The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-03
WERE ANY OF OUR CcNGRESSMEN
BRIBEDs

We note in the little editorial
paragraphs in last Mondays
State, one of the would-be funny
ones, which has: to our mind. a
strong favor of a hint chat some
Of the South Carolina congress
men are crooked; if there are
any such the public ought to be
made aware of them. The edi-
torial paragraph reads as fol-
lows: 'sBefore the last is heard
of the Lorimer case more is likely
to be heard of Mr.. Illness opera
tions as a lobbyist for the pro-
tective duty on lumber.
Our recollection is that Con-
gressmen Lever and Ellerbe
voted to retain a duty on lum Der,
or possibly against free lumber.
Ever since that vote, the Colum-
bia State has been hacking away
at these two congressman for
what they charge, a violation of
their fealty to the Democratic
party, but Notwithstanding the
charge, both of these gentlemen
went into the last primary and
their constituents returned them.
Lever, who represents the dis
trict in which Columbia is stu
ated. won over Doctor Ray in an
easy walk; the fact is, we believe
if Ray were asked if he was the
man who ran against Lever he
would deny it, unless there were
those present who would give
him away. Lever voted against
the wishes Of The State and SO
did Ellerbe; it was a nervy thing
for them to do, but they did it,
and now they must, like good
fellows, take the punishment The
State will impose now and for
ever hereafter. The State should
keep OF after these two South
Carolina congressman until they
retire from Office; there is moth
ing like keeping on pounding,
but while it is doing it, and, it
comes across a skunk in the wood
pile it should not deal in mys-
teries but come square out and
tell the world that the two con-
gressmen from this State were
corrupted by the man who it is
alleged corrupted the Democrats
in the Illinois legislature to elect
Senator Lorimer.
ssBefore the last is heard of
the Lorimer case, says the para
grapher in the Columbia State
on last Monday, 'tnore is likely
to be heard of Mr.. Hines as a
lobbyist for the protective duty
on lumber" When we consider
the daily attacks The State made
upon Congressman Lever, whose
record in congress is second to
none, and the outcroppings from
the Lorimer case, the many re-
ported remarks Of Mr.. Hines who
we believe to be blowhard, be-
cause it is almost an unheard of
thing for a man to bribe a legis-
lature, and then go about mouths
ing about it in the clubs. espec-
tally, when, the seat of the man
who he claims to have "put over"
is1being questioned, Illness state
ments must be taken with salt
and much of it, but put the al
legged statements Of this man
Hines, and the charge of party
disloyalty against Lever and
Ellerbe by The State, followed
with the hint that more will be
heard of Mr.. Illness operations
as a lobbyist for the protective
duty on lumber; take all of this
together, and if it is not a hint
that The State expects from
Hines a statement that he bought
Lever and Ellerbe to vote for a
protective duty on lumber, then
we give up the puzzle.
The State may have something
to base it's yelled hint upon. We
are not in a position to know
much about the votes of the con-
gressmen on the various articles
sne tariff bill, but we do know
there were numbers of Demo
Gratis, our senior senator includ
ed, who voted as they felt was
proper, regardless of the party
platform. The representatives
Stood for protecting those arti-
cles which their constituents
were vitally interested in, and
we believe when the tariff gets
under steam in the senate all
of the Democrats in that
body vii, not adhere strictly to
that instrument which was made
at Denver to elect a president
upon. and, which failed Of its
purpose because the vast major
ity would not accept it. But be-
cause representative has con-
stltuency who would prefer pro.
lection to a lowering of the tariff,
the party mandate is to keep him
from representing his people,
when perhaps on all other mat
tiers his people are in full accord
with the mandates of the Demo
cratic party. In our opinion it
is lust such narrow views which
has kept the Democratic party
from the councils Of the nation,
and when the next national cleo
ton comes on we expect to find