The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-12
News and Courier Wants Swearingen for
Governor OF the State.
vide PRESS COMMENT
The Charleston Paper Says Swearin-
gen May be the Strongest Man
When the Campaign Opens up Next
Year Because of His Stand in Book

Ing an unnecessary lGA OIL 9fOV,VVV
on the people, while working under
the chairmanship of the governor, has
aroused general indignation through
out the State and the latest develop
ment is the proposal, !editorially, by
the News and Courier, of Charleston,
that John e. Swearingen, Of Edge
field county and State Superintendent
of education offer for the governor
ship because of his courageous stand
against the action of the state board
of education.in taxing the farmers OF
the State necessarily.
Under the caption "Swearingen for
Governor" the News and Courier has
the following to say:
:" .Swearingen,, observes the York
vile Enquirer, could get good vote
for governor if he would run, and if
elected he would make good COVER
nor, too
Fright on both counts. The En-
uuirer knows less about meteorology
his name, but it is IS rslle remark
ably keen in sizing up political stu
alton.
cit is at least not unlikely that con-
ditions may be such when the next
gubernatorial campaign opens tha,
the present state superintendent OF
education may be the strongest man
around whom the decent people OF
the state could rally. It would be
possible to make a very strong argu-
ment in favor OF his availability as a
candidate in certain circumstances.
''The thought so tersely expressed
by the Enquirer has occurred, prob
ably to many others. It is the habit
of the American electorate as soon as
a man shows ability in one public po-
sition to consider transferring him to
another.
eve wish to suggest, therefore,
that in the office which he now occu-
pies, Mr. Swearingen has an oppor-
tunity for useful service to his State
as large as any which should come to
him were he States chief executive
We. are glad&to believe that Mr.
Swearingen realizes this. He has a
man's-size, task before him right
where he is, and if he doesn't accom-
plish it we shall be surprised as well
as disappointed.
"He mas courage, ability and con-
science. He is not demogogue and
he does not play to the galleries. The
people of South Carolina already have
reason to be grateful that he fills his
present position. Signs are mislead-
| ing if this obligation is not to- be en-
1arged.
"Mr. swearingen at'present is not
running for office. He has more I'M
portant matters to thin about"
The people of South Carolina, and
especially those in the rural districts,
are aroused over the action of the
board and there may be further de-
yelopments.
The Darlington News and Press
says:
while it is not known why the
change was made, it is known by all
school men who are familiar with ru-
raj conditions, now that it was use
less-a reckless waste of the people S
money"
The Allendale Herald says that
"the parents will realize next fall
when they are required to purchase
new boom that the charge is wei!
founded" This with reference to
the statement of !. e. Swearingen.
The Edgefeld Advertiser says that
sthe sweeping change can accomplish
b enotu thing, as wetaoinestaoine
but one thing, as we see it, and that is
to take money out Of the pockets of
the parents and put it into the treas
ury of the book publishers.
The Florence Times says that Mr..
SwearingeD is right and "the COVER
nor seems to be assuming response
bility for the mater"
The Union Times says that the
whole thing looks "fshy'' and con-
demns the board for the "star cham
Der act
The Greenwood Index says that
there ought to be some way to ind
out who voted so much money out OF
the pockets of the people.
The state board Of education meet
ing eliminated about 80 per cent Of
the text books now used by the
schools. The new books adopted are
much higher in price than the old
ones, and it is estimated that the
board placed an, unnecessary tax OF
100000 on the people of the State.
The legislature may take a hand, but
that will avail little as the real truth
about the matter will never be known.
There vas certainly trick turned
somewhere, but who turned it will
never be known.