The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-19
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BE REASONABLE.

The primary election takes
place next Tuesday, and every
white man who has his name on
the club books should turn out
and vote, IN doing SO, he should
divest himself of petty differ
ences, and select from the num-
Der of candidates the best quail
fled for the position the candl-
date seeks. This thing Of lining
up voters to crafty a prejudice,
is the work Of selfish schemer,
when it is investigated 1t will be
found that he is playing on the
preiudices of those he seeks to;
ssline up" and close watching
will disclose the same man. eth
er in person or through some
one else, is working the same
scheme on the other side. This
should not be, tits discrediting a
mans intelligence to urge him
to draw factioual lines in con-
test for representatives or coun,
ty Offices.
The United States Senatorial
contest is not, and should not
affect our local affairs, for it
matters not who is sent to the
Senate, that man has no connee-
tien with our county affairs; IL
the selection of a Governor, and
those who are to represent US in
the General Assembly we GER
tainly can very well lay aside
prejudice and endeavor to .ap-
ply the rule of fitness. All of us
do not have the same choice for
United States Senator. but this
should not affect us in the selec-
4 tion Of a Governor, nor should
It affect us Ia the selection OF
Representatives, or a Judge of
Probate, Auditor, or any other
county officer. La selecting
three candidates for the legisla-
ture, what should be upper'ers.st
in the mind, is whicu l.s.re ci
the present SIX viii be qualified.
and which OF the number will
most likely work in harmony
with tie Senator that is also to.
be elected by the people. The
question Of how these men will
vote for the United States Sen
ate, or. for Governor should not
be considered for a moment.
We are unequivocals opposed
to the drawing Of factional lines,
because, it results in great harm,
and too, it keeps the county in an
irritated condition, and also,
there is no necessity for il. Let
the masses vote as they see fit,
and everything will come out
alright. in spite OF the calamity
howlers. who would have it that
everything is going to the bow
vows il they, fail to elect their
men TO Office.
There is another matter we.
cannot condemn too severely, it
is the practice of report-circula-
tors. Generally these creatures
are paid for their dirty work,
but there is an element that give
birth to the SANDERS, and have
them circulated to crafty a par
tisan spleen; they do not get
money for this, but they get the
satisfaction of having been in
strumental in creating a preju
dice against candidate they
want to see defeated. We know
aN
of one SANDER which has been
put in circulation, the author of
which dares not write down what
he has secretly told to others, If
he will, the courts will be ap-
pealed to, and he will be made
to pay dearly for his sIanderous
tongue. The best way is to pay
no attention to slander:mongers.
It is our candid opinion, that
this very primary can have a
beneficial effect upon future cleo
tions; if the people will exercise
calm discretion and not be
guided by factional prejudice:
everything will come out in good
shape, but if we listen and act
upon the counsel of extremists,
there is no telling when the
3 of strife will come.