The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22

obituarso and tributes Of respect
wtll b charged for.
Tie Sumter Waterman was fouud-
e n 1ese and the True soutAron In
lsee. TIE watchman and Southron
sow has the combined circulation and
Influence ef both OF the old papers.
ana = msuifsstly the bss' advsrtising
rsd1um In Sumter.
At the senatorial campaign meeting
Tn Georgetown l.. ID. Jennings was
howied down by q crowd of Blease-
ises. and w. III. Andrews. Mayor OF
0eorgetown and the leader Of the
blease machine In Georgetown coun-
~. who sat on the speakers stand,
made no effort to preserve order. Gov.
Blease who was the first speaker was
given respectful hearing bv the au-
diencs. q majority Of which was anti
Blsase In sentiment. Georgetown
county In not Blease county--two
years ago the vote was nearly two to
one against Blease-which proves that
the bowling down Of Mr.. Jennings
was the concerted effort of a minority
faction. The resort to bowling down
tactics to silence the voice of the man
whose arguments they cannot, and
whose arraignment Of Blease's record
they cannot disprove. shows their
desperation. The truth that Jennings
b telling hurts and the Bleaseites
cannot stand the exposure In the light
Of the day the dark and damaging
record Of Blease as governor. Blease
wont face the truth himself and left
the stand to escape the terrific grill
iing OF his pardon record by Jen-
Wings and Pollock. II did not hurt
Jennings to be howled down. It only
exposed weakness Of the Blease
crowd and howsd the desperation of
the Bisass machine.
t
Cole L. Blease has been governor of
South Carolina for three and a-half
year, and In that time ne has not In
'a'sd single constructive policy for
tho bsttsrmsnt Of the State. He has
done absolutely nothing to further
tho development Of the Industrial.
educational. agricultural or business
interests Of the people. His admin
issration has not been signalized by
one act that will be recorded as an
achievement for the upbuilding Of the
commonwealth. His entire time and
ability and the resources Of the exc
cutive department have been devot-
Cd TO the creation of a political ma
chine to promote his personal poll
tical fortunes and to revenge himself
upon those who voted against him.
He will be remembered only as the
governor who pardoned more than
twelve hundred torious
murderers. rauists. seducers, yegg-
men. incendiaries. burglars and blind
tigers among the number. He will go
down I'm the history of the State as
the boss of a partisan political ma
chine. who used the power of the gov
ernor's Office to set the verdicts Of
the courts at naught and to turn loose
upon tho honest and law IA blding peo-
pie horde OF criminals. That Is his
record ard that record Is the reason
that majority Of people are opposed
to electing an his successor any man
who endorses or claims to endorse.
his administration and pledges him
self to follow In Blease's footsteps.
The man who votes for Richards. Irby.
Simms or Mutually by his vote en-
dorses the Richey. Emmerson, Port
land Ned and all the other abuses OF
the pardoning power.
Think well how you vote.
Richard 7. Manning Is known by
all men In Sumter County. His per-
sonaI. business and Official record Is an
open book and the people among
whom he has spent his entire life
knows for what he stands. lie stands
for law and order. for an equal chance
for every man. for better schools. for
honesty. economy and efficiency In all
departments Of government and for
the obiliteration of factionalism. par
tisanship and machine politics. lie Is
a man whom the people OF Sumter
trust In business matters and whom
ahey are confident they can trust In
any position Of responsibility and In
any circumstances. lie Is man
whom those who know him best
would elect governor on his simple
word that no wouid dIacbaroa the