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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-06-09

The rate on the 0. X. & N. Friday
to Portland will be $2.55 for the
round trip good returning up to We'd
nesday, June Is. Many Hood River
people having been taking advantage
of the low rates to visit the metropolis
during the Rose Festival.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-06-09
Tba Noixa EXPLAINED,

She (sternly)-I heard a noise very
late. He tfacetlously)-Was 1t the
night falling? She-No, it wasn't. 1t
was the day observation-disclosures
American.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-06-09

Mrs. Archie Helms, of Portland, is
visiting at the home of her father-in-
law, A. c. Helms.
Mrs. John Hennes arrived last week
from Bellingham, Wash, and is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. W. S. Crap
per.
Miss Irene Urquhart returned Su nday
to EPortland, after a short visit with
her mother, Mrs. William Nichols.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
CONTORTIONISTS.

In the campaign for governor. be-
fore the first primary, many of the
newspapers and others sought to mar
row the issue down to Statewide pro-
hibition or local option. Some Of the
newspapers who fought the Statewide
prohibition candidate are now support
ing him, urging that now the issue is
men and not measures.
If the liquor question was an issue
in the first primary, we fail to see how
il is no longer an issue. The pretext
that local option senate has been
chosen is very flimsy, because there is
no certainty until a vote is taken how
the next senate will stand. And then
before the first primary it was urged
by some that the election Of Mr.. Feath-
erstone would commit the State to
Statewide prohibition policy and re-
open the whole liquor agitation, which
it was hoped was now happily at rest.
Now we are told that the election Of
Mr.. Featherstone will have no bearing
on the question of local option or pro-
hibition.
We have seen contortionists and
contortionists, but these latter-day po-
litical contortionis5s are at the head
Of the list.
As matter of fact, the people Of
South Carolina are tired of the whole
whiskey agitation and are content to
let the present local option law alone,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09

portant cases in which he has been
engaged, not only in his home county,
but in many other counties through
out the State, and in the result OF
these cases. And not only as GRIM
inal lawyer is he successful, but the
records of the cort here will show
that his firm, that Of Blease & Dom
mick, have a very large and lucrative
and successful civil practice, which
will compare favorably with the prac-
tice of any firm in any city in the
State the size of Newberry.
We believe that Mr.. Blease would
make good governor, and we hope
and believe the State will pile up a big
majority for him on next Tuesday.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
ELEYENTH.HOUR CHARGES.

We wonder if the newspapers which
are making such a bitter fight on Can
didate Blease ever stop to think what
might be the result Of such a cam
paign as is being waged. If there
should be trouble before this election
is over, which we hope there will not
be. the newspapers will be responsible
for it.
The people know the two candidates
for governor and have had their rec
ords before them for number OF
years. Both of them have made cam
paigns in the State heretofore and II
there is anything that is derogatory
TO either it should have been and
wou1d have been brought out before.
It is wrong and unfair and unjust to
make insinuations and charges tnat
are not sustained by the proof and 1t Is
calculated to arouse the passions OF
the people which may result seriously:
The people, we do not believe, are go
ing to be Influenced against any man
by insinuations and charges as to
what he will do.
The opponents of Mr.. Featherstone
have made no attack upon him per-
sonally and are making none. Inc
issue now is as much an issue OF plat
form as it was before. The two men
who are in the race were in the race
before the first primary and II there
were charges to be made they should
have been made then. .
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09

Mr. Featherstone can either eject or
defeat himself by saying a very few
words If he wants to be governor Of
South Carolina as a representative of
all the people, irrespective Of the IL
quor issue, the honor for which he
has been striving for many years is
within his grasp. But if he prefers de-
feat as the leader of a faction and the
exponent of theory, he can accom-
plish that result by declaring for a
Statewide law, regardless of the re-
suit of the first primary.-Sumter
Watchman and Southron.
Having made a vigorous campaign
throughout the State with Statewide
prohibition as the main plank in his
platform, would Mr.. Featherstone not
now stultify himself by jumping over
On the local option platform? We do
not believe he will do so. Mr. Feather
stone is a Statewide prohibitionist.
and We DO not believe he will abandon
his colors in the thick Of the fray.
Even from the sole standpoint Of
political move, Mr.. Featherstone has
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
ELECTION PREDICTIONS.

During the campaign and up until
the votes in the first primary were
counted, it was generally predicted by
those who were politically opposed to
Mr.. Blease that he would be at most
bad third in the race for governor.
The official vote shows that Mr.. B1ease
received over 80 per cent. Of the entire
vote of the State, leading all the 9TH
er candidates, and leading Mr.. Feath-
erstone, his nearest competitor, by
1859 votes. Those who fought Mr..
Blease admit they were badly mistak-
en-very badly mistaken, and they are
squirming in the effort to find reasons
for their bad Judgment.
Now these same critics of Mr.. Blease
are predicting that he can not posi-
bly, be elected.
There is no doubt that the predic-
ton of. his opponents so generally
urged that Mr.. Blease could not-pos-
sibly get in the second race cost him
many votes-and yet he led. There
are many people who have the idea
that they do not want to waste a vote
on a losing candidate. Notwithstand-
ing this loss of votes on this account,
Mr.. Blease leads.
Mr.. Blease having led in the first
race, notwithstanding the prediction of
those who were opposed to him that he
could not get into the second race, the
prediction which his opponents are
urging that he can not be elected will
hardly have any effect with the voters
Of the State, because they know that
if the prediction Of. those who are
fighting him, that he can not win in
the second primary, is as far from the
mark as was their prediction that he
could not get into the second race, Mr..
Blease will be elected by one Of the
largest majorities ever given a candi-
date for governor in this State who
had any substantial opposition.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
OFFICIAL DUTY.

Mr.. Blease's record as mayor Of
Newberry is proof that neither per-
sonal friendship nor any other influ-
ence is allowed to interfere with the
discharge Of his official duty. He has
meted out justice to all alike, without
regard to station or condition in life,
and all his official acts have been
given the light Of publicity.
We do not believe the reports which
are being circulated to the effect that
Mr.. Blease if elected governor will
abuse the pardoning power for person
al or other reasons, will do Mr.. Blease
any harm, because experience has
taught the people to look with disfavor
upon these between-campaign, elev-
enth-hour attacks, but it can not do
harm thus to cite Mr.. Blease's record
as mayor of Newberry, in view of this
charge which it seems is being cir
culated..
Knowing Mr. Blease as We do, we
believe if elected governor he will
seek to do his duty and his whole duty.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
MIR, BLEASE AT HOME.

Mr.. Blease has represented Newber-
ry county in every office within the
gift of the people Of the county to
which he has aspired. AS State sena
tor for four years up until the session
of 1909, he was recognized as one of
the leaders of that body, and during
the last TWO years of his service he
served as president pro tempore. He
is now mayor Of the city, and has made
a good mayor. He has ability, he is
broad-minded and public-spirited, and
he has made good in every position
which he has filed, and if elected gov-
ernor he will give the State a good and
able administration, along business
methods-and that is what the State
needs.
AS to Mr.. Blease's platform, nobody
has ever charged him with inconsis-
tency. But, aside from that, business
ability is what the State now needs
in a governor, and that We know NJ.
Blease has.
Mr.. BIease has been remarkably
successful as practicing attorney at
the NevbeTry bar. His success as a
criminal lawyer is shown By the in
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
Brainy and A Leader.

Hon. Cole. l.. Blease, of Newberry,
is one Of the announced candidates for
governor who will prove strong man
to defeat He is one Of the best post
ed men in the State; he is brainy and
is a leader among men Of influence
and high repute, and the News feels
certain he will win. Mr. Blease is in
every sense Of the word worthy the
high and honorable position to which
he aspires to fll.-Editorial Colleton
News, June Is. ..
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09

Col. Roosevelt is touring the west
telling the people what they ought to
do and what they ought not to do, in
politics, business, social life, family
life, and every other human relation.
Religion also comes in for it's share.
The colonel draws the crowds and has
a good time generally, and in the
meantime Taft is only heard Of when
the colonel sees fit to mention him.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
THE PEOPLE NEED NO DICTAT1ON

Efforts are being made to get Lieu
tenant Governor Mcleod to say tna'
he is not for Mr.. Blease and that he Is
supporting Mr.. Featherstone. Mr.. NC
Leod. in our view Of the case takes the
right position. He says that in his
view of the situation, the vote which
he received was an Independent one
and could not be dictated to, were ne
disposed to do so, nor will he make
any attempt to do so. He says that
it is his purpose to be fair to both OF
the candidates. That is manly posi-
ton but altogether at variance with
the position taken by the press of this
State and principally the daily press.
They are making an effort to dictate
to the people of South Carolina how
they should vote. We believe that the
people of South Carolina are compet-
ent to vote without dictation and that
they will resent the efforts which are
being made to dictate to them.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09

primary, 1hare were a great many
thousand vo. ers of South Carolina who
cast their ballots for him who are not
cotton mill people. Besides that, we
have observed for many years that all
of the candidates for office have been
very anxious and have labored very
hard to secure these cotton mill votes.
as they are termed, and it is no dis
credit to any man if he does secure
them.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09

newspaper business as We have OBJ
served it.
The days of .factionalism and per-
sonal prejudice in South Carolina are
happily over, and We believe that the
people of South Carolina when the
matter is brought to their attention
will resent under-hand and below-the-
belt methods.
For that reason, which is creditable
to the people of South Carolina, we
believe the Columbia State and other
newspapers who are taking unfair ad-
vantage of Mr.. Blease in this race are
doing him more good than harm.
It is not for Blease that we mourn,
but for the newspaper profession.
"The menace''-the real menace
will be met by the people of South
Carolina, as they have met all other
questions.
During the campaign and before the
first primary election, the Columbia
State made a strong fight in an argu-
mentative manner against Mr.. Feath-
erstone and thereby brought down the
wrath of a large majority Of the
papers of South Carolina charging il
with "unfairness." They had practl-
cally nothing to say about Mr.. Blease
he having distinctly defed them tc
make their charges, if any they had
to his face. They failed to do so
Now they are making one Of the
ugliest and most slanderous cam
paigns against Mr.. Blease that has
ever been waged in the State OF Soutf
Carolina. What do the newspapers
think of this fight at this time? Is il
fair? Mr.. Blease and his friends have
no manner now in which to answer
them for they will publish nothing
favorable to Blease; he can not AL
swer it on the stump, the campaign i!
over.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
The Herald and News today publish

The Herald and News today publish
es the official vote by counties Of
Blease and Featherstone in the first
primary for governor. It will be seen
that Blease leads Featherstone In
twenty-five counties. His total lead
over Featherstone is more than three
thousand. It looks very much like
Blease for governor.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
NOTICE MEETING COUNTY DEMO-
CRATIC EXECUTIVE Committee.

The County Democratic Executive
committee is hereby called to meet in
the Court House On Thursday, Septem-
Der 10Th, 1910, at II o'clock in the
forenoon, for the purpose Of receiving
the returns of the second primary elec-
ton, tabulating same and declaring the
result Of the said election.
Fred. II. Dominick,
County Chairman.
Frank r. Hunter,
Secretary.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
CHAMPAIGN LIES"
Contributed to Abbeville Press
and Banner.)

The good old Yorkville Enquirer is
generally in the right, and as rule,
we agree with all that it says: Last
week that paper said:
Because of the reputation the cam
palgn liar has made for himself, even
the truth has a poor showing ineelec-
ton years. Most sensible people fol-
low the rule of putting all slanderous
political stories down as lies" ~. :.
To all of the above We say hearty
amen. AS far as We can now recall
the Campaign liar" has done no busi-
ness in this campaign in Abberille
county. We have mo recollection of
having heard word against the char
acter Of any candidate. =. ~
But in a previous campaign there
was enough said or insinuated against
Blease to excite the sympathy of yot-
ers who love q fair deal. While there
has not been said word as far as we
have hear! or seen against any ,candi-
date, yet Nc have heard or read much
which we thought to be, insinuation
against Blease. This by what we re-
garded as members Of the "holier than
thou" element. ,........ H.. -
The vote of Newberry and Laurens
gives assurance that where Blease is
we'll known he has the approval Of
mighty good communities. We hap
pen to know something of the people
OF those counties in the ffties, and as
we knew them then they were as good
as the best. and We are willing to sup
port their judgment or opinion. Blease
needed ne other certificate Of charac-
ter than that of the voters Of Newber-
ry. =. =. IS 10 !
As the situation appears to us:sAu
the candidates are, admittedly, gen.
tlemen. Blease having this disadyan-
tage Of the rest, he was born OF. the
uneducated class and because Of his
inherited poverty, and his ambition
to rise to positions Of influence and
| usefulness, the other set are Jealous
OF him and his ability-and we as
sumo that there was not in the
governors race a man who would
claim to have more ability.
While Mr.. Featherstotne's good
character is in no way questioned, yet
he proposes to deny to part Of the
counties the right of local option-a
right which was freely offered to Alb
oeV1l!e and other counties. If local
option was right last year, it is right
this year. ..
The State of South Carolina has az
much right to say that Abbeyille shall
sell Whiskey as it has to say that Char
lesion shall not.
The cry in 1876 was Home Rule" =
Believing that political stories" are
campaign lies" and believing that the
opposition to Blease is based more on
Jealousy of poor boy who is ambi-
tious to rise in the world, than upon
substantial reasons, this scribe ex-
poets to poll his vote next Tuesday for
Cole. L. B1ease.
Whatever the facts may be, we
think Blease is a manly man, and we
believe that opposition to him is large
~ based upon this fact, and the fact Of
the poverty of his birth. He has no
colonels or generals or governors
among his ancestry. And we do not
believe in closing the door of hope or
refusing promotion to the poorest boy
IL South Carolina. To seek to be
governor is laudable ambition. :.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09

more judgment than to do so, because
no man makes votes by jumping from
one side to the other in frantic effort
to get on the popular side.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
LOCAL OPTION.

AVCAA OI 14VNs
The taking Of a drink of whiskey or
beer or wine not being sin in itself,
there is no moral question inovlved in
prohibition, but the aim should be to
seek such regulations or such laws
as will be in rne interest Of temper
ance and for the benefit of society. If
the forcing Of prohibition down the
throats of a community which is solid
against it will lead to murders and
other crimes of lesser degree, then pro-
hibition forced upon that community
is crime. We believe in temperance,
but we believe that temperance can be
secured only by first instilling into the
people a proper conception Of the evils
Of intemperance and not by forcing
upon community a law which can
not be enforced and which will inevi-
tably, if it's enforcement should be at
tempted, lead to the highest crimes.
South Carolina today has only six
counties in which liquor is legally
sold. The others have either never
had legalized sale of liquor or have
abandoned it of their own accord. The
cause of temperance has been advan-
ced by local option and will continue
to be advanced if we leave the coun-
ties in control of their own affairs in
this regard.
For these reasons, we believe in To-
cal option in South Carolina at this
time-letting the present law alone,
and we believe this for the reason that
we are convinced that it is in the in
terest Of temperance and sobriety and
respect for law.
We can very well see how the lead
ers in the present Statewide prohibi-
ton movement could have advocated
local option in the past as a step to-
wards prohibition and there is no in
consistency in that position. But we
can not see how they can consistently
charge now, they themselves in the
past having advocated local option as
a step towards prohibition, that the
local optionists Of today are the eli
quor people" The great trouble with
the prohibition leaders is that some
times they go too far, in the enthus-
issm of the moment.
The abuse Of intoxicants 10 a. great
evil and can not be too strongly con-
demned How to minimize this evil is
a question which ought to demand the
attention of all good citizens. But
there is room for difference Of opin-
ion as to the best method. There is
no reason for those holding one par
ticular view to arrogate to themselves
all righteousness and all wisdom.
If every man honestly for temper
ance in all things would give every
other man honestly for temperance in
all things credit for purity of motive
and honesty Of purpose in temperance
work the cause Of temperance would
be greatly advanced.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
Friday, September 9, 1910.
NIB. BLEASE FOB GOVERNOR.

MR.. BLEASE FOR GOFERNOR.
Leading his competitor in the first
race in twenty-five of the forty-three
counties in South Carolina, his total
lead being 1859 votes, according to the
official tabulation, Mr.. Blease's friends
are confidently expecting him to be
nominated on next Tuesday for COVER
nor Of South Carolina.
The confidence which his home peo-
ple and his neighbors in surrounding
counties have in Mr.. Blease's ability
and fitness for the position is shown by
the vote in the various counties. In
Newberry, his home county, he receiv-
ed a. handsome majority. In the ad-
joining county of Laurens, the home Of
Mr.. Featherstone, he led by a good
vote. He also leads all other candi-
dates in the surrounding counties Of
Salnde, Lexington, Union and Fair
field.
Mr.. Blease is local optionist. He
believes in home rule. He believes II
the people of each county are let alone
to solve the liquor question for them
selves, as under the present law, that
it will be solved all the quicker, and
the interests of temperance and So
briefly promoted. In this we believe
Mr.. Blease is correct. Prohibition
forced upon a county which is not
ready for it, where public sentiment is
against it, and where it will lead to
murder and other crimes, is itself a
crime. On the other hand, where the
people of county are ready for prohi.
bition and want it, they ought to have
it, and where there is a healthy public
sentiment behind a prohibition law it
will be enforced. A Statewide prohi-
bition law at this time would NEAR a
reopening of the whole bitter liquor
agitation. The old wounds would bleed
afresh, and the State would again be
in that condition Of strife and turmoil
out Of which she is now happily pass
ing.
The principal plank in the platform
upon which Mr.. Blease has sought the
votes Of the people of South CaroliAa
is an economical administration Of the
State government. Putting the State
upon a sane, safe and solid business
basis is what he urges-eQuitable tax
alton and the cutting off Of useless
and extravagant appropriations, thus
reducing expenditures to the minimum
consistent with the best interests of
the State and ali her people.
There are other issues upon which
he has taken clear stand, as will be
seen by reading his platform in this
paper.
Mr.. Blease's ability has been tested
and proved in the various positions of
honor and trust which he has held. If
elected governor of South Carolina,
as we believe he will be, he will make
a good governor and will give the
State an able and business-like admin
istration, and he will be governor of
all the people.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
PROUD OF THE MILL VOTE.

Those who are making the effort to
have i appear that Blease's strength
lies with the cotton mill votes Of the
State to which they refer sneeringly
must remember in order to secure the
large vote which he had in the first
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09

believing that the interests Of temper
ance and the interests of the whole
State will be thus best subserved.