The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-13
SOME PLAIN TALK
CLINKSCALES SAYS HE WOULD
STOP CHARLESTON RACES.
Candidate Says Charleston Is Part
of This State and Must Obey the
Laws or be Wiped Of the Map.

In an interview recently Prof.
John G. Clinkscales, candidate Tor
governor, declared himself as greatly
pleased with the action Of the Spar
tanburg county Democratic conVen-
ton Monday. Mr.. Clinkscales was
sent as a delegate by his club to the
convention.
What do you think Of the action
Of the convention touching the pri-
mary, Professor" was asked.
Fine, very ane," was the quick
reply. eve send to Columbia dele
cation composed Of strong, intellec-
tual, honest, representative men.
They go uninstructed as to the pri-
mary and I'm sure every man will
vote for such rules and regulations
as will insure an honest election"
: What, in your judgment, should
the State convention do to safeguard
the primary?" -.
Excuse me, please; I would not
presume to dictate to the convention
Just what that body should do, but
that something will be done and the
proper thing, 1 have no doubt. Things
will certainly be fixed so that only
true-blue Democrats can vote, each
man but once, and Republicans and
Bull Moosers not at all. A self-re-
specting Republican or Bull Moose
would not ask 1t, Of course"
what do you think would be the
result il the convention should fail
to take -action?"
:. "If the convention takes no action
to safeguard the primary, and If in
the August primary we. have corrup-
ton, in my Judgment, it will be the
last primary ever held in South Caro-
lima. Good people will tolerate some
things long time, but corruption in
elections they viii not stand for"
"Do you object to my publishing
that statement, professor"
"Why, certainly not; 1 am for an
honest election or no election. Sew
eral months ago I wrote Mr.. Nc
Mahan, OF Columbia, just where /
stood in reply to several questions he
sent me. He said he had asked the
other candidates the same questions
and proposed to publish their replies.
He never did, however,
"You talk so freely and so plainly
Of the necessity to safeguard the pri-
mary / am led to ask what, If elected
governor, you would do with the
Charleston situation?'
What do you have reference to
particularly, the reputed condition of
general lawlessness?"
Yes, the race track gambling and
the bold defiance of the dispensary
law; as you say, general lawless-
ness"
"Well, have said more than once
that If I were governor I would be
the governor OF all the people. Char
lesion is in South Carolina, her citi-
zens are South Carolinians, and many
Of them numbered among the purest
and best people Of the State. II I
were governor Of South Carolina /
would change conditions in Charles
ton or exhaust the resorces OF the
State in the effort. There is no rea-
son why Charleston should be a law
unto herself. The better element
OF that city do not expect special
privileges and the other element
should not have them. Blindtiger
domination Of the city Of Charleston
is a stencil in the nostrils Of decent
Carolinians, her own good citizens
as well. Surely there Is In South
Carolina enough brain, enough
money, and enough courage to teach
the City by the Sea that she must
obey the laws as do other cities or be
wiped of the map"
Professor, are you not afraid this
plain talk will hurt you in the cleo
tion?"
young man, you do not know me.
I may never be governor Of South
Carolina, but OF one thing I'm sure
I shall stand acquitted at the bar Of
my own conscience. would not give
a bauble for an Office that I had to
get by even winking at corruption In
any shape or form. I'd have con-
tempt for myself"
WHITE HOJySE WEDDING.