The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-23
ISSUE no MORE "BLEASElSM"
THAN JONESISM.'

which has exhibited an aQmlFaDle IdlF-
ness, which, by the way, has never
been foreign to the Enquirer, has an
editorial in it's last issue on "The Is
sue" in the course of which it says:
"As to what the real issue is, most
people understand better than we can
tell them, and we do not care to try
because it will give too much ground
for profitless dispute. But we do not
agree that the issue is any more
Bleaseism than it is Jonesism, and we
do not believe that the personal char
acters of the two men figure in the
slightest. We believe that if some
thing should happen right now to
make Blease the leader of the Jones
lfollowing and Jones the leader of the
Blease following, the strength of Jones
would become the strength of Blease
and the strength of Blease would be-
come the strength of Jones Of course
such a happening is impossible; but
the illustration is apt enough.
eve have said before and we do not
hesitate to say it again that on the
8lease side are men who are as good
and true as any on the Jones side, and
there are men on the Jones side who
are as good and true as any on the
Blease side. And all the wealth and
intelligence or righteousness is not on
one side. The principal difference be-
tween the two sides is political rather
than moral and the great issue at
stake is power and authority-the con-
troll of the government
The course of the Yorkville Enquir-
er has called forth broadsides from the
Columbia State and some Of the coun-
ty papers, which seem to think that a
man or newspaper has gone abso-
lutely and irrevocably to the bad if
he or it does not line up against Gov
ernor Blease and what they are pleas
ed to term "Bleaseism." The Enquir-
er, however, has been taking care of
itself, and in the editorial We have re-
ferred to and quoted from it states
forcibly some truths which some of
the opponents of Governor Blease, in
arrosating to themselves all morality
and all righteousness, have completely
overlooked, but which will count heav-
lily when the ballots fall on next Tues
day.
Who is responsible for the bitter
ness of this campaign? 1t is those who
have directed and sanctioned all kinds
of vile attacks upon Governor Blease,
without scintilla of proof, and have
called his supporters all kinds of
names, or is it those who have sought
to defend the man of their choice, at
the same time admitting that those
who do not agree with them on poll
tics are entitled to their opinions and
to the freedom of ballot guaranteed
by the fundamental law of the land?
There are many good men support
ing Judge Jones, and there are many
good men supporting Governor Blease,
and the sooner all the people realize
that all virtue and all principle is not
on one side, the better for South Car
olina.
We believe Governor Blease is going
to be reelected next Tuesday by big
majority, and we believe the size of the
majority will be sufficient
rebuke to some of the attacks which
have been made upon Governor Blease
and those who are supporting him, as
they have a right to do.
We do not want to be understood as
charging that all the supporters of
and done in this campaign, and we are
done in this campaign, and we are
making no charges against Judge
Jones. We are simply pleading for
fairness and justice and for that politi-
cal tolerance which must prevail be-
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