The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-08-25

with as that Co5per is ths nai
that Collie is backing.
Frankly; however desirable
Mr.. Blease's ''quiet'' SUPPORT
would be to Mr.. Cooper, we
don't think Mr.. Blease would
back Mr.. Cooper.
NO PUSsY.FooTING
We have nothing against Mr..
Cooper. only we don't like a
pussy-footing politician who
asks the the people to elect him
for the ''good of the State" rath'
CT than the true reason that he
wants the Office then plays
the people for suckers on a Sun
day school proposition to appeal
to the weak minded und fanati-
cal. And as a Bleaseite. who
nailed his colors to the mast and
went down with the ship, fight
ing the open foe and the secret
traitors within, we want to come
back with our faction, that rep
resents the interests of the mass
es. To do that, we must organ.
ize, nominate a ticket, that rep.
resents the principles for which
we stand; and stake our all on
that ticket win or lose. If we
win, Gov. Blease can "come
back" If we lose, we will
have a powerful faction that is
to be reckoned with, even in de.
feat. AS it is, we have nothing,
every man for himself and the
devil take the hinder most. We
can never get anywhere or do
any good in politics as long as
we are not organized, into a
fighting unit
rs COOPER THE MOSES?
If Mr.. Cooper proposes to
come ont in the open, declare
himself as the Moses to lead the
Blease faction, in a fight to re-
store the Blease faction to pow.
er, and Gov. Blease in his posi-
ton as leader-then The Scim-
itar will make the fight of it's
life to elect him governor OF
South Carolina-but of course
with the understanding that he
does not run against Blease for
the Senate in 1918. that ought
not to be too hard a bargain for
Mr.. Cooper, for one Of his &C.
tive friends in the 4th district
told US in these words, that is
the consideration" that Cover
nor Blease asks for his support.
he said 'tBeard don't oppose
Cooper. Blease will have a bet
ter chance with Cooper than
with Manning, of going to the
Senate. If Cooper beats Man
ming next year he will run for
a second term for governor in
1918. and leave the Senatorial
field to Blease. On the other
hand Manning's second term, if
re elected. will expire in 1918
and he will oppose Blease for
the Senate. y
That is all right with US, If
the game is played in the open
but no dark lantern politics for
US.
TO BRING SUCCESS.
Mr.. Cooper did very we'll last
year playing both ends against
the middle-though we did put
a slight crimp in his Newberry
opposition that left a dark brown
taste in his mouth.
We don't want an ofhce-we
we do desire political position in
a strong faction, for the good of
the faction we are willing to &C.
cept a leader whom we do not
prefer-if it will bring success,
even though he comes from the
opposing faction. But cannot
accept as bona ide, the death
bed confession of faith of any
man-an eleventh hour convert
to a cause he has done nothing
to upbuild. Such a man aspir.
ing to the succession to Blease
as the leader of our faction must
come out openly now and let US
Bleaseites see. where he stands
or else they can never be united
in his support.
Mr.. Manning stands for the
things we don't want. Does Mr.