The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-19
CHARLESTON A POLITICAL BAROMETER.

CHARLESTON A POLITICAL BAROMETER.
The city campaign in Charles
ton is now open FOR fair: the can.
didates are three in number, and
all three are, from now on. gong
to make a fight worth while Wit
Messing even from distance: Us
ualIy. a municipal Eight has noth-
ing in common with the masses
of the State, but, the presentelec-
ton in Charleston, it is thought,
Will be an index to the sentiment
regarding the State admlasstra
ton, and, for this reason. many
are interested to known the re-
suit Of that fight. There are those
whoregard the election OF Hughes
or Grace as a political endorse
ment of the State Administrations,
and the election of Maj. Hyde the
reverse, whether there IS any
thing in this we do not know, we
presume it is all surmlse. Cover
nor Blease carried Charleston ov
a large majority in the last cleo
ton: Col. Grace had much to 90
with his getting this majority,
while it is supposed that Major
.Hyde's church prominence would
have made him support the rep
resentative of the prohibltionists,
whether he did or not: and wheth-
er he is a Prohibltlcnist Or
not, we have no lnforma
ton. but if be is d Prohl
bitionist, and is elected, how
will he be able to enforce his prln-
ciples with an overwhelming SEN
timent in his bailawick against
him, and. should he not attempt
seriously to make Charleston
as tdry as a powder horn"
and practically sinless, his church
prominence and affiliations, will
greatly suffer: OF the other
hand, neither Grace nor Hughes
are Prohibitionists, if either are
elected it would not be surprising
if the beverage issue remains just
as at present, it would bea great
er surprise did either Grace or
Hughes attempt to change the
present conditions.
Hyde has the advantage over
his opponents, in, that he has the
machiue, and the shrewdest po.
litical campaign manipulation IN
the State; there are none who
will hold candle to Charleston's
sheriff when it comes to feeling
for votes, he is personally popu.
lar, knows all the boys. is hail
fellow well met with the swells
on ::de bottry," the ';boys on de
MALL" and he is de King IN Rot
tenboro, with a force like this to
back his candidacy, Major Hyde
stands a fine chance Of coming
under the string first best, nniess
he should step on a prohibition
banana skin and fall down while
trying to placate the sinners and
run with the holy rollers at the
same time. The political game
IN the city blythe sea, as before
said. is interesting to ali Of Us
without having to back either of
the candidates.
If Grace or Hughes, either Of
them win this fight. they will do
so over the opposition Of the city
politicians who are commonly
known as s:the ring" the news
papers of the city, aud the head
of the present administration:
they will also have to overcome
the opposition Of the officials of
the city railway, the East Shore
Terminal, and those who are not
ANXIOUS to have the water propo-
sitiou TO get into the hands OF
those who have a tendency to
take a peep into the affair, as they
think it has been settled to their
satisfaction, and they argue it
should be permitted to rest. Then
too, new head to the city admin.
istration may disturb conditions
which have been peacefully sleep.
ing these many years, there
is no desire for scandals nohow.
Hughes is a mild mannered gen
tlemanwho would preside overthe
council meetings with dignity,
but this man Grace has a pencil
ant for prying into things, and,
if he should be elected he viii
have to be shown or there vii!
be fine copy for newspapers tha:
viii publish the news.
WHAT WILL BE TIE PRICE:
The cotton crop roughout the