The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-03
Oh. TIE STATE

1ne state IS no OOuOL 2 SSrONS
newspaper, and some Of its edi-
torials are we'll balanced, but
when it does strike one OF its mob
hies there is no telling where 1t
will stop. It's attempt to show the
inconsistency Of Col. Feather
stone is about the weakest OF its
many attempts to bolster up its
position. Like The State we IA
vor local option but because we
favor this mode Of handling 4
knotty problem is no reason for
US to think those who differ are
not as sincere. We think the
reasons given by Col. Feather
stone for favoring local option
four and again two years ago are
sound, and they do not show in
consistency when at this time ne
thinks prohibition is the proper
solution of this problem.
We think Mr.. Featherstone is
mistaken ont sincere \ man
could be au arde,.t Prohibitionist,
and believing the time not right
Cor his views to prevail, could
take the next nearest thing TO It
s.as a means to an end, and still
be consistent Prchibitionlst,
therefore the efforts OF the State
to discredit Col. FeatherStone
Will fail because the people are
not seeking after technicalities;
those who want to support a pro-
hibition candidate for Governor
will get their wishes grati6ed by
casting their ballots for Richards,
Hyatt or Featherstone. al three
are Prohibitionists. Hon. Charles
A. Smith of Timmonsviile, caudi-
date for Lieutenant Governor. IS
running as q Prohibitionist, and
Mr.. DuVall of Cheraw, is for :he
same position as a Local Option
ist.
The Local Option candidates
for Governor are T. c. Mcleod
Of Bishopvi:is, and Cole L. Blease
of Newberry, Il a voter wants to
vote for local option and he votes
for prohioitonlst for governor
and a local optlonist for !ieuten-
ant-governor, he hedges, as they
say in cotton speculation. But
the question We started ont to dis
cuss is the consistency OF MIR.
Featherstone: and The States ef-
forts to discredit the man because
he said four and two years ago
that Local Option was the thing,
and so advised his followers, but
now he thinks the conditions war
rant the taking of the whole loaf.
This is nota matter of consistency
but it is a matter of judgment
with which we do not agree, and
We go farther and express the
opinion should prohibition legis-
lation prevail at she next session
of the general assembly the cause
of temperance will be thrown
back. because we are satisfied the
public mind has not been Sutfi-
ciently awakened to have that en-
forcement Of the law necessary
to make it a success, and besides,
the people are already tax-our-
dened, to put an additional tax OF
them to enforcea prohibition law
IS a matter likely to be resented;
unless the State provides con-
stabulary to police the liquor
traffic we do not see how the law
can be enforced; we agree with
Col. Featherstone, if the policy
Of the people of South Carolina
is TO have prohibition, then a tax
must be levied to salary the Off
=. Is who Will oe employed to en-.
force the law. According to Col.
Featherstone a constaoulary
must be maintained, and that be-
ing the case, these constables
must have pay, and the taxpay-
ers viii have to do the paying.
So it is up to the voter to say by
his ballot whether he wants to
bring on this condition.