The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-07
CLAIM Is FALSE
Histsry is Opened o. Csloasl Rai!srssn
and Bis Tl!den Claim
THAT he had MADE ELM

Was Out of His Swaddling Clothes,
Which Shows the Absurdity Of His
Boastful Claim.
Governor Woodrow Wilson's hosts
of admirers in every State Of the
Union were Informed several days
ago that his candidacy for the Pres
idency received its death blow when
it was repudiated by Colonels Wat
terson and Harvey. The letters in
which these warriors withdraw their
former 1amboyanI support OF the
Wilson candidacy met with the hearty
approval of all the opponents OF the
New Jersey statesman, including cor
rupt machine politicians and press
organs of the big business interests.
But the predicted has not hap
?ened.
At the end of the week most Of the
leading newspapers Of the country, at
least all that were free to speak
frankly without fear Of offending
what Senator New]ands terms the
big interests all were pol.ing fun
at Colonel Watterson and Harvey.
For the extraordinary claims Of the
Two Colonels could not appear other
wise than humorous to any editor
possessing the sense of humor. The
respective claims CT the Colonels-
one claiming to have discovered
WiIson--the other claiming that his
aasocja,e had created the Wilson can
didacy-the Kentuckian asserting
that he had acted as the political wet
nurse, so to speak, was indeed
enough to make a horse laugh" as
they say down in Louisville.
The foregoing was written solely
with a view Of keeping readers post
ed as to the status Gf the fight against
and the fight in behalf CT Governor
! Wilson's candidacy. Naturally, some
OF the young men who are entering
the field OF politics, as some of the
age are letiring. may have thought
because CT the faring headlines and
the considerable space accorded tc
Colonel Nattcrson in the newspapers
that what he has tc say about Gov
ernor Wilson is entitled to very seri.
Gus consideration. For the Colone.
is practically unknown to the pres
ent generation of young voters.
And so it is for instructive pur'
poses that the facts below. gotten to,
gether and published in the Brooklyn
Citizen by W. H. Null, an expert.
enced as well as able writer on pro.
litical subjects, are submitted. In
his letter to the public, Colonel Wat
tcrson said, among other things in
tended to discredit Governor vii.
sons candidacy:
Colonel Harvey stood toward VIII
son much as l stood five and thirty
years ago toward Jr. Tilden. I wa:
hoping to find in Governor Wilson an
other Tilden in point Of intellect anc
advisability.
This was apparently intended tt
create the impression that Colone
Watterson had discovered Mr.. Til
den's availability as a candidate, Of
his qualities as statesman.
It was Samuel +. Tilden who frs
said, while commenting in court upor
an assertion made by the venerable
David Dudley Field:
'The last infrm:,:I OF noble minc
is the remembrance Of things thai
never happened
Samuel j. Tilden vas born in 1914
Colonel Wattersou was born II
1910. >
Samuel J. Tilden was prominent il
the politics Of this State before Col
onel Watterson was weaned.
sIr. Tilden's great abilities, hi:
statesn an-like qualities of mind, had
made their impress upon the mind Of
Martin Van Buren, before little boy
Wstterson had cut his teeth. Mr.. Til
den did not have 20 wait to be dis
covered" by Colonel Watterson thir'
ty-fye years ago, Cor long before the
year 1877 he was prominent in the
field Of politics.
Mt. Tilden wss III the cunning fol
the Presidency se:eral years before
the thirty and fve years ago" when
the Kentuckian had established with
the illustrious New York Democra1
relations similar to those which
Colonel Harvey made with Governor
! Wilson.
Mr.. Tilden was elected Governor OF
this State a Gezea years or more be.
fore 1887.
In the year Of 1910 Mr. Tilden was
active in National politics. I1is writ
ten of him:
THE memorable Presidential cam
Iraign OF 1910 aroused his deer inter
est. He was warm personal friend
IF Mr.. Van Buren, and. what was OF
more importance. he was 2. Jealous
and intelligent supporter Of the Pres
i7enl's rol;cy.''
The year OF Colonel Watterson's S
birth ~as 1870.
IN ..S45 Mr.. Tilden was a member
OF the Legislature of this State. that
was when Silas Wright was GoTer-
nor. In 1916 the news that war had
been declared between the United
States and MeSico reached Albany,
and the day before the adjournment
OF the Legislature, Mr.. Tilden intro
duced a joint resolution authorizing
the Governor to enroll $4,000 men,
and appropriatins $4,000 for the
purpose. He was d member OF the
Constitutional Convention OF 1916.
In 1885 he was elected Attorney Cen
eral of this State IN 1855 he was a
1e,Ger Of the Bar. associated in one