The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-09-07

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Entered :: :scPos.osce a. Naantss aS S.
ont Class matter.
BE FAIR TO CANDIDATES AND PEOPLE
The first primary is over. and
the official figures show the
second race for governor Will
have to be between Hon. Cole
L. Blease Of Newbe,ry and Hon.
c. G.. Featherstone OF Laurens.
We confess our disappointment
at not again having the privilege
to vote for Hon. Thomas G. Nc
Leod in the second race, Out such
is the fate of politics, and we must
be content Herewith. The fact
that the gentlemen row before
the people to be voted for in the
second primary, have received
such a large vote is, in our judg-
ment tenough to convince theaver.
age man that the people at large
have confidence in these men,
and that they stamp with dis
approval the attempts OF indl-
viduals, newspapers, organiza-
tons and other sources, to dis
parage either either OF these two
candidates. The masses will re-
sent at the polls any effort to pref
udice unfairly the minds OF the
people against either candidate.
Certain newpapers have al
ready Begun a warfare upon can
didate Blease by intimsting he
IS 3 bad man, without sp -c'fylng
wherein ne is bad: they :ould
have the people believe that
Blease is without standing and
character, and totally UNFIT for
the position, and that Candidate
Featherstone is especially built
for the place. The TINES does
not expect to take a partlzan
position in this contest for ob-
viors reasons, at the same time,
it Will give expression Of its
opinion as to the methods now
being employed to encompass tae
defeat of either candidate.
So far as qualification for the
place is concerned, the masses
baye already expressed its opin-
ion by giving Messrs Feather
stone and Blease a handsome
vote IN the first primary, more
votes than they gave TO all the
other candidates; this fact alone
should open the eyes OF the pref
indeed, and teach them not to
become extreme in their express
7sions towards the. snau they
would have defeated; if Biease
is a bad man, be square with the
people and come out boldly and
show wherein he IS bad, do not
deal in simple assertion, because
the people at once ask themselves
why it is if this man Blease is
the bad man they paint him. how
is it tsat he is always endorsed
by his home people, and the peo-
pie OF the adjoining counties:
Why is it that he received more
votes in Featherstone's home
county than did Featherstone,
and why is It that Feathersone
has Hever succeeded in securing
an endorsement from the people
OF his county although he has
tired more than once: These
questions are bound to come up
when attacks are being made by
the supporters of Featherstone,
so ne say, those who are opposed
TO Blease have a right to oe, but
If they are really friendly to
Featherstone they viii resort to
fairer tactics towards his oppo-
nent than they are pursuing at
this time. It is our Judgment the
friends of Featherstone should
show up that gentleman's good
qualities and stress them this they
can do without applying the mud
paddle to Blease;we tell them now
If they continue the::r present
mode of warfare, an:l Feather
stone is defeated, be viii be JUS
tiled ID praying the Lord to
save him from his friends The
masses viii not stand for mud
singing, and those who indulge
in it will End it is boomer
rang. Anything appearing in q
newspaper which has the smack
EI nnfairness is resented, there
lore when a newpaper says a
Sfaan is by character unit to
khsye the confidence Of the peo-
*ple, it is incumbent upon that
pewpaper to give good strong.
4substantial reason for such a
Rbroad assertion. unless it does,
the effect will be to the injury
of the candidate that newspaper
is supporting.
D. The result Of the first primary
lss cooked up dish Of crow for
5eertsin newspapers, especially
the great dailies Of the State,
and the discerning masses are
amused at their expression
bs@ee they gulped down the
Be. the effort to change the
ue to a personal one in our
nion comes with III grace from
ID newspapers as The State:
ause that newspaper fought
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