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SIX. [image of a hand] GREENVILLE DAILY PIEDMONT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1914.

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THE OPINION OF OTHERS
"COATTAIL SWINGERS"
Editor The Piedmont:

At the stage of the game, when
the political pot is beginning to reach
the boiling point, many [tin-horn?] poli-
ticians of very small calibre, who are
exceedingly anxious to represent the
"[poor?] people" in county also state
affairs, are seeking votes by identi-
fying themselves with the party
which they believe to be the strong-
est, regardless of their own convic-
tions. [This] detestable practice is not
of recent birth, but was conceived, I
think, about the time that Capt. Ben-
jamin B. Tillman sallied forth as the
[standard?] bearer of the common people
[blotted] politican, who like
an infant, has not the backbone to
try and walk alone, deserves no more
consideration than a one-legged man
in a Marathon race.

Listen, Brother. This abominable
system occassionaly will work out
your [salvation?]; but it is a very
[dauntin?] proposition at this dating. Now,
on the coat tail upon which you are
dangling is of fine material, and [now?]
itself beginning to frazzle and other-
wise show signs of weakness, you
might be dragged through the goal
but you'll get there on "Flower
Beds of Ease"—I don't think.

In most cases, your old political
[blurry] will be hit so hard by defeat
that the echo can be heard from
mountain to seaboard.

The world loves a fighter, but a
true man detests a "boot-lick."

"Every tub should sit upon its own
bottom" or be consigned to the junk
pile. Likewise, no man should be
permitted to further [faded] his own pur-
poses, by harping upon the merits or
[blurry] of others.

Any honest aspirtant for political
honors, would prefer going down in
defeat, expressing his own convic-
tions, to being used as a megaphone
for his superior to holler through. At
Monaghan mill, on the night of May
7th, Sam Nichols desired in his
speech that if elected to congress, he
would support President Wilson if he
considered the president right, and
that he, Sam, would oppose Wilson
if he believed him wrong.

I shall not attempt to criticize this
"First Meeting of Samuel. "How-
ever, if the declaration meets with
the hearty approval of the Blease
forces, then let it apply to all can-
didates for county and state offices.
The people are being educated to
doing a little thinking for themselves,
and are not going to consign a can-
didate to political oblivion, simply be-
cause the candidate fails to approve
every act of "The Big Chief." Neither
will they elevate an aspirint for po-
litical honors, who has swallowed
pride and everything else, and has
adopted the "Boot-Lick" Route as the
safest way.

No objection to a man changing his
views, regarding politics or anything
else, for "a wise man changes his
mind, but a fool never does."

However, don't be a political came-
leon, as in such case, your very best
of friends will never know what you
are. There has been pulled off, quite
recently, a very marvelous acrobatic
stand, politically speaking; and both
Bleaselites as well as anti-Bleaselites,
are asking, "What will the harvest
be?" I refer to the recent reconcil-
iation between our governor and
Mayor Jno. P. Grace of Charleston, S.
C. If Mayor Grace were wrong in
hurling such bitter invectives at our
governor las summer, then he should
apologize. And thinking people are
going to ask for an explanation along
this line. Also they will want to
know, what it means having a Bull
Mooser in the Democratic ranks.
Politics has become one of the most
scientific studies of the present cen-
ury, and no man will be capable
of understanding same, who has not
applied himself very assiduously.

It is pretty generally understood
that of the approaching state cam-
paigns, every gubornatorial candidate
has to be required to state whether he
is for or against Blease.

This is a very unfair propossition
and should be resented or ignored by
all of the gentlemen in the race for
governor. These gentlemen are mak-
ing the race for governor of South
Carolina, and should not be elevated
to that high and important office
on account of merits or demerits
[as to] Mr. Blease or anybody else.

It is presumed by a11 fair-minded
[blotted], that each candidate has
an [unasailable?] right to so conduct his
own affairs as to perpetuate his
name the same as did Hampton, Till-
man, Blease, or any other leader and
so not acknowledge his own inferior
way, by carrying a Blease or anti-
Blease banner. Any man who in-
dorses every act of any governor, or
who condemns every act of that chief
executive, is totally unfit to represent
a yellow cat at a dog convention. I
say this because I am quite sure that
many things are done by those high
in authority, simply for political
advertisement, and not with the ex-
pectation of pleasing their constitu-
ants. Did you gather? In conclusion,
a desire also to state that sensible
men are going to resent being dic-
tated to by "The Big Guns" as to
how they should cast their ballot.
This was forcibly demonstrated dur-
ing the last election, when the Senate,
[blotted] "butted in."

There are so many gubernatorial
candidates in the race that it will
be a difficult matter to decide the
winner, unless an elimination process
be employed, or every man vote for
his opponent, which of course he'll
never do. Unless something unfore-
seen occur to upset the dope, of the
ten candidates thus far announced
and surely no more will enter, it
truly appears that when they go to
the polls next August, the following
gentlemen will be the favorites. Hon.
[blotted] Smith, Rev. Jno. G. Clink-
scales and Hon. Richard I. Manning,
in the order in which they are men-
tioned.

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Mr. Smith has been Speaker of
the House of Representatives for
many years, Mr. Manning was can-
didate for governor several years
ago, upon the prohibition ticket; but
was defeated. Mr. Clinkscales is at
present a member of the faculty of
Wofford College.

The greatest aim of all candidates
at present should be to unite the
two warring factions in our state,
and not continue to stir up strife;
taking as in warning, the present con-
dition in Mexico.

Looking to the accomplishment of
this purpose, voters should decide to
select its governor who will be accep-
table to both Bleasite and anti-
Bleasite always remembering that "a
house divided against itself must
fall."

Don't be deceived into believing
that a governor makes the Laws. He
is only put there to see that your
laws are enforced just as your mayor
is selected to enforce your municipal
laws.

He simply recommends the leg-
islative department that they pass
certain laws, and if they do not
choose to comply, he can't help him-
self.

Above all things, beware of the
"coat tail swinger" or "boot-licker"
and don't spoil a good farmer, a
good mechanic, a good cotton mill
operative, or a good lawyer, by elect-
ing him to represent you, when as a
matter of fact he might prove to be
only a Poll Parrot.

The Fortner Bill, and compulsory
education are two issues that should
receive very little consideration in the
coming campaign, as they are mat-
ters to be acted upon by the legisla-
tive and not the executive depart-
ment of our government. If a white
man or a white woman desire to act
in the capacity of teacher to the
nigger, sit up and look upon his
kinky dome, and inhale the delight-
ful jungle odor that emenates from
his or her ebony hued anatomy, why
that's his or her business, and the
best remedy for this obnoxious prac-
tice would be for every self respect-
ing white person to declare social war
against such, and to ostracize every
guilty party. It will require national
and not state legislation to regulate
the present conditions between the

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white race and black race; and
surely it will come some day; as no
where does history record where two
separate and distinct races dwell
together in peace and harmoney as
they do in this land of ours. I am
very much of the opinion that if our
white men would all remain in their
proper sphere, the "silly brudder"
would stay in "his'n."

And now just a word about the
race for the U. S. senate. I have
been over the entire state within the
past few weeks, and am conceited
enough to believe that I can forecast
the result pretty nearly correct. Any
one who says that either candidate
will have a walkover, surely has an-
other guess coming; Gov. Blease re-
ceived a substantial vote from the
farmers in his last campaign, which
he cannot reasonably expect this time,
as cotton has been bringing a good
price every since Smith has been in
the senate, and they are going to re-
member him for his goodness to
them.

Some readers of this article will
pronounce it false; and to them I
will state that the Bible says, "all
men are liars." So howdy, brethren.
I was the cause of several of my
friends winning some good money on
this last state election, and I am giv-
ing this as a warning to them, in
case their sporting proclivities are
working overtime. I had not intended
to cover so much territoery when I
began; but this is a subject upon
which a great deal can be written.

Just one more remark and I am
done:

If all county and state candidates
must declare themselves as for or
against Blease and his policies, then
candidates for the U. S. senate also con-
gressional candidates whould be com-
pelled to state whether they indorse
President Woodrow Wilson, his cabi-
net, and their policy.

"What's fair for the goose should
be fair for the gander."

Here's hoping that the dove of
peace will hover over the coming cam-
paign and election and that the pri-
mary next August will destroy all
factionism, and restore the common-
wealth to that state of peace and
prosperity in which it once abided.

There are some who will not like
this, I am sure. To such I will say:
Take your medicine, in broken doses,
for next August you may have to
be drenched in order to alleviate your
pain.

J. Montague Power,
Pickens, S. C., May 10, 1914.

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