The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-26
About Time to Quit.
Editor The Manning Times:

After two weeks Illuminating of our
Pinewood Moses we find him at it again
in your columns more abusive, his prln-
cipie being more wholesale than ever
by throwing insults at both living ana
dead alike without exceptions.
Now, Mr. Editor, were 1t not Tor the
slanderous way he handled the name OF
our illustrious hero and honored dead,
my pen would have been stilled agalns5
anything he could have written agalns5
me. for am never afraid of having my
word weighed by your readers with his.
HProphet' writes like an old war horse,
but I'll wager that he was not with
General Hampton on that fox hunt as
be styled it, that ended in q cattle
catching. Prophet" you seem to for
get who was in charge OF the Northern
army. 1t also seems as il some time or
other "Prophetn got his feelings terri
blv out with General Hampton. Per-
haps 'iProphet'' was off and the Cen
eral forgot to save his portion of the
beef. Now, Mr.. prophet" don't hold
malice so long, but blame yourself a
little for not being present at the COW
cut up, and demand Your share. Was
not this cattle-eating business in the
month that huckleberlies got ripe?
Perhaps you were off on tart hunt:
from your own pen we learn nothing
great or dangerous ever occurred where
you were--a truth shown with force,
as you are neither limp nor manned,
though I suppose you were one of that
great legion who looked upon self-pre-
servation as belonging to the first
thoughts Of nature. Now, ''Prophet,"
your falling to hear of or see any OF the
great acts of our model citizen, soldier,
Statesman and hero, takes away nothing
of the laurels which embody his crown
of honor and love from the people.
You write as if you would have people
believe you were one of General Hamp-
toms legion: though you may persuade
some to believe you were member,
not one will you ever make believe You
were ever present with Hampton in
anything but that foX-cow-hunt you tell
US about. It seems as if you are one OF
those fellows who are willing to play
quit with well done, q living shame be-
ing to "Prophet," for it is shame for
you to be one OF them and to know so
little of him. Your writing satisfies all
who chance to see it that in the trying
days of the sixties when it took only
those daring and knightly gentlemen
such. as Hugh S. Farley. Mordant, Sur
reg and Pelham, together with the
thousands who followed him to victory,
death and oefeat. ''Prophet," answer,
were you ever present on one OF those
occasions which immortalized Hamp-
ton with his followers? I believe not,
as you said yos never have seen or
heard anything great he did-ike
words am proud have only once be-
fore been uttered, and the man who
said it was W. T. Sherman. Those fol-
lowers Of General Hampton are today
living monuments. which beats any ten
or hundred of thousand dollar slabs you
or your tax money would ever buy, and
you say you pay the pittance you are
assessed without murmer, | say only
till chance is given you to grumble.
'Prophet," in your writing about I6
YOU associated yourself with the Garys,
Buffers and Tillmans-prettv big fish
for you. Now, I, ]. II. L., am the very
last man to pluck single laurel from
the head it deserveely rests. | am
proud to honor Generals Gary and But
Ter and doff my hat in honor to their
studded brows of well-earned honors
they honestly deserve, with but one
single exception, which mars its bright
ness, that of having prophet" 60
around with them in rs: they should
have sent you home, "Prophet, and
by so doing you would have at least
seen the work-the part Mr.. T. P.
Broughton took. Where was 7. P.
Broughton in rs or 80? I will answer,
In the United States court--his freedom
at stake-doing all and risking more
for the redemption of his down-trodden
State. What have such men done as
the Rev. J. n Brown, r. A. Lawrence
and others, to debar their voting: Ger
tainly you cannot say they were not
qualified voters OF the general election,
they are registered. You cannot claim
they were not taxpayers. Did you not
vote such for the tax? Did you not
let them vote without seeing their
receipts-eXacting it of others? Did
not one of the managers pay the Gra-
ham boys taxes? Still, to hinder their
voting, knowing their opposition, COM
PEELED them to show their tax receipts.
Did they not let Mr.. George w. Smith,
Sr., vote on a town fruit license? Mr..
B. P. Broadway had his taxes as being
paid vouched for over the telephone
and neither of the managers took the
message. I do not question the truth
fulness of Mr.. Lide or any who ham
died the messages. but had they the
legal right to do it? Could they accept
proxy voting? Certainly it was done if
truth be in ssProphet, as all know DR..
NJ. D. Murray was not at the polls any
time during the day, and "Prophet"
well knows it. Now how did he vote?
Now, "Prophet," in the future try
and bully some one else and not US: you
may outscheme US, but away from our
rights you are not going to scare US.
"You may fool some people some time,
others all the time,'' but there is one
you cannot fool any all of the time.
When it comes to tackling Ben Till
man. that is the work of the editor Of
THE MANNING TINES: he knows the
cost OF such foolhardiness. Experience
is his school. ::Let Ben alone, 'Ap., ~
a friend says. Therefore it won't do
for you to throw your political hide On
that circular saw, it will be stripped
into lace strings. Don't hint fork of
any size or kind, 'Ap.," even il u
:;Prophet" advise you to do it. Read
your Bible and see what false prophet
did for poor, foolish, hungry fellow;
once be was tempted by promise Of
dinner to use precious daylight, and
darkness and lion caught him. Don't
let any amount of back-slapping run
you on old Ben: I tell you he is a lion.
saw how he devoured you last year.
and away went your political head, and