIN-TEE VIEWS OF
A STATESMAN.

W US QO4lI L. AOI gan VI A1a
bama. It was this intellectual
giant and great exponent of
Democratic principles who, while
making his fight in the United
States Senate for measures, re-
gardless of which party intro
duced them, brought down upon
his head the bitterest of opposi-
ton. The politicians raised the
cry of treachery and the news
papers joined the chase to hound
Morgan down, that through
prejudice, abuse, misrepresenta-
ton and villifcation they could
bring about his downfall with
the people. Morgan remained
at his post in Washington with
iout a word while the politicians
were enjoying their conspiracy
against him unobstructed. When
the primaries came off Governor
Johnson took the field against
Morgan and Notwithstanding
johnson had all of the court
house officials together with hun
dreds of appointees, and nearly
all of the newspapers to help
him, and besides, for months the
people had their minds filed
with charges of "Republicanism"
against Morgan, the result was
that Johnson failed to carry q
single county in the State not
excepting his home county, and
Morgan was returned to the
United States Senate a stronger
man with the people than ever
before. Here is what he says
about John L. McLaurin, with
reference to the Tillman-Mc-
Laurin controversy:
Both men are good Democrats. I
have no reason to 6eubt either man,
and consider Senator MeLaprin one
of the ablest men in the Senate. He is
young, he is modest: but he is very
able. I cannot think of one instance
where McLaurin has had his Democ-
racy challenged. One may vote for or
against subsidies-but ell Democrats
in the Senate vote for subsidy at one
time or another and in one way or an
other-and still be a true Democrat.
considerer the man progressive who
faces each and every public question as
it comes up and tries to solve it for
himself. Yet, we have our stereotyped
Democrats. There is an opportunity
to honor the man who, diSagreeing with
both the platform and the nominees of
his party, does not step over into the
ranks of the other party; but prefers to
let the issue pass-takes to seclusion
and waits: but does not desert his
party. I think there are many such
Democrats in this country today, and
we shall not misiudge them. There
fore, no one can say that this man is
not good Democrat, or that man is
not because be may vote for or against
some bill in the United States Senate,
or in the lower house which may ap-
pear to involve directly the Democratic
or Republican principles.
II voted for the treaty Of Paris not
because Mr.. Bryan was on hand work
ing for it: but because I thought it my
duty; talked and argued against the
ship subsidy bill because I thought it
outrageous and an imposition: but as
spoke against it the Cotton Growers
association of the south passed reso-
luton favoring it. That shows there
is diversity of views on this question
in the south as well as in the north. I
do not think that Senator McLaurin's
Democracy can be safely challenged.
when I read this morning of the
two Senators, I thought it peculiar that
two men of experience such as they are
should deliberately invite political sui
eide, and just to see who will be there
first at the resurrection. The outcome
may be different than either one thinks.
While they are struggling for the hon
ors they lay aside now with such little
thought, others may appear on the
scene and seize both plums. ."-Chicago
Record-Herald.