The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-03-21
PRINCIPLE VS.. MAN-WoRSEIP .

bat cOntlnUeS on MS way SCdote!
ing his poisonous saliva, with
which he tries to inoculate those
he comes in contact with.
Our friend Jones, OF DAVIS:
shows symptoms of rabies IN his
letters to the press when he at
tempts to discuss the liquor ques-
ton. to the extent that he sees
no good in those who do not
aeree with him. and because
thev do not agree with him he
charges them with insincerity
and treachery. There are men
in South Carolina who had every
confidence in the efficacy of the
dispensary law when it was first
put into operation-they regard
ed it the best solution OF the
vexatious problem. but after many
yearsof trial, they have reached
She conclusion that the State dis
pensary is not only a financial
failure, but that it contains
deadly germs, which if not Grad
icated soon, will inoculate our
entire body polite, and result in
leporsy, and these men, taxpayers
and intelligent, patriotic and sin
cere, realizing the future awful
ness Of a continuance Of this IN
stitution of corruption, have
sanely determined, if there is a
possible way to rid themselves
of this curse, which they tried
as an experiment, and have been
convinced it is a disappointment
to their hopes, have determined
to get relief, hence, they have
Joined in the cry to destroy the
State dispensary, some Of them
wanting prohibition: others To-
cal option, but both want to be
rid of the State dispensary. and
because of this change in their
attitude, Mr.. Jones would have
the ''wool hats stard firm and be
undismayed," and look upon
those who will no longer stand
for the State dispensary, as trait
orS.
The Reform movement was
launched upon platform Of
principles, the State dispensary
was not one Of those principles,
but the principles contained in
that platform are as necessary
today as they were in 1890, and
more so, because, today there is
more corruption in our govern
ment than there was then: taxes
are higher and growing higher,
new Offices are being created
every year, politicians who get
into Office hold on longer. and
the rotation idea is a nullity;
the public service is not impro-
we'd, and such a thing as free
speech and free action is a farce.
It was said before 1890, the State
was ruled by an oligarchy, but
even if that was true, it must
have been an honest one, as. not
withstanding the charge Of sin
cipient rottenuess: and ssbeing
bamboozled aud debauched, "
there has been no corruption un-
earthed, and those in control,
whether, ''aristocrats' or zone
gallus", must have conducted
the affairs in an honest, econo-
mical manner. How has it been
since? How is it today?
Because men see the principles
of 1890 being trampled under
foot by the leaders who were en-
trusted with them, and they will
not stand for it, those who will
not open their eyes to conditions
as they exist, charge treachery.
and whenever an Independent
spirit rises upit effects them the
same as a crystal stream of
water effects a mad dog.
The editor of The TINES de-
MES having at any time changed
his political principles. He was
a strong supporter of B. R. Till
man, the chosen leader Of the
Reform movement, but because
of that, he did not lease himself
for life to Tillman, whether right
or wrong, or even if right, there
was nothing in that support
which bound him to the personnel
of the man, or men. Has Till
man adhered to the principle of
rotation in Office? But our op-
position is not to Tillman, it is
to-his system Of liquor control,
and his interference with matters
he should leave alone. We think,
he has enough to do in welding
his pitchfork in Washington,
without attempting is dictate
the course his people at home
should take in matters concern
ing them. If the entire dispen-
sary system was wiped out to-
morrow there would be no
treachery to the reform move
ment if support be refused to
Tillman, for the reason, the re-
form cause never contemplated
taking away from the people the
right of local self-governmentas
the State dispensary advocates
are want to do. nor did the re
form cause contemplate giving
any man, or men, life tenure
in Office
Our own position on the liquor
question is today what it has al
ways been. The files OF this news,
paper will show that we doubted
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