The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-09
UNEASY LIES The HEAD THAT WEARS
A CROWN.


Uneasy LIES The HEAD THAT WEARS
A CROWN.
We note in yesterdays News
and Courier the announcement
Of Mayor Grace's arrival home
from Washington where he has
been for several days, but the
Mayor declined to give out any
thing for publication. Mayor
Grace's trip to Washington is
thought to have some signlh-
canoe, and that something will
break loose soon in the matter
of the title to Congressman
Whalev's seat. In conversation
with a gentleman who is familiar
with conditions in the First Dis
trict,ss ssand especially in and about
Charleston, he gave it as his
opinion that Grace's visit to
Washington at this time, and
Whaiey's returning to Charles
ton on Grace's arrival in Wash
ington means that Whaley came
home to prepare himself for the
attack soon to be made by those
who are behind the movement
to unseat him because Of the al.
legged corruption which secured
for him a majority of the votes
counted 10 the primary.
We are not in Mayor Grace's
confidence, and do not know
what be proposes to do. but we
know the man, aud can safely
say that he never backs down
once he starts anything, and if
he is determined to unseat
Whaley he will cause Whaley
and his friends to sit up and
take notice. Grace is a most re-
lentIess fighter, and although
he lost some popularity by his
conduct in last summers State
campaign. there are many who
brush that aside and are waiting
to see the proof Of corruption
which is so currently reported
and believed if Grace makes
good they will accord to him the
praise he deserves, because it is
the general feeling to have tie
buying of votes stopped, and un-
less something can be done to
stop debauching the electorate,
the Office of congressman might
as we'll be awarded upon a com
petitive bid basis.
We have said several times
that we do not endorse the move
ment seeking to h url NJ r.
Whaley out Of his seat in con
gress, and We are glad to say
that the gentleman we did sup
port, Hon. Edward W. Hughes,
also does not endorse it. At the
same time there are many who
did not vote for Hughes who do
not relish the idea Of resting
under the accusation Of being
supporters of a man who did
not secure the title to his office
properly. these are anxious for
the investigation to be made
~ a committee of congress, and
if it is proven that Whaley
spent some $4,000 to buy up
votes enough to send him to
congress it should be known
and the people given a chance to
send a Representative with a
clean title. The friends of Wha.
ley retort that all of the candi-
dates spent money, this may
be true, but so far as the lnves-
tigation is concerned congress
will not inquire whether or not
the others spent money, or the
a mount thereof, Tut it will
seek to learn whethe or not one
of it's membership holds his
seat wrongfully, or through vlo-
lating the federal law which lin
its the amount allowed to be US
cd hy candidates for q seat in
congress.
One of the main reasons we do
not endorse the interference with
Whaley, is because Of the fact
that the federal law under which
he-was declared the nominee was
not generally known, and, the
declaration should have been
protested before the State COM
mittee which declared the noml
nation, this has been the practice
and it not having been done in this
case it should not now be agltat-
ed before congress- We did not,
nor could we support Mr.. Whaley
for the nomination, estimating
him as we do from an obser-
vation Of several years, we can
not conceive how he could ever
win our support for any office,
but he was declared the nominee
of the party, has been sworn in
to Office, and he should be per-
mitted to carry out whatever
deals or promises he made, and
then, when he comes up for en-
dorsement next summer, those
who do not endorse the man or
his methods can express their
disapproval at the ballot box,
should he be defeated in the next
primary It will prove to the world
that the people of this district
are not as corrupt as they have
been represented to be.