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Cfc IRa?jpmm anb jSautbroo. OL, m i Claas Itotttr. W. p. Board. Gov. Bleu*?? s secre? tary of war and personal body guard in 'he campaign of 1912. for which service he waa paid by the statu of Booth Carolina. In this year the free lance mouthpiece of the ultra radi? cal element of the Bleasa faction. He has made numerous attacks on John O Hlehards. whom he charges with naiftg an antl-Bleaae partisan witn a thin veneer of Bleaaelsm for cam? paign purposes and not worthy of Support by loyal Bleaseltes. This Wash ha turns his attention to Mendel l< smith, alleging that this candidate for governor Is. If anything, political? ly, a Bleaaeite only thinly whitewash? ed on the outside with antl-Bleaae awn ?also for campaign purposes. *??-.rd belongs to the Inner circle of the Blasse faction and may be pre? pared to prove his charges against bath Richards and Smith. But whether he can prove his charges or n?t It Is a coincidence that thousands of voter? have suspected all along that the situation waa practically as f h.trgrd by Beard. The people who are working for the restoration of law and order by the absolute ob? literation of Bleaaelsm In the State government want neither a veneered eatl-Bleaaa man. a white-washed B1*aa?tte In the governor's office; they will not knowingly vote for a eamp follower or a Trojan horse. Beard's first choice aa a dyed In the wool Bleaaeite Is Irby. with an ap? parent leaning toward Smith as the last alternative. Straws show how the wind blow a He careful how you vote. ? a ? If alt the Democrats who have en? rolled la tha cluha vote In the pri? mary Augnst ttth. the vote will be *ve* greater than the record-hreak rn? total of it 11. The personal en? roll man t rnla hait disfranchised no one, and tha assertion by Bleaae. l< hards. Htma and other office-seek? ers ia proven by the enrollment to be aa false aa other statements of theirs. If there la a Democrat In this coun? ty Who has been disfranchised by the personal enrollment rule It Is his own fault and It Is the same In every oth? er county. a e e Prof. Cllhkacalea* State-wide com putaory education at once or bust campaign appears to have resulted aa we anticipated. The Stats Is not pr*paxe<1 to finance nor to enforce compulsory school attendance, and wh la tha theory appeals to a large pe roan tags of the good cltlsens of ?outh Carolina at first blush. wh?n they begin to consider and ana? lyse tha proposition In the cold light of reason they are Immediately forced to the conclusion that Prof. Cllnk eealear theory Is Impractical and Im? possible. A reasonable man at once aafca himself the question: Why cirnelbty commit the State to an trihleecent dream by the election of a governor pledged to an educational Programm? that a comon sense leg Isbttare will not adopt without ma? terial modifications that will '?ring th? theory Into harmony with the ? ting conditions and the ability of the Bute?that la to say the legisla? ture will ba forced by common sense sr..i buslneas consideration to adopt ? local option plan of compulsory ' mtion. To adopt any other course tha legislature would do the causa of education an Irreparable top ry by placing another Impoaslble arm an unenforctbte law. under prea * conditions, on the statute books. TIBS legislature cannot make bricks ^ out straw, and It is dlsengenu ? i- tc uae a mild term, for Prof. Karale? to brush aside practical CO" Idsratlons by saying that the leg l?d.'*ra must find ways and means to put flash and blood on his theoretical f ework and breath Into It the > r th o' Ufr. If he. Is the statesman and V.m constructive genius that the Mr ulcan task calls for be should ' nla to rvolve n practical plan for mafctag of force and effect the theory th - he advocates. A leuder In ao grant a crusade should at loa?t be ??.'? to b*a*e the puth or to give a hit * to the common road hullders of thi? highway from darkest Ignorance to' tha realm of universal on *,n nment. A capable ami success? ful architect does not say in an off has I manner to the atone cutters, e >na and carpenters "llulld me a Bread temple and be sure to make It er and more enduring than uny <>? < r yet erected In this country:" the contrary, the architect who ha already a mental picture of his de. furnishes his workmen with p'ata gad apscUcatlona down to the * liest details ,?ml supervises the *< c to make sure that'there are no dr\letftoae from his pi m. aaoggd those b- nay himself order. 1 .*of. Cllnkseah i Is an exe? llent g? leman and would prohaldv make a re governor, but to vote for him . e the strength of his ?aie SJldl puteory education theory. ami I i no other reason, would be folly. I his theory at this time Is trade* arv ^_ CHARLES AM) MENDEL SMITH AND RROVYNINO FEAR ELIM? INATION. All Take a Shot at Mm lining?Aspir? ant* for State Offices Ilenrd by About Hit Hundred at Wlnnsboro. Wlnmboro, Aug 3.?Attacks on the elimination movement by C A. Smith, M. L. Smith and L. J. Browning fea? tured tbe meeting here today. While six hundred people listened, these three scored the elimination scheme. They took shots at R. I. Manning and said they would not be eliminated ex? cept by the vote of the people on Au? gust 25. Especially was Mr. Brown? ing severe on those who started the elimination plan. < 'ha*. A. Smith, opening the speak? ing for governor, said a few gentle? men "long on patriotism but short on political judgment" had a conference for the purpose of eliminating certtin candidates, but that ho had entered the race on his own Initiative and he would not withdraw at the dictation of a. *. f#t of men. He u^acked the Columbia afternoon paper for "setting Itself up as the censor of the Demo? cratic party," and asked the three men who it advised the people to concen? trate on for governor whether they were on the side of the classes or the masses. He went into the political history of the Columbia afternoon pa? per and asked if one of the candidates selected by this "dictator" had always stood where he stands now on local option compulsory education, attack? ing blm for being inconsistent on this point. "I come here also to resent the ac? tion of the editor of the Columbia Record in rushing out to dictate to the people whom they should vote for," said Mendel L. Smith, charging that he did not have the manhood to come out and support one but suggest? ed three." He told the people he would not be the candidate of any clique or faction, or "newspaper," and told the people they were the ones to do the eliminating. He termed the at? tempt at elimination as an attack on the liberties of the people. He at? tacked the position of Mr. Manning on the compulsory education Issue, saying he had voted in tho general assembly several times for State-wide compul? sory education and had now switched to local option compulsory education. His promise to use the pardoning power sparingly brought applause, get? ting cheers when he closed. "I am another one of these candi? dates who have been eliminated," said Lowndes J. Browning. He said he and the other five antl-Blease men had received a letter from a group of men, "either bankers or men whom the banks had strings on," proposing to eliminate all but one of the anti Blease men. He stated that the six at a meeting in Walterboro decided not to attend the conference, but when It was held In the Jefferson Hotel in Columbia Manning and Cooper spent an hour and a half in the lobby and followed them to the elevator. He said the call of the Alken delegation for the conference last Friday was sent out by the campaign manager for one of the candidates, "who was in Aiken at the time." He said he had' been eliminated by "this coterie of bank? ers," which ho denounced as "ring rule," and said he was not the candi? date of any clique or faction Of news? paper, and he proposed to leave the mutter to the people, and if defeated would tuke his medicine. He assailed the Columbia Record in vigorous terms for Its advice to the anti-Blease men to concentrate their votes on Cooper, Manning und CUnkscales. He said tbe originul intention was to centre on only one candidate, "but as be grew weaker they added two more, and as bo grows weukcr they may add the two Smirbs and I will hi tho only one eliminated." He excoriated the owners of tbe Columbia Record in bit? ter termi. and said: "If this ring rule prevails you will see this as tbe last primary." Ho stated that be bad al? ways been tbe friend of the masses. He was cheered and given Mowers when be closed. John Qi CUnkscales said be knew nothing about this unpleasantness" until be came on tbe grounds, and he wun running on bis motion, and did not propose to bo eliminated unless the l deri .lid it on the Hill, which "1 don't believe they uro going to do." He then landed into Ids argument for compulsory edueutlon. He was cheer? ed. K A Cooper said be would appre? ciate the support of any men or newspaper, but that b?? hud opposed the elimination conference. "I was In the lobby of tbe Jefferson Hotel talk? ing to a representative of Mr. Krown Ing and opposing the elimination con? ference," he said. "And 1 told my friends they were msking a mistake," bo continued, saving be had opposed the conference and had always said tbe mutter should be left the peo? ple. He stated that be had always stood ready to make any personal Bge? rifles for the good of bis State, bul ho didn't propose to try to build him self up by tearing down others. He j imphMtlSd his unalterable opposition to any elimination conference and had so .stated, he said, at Walterboro. He said be had told the peoplo of Sum ter of bis stand und be was leaving to the peop'e themselves the matter ol elimination. He urged the people to go to the polls and vote for the best man and to lay aside personal friend? ship and be guided in casting their ballots only by the best interests of the State. He made a ringing speech for enforcement of the law, drawing ap plause by his remarks. John T. Duncan discussed what he called the ??system." Wi C. Irby defied anybody to show that he did not believe in law and or? der, and referred to his fight against the immigration bureau. Mr. Irby paid his respects to the Columbia af? ternoon paper and attacked the cotton] mill mergers, and advocated a com mission to regulate them, paying hia respectt* to Lewis W. Parker. He out? lined his plan for rural credits. Ho was applauded. Rlch'd I. Manning said neither he nor anyone acting under his authority had anything to do with the callingI of any "elimination ' conferences, or I with them. He said he knew nothing) more about them than any one else, but he thought the talk of the news? papers and those in Ihe conference had been brought about by a desire to do something for the common good. He referred to* the perplexity in the minds of the people as to whom to vote for. Mr. Manning said he could not account for the candidates jump? ing on him unless they were afraid of his strength with the people. He em? phasized the issues 6f the campaign and promised a business administra? tion if elected. He advocated a local option compulsory education law. Mr. Manning attacked wholesale pardons. "The conditions under which we live today of the non-enforcement of law is a disgrace to South Carolina," said Mr. Manning, urging the people to arise in their might and put those re? sponsible out of office on August 25, and to elect those "who would re? store South Carolina to her rightful place" and restoro law and order. He was applauded and given flowers. John B. Adger Mullally then spoke. John G. Itlchards said the action taken In Columbia last Friday to elim? inate certain candidates justified his charge and fight on the new rules adopted by the last State convention, that they were to humiliate the poor| man and to return to the old conven? tion system of nominating officers. He said the elimination conference vindi? cated his charge against the last Dem? ocratic convention said charged that the elimination conference was called by the newspapers and a few leaders, but expressed his conviction that all of the eleven candidates were inde? pendent of newspaper domination "and could not be pulled down like jumping jacks by tho newspapers." Ho opposed compulsory education, but) said it would be better to submit the question of State-wide compulsory ed? ucation to tho people than have local option conlpulsory education, saying the latter would be retrogression and would cause dissension and strife. His I customary declaration that he intend? ed voting for Gov. Blease for the sen ate brought cheers for Senator Smith. Charles Carroll Slmms said some of the anti-Blease candidates had been eliminated und attacked Mr. Manning, "who had started out as the apostle of peace and become the apostle of! hute because he wunted to got the support of that little old convention." Referring to the elimination confer? ence, ho attacked Mr. Richards as be? ing a "Tillmanite, Anseilte and Gon zuleslto and now a Bleuscito." He said Richards had been a friend of Gov. Blease only a few weeks and asked the Blcnselt^r "why they wanted to tako up Richards, a Bleaseito only of! recent conversion, in preference to others who have been Blease's friends for years. He said If Mr. Richards! was "grateful to Gov. Ansel" why didn't he retain the office of railroad commissioner, and warned tho people] continually against giving olllee to ono man?" "Don't elect Richards the first week he is converted, but let him serve out his four remaining years as railroad commissioner and prove his friend? ship for Governor Blease and then bo ciiii run for governor, said Mr. Simtns, "for you only have his word thut ho is a Blease innn." He added, "if you want a Blease man elect me," but "don't vote for a gold brick." Wilhelm Calls for Prayer. Berlin. Aug. ft,?Kaiser Wilhelm proclaimed today universal prayer throughout Germany, The British am-j hasse dor to Germany has received his! passports. American ambassador (la-1 rard will act for Great Britain In Ger? many during Ihe war. The business I of the empire Is completely paralysed, nearly every able bodied citizen has gone to the front or has enrolled In the reserves, Thousands of women are begging appointment! as Red I ('I oss nurses. "SAVE THE STATE FROM LAW LESttNESS AND BLEASE 1SM." All the Candidates Center Attacks on Manning who Is Looming up as The Champion of Law ml Order. Chester, Aug. 4.?Gubernatorial as? pirants expanded today on the attacks' that were started at the Winnsboro meeting yesterday. Charles A. Smith attacked the public records of the three anti-administration candidates chosen editorially in a Columbia newspaper and joined with Mendel L. Smith and Lowndes J. Browning in their denunciation of the elimina? tion idea. Richard I. Manning again made an attack on Blcaseism, asking that the people restore respect for law and order by their votes on August 25. In answer Charles Carroll Simms took Mr. Manning to account for crying "peace, peace," and yet being the first to appeal to factional feeling. The audience of 700 Chester citi? zens, with scarcely more than a score of women present, listened attentive? ly until near the end when an an? nouncement of a baseball game air most emptied the hall. They showed small disposition to heckle, though there were many cheers and the sen? timent, except when the audience thinned down, was largely anti-ad? ministration. Mendel L. Smith deprecated the publicity and attacks directed against the elimination conferences, saying that he thought it had done more harm than good. He predicted that bossism would soon see its end in this State, and complimented certain pa? pers in their stand against "eliqueism" and in favor of leaving to the people the question of choosing their candi? dates either by hearing them or read? ing the newspapers. Mr. Smith went into his stand on local option compulsory education. He said that there is not as much respect for law and order as four years ago. In discussing the abuse of the par? doning power he drew a picture of eulogy for the jurors, judges, solici? tors and sheriffs. The sentiment was cheered when he declared that he would issue pardons only when clem ? ency would further Justice. A collection was taken at this time for the hail sufferers in York county. Lowndes J. Browning again attack? ed the "coterie of bankers who have attempted to eliminate me from the race for the governorship." Mr. Browning then discussed his plan of rural credits, stating that similar laws had done much good in other countries and could do the same in South Carolina. He called attention to the great need for small farmers In this State, who "rooted to the soil would aid all enterprises in the up? lift of the State." As an introduction to his attack on the present personal property tax, Mr. Browning referred to his work in the house of representatives, where he had been connected with the ways and means committee, of which he was chairman for one term. He advocated a graduated tax on incomes and in? heritances. John G. Cllnkscales, applauded as he arose, told his reasons for entering the gubernatorial race. Ho restated his position on law enforcement. He| advocated a corporation commission, composed of broad-minded men, to be appointed for the purpose of looking into cotton mills and other corpora? tions and of taking care of the small stockholders. "I want a commission that will show up these mills and let the stockholders know how they are doing business. I want them to be made to submit annual reports," said Mr. Cllnkscales, as he told of his loss In buying stock in a cotton mill. Mr. Cllnkacaloa pointed out that Scotland has had compulsory educa? tion for 175 years and that practical? ly all the States in the Union now had a compulsory attendance law. lie was warmly applauded and received two bouquets and a basket of peaches. "The llrst man," said Robert A. Cooper, "I want to see, if 1 am elect? ed, after I have taken my oath on January 17, next, is J. IS, Swearingen, State superintendent of education, who is trying to lead the boys and girls into the light. With him 1 urge provision and facilities before the en? actment of a compulsory school at? tendance law." Mr. Cooper's stand on the fearless enforcement of law, regardless of lo? cality, was cheered. He spoke of his work as solicitor in this connection He then told of his plan to place a farm demonstration school In eneh county, "in order to advance our ugrl cultural interests." Ml am tired," he said, "of our peo? ple quarreling with each other when there is stagnation on every hand." John T. Duncan Spoke of his "sys? tem." Ills remarks on eoattail swing? ing were thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. W, C. Irby. Jr.. maid: "A lot of the candidates believe in law and order for the little men but not for the big I men.' He then took Mr. Manning, [Mendel L. Smith, John G. Richards and Robert A. Cooper to task for their work in getting the Immigration ou reau Mr. Irby denounced the cotton mill, merger and the "Yankee capitalists." He outlined his plan for rural credits and was applauded when he con? cluded. Manning For Law. Richard I. Manning referred to the gravity to the South of the great Eu? ropean war and of how it wouli r*? suit in depreciation in price of cotton and urged the people to jrow food stuffs. "The issue is whether there is to be a continuation o" rhe demoralization caused by the present administration or whether we are to have a return to law and order,' said Mr. Manning, de? nouncing the pardon record of Gev. Blease, and saying "he had brought disgrace on the State by his reckless use of the pardoning power." He urged the people to "remove this dis? grace from the State,'' and received flowers and many cheers. Mr. Manning said in part: "I am opposed to factionalism. I want peace restored to our people and with our people united we can go forward with constructive measures to build up our citizenship so as to have a better educated and more ef? ficient citizenship and to improve the conditions of life, but this race for governor has narrowed to the ques? tion whether we are to continue the policies of the present administration with its lawlessness or whether we are to put an end to a condition which is a disgrace to the State. "The issue is more important than all the platforms of all the candidates for governor. "Is It too much to say that we can not have our laws properly enforced if the governor of the State winks at violations of law and even aids and abets the law breaker. "There has been reckless abuse of the pardoning power. "The highwayman has come to feel that he has a friend in the governor's otlice. The yeggman knows that a pardon can be secured. The murderer is aware that if he is the friend of the governor that he will go unpunish? ed. Even the rapist is handed a paper bearing the name of Cole L. Blease, a passport to liberty. "Are you willing for this condition to continue. We have now been in 30 counties. I believe that our peo? ple are aroused, and that on August 26 you will see that respect for law shall be restored, that security for life and property shall be guaranteed, that we shall purge ourselves of the disgrace that has been brought upon us by the reckless partisanship, the unbridled political ambition and con? duct of one who has placed these considerations above the welfare, nay, even above the life blood of our citi? zenship. I call upon all South Caro? lina regardless of past political af ? filiations to consider these matters and sternly to rebuke by defeat in the coming election each and ever/ man who has contributed to bring about this condition. Rise above sen timent. Rise above personal feeling and personal preference and consider your safety. Save your liberty. Save the future the destiny of your State. "The people have never yet failed to respond to a call for the right. The people can be trusted whenever they understand a condition. Let us get together, not on good roads, not on liquor, not necessarily even on educa? tion, but let us get together to save South Carolina from being a State torn by factionalism?a State govern? ment for its friends only?from a j?tate of lawlessness that stalks abroad openly and from degrading influences. Away with this condition and save South Carolina." "These candidates," said John G. Richards, "who are pouring hot shot into me are now sick politically and are not wasting their shot on a dead duck." His day after day declaration for Gov. Blease won a few cheers for Blease and cheers for E. 1). Smith. "How do you stand on wholesale pardoning?" asked an auditor. "I do not know," replied the speak? er, "that you are in such a position as to give an intelligent answer to that question yourself." "Then, bow do you stand toward Blease on pardoning?" asked another in the audience. "I do not criticise Gov. Blease for extending clemency," said Mr. Rich? ards, and the audience divided itself! into factional cheers of approval and disapproval. Mr. Richurds concluded j with his customary attack on the pri? mary rules and his opposition to any form of compulsory education. Chairman Glenn announced a base? ball game between Chester and Rock Hill and about 70 per cent of the i audience adjourned themselves. Charles Carroll Simms said that he bad opened the lire at Sumter against compulsory education and the primary rules, which, he said, Mr. Richards had taken on to himself. "As for Mr. Manning." he said, "he has spent his life trimming to every I breese." Mr. Rlmms then went on to discuss the "elimination" of anti Blease candidates, saying that on An gust 2b it would be ??extermination.' "Mr. Manning cries peace, peace,* and the other day he showed the cloven foot, when he said at Orangehurg that Bleaseism must be destroyed. Did he do if for the people? No. He did it to elect Richard L Manning governor." Mr. Siinins then spoke of his long friendship for Gov. Hlease. "Where was John G. Richards two years ago? He voted for Jones. Yes, Mr. Richards is the great seeker for majorities." He continued his arraignment of Mr. Richards on the question of liquor. I Charles A. Smith stated that he was not the kind of candidate who changed, but that he stood on the same platform as he did two years ago. Mr. Smith made his usual appeal for prohibition, saying that candidates set up for themselves the questions of law enforcement and education. I Mr. Smith then repeated hU stand against the editorials which have ap? peared in a Columbia paper. He stated that it was perfectly just to favor one. Ha charged that the first selection of that paper had made nine speeches in 1902 in Laurens county urging compulsory education; that the sec? ond choice was a man whose public record shows him to be on the side of the corporate Interests, and the third choice a man who had given up State-wide prohibition for the sake of indorsement at the hands of the press and certain people. A. K. SANDERS' RECORD. A Former Neighbor Defends Him Against False and Unfounded Charges. M?\ Editor: If you will allow me space in your columns I want to write just a few lines as I know of a good man being badly misrepresented. Some political enemy, or enemies, is misrepresenting A. K. Sanders of Hagood for the pur? pose of keeping people from voting for him. One report is that Mr. San? ders voted for Haskeil In 1890 which I feel satisfied Mr. Sanders did not do. Another report says that two years later he voted with the negroes against the constitutional amendment which I am positively sure he did not do. D. V. Keels, B. G. Morris, and my? self served as board of managers In the Rafting Creek box where Mr. San? ders voted. He said that he had been accused of voting the Haskeil ticket two years before and would be ac? cused in the future of voting against the constitutional amendment and he wanted some one to know he was not voting that way, therefore showed his ticket to the above named managers. In 1890 and the years following Mr. Sanders and I were not together on polities, he being a conservative and I a reformer. Mr. Sanders and I were raised practically in the same section of country so I have known him since boyhood and have never known him to be anything but a straight? forward, upright, honorable gentle? man. If any one will ask Mr. San? ders If he voted for Haskeil, I think he will say he did not. I feel that he will be one of the last men in Sumter county to bolt the Democratic party. I am sure no newspaper writer, nor do I Intend entering any controversy, but I think If anyone will ask Mr. Sanders, he will state truthfully how he voted in the past and how he stands now, politically. J. J. Hatfield. Rocky Bluff, Aug. 4. SENATORS IN GAMDEH. ANTI-BELEASITE6 APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN IN MAJORITY. Features of Day Were Demonstration Given the Governor and the Sena? tor?Applause Given to All. Cainden, Aug. 4.?Rival Smith and Rlease demonstrations featured the meeting here today of the campaign for the United States senate. The Smith parade was composed of farm? ers on horseback, escorting a wagon, drawn by eight mules, and containing three bales of cotton, on top of which was seated Senator E. D. Smith.' The mounted men carried banners bearing the names of all the Demo? cratic clubs In Kershaw county. Tha Smith adherents wore white cotton blooms and badges, inscribed: "E. D. Smith. Farmer's Candidate." The Bleaee parade was made up mainly of the governor's cotton mill supporters, who inarched behind a big banner, inscribed on one side, "Cole I* Rlease for Senator." and on the other. "John G. Richards for Governor." Roth parades went through, a part of stain street to Monumental Park, w here the meeting was held. Judging by the number that left with Gov. Rlease when he finished speaking, a~?d the absence of cheers for the executive while I* D. Jennings, the last speaker, was addressing the audience, the anti-Hleaseites were In the majority, although each candidate received a liberal measure of ap? plause.