The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-26
WILL NOT DOWN
aHAL QUESTION CONFRONTING

asAL QUESTION CONFRONTING
ssaE. A. F. LEVER.
3zs aNas BE Been Faithful to the
Democratic Party When BE Voted
for q Duty on LUMBER
''The real question confronting A.
=. Lever, candidate for reelection
In the Seventh district, Is not re-
presented by his opponent, DR.. w.
W. Ray. says the State: "The real
question will not be settled By the
vote on Augusti3o. Nor is the ques-
etionI confined IN It's scope to Demo
,rrats Of the Seventh district. '3 :
That MI: Lever will be reelected
asy q large majority Is about as safe
u political forecast as one can make.
IA our u opinion no man in the district
nas .or-hadc-ous chance-in twenty OF
defeating MI. Lever this year: And And
shere is no mystery regarding that
strength. Mr.. Lever has been in
r.
practically undisputed possession OF
his seat in Congress for eight years.
Naturally afable. obliging and indus
trious, the Congressman from the
Seventh district easily converted
those qualities into valuable politi-
caI assets. He has worked with the
view Of making his incumbency f.
nancially valuable to his constituents,
and has gathered in all the approc-
priations he could. In that field, Mr..
Lever has been successful and sat
zsfactory Congressman. And he has has
cost nothing in reputation because
of his high opinion Of publicity. and
his success In obtaining It:
During all these years Mr. Lever,
while being on the business end OF
hts Job much longer than union Ia
Dor rules would sanction, has kept
Tar away from q political path. He
has Smothered any ambition that
znight have stirred his soul fn emu
late the craftsmanship Of Carolln:-
ians of other days, and has conan-
ad himself to business. Doubtless,
she success he has had in getting
savors from various departments at
washington is partly attributed to
the opinion Of the powers that are
that the Representative OF the South
Carolina Seventh district Is liberal
I'M his political views and has some
ching like contempt for that thing
vaguely termed "Bryanism: ~ =,
"And SO we see why Congress;
man Lever is popular in the Seventh
district and successful In Washing
son. He has industry, aleftness and -,
winning ways. He also regards the
jobs of Cogressman as decidedly the
best thing in sight and Worth work
Ing to hold during session and a dur; li ::
ang recesses. AS, y matter Of, fact,
when it comes TO- fence building OF
repairing. Mr.. Lever hha,, meyer takseni lis !
q recess.
1.Most business men Of this day
believe that business is a Congress-
mans first and sole duty. So long
as he gets immediate financial re-
suits they care little or nothing about
his politics or his vote. And as 1t
is about a generation since the peo-
ple of half the Seventh district have
heard a candidate for Congress In
tellingentiy present the vital mater
iaI questions it is small wonder that
they, too, take little or no interest
in the political side Of a Congress
mans career. They do not know
md few care what the issues are,
3- What are the lines dividing the
two great parties. The people have
been fed on personalities and jokes,
and It is natural that when at Or
angeburg Candidate Lever asked
whether they preferred hearing ma
sional issues discussed or joke told,
the cry was unanimous fer the joke.
Poor fellows!
knowing of Levers strength IN
the district and appreciating his re-
cord as d worker, it would have been
ns easy as 1t would have been poll
tic for The State to let him proceed
to his victory without recurrence to
the fact that he has smudge on his
oolitical record. It would also have
been pleasauter.
"The real question Of this cam
raigu that will remain unanswered
when Mr.. Lever Is again nominated
on August 80, is this: "IIas he been
faithful to the Democratic party
when he. voted for a duty on lum-
berry" In the oath taken to his peo-
pie here in South Carolina, Mr.. Lev
or pledged his solemn word to rec
ognize the binding obligation upon
him OF the Democratic party's de-
crees. That party pledged It's good
fsith and honor to put lumber or
the free list" Mr.. Lever voted for
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