The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-13
COMEDY IN POLITICS"

COMEDY IN POLITICS"
The Columbia State of Nor
day uses about one column of its
leading editorial space under the
above caption, to a dissertation
on the appointment of George
W. Murray. This appointment
does not meet with our approval
in the least, we condemn it, for
the reason that we see no reason
why a man should be required to
give bond and become response
Bile for an important Office, and
then, have his subordinate, for
whose conduct he must be held
accountable, selected for him by
others. We believe that the ap-
pointment of a colored man to an
Office at this time will play di-
rectly into the hands of the op-
ponents of Progressive Dem
ocracy." Because, they will at
tempt to twist and distort any
and every thing to poison the
minds of the epeople against those
who have grown restless under
the leadership of men whose
only interest in politics is in the
enlargement Of their individual
purses. The appointment Of
Murray can do harm, and If we
had to select between the two,
Murray or Deas, we think Deas
would have been our choice: be-
cause he was already in, and
there was no use in dropping one
colored man to take up another.
But the State in jumping upon
the appointment of Murray
shows that it forgets the past
services of zone of the blacklist
of negro politicians in South
Carolina" we well remember
when the white people Of South
Carolina were endeavoring to
have a constitutional convention,
the State and this same Murray
were two of the most influential
factors of opposition, and we al
so remember after the conven-
ton was held, this same Murray
encouraged by the editorials in
the Columbia State employed
counsel and carried our registra-
ton laws to the United States
Courts. Murray was naturally
making the fight to save the
ballot for the people of his race,
out the State could have had no
other motive than that of malici-
Gus mischief. 1t was opposed
to any and every step taken by
what was then the Reform fac
ton. The constitutional con-
vention made white supremacy
an assured fact; the State fought
it from start to finish, and
George W. Murray went over
this State holding meetings and
collecting money for the purpose
of feeling lawyers to fight the
franchise clause Of our consti-
tuition, in the courts, and at these
meetings he advised his people to
subscribe to the Columbia State.
When all of this was going on,
we never read one word of
objection from the State, and we
have no doubt, through the in
fuence of Murray one of the
ssblackest of negro politicians in
South Carolina": the subscrip-
ton list of the State increased
very much. Had we a voice in
the appointment of a Deputy for
the collector of internalrevenue,
we certainly should not have ap-
pointed Murray or any other
colored man, but we do think
that a kick from the State comes
with i'll grace when it is remem-
bered that Murray and the State
we're closely allied in the fight to
break down white supremacy,
by endeavoring to get the Uni
ted States supreme court to
smash the constitution of our
State, built for the purpose of
making the politcical supremacy
of the white man in South Caro-
lima a certainty.
If Murray. zone of the blackest
of negro politicians in South
Carolina" was good enough at
one time to help smash the white
mans constitution and to in
fuence patronage for the Colum-
bia State, we see no reason why
the State should complain
at his appointment, for Murray
is no blacker to-day going
over the country looking af-
ter the illicit handling of liquor
or tobacco, than he was a few
years ago when he was going
over the country looking after
the PRONUNCIATION of the States
editorials against our white
mans supremacy constitution.
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STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO, &C