The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-08
THE sPARTANBURG JOURNAL


And it wobbled out,
And it left the people still in doubt
Whether the snake that made the
track was coming in or going out.
That is the way Judge MCGOWAN,
when he was a great advocate in this
Fart of the state, sometimes describ-
ID the testimony Of witness who
swore in every direction, as witnesses
sometimes do.
and it IS fitting description of
the article in Mondays Spartanburg
Journal on the alleged deal between
Senator Smith and Ex-Governor
Blease.
1t is true that the Journal does
make one statement CT opinion in an
article of a columns length. 1t says
that it ''looks ugly" But it leaves US
in doubt about what it is that looks
ugly. We do not know whether it is
the census departments statement of
cc-7,cc--ttaa5urg's population, the predic-
ament George has gotten himself into
first with the prohibitionists, and next
with the boys who want to see liquor
sold, Magnolia Street, 'or the grow
ing subscription list of the Herald.
We take it that the statement does
not refer to Senator Smiths letter
to Mr.. Blease, nor Mr.. Blease's sup
port of the Senator because the Jour-
nal says that Mr.. Blease, as regu-
lar democrat, if not a good one, has
a right to support Senator Smith if
he desires. 1t fails to state any evi-
dence on which to charge that Sena-
tor Smith sought his support, or is
using it to stir up factional feeling
in the state, as in Calhoun George.
What really looks ugly to the Jour.
nal, we imagine, is Georges chances
Of being elected. Or it may be
Georges statement that he now
stands for prohibition. Or it may be
that George and the Journal would
have liked the looks of things better
# Blease had come out for George
We cannot tell.
The Journal finds itself unable tc
censure Senator Smith for answering
a courteous letter from Mr.. Blease
1t would have been less than polite
not to have thanked him for the kind
expressions in his letter with regard
to the Senator's campaign, and fo}
mis- offer to allow the Senator to use
his letter if it was desired to do So
We imagine that if Mr.. Blease had
been in Spartanburg and had said to
the Journal man that his paper was
a great paper for a small town, the
paper man would have thanked him.
Perhaps he would have asked Mr..
Blease what he thought about the pa
per so he could thank him.
Another thing is this: If instead
of coming out in a letter favoring
Smith, Mr.. Blease had come out fav-
oring George, would it appear to
George and his following that Blease
is as bad as he once was? Would
Georges friends use Blease's letter
amongst the former followers of the
Governor in the effort to get their
votes? Answer that question and then
blame Smith accordingly or not as
you answer it.
No, gentle readers, George wants
20 get away from the big amount of
money he is spending in this race, and
ne doesn't want to tell who is con-
tributing it. The sum is now so large
that everybody knows George is not
paying it. The advertisements are
signed by "friends" of George. Who
are the friends? Let us know who il
is that is putting up money to get
George elected. Certainly it is not the
women for whom he would prepare
a little blackberry wine. Who is ii
then?