The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-17
CAPERS DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

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pointed John G.. Capers District
Attorney for South Carolina,
and while this appointment has
been rumored for some time
nothing definite was known un-
til last Monday. Mr.. Capers is
a son ofBishop Ellison G. Capers
and he has held a position in the
Attorney Generals Office at
Washington ever since Cleve-
lands administration. Capers
was opposed to Bryan's silver
and financial policies, and stump
ed several States in the interests
of Mckinley in the last cam
pagn; for his services and his
Acknowledged ability, the presi-
dent made him District Attorney
to succeed Abial Lathrop Re
publican with a spotless charac-
ter, and a man who is popular
with the best citizens of his home
city, Orangeburg.
Accompanying the dispatch
announcing this appointment is
a statement from "R. NJ. L." the
News & Courier's Washington
correspondent to the effect that
s'Capers was appointed through
the influence of Senator Nc
Laurin and is expected to stimu-
late the organization Of a white
Republican party il South Caro-
lima" This opinion comes from
R. NJ. L. who for several months
has taken advantage Of every
little circumstance to create pref
udice against McLaurin, and to
build a boom for Mr.. Latimer
who appears to be the News &
Courier's pet candidate for the
United States Senate.
We are inclined to believe that
Senator McLaurin aided Mr..
Capers in securing this appoint
ment, but that it was for the pur
pose of stimulating ''the organi-
zation of a white Republican
party in South Carolina" is a
gratiutious opinion of McLaurin's
enemies for the purpose 'tto
stimulate" the fast waning preju-
dice they created against him
some months ago. Mr.. Capers
has allied himself with the Re
publican party and is 50 recog-
nized by its leaders; it is known
that the administration will not
appoint to such a responsible pc
sition any other than a Republi-
can. Mr.. Lathrop's time is about
to expire, and the question comes
up which of two Republicans
will be acceptable to the people
of this State; that being the sit
uation, Senator McLaurin no
doubt interested himself in aid
ing Mr.. Capers who is a South
Carolinian, with all the sy2npa-
tlies that rearing and nativity
brings to a man for his State, in
preference to another Republi-
can of the old school. In mat
ters concerning the State Mr..
Capers is heart and soul a Demo
crat, but in national matters he
believes the Democratic party is
wrong on financial matters, and
wrong on questions, of expan-
sion, and they being the leading
issues Of the last campaign he
supported with voice and pen
the doctrines of the Republican
party-hence his reward.
There is absolutely nothing in
the insinuation that McLaurin
will aid in stimulating 1.-The or
ganization Of a white Republican
party in South Carolina" be-
cause he has already announced
that it is his purpose to submit
the position taken by him in the
Senate, to the Democratic pri-
mary and abide it's result, and
this announcement has caused
"a Quaking in the boots and a
chattering of the teeth" of some
OF South Carolina's hungry
statesmen (:) who are devising
all sorts Of means to capture the
party organization to choke free
speech and keep McLaurin from
getting before the people.
The News and Courier's Wash
ington correspondent, r. II. L.,
launched Congressman Latimer's
boom several weeks ago, but the
thing struck a shoal and got fas-
tened in a mud bank. The boom
did not sail far and in order to
pull it off and give it another
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