The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-07-11
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bow TILLMAN is REGARDED
OUTSIDE TEE STATE.
Papers Say Els Defeat Would b
Great Loss to The Whole
Country.
The New Orleans States says: The
Northern newspapers have recently
given much space to discussing the
candidacy Of one Col. W. ". Lump.
kin, who, from all accounts, has ap-
peared on the hustiEgs in South Caro-
lima as an opponent to Hon. Benjamin
Ryan Ti!lman for the United States
Senate. Withcus stopping to inquire
as to who is Lumpkin or the strength
OF the prospects Of his candidacy the
Baltimore Sun takes occasion to pay
the following tribute to Senator Till
man:
"But Senator TIllnan is strongly
Rtrenched in the admiration Of the
people OF South Carolina and it will
ne difficult to dtslodge him. That
South Carolina has long thought well
Of Mr.. Tillman has been shown by his
election for fifteen years to the high
est Offices the State has to besto~.
But the country al large, which at
first feared the untaneC fire eater
With his pitchfork, has come to real
ze the sterling virtues OF this rugged
I'D Roman. His uninpeachaole hon
esty, his continual championship Of
she cause OF the people, and bis un-
falling courage have won admiration
and esteem even from his political
enemies. Not only this, but In his
management OF the important rail
road rate bill-an honor Unexpectedly
5oruss upon him-he exhibited states
uanliks qualities that revealed q new
phase Of mis- character.
South Carolina has reason to be
proud OF Senator Tillnan and the
people Of other States will be pleased
at his reelection. BE is good man
to keep in the Senate. The Senate
and the country need men Of his type
ooW more than ever before
In view OF the fact that Col. Lump
kin is much better known to the COR
poration newspapers Of the North
that are very anxious to see the
''pitcafork" retired from the Ssnate
than he is to the people OF South Car
olina there is not much reason to fear
that Tillman Is IN any danger OF losing
his seat. For instance, the Charleston
News and Courier, which has never
osen accused of harboring much ad-
niration or affection for Senator Till
nan, regards the Luupktn candidacy
as little more than bit Of political
oy, play and Is someWhst amused BY
the interest it has aroused In the
North and the publications there OF
the prominence and influence Of the
Lumpkin family in South Carolina.
Our Charleston contemporary says:
las things now stand, Col. W. W.
L1mpkiu, who is running for United
States Senator from this State, does
not appear to have much, II any,
chance Of election; but be is q good
citizen now, as be was fine soldier
IN the war for Southern independence
and he is only doing what he had
right to 90 under the rules OF the
party. We do not know what bis
platform is nor do we care particuls'-
", except that he is a Democrat Of
long standing and Of good record. He
probably agrees with the views e1"
pressed by Senator Tillmsn In bis
speech IL Psnnsylvanis the other day
ttat you cannot keep politics healthy
when one party is always In control.
However, that may be, and whatever
nis reasons for making his present
campaign, the colonel Is entitled to
respectful consideration. He has not
yet warmed up to bis work, but it Is
hoped that he will grow more GER
tain of himself as the campaign pro-
ceess.
We do not believe it is too much to
say that there will be universal re-
joicing over the fact that ths activity
OF Lunpkin does not threaten to cost
Mr.. Tillnan his high and honorable
position In tine Ssnate. We do not
believe that the American people
would regret anything more at this
time than the dsfcat Of the ruggedly
honest and fearless statesman from
the Palmetto State. He has grown
so in the public estimation as to De-
come more than Senator OF South
Carolina, for the masses Of the plain
people hail him as a Senator OF the
9hole country, and especially as
champion of their cause and interests.
His defeat would come to them as
great calamity, because he has won
their confidence and admiration by
sill times standing like lion in the
path Of Congressional corruption and
chicane, Great as is plutocracy's
hatred OF him it is nothing compared
to strength Of the affection be has
won from the people, and 1t true,
as the Baltimore Sun says, that the
whole country has come to realize
the sterling virtues Of this rugged OLD
Roman" and it's only regret Is that
there sre not more men like him In
she Senate to denounce and battle
against the schemes Of fraud and cor
ruption.
Roosevelt Declines.
| William Hoge, president OF the
Gnrn Tro ualars, Anil. .TrlSt