The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-03-28
GAGGED ON HIS OWN MEDICINE.
Newspaper Argument Settles no contro-
yersies."

Editor The Manning Times:
In reply we will say your editorial in
last issue of the MANNING TINES is
laughable indeed and your ranting
shows conclusively that you are suffer-
ing from political distempered I'M
agination and q dethroned reason.
When we wrote the communication
for The MANNING TINES under the
headline, "Hurrah for Tillman and the
dispensary," it was not written for the
purpose Of creating any newspaper con
troversy whatever with any one, but 1t
was only written ito show our position
in regard to the invincible Senator Til,
man and the dispensary question, ana
our disgust and detestation for a gang
of political turncoats and traitors, VINO
had been elevated to Office IN the past
ten years or more, by floating with tna
popular tide of Tillmanism and the dis
pensary.
The readers of The MANNING TINES
can read for themselves the letter ana
| correspondence since passed between
the editor and ourself. and for them
selves decide as to the merits and de-
merits of the writings.
AS to last Saturdays issue OF the
News & Courier, we have not read 1t,
and consequently we do not know
whether we owe the News Il Courier
an apology or not.
The voters of South Carolina will at
no distant dav, settle the political ques.
tiou now before the people for the next
two years at least. and until then we
will "hurrah for Tillman and the dis
pensary"
We will again appeal to ''the wool
hats to stand firm and be undismayed,' .
reminding them again "that they are
the mainstay of the country both State
and Nation,' that they were ''the first
at Manassas, the last to leave Apo
matox" and last but not least, the
bulwark of American liberty"
To let the readers of The MANNING
TINES know how Senator Tillman and
the dispensary stand in other parts OF
the State, we will reproduce two quo,
tations, one from the News q Courier
and one from the Columbia Record.
The News & Courier's quotation ia,
ken from the Fort Mill Times Issued,
we believe, in York county, and is in
reference to some one coming forth to
defeat Senotor Tillman for reelection
to the Senate of the United States, and
reads, ssAmong those most favorably
spoken of for the race is the Hon. Geo
| 3. Cromer of Newberry The writer
knows little of Mr.. Cromer's past po-
litical career, if he has any, but learns
that he is one of the champions OF the
force lengaged in the present fight
against Senator Tillman. He would,
perhaps, make fairly good start in
the race. and, with the aid of an extra
long-sighted microscope, get in near
enough to see the hosting Of the wool
hat colors at the finish"
The Hon. Geo. B. Cromer like wise
man has stepped aside and Senator
Tillman has an open field.
The quotation from the Columbia
Record is from a correspondent and
reads. ':As to Tillman, don't believe
there is sane man in the State who
looks for serious opposition to him, and
with his support the dispensary will
again wh over its enemies. II there
had been clean, open, square poiltlcS
played against the dispensary there
might have been trouble for it, but
there has been tco much underhanded
dirt in the whole thing, too much
Safeguarding of character and vile in
sinuation.''
AS newspaper arguments settles no
controversies" politic.l or otherwise,
we will write no more along this line.
Geo. r. Jones
Davis, S. c., March %, 1906.