The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
Thursday, Sept. IS, 1906

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The election of Ansel means more than
a reputation of the State dispensary
system. 1t is victory for decent politi-
cal methods. Mr.. Ansel's campaign was
the cleanest We have ever seen in this
State. He and his supporters had no
harsh word for any other candidate, and
they did not resort to questionable
methods to secure votes.
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Our article in reference to the Times
and Democrat was written several days
ago, but We now call the attention of our
good friend Sims to Tuesdays vote for
Ansel and Lyon. Then, too, in the town
of Bamberg we know of a number of
anti-dispensary men who voted for Man.
ming. We are rather of the opinion that
Bamberg county can safely be put down
as against the dispensary-the State dis.
pensary we mean. We believe our peo-
pie would favor county dispensaries.
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In some counties we notice that the
Democratic executive committees have
ignored the law regulating the primary.
An act is now of force which plainly
says that the election shall be null and
void in cases where candidates do not
file their expense account with the clerk
of court, and yet in the face of this some
committees have over-ridden the law and
declared candidates who had not filed
this account the nominees. This is a very
bad spirit and one which we regret. We
cannot create respect for law and order so
long as people of intelligence openly de-
ride and violate statutes which do not
suit them. The most fragrant violation
of this primary law which we have noted
was in Kershaw county. There the COM
mittee declared candidate for the legis-
lature the nominee who had not filed his
expense account, although protest was
entered. The matter should be pushed
further, and we hope it will be, for no
man should be law maker who is law
breaker. If we are to better conditions,
all laws should be obeyed, especially by
people who claim to be intelligent and
law abiding.
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1t would have been far better for Rich
ard l. Manning had he never entered the
second primary. Certain defeat stared
him in the face, and in their desperation
his supporters did lot of dirty political
work. Mr. Manning has heretofore been
looked on as an exceptionally clean,
high-toned man, and while we do not
blame him personally for all that was
done, he cannot escape responsibility for
some of it. He should have repudiated
the workers who were guilty of question
able acts in his behalf. Then, too, Mr.
Manning in the various statements to
which his name was attached, was not
fair to Ansel, and his insinuation as to
the negro vote cannot be- excused. One
of the hardest political fights we were
ever engaged in was in Sumter some
years ago, when we personally supported
Mr.. Manning in his race for the State
Senate against the late Altamont Moses.
Our two brothers supported Mr.. Moses.
We do not regret our action then; we
have no regrets for our course in this
campaign, but we would have thought a
great deal more of Mr.. Manning had his
campaign in the second primary been
conducted differently; .y:
The only anti-dispensary candidate for
the legislature in Bamberg county got
1s2 votes. So Bamberg can be put down
as bumper dispensary county.-Orange.
burg Times and Democrat.
We greatly fear that Brother Sims is
such an ardent advocate of the dispen-
sary system that his eyes must have been
closed to the election figures in Bamberg
county in the race for governor. 1t must
be very plain to any one that the ideas
of legislative candidates in any county
on the dispensary, cut little figure in the
recent election. In strong dispensary
counties like Orangeburg, anti.dispen-
sary men were elected to the legislature,
and yet in counties which had voted out
the dispensary, both dispensary and anti
dispensa,y candidates were elected. 1t
was so in 3amberg county, as Brother
Sims ought to know even if he did not.
Manning carried Orangeburg for gov
ernor by big majority and yet strong
anti-dispensary man was elected to the
legislature In Bamberg the anti-dispen-
sary candidate was defeated, yet Ansel
led Manning for governor. The vote
stood: Ansel, 329; Manning, 315; Brun-