Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-11
TILlMAN AND BlEASE.
Governor and Senator Speak to Crowd

llllMAN AMI 6LEASE.
Governor and Senator Speak to Crowd
In Oranseburs.
There were $500 people at the pic
mic given at Four Holes church in Or
angeburg county last Friday by the
Tillman Volunteers to hear Senator B.
R Tillman and Governor Cole L.
Blease speak, according to a CORES
pondent of the News and Courier.
The senator said only a few words,
in which he made 1t known to the
crowd that he was glad to be with
them and was glad to see the country
prospecting along all lines.
The crowning event of the day was
the great speech made by the gov
ernor. The section in which he spoke
was not Blease territory, but he sue
ceeded in winning many friends and
all during his talk he was much ap-
plauded by the large audience. He
spoke along the same line that he did
In Spartanburg few days ago.
Gov. Blease made 1t known that he
would not oppose Senator Tillman at
any time for the United States SEN
ate and that he did not think that
there was a man in the state that
stood the least chance to defeat the
senator as long as he wished to re-
turn to Washington. He also said
that he did not think the people Of
South Carolina so ungrateful as to
elect a man who offered himself
against Tillman for senator.
The governor said that even If he
pleased all the people "The State
and the free negroes would like to
lynch him and that one reading the
papers would think he was an anarch-
iot In, hnr InI fhaN hn
ever stand by his friends and was
willing to be in their company ever
hereafter and did not care to be with
his enemies and take their advice.
The poor salaries paid the teachers
in the country schools were discussed
and he said that care should be taken
to pay them more money and get bet
ter teachers. Governor Blease paid his
respects again to the University Of
South Carolina and the alleged extrav-
agance in sending professors off to
Europe to learn to teach and paying
them their salary at the time. He said
he intended to show to the people that
the state Institutions are being run at
far greater cost annually than the de-
nominational colleges and that the
state Is spending more money for ed
ucation than any other state in the
country when there was no need.
He said by his vetoes he had al
ready saved the state $4,000 and that
at the next session of the legislature
he will show the people Of the state
that he had saved the state 100000
during his one year Of service. He also
said that he had saved the people
money in not offering rewards promis-
cuously and that he gave the sheriffs
of the counties to understand that he
would issue no rewards until they had
eXerted themselves to seek the crimi-
nails.
The governor throughout his talk
gave the people to understand that he
was their servant and not their boss
and he longed to carry out their wishes
as best he could. On making this as
sertiOn loud applause went up from
f1uenced by the strong talk Of Mr..
Blease.
He called attention also to his bout
with Col. T. B. Fielder and said If
Fielder would come to Newberry and
with the facts he, the governor, had
to present to the jury to convict Fell
der of the charge Of bribing state Off
cials, If four fair minded men did not
think Mr.. Fielder was guilty of the
crime charged he would resign the
governorship in fifteen minutes. On
who knew his handwriting would say
claimed that he did, thereby accept
ing money from liquor houses while
senator from Newberry, he would
move to the Philippine Islands as soon
as possible and pass the remainder of
his life there.
Senator Tillman then asked Cover
nor Blease to explain himself as to
pardoning Wash Hunter His eXpla-
nation showed that although Wash
Hunter was his client that under the
Lazarus case in which the supreme
court reversed it's former decision, the
three mistrials, the facts surrounding
the affair and the petition with over
700 names to it, and also upon learning
from the solicitor and circuit judge
that he should have been cleared, he
was compelled to clear his client. But
he realized at the time that he could
have won some credit for himself II
he had left Hunter to serve his time.
Nevertheless he was of the opinion
that under the circumstances and facts
as presented to him that any other
governor would have granted pardon
and been justifiable in doing so. He
also explained his stand in the Hasty
case by saying that If the characters
of the two women had been known
Hasty would have never been convicted
and that a man had a right to defend
his home.
Governor Blease told the crowd that
every boy had an opportunity of rising
to the front and that the times did not
demand that they have so much book
learning. In being elected governor,
he said that he had fulfilled the wishes
of his father when on his death bed.
In the afternoon Mr.. S. j. Summers,
senator from Calhoun, spoke on the
benefit to be derived from the Farmers
Union and said that cooperation was
needed to make a complete success.
His talk was very instructive and was
filled with suggestions.
President W. M. Riggs spoke of the
great work of Senator Tillman in sue
ceeding by persistent effort In estab- |
fishing Clemson. The work being car
ried on at the college was described. |
President Riggs spoke of the ability OF
the president of the University OF
South Carolina and of the great work |
he had done for the institution and
said he only wished that he had the |
power of speech of DR.. Mitchell to de- |
liver an address.
The picnic was much enjoyed and |
there was plenty to eat
Rock Hill special of July, to
Columbia State: Lowrance Miller, a |