The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20

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more votes than there are voters
without even considering the
large number who did not vote
in the second primary. But all
of this is irrelevent matter drag
sed in by him, the real issue is,
TIE Senator was expected at the
public meeting called by the 10.
cal club and he did not show up.
His letter gives his reasons. He
was expected at the county con
vention and he was non est in
ventus up stump-um and his let
ter says why.
Hon. R. S. DeSchamps is un-
fortunate in the use of his Ian
guage when he speaks of our
being "unjust" to him in an ':un-
manly way" we are inclined to
think his vocabulary cog slipped
a notch. He also mistakes a
news-item for an editorial, Won
der if these gentlemen have ev-
er stopped to consider the diff
erence between a circus poster
and a Sunday school tract? Mr..
DesChamps says h did not
know he was expected at the
farmers convention, and Of
course he would not be where
he was not notified of his being
expected, but if this is his reason
for not attending the convention,
what was the matter with the
invitation signed by Mr.. J. M.
Galloway, did he respond to
that: No. It is generally sup
posed that our friend, Mr.. Des-
Champs is a farmer, and when
we say ':our friend,'' we mean
it to be understood, we are his
friend, and was his supporter
in the last primary, but our per-
sonal friendships do not infu-
ence, nor do they control our
views; with US it is merit, and
merit alone which counts. When
Mr.. DesChamps does something
we disapprove of, we shall not
hesitate to say so, and when he
does something we approve of,
we will take great pleasure in
not only expressing our approval
but in giving such aid as we
can.
The farmers of this county are
organized for protective purpos-
es, Mr.. DesChamps is a farmer,
and a leading citizen, it does
strike US as remarkably strange
that a man who has been honor
by the farmers, is SO far away
from those who honored him
that he does not know or hear of
an important convention which
his brethren are to hold. 1t fur
ther strikes US, that farmer as
Mr.. DesChamps is, and knowing
what is operating against the
farmers interests, he would
throw all Of his sympathy in the
effort to make their organization
a power for good. He did not
only stay away from the conven-
ton, much to the surprise of
the delegates, but he did not
even respond to the Galloway
call. Why? He tells US in his
letter. We do not know that he
has taken enough interest in
the farmers organization to be a
member of it. No, Mr.. Des-
Champs, it is not "unmanly" to
report a truthful account of the
proceedings of a public gather
ing, and in doing so, give the
impressions from the various
comments made. However, we
take pleasure in publishing Mr..
DesChamps'. letter: that our
readers may know his reasons
for not attending the conven-
ton.
Lastly, Hon. Jno. c. Lanham
feels that we made an ''unwar-
ranted and unjust attack upon
him, and goes on to say why he
was not present at the farmers
meeting. We should like him
and the rest Of his very sensitive
colleagues to point out wherein
we have made an ''unwarranted,
unjust, unmanly" attack upon
those members of the Clarendon
delegation who did not attend
the farmers convention. Do
these gentlemen think we are
running a white-washing ma
chine? We want them to under
stand distinctly, The TINES is a
newspaper, which will report in
it's news columns the proceedings
of public gatherings, and when
ever in its judgment 1t THINKS
the s'aftermath''-the impress
sions gathered from the senti-
ments of those who participate
are of interest to its readers, it
will notbe guided by a ''let me
alone policy" but shall endeavor
to do its duty to its readers. If
what we write meets with ap-
proval, it will be gratifying, be.
cause we shall be made to feel
that we are doing something
''for the good of the people at
large and for suffering humanl-
ty"-We want to do a whole lot
Of these things, and would not
object, if we had on hand a 2o0