The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-25
SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES


Today is primary election day in South
Carolina and the fact arouseS mild atten-
ton on this side of the State line. The 40
ings of the South CarolinianS are always OF
interest to the other Carolinians on the
north, although political conditions in that
State are not always clearly perceived oy
the Tar Heels.
The 1886 campaign has been tame al
fair. according to all reports which nave
come out of the Palmetto country. South
Carolina newspapers are agreed that this
is true and their news reports of the cam
paign have been convincing on this point.
The fireworks which Colonel Harllee and
Tom Stoney were expected to touch on
seem to have been composed exclusively OF
punches of very small tirecrackers. On the
other side, the New Dealers, led by Senator
Jimmie Byrnes, made about as slckly snow
ing as has ever been recorded in political
campaign in the South.
Taking the printed record from South
Carolina newspapers as the basis OF It's
views. The Times-NewS has been forced to
the conclusion that the Palmetto State cam
paign was without pep" and that it was
almost without form and void" The South
Carolina journals report that it aroused no
interest among the voters and the campaign
meetings were attended by very small
crowds of bored and sleepy citizens. Sen
ator Byrnes and the New Dealers did not
deal in anything that was remotely calcu-
lated 20 stir up the South Carolinlans, and
the anti-New Deal campaign, led by Candl-
dates Harllee and Stoney, failed to register
enthusiasm for the opposition, although
there is under the surface in South Caro-
lima considerable feeling of opposition to
the national administration.
The primary election rules in South Caro-
lima were devised to hog-tie all who par
ticipate in a Democratic primary. All who
participate are required to take an iron
clad oath to support in the general election
all Democratic candidates, from constable
to president of the United States. South
CarOlinians who desire to oppose the New
Deal in the general election will have to
refrain from voting in the primary today
and as far as all State and local offices are
concerned, they will be deprived of the
privilege of expressing their preferences.
1t is clear that the matter of stirring up
opposition to the dominant party in South
Carolina is one little difficult to handle
In fact, it has not so far been done success
fully; and that is the chief reason for anc
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by Senator Byrnes and the other. Dealers
They, of course, have known all along tina
it was practically impossible for them tt
be defeated in the primary, regardless O.
any feeling of opposition that might arise
on account of opposition to the nationa
administration.
The Charleston News and Courier is ou1
authority for the assertion that there is nj
New Deal political leader in South Caro-
lima who knows enough about national is
sues to. discuss them intelligently or in ;
way to focus the interest of the voters OF
national problems. The Charleston pape
asserts that the Palmetto political leaders
including Senator Byrnes,. do not know
what the New Deal is, the import of wha
the national administration has done anC
is trying to do, OR the direction in which
the country is going, or its ultimate desti
nation, under Roosevelt leadership. Tn,
charge IS certainly substantiated by tn
campaign which has just closed.
The News and Courier points out tina
absolutely no effort to discuss issues wa