The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-01
PUBLICITY FOR CANDIDATES.

PUBLICITY FOR CANDIDATES.
We agreed to publish the let
ter which we have in this issue
relating to the candidacy of Hon.
Richard I Manning before see
ing the manuscript, but in the
future we shall treat letters OF
this character as advertising
matter. Candidates for political
Offices ought not to expect tol
get their publicity free in the
newspapers. Newspaper space
is valuable. it is for sale the
same as the goods in Store, or
the counsel of the professional
man. The letter referred to, IS
sent out from Columbia from a
news bureau; we presume the
sender getss compensation Tor
the service. but the newspapers
that give the publicity get moth
ing but the privilege Of paying
for the composition, press work,
and the other expenses incident
thereto. No more of this kind
for us, thank you.
It seems that several of the
candidates feel called upon to
deny the report to the effect,
they will not be in the race for
governor in 1914. Strange, so
many of them seem to be atfilct'
ed with the same complaint-a
report has been put into circula-
ton, and they feel it is their
duty to put a crimp in it, in the
meanwhile the newspapers bear
the financial burden.
Mr.. Manning says he will not
recognize the existance of two
(, factions, in this we sincerely
hope he will be able to get the
public mind to agree with him,
but this he will not succeed in
unless he can influence both
sides to make honest concessions,
for one side to make complete
surrender to the other is out OF
the question. The indian turkey
and buzzard plan will not be &C
eepted by either faction. We
realize the harmful effects OF
factionalism, and will give what
ail we can to doing away with
it. This State has been divided
in5o factions ever since the rev.
olation of 1876, and every few
years it becomes intensely dis
agreeable, but the spasm is over
aid we believe conditions are
rioe for bringing the people
together upon sane basis. II
MIR: Manning can accomplish
.Ais, he will have done good
work whether he succeeds IN
securing the nomination for the
Office Of governor or not, and so
far as we are able to aid him to
wipe factionalism, we gladly en-
list.
What Mr.. Manning has to say
about the qualifications for the
primary is the same old story
we have been hearing after al.
most every primary election,
they all want the rules amended
so as to insure honest elecuions,
yet, none of them offer a plan
that is any better than the pres
ent rule. Who is it that does
not want honest elections? We
assume it is the desire of the
candidates as we'll as the masses
to have honest elections, but we
do not believe the human mind
is capable of making rules or
laws which will keep dishonest
men from devising schemes to
get around existing rules or
laws. We have had courts in
this country and law-making
bodies from time memorial, but
the laws they make are constant
~ evaded through the ingenuity
of man; because of the fact that
it is impossible to make human
laws perfect, we do not favor
hampering the electorate with
rules calculated to make the ex-
ercise of the voting privilge
burdensome or annoying, which
a requirement to present the
registration certificate and tax
receipt will cause-it will not
have the effect it's advocates are
counting on, and it will be re-
sented by the many as an at.
tempt to encroach upon their
rights, and. instead of bringing
the masses together in harmony,
the breach will become more
acute, finally resulting in the
organization of q new party
which will menace the suprem-
acy secured after great sacrl
fees of the masses. When the
call was made for men to secure
this supremacy there was no
restrictions asked for, every
white man was wanted, and now
that the government is in the
hands of those who rescued it
from the enemy, it can continue
to go on without attempting to
deprive a single white citizen of
his privilege to have a voice in
the selection of officers.
We think some slight changes
in the present rules Of the party
can be made without offence;