The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-07-30
POLITICS Ah1 POLITICIANS.
(Contributed}.

One who is not politician cannot
but be amused at the political games
being played by politicians these
davs This seems to be true of the
whole country over but especially in
our own patriotic State of South Car
olina. This writer takes very little
inerest in the political situation more
than to vote. but he has observed
lately how some of the office seekers
seem to judge human nature. We
would expect to see a man who goes
into public life make some study Of
the psychology of human nature. AS
general thing the unprejudiced par
of the voting population like to see
fair play Men set in their opinions
are not often changed from their
friends by tricks and abuse Here
is a good illustration, taken from the
Columbia Record: "The editor Of The
..<ewberry Herald and News resents
the campaign which Senator Benes
and Mr.. ollock are conducting. So
does Mr.. Blease. But my! How the
voters do like it,
! The enemies of the man who is
ridiculed like It, yes, and some good
.?,aY among them are disguised.
People without malice see through
me purncse of most of the abuse and
wind ID by taking sides with the fel-
low who is accused with many things,
most Of them Ct no value and even the
dear "Deepup' can see the game.
Here is another illustration: This
writer voted for Cooper for governor
and still thinks he will make a splen-
did executive. Now here comes in my
bit of human nature. Mr.. Bethea gets
up on the rostrom and wants to know
how Major Richards intends to vote
for senator. Right away my fair
play side comes up and says I to
myself, "Tha+ is none of Mr.. Betheas
business He goes further and says:
"No man who has ever opposed the
war. before we were in it Or since,
Or any man who supports any man
who opposes it now, or ever has op-
posed it, should be elected to Office"
Then my mind goes back to Mr..
Bethea when he was "Pacifst" sail
ing in a peace Ship the guest of
pacifist and I wonder how he squares
: his opposition to war then with his
speech today. Then Mr.. Richards
tells him, Il am man and will vote
according to the dictates of my own
conscience, the people you call trait
ors are as good citizens as you," then
my fair play side says Richards talks
like a man, vote for him.
And hear men who were undecld-
ed before say, "They are trying to
take an under hand method against
Richards. 1 believe I will vote for
him" Not one of Richards friends
have they won away from him, not
if he has any good judgment and "a
fair play side to him, and nearly
every man who is worth while mas.
There are hundreds of people who
have never voted for Mr.. Blease, but
who are saying now: "You are not
giving him a square deal" Then
their "fair play" side comes up and
says, "I am going to give him my
vote as my part towards helping him
to have a square DEAL
If I were a politician would try
to bring my mind around to the
place where I could thank such crit
les as these for the support they
were winning to me. Here is scribe
who never has been an adm1rer OF
Mr.. Blease's poliics. Mr.. Blease may
have lost some friends in this cam
paign of accusations, but this writer
has not come across them. He has
learned of not few who will sup
mort him in this election who have
not done so in previous elections
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