The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-19
HONOR JEFF DAVIS
ONE OF THE sOUTH's PUREsT
AND TRUEsT SONS.
What a Gallant Colonel of the Fed
eral Army Said About Him at the
Close Of the War.

To the Editor OF The State:
Those readers of your paper who,
Ike the writer, are great admirers OF
Mr.. Davis and regard him as one OF
the greatest men that this country
has ever produced, ought to read the
tardy tributes to his memory In the
article by the well known writer
"Sayoyard". It would be well for
them to compare the splendid tri-
butes of Jos. G. Cannon and Col. Wal
ford with the denunciation OF ex-
President Roosevelt when he spoke OF
Mr.. Davis as being second Benedict
Arnold, and it Is humiliating to think
that this venomous slanderer, Col.
Roosevelt, has been invited to make
an address in the capital city OF
South Carolina. No retraction OF or
apology for this foul and inexcusaole
insult to an old and helpless man has
ever been given and the author OF 1t
should be criticised by every man and
woman who has a drop Of Southern
blood coursing through their veins.
Col. Roosevelt's name should never
be mentioned in the South except IN
words OF execration.
W. D. Woods
Darlington, February 1s.
Here Is Savoyard's article which
Mr. Woods refers to. 1t should be
read by every man, woman and child
in the South:
Now. Davis had not only shed his
blood for the flag in Mexico out ne
had saved the day at Buena VISTA
And that is not all. He there pre-
served an American army from utter
annihilation. Here is how that grand
old hero, Frank Wolford, commander
Of the First Kentucky cavalry, ae
lighting a regiment as there was IN
the entire Yankee army of 1S61-'65'
mt II in a stump speech In 1853 pc
fore an audience of 1000 Kentucky
mountaineers, Of whom more tnan
30 per cent. were Republicans. Wnen
his competitor asked If he would en-
large the "arch traitor, Wolforo e1-,
claimed:
"Fellow citizens, l was at Buena
Vista. I saw the battle lost ana VIC
tory in the grasp of the brutal: ana
accursed foe. I saw the favorlte son
~ Harry Of the West, my colonel
veltering in his blood. I saw dealn'
or captivity wrose than DEATH IN
store for every surviving kentuck-
ian on that CORY field. Everything
seemed hopeless, and was hopeless'
when a Mississippi regiment WIFE
Jefferson Davis at its head, appeareo
ON the scene. I see him now as ne
than was-the incarnation OF battle
thnnderbolt of war, the apotnesls
- victory. the avatar Of rescue. he
turned the tide; he snatehed V'c1oIy
from defeat. his heroic oano "ro'e
Tho words 'Buena Vista In cnarae-
tors Of everlasting glory on our
nroud escutcheon. I greeted MN
then a paladin, my countryman' my
mother and my rescuer. He Is no
,ess 40 this day, and would strike
Tho shackles from his aged hmos
and make him as free as tie Sltai
air Of heaven and clothe him VIII
every right I enjoy, had l the power.
Put that in your pipe, silas Aoans'
and smoke It,"
"silas Adams" was the liuetenant
colonel of "Wolford's cavalry ano
now running on the Republican TICK
ct for the State legislature against
his old commander in district o',
Republican, Wol1oro
the Democratic nominee. NO nlan
over aonealeld in vain to the mag
nanimity Of a squad Of Kentuek'ans.
That burst Of audacious and neroi'
e,oouence elected Frank Wol1or7 ,n'
following Monday-the vote viva
voce the poll absolutelyl free the
co,,nt absolutely fair, BY a p'a'''-t!
r. six votes, before an electoral.
with a majority adverse to hin o, a' :
,aast 500 as the parties had poAu'
raj strength there and then.