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(The following is from the Au-
gusta, Ca, Chronicle, which paper,
in explanation of it's "dabbling" into
South Carolina politics, rightly says
that Senator Tillman belongs as
much to the nation as to the State,
which. for nearly quarter of a CEN
tury, he has so ably represented.
Although for 1873 years The Chron-
icle has been almost as much South
Carolina newspaper as a Georgia
newspaper, it has generally refrained
from dabbling in South Carolina pol
itics: except of course. when there
was some such issue as Bleaseism,
whose evil influence Topped
state lines and. therefore, concerned
us all.
So, also, in the matter of a sena-
torial contest involving statesman,
like Senator Tillman, who belongs as
muck to the nation as to the state
which, for nearly a quarter of a CEN
tury, he has so ably represented.
Even the recent Wisconsin senatorial
primary. or the forthcoming Geor-
gia senatorial race, are not without
interest to citizens of South Carolina,
or of other states of the Union. in
Germ all.
The Chronicle, therefore, does not
hesitate to speak freely concerning
the South Carolina senatorial situa-
ton; and it is. moreover, in better
position to speak without partisan
bias or selfish political interest. per-
haps, than If il We're published on
the east, rather than on the west.
bank of the Savannah river.
To the Chronicles mind, the good
people of South Carolina need not
be concerned about a return tcI
Bleaseism-so far as a seat in the
United States senate is involved
provided they will leave the job o.,
currying Blease to one man, instead
of two; and that man, of course is
no other than your Uncle Ben TILL
man.
1t is Tillman's seat in the senate
that Blease is after and il is, per
force, Tillman's job to keep him out
of it-and this he can easily do; pro-
vided no one steps in to divide the
anti-Blease vote. That this is the
common sense of the situation must
be obvious.
But there is, still, another practi-
cal side to the situation which tho
good people Of South Carolina will
do well to consider. and it is this
The Chronicle wishes to present.
A states influence in national af-
fairs, aside from the individual
ability of its representatives in CON
gress-and in this latter respect
South Carolina for the most part, is
we'll fortified-is measured almost
entirely by its places on the import
ant committees of congress Only
long service and hard work in the
senate and house can win such com
mittee places for states represen-
tatives in congress. Everyone at all
familiar with Washington knows this
to be a fact
Why, then, might we ask, should
South Carolina wish to gamble with
her chairmanships on important
congressional committees? Let's
consider the matter in its practical
application:
South Carolina now has two of
the most important chairmanships in
congress-naval affairs in the senate
and agricultural in the house. AS
chairman Of the senate naval affairs
committee, Senator Tillman has had
a powerful hand in shaping the naval
policy of the country. and he may
Justly claim large share OF credit
for the magnificent showing made by
the American navy in the present
emergency
AS chairman of the vastly import
ant agricultural committee of the
house Congressman Lever has been
one of the truly valuable leaders OF
that body.
But, presto, change-and let's see
what happens:
Ii Congressman Lever should run
for the senate this time, one OF these
powerful committee chairmanships
would inevitably be lost to South
Carolina, for Mr.. Lever could not ex-