Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-01
Choice of the People.

The Columbia State came out We'd
nesday morning, screeching Ike n ma
MAC and scolding like Il wet hen be-
cause of the manner in which the
Democratic voters of South Carolina
had asserted themselves in Tuesdays
primary.
1T is certain that the Democratic
people Of South Carolina will on the
18th of September once again declare
that two terms in the governors office
is enough for any mortal man-as 1t
was enough for Hampton, Hagood,
Tillman and Manning" it yclls.
Then it goes on to comfort itself
with:
"They will nominate Thomas G. Nc
Leod as the candidate Of the DEMO
CRATIC PARTY.
mo good battle is ever won without
earnest, patriotic, incessant and or
ganl2cd work. That kind of work al
ready has begun.
'In the first primary of 1916 when
Manning, Cooper and Blcasc were the
candidates, Mr. Blease had Il plurality
of $4,000.
He was defeated in the second pri-
mary by about 5000
who has led in yesterdays primary
can not at this hour be told; it may be
Mr. BleaSe, ii may be Mr.. Mcleod. In
either case, the plurality will not be
large.
I'm 1916 the combined majority of
Manning and Cooper against Blease
was around 5000. The State said the
following morning that it was only
necessary for the opponents Of Mr..
BlcaSc to 20 TO the polls and vote in
the second primary and Mr.. Manning S
election was assured. The EVENT
PROVED THE ACCURACY OF THE
STATES PREDICTION.
"As this is written the majority re-
ported against Mr.. Blcasc is 13,473.
yesterday The State had no can
didatc for governor. II follows the lead
this morning uf the majority of the
people of South Carolina in choosing
as the candidate TO win in the second
primary THOMAS G.. MCLEOD.
In the estimation of the Columbia
state those thousands of good men and
women of South Carolina, who voted
for Blcase last Tuesday count for
nothing, and their earnest desire must
be defeated at any cost. Under no
circumstances must they he allowed to
choose a governor who will not be sub
jcct to the Columbia state.
Who believes the assertion of the
state that it hal no candidate ycstcr-
day? In its issue Of August Is. The
TorkviIle Enquirer said this, the truth
of which nobody understands better
titan does the Columbia State:
1T seems strange indeed that so
jealous and sincere a man as Mr..
LanCy cannot fully comprehend the
political situation i'm South Carolina.
"Mr. Lancy is running for governor
without u shadow Of a show Of being
elected, either now or two years from
now.
"Wc arc saying this not because we
regard Mr.. L.anCy as unfit, for rs
matter Of fact there is not Il more fit
man in the race. Mr.. lanCy has a
deep and abiding sympathy for Mr..
Average Citizen and if hC stands for
anything it is for social and economic
Justice.
MI Lancy is opposed TO iOhbery of
all kinds. and he has never been found
cooperating with the hired representa-
tives of corporate or other interests.
"Alr Mcleod is the candidate ui the
machiEc-nOt the anti-BlcaSc machine:
but the machine Of the gang that has
the state by the throat in the interest
of its own d"'niualion-thc machine for
which Manning and Cooper carried the
Nag.
This machine is not so much oppos-