The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-06-11


to Congress said:
politics is adjourned. The cleo
tions will go to those who think least
of it; to those who go to the con-
stituencies without explanations or
excuses, with a plain record of duty
faithfully and disinterestedly per-
formed. 7, for one, am always con-
fdent 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 mar
can disguise or conceal them. There
is no danger of deceit now
How does this statement of Presi-
dent Wilson's compare with Governor
Manning's open letter to me?
Governor Manning says, "My opin-
ion was and is that it is imperative
for him (Blease) 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 the issue: that it was
State and national duty to see to It
that South Carolina was represented
in the United States senate by one
who was, and is, loyal to the Unlteh
States and strong supporter OF
President Wilson and his administra-
ton. Blease does not fill these re-
cuirements." Here is the cruX OF
the situation Governor Manning
was not willing to trust the peopla
with making their own nomination
for senator and he with the aid Of
very small coterie of politicians set
to work to make a senator satlsfac-
tory to Governor Manning. Naturally
Governor Manning is concerned III
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 i contributed
something to that end, notably when
he himself was in the race two years
ago for governor, but now he thinks
it advisable to get someone else to
"beu the cat.'' What a transformed
and ubiquitous statesman he is when
il comes to making it possible to
elect a senator, frow that of 2 years
ago when the issue was on the elec-
ton of governor?
want to say in this connectlon
that when the second race was On
between Manning and Blease l issued
over my own signature letter III
which I tied !Blease and McLaurin to-
gether: / outlined the iniquitles con-
nected with the proposed deal, etc.
and had this statement ready for the
nrinte- when Mr.. Lever came TO
Trenton in the hot weather in early
in an automobile with the
curtains down and returning to CO.
1umbia after dark to get this anti
Blease document to the printers
keening it a secret as to the part he
was taking in the election.
Governor Manning's opinion as well
as Mr.. Levers as to my ability 70
defeat BIease by newspaper commun-
icatsons and nv own plan of cam
naion have evidently undergone
considerable change in their minds.
Tho blunt trrth about the matter
is this: Governor Manning has re-
Gently been in the business OF max
ing a senator for the people OF South
Carolina to swallow. To carry his
plans through he even went 10 wash
ington and tried to get the President
and Gen. Pulnson to help him, max
ing the specious statement that Till
man could not defeat Blease. ne
was asked who in his judgment couid
defeat :B,ease in South Carolina and
Governor Manning named Mr.. Lever
as his candidate. Governor Naming
las been instrumental in taking from
4 place of usefulness a young man
whose career was full of promise ant
possibilities and offered him as 2
sacrifice to nothing less than vanlST
and bullheadedness If there are any
Two nersons in South Carolina who
have more cause to be grateful TO me
FOR services than Governor Mannlns
and Mr.. Lever, I do not remember
who they are. Neither will deny what