The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-04
TILLMAR BARELY SAVED.

sseeathe position Senator Tlllman
has taken, and continues to take,
now that his silence is broken.
We have always voted for Sena-
tor Tillman, did so on the 9th.
and had be been forced to go into
asecond primary we should have
voted for him again, but we must
say, ne greatly deplore his atti-
tnde, especially, since he gave
his word he would be ''hands OF
ia this contest. There can be but
Cone reason for his conduct, ID our
xopinion, he was led to believe
that Governor Blease was not
supporting him and those VINO
were impressing Till'nan with
this idea mad a purpose, they did
not care if Tillman lost his pres
tige with his people just 50 they
succeeded in getting him to de
stroy Blease; their entire inter
est was the destruction OF Bie@Se,
bat instead Of destroying Btease
they came near destroying Till
man. We honestly believe TIL
man would have been defeated
had his letter reached The masses
sone week earlier, Rlany 40 not
vet believe be wrote that letter,
If is hard to convince them that
he would be so inconsistent. He
ghaa denounced Hampton for in
teriering with a State campaign,
and only recently, right after
the Augusta conclave. did he
warn the masses about the ''dic'
tagrapb slush," and the s'Grace
filth, - and in this warning he
virtually told the people that
nothing had been proven on
Rlease. and yet, a few days later
after some of the newspapers
were limiting that Biease was
supporting Talbert ne comes out
with his letter advocating Jones
and hints at the charges made
by Grace and Fielder. With the
average man his letter had no
weight one way or another, but
with others it had the effect OF
causing Blease men who have
always been Tillmanites to
scratch TiIlman. and the anti.
Tillmauises to throw their man
Dial away and vote tor fillman.
In other words Tillman received
the support of his former enc
mics and but, a few of his former
friends, these have saved him
the humiliation of having to
make the second race with pos
sibse defeat. Had he been forced
into a second race his chances OF
election would have been slim,
especially if his opponent was
Dial, because the anti-Tlilman-
ties would have gone backto their
man, and the Tillmanites who
felt outraged because of WhE
they regarded as Tillman's. de-
ssertion Of them would have vot-
ed for Dial.
The reply of Governor Blease
to Tillman's letter is indeed an
utterance he should be commend
ed fer, Many expected that he
would strike back with his char,
acteristic expressions. but in
stead it was kind IN tone, digni
fed and respectful, at the same
time he did not fail TO let Tlllman
see he was the victim Of his
enemies, that his present posi-.
ton is not justified, and altogeth
er inconsistent. We are truly
glad Governor Blease did not
permit himself to be provoked
into saying harsh things to Till
man by way of retort, which be
could have done in reply to the
expression of where there is so
much smoke there must be fire"
IF there ever was a man accused
of p,lfering it was Tillman. II
there ever was a man charged
with engendering bitterness it
was Tillman. Tillman's enemies
have never found any good in
him until he came out a few days
ago and told the people to vote
for Jones. this washed him as
white as snow in their estimation,
aud for which they deserted Dial
their own man. The executive
committee will assemble again
today and we hope they will de.
clare the result without any fur
ther ado, the choice of the peo
pie has been ascertained, it is
possible the primary has not been
conducted in some places strict
ly according to the rules, there
may have been some slight If
regularities, but the committee
cannot, merely because major
ity of it's membership is compos-
ed of Judge Jones supporters,
disregard the will Of the major
ity, and they will not.
We WANT PEACE.
: Are we, not to have political
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