The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-15
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Ansel and His Work,
News and Courier.

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IL Governor Anscl desires to Sue
cced himself, he can do so without q
doubt. and he would then receive
any increase (im salary provided by
thc legislaturc,) but if he prefers to
heed the request Of some Of his
friends there will be plenty Of
candidates for governor, even with
he salary at $4,000 as at present."
The quotation is from Mr.. Hoyt's
Columbia letter printed in the News
and Courier yesterday.
An excellent compliment to COVER.
nor Anscl that friends urge him to be
candidate for the United States
Senate; but the work Of Governor
AnSel in his present Office is not vet
done and will not be done in another
year. Governor Anscl's election was
a vindication of the local option prin-
ripple and that principle is now
threatened. ct am in favor Of Local
County Option, between County Pro-
mbition and county dispensartcs.
SO reads the platform on which he
went into Office and holds the office
now; and "let each county say for it.
self whether it desires that liquor
shall be sold in that county, or that
1t shall not be sold thcrein,' it COLI
tinues. At the moment Prohibition
leaders are forming in column to
press for state prohibition, the de-
structlon of the local county option
principle, the overriding Of The wish
es OF the people of Bambcrg, Aiken,
laharleston, Beaufort, Barnwcll and
other counties that voted for Anscl
and which look to him FOR leader
ship in resisting the new assault that
mcnaccs them.
In his message to the General AS
scmbly Governor Ansel is expected
to speak plainly and strongly, advis-
ing that the existing local option
plan be given a fair trial, urging
that another period Of uphcaval be
not forced upon The state. that there
be no early renewal Of the whiskcy
pandcm"nium in South Carolina. For
the Governor I" retire now would be
to retire under fire, abandoning his
principles discrcdted to the enemy.
Local option is one thing. state pro-
hlhlti"n is another and the two arc
no more rcc"nrilable than are prohi-
bltion and nigh license. If the Cen
cral Assembly should enact prohi.
b'tlon law. il would be reputation
and defeat for the Anscl plan; if it
do not enact it, the struggle will go
on and Governor Ansel must stand
to his guns in the next campaign. Tn
such circumstances to whom and up-
on what could he appeal for election
to any other Office than that of GOV
ernor. having served Il single term
OF two years? There are times when
the acceptance of second term is
not so much pleasure as it is n duty.
This is one Of them.
Let us then hear no more Of the
governor as candidate for the s4n
ate. However intended, it is not
helpful 20 his usefulness or his rcpu-
tation. No necessity and no excuse
| offer for furious, disturbing and
upsetting campaign for governor in
1908. We do not believe for a NOM
cnt that Governor Anscl would bring
it on. His administration so far has
been wise and beneficial. We may
not approve MS every individual act
or policy, some, indeed, we cannot
commend, but the people are salts
fed that firm hand is at the helm
and that prudent, honest and dis
interested man is in the executive Of.
flee, determined to do his <auy. A.
change next year would hurry the
state upon confusion and political
disorder
Uncommon moral courage is dis
played by the governor in declaring
that the giIbcrnatorial salary should
be increased. The truth Of what he
says every Informed man knows, but
many governor would fear TO give
it nttcrancr. With salary of 3d.
600, poor man with family is de-
barred from accepting the Office Of
governor Of South Carolina, unless
he be willin" 10 choose between Mig