The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-25
TIE CONSPIRACY FAILED.

TIE CONSPIRACY FAILED.
The State Democratic Conven-
ton for 1910 is now Of the past
and after all cf the evolutionary
resolutions adopted by certain
county conventions to restrict the
primary to a certain few the con-
vention by a very decisive major
ity refused to be caught in the
drag net, and it is with sincere
pleasure that we announce to the
people of Clarendon that its del
esation voted to man against
the attempted elimination OF the
unregistered white vote of the
State. from participation in the
primary. Had those who favor
condning the vote in the primary
to the registered voter succeed
ed, the next step would have been
to force re-registration. The
scheme was a shrewd one OF long
sighted range, and we say now
that while the attempt did not
succeed this time, we sound a
warning to the masses that ur-
less they take a keener interest
N the affairs political than they
have been doing in the recent
past they'are liable TO have IN the
next convention a set Of men who
favor cursailing the white vote so
that it can be confined to the
towns and cities, and in this way
control the State. It is our hon
est opinion that the movement OF
elimination was begun for polisi-
cal control solely, and the pro-
moters OF it are going to keep
haumering away at it until they
are convinced that the people are
alive TO their intentions. in that
case they will withdraw their
plans temporarily, ana wait until
they think the masses have again
grown lax and careless and then
they will come forward in the
hope to catch them mapping, but
NE say to the people, if they val
ne the privilege OF having a voice
In the government to which they
must pay taxes for its support,
they must not become Indifferent
to political matters, bot they
should always guard their politi-
cal rights as they would their
property rights
There is an element in this
State who really believe that q
certain class of people should not
have the right TO cast a ballot,
and they argue that these people
are without property and there
fore have no interest in the gov
ernment: those who hold such
views forget that We're it not for
the non. property holding class
there would be very little use for
property because it is the non
property holding class which fur
nishes the labor to the property
holding class and it IS from this
labor that a value to property Is
created. What would the large
factories and mills do without Ia
bore What would the shops and
ste ,es, banks and the other indus
srial institutions do without La
bor?s Yet it is the life Of the very
industries they wish to smother
out from a voice in the govern
ment. and subject it to g condi-
tion Of slavery, for what is 3 white
man without political rights?
It viii be a dark day in South
Carolina when the descendants Of
the Confederate soldier, or Of
those who responded to the call
of Democracy IN 1876 are depr.v-
ed the right of franchise, or are
to be subjected to the same con-
ditions as the negro Of today IN
order that they may have a voice
in the government their fathers
made sacrifices to redeem. We
believe that should such an i'm
position be imposed upon white
men it will bring on revolution
that the revolution Of 1880 will
be a gentle zephy II comparison
There is a bunch of women go
ing over the State calling them
selves Western Bloomer Girls. !"
playing ball with the local young
men, who should be at better en-
pioyment- TIE professional fe-
male ball players hit d town and
demoralize it. and We do not see
why the authorities permit them
20 exhibit their brazenness-
a son OF Gen. Wade Hampton,
McDnfhe Hampton of Columbia.
has announced himself a candi-
date for railroad commissioner.
Clarendon hasa candidate for this
position and he is gaining
strength every day. Col. Scar
borough as he travels over the
State he makes friends. the peo-