The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-22
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when the editor of the State wired
that 'Blease will felt Tillman' he
wired what was "willfully untrue.
But these kilograms brol VI forth
the eleventh-hour stab from Tillman
That is the record as it as written.
and cannot now be camouflaged.
The Reform party has not suffered
by Senator Tillman's DETECTION. The
sufferer is the senior senator himself,
who must by this time realize that ore
cannct with impunity desert the peo
pie who have made HIM with the cS
pectation of finding as loyal support
in the ranks of those who have al
ways fought him. The Lever attitude
and the Lever questionnaire' must
have brought this truth home very
forcibly to Senator Tillman.
With Sentor Tillman's chances for
reelection gone glimmering, as a re-
suit of the opposition to him in the
ranks of the ti-Reform party, IL
terest cent ~ On Mr.. Levers atti.
tude and T. L. 7er's chances, if he
should dec! nter the race, which
is not regard III as probable. Mr..
Levers position at present was pretty
fully given away by his question
naire." He is in a receptive mood,
with strong desire not to antagonize
the desires of Senator Tillman,' but
wanting to succeed Senator Tillma2
if he is advised from down here IL
South Carolina that Senator Tillman
cannot be reelected. This attitude
has not appealed to either faction, and
has weakened the support which Mr..
Lever would have had, had he boldly
made up his mind for himself as to
what his duty" was in the premises,
instead of flirting with the Tillman
vote as a self-constituted apostle
whose duty" it may be to run for the
high office of United States senator
in order to save the State 1t is
pointed out with considerable force
that Mr.. Lever might do we'll to judge
the temper of the voters of South
Carolina by their action in the past.
and to recall to his mind that it was
only six years ago that chief justice
of the supreme court resigned his
office to make the race for governor
in order to 'save the State" The
former chief justice sacrificed himself
without avail, and when he was de-
feated the anti-Reform faction, fer
eetful of his sacrifice, showed him the
same lack of gratitude which has been
characteristic of it during the entire
political history of this State.
The condition of Senator Tmlman's
health will not permit of his making
campaign. and he has stated that
he will not do So except through the
newspapers, assigning as reason,
however, that his duties will not per-
nit him the time. This situation will
probably increase the activity Of the
anti-Reform faction this year to
abolish the county-to-county CAM
campaign They may succeed, but It
will avail them nothing, because NJ.
Blease will be able to reach the peo-
,le and to state to them his position
On every issue confronting them. He
is opposed to the abolition OF the
county-to-county system, but what
,yer action is taken in regard to it
he has stated that he will endeaVor
to make a speech within the hearing
of e.ery man who desires to knc~
the truth.
The present political situation in
South Carolina has been shaping it,
o. THr the FdSl lOul ySol .. ~ - SAAS
natural result of the "ring rule" OF
Manning administrati1on-of the
bitter partisanship and extravaganza
Of a bureauracy which loudly pro
claimed that it would know no tac-
tionalism. With a free ballot and &
fair count. the Reformers will sweep
he state this summer all along the
line. 1t is pointed out by Mr.. Blease
md other leaders. however, that their
first duty is to attend the April cido
meetings, in order that the machinery
of the party may be made to repre-
sent fairly the majority of the wnl'e
voters of the state. and In order lnat
the will of that majority may &c"
continue to be defeated, as was the
case in 1914 and 1916.
ALL WORN OUT.
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