The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

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sort of vehicle.
We are not so sure that we printed
all of tie corrts "o-&clce between
the Anderson ire he's 2@f senator
McLaurin from the time they sent
him a petition requesting him to be
come q candidate foc governor. Or
whether we printed any Of it except
the last, but no to15t the readers are
familiar with It all
At any rate. some time back sew
eral citizens of Anderson. including
four of the members Of the iegisla-
ture. sent Mr.. McLaurin a letter ask
ing him to become a candidate TO-:
governor during the coming summer.
and stating that they believed thar
he was the man to bring al factions
in this State together and that this
vas a time when We should lay aside
al! .actional strife, and words to
that eject. which is all very true.
Mr.. alcLauvin's reply We thought
was ere tl ,Ha finest del.verances
that We have seen. and 'breatAad the
true ana tue patriotic spirit and it
50 lmnrassel IS tIat We cat It out
and it is now Oh our desk. We had
intended to endorse the spirit Of it,
and we were about to the conclusion
that lie was the man above all others
who could bring the people togetha'
a3d that with his ability would make
the State a fine executive.
Aftar lahbaratia@ fcr month Or
more he comes out ii answer TO the
petition and goes right into factionai
politics, While claiming that We
should ley aside factionalisal. He
jai.9S into Tnlman and EIe2se both
and says that neither one should be
e,a~tod to the senate That is all
tight for him to think SO, but il he
thought OF running for governor, Or
# lie tnourht CT being elected on a
broad platform OF no factionallsm,
why not leave personalities out o.
The came and 90 On and not vote for
either one. but by his statement
AGAINST both he arouses the friends
Of both AGAINST him, and leads a
number of people to conclude that
he thinks he is the man to go to the
senate. We are sorry that he
brought the name Of either one into
his statements, because if ne HAD
gone on and stood for the broad plat
form announced in his first letter,
he stood a good chance Of being
elected governor, and then the road
to the senate would have been easy.
Senator McLaurin is a very able
man. evry lovable man, ond would
make the State a good governor, anu
we dc not believe that he would be
the tool of any man or any faction
but We are afraid that be has injured
his prospects for either the governor
ship or the senate by bouncing down
on Tillman and Blease. He may De
right in what he says about both. We
are. not discussing that part Of II
but broad and non-partisan and
non -facitional position would have
been to have let both Of them sew,
erely alone. and we wish that ne had
1t does not help his cause or help
to brine. the people together. Be-
cause it must be admitted that both
these gentlemen have strong follow
ings in the State. and the man fol
governor on a broad and non-factlon-
al platform should have been able
to enlist the support Of the friends
OF both. and then il he made good
in the governors oface, as we states
the road to the senate was easy and
smooth.
We would like to see real big
man in the governors chair. The
State needs one. and certainly there
are some in the State. We need BIZ
men in these times in positions OF
trust and Of honor. The trouble is
that we have been having too many
! l:ctle men in position. men VINO are
narrow and prejudiced and who can
see nothing good in any one who may
not agree with them