The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
THERE IS A TINE COMING.

tons to have joint debates with
Judge Jones: in his not accept
inc. we think the governor IS
eminently correct. The head OF
the Democratic party-the eN
acutive committee-wili IN due
tine fix the schedule OF meetings
whereat all candidates for State
offices from governor down Will
be expected to attend, aud at
these meetings the candidates
will be expected to make known
TIE reasons for which they come
before the voters to ask for cleo
ton. The governor being can
didate for re election vii, be ex-
pected to give an account OF bis
Stewardship, those who will op-
pose him, Judge Jones and 9th
el.s. should there be such, will be
expected to show wherein they
are better qualified for the posi-
ton. To have joiut debates at
this time would be, IN oar opin-
ion, altogether unbecoming OF
the part of the governor Of the
State, and we go farther, we do
not believe Judge Jones is build
ing up sentiment in his own be-
half in his tour Of 0enuuclation;
it is common report that Jones
and Blease have not liked each
other for many years, their anti
pathy dates back farther than
Blease's election as governoc-it
is a personal broil between them:
if this is true, and it has the ear
marks of truth, tae people will
not be Influenced much by (; man
going about the State venting his
spleen.
Suppose Jones and Blease did
spsak from the same platform
before the regular meetings, does
anybody think this would not
have to be gone all over again at
the campaign meetings? Those
who know Cole L. Blease, and
have seen him when he had to go
up against bigger propositions
than we believe he will have TO
contend with in a campaign CHS
year, believe he will lot cnly be
fully able to take ca..,2 Of him
self, but that be Will l., able to
show his opponents cards and
spades in the political game.
The voters regard all Of this stuff
some Of the antl-Blease editors
are insinuating, the cheapest
kind Of rot. At some place
Jones said, Hampton we think,
he '.has no feathers on his
feet" by which we suppose be
meant to boast that he was no
dang.hill chicken; none
Blease's friends ever charged
him with being lacking of nerve;
therefore, his boast of bravery
was entirely unsolicited: II his
campaign is pitched upon a plane
of ll-dosing Blease. the distin
guished gentleman will need
some other kind Of dope to keep
him going.
We do not think there is need
for Joint debates at this time nor
do we think the friends Of the
Judge will gain anything by
their silly efforts to show that
Blsase is afraid to meet HIM. The
people know Blease, they know
very little about Jones except
what certain newspapers are
saying about him, some Of these
same newspapers have not al
ways had the exalted opinion Of
him they profess 80 have now,
but there is this much certain,
no man posing as a bally is ever
taken into the confidence of the
masses, and, when Jones or his
friends intimate that he ha S
frightened Blease so that Blease
Will not meet him on the hust-
ings, these people will have some
more thinking to do when Blease
goes out under the auspices Of
the great Democratic party Of
South. Carolina, and not as the
twitted tool, of a bunch Of enc
mics, who will not listen to rea-
son, nor will they permit the use
of their newspaper columns to do
the man justice.
The daily newspapers Of this
State misrepresented the man
two years ago, before he did q
single act as governor. yea, from
the time he took the oath Of Of
fee they endeavored to lead the
people on false trail, but for
tunately the people OF this State
have had their eyes opened to
the methods Of a certain click,
and they pay very little atten-
ton to them. The enemies OF
Biease may twlt and slur as much
as they like, Judge Jones may
run about the State as much as
he likes, but it is our opinion
that to make the people repudi
ate Blease he will have to prove
corruption on the governors part.
He will not be able to defeat
him by showing that Blease's
enemies are asking for his defeat.
but they must charge the goVe.-
nor with corruption, and then
prove it. If every voter in the
State was given an opportunity
to read the governors report to
the legislature giving his rea
sons for. ayarc;SiooJ HI. c1a,,,a-cv