The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-05
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Publishes All County and Town Of
fetal Advertisements.
MccLAURIN NOT A CANDIDATE.


not be candidate for governor
is not a surprise to those of his
friends who have been in close
touch with him for many years.
It will be recalled, we expressed
the belief several times that Sen
ator McLaurin could not be In
duced to enter the race as a FAC
tional candidate. this belief was
based upon talks had with him,
and getting from him his views
upon the political conditions in
this State. There is no man in
pubic life in South Carolina bet
ter qualified to be the Chief Ex-
ecutive than Senator McLaurin;
it was his ambition to be Cover
nor, but he could not give his
consent to offer for the position
as the leader of a faction. He has
for many years argued against
factionalism; when he realized
the harmful division brought abo
ut by the revolution of 1890. how
the purposes of that m,vement
had been diverted f.om 4 move
mnt for the people into one for po
hticians, he tried to remedy the
defect by inspiring the Forty
Movement, which resulted for
a time in bringing the people,
in a measure, back to a peace.
full solution of their political
differences, and because of this
step, he brought upon himself
the wrath of those who relied
upon excitment and strife for
their political success.
After a few years OF compare
tive peace another movement
was started which had the effect
Of again dividing the people into
bitter factionalism, McLaurin
was not in active politics, then
had concluded to remain out of it,
and did not participate IN the
last heated contest, except per-
taps, &c vote Is 81 Individual,
aos the naoo;e u his county,
who know him, called him into
the p1oiic service to use his
ability and ;7tluance in bringing
auour a condition by which the
bitterness of the past year could
be done away with, and once
more have the people harmon.
lied. Immediately upon his
election to the State senate from
his native county, there came to
him demands that he should
stand for governor, men OF Doth
factions Joined in this call, but
to each and every one of them
he SAID ssl shall not ally myself
with any faction, and unless I
can be free and Independent of
.factionalism I cannot give it q
moments consideration"
He was invited to attend a
conference in Columbia last
Wednesday night, his speech
vas along conciliatory and con-
seryative lines plea for the
people to come together, but it
did not meet with hearty re-
ception from those present, they
wanted something with the old
time FIRE, the speeches which
urged a continuance of the
schism WIS received with ap-
plause, this convinced Nc
Laurin s'there is no field for a
man OF really conservative
views, D therefore, finding him.
self without hope of being able
to bring the people together
that all may work for the good
of the State, he wiped bis hands
Of the whole business and re-
fused to become a candidate.
South Carolina needs men of
ability but as long as the people
are bent on having warriug fac
tions, very few men with ability
for craftsmanship will offer their
services. When we speak Of
factional divisions, we do BOT
mean there should be no divis-
: ion of sentiment, or that all of the
people must think alike, not at all
but we do mean their different
views should be discussed in a
spirit of friendliness with view
of arriving at what is best.
There should not be a condition
which causes friends to fall out
and become enemies, neighbor-
hoods in turmoil, schools and
churches in a condition of al.