The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16
CAMPAIGN ROT AND NEEDLESS CAN
YASSING.

VASSING.
The people might as well pre-
pare themselves to hear almost
anything in the coming cam
paien, from the most incredible
yarn, to the most ingeniously
manufactured lie, having just
enough truth mixed with it, to
make it plausible and damaging.
We are doing our best to keep
our eye open on the door of the
factories manufacturing cam
pa:gn missiles of destruction, and
Whenever we can discover them
as the are sent out we shall en-
deavor to tear away the veil OF
mystery and expose it to the
public.
We are informed that for the
purpose of creating a suspicion,
there has been put into circula-
ton a report to the effect that a
gold watch was presented to Us
by Capt. Thomas Wilson, there
is truth enough in this statement
to make it the meanest Of false
hoods. The circuIator of the
report does not tell the whole
truth but endeavors to make the
impression that the watch was
given to Us with an impure mo-
tive-for the purpose of control
ling our vote in the Senate.
The facts are as follows: Capt.
Wilson came to this county many
years ago prospecting for 4 site
to locate, we were among his
first acquaintances, and render
ed him all the aid we could. He
later located and became a val
liable citizen of the county, and
we are proud to have bis friend
ship: we have nothing whatever
to hide about his giving US a
watch-there is absolutely no
secret about it, and when it was
presented we took much pride in
Showing it to our friends. The
watch was given to US before we
had any idea Of becoming mem
Der of the Senate, and while we
were still in the Office Of Judge
Of Probate. It is hardly proba-
bic that Captain Wilson would
have any selfish motive in pre-
senting a gold watch to the
Judge Of Probate, because that
official could not help him as
such, in his business schemes,
in this life.
Captain Wilson is regarded an
honorable man and his personal
friendship is to be priced by any
man: the token Of his esteem
for US will be handed down in
our family as an heir loom
money cannot buy it, so highly
do we cherish it. Now, if the
circulators of the :'go1d watch"
report, will face Capt. Thomas
Wilson and intimate that he
made ':Appelt a present Of a
gold watch for the purpose of
controlling his vote in the Sen
ate" knowing the man as we
do. it will take him but few
minutes to demonstrate how a
sturdy Scotchman can stamp out
Il dirty lie.
There is no need to sneak
about whispering that ':Appelt
was given a gold watch by Capt.
Wilson," those who have not
seen the watch can do so for the
simple asking: we have been
wearing it every day since it was
given to Us, and before We went
to the Senate. too. We care not
what slanderers think. the
friendship Of men like Thomas
Wilson is more dear to Us than
would be q regiment Of campaign
prowlerS.
Then there is another yarn to
the effect that Capt. Thomas
Wilson is working for Applet,
and says "that every Conserva-
tive must vote foH Applet, be-
cause that Will kill Tillman. "
We have not seen Wilson in
Clarendon lately. He is I very
busy man, and is seldom in this
county, and when he does come,
it is on his railroad and on his
personal business with no time
to bother with politics. He is a
large property owner in Claren-
don, but not a voter here. He
votes in Williamsburg, when he
gets a chance to vote, which IS
very seldom. as he is out Of the
State very frequently: if he dld
take an interest Clarendon poll