The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-06-21
SOME SIMPLE QUESTIONS.

ference and urged Mr.. Lever to make
the race for the senate, and who
openly took the position that Senator
Tillman was mentally and physically
unfit to serve any longer, and who
took the further position that it was
necessary to have the people of the
State informed as to the war, and to
defend before them the administra
ton, can now square themselves with
their new position that Mr.. Lever
should remain in congress. Maybe
they are like Gov. Manning seems to-
be since Senator Tillman took him
by the nape of the neck and threw
him down and stamped him, who is
somewhat in the position of the boy
the calf ran over, Il amt got nuthin'
to say"
Senator Tillman is no stronger
mentally or physically than he was
a few weeks ago when these senator
makers for the people of South Car
olina took the job of making a sena
tor to suit themselves, without con-
sulting the people, and if they could
not vote for him then how can they
square their duty with themselves
and their state in voting for him now
II it was imperative" that Bleasa
'7be met in debate at every meeting
SO as to keep the true and vital is
sues of the war and loyalty to our
country and government before the
people," only few weeks ago, is i
not just as vital now. These are
questions it seems to US upon which
they should enlighten the people, es-
recially in view of their efforts to
make a senator for the people.
But they say that President Wilson
wants Mr. Lever to remain in con-
gress and at the head of the commit
tee on agriculture. Was not Mr..
Wilson Of that opinion before they
asked Mr.. Lever to throw down the
Job and go after the senatorshap
Why did they not consult Mr.. Wilson
before they put Mr.. Lever in the
awkward position in which he now
finds himself?
Mr.. Wilson's letter to Mr.. Lever
reads to us very much like he was
urgently beseeched and begged by
some one to write it. 1t does not read
like a voluntary outburst of his views
though we do not question it, express
es his honest conviction, the pity il
he did not write it before Mr.. Lever
was led astray by would be friends
who do not care a snap of r him.
And besides we have seen no letter
from Mr.. Wilson urging the return OF
Senator Tillman. In fact we were un-
der the impression that Mr.. Wilson
took the position that the adninistra-
ton would be hands off except it
might be that it was necessary to de-
feat an enemy of the administration,
and there is no such person in South
Carolina seeking Office, and Mr.. Will
son practically, so states in his letter
to Mr.. Lever. And in Mr.. Levers
district all the candidates express
loyalty to the administration.
If we were in Mr. Levers district
we would vote for him, because we
said when the talk first started
about his entering the race for the
senate just what President Wilson
says, that his place for the best SER
vice to his State and his country is
in congress where he is, but his
wo9ldLbe friends persuaded him that
il was not aud that he was necessary
to defeat Blease-that was the cruS
in their pleadings to get him to run
and he yielded in moment of weak
ness induced by laudable ambition
to be a senator. 1t is laudab1e am
bition, but in these times we should
be willing to work where our ser
vices will count the most. In our
opinion it is very doubtful if Mr..
Lever will carry his district under
the present conditions, though he
may.
If it is unpatriotic to oppose MG.
Lever why is it patriotic to oppose
Mr.. Ninchols and Mr. Byrnes. They
favored the war and have upheld the
administration. And why oppose MIR
Dominick. He voted against war and
a lot of good men did not agree or
that subject, but it is now an obsolete
Question and should not figure in al
election. The main question now IS
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