The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-03-23
FIELDER ANSWERS BLEASE
ATLANTA ATTORNEY REPLIES
TO GOVERNORS EXPOSURE.
Serves Notice that Unless Investiga-
ton Act is Signed in 80 Days
He Will Write q Book.

To the Editor of The State:
On the 18th inst. l addressed let
ter to J. S. Brice of Yorkville, S. c.,
a copy of which I beg to hand you
herewith enclosed and which l ask
that you publish, as it will, think,
suffice, at least for the present, as
reply to the last deliverance of the
general counsel of the plunderbund,
Cole L. Blease, late Of Newberry,
now of the state at large.
It seems that the aforesaid Cole
man" is a man of very unique and
versatile talents, a sort of "Dr.
Jekyl and Mr.. HYDE" a genius pos
sessing a dual character and dual
characteristics. In the capital city
of your State his sign reads: "Cole
L. Blease, Governor. Pardons for
Grafters granted while you wait" In
Newberry it is "Cole L. Blease, At
torney and Counsellor at Law. Prac-
tice confined to representing my
friends, who have been and are now
my partners in crime
When he wrote, as "Dr. Jekyl,'
his memorable message demanding
the appointment of an investigating
committee, he was not aware of how
much of his record I knew, in addi-
ton to the fact that as State sena-
tor he received $100 per month from
the Lanahans of Baltimore to in1u-
ence business for them, but he found
out very soon thereafter that I had
all the facts and that If the commit
tee was appointed which was de-
manded by him, the "fur would fly"
An emissary from him and his gang
appeared in Atlanta shortly after he
discovered how much of his record
knew, with the statement that the
governor knew some things on me,
and if I would not tell on him, he
would not tell on me-" I bade him
convey to his chief and his chiefs
fellow-criminals the message that I
had never done a dishonorable act
in connection with the State dispen-
sary of South Carolina and that his
governor knew this as well as did,
and that If the governor had any
documentary evidence showing any
improper connection with the late
dispensary or it's officials, they were
forgeries, and that If any of his
minions testified to any improper re-
lations, the testimony would be per-
jured, and he knew it; that in COM
mon with everybody interested, ! de-
sired the fullest, freest and most
searching investigation, and that he
might say to the governor and his
allies that my attitude towards him
would be Lay on, Macduff, and
damned be he who first cries hold,
enough" l
My associates and myself have dis
cussed on more than one occasion the
prepriety of noticing the vaporings
of this mental and moral pervert in
the public prints and concluded that
it would be indelicate and unwise to
do 80 in advance of the organization
of the committee demanded by him
(but the creation of which I knew
he would contrive to defeat.)
Serves Him With Notice.
1 serve him with notice here and
now, unless he approves the joint
resolution demanded by him Of the
legislature within the next 80 days,
so that the committee can proceed
with the work at hand, I propose to
write a history of the dispensary,
with particular reference to "His
Fraudulency's" connection with 1t,
from his employment by the plunder-
bund as Attorney and Senator"
down to his employment as "Attor-
ney and Governor" In passing, I
shall devote a page or two to a brief
history of his campaign and the
source whence he derived his reve-
nue., which was raised to defray his
Legitimate campaign expenses" I
shall obtain list of the register
ed voters of the State of South Caro-
lima and mail a copy to each. I as
sumo when this is done, it will be
concluded byeverybody inyour State,
outside of the penitentiary and the
lunatic asylum, that the conduct of
this modern "Dr. Jekyl and Mr..
HYDE" since he commenced his ca
reer of crime by stealing the speech
of his collegemate down to date
has been such as to create a panic
about the habitues of rat pit and
to bring the blush of shame to the
cheeks of the inmates of a brothel,
and that instead of wearing the i'm