Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-18
BLEAsE AND THE PREACHERS.
Newberry Politician Makes Bad Break
at Younu's Grove.

PROSPERITY, Aug. 15.-Quite a sem
sation developed at Youngs Grove
two miles from here-this afternoon
at a dispensary discussion. In his
speech Senator Blease referred to
some prohibitionists as hypocrites,
and said IF you are going to kill
the dispensary because 1t Is rotten,
why not kill the church? If you turn
out every rascal in the church you
would not have a quorum Sunday"
Here A. c. Jones interrupted, say
ing that Blease had no right to SLAM
der the church. Argument followed,
the crowd upholding Mr.. Jones.
Then Blease repeated it, where
upon some one said: Talk to us like
decent men or quit"
Blease resumed his speech, but the
Rev. c. M. Boyd, the Associated Re-
formed minister here, said:
"Mr. Blease, just now you told a
lady how to raise sons. not drunk
ards. Now tell us about the Spar
tanburg investigation, when you said
on the stand, L would like to have a
drink now
Mr.. Blease replied: "Yes, l said it.
You look like a man who would take
bottle Of beer on the SLY. When we
get to town we will take one togeth-
err I can generally read any man."
Boyd was a minister he apologized.
Col. Blease tried to continue, but
the audience yelled, Boyd! Boyd!
Boyd" and Bleases voice was drown
ed when he was not half through
speaking.
The Rev. Mr. Boyd came on the
stand. Blease asked him not to be
personal, as he had been promised the
| last speech. Then Mr.. Boyd said he
\ Il, h,,t tln nd ntl la1
| for him. He said that what he would
say would have to be personal, when
man said at an investigation that
he wanted a drink and here teaches
woman how to raise a son, not
drunkard, slanders churches and vir-
tually blasphemes God. He could
| not help from speaking. Mr.. Boyd's
speech was a masterful Grafton. to
which no synopsis here can do justice.
He did not want to say anything TO-
day, but had to. When he came here
there was no dispensary. no police
man, no Jail. Now all these are here,
and the citizens know the state of af-
fairs He appealed to thinking men
| to rid the county of curse.
When Col. Blease left the stand he
was confronted by the Rev. H. II. r.
Derrick, the Lutheran minister who
challenged the statement made In the
speech that no minister ever refused
blood money to build a church. Col.
Blease said he referred to Newberry
and seemingly showed the white
feather, walking off. Derrick said:
And you are liar" In his speech,
Blease also spoke of the sweet
scented" anti-dispensary daily news
papers. naming the State newspaper
especially. but it ought to be called
Hell Fire" he said.
Blease was the last speaker. Geo.
B. Cromer and A. c. Jones made I'm,
pressive talks in the morning and held
the closest attention of an audience
com posed of over six hundred people.
An overwhelmirg majority was
against the dispensary.
| After speaking Blease left the
grounds without shaking hands with
any one. and went to Newberry. He
was snubbed in this district which
gave him a big majority last year;
The sentiment of the people showed
that the dispensary will be voted out
| by a big majority
| (Note.-A. r. H. is a branch of the
Methodist church,