The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-22

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Local Optionlsts.
Within the past few days we
learn tina: a certain candidate who
has been regarded the product OF
Z portion of the prohibition ele-
ment. has contided to>omc friends
that he is 4 local optloniSt, but II
elected he vii! vote for state wide
prohibition. The friends does not
quite understand how orc can be
La Local Option!st, at the same
time state wide Prohibitlonist,
nor can we understand. The two
questions are like oil and water,
they will not mix, and no man
can be for both.
| Therefore our friend Richards
should not deprecate the injec-
ton Of the liquor question by Col.
Fcatherstone, for it is upon that
very issue Featherstone brought
himself into prominence IN the
State. and It is with that question
he has been entertaining thouS-
ands at schools. Sunday schools,
and churches. until he has made
the subject q part of the thought
of the people of the State; take
| it out Of their minds, and sure
enough it would leave the people
to select their governor with
nothing but his locks TO decide
bv, and our friend Richards can.
not afford 10 take such a chance
with Mcleod, BleaSe, Feather.
stone and Hyatt. for each ana.
every one of them have it on him
for looks.
The same situation remains IN
the couatieS: there are no dlvld-
| ing issues so far as we have been
able to ascertain, e the liquor
question is eliminated: therefore
the question naturally arises,
why should there be any conten-
ton, and why should not the peo-
pie be let alone and make their
selection without certain men be-
ling so active in behalf Of their
choice, and in their activity ln-
dulge in all manner Of dtsparas-
ing hints against the man they
are trying to defeat If these men
who are so much interested IN
bringing about the defeat OF an
announced candidate, they should
have the honesty and candor to
let those they are salking to,
know whether their opposition IS
based upon some cowardly per-
sonal spleen, personal agrandize-
ment, ian axe to grind or IS 1t
because they have knowledge that
makes the candidate they are op.
posing unfit: if they are IN po-
session of such knowledge, it is
their duty to make the same
known in an open manly way. 1t
is due the people that they should,
in tho proper way, be informed
whether or not a candidate offer.
ing himself has been guilty Of
any condurs which would make
his election an imposition.
It has frequently happened in
the past, and we have had some
hints of it IN the present cam
paign. that scurvey tactics are
being used by men who are en-
deavorins to accomplish the de-
feat of a certain candidate: these
men do their work by presumlns
upon the ignorance Of those
whose minds they are trying to
poison. they tell them some cock
and bull Cory which they cocjure
up in their own Imagination, just
enough to create suspicion, and
oy this means poison the minds OF
those who may listen to them. We
know of one of these gadtlies who
had better take warning and de.
sist, lest he wake up some morn
ing fighting to save that which
be has accumulated so rapidly.
There was a time when men re-
sorted 10 violence to punish his
ISLANDERS, but that day is passing
away, it has been found that u
more effective way to still a libel
Gus tongue, is resort to the law;
the punishment is more effective,
for men who indulge in SANDER
have little care for thci, hides,
but when their purse is touched
<t,o,r haort STRINGS Span