The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-01
THE FRATERNAL PICNIC
At LITTLE MOUNTAIN
! EyOODMEN. MASONS AND RED MEN
JCIN IN MEETING.
Governor Blease, Col. Tom Z. Hamel
and Hon. George S. Mower Deli7'
er Addresses

Fifteen hundred people attended a
Joint picnic Of the fraternal orders AZ
7ittla Mountain on Wednesday. II It
had not been for the inclemency OF
the weather, there would proOaoly
-haye been twice that number present.
II reminded one of college reunion
occasion. Mr.. J. B. Addy was master
of ceremonies and presented the va
rious speakers.
Col. Tom C. Hamer, of BennettsVllle,
represented the Woodmen OF the
World, and delivered forceful ad-
dress on Woodcraft.
Hon. Geo. S. Mower spoke for the
Masons, and delivered very able and
interesting address, dealing with the
principles of the Masonic order.
In the afternoon Governor Cole. L.
Blease spoke ON Redmanship, and was
given an opportunity after he had
,completed his fraternal speech to talk
On any subject ne might desire. The
people were delighted to have the gov
e1por, with them, and stood for more
than an hour, a greater portion OF the
time in drizzling rain, and gave close
attention to his address.
In presenting Governor Blease, MI.
Adiy said it was pleasure never
granted him before in all his life to in
troduee a governor to his fellow Cit
izens, and he took pleasure in pre-
<senting Governor Blease.
Governor Blease was given a warm
and cordial reception and devoted
about thirty minutes Of his speech to
fraternal orders and the principles of
Redmanship He said that he had
just Left an important meeting of the
State board of education in order to
Fill his appointment to speak to the
people of Newberry and Lexington
counties. Te regretted that he was
not present to hear the address Of
his friend, Col. Hamer, and paid Col.
. Hamer very pretty compliment. He
said also that he would have been de-
lighted to hear his friend, Senator
( Mower, who was competent to make
bright star in the judiciary family of
South Carolina.
After completing his fraternal ad-
dress, he spoke of several matters
connected with his administration as
governor, and referred particularly to
the ambition which had controlled his
whole political career which had now
been satisfied by the people promoting
him to the Office of governor He said
that he loved the people of Newberry,
and he bore malice in his heart to no
man. He had stood by MS friends, and
just as long as he had friend he was
going to stand by him and if he had
any positions to give, they would be
given to his friends. ANY man." said
. the governor, who does not stand by
his friends isn't worth having any
friends"
Speaking of the criticisms, which
had been directed at him and his ad-
ministration, he said that he did not
wear any mans collar and that he did
not consult certain influences before
he acted, and for that reason he had
-lbeen severely criticised.
Speaking of educational matters, he
thought the State was top-heavy in
what they termed higher institutions
of learning.
He loved all of these colleges and
wanted them to succeed, but he said
that Newberry college, which was do
ing as good work as any State insti-
t1tion, it cost only sS1 a year to edu-
cate a boy, while at any of the State
institutions it cost over two or three
times that sum. He wanted to see the
common schools and the high schools
of the rural districts better support
ed. and without any desire to crlppi5
the State colleges, he wanted them
more economically run.
He advised the people to look close
- to the men who offered for the leg
e1ature during the next campaign. He
dvised that the voters ask them why
hey favored certain measures and
Inv they opposed Others