Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-05
FRIDAY, JUNE S, 1914.
STILL IN THE RACE.
John /. McLaurin Talks of Political
Situation.

Situation.
Hon. John l.. McLaurin has given ou'
the following communication TO th'
press:
The report is current that | have re
tired from the gubernatOrial race tnlS
is not true. 1t probably arose from the
fact that the public sees I'm part)
have accomplished what L set out u
do. restore harmony among our people
With peace and unity between Govern
or Blease and Senator Tlllman' L Zee
that | deserve the We'll done thoI
good and faithful servant.
Last fall, Senator Tillman called up
on me to do penace." l was to Sacrl,
flee myself by entering the senatorial
race to compass the defeat or Blease
For this "atOnement" my sins were tc
be forgiven me and the enter thou IN
to the lows of thy Lord" spoken later
The role of dog in the manger' has
never appealed to me as either dignl-
fled or sensible. The idea of sacrifice
however, commends itself spiritually
and il is a grand thing to be in the
company of the most illuStriOus OF al
the ages.
1t has been apparent since 1917 tha'
a determined attempt would be HlauS
TO abridge suffrage in the primary
looked upon this as peculiarly danger
ed to the spirit Of the age, which Ia
vors extension, not restriction, OF sur
frage. 80
believed that the only way to pre-
vent il was to openly and boldly sup
port GOV. Blease; to magnify his power
and to add to his strength, so that WIN
all the election machinery In ms hahus
no convention would dare place .he .e
poor and ignorant white man IN the
primaries on the same basis as the ne
gro in the general election
The late convention went as lar as
if could without disrupting the party
| have no apologies to make dlu
what | thought was right.
In 1912 and since, there mas Deen
systematic effort to deleat GoNelhot
PLEASE by destroying him as man, not
a nnlitician. Every man supporting
him was written down ellhet "S q
knaVe or an ignOramuS. ~
There was u cry about money .DelnS
paid for pardOnS. Burns rakeu tie
state with his detectives armed WIN d
devilish dictagraph. They dangleu
$4,000 fee in front of drunk lawyer
ewes, and God knows they are greedy
enough sober. ,,ra a
,rnof In confirm false and slanderous
charges. ,, 49,,
Such a sentiment was worked up
through the press and stories circula-
ted bV word of mouth that thousands oi
nenple today really look upon Gov
Blease as the lowest, meaneSt man Wlo
ever trOd South Carolina SOIL
What is the result? a versatile ana
shrewd politician has taken advantage
of these conditions to transform nm
self into a peoples idol and working
mans champion. To the toilers IN the
workshop and the factory it is because
he is their friend, he is prosecuted. You
hit him, you hit them. TO thousands
he is their only stake in government.
| know this is all rot, but they pc
lieve il, and that makes 1t true. Ihe
masses never see the man at all, they
only see the ideal reflected from the
longings of their own souls.
The imagination of men in all ages
have manufactured from common cray
halos of glory with which to crown
their saints and heroes. In TINS Woriu
il is not what a man is but what people
think he is. 1t is only God VINO SiIs
the wheat from the chaff.
The other side have the legislature
the courts, bar press and pulpit. They
have education, wealth and power
They can afford to be generous.
| have never believed that peace
could come to South Carolina except
by giving those people the only thihS
that Senator Tillman has reached the
same conclusion, that peace can only
come through the election not the de-
feat of Governor BleaSe. He ought To
know by this time how little it matters
who is in the senate compared TO VINO
fills the governors office. He also
knows how the United States senate
can tame" SO to speak, the wlld anu
woody. -
Richards, has declared Con the Quiet
for Gov. Blease To bring these two
tribunes of the people together is a
worthy sacrifice which l jOyfully make
1t was a precious privilege TO hold the
flag staff steady, until these true leau
ers could unite upon one worthy u
bear aloft the shining folds or tha'
spotless banner of freedom.
| gladly place this precious emblem
of peace and fraternity in the hands OF
Mr.. Richards
Supported by one good office and
eagerly reaching for another one, ne
will defend it as long as there is any
thing in sight, with all the zeal OF a
new convert. whose cOngenltal delecls
are more than balanced by his acqulr-
ed virtues. NJ
The world do move Old dog Tray,
with a bone in his mouth, grabbed al
N''N
substance for the shadow. what an
advance in canine development; to put
the bone on the log, set one paw on II
and go on an exploratory expedition
with the other paw. Wise dog Tray
your shining example in modern pro-
gressive methods calls to my mind that
noble epic from some long forgotten
bard beginning thus:
| bid YOU note the fish worm
Observe his easy graceful squirm.
Nor overlook his skin of pink,
The squirming keeps it thus, think.
Jno. l.. Mcl.aurin.
Bennettsville, June >.
TiIIman Says It Will be Smith.
WashirGtdu. June 4.-Senator Is: K
Tillman g,rce the News correspondent
the following statement tonight, bear
ing on South Carolina politics:
Il have just seen Il telegram from
The News and Courier to its cores
pundent here, saying that Mclaurir
has made public statement to tins
effect:
II am glad that Senator Tillmar
has reached the conclusion that peace
can only come through the elecuon
not the defeat of Governor Blease.
ITO say am surprised, very much
surprised, does not express my feel
ing. | have not given out any Such
uttcrancc. and HAY" not had any Such
thought. | am sure that whatever
may be Mr.. Richards attitude. II" VII
regret ever having declared for GOV
rrnor BleaSe Whether peace vii
come by Governor BlcaSe'S defeat Ol
not. | know the states good name VII
br preserved and We will have a bet
ter senator here than if Blease Is sen
To Washington. OF course. Mcl-auril
* swinging ON to BlcaSc'S coat tail il
- desperate hope that he will thus be
pulled through and elected governor
hut. as | predicted som" months ago
there is no hope for him ever recover