The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-01-25
WHAT He SAYS
"~-afnor Coleman l. Blesse Delivers
His Iaaasasal Address.
OUTLINES The POLICY

OUTLINES TIE POLICY
or His Administration. Gives Praise
tc God for His Election and Pays
His Respects to His Encrnies-He
Makes Several Striking. Recon-
meadationS to the Legislature.
We present below. the most in
2o-tant part OF he inaugural ad-
dress 0: Gov. Coleman l. blease 10
the legislature Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. President. NJ. Speaker. mem
be-s OF the general assembly Of
South Carolina. ladies. and gentle
men:
Independence Of thought. freedom
Of action. IN abiding trust in anc de-
voted loved :or Coo have Won for ne
TIE creates, political victory that has
va, been recorded in the history o:
South Carolina. Aligned against me
were 3 united daily press and an al
most solid weekly and se;Hi-~eekiE
press. pouring forth n: kinds OF
salsehood. vitu2eration an3 abuse.
receiving the assistance OF NUMBER
Of men who cal! themselves ministers
OF the scsp.l-God save the marx. =
VINO stood behiai their pnlpits and
gave ven. 20 envy and malice and
slande-s ot :he Gaost vi-ile ma!iciou,
c.tu.e against NE
These hypccrites had left their
masks and S;oed
In naked usliness.
They were men who stole the livery
OF Heaven
To serve the devil IN
all OF these. combined with Others.
making 4 Sc: OF political! character
thieves. the meanest and mos, con-
temp::ble people known 20 man.
vas never discouraged l know
that God did no. love ugly. and that
the people OF South Carolina were
sor fair play to all her sons alike.
Men have rallied and tough, il:
hundreds os battles. but no band OF
true- men ci Drawer soldiers or more
loyal and devoted friends ever rallied
for fight than those $500 brave
and honorable men OF South Caro-
Ina, WHO on September 13. 1910.
said 20 my enemies: iou shall! not
press him down: you shall not de-
stroy his reputation: YOU shall not
cruelty him upon z cross OF v!tu7-
Grafton. slanoer and :alsehood: you
SHAH not c.owr him with crown OF
persecution. envy and malice. And
BY the help os all-w:se znd all-pow-
e-ful God. che victory was won. and
we can and co today say.
Praise God from whom all blessings
fow.'
and my prayer is that his choice
blessings OF ,his earth rest upon my
friends. and may each OF them some
Day be crowned with diadem in
heaven.
For those who opposed NE honest
II and fairly. have no word OF cen
sure. It was their right to DO so.
and feel that they were bu: eSecc:s-
sug their high right Of American cit
,zensh!p. For the others l have but
p:ty. for we'll know that their con-
sciences. II they have any. are Civ
ing them eensure and punishment;
enough for their cowardiy and un-
derhand manner OF opposition.
thaak. and wish for you to con-
-yey my sincerest. most heartfelt
thanks to your constituents for their
assistance IN giving me the position
which was lhe zenith OF IaE political
ambition. Should Eever De elected
to any position again. personally l
will have accomplished all that my
life's work aas been for. so far as
political p-efermert is concerned.
The only ambition that IS left IS tha,
I may perform the duties oc the OF
fee OF governor il such a manner
that may receive at the close OF ny
term the "well done" from those
who placed ne in the position.
After paying his respects TO The
State. The News and Courier. and
other newspapers that he said had
abused him ou;raSeouslv in the cam
pa:-n. and quoting from several pa
pers to sustain his charge. Gov.
Blease said:
Announces His Platform.
In making my campaign during
the pas: summer. announced that
my platform was:
1st. An honest administration Of
al! laws. fairly and im7a-tialiy TO all
citizens alike.
ID Enforcing al! laws uron all
subjects. obedience to the constitu-
ton OF the United States and the
constitution Of South Carolina.
5, Keeping forever separate the
legislative. judicial and executive
departments OF the government,
each. however. doing its duty ana
eadeavorins TO uphold and support
the other.
18th. Trial tv jury fo- all persons
accused OF crime. and enforcing the
judgments OF courts founded upon
the verdicts OF the iuries.