The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-01-25
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS
OF GOVERNOR BLEASE
Continued from page three)

on the personality or me two candidates
for governor. In the intert al between
the two primaries the press OF the
State made strenuous fight upon
Blease, attacking his record as log
islator. attorney, and even as a private
citi,cn. Every daily aud :il but two
weekly newspapers were aligned
against him. ."
In making my campaign during the
platform was:
1st. An honest administration of all
laws, fairly and impartially to all cit
liens alike
I'd. Enforcing all laws upon all
Subjects and obedience tu the Con-
stitution OF the United States and the
Constitution of South Carolina.
Sd Keeping forever separate the
Legislative, judicial and executive de-
partmentS of the government, each,
however doing It's duty and endeav-
oring to uphold and support the other.
4th. Trial by jury for all persons
accused of crime, and enforcing the
judgments of courts founded upon the
verdicts of the juries.
This l stand firmly upon today, and
! consider government by injunction
the most vicious and degrading which
can he tolerated by any civilized ma
tion, and beg to call to your atten-
tion Sections 5, l6. II and 26 Of Arti-
Gle !, OF the Constitution of this State,
which every officer of the State is
sworn to uphold and obey. The Demo
cratic party in her national conven-
tions condemns injunctons in the
most strenuous terms. South Caro-
lima, though she is the bedrock of
Democracy, violates this Democratic
doctrine in the meanest and most con
temptible form. and in my opinion.
ed by spite and malice for those whom
they use il against
AS | said III my canvass. am in
favor OF biennial sessions of the gen
eral assembly. The people OF this
State have already expressed them
selves in favor of ir. and it certainly
shuld be given them
am in favor of a liberal support
to our Confederate Veterans. and hope
that while YOU gentlemen will not be
eXtravagant along this line, yet that
YOU will give them whatever is neccs-
sary to make them comfortable and
that YOU will so amend the pension
laws that so many unworthy people
who now receive it will not receive
it, in order that those who are enti-
tied to 1t may get more of that which
is appropriated. / need not say more
on this subject. for any man who does
not love the Confederate soldier
is either Yankee or has negro blood
in his veins.
/ recommend liberal appropriations
for all our State institutions of learn
ing for white boys and girls. They,
with our denominational colleges, are
doing a grand and glorious work
None Is in the way; none can be spar
cd If there is rivalry. it is friendly,
and spurs all on to do greater work.
But | do not believe in the eXtrava.
gance that the general assembly has
been engaging in along this line for
several years past. and | cannot and
Will not give my sanction to it during
my term OF Office, and therefore hope,
IN order to keep down any friction
along this line between the legislative
and executive departments, that you
gentlemen Will rducc these appropria-
tions.
L am in favor of building up tn free
school system so that every white
child In South Carolina may be given
good common school education in
comfortable and convenient school
houses, and in paying teachers sufi-
Gent salaries to secure the best, and
of books. especially histories, by
Southern authors for Southern child
rem, and | hope that you will take
such action and make such appropri-
ations as will bring about these re-
forms.
am absolutely opposed to compul-
sorry education. and have little pa
tIencc with, and much contempt for
that man or those men who go around
in the State or outside of the State
and parade figures to show the per-
centage of the ignorance of our peo-
pie. And If they are State officers, or
hold positions under the State gov
crnment they should be decent enough