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(beMnilig ORRs. NMANSING;S PUBLISHED EVERN WEDNESDAN Six mo"'. r, e squarn . ..ne '.: 1e- s: i-ch -.4 u - crujon. ;0 cest-. ot'uar~e, &L" TrOt'. co a atte~r THE INFLUENCE OF THE PRESS. It is hard for the press to oc lieve that its in:iuence 0s ,ipo tent im a poli1tical campai. n uevertheless the recent .elct"n has demonstrated ciearly a man can win without the press or ratn er with the entire press of the State aamst him. or neutrai. This is accounted for in our jud, ment. in the fact that the people are no longer led by the haran gues of demnagogues nor are they misled by the ravings o a parti san press: whenever the newspa pers appear to be in a comoine against a man. whether or not there has been un understanding between them naakes no di ierence once the masses believing froin the manner of the press there :s such a combination, then they at . esce go to the rescue of the and become his The newspapers with but very few exceptions were arrayed against Cole L. 1lease. not only so, but there were men gong over the State attempting with the forked tongue of slander to black en the man's character. the sac redness of the man's private af. fairs were disregarded. these things and others had their influ ence with the masses and they put their stamp of disapproval upon the metfiods employed by the opposition to Blease. It is OUT opinion the Pronibitionists made a grave mistake when they. through their leaders. zave out between the first and second pri maries that the liquor questior was eliminated, and the tight had resolved itself to a question o! men. this had the etect of driv ing from Mr. Featherstone many who were supporting him on the. prohibition platform, and it crea ed a distrust among those whc favored local option; the Local Ontionists could not see how it was possible for those who pro. fessed to be for prohibition from a moral standpoint could desertt compromise a moral principle for votes for the elevation of any mar: to public office, the masses regard ed tbe action of the Prohibition ists as confirming their belief that the prohibition movement :s not a moral issue but a political one with its leaders clamoring to gel into office-hungermfl after the fiesh pots. It is clearly demonstrated the newspapers can only be a potent force in the politics in the Statt when they can give such editorial expressions as will appeal to tie judgment of the people: while the. press is a mnoulder of sentinent. and has a powerful influence. it can only exert that influence when it is just. and right. The people are very discerning. they graspa situation ouickly. it is easy for them to see the ditTerence between an honest expression of the press. and an expression prompted oy personal spleen: in the recent election there is no doubt in our mind that miuch of the opposition to Blease was prompted by tEi personal hatred of The States ed itor, his views was accepteu any followed by many of the weekli.s (weaklies)that never have an orig inal idea, but who are dependent on The State for an editoril cue. The State is their promptor, and hence, they followed it much like fice follow the yelp of the leadi hound 'n a chase. We regrard the lesson taught the newspapers of South Carolina one of the be st and most profitable they have had in many years, and predict. in the future there will be more justice, accuracy and conservatism in thec press of this State. The people read the newspa pers, then they think for them selves bow they shall act. the day has gone by when they regard every editorial expression as an incontrovertable fact, they read. and they reason. often reaching~ the same cone cion as the .'ditor. but frequently arriving at on poite conclusions5. therefor-- i1 behooves the press of thec State. to be fair. and to remenwer that abse, and misrepresen tati: is not an iniluencing factor in hi dv of universal intelligence TIhe recent electi'on haemn ttrated clearly to our mid that the oroihibition causeisnth wane. and the I led' rhip o that cause is most rsp:>nsibj foz t Under the law as it is nHw:ba ress. the Prohibitionists not aa tied with a stradual clininatini step as the senftiment2 pt - ach :non.e. but they ge: huLr for o:eice. and drop th 'nn fo the shadow by trym:g to :or'ce fromt the people)h? ?. ;rintax local self overnmnent'. an .1 ther (10 not have a care. tmeiree du(t ini this last election wx.in on the swing of the~ ptmun h ext reme. The Stat.. 1)emocrat:. r.xecu tiro (. Commttee dwlared the. nom:: naio.ns last niiht. headng the for Govern~or. Low let al! work w h'4. h h these :nanipulator -. 110,7 .....11 chace aretV Wnfaot"% CAIS" ' 'k. pression. th' r'41e 4e.ns z o u., t pI~ .0 *1 PVi.*( . farmfers Wthat iOUr opl~m:>' in il bic sta ing a mitak cotton at present pI espIS ;iv those farmers who are ow Ikfe theirereditorsuwaiting wlill f.1 al n t 4t; " ! 0 1L11 '1'ue to nnati . I Ctey 1, speculat byhldn nto W advise every rm o at his entton as rapidly as sn~ce and market is as fast as'h n neries will put :! in sIhape, th when the debts ire llp . sur-plus is left there 'm'Ly bO SO'i reason t hold for a bette r IWC0. The showing mad1 by Mr. Smith by ti t eIegram s frome -: eral states does not s uigniV.ty v thinz. for wo remeiber a few I years ago the telegraphic reports from Txas. and other cotton ,rowin, states c.usd tht loss of: millions of do! lli to the farmers of Souti Carolina. they were mis led by the reported cond:tion0s ; the cotton g-rowing helt and held their cotton when th. price was about like it is now or perlaps more, and then later had to take nearly tifty per cent less, no. there2 is a good profit in cotton at tini teen cents. this is sure. it may to higher and probably wil but the price at present Is tile to . tile mortgage and it should be lifted first before speculation takes po ssession of the judgment. Seb your cotton and pay your deiebt-. THEY ARE SICK OF A FARCE. i'hee i beng irculated : ,Darlington a petition f .or an ece tion to re-establishi the county I dispensary. there is a special Act which permits Darlington to have an election without waiting. ti.. four years. Whether the effort will succeed or n'.t we do' no't know, but there is thms mue.: cer tan. :he illheit trathe o~ ugu must stop and there :uust iMe a reater curtauimenit in tnes con sumption of liquor or the State wi!. in self-defense'. be compelled to de'ise some plan by; whnih liuor can be .nvtu.!y soli. I ne people are tiredI of the conditions that exist. It would not surprise. us to see that G~ ree::n lle has vot ed back the dispensar'- amnd if it does Anderson. Spartan burg. and: other uip-country counties will follow, and then it will be gen eral all over the State. So far~ as Clarendon is concerned there wd iKe no special Ae: fo an elc.Ction at the commni1 or ine' me'smon tE loing. the voters' of this cun:t voted out the diigensary 'or :ur years and~ they :nust stand4. to ti:m -ak th1en. whwn ti fu .years has expired th'ey can pe.ti ti'n fori anI eetion but not u lt people the::selves vote in the en t ntor. .\iready.i tiiwy are~ leg.!.m. :4 i I the'. gener'a: as-.moi' I n' cle.rship for the. i'~~ Hue o''i :, entry of J1. \\ ion 4,)'"' wn" editor of tiwe Columia' R'coni andU has s.erve'd most accep"tai.u. the position of cierk 4,; the Hous. fr o>ne term. and we reg'ardi hmi: so weil qalitied .or .iis psto 1that did the writer have ':t in that bodyv hie would gia4.i cast it :or him. 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