The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-09-17
BIease HELPS the Enemy.

Blease Helps the Enemy. :
Governor Blease, while claiming
to be a Democrat, never loses an op-
portunity to help the Republican
cause all he can by criticising and
holding up to public ridicule the
Democratic Administration. He op-
posed President Wilson's nomination.
and since his election he has done all
he could to belittle and injure the
President with the people. The Re-
publican newspapers publish What
Governor Blease says about the DEM
ocratic Administration under scare
heads to show what a Democratic
Governor thinks of the Democratic
Administration. They hope in this
way to hurt the Democratic party In
the election next year.
While in Washington recently
Governor Blease was interviewed by
The Post, a newspaper that has no
use for the Democratic Administra-
ton. In talking of President Will
son Governor Blease said: while 1
am a Democrat, I am ashamed to
contemplate that the President is the
only man who ever sat in the White
House who advised that his country
men should run away from danger
that threatened their property or
their lives" The Governor went on
to say that eff there were any one
other than Wilson in the White
House, we should have long ago had
peace in Mexico, and made Huerta
come to terms"
It would seem from the above that
Governor Blease would have Presi-
dent Wilson and the Democratic Ad-
ministration to plunge this country
in war with Mexico to protect the
property of the big trusts, who have
gone down to exploit Mexico. He
| would have thousands Of our young
men killed down there fighting the
| Mexicans so as the big American
trusts that own the mines and rail-
roads in Mexico could continue to
draw dividends. These millionaires
have gone down there to make
money, and they should take their
chances with other people in Mexico,
as they are all treated alike.
Mexico has a revolution on her
hands, and the unstable government
find it difficult to protect the property
and lives, not only of Americans, but
of ,Mexicans, Englishmen, Germans,
and every other kind Of people living
down there AS Americans are
treated the same as Mexicans and
other people, the United States has
no cause to go to war with Mexico
Therefore, President Wilson tells the
Americans, the millionaires and
those who work for them, that they
had better return to the United
States until the revolution is over
and stable government is restored
This is all there is to Governor
Blease's charge that President viii.
son has "advised that his country
men should run away from DANCE,
| that threatened their property OF
their lives" 1t may or may not be
true, as Governor Blease says, I'll
there were any one other than VIII
son in the White House, we should
long ago had peace in Mexico" AbleI
men than Governor Blease have e1'
pressed the opinion that a war be.
tween Mexico and this country would
last for many years, because the Mex,
leans would not fight up openly, but
carry on a guerrilla warfare.
Any kind of war with Mexico
would cost the United States hun.
dreds of millions Of dollars and thou
sands Of her very best young men
who would be killed or die from
disease while fighting the Mexicans
There is no doubt about this, what.
ever doubt there may be Of COMPEL
ing peace in Mexico by the force Of
arms. This is too great a price tc
pay for the benefit Of the trusts that
have their money invested in Mexico
and we are glad that President Will
son looks at the matter as he does
He knows that Mexico has given US
no cause to go to war with her.
It is very easy for men like Gov
ernor Blease, who would not be call
ed upon to do any Of the fighting, tc
prate about war, and abuse Pres1'
dent Wilson for refusing to plunge
this country in a war with Mexico fol
the sole benefit Of the trusts, but
thoughtful men, knowing that thou
sands of our young men would be
sacrificed in such a war, honor Pres
ident Wilson for the stand he takes
against war. Who Of US in Orange
burg County want our sons to go tc
Mexico to feed Mexican bullets in
order that the American trusts doing
business In Mexico can continue tc
make big dividends? Let US be
thankful that we have a Christian
man in the Presidents Office.