The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-09-13
FOR WAR, IF NECESSARY.
Anderson Intelligencer.

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The Intelligencer stands for peace.
Since the recent primary in which
Cole. L. Blease was selected by the
people to be their governor, this news
paper has askd everybody to put aside
political prejudices and get down to
business. We thought the matter end
ed and believed, as We do now, that
Blease was Justly, and is justly, en-
titled to the Office he has won by a
majority of the votes of the State.
But it now appears that those op-
posed to Governor Blease wish to get
him out of the way at any cost. For
years the fight was waged before the
State convention to require reglstra-
ton certificates as a prerequisite to
vote in the Democratic primaries.
Each time men like Cole. Blease, the
late Col Thos. Crews, of Laurens, and
others defeated the attempt Now the
same thing is sought to be required
by different method, namely, by plac-
Ing two Democrats in the general
election. 80 e.
j; Has tie State executive committee
the legal right to do this? The press
agents from Columbia say so, but do
the people of South Carolina say 500
We do not believe that the honora-
BILE voters of South Carolina are going
back on their oaths to support the
nominee of the Democratic party. Of
course, should the matter go into the
general election, it will be said that
there was no nominee of the Demo-
cratic party declared. On this tech
nicality many may strain their con-
sciences to the extent of voting for
the man put up against Cole. Blease.
We say here, in passing, that we
don't know what Blease would do in
such a contingency. He may or may
not enter such a contest. But If he
does, even those who voted for Jones
in the primary should now vote for
Blease.
It is a we'll known fact that thous-
ands of legal South Carolina voters
have no registration certificates and
therefore can not vote in the general
election. Many people are unable to
get the certifcats for various rea-
sons. Hundreds OF certificates are lost
each year, even when carefully laid
away. The average farmer or worker
for a livelihood has no regular place
FOR his papers and the result is that
such documents as registration csr'i-
icates and the like are o.tentines
lost. Of course, the city merchant
ana the banker and the lawyer have
their certificates carefully placed
away and can lay their hands en-
them at a moments notice. By the
losing of certificates thousands o. vot-
ers are cut out from casting their bal
lots in the general election.
We do not know what the executive
committee in Columbia will do. But
we are certain the members, for the
most part, will go to any extreme to
defeat Cole. Blease or to rule him ort
if they can do so. w. F. Stevenson,
Governor Blease's bitterest political
opponent in the State, is chairman of
the subcommittee to begin the probe
of the primary tomorrow. How can
Cole. Blease get justice?
AS we stated above we are for
peace. But we have no idea that the
people of Anderson county and the
people of the State at large are go
ing to stand for any such business
as is now cropping out in this cleo
ton. They are going to seat Cole.
Blease or there is going to be civil
war in South Carolina
AND IF A WAR IS NECESSARY
THE INTELLIGENCER IS IN FAVOR
OF TT RATHER THAN SEE THE
WILL OF THE PEOPLE DEFEATED
BY A FEW SORE-HEADED POLITI-
CLANS.