The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-06-05
MUST STAND TO THE RACK.
Politicians Trying to Crowd Mr.
Jones Out, Says the Herald.
Gaurens Herald.

Gaurens Herald.
Petitions are circulating in Charles
ton for signatures, preparatory TO
a olding an election in that city and
county for voting out the dispensafy'
There are FIVE thousand qualified vo-
4ers in Charleston county, and it Will
be necessary to procure the sigma
fures of thirteen hundred Of these
.auaIiaed voters before an election can
be called. It really matters very little,
however. TO the balance Of the state
what Charleston concludes to do IN
rhe matter. as she has been a law
unto herself. as regards the dlspen-
sary, ever since the law was Inaugu-
rated. But speaking Of the dlspenSary
question brings up several features
(which it might be we'll to consider
;and one OF them is, why has this
eight been so suddenly inaugurated
against the dispensary in certain oof-
der counties? and why has it been
done Just at this particular time? OF
course the average, unsuspectlng vo-
ter will be told that there is no poll
cal significance in the matter-1uSt
simply religious and moral upris-
ang against the dispensary! Eut the
real political significance of the mat
ter is that the politicians that have
Seen trying to get Office on any Old
platform have ridden so many differ
ent kinds of horses in their races for
the various Offices in the past, and
have so completely played all points
of the political compass, that they
realize what a strange, inconsistent
roosieion they have put themselves IN,
in spreading their sails to catch every
political breeze that blew, that the
game these politicians are now play
ing is to get rid Of the dispensary
issue in the coming campaign, for the
very expedient reason that such an
issue would show them up in some
~otier light than that Of consistency.
For a candidate to stand for office
xon the dispensary platform, who has
in the past teen a candidate on the
sorohibition or high license platform,
would look very much like he is try
ing to get Office in any way and on
>any kind of platform that offered;
that Office was what he wanted, and
1T rrattered not how much demagogy
:I.e had to resort to to get it. We
<don't believe, however, that the peo-
ynle will be deceived by such politics
that some are resorting to, for when
their political true inwardness IS
fathomed, it will be seen that their ef-
forts are simply piece OF shrewd
Ebut inconsistent politics to crowd out
esonae honest, conscientious prohibl-
sion candidate For example, the
manner in which the papers, general
iy, throughout the state have received
the announcement Of the candidacy
tof Mr.. A. c. Jones. is sufficient to
Show that, although these papers
svere loud and fulsome in their praise
and advocacy of the candidacy OF
prohibition aspirants in the past, they
now almost ridicule Mr.. Jones's cam
didacy. This is no: done because they
are opposed to 'prohlbition" as
,areans oof getting the dispensary out
ooff the way, bat because they want to
.get M1- Jones out o. the way, in order
to make smooth the path Of some
eother candidate who is willing to car
.ry water on both shoulders or to
<straddle the question in its every
phase. We are not an advocate Of
Mr. Jones's candidacy, but like to see
fair play and consistency On the part
OF those holier- r-than-thou politicians
who pretend to be so honest, con-
sc;entious and indifferent to political
-expediency Mr.. Jones is fair-mind-
ed man and will prove fair and hon
lest competitor for governor; and we
would like to see the question of pro-
hibi:ion and dispensary fought to
finish in the next campaign, and Mr.
Zones owes 1t to the honest, consclen-
fious arohibitionists to remain in the