The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-02
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The Times editor has been criticised
by some people because he exercised
the same right as the friends OF other
candidates, which was TO recommend
the candidate of his choice. He sent ou1
postal cards recommending Hon. Ed
ward W. Hush.S, but on the caro-
rh-re WAS no. one word or hint against
the other Candidates The man who
received one of these cards had Sense
TO know thai it did not contain the
slightest suggestion of dictation - ii
was solely recommendation OF u can
didate, Il man whom The editor knew
we'll, and in one whom he has a. con
fiteuce. bO,h in his ABILITY. a;d MS N.
tey,ity. The 9th caudld It's had
friends who feel The same way. Trey
wrote letters 10 the voters, 90 one COM
plained of this, lh-n WHY should The
| Times editor be the subject of criticism
for doing just what the trleuds OF the
olher canui iates did. and which they
had a rlynt 10 do: We think 1t was
more becoming 10 adopt the writing
Course Than 10 run over the county 10
make personal appeals, especially a.
We thiuk The writing course was the
more d,guifrd, when we consider that
one of the candidates had men working
"a TINS county from the adjoining Gun
Gl OF Sumter, county DOT 10 this ols-
Lrict.
We believe it should be the rule OF
the Democratic part. u forbid this Gus
| Lnm OF having m-n run over The county
! in The 10, crest of Candidates for otflre.
| # The cauCida..S caunot 90 10 person
hen they SHOULD pe pei mltted 10 have
! their frleudS write letters, II 'hIs were
The custom there would be less GROUND
! for the suspicion Of corrupt,on-Lhe
use of money to buy up The electorate
| and there would be less liability for The
circulation of false reports about canol-
,iat->: few men would dare to put 10
writing an Injurious statement about
candidate unless they had the proof TO
back it up. -,
The main reason which prompted the
I'd tor to write aud seLd out the postal
ards. was hat his friend Hushrs, on
account of illness ir his family, was No.
,ble 10 get over the county as he DE-
.ired. and being his frend, he Saw DO
,mpropr,etv 10 recommending him To
the voters of the county when he hid
| ioue this it was then up 10 the voters
say for themselves whether Mr..
HUI hes appealed 10 them or not, and
vote accordingly. Everybody who knows
! The Times editor, is aware that he hsS
-epse enough tn know he cannot dictate
| 10 the people of Clareuoon, and he woGld
not attempt such u thing. but he will
,lways stand ready to recommend the
| man of his choice, which Is the same
:i.ht every man has; those 70 whom
his choice is recommended have the
tight 10 accept or reject It.
But when it is made to appear by the
,puuneuts Of the mau recommended
That it IS in a spirit Of dictation The
Recommendation Was made. so far as
I he editor is concerned, he spurns such
suggestion. and regards it a reflection
IN the intelligence of the people them
.elves-the ioea of political agltators
attempting to poison the public mind
with such rot; no doubt the very ones
who did this crilicislng, not ONLY wrote
etters themselves, but went out ana
made persooal appeals for their candl-
iates-perhaps zoo. for consideration.
II was common report on the streets
after the meeting at which the caodl
iates appeared that corrupt methods
was oeipy resorted 10, that men who
nave the reputation of having Influence
.'were greatly and well Influenced" in
he interests Of a certain Candidate.
Wnat there is iu this we DO not know,
ut we DO know there we're changes
made on that day; m~u who were sup
Oilers uf one candidate became sup
,,urters Of auolher, not merely chang
,ny their vote but actually getting out
.nd working. Now if the writing
method was adopted the corruptlo!nlstS'
# th-re were any, would not be able TO
.,ly their trade, matters not how big the
money bag was, aud The voters would
% 10 the polls 10 vote as they sbouio,
rec from the suspicion of having been
wrongly Influenced,
The Times editor has known the peo-
pie OF this county many years, be has
been honored by them, 10 return be has
aiwavs tried to be true 10 them ano when
! ne ex. rcised the right To recommend
candidate who is his frienQ, 1t was not
IS an editor but as citizen. Every Gay
men would come 10 him and ask who
| the candidates were: they came " him
because they believed be had a GOOD
opportunity to know them, in each case
they were told that ali of the candl-
Aates were good men, but his individual
choice was Mr.. Hughes Was there
anything wrong in this? II there was
not, then there certainly could be no
wrong in his writing postal cards, prac-
tically saying the same. This IS not
intended US an explanation TO the Ell
tor's political enemies, but merely a
word TO his friends, to whom he owes
much.