The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-07
SENATOR BLEASE GIVEN
OVATION AT HIS HOME
Continued from page one).

olina, saying that the governor has
special trust in his care, prudence and
integrity. When the senator from
South Carolina come up he says, We
don't want that man for post master
at Greenville. He is asked, Why
Hasn't your governor said he is a
man Of honor, man Of
providence, and man Of. i'll
tegrity. Oh, says the senator, he is
negro. But the negro says, But,
Mr. Taft, didn't you say in your
speech Of acceptance that you would
not hold color against q MANI
Mr.. Ansel said Ben Tillman ap-
pointed negro notary. Wasn't that
pitiful7 Newspapers which had curs-
cd Tillman for everything on earth
were now seeking to justify Ansel by
an act Of Tillman. Ben Tillman did
A appoint negro notary, but that ap-
polntment walked desire in that ne
|gro's breast for office. He was not
satisfied to be notary, but wanted
to be post master, and Joshua Will
son was post master at Florence to-
day. Tillman had fought the ap-
a pointment of Small and Crum and
others, but he had never fought the
appointment of Wilson rs post mas
ter. Whyq Because il he should
raise the question, he would be asked
by one OF the senator's, Weren It YOU
governor of South Carolinaq Till
man would reply that he was. "Is
that your signaturc?' eyes. " "Did-
MT you say there thst You renosed
special confidence in the care, pru-
dence and integrity Of Joshua Will
son, and sign it as governor9" eyes,
SIR "What did you sign that for9'
MIR. Blease said that he knew exactly
what Tillman would say, and he
would tell, if the ladies would excuse
the expression. Tillman would say,
IL am d sorry did 500 That
was the reason Tillman did not fight
him. He himself signed q certificate
as to his character and reputation
and honor. Mr.. Blcasc said if he
was governor Of South Carolina, no
matter who signed negro's peti-
ton, he would never appoint a ne
gro a notary public Of South Caro-
lima
Mr.. Blease attacked the second tenn
idea, citing the record to show that
Mr.. Ansel was not entitled to Sec
ond term by reason of any precedent
in the Democratic party in this State.
Ansel would not say whether he had
voted for McSwecncy and Ellerbe
FOR second terms, although Mr.. Rleasc
asid he had asked him. Mr.. Blcasc
said he wished Mr.. AnscI would saw
hwcthcr or not he had voted for Col.
Eoyt, so that the people of Green
vile might know. Mr.. Bleasc show
ed by the record that as far back as
1886, as member Of the nominating
convention Mr. Anscl, along with the
rest of the Grccnvillc delegation,
had voted against the namination of
John c. Sheppard for second
term.
Mr.. Bleasc said that his enemies
conceded his ability and the fact
that he had the strongest platform on
which a candidate for governor of
South Carolina had ever stood, and,
driven to desperate straits, they had
attacked his moral character, "stai,-
bing ME i'll the back, aided and assis~
ted by men whom T have never seen.
and today there is mans name in
that card in tire State who would not
know me, believe, if T walked across
that street in front of him today
the Rev. j. e. James, because I have
never seen him, and I doubt if he
has ever seen me before in his hfc.'
"I have made NY fight" said Mr..
Bleasc, "and made it like Il man, and
propose to continue to make it like
q man,
Mr.. Bleasc made few closing re-
marks and sat down amid prolonged
applause.
Governor Ansel.
Governor AnScl was received with
applause, and was given close and re-
spectful attention. Governor Anscl
said ii was great pleasure to him
to be in Ncwbcrry today and look the
ycomanry Of Ncwbcrry in the face.
He thanked the ladies for their pres