The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-11
The PEOPLE ARE SERIOUS.

AccOr0lnS TO Inc SPaftdnouiS
Herald Governor Blease has
little faith in Senator TilIman's
denial of his being in collision
with Judge Jones and Railroad
Commissioner r ich ard $, as
charged in an editorial written
bv Bose Crews. Blease thinks
that the scheme is foc Jones to
run for governor: Richards for
acknowledgement and if they
are successful Tillman is to re-
sign his seat in the senate, Jones
to resign as governor and Rich
ards on assuming the governor
ship, to appoint Jones to the
senate. What there is in the
governors views on this subject
we do not know: but We do know
that it is not an unheard of thing
for politicians to form just such
conspiracieS, and when it has
been done, we have never known
one Of them to pan out as
planned. In this particular in:
Stance, we think the governor
is unnecessarily exercised; # he
can beat Judge Jones as easy as
he claims he will, then what
difference does it make how
many conspiracies are formed,
nor who the conspirators are:
The next primary will be hotly
contested, and the opposition to
Blease will be intense, at the
same time, he has a host of
admirers who will stand by him
through thick and thin, then,
there is another element dis
posed to let him have second
term if his record as governor
justices it, the latter class will
hold the balance Of power and
they will be the determining
force; if the governor makes a
reasonable showing of duty per
formed, and satisfies the people
that his administration has not
been worse than his predeces-
sors, he will be reelected, but
the burden of proof vii! be on
him. When he goes into the
next primary asking for an en-
dorsement be must be able to
convince the masses of his
worthiness, to say that this and
that politician has plotted
against him will cut no figure
with the voters.
We are satisfied that Judge
Jones will not be the only can
didate against Blease for gov
ernor, Notwithstanding his an
nouncement so far in advance Of
the usual time; there are several
men in the State with guberna-
torial aspirations who feel they
have had a raw deal by Jones;
early.bird tactics. and that the
scheme OF bringing him out in
advance of them, and the effort
to give him a monopoly of the
opposition to Blease, is the work
of a few newspaper men, the
brain center of the scheme they
believe lies in the city Of Colum-
bia in the neighborhood Of The
State Office; therefore. these
will not be content to let the
creature of a supposed news
paper conspiracy have things his
way, and at the proper tine they
will assert their rights. and come
forward to ask for the sufrages
of the voters of the State.
We are not OF those who think
that Blease is invincible: we be-
lieve he will be defeated, unless
he can show a clean sheet, and
that his administration is de-
serving of endorsement. We do
not think the people will be in,
fuenced by the methods Of de-
signing politicians: IN other
words, it is our opinion, the
next election will be given more
serious consideration by the
voters than has been given to
any previous election in years.
Governor Biease has said many
things which the opposition
have taken advantage of to mag.
Nifty to suit their purposes, and
he has done some things which
have shocked his supporters, at
the same time, he has done
things which was expected OF
him, and which he promised
when a candidate for the Office.
These things which have Jared
the public he will have to explain
to those he is accountable to.
and, if his explanation is salts
factory, of the newspapers,
and the conspiracies of polltl,
clans will not be effectual tC
dethrone him, but should he be
unable to give a satisfactory
account Of his stewardship. we
can see his finish now, and
succeeded by a man who, as
vet, has not announced himself
for the Office.