The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-25
SOME OLD FIRE
Senator Tillman Makes q Red
Hot Spssea and
WARNS the PEOPLE

wo Discusses tho Race Question an
sars President Taft's Mission t
sorsh Carolina Is to Organize
R.oab,scan Party Out Of Renesaa
White Men and Negroes
Senator T!llman spoke to 8 lass'
crowd o. attentive listeners On sat
urdsy a. Heath Springs HIS s2eec'
,as zu=s fre and snap. and az
seemed 20 be himself physically once
more His speech was received WIZ
3 great deal Of enthusiasm. aac II
was frequently interrupted BY ap
n,ause. he seems to be as popaia'
as ever With the masses. as IS snow
~ the large crowds that greet AIM
~he Senator spoke IN part as io''
lowe:
.I give you no promise o. osasosS
as do no. put words together .os'
To hear the Jingle. but express 'oeas
thst mean something. In the nss'
mace sad that have made q ms
tske today. I failed to get pesn's-
a.o, Of the edito. OF The state &C
make q speech.
-1n his comments On one ot my
ooeeehes recently was accused OF
oe,,S uneasy about my poi!,.cs'
FENCES. He accused ne OK being
.--a.d would not be reelected 20
sse United States senate. nave
e,,a consolation Of knowing / nave
son- yesrs more yet The editor OF
The State who hes awake and dreams
dreams and wants to write my oo's-
,a-r has already written nay poi!si-
eaI obituary. but By the help OF zoo
/, ,,.end 70 stay around few more
years TO worry him.
~ promised to deliver some 'ee-
tp-es In the West and IS she3e was
no.s;ng doing proceeded to carry
ont my contracts Ny political en.
.n,es and editors never learned OF
nv absence rnei! my colleague so'
asex 70 Washington. then they 'a's-
"a 8 terrible howl. Die Ny. smith
DO any good after he got back! Cooio
have done any good BY being there
: eon,d not have changed results
a. all. The State forge:s that state
,el,t,es have changed and is not ru'
ey q few editors.
"yon have too much intelligence
60 90 led around by the nose no~
You elected me governor twice an"
e. tao senate three ttres. II LOOKS
,,te you have respect for ne aac
confidence ,a ne. The elaiNa that
.>on,d not NEEDLE In State politics
"a rot well founded. 7 have rssn'
es q citizen to express nv views
upon all subjects tina: pertain 'e
1our welfare and to offer any sos-
sessions and advice ths: see At
81 neglected no public business
vhe, I was out West. vas preach
,ne tina doctrine Of white suprema-
~ Now what am ] to talk about
sta.e questions? The proh:o!;ion:ses
vere very wise. in the last iesisia-
eu-e. By a ssat~te they killed a.
.he county aispeasaries- Killed 'ne"
and then voted them out. They were
ve-v cunning: they ous HanoenSseo
tha other side. There is difference
hs.vesa t-ysns to bring to H.e q
seaa man and killing 3 live man
: only ;nauguratec the dispensaE
system IS years ago to regulate tne
dealing Of liquor. The ae"spSpess
haye how.ed and howled ever SINCE
10 Kill, It. Then they went ABOUT Il
systematically and with malice a1o.e-
4souzht TO XIII the system
..They got dishonest men 70 .un
-. skneasarses and fought reform
nv or.ting restraints around the as
,s,sarv The money. theE said. was
,,ood money. The upper counties
where whites were IN the najo.'es'
voted the dispensa-y out. but re
een.ly only SIX counties ssteo 70
,rv,ye the d!speasary. TWO OF snese
..r,s;es being Charleston aad Rich,
,.,a n which two newspapers have
nren towMas against the dsspensa.!,
Trsv !. It Is good 70 have Lancaster
csesse,a etc, d.y. is Is good to have
r,s-,estuu and R.chiaas dry TOTO
s.ye the disgrace tassc rom "a.
escntchen oc the State ios ses''ns
liquor. -,,
want Il from drinking liquor Inc:
.an send Of and order it wal
~, 70 drink out Of the sane souso
want no aris,ocray n cr'nkins
wh;skey I want it so that car
+ske drink OF good honest rye
van. T. I wan. to see the eim'
=, son.h Carolina when drunSer
-,so vii, be exhibited as rarity
",- discussing this enesaoo 9
,,,no- only SIX COUNTIES ro,es {
,..ain uouor. Il we h.re 10 oEae;
au- vh.skey let Charleston DO -
sane thing. let ner get soHe OF es'
blessings OF blind tigers or ~na'e'e
else We have.
..I, has been said that you ST.
"a. concerned 81 the race cresuoc
your time is occupied with sooS
roads, good schools. etc. but III
+,e reflection will make you yer
much concerned. Fourteen year
wears ago the constitutional coaveo
t;oa d;ssranchised the negroes an
the very papers which are nov a!s
claiming against dsnger OF Shfs
domination then a.sclaiSec ssain'
Acknowledgement Of the negro !
20. a registration certificate on
must be able TO read and write. pa
ta.es O, $500 OF property 0. be ae'
70 understand q clause OF the CO..
~.,.,-,o, when read 70 him. Ic