The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-11-17
LEE TIE GDYEaNOR ALONE.

HE U+'f Lst-NOh
Some OF the newspapers OF tins
State in ;leir opposition to the Dis
pensarv law take advantage OF every,
thing that will prejudice the public
against tie law and those who are
CHARGED with lis execution. Since
Tie t:eaio:able ccaia OF Sir. Turner OF
sraylsGburg Il: the hands OF trusted
State cous;able, cc!olGns upon col
prons have been written denourclng
Governor E!leybe for having retained
Newbold in the employ OF the State,
and even Columb bias afternoon paper,
which al enc time wss regarded as
E!lerbe's organ, cndeavors to tl2 tie
responsibility upon tae Governor. 1t
has been noticed for some time that
the Record was Swapping at the Gov
ornor, but its noise was SO small that
the few attracted by it paid no atten-
ton to it; perhaps they know what
caused a change to come over It's
dreams. Bat to intimate that Gov
ernor Ellerbe is IN the least response
bic for tie killing OF Turner IS absurd
in the extreme and only proves the
faulty mind of a man whose motives
are prompted BY disappointment. 1t
will not do to blame the Governor for
retaining Newbold in his position
when lie was the trasted and the
most efficient officer in his line,
through several administrations. He
was not employed BY the present
Governor, but came into office
through appointment from Governor
Tillmap, and his conduct was such as
TO merit retention from Governor
Evans as well as the present Execu-
tive. Then why are the newspapers
blaming Governor Ellerbe now? 1t
looks like case where misfortune
mas overtaken 3 nan, everybody
wants to pile II on. are tie news-
papers which are abusing the Coy
error ior keeping Newbold, consist
ent? 3 few months ago every news
paper in South Carolina and hun
dreds Of them outside Of the State
were commencing Newbold Tor lis
connection with the 'sBroxton Bridge
horror" He WAS all right then, but
now that through accide.t, mistake,
indiscretion or what lot, he killed a
man lis blood is wanted and with It
tie Governor should be branded as
:. 'smoral accessory to the homicide.
Governor ElIcrbe has done all that
his power permits, iy Offering re-
ward, not for Newbold's conviction.
but for his capture and delivery. Do
the newspapers expect the Governor
to close up his Office and lead a posse
and go out to hunt the mau? It
would appear so from their frantic
efforts to cast a stigma upon him.
Governor Ellerbe may make mis-
takes, it is human to err, but no hon
est man will say that be is not en-
dearoring 10 conscientiously dis
charge lis duty to the whole people.
There never has been man in the
Governors office who has had more
complications to deal with, and never
has man had 8 harder struggle to
steer clear Of political bunoo s;eerers
and confidence mca; but with i. al,
his ADMINISTRATION has been marked
With freedom of strife amcns the
PEOPLE and CD honest endeavor to ex-
ccute the law impartiaily. The peo-
Die are fast finding out that it is best
for an honest man to make certain
enemies and before the next election
cones en- thev will love Governor FL
!croa s:Ior the enemies he has made. "
..ll Of this bue and CRY. fault-fnding
AID denunciation emanates princi-
pal!y from politicians with little
batchets 20 grind and the people
know If, but will refuse to do the
turning.