The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-29
Speaks To a Large Crowd at Bishop.
Vile Last Week.
a SYNOPSIS OF HI; SPEECH.
The Senator Says the Selection OF a
Democratic Presidential N"mi.
nee is Difficult. The
Negro Question.


was his headquarters during his visit
to that town.
After supper he was called upon ir
an informal way by many citizens
with whom he chatted upon every sub
ject but politics.
After quiet nights rest on Frida!
morning be was driven around Bishop
vile and vicinity and shown the i'm
provements made in this lively aEc
progressive little town, ard expressed
himself as highly pleased with the
evidences of emery and enterprise.
At II o'clock he was escorted to the
Woodworth grove the central park
of the town where he was to address
our people on the questions Of the day
The turnout Of the citizens at first
seemed disappointing as the Assem-
olage was much smaller than was ex.
pected, but it must be remembered
that this is the busiest time in the
year for the farmer and that severa!
important meetings are to be held in
the next ten days, and they could not
well, at this juncture be spared from
their farms.
It is estimated that from five tc
eight hundred people were present, in-
clud;lg a goodly number Of lacies, and
that among those present lines had
been entirely obliterated, Reformers
and Ants, according to the old demar-
cation, intermingling to do honor to
man who had faithfully aud strenuous
" served his state under the most ad-
verse circumstances.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Ralph W. McLendon, who re-
auested the Rev. T. W. Phillips to
open proceedings with prayer.
Senator Tillman met the people OF
Lee County for the first time. HeSaio
he had tried to come over when the
country was in the throes of birth, but
the people did not seem to want him.
He was pretty well up on the geogra-
ply Of South Carolina; had Travelled
over every county but Lee several
times. He thanked the people for
their handsome vote at the last sena-
eorial election and felt that he de-
served it.
He found it hard to say anything
about the next presidential election:
everything is in doubt. Parker, OF
New York, and Johnson, of OHIO are
spoken of as banner bearers but, in
fact, no one seems to be prominent.
Cleveland is a bag Of beef, only lit for
pitchforking. Bryan does not want
the nomination and could not get it if
he did; he is talking too much. The
method must be to adopt some par
ticular policy or perhaps wait until the
Republicans show their hand and then
formulated platform which will appeal
to the people.
The Northern people are highly pro-
greSSivs-in industry, money-making
and dishonesty. The Republican party
is built on that basis and all the leg
islation is in the direction Of fraud.
He instanced the pension swindle as
an example. All must play into the
hands of the G. O. ?. and by degrees
all the money in the country will be
diverted in that direction.
He then told in bis graphic way how
he had gained for South Carolina
against the government by playing
Allison against Joe Cannon.
The democratic party is sick. The
silver question must be put asi9e for
the present. He personally is as sound
free silverite as ever, but it is best
for financial reasons to avoid the issue
Just now. He does not see much hope
for democratic success in the presi-
Dental election. Sentiment enters
largely into politics. 1t was sentiment
that brought on the civil war. Mrs.
Stoves book, Uncle Tom" and the
feeling must be considered. Theodore
Roosevelt knows how to appeal to this;
he IS straddler and shrewd Que:
witness his action in the trust case
and in the matterol the appointment
OF Crum as collector at Charleston.
The only straw which shows the cur
rent In the plank in the platform en-.
dorsing the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments and declaring that they
must be maintained. This meant the
inauguration Of campaign to cut
down Southern representation. This
would mean loss to South Carolina
Of three OF four congressman.
II the idea prevails the fight may be
made upon this issue and the speaker
would gladly welcome it. On that is
sue the democrats could carry the
north as well as the south. But un
less that or some similar mistake is
made by them there is little chance
for the democratic party.
In answer to an inquiry he said hf
did OF care about talking about the
frauds in the postofice department
A committee would be appointed al
the next session Of Congress which
would give the matter thorough in
yestigauion.
The senator then warned the peo
ole that the negro question was by nt
means settled. The constitutions
convention hai arranged things for ;
tine, but the trouble vas by no mean:
over.
The negroes we're educating thei
children and the rising generation
would cot be prevented from voting
by the 'illiteracy'' clause Being edu
Gated they would demand the bal
OF and then-the delage. The negr'
question hangs over the South like th
sword Of Damocles.
The time must and will come Whel
the constitution Of the United State
must be amended and the entire ne
GRO vote Of the nation eliminated tor
eyeI.
The senator thinking that some G
his remarks might have been though
lurid and Tillmanesque here made
,.S,o,,o o ooolber to the ladies OraS