The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-08

because the parties the transac-
tions were with, would not dis
close, they would be convinced
that he either invested ill-gotten
gains in the corporation or that
the palm of his hand had been
covered with a bribe. And then
holding a dictatorship in that
corporation, would it not expect
protection from the Clarendon
Senator should there be vote
to annul its charter for gross
violations of the terms Of it:
This reasoning may be "the
lively imagination of CONNER
cial Democrat whose doctrine is
"Get money honestly if you can
bnt get it, as the distinguished
Senator says: but if our memory
is not a fault, he announced just
such a doctrine on the floor Of
the senate when he said in effect
IF there is to be any stealing I
want my share" We think Sena-
tor Tillman has shown all
through his political career a
decided leaning towards COM
mercialism, by all the articles of
commerce accredited to him
from the State penitentiary
which he has never paid for. If
Senator Tillman is the honest
man those of US who supported
him loyalty ana enthusiastically,
through good and evil report,
often yielding our own Judgment:
to his, because of the implicit
confidence we had in him. why
did he not demand of the Whis-
key trust that his transactions
be exhibited; it was the peoples
money he spent, and they were
entitled to know, and besides his
individual honesty in the matter
had been cushioned. Then why
does he denounce in others the
very things he does himself:
Tillmau denounced the accept
ance of free passes, and then
grabbed the first one offered him.
He charged former governors
with getting things from the
penitentiary without paying for
them, and then took more than
all the balance of them put to-
gether. He denounced trusts
and corporations and now con-
fesses that he is a director in a
big one. He denounced the old
regime for keeping from the
people the right to choose their
own officers, and now wants to
prevent from participating in
the primary those who do not
agree with him on National ques-
tions. He denounced the De-
mocracy under the successful
leadership of Cleveland, and
jumped astride of a pitchfork,
rode out West hunting for a
light among the Republicans,
and now when others are rest
less under the defeated leader
ship of our present Democracy,
he combines with Republicans
and Populists, to read them out
of the party.
In our offending editorial we
said: "He is reputed to be large
ly interested in Mexican copper
mines." this information came
from the newspapers and other
sources, and as it is the only
point on which he makes a posi-
tive denial, we consider ourself
fortunate in hitting the bulls
eye so often, and for the present
we will accept the Senator's de-
nial, that, he, does not own
Mexican copper mine stock, not
withstanding the fact, that hold
ings in such stock may be held
by parties very close to him, in
fact, we have heard so. The
Senator springs that Carolina
National Bank chestnut on US
and says: Il yet owe $4,000 to
the Carolina National Bank, and
that I have no money or stock
or bonds or other property any
where in or outside of S. G. ex-
cept my land in Edgefeld" etc.
Why, what has become Of those
Texas oil leases"-his director
ship in a s5,OOO,O00 corporation
which sat the instance Of a
Pennsylvania Democrat was Civ
en- him. because I hold a promi-
nent public position"?: It is too
bad the Senator still owes the
Carolina National Bank $4,000
after having received from the
people in salaries $4,000 as
governor, and $4,000 as a Uni
ted States Senator. Any of the
people who were to be uplifted
from their down trodden condi-
ton, and freed from the oppres-
sion of the "oligarchy," might
have paid off a little honest
debt of $4,000 after receiving out
Of the down-trodden peoples
taxes. the magnificent sum of
Si4, 600 in salaries alone.
That note in the Carolina Ma
tional Bank must be glued down
on Colonel Willie Jones desk and
cannot be lifted, because, every
time there is an intimation of his
mysterious afiuence, he turns
his pockets inside cut, offers to
be searched, and with the dis
tressed look of mendicant
points to the unpaid note in the
bank. Grant the note to be