The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-28

; scheme nave not even INFORMED
=; those they are leading, when the
primary comes on this summer
| it is my opinion, We shall hear a
wall from the factory section Of
Il this State; mark me, by this
same law thousands Of white
laborers will be deprived of their
suffrage unless there is work
done from now on to save them.
There was whole lot of poppy
cock got off about foreign voters
controlling our elections, it will
fool no one. as it is untrue, in
some Of the larger cities there
are perhaps a few unnaturallzed
foreigners. but these do not vote.
they do not take any interest IN
such matters. I was amused at
one Of the representatives from
Charleston whose name is Erck-
mann now, but Mud after the
primary; this man got up and
with his breast swelied out like
a pouter pigeon inveighed
against these foreigners. He
was bitter in his denuciation OF
them, and while he was speak
ing I wondered if he still loved
sour kraut, and too, if he has for
gotten his surroundings and when
his forebears who sold spoiled
meat and cheap liquor to island
negroes at the corner grocery
shops. If there ever was man
who should keep quiet when
there is a discussion about the
foreigner, it is the nan who is a
direct descendent Of parents that
came from Germany not many
years ago with all of their belong
ings wrapped in a bandanna hand
kerchief. When Mr.. Erckmann,
who bears d name as dutch as
Limbcrger cheese, was decrylng
these foreigners" and saying
they should not be allowed to
kill the votes of American clti-
zens, it reminded me Of being in
Charleston during one of the
campaigns that Governor Ansel
was engaged in, and while regal
ing myself with glass Of beer
and dutch herring sandwich, |
inquired Of Mine Host as to who
would carry Charleston for Gov
ernor. He promptly, and with
enthusiasm said: Martin Ansel,
of course; W he vos Won OF US,
.Ansel vos a Cherman." Some
time after Ansel became COVER
nor, and his position on the mat
ter of enforcing the liquor law
had created some disappoint.
ment, / again called apon my
German friend. and, right here
will say, there does not beatin
the breast of man a. truer and
nobler heart than in the breast Of
this German whose name l will
not mention; I was taking my
lunch, this time of beer and the
cheese which put the brand OF
his fatherland on Mr.. Erckmann.
My friend did not seem so enthu-
siastic about Mr.. Ansel, and
I said to him, you should
not go back upon Ansel he is a
German. He got up out Of his
chair, looked me square in tie
face, and with emotion, said.
"yah, I vouce said dat Ansel vos
d Cherman, because I knowed
Ills fader, out after We elect him
governor he turned out to be a
tam tuchman." Erckmann bears
a German name, but he may
have taken the road that Ansel
took aud turned out to be a tam
tuchmann." ;" In other words,
since he has obtained temporary
political recognition he would
hold himself above his people,
and to catch popular favor hold
up to contempt q people whose
characteristics are the admlra'
ton Of the world. 1t would have
been far better, and surely in
better taste, had Mr.. Erckmann
remained silent, and permitted
some other member farther re-
moved from Castle Garden to
denounce a people Of foreign
birth. The world loves q lover,
but u traitor to ones people, as
we'll as to country, is an abomi'
nation in the sight of God and
man.
There is every indication now
that the coming race for COVER.
nor is gong to be hotly contest
ed, even hotter than in 1890
when Tillman led the masses
against the classes: | recall those
days and had sincerely hoped a
repetition ofthem would neverre.
turn, but am satisfied they are
coming backinmo violent form.
The citizen" billrefered to above
is ouly the opening wedge for
the effort to cut down the popu-
| lar vote; the next move will be
made in the county conventions,
and I say, the people regardless
of who they will support for
governor or anything else should
not fail to attend the club meet
iings which are to send delegates
to the county conventions, and
then watch as they have never
done before who go to the State
lconvention to represent them. |
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