The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-23
TALKS TO PEOPLE
SENATOR TlLLHAN WARNS THEM
AGAINST ILLEGAL VOTING
TELLS OF his LECTURES

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Has Refused Offers to Speak When.
ever Senate Was in Session-Ad.
vices Supervisors Of Registration to
Obey the Strict Letter Of the Law
and Register Only Those Qualified.
Referring to affairs In South Caro-
lima, Senator Tillman said Wednes-
day: 4I notice that Governor Blease
has broken loose again. He makes a
misstatement, to speak mildly, and
feel compelled to correct him. He
went 70 Hendersonville the other day
and in telegram to The Columbia
Record he is made to say:
Senator Tillman ruined himself
with the people OF South Carolina in
just the same manner when he went
about lecturing instead Of remaining
in Washington and attending to the
business in the Senate
..I have lectured very extensively
throughout the country, but I never
neglected any Senatorial work to do
it, as The Record will show. do
not recall ever having left Washing
ton while the Senate was in session
exceeding half q dozen times to deliv-
er lectures. Then I went to nearby
points which ! could reach after the
Senate adjourned for the day, deliv-
er the lecture that night and return
to Washington the next morning. I
have received offers time and again
to lecture while Congress was in ses-
sion. But always declined. I could
have made tens Of thousands Of dol
lars had believed it right to do so.
Governor Blease has recently
done two things about which I want
to say something. I have beeP anus
ed at the subtleness and cunning he
has shown In getting out Of the mill
tia muddle. He double-somersaulted
instantly, and was so anxious to COM
ply with the requirements Of the war
department that he telegraphed his
scouieseence to the Secretary's de-
mands. The mail was too slow for
him.
Another thing the Governor has
done recently is the letter he wrote
to the supervisors of registration or
dering them peremptorily to register
all white men. His exact words are:
Let no white man be refused
"I have examined the law careful
ly to see just how far the supervisors
ought to go, and take the liberty OF
advising them to obey the law, the
strict letter Of the law, and registe!
only men qualified under the law who
viii take the oath required That
oath is as follows:
"I do solemnly swear Cor affirm
that am male citizen OF this STATE
and of the United States; that I an
tweny years Of age or more, that J
have resided in this State for two
years, and in the polling precinct II
which apply to be registered and II
which I will offer to vote If register
ed for four months, and that have
not been convicted Of burglary, arson
obtaining goods or money under fafs'
pretenees, perjury, forgery, robbery
bribery, adultery, bigamy, w1fe-oeat'
ing. hcuse-breaking. receiving stoier
goods, breach Of trust with fraudu-
lent intent, fornifcation, sodomy, IN
cest, assault with intent to rav1sh
miscegenation, larceny or crime
against the election laws.
sI am very anxious to have al
white men who can take the above
oath register, and thus be able tf
fulfill their duties as citizens. But
will be a fearful blunder and crime
for anybody in South Carolina to las
the foundation or give excuse for tn
House OF Representatives or the Sen
ate of the United States to throw on
a Senator or Congressman elected
from South Carolina because OF ile
gal registration. The Republican
are not now in power, and the DANCE
Is not as great as it once was. Bu
even Democratic Senate and a Dem
ocratic House can not AFFORD to toi
crate anything smacking ct illegaht'
Or fraud.
eThe law as it stands now require
the people to elect Senators by direc
vote. and do not want to see Son''
Carolina jerked up for illegal voting
Until We get our primary law amend
Cd by the Legislature so as to remo7
all possibility of Of the charges 0
fraud and bribery in the primary W.
cannot afford to take any changes.
"If Governor Blease will exert him
self to see that the Legislature at 1t
next session passes reasonable an
lust law to insure honesty and fair
mes in our primary, all vii. be well
want to emphasize this, and say
with all due solemaity.
"If money buys the next Senator
shin in South Carolina, as 1t may 90
and as it is charged it has done II
the recent Congressional race in tn
First district, I will feel compelle'
to object to the seating Of any maj
sent here with tainted title.
"I join with Governor Blease II
urging our people to register. wnil'
it may be straining a construction 0
the law in any other than a genera
election year for supervisors to go u
places away from the Court house II
each county, I can see no harm II
that. They are permitted and can g
to any place they see TT for tn
meagre salaries they receive. oo
every good citizen ought to see 70
that no illegal registration Is permit