The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-01-25

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morning was the l;mi, !
downward N newspaper business as
We have observed il.
The days OF factionalism and per-
sonal prejudice in South Carolina
are happily over. and We believe that
the peopl. Of South Carolina. when
the matter is brought 70 their at
;ention. will resent under-hand and
belle S-th.-bcl, methods.
For that reason. which is credita-
BILE 10 The people Of South Carolina.
~e believe The Columbia State and
other newspapers who are taking un-
fair advantage OF Nj. Bleasa IN this
race are doing him more good than
harm.
1T is not for Blease that We
mourn. but for tie newspaper pro-
tess:on
The menace'-the real menace
Will :e met by the people OF South
Carolina. is they have met al other
questions.
During the campaign and be'o;e
tie first primary election. rhe c.
lumbia State made strong fight in
m ar-um nAtative manner against
Ir. Feathe.stonc and thereby
brought down the wrath OF IL Sc
majority OF the papers o, South Car
olina charging il with unfai7ness.
They had practically nothing 10 say
abou: Mr. Blease. he having distinct
X deied them 10 make their charges.
|; II any they mad. 20 his face. They
failed 10 do So NoT they are max
ing one Of he uSl!est and most SIAN
d"rous campaigns against NJ. Blea SC
that has ever been waged in the
State o: Sorth Carolina. Wha, do
he newspapers think OF this fight
~ this time? Is II fair? Mr. Biease
and his friends have no manner now
in which TO answer them for they
vii! publish nothing favorable TO
Bi.ase: he caa not answer it on the
StuI2. the campaign is over
And also an article from the
Shreveport. La. Journal. OF Septe:n-
her. 1910.
Speaking Of The News and Cour-
Ter. ;hc election was 4 striking exam
n,e OF The wonderful. power o. the
press TO mould public opinion. Ev-
or" newspaper in the State. with an
exception Of two country weeklies
supported Feathe-stone and called
please out OF MS name. They sUc-
ceeded in making the people believe
/ Please regular Satan in one re-
srect a newspaper possesses
power TO direct public opinion only
20 the extent Of !Gs independence. lis
! honesty and its impartiality. These
three things are hard 20 Gaa in COM
i binauon in a newspaper o. today.
And also an article from the Edge
field Chronicles:
We do not join hands in the ava
lanche OF ahuSe that has been heapec
upon the head OF the governor-elect.
II personality was the issue how sad
; 4 reflection on NJ. Fea;he-stone that
ne could not carry his osn county.
while Bleasc carried his By sub
s;an;;al majority.
And also comment from the Co
| lumbia Daily Record:
"DiSlikiaS 10 do so. FOR ob:ioIs
reasons. Yet The Record TOW feels
constrained to say. as a supporter C!
Featherstone and an opponent OF
B!eaSe. tha; the repulsire cartoon IN
The State OF Thursday. po-traying Z
Hlease as ! vu!ture. is offensive 20
the sense Of decency and fairness. :
And aa article from the Macon.
Ca. Telegraph. OF September 25.
! 1910:
There is citizen over N South
Carolina by the name OF Blease. wio
has done ! remarkable thing. The
readers OF almost any South Caro-
! Ina newspaper week or two ago
would have found good reason for
y
thing that was bad or undesirable TO
say the least: that IL expressing a
desire TO become governor he hao
shown objectionable presumption:
that his candidacy vas Al subject
for jest. and that be had not The
ghost OF chance. The Charleston
News and Courier coatemptuously
reported IN" fact that only three
newspapers in the whole State had
ven;r-ed TO endorse the c.nGiiae: o.
Mr.. Please. Ali the dail!e.. large
and small the religious papers. nor-
desc-:pt and what not. thuni H:"I; at
Rlease continually Moreover he was
bcmba-ded from the pulpit.
And an article from the New :'r-
leans n:cavune Of Septem5e. Il.
i9in:
The vote today hinged very large
y On tic personality Of the tHo can
iida:cS Tor governor. In the inter-
"ai between the two primaries the
press o: the STATE made strenuous
fight Epon n!ease. attacking his rec
ord as 7 legislator. attorney. and
c:e2 aS : private citizen. Every
ia:lv and all bu, two weekly newspa-
pers were aligned against him.
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