The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-02
GEE WHAT NERVE!
"Says The Manning Times:

:'Says The Manning Times:
The Columbia State objects to q news
paper OF Q public man having indepen-
dent political views, that in order to be
. Democrat according to The States
standard, there must be submission and
strict obedience to the party mandates.
Very good doctrine, but it strikes Us as
rather queer coming as it does from a
newspaper which was founded upon op-
position to the regular Democratic party
in this State. The Columbia State has
not always been so scraight-laced and
orthodox in its democracy, at any rate.
not enough to assume the position OF
dictaJins standard as guide for Dem
ocrats-''
while there is no public or private
DISPOSITION of which we have cogniZ-
ance to attach the significance of relia-
bilitv to the uteerance Of the Manning
Times, it is no harm, just TO keep the
record straight to say that the statement
in regard TO this newspapers being
founded upon opposition to the regular
Democratic party in this State" IS a
fabrication manufactured solely out OF
material in the dark and devious recess
es of Editor Appel.
The States infant voice was raised
for the regular Democracy and for reg
ulariuy: it was also raised against usur-
patton, tyranny and dictatorship-and
it has never spoken otherwise.
The State does not object to "a news
paper or public man having independ-
ent political views''-we only object TO
an independent calling himself Demo
crat-
The State IS rejoiced that it is uot
considered a suitable political standard
fer The Manning Times. State.
The above comment taken from
the Columbia State is proof con-
elusive that Editor Gonzales IS
not il need of a nerve tonic, his
scurrility instead of argument
is the resort of a class of writer's
who find themselves cornered.
Whether the estate" has pub
lie or private disposition
to attach the significance Of re-
liability to the utterance Of the
Manning Times" or not, matters
but little to its editor, nor does
the assertion of Editor Gonzales
that it sis a fabrication manufac-
tured solely out of material in the
dark and devious recesses Of Ed
itor Appelt" as a retort to the
statement in the Times that the
State was founded upon opposi-
ton to the regular Democratic
party in this State" keep the rec
ord straight.
Ithas been our impression that
the State newspaper was a pro
duct of Haskellism, and founded
in opposition to what was known
as the Reform movement. )" that
its editor was one of the pillars
of Haskellism, and factional hat
red was the cornerstone.
There is no desire on our part
to blow up the almost dead en-
bers of factionalism, but since the
State assumes to be so othodox
in its democracy that it would
hold others to strict conformi-
ty to the rules of the Democratic
party, it is right to remind it that
there was a time when its editor
held different views, and this too
without impugning the editors
character in the least. And mas
much as the State ':has no public
or private disposition & to
attack the significance of relia.
bility to the utterance Of the Man
ming Times, we hereby issue a
challenge to Editor Gonzales to
prove a better, cleaner or higher
character for truth or reliability,
whether the same he morally or
financially. The editor Of The
Times endeavors to be truthful
and has always paid one hundred
cents on the dollar for the debts
contracted by him, but it IS easy
to assume the role of Injured in
nocence when confronted with the
past. to make an effort to brush
it aside with a denial or impugn-
ing the veracity Of those who
present the ghost Of the past. It
is a great bluff with a certain
class of editors, whenever they
are prodded in a tender spot to
retort with scurrilous abuse. but
that game has been worked so
long, II no longer deceives. The
Times editor comedies theState to
be an ably conducted ne Sspaper,
but when it undertakes to out
Hero2 -Herod in its fealty, and
assumes a membership for the
Democratic party, it is presump-
ton ultil 1t has first received ab-
solution from the sin its editor
committed against the Democrat
ic party in 1890, when he with
his Hashellite faction undertook
to rent the Democratic party in
twain. Abuse is no argument; it
proves nothing whatever, and SO
far as the reading public IS con-
cerneG it does not matter IN what
personal regard Editor Gonzales
holds editor 4Appelt, the question
raised is "has the States editor