The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-10-14
SOUNDS ALARM
Henry Wattsrson Describes Sit
uarion as He Sees Il.
SCORES The G. @. P

With His Inimitabie Wealth OF O!c
ton the Famous Kentucky Editor
Makes Vigorous Assault on Re
publican Ramparts in BIS First
Campaign Speech In Sixteen Years
4 dispatch from Louisville, KY
says Henry Natterson vas the Dr1u-
cipal speaker at Democratic rally
in -ssasonic Theatre Thursday
-right. AS this was Mr. Watterson' :
arst political speech since 1892. snd
will probably be- his only platform
utterance turing me present cam
paign, much interest was manifested.
He spoke IN part as follows:
.I truly rejoice that have lived
to look upon reunited Democracy
was born in Democratic esmp
during what proved g bad year Tor
Democrats, and attained my majority
Just in time to see the party go over
the precipice of sectionaiism to Thse
seemed its ruin.
The politicians tell US there are
many issues, but see only one. -
we cannot change our rules at WILL
If an organized and defiant mlnor!sy
inside fortress can withstand the
siege of an undisciplined and III
equipped majority on the OUTSIDE
how shall talk about trusts and tar
fssrabout rebates and bank deposits
about money and morals and stocks
and bonds profit US?
81 behold now an almost repro
dpction of the evil condition OF tftE
wears ago. The Republican party
grown corrupt and arrogant, Is put
ting forth a tremendous EFFORT %
retain the power which 1t has $,
much abused. If it succeeds 1t VII!
never surrender it short OF some
dire cataslysn, making its exit the
signal for, It may be. civil wat
TO that all its policies Of mil1taE!sin'
4ayoritism and class distinction nave
long been tending. I pray God that
this may never come. The way "
avert 1t is by occasional change W
partv. bringing home to our puone
men their subordination to the Deo-
pie.
.sTf were a Republican should
vote for Bryan. II I were . Nc
nublican l should let the chte1 WIN
his ehis stick go hang. If l were
3 Republican I should turn my oaes
-, candidate, no matter how per-
sopa1ly acceptable, who represent.
the vicious methods Of rins RUE ana
the steam roller. -
ssWhatever usefulness the Repuo-
,ioan marty possessed it has for the
time outlived. It stands TO-DAY g
menace to equal taxation ana "
o,,,c administration, if not to Oh I'll!
government and free institutions
rs leaders know this and knowing It.
+hav began early to prepare Tor tne
coming Presidential battle 10 1o1-
tifv field which they thousne -
make inpegrnable by the ous.as ~
vest resources and enduring Skill.
..Thev expected to draw US ant0
This bloody ambuscade and to siaugh
+er MS ike sheep in the sham pies
D;saDno,nted in their plan, what GO
20 now seee We see all disguise
~ decencv thrown aside; the O!acA
Gag Of trustism run up to the LAS
head; the decks crowded WIN co'po
-o.ion counsel. The occupant OF Ine
v-bi+e House summons the unspeaA-
s,,1a Hea.st as his star witness. Inc
so,es+ rich are invoked to mahs
common cause with the laWless f1eH'
An the perspective OF truth anu so
,arness and common sense are los.
,n,i6 the roar of rant ano cant o>
sa7sSe1orifving laudation and sesl
accusing promises Of reform, VIZ.
Aldrich and Cannon, with Payne aoo
Ds1zeu and Sunny Jim Sherman 1ot
their examples.
.sEaving pitched the campaign OF
false note, starting out with q. man
of straw on platform OF 1npo'-
tive no argument is too absurd 10
;1;,,srrarion is too rank for the me.
.,5 the interests that do not nean
to be dislodged If fraud ana 1o5'=
can save them.
p.forrine to q. reported speech o.
CONGRESSMAN Longworth at HocA
Is,e-s NJ, where it was alleged shs'
Mr.. Longworth spoke OF PEessoea. -. =.
roosevelt as successor OF 1si' " -
p-es;dent eight years henee' A''
Wat.erson said: .s
Nicholas Lonsvorth, the rrese
$50 son.,n-lsw. says he did not say
- ent Ave thousand listeners say
w. I'D The notes Of two steno "a
a,,e,s say ne did. What boots II
n,ha.her he did or did not: nc
one who knows what is gong on III
80 National Capital and has been
sni,,q ON for long time, needs t'
=, -o,d that they are undermining
10 oopular foundations of our Dem
o~-eric Government and convert
i,g It into an imperial republic TioH
nothing wanting of monarchlsm ano
-;f1,,ar nobility, except the nome
nae atuTe. ~.
me White House is already the
ra!c ce of king. The Presaoen' :
a,~ee6v a sovereign in everything ex,
o.o, the name. Why should not q
r,e,,ber Of the Court circle o!ur1 u
oIr that Taft is expected merely e "
sol,, down the JOB for Roosevelt
,;nca it was thought premature 'e
ran Roosevelt for the imnea'a'
succession?
family affair. If the machine Sn,c'
,or,7nated Taft was SO merclles
.o-.-s +,e Republican allies Wh'