The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23

the effort which the Republican par
ty made il the years succeeding tn.
civil var 70 overthrow the rule aad
power of the intelligence and virtue
OF the South, and to place them W.
der the enforced domination of the
utterly ignorant and debased in their
midst. 1t was s crime against So
siety and civilization, unsurpassed.
unequaled and unprecedented in all
the ages TO endeaTor by legislative
enactment to take millions OF black
men, the most inferior in blood and
development Of the human race. at
terly wanting in the equipment for
governing themselves or others. and
70 place them in governmental pow
er and control over the white people
Of the South people Of education,
culture and reflnement-a people
who. not only by their own charac
ter, attaianonts and achievements.
but By the character. attainments
and achievements OF al ancestry OF
a thousand years. Justly ranked as
| not inferior part OF the foreE.o '3
and most illustrious race CT all the
earth.
What the Sout!, Escaped.
repeat that if the South is not
| today another Eayti. it is because
the Republican party failed IN a 5es-
oerate effort to make It so. And
the Republican party in its lates.
utterarce says that it is in favor OF
the present enforcement OF the IF
teentb amendment. the chief agency
by which that degradation and de-
struction of the South was attempt
ed.
/ Let those forget it who will. but
| the men who in that darkest day OF
heroic effort and unsti1ted sacrifice
thus saved the civilization Of tn"
South, never will forget it; and their
sons to whom has been beoueathe1
that civilization thus preserved nevs'
shul6 forget it.
I
horrors and animosities OF that
| frightf..l period in our history. |
would prefer that that dead past
should remain dead, but when with
| the promises Of the reward CT po-
1iticsl favor and power, the people
| Of the South are INJURED to ally
!: themselves with the party that thus
sought to destroy them, there is pre-
|sented again the time for plain speak.
| ing. When the time comes for a
change Of political parties in the
South. her people may we'll say to
the Republican party.
"Take any shape but that"
The political solidarity Of the
South does not bring to it political
isolation. as has been suggested
The Democratic party is not a sec
sional party. The Southern Demo
Gratis are in political asso'
!, citation with the Democrats o!
the North. who constitute
majority in some Of the Northern
States, and nearly half Of the vot'
ers in most of the other States o1
the North. The Republican party
is the isolated, sectional party
which exists only at the North, ant
which practically has no membership
at the South except to hold fedora
offices and furnish delegates to the
national Republican conventions.
With some Republicans there doe:
not seem to be realization OF Tho
!, fact that the Southern people, il
their long and painful vigil OF forty
years have been Influenced and sus
/. tanned by a higher purpose than tha'
which aninates the spokesman. Fol
the Republican. either at the NORTH
: or South. who believes in the princl
:, pies and policies of the Republican
, party. I have no criticism furthe'
than for what conceive to be thE
, error OF his political judgment; bu
, to the suggestion, now SO freel!
made, that those men Of the Soutt
who believe in the principles OF tn
Democratic party and who revere it:
tgreat past, should for political powe
and spoils Of Office. abandon thes'
principles and dishonor tbs self
sacrificing record of forty years,
would recall the example Of the
Master when he was shown tht
wealth and power OF all the earth
!, and was told that all should be hi:
:. il ne would bow down TO that which
he knew to be evil.