The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-05
''2i1ewood Prophet Sacrificed.
Editor l'1c Manning Times:

;,,,o ~ yam. ,,onnr ,,nGrl. date
,s = ~. ~ So. 90 1on. an,aared m article or
~ 'I- ,, ~. md sitrno,l pine.
vpassie 'nnS p,.n,1bo, \ non, de- blame he
Mo0U, " 5;s,1osn ,on,e nirhty 1,uths
"Ss1'.'e "s1 ,,,.o,,sr ", ~ MOOT ~ what he MIGHT
i,n,.o ~. hao,, b5a f.,rn and chnncc been in
l;'' - f,,.o, ~ II. i certainly one necu-
i;a,.,,. W., h1as.a1 With :, Good memory, is
it''1 it" MA. ,.nII ,ontanr.S of ON, esteemed
ne i!Hi"s oTI,t,. Sa,.,,,o,, n,.r,,.i,rd two
'sesio!n- 80 t',. :, :; rn,.;,in;y .,Y memory
80 80 -, ,.I;,,;on n-,,ronf ~ which can
.in,,.I,. '.i-. ~ bo s,en hy rhe w;tv he attempts
- shnw up our li,,le community to the
outside ~ Side world
Nr Editor. his truths | accept: we
have some men with us natural born
leaders and reared with Il blessing OF
wealth: then we have some who have
money and nor sufficient brain TO hon
orably lead themselves: then last but
nor least. 4 horde of poor unfortunate
devils like mvself and the Prophet"
who has neither brain. money nor iniu-
a,,.e I, i true We own and all claim
o,.,. v,;.fort,,nn T,nsr he laid AZ the door
~ .f5 =, "a hut in that the uraudest Of
III yns-s-.-6-Gid nor the rich and the
~, ,,nor ,ba hra;ny and the fool minrle TO-
Tet eI the,.s and With Jut one aim and one
Te,der-1hat leader having no equal in
~, civilized world then or ever there
after: she will he unable TO produce L
second the venerable. beloved and ID
n,enr.G Wade HAMPTON: but soon it
W.. fnrrd ,ho1 tnerc had to be a di-
49,, ,,,,f 1b, naonf. in ft,;cs. ,.tc,,
a,S aocb ,.or,nany rn have its leader.
~. - 'lG Oh, TSn1 Iir, Editor. the BRAY
800 M ~ ,hn 6nnEeys commenced and the
nni.n b,s confirmed ever since. and in
aTo,.v nnirh borhooa Won lind one or
more suc6 selfappointel leaders and
di,.te1ors who would attempt to de-
,brons ~, ~ he devil if he don | run hell ac-
rordinr 70 their dictates when they ar
rive there. Sad to say. Mr.. Editor. the
whole of that class is 4 stubborn. thick
headed. self-willed. ignorant set who
ever fail 10 see their wrong. and will
soon 10 ANYTHING low or dirty to ac-
complish their diabolical schemes. Il
proof Of which we had some time ago
in vote on the two mill tax in our
school district The tax was Carried
bv one vote majority alone.
Now, Mr., Editor and ali the good
thinking readers Cf The TINES. stop
and for 4 moment consider. Do You
think for single moment tina: in one
of the majority the white people iierc
are opposed 10 being taxed for school
purposes: being in IA community V here
brain and education have shown them
selves of Infinite value III making trilt
men and great lcaders-sIch a the oIU
Roman. Ex-Governor John l.. Manning.
No. Mr.. Editor. the majority OF It's aye
poor. unlike the .'Prophet: we are
not ike him, but ignorant. and Pro1d
we know his true character and how
he would vote il ever the tyrlAt'S :
GLANCE. be "iven him in the Legislature
10 diSf,yuchise his ignorant brothers
;, nl.,.,. moro rhan one believes u. is
1.-Two his way for bu, in vain. We
I;.ys found out the wolf tllat ;:, in him
and are prout, OF oar laying hin aside
before it is regrctfully too late. y fair
vote TODAY would prove the GiShonor-
able way the voting was conducted OF
MAY sd. Ii was the principle in which
the election was managed and not the
issue that terminated the voting as ii
-,,1 .bo, Tho c+fr0n-ary of :, srr.rI.