The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-12-07
CAN EosS DICTATE:

ioveruor-e!ect :'o>S .: N&>>;l-
chuSettS issued az cd:ct >oa.c
time ago demanding that [ n!ted
States Senator Ledge do not
stand for rc.c:ection. and threat
enea il he did. he would take the
field against him. 20 nave him
defeated. FoSS- MS recently
elected Governor on the Demo
cratic ticket: however. he has been
4 l!fe long Republican. and vas
several t!.nc> defeated for Office
by his party. then he turhed
Democrat, and that party sent
him to Congress: in the Novenl-
Der tidal wave, FoSS was washed
up on the Democratic beach. He
has not been III the party long
enough 20 assume the role OF
Dictator. but be. like al late con-
vercS TO every cause. would out
Herod Herod Lodge may be
defeated for the Senato:>hip. but
if he is. it will not be because OF
the tight FoS> IS wasing against
him, but because the people Of
Massachusetts, arc opposed TO MS
tariff views. and the other govern
ment policies Lodge has sup
ported in the Senate. The dicta-
ton OF the newly elected Cover
nor may, however. have the ef-
feet OF causing the people o: that
State to lay aside their views on
government, to re>en. the med
ding OF their Governor and rec
ent convert 20 the Democratic
party.
Roosevelt was the most popu-
lar man in the United States.
his interference upon his return
from Africa was resented ov the
masses, and it cost him his high
place in the esteem Of his country
nc. whenever popular hero
becomes so swell headed with his
own Importance that he lmasineS
because he has received the
plaudits Of the people, it places
a laurel upon his brow with
the license to dictate, he IS
usually aroused from his dream
with shock OF resentment from
the people who placed him on the
pinnacle that turned his head. 1t
has ever been thus. In our own
State, 8. +. Ti!lmap, FOR himself,
could get anything from the peo-
pie. out when he undertook to-
get something for MS friends, or
undertook to dictate q polIcy.the
people gave him a slap on the
wrist. aud told him u DE of at
his own business, that they were
sufficiently able to take care OF
themselves: il is so with politics
everywhere, from coroner TO the
presidency. The American peo
pie vii! not stand for dictatlon.
We regard the position taken oy
Governor FoSS against Senator
Lodge as unfortunate for the
Democratic party. 1t is known
TO ali. the victory just won was
made with Republican votes, and
that party is 70 be put TO the test:
if it should turn out the Demo.
cratic party is for spollS alone.
then the same Republicans who
voted with it in November, will
in 1912 go back TO their first love.
and it viii take another quarter
Of q century 20: the Democrats to
have another peep-in 4: making
laws for the country. NaSsa-
chuSetts is Republican upon joint
ballot, it will send a Republican
70 the Senate. no power on earth
can prevent il: the only chance
FosS has in defeating Lodge IS
with another Republican, tn re
fore We cannot see any need OF
impairins Democratic usefulness
in that State. and probably drive
the Republicans together in the
othe!. States merely u have 1t
said that Governor F'osS defeated
one cf the late leaders Of the
Senate