The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
COMMERCIAL DEMOCRATS.
,ew o-i Tribune


Those who rerne:o bel the .:ecceress
with which Senator Tiliman turned
several years ago on his former COL
league, Senator John L. MCLaurin for
adopting some mildly advanced views
oa the Subject OF protection 20 the cot
ton Industry and the promotion OF trade
in cottoa with the Far East by giving
postal Subven,:ouS 70 American steam
ship lines are somewhat nonpluSSed 10
find Mr. Tiliman now far outrunnlng
Mr. McIIaurin in devotion 10 the idea Of
advancing trade and Industry in South
Carolina br no less discriminating Ise-
publican or Sem!-l.epublican eNpedien,S
Mr. MCLaurin called hitnsclfa Z CONNER
cial Democrat Mr. T:ilman called
him an Assistant Republican and drove
him out OF the Democratic organization
in South Carolioa. IN arguing for 4
protective duty on-;l South Carolina
product-Mr. Tii!lnau said the other
Cay IN the senate.
There arc those who have come 70
believe anG they are in the majority
now 10 this chamber and probably il
:he country for the time being. that IL
addition 20 leryiaS L tariff for re:enue
!, is pe-miSS!b ble anG lawful 10 levy L
tariff solely 20 encourage American IN
du>trieS or 20 protect American labor
against foreign labor.
And again.
II DO 20; see for the life o! me how
any Democratic senator can object 70
voting for il. tine tea duty" II be wants
additional revenue. and especially when
senators Cd this side have advocated Gu
ties on lumbe: and iron ore, for which
| voted. quebracho and one thing and
another here, which gave revenue,
while afordiug some degree OF encour-
asement-I will not say protection. 10
certain local industries
Hasn't Saul. the prosecutor. become
Paul, the convert, Mr. NCLaurin is
dead. II he were .iivc, MIR Ti!lman
would clearly owe il 70 appearances 10
invite him back into the party and
20 propose that they renew policai! ac-
tivitieS together as Commercial Damo-
Gratis.
The Tribune is not alone in
commenting on the heirconslstency
of Til;man. the people through
out South Carolina, and the Ma
ton are wondering why it was,
they let Mr.. Tillman work the
greasy pig" game upon them,
and thereby deprive themselves
OF the services Of an honest pub.
tic servant who promised well to
RAM, HIGH in StateSnenShip. As
the Tribune says MCLaurin's S
protection views extended only
to tn, cotton industry, and the
promotion OF trade in the staple
Of the South with the Far East.
McLaurin was laboring to ex.
tend the markets for cotton that
the demand might be greater.
and the price better. He was
working for Southern inter
eStS. Gilman. however, has
been voting for q protec-
tive tariff, not only in the
present revision, but the records
vii! shcw that he voted right
along with the Republicans
while the Dinslybill was being
considered. Both the Senator !
and his brother George D. Till
man made no secret of favorlng
protection, but when MCLaurin
todo something for the
people of the South, Tillman rea
lied. if he succeeded it meant
more strength for McLaurln, and
with this jealous spirit actuatinS
aim, he sought MCLaurin's po-
itical destruction. He pointed
10 MCLaurin's advocacy of pro-