The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-23
,at .ha. Senator Smith has nothing

fe:r. i,
T':!..:.,,e his IS true, it does no. mean
IL: i;;.is .ght should be ignored. The
,eop,e of this state have a right to
snow. who is the real power behind
the throne in the fight iow being
yagei against Senator Smith. Mr..
Scaife was a school teacher in South
Carolina for a number of years,
which is the profession o. Tie starv-
ng we have lately heard. liter he
aad decided to quit the teaching pro-
fess.on, he undertook the practice
of law, at which our information is,
:ie did not make a brilliant success.
Later he was in the army, as ne tells
US in his pamphlet. In none Of these
occupations or positions could he
have accumulated any money. He is
man without means we understand.
Where then does the money come
from with which he is waging this
fight against Senator Smith? Is it his
own personal funds he is spending,
or is it the funds of someone else?
We take it that Mr.. Warren is not
financing this expensive circuiarizine
and pamphletizing of the state. Our
understanding is that Mr.. Warren is
man without large means, himself.
The signed advertisements which he
is running in this state, and the 9TH
er expenses of the campaign are
quite heavy for a lawyer in moder-
ate practice a nd without means. Or
course his friends have a right to
help him in these matters, if they are
so disposed, and as long as the money
is spent for proper purposes and by
men with the good of the state at
heart, there can be no objection to
the publicity. But the people have the
right to know, if others are putting
up the money to run Mr.. Warren's
campaign, who these others are, and
what is their purpose.
Mr.. Warren says that he does not
know Mr.. Scaife, and we take his
word for it, but the next question is,
does MIR. Warren know the people
WAC know Mr.. Scaife? That is the
real question.
There Is nc Charge anywhere, as
we understand it, that Senator Smith
has not voted with his party. There
is no objection to him on the ground
that he has not stood behind the
president. There is no charge that he
has supported legislation detrimental
to the interests of the people. The
only thing they cry about is roll calls,
and they do not even claim ;nat any
thing has been lost by reason of the
Senator not answering any or all
o. these roll calls. Why thc:? the
.igii. by outsiders like Mr.. Scaife?
Tc'.., we do not know, and we
" ,IlG lot ;,ccuse anybody without
orcc:cc. TT .lcre are facts which
IL: : tc ovc.:e eoAed. Senator Smith
has been the author of great many
remedial measures in the interest of
The farmers of the South. There are
many people in other paris OF the
country, we imagine, who would like
to see him defeated on tbs account.
Again, Senator Smith voted right on
the prohibition amendment ami on
The VClstead Act, we believe. At
least he is not now in favor of letting
up on the restrictions against selling
LIQUOR. There are q great many peo-
;'.e in the United States who would
like to have man in the Senate from
South Carolina, who looks more
promising on the liquor question. The
The liquor people in the United. Stat
es have their hopes set on the election
the man to the presidency who
will best serve the interests OF the
.auor sellers. They took an active
part at both the great National Con-
"ent ors, and they have their ears to
he ground IN every state in. the
;.nirn, and they have not been un-
willing in the past to spend huge
Sums of money to elect meii who be-
lieved as they do, or who were will
ing to vote as they believed.