The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-07-11

1'itANN q HPNNIdi dPpNdt ~ lIIS ~ NIlH-
draw my acceptance Of your kind in
vltatlUn TO be present with YOU tOnor-
row to discuss the temperance queS-
ton. and as they feel that it would be
difficult for me 10 satisfy the people
| that | was only there in my individual
capacity and not as a representative
OF the committee. | have decided to
Comply with their request. although
see no reason myself why | could not
Thanking you again for your kindness
in inviting me, am.
Sincerely yours.
4. c. Jones.
State Senator Cole. L. Blease was
then introduced by Chairman Aull
Senator Blease's Address.
Mr.. Blease said he had hoped that
any campaign with speech making
would no! be necessary this summer
but this question has been forced upon
us and we must meet it. Every time
it mad been his privilege to appear be-
fore the people here before. he had
appeared as candidate seeking public
office. Today he appeared not as a
candidate, bur as representative OF
the people of Newberry county.
He had hoped that Dr.. Cromer and
Mr. A. c. Jones would be present, be-
cause he wanted to meet the other
side on the stump, as was shown by
the challenge which he had issued in
the prss In 1892 a resolution was in
troduced in the house of representa-
tives by Mr. Perry, of Greenville, pro-
viding for submitting this question to
the people. The prohibitionists op-
posed the resolution, and it was de-
feated. His position, said Mr.. Blease,
had always been to submit this ques-
tion to the people in the primary. In
1893 the Newberry county convention
>assed resolution asking that the
State convention provide for an elec-
rion upon the liquor question in the
primary of that year. In the state
convention. said Mr.. Blease, Tillman
choked it to death, and today Sena-
tor Tillman was clanoring for the
same thing which he. declined to give
in 1893, when Newberry county unani-
mously asked him for it.
Wanted Question in Primary.
In the house in 1000 Mr.. Blease said
that he again advocated submitting
this question to the people in the pri-
mary, and today he was still in favor
of that plan, but he was opposed to
submitting it in any general election
at any time.
He had been told that if he took
the stump in this discussion he would
dig his political grave. If he had to
live politically by deceiving his people
the sooner his people put him in his
political grave the better it would be
for them. He had been told in 1892
when he opposed prohibition, that he
was digging his political grave. He
had been told the same thing in 1894
when he refused to pledge between
Butler and Tilln1n: he had been tolt
the same thing in the prohibition hight
of 1904. and he had been told that
when he went to the senate, If he
pursued certain measures he would
dig his political grave He had beer
told that when he opposed bonds tol
good roads three years ago. when he
voted for Hampton to be reelected
United States senator. and when he
voted for Wallace to be reelected
Judge that he was digging his politica
grave.
Il leave it TO you. he said. and no
ONLY to yDu but to one of the mos
bitter political enemies ! have eve,
had. that man viii" in his paper came
nut and said that Judging from news
paper reports Senator blcaSc is fairly
entitled I, he called '1r leader ii III
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