The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-05
fere with the Courts verdicts?"


fere with the Courts verdicts?"
Senator Tillman continued that
also Governor Blease may be allow
ing his goodness Of heart to influence
him to some extent in granting par-
dons."
Senator Tillman believes that the
old parties are passing and that it
will not be long before they disinte-
crate. eff the Democrats are wise in
dealing with the tariff this party will
not break up; otherwise it will. The
Democrats have a golden opportun-
ity.''
He does not wish the Democrats to
show too much a spirit Of grabbing
at the Offices just for the sake Of the
holding of same, but he wants to see
some good work done. He believes
the Republicans have by long tenure
of Office grown corrupt.
On the Democratic Presidential
possibility, Senator Tillman, in addi-
ton to saying that Harmon has the
best chance now, added that the Dem
ocrats have such a high-toned and
able-bodied field to select from. he
thinks a great deal Of Wilson's abil-
| ity. It's a case of Embarrassment
des riches" said the Senator, max
ing use of his French.
Senator Tillman said today that ne
had recently heard attributed to
Booker T. Washington the statement
that Tillman and Vardamal were
passing and that the negro was gain
ing a stronger foothold in the South.
The Senator, in letter, replied that
he had heard that Booker was max
ing "goo-goo eyes" at German lady
and got into trouble. Also, that as
long as the water flowed the Caucas-
ians would rule over the Southland.
The mention of the name "Roose-
yelt" caused Senator Tillman to smile
and recall some of their battles. n
connection with the Washington in
cident, Senator Tillman said that
Roosevelt might run too, if placed in
such a position.
Senator Tillman carried here to-
day for the first time gold headed
cane, presented to him by the Demo
Gratis League in Delaware, in 1907.
It is a beautiful cane and the Senator
is proud Of it. maybe if had car
ried it before, some of you fellows
might say: Look there, how he is
coming out
One cannot fail to notice that, al
though Senator Tillman looks well,
his old fire is gone. His step is halt
ing and the same is true of his talk.
Senator Tillman, speaking on the
tariff, dictated the following state
ment to newspaper men:
II think the last election hinged
on, and that the Democrats were CON-
missioned by the people to revise the
tariff, because the Republicans had
failed to reduce it as they promised.
"If the House OF Representatives
doesn't carry out this policy it will
be great disappointment to the peo-
pie. hey will miss the first opportun-
ity the party has had since the war
to restore themselves in the conf
dence of the country.
"The idea of a tariff for revenue
only is preposterous in the light of
the magnitude of our expenditures.
We have a billion-dollar Congress ev-
ery session and, while there Is much
extravaganza and any number Of use
less Offices, the country will not take
kindly to any radical or ultra
changes.
"The party ought to follow the old
Latin maxim. In medic t'ltissimus
ibis, (you will walk safest in the
middle of the road.) Which means
that We must have tariff sufficiently
large to get the money for the ex-
penditures required by the Govern
ment, and yet not interfere with the
business interests Of the country.
Free trade is dream that will
never be realized, and any one ac-
quainted with Washington at all
knows how hard it is to abolish any
office at all. 1t is. therefore, diff
cult role the Democrats have to play,
and it will require wisdom and good
judgment to keep clear of the rocks.
"If the House of Representatives,
which is Democratic for the first time
in long while, passes tariff law,
and the Senate rejects that tariff law,
this bill will become the issue cn
which the next Presidential election
will turn.
ANY deficit ought to be made up
by levying graduated income tax.
and thus make the multi-nillionaires,
who have been multiplied and manu-
factured by the iniquitous Republican
tariff legislation, bear their just share
of the burdens of the Government.
ri am tired and sick unto death Of
having Andy Carnegie boast Of aav-
ing made forty-three millionairies
and having John D. Rockefeller scat
ter millions around as though they