Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-15

the Pharisee in the temple in his 1
am holier than thou attitude. In ef-
| feet he said. 1 am not like you fel-
lows-when / say n thing ! mean II
and live up To it Tillman can no
longer rebuke that Republican senator
II he again snickers."
"Franked" Campaign Literature.
| The Piedmont also says that Sena-
tor Tillman has begun his campaign
with the use Of official franked envel-
opes to carry his first political COM
munication. Does Senator Tillman
| expect free service from the national
government as well as the newspapers
, of this state in his effort to succeed
himself?" is asked. HE sent an ad-
dress to the people OF South Carolina
and wrote. Hope you can give it pub
licity. 1t came in an envelope TO
| which no postage stamp was affixed.
| 1t was in no sense an official COM
munication. AS a candidate, he Is
| citizen. not q part Of the legislative
machinery Of our government. Other
candidates will have to pay postage
upon all their mailed campaign COM
munications. Postage is no small item
of the campaign expenses Of any can
didate who has opposition, even
though he presents his claims from
the stump. Naturally it will be big
Of hn ~ q rqn1i-
| date who does not take the stump
The Columbia State, usually the
| bellweather OF the flock, had not, up
until today, sufficiently recovered
from the shock Of the crash Of its
hopes to say anything. but is probably
utilizing the sabbath calm today to
try TO get its wits together TO put up
some kind of front.
These extracts from newspapers
which have always fought former
Governor Blcasc and are opposed to
him today. reflect the sentiment of the
anti Reform newspapers: that Tillman
can't defeat Bleasc, and that his an
nounccment, with the Lever statement
tied on to it. somewhat as the tail To
kite, has made ii impossible for any
body else to defeat Bleasc. And in
sorrow and sadness they mournfully
admit it--nut in so many words, but
In effect as their lamentations show.
Reform Party Solid and Confident.
The Reform faction. which numbers
n considerable majority OF the voters
| Of South Carolina, is lined up solidly
behind former Governor Blease. Even
without the stampede in the anti-Rc-
form ranks. the RefOrmers were con-
fdent OF victory all along the line in
the prima ries this summer. because the
people are tired of n mixture of au-
tocracy and bureaucracy in charge of
their state: they are weary of ring
and clique control. which never takes
into account the great masses of the
people, and they are determined to
make their state democratic in fact as
well as in name, to have n voice in
their own state government: to put IN
end to extravaganza in the cXpcndi-
ture of their money. and to obliterate
a regime which, preaching state
apseee sntsos slesshsel elsenleeea flaM.
and order" has practiced the most ex-
treme, bitter and narrow partisanship
in the entire history of South Carolina.
and under which there has been more
lawlessness than under any previous
administration since the days of re-
construction. And for the first time in
South Cardinals history. uhc days OF
Scott and Moses and Chamberlain ex-
cepted) n governor, elected upon n
"law and order" platform, has sent the
militia TO dominate an election. and TO
enforce the decree OF Il magistrate. over
the protest of a sheriff, throwing mill
operatives into the streets without
giving them time to secure shelter from
the bitter weather, and has approved
the expense accounts of 4 whisky con-
stabulary for thousands Of dollars of
the states money spent in redlight
brothcls, buying liquor. and in such
like manner.
The senatorial race will be narrowed
down TO Blease and Tillman, if Till
man is living. it now appears. and
that Blease will defeat Tillman Is n
foregonc conclusion-provided. the
people of the state do not sleep upon
their rights, as they did in 19l6-in
other words, II they see to it that they
have q free ballot and secure fair
count.
Dial Flags TiIIman.
Mr.. n. B. Dial. of Laurens, the only
other announced candidate, gen
tleman of wide business -, rience
and ability, but 1t does not appear that
he can develop sufficient political
strength to be n factor in the race
In n statement which he has issued
| (and 1t must be remembered that Mr.
Dial Is an Anti Reformer. and that
the votes he secures will come from
Tillman and not from Blease-that
this year Mr.. Dial and Senator TILL
man are on the same side OF the po-
litical fence) Mr.. Dial flays the
Tillman announcement unmercifully.
He says:
"Six years ago Tillman was too
feeble, or was unwilling to come be-
fore the people Of the state, and.
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