The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-07
A REAL HOME
Senatar TisIman Visited by Co.
!umbia Record Man
ATHs PLANTATION

The Senator Says the Boilers Were
Party Traitors and Should Be
Read Out of Democracy-He Talks
interestingly Of the Crum Case
and Other Matters Political.
Trenton, March 27,-Special to
the Columbia Record: One gets
pretty fair idea of old-fashioned un-
affected Southern hospitality at Sen
ator Tillmans home near Trenton.
1t is very delightful because Of its
simplicity. The guest during his
stay is made to feel that he is one
of the family, and so he is not Tearl-
ed by conventionalities nor oppres-
sed by too many polite attentions.
He is left free to follow his own
inclinations. If he wants to, he is at
liberty to walk about the beautiful!
plantation or stroll out into the front
ward. where flowers and shruoherE
are beginning to burgeon beneath the
warmth of the spring sun, or go TO
the nearby village, or sit and reao
in the senator's well-flled library
where he will always ind some
choice book to his liking.
When at home from Washington,
especially at this season of the year.
Senator Tillman is very busy man.
and cne's only chance of interview
ing him is to spend night under
his hospitable roof This is what
the writer did at his suggestion.
Both he and Mrs Tilman made the
visit very pleasant one.
The night was quite cool, and be-
fore a cheerful log fire, that maoe
the shadows dance on the walls OF
the roomy library, we sat till rather
late in the night and conversed about
various things, the lady of the house
busv with her needle, occasionally
taking part, for she and the guest
listened more than they talked, as
the senator had the floor most OF the
time. Many subjects were intro
duced and discussed: The vero1c'
in the Cooper trial, the fight in the
senate against Crum's nomination
Mr.. Taft as president and his friendly
attitude toward the South, the recall
citrant Democrats Of the lower house
Of congress, Mr.. Tillman's trir
abroad last summer, the servant
question and the growing untrust'
Yorthiness of the negro as laDorer
When asked what he thought OF
the verdict of the jury in the Cooper
case. Senator Tillman said 1t was
more than he expected, as he tel
almost convinced that it would enc
in nistrial. 1t seemed to him IRON
the evidence that the killing of Sena
tor Carmack was deliberatel!
planned assassination, and tina
Sharp, although escaping through
lack of evidence, had knowledge O.
the conspiracy against Carmack
life. He spoke in high terms Of Sena
tor Carmack, regarding him as on'
of the South's ablest and most brill
liant leaders, and above all tighter
Fighters" said Senator Tillman
"are needed by the Democratic part!
at WASHINGTON" which was an init
nation that he regretted Mr.. Car
mack's enforced retirement from tht
senate.
AS to the fight against Crum, Sen
ator Tillman said he went into
at first with misgivings, regarding
is as ''forlorn hope" He got ne
encouragement from any Of tht
Democratic senators, except Senator
McLaurin, Of Mississippi, who prom
ised to stand by him and did hell
in every way possible. On the con
trary, his fellow Democrats gave
cold comfort to the undertaking. say
ing that it was useless to make ths
fight, but he persisted, and when g.
last the tide of sentiment began
to turn they all rushed forward
bravely to his assistance.
Senator Tillman seemed to thina
President Taft will come nearer be-
ing president of the whole country
than any occupant Of the White
House since the war. He regards
him as a man of large and liberal
views, one who will carry out his pol
icy in the matter of appointments in
the South; but the senator expressed
no opinion as to what effect it would
have in splitting the white vote OF
the South. That question was not
asked.
Respecting the Democratic mem
bers of the house who failed to line
up with their fellow members by
joining the rgentsRepublican to
down Cannonisu, when they had the
opportunity given, Senator Tillman
expressed himself in strong terms.
He said they were traitors to their
party's platform and ought to be read
out of the party.
Senator Tillman gave d racy q l.
scrption Of his trip abroad and of
the countries and places Of interest
he visited, with shrewd comments on
the manners and customs Of their
people. IN this part of the conver-
sation Mrs. Tillman Joined, setting
him right when she thought he was
wrong about some date or occurrence,
which gave rise to pleasant badinage
between the two that was very en-
joyable. He stated that in some
things the Europeans are ahead of
US; in others fa1 behind. In Spain
and Italy, for instance, he said the
farmers have few or no improved
agricultural machinery. They plow
with the crudest sort Of plows and
reap their grain with old-fashioned