The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-06
mr.. BLEASE'S THANKS
TO PEOPLE OF STATE
FINANCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL
AFFAIRS MOST IMPORTANT.
Promises If Elected to be Governor of
All the People-Warning Against
False Charges.

To the Democratic Voters of South
Carolina:
The votes you gave me in the first
primary were sufficient to place me
in the second race for the office OF
governor. I can not express to you in
words how deeply grateful I am to you
for this evidence of confidence in me.
My friends in every county in the
State have been very active in my be-
half, and I believe they feel as I do,
that the fight I am making is not sim
ply to elect me governor of South
Carolina, but that it is a battle for
the people and their rights.
I have expressed myself clearly all
over the State on all Of the issues OF
interest to the people, and have en-
deavored in this campaign, to make
financial and educational questions
the principal matters for discussion.
7 stand for an economical and busi-
ness like administration Of the govern
nent of the State, and will always
favor saving the money Of the tax
payers where ever it can be done
without detriment to the progress OF
South Carolina. The most important
question, as I conceive it, before the
people of South Carolina, is for the
State so to conduct her business af-
fairs that the tax payers may not be
constantly drained in order to enrich
any special interests.
I feel that my long experience as
a lawyer, my services as attorney for
the city Of Newberry, my adm;listr1-
ton as mayor of that town, the in
formation that I have gained as a
member of the house of representa-
tives for six years, and Of the State
senate for four years, and as president
pro tenn. of that boIy for two Years,
nv services on 1ha State Democratic
executive committee for II years, the
success that I hive had the man.
agement of my oW1 affairs, and tce
knowledge that I have Of the peop.e
and conditioas in every county Oh
South Carolina, will enable me to per-
form the duties of the high Office OF
governor, to the best interests OF the
people at large.
have made clean, honorable,
STRAIGHTFORWARD campaign, making no
fight on any man, but seeking election
on my own merits and record. have
had no special interests backing me,
but have had to depend entirely upon
the principles for which I stood, the
neople who favored those principles,
and the support of my personal
friends. I expect to continue my
campaign as I have conducted it so
far, without appeals to preJud1ce'
without seeking to disparage any man
who has opposed me. The returns
from the first primary show that l
have carried my home town ana
county over all my competitors by
splendid majority. have led in the
counties of Lexington, Saluda, Union
and Fairfield, which adjoin my nome
county. In the county Of Laurens'
where my opponent, Hon. c. T..
Featherstone resides, have also LED.
was the leader in almost half OF the
counties Of the State.
take this method to warn the peo-
n1e AGAINST unfounded charges ana
false statements which may be maze
between elections, when there IS no
>onnortunity to reply, and when these
.cbarees if true, would have been
made during the progress of the cam
.paign.
believe that will win in tie Sec
.ond election, but I realize snat IN or
der to do so, I must have the help OF
the people, and that my friends must
he active in my behalf. l am sure
that this they will do, as evidenced oy
their LOYALTY heretofore. If elected l
will be the governor Of the whole peo-
pie. I will stand for the best inter-
ests of South Carolina, strive to have
enforced fairly and impartially her
lows and do all in my power to pro-
mote the moral and educational well
fare of her citizenship.
Cole. L. Blease.
Nevberry, S. c., Sept. 2, 1910.
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