The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-20
XI14IiAlAN SCORES
.aTHE AMERICAN"
Says Charleston Paper Filched Ar
ticle He Had Withdrawn from
Publication.


ment in reply to Governor Mannings
open letter addressed to him under
date Of June 1:
I-hsve no desire to question Gov
ernor Manning's personal patriotism
but there are some features Of his
attitude in regard to the selection of
q successor to the office now hold
that I feel compelled to deal with.
To quote his own words: This is
a time, however, II may remark it,
which demands self-abnegation and
the subordination Of selfish or am
bilious aims" This patent truth stat
ed with such clearness causes me to
wonder how Governor Manning can
Justify the urging Of Mr.. Lever to
give up the chairmanship of one OF
the great committees in the house
to offer for the senate. Mr.. Lever
had in this crisis an opportunity
such as comes to few men to serve
the farmers of South Carolina. This
he has thrown away to run for the
senate and also attempt to leopard
ize the chairmanship of the commit
tee on naval affairs of the senate. If
1 am not reelected the state loses
the chairmanship of the committee
on naval affairs. If Mr.. Lever should
win he will go to the foot of all the
committees on which he will serve,
and SO will Blease.
Did Governor Manning consider
the states best interests when he
advised and persuaded Mr.. Lever to
throw away the chairmanship of the
committee on agriculture of the
house to go into a race for the sem
ate?
The state had successfully passed
through the floating of more than
its share of the Liberty loan. This is
evidence enough that the state OF
South Carolina was loyal and true
and earnestly behind the President
and the war.
This over subscription to the Lib
erty bonds issue and the generous
contributions to the Red Cross on the
part of the people of South Carolina
completely refutes Governor Man
nings statement 10 the president
and Mr.. Levers assertion in his an
nouncement that the causes of the
war and the objects for which our
country are fighting will have to be
explained in great detail on the
stump this summer in every county
or Blease will be elected and the peO-
pie of South Carolina will go on rec
ord as disloyal and opposed to the
war. For myself. have no doubt
about the patriotism and loyalty of
the people of South Carolina and
they are just as well informed as
to be their leaders. l have no hesi-
tation in resenting such misrepre-
sentations of their loyalty and pa
triotism.
I fully share the opinion of Presi-
dent Wilson. who in his last address
to congress said:
Politics is adjourned. The cleo
tions will go to those who think least
of it; to those who go to the consti- !
tuencies without explanations or ex-
cuses, with a plain record of duty
faithfully and disinterestedly perfor-
med. l, for one, am always confident
that the people of this country will
give a just verdict upon the service
of the men who act for them when
the facts are such that no man can
ulSS ulSS VI CoHCSdl tuchi 10
no danger OF deceit now
How does this statement of Presi-
dent Wilson's compare with Govern
or Mannings open letter to me?
Governor Manning says: My opin-
ion was and is that it is imperative
for him lBlease) to be met in debate
at every meeting so as to keep the
true and vital issues of the war and
loyalty to our country and govern
ment before the people, also, That
we in South Carolina could not take
a chance on this issue; that it was
state and national duty to see
to it that South Carolina was rep
resented in the United States SEN
ate by one who was, and is, loyal to
the United States and strong sup
porter OF President Wilson and his
administration. Bease docs not fill
the requirements" Here is the cruX
of the situation: Governor Manning
was not willing to trust the people
with making their own nomination
for senator and he, with the aid of
very small coterie Of politicians,
set to work to make senate salts
factory to Governor Manning. Natur-
ally Governor Manning is concerned
in the defeat of Blease. This is no
new sensation to him; he has called
on me in times past to bring about
this much desired event and | contri-
when he himself was in the race two