The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-12
Personal STATEMENT.

The Herald and News during the
past summer, and in the campaign,
las been conservative, and has not
been extreme on factional lines. W.
have endeavored to print the new:
and to give the readers both sides CT
eli questions. In other words, W
T.; We been fair. At the opening OF
the State campaign we printed, at our
request, the opening speeches of the
several candidates for governor =
furnished by themselves along with
cts of them.
The position of this editor has not,
keen changed, and I did not feel that
it was necessary for constant state
nent of it.
I do not want anyone TO be under
any misapprehension as to my posi-
ton, not that it matters so much as to
how / stand or how l vote. l nave
never tried to run with the hare and
bark with the hounds. l am not
built that way. The whole WorA
raw know how 1 stand, il it concerns
the world. 1 have never been a trim
ner neither have ever tried to play
in both backwards at the same time.
If it concerns any one to know, ]
have voted for Cole Blease every time
he has been candidate. My friendship
for his family dates back beyond his
day in politics. He was pupil OF
mine when I taught in the college.
His father, Henry Horatio Blease,
was my friend when was in need
a friend, and if I should not remain a
friend to his boys l would feel that
was an migrate, and no one can truth
fully charge me with ingratsude.
News, the point of this is, if it con
Germs any one, 1 voted for Cole Blease
and Till vote for him today. If that
units me for the office of county
superintendent Of education SO be it.
have made the race for county
superintendent of education on my
record, and my ability to serve the
people, and on that alone. If in order
to get votes for that or any other OF
Gee I have to trim or straddle, then
I will never hold that or any other
Office. | do not fall out with people
who do not agree with me or do not
vote as I do. II partisan politics is to
rule in the selection of man to NIL
the Office of county, superintendent OF
education l shall regret it, and if the
good people of Newberry are going to;
vote in this race solely on this Ques-
ton as a standard of fitness, 1 shall
also regret it, but I do not want any
one to vote for me OF against me un-
der any misapprehension as to my 20
sition, or as to how l shall vote:
am constrained to make this state
nent because it has come to me in the
last day or two that I had changed
and was not supporting Gov. Biease.
This has been done to take away
some votes that may have come nv
way. 1 have not raised that question
end did not think it Was necessary
at this late day for me to state my posi-
tions and I am not doing so for the
sake of securing votes, because as
have said in the campaign, and as
say now, the Office of county superin-
tendent Of education is an Office that
should be filled by man who can
serve the people and the schools and !
/ am basing my claim to the offlce
and the suffrage of the people on my
ability to erves based on the record !
made while 1 held the Office
If you want man who can serve
the schools and who has proven by his
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