The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-01
THE DISAPPOINTED CANDIDATE.


feeling blue today. The results have
not been what they expected, GER
tainly net what they hoped for. Most
OF these men believed they were the
best fitted men in the race for the
particular office for which each was
a candidate, and the result causes
them to look with distrust on the pri-
mary.
Again, these men feel keen dis
trust in their fellow men. A great
many men caused them to believe
that they were about to be elected. A
great many men who did not vote for
each candidate talked to that candi-
date as if they expected to vote for
him. Some openly promised and then
failed to keep the faith. In the disap-
pointment at losing out, these men
quite naturally feel that they have
been deceived.
If we would say word to these
men today, we would advise them to
forget the campaign as soon as posi-
bic, forget politics for all time, and
get a job of their own and go to
work along other lines. Half the in
dustry which the candidates periodic
ally invest in politics employed in
business would make of US all pros
porous citizens.
We believe that every man should
be a candidate once; if for no other
reasons, to find out how polite he
can be. But after he has been cam
didate and has been beaten he
should realize that the country will
run without him, and that he needn't
worry about it, but had better put
his thoughts on himself, his family
and his own business. There is moth
ing in politics anyway. A few men,
peculiarly fitted for ofice-holding will
always be found who will fill the Of
fees from we'll to indifferently we'll,
and the country will be better off if
the number of those who want office
shall not increase. When good man
is in office and is filling it acceptably
no other man should persuade himself
to run for that particular office. Of
fee, you know, is a public trust and
not a private snap to be gobbled up
by anyone who happens to be able to
get it.
But speaking of disappointed can
didates, our thoughts turn to the dear
women. Most men have been able to
take defeat in elections heretofore
pretty well. 1t has come hard at times
but they have held their tongues,
looked pleasant and gone about
their business. Occasionally we have
heard of poor brother drowning his
sorrow in ardent spirits, privilege
now denied all defeated candidates.
The question now is, or will be, will
the women be able to take defeat like
the men?
We have no doubt that if a wo-
man candidate in the next election
shall be defeated by man she will
be able to get over it, though she
may think the man rather ungallant
for beating her. But what is going
to become of the woman who de-
feats another woman for office?
How will they meet each other at
the Thursday afternoons Bridge
Club? Will they greet each other
pleasantly at the Wednesday nights
prayer HSSIluS VII IiS uS1SoeSu
female go down town the next day
and buy a new gown at the hus-
bands expense and show out in a
few days in "new vines" to let her
opponent see what she can do? Will
there be new automobile, or
should we say limousine, in the fam
lily, or what will happen? These are
questions which cannot he answer
ed until the time comes, but in the
meantime the questions are puz-
z!ing.
We have been told that when the
women come to vote they will show
us all kinds of reforms and many
ether things. There will be better
administration of the laws every