The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-10-28
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home from his extended trip to
Europe where he went seeking
rest and health. The senator in
an interview insinuates there
were some newspapers who sup
port McLaurin that received
money from the Standard Oil
Trust. The News & Courier
suggests: the senator: to name
them, and as one of the neWspa-
pers which supported McLaurin,
we join in the request.
The Archbold -McLaurin cor
respondence exposed by Mr..
Hearst was a great shock to the
editor Of The TIMES, but so
strong was his faith in the clean
liness of Mr.. McLaurin's public
career, that. he had hoped it
would be shown there was no
questionable transaction that Nc.
Laurin was connected with, but
the letters appealing for financial
aid to defeat Tillman, not denied,
is indeed disappointing to him.
Senator Tillman asks "What
newspapers in the State received
any portion, of the S., 900 from
the Standard OIL" We had never
heard of this $4,000 until the
Hearst expose, and know of no
newspapers which supported Nc
Laurin that we're promised or re-
ceived pay for their support.
The TINES supported John: L.
McLaurin long before he ever
went to congress, it's editor was
a member of the conference at
Florence which sent McLaurin to
congress, and for years before the
revolution Of 1890 there was a
warm personal friendship be-
tween McLaurin and the present
editor of The TINES; the revela-
tions made by Mr.. Hearst, on &C.
count of this long personal and
political friendship, made The
TINES EDITORS disappointment
the greater, but so far as news
papers in this Statereceiving any
financial aid from the Standard
Oil Company to support Mr.. Nc
Laurin for the senate, there must
be proof to convince US if there
is any foundation for the inslnu-
alton.
We did not always agree with
the positions McLaurin took on
public questions, but in the main
we did, but our standing by him,
and defending him against the
attacks of his enemies, was
promptet. not so much by our
agreeing with him on these intri-
cate national questions. as we
acknowledged at the time, that
we were not versed in such mat
ters, but it was our abiding faith
in his high integrity, our conf
dence in his earnestness, and our
strong personal friendship; many
of the contentious Of McLauriu
for which his enemies condemned
him, and made capitol to encon-
pass his retirement from politics.
have subsequently become popu-
lar, and it is frequently remark
ed "McLaurin was ten years
ahead Of his time" The senti-
ment worked up against him by
his enemies, had in our opinion,
much to do with McLaurin's
wanting the political destruction
of his arch-enemy Tillman, and
in his desperation he was willing
to appeal to Standard Oil or any
other source, or resort to any
means to crafty this desire; we
Judge this from the exposed let
ter in which he asks for prompt
and generous aid, but the fact
that he did not make the race
against Tillman at that time or
Subsequently, and finally retired
altogether from politics, even de-
clining profered positions-a
judgeship we think, is evidence
that be did not receive the aid
alleged to have been asked for.
The question created by an in
sinuation from Senator Tillman,
and asked by him is, "what news
papers in the State received any
portion of the $4,000 from the
Standard OIL" We should like
for the names and proof to be
submitted to the public. If Sena-
tor Tillman has proof Of neWspa-
pers having been corrupted he
Should have exposed them a long