The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-19
HAT Hi, SAYS
Govern d; Csknan /. Blease Delivers
His lnaugusal Address. ..z..
OUTLINES THE POLICY

3of His Administration, Gives Praise raise
,z, ,,s to God for Bis Election and Pays
His Respects to His Enenni.s He 7t
Makes several Striking Recon-
:5 meniations to the Legislature.
We present below, the most i'm
!: portans % part Of the inaugural ad-
1 dress OF GOV. Coleman L. Blease TO
4 The legislature Tuesday afternoon,
Mr.. President, Mr.. Speaker, mem
4 Z; b,e,rIs ef the general assembly OF
South Carolina, ladies, and gentle
men: f$i $3a; 5iS5;5@ =. h,
n; Independence Of thought, freedom
OF action, an abiding trust in and de-
I voted loved for God have won for me
I the greatest political victory that has
4 yet beer; recorded il. the history OF
South Carolina. Aligned against me
were a united daily press and an al
most solid weekly a1d semi-weekly
press, pouring forth all kinds OF
falsehood, vituperation and abuse,
receiving the assistance Of number
of men who call themselves ministers.
J. OF the gospel-Go save the Inark!----
who stood behind their pulpits and
gave vent to envy and malice and
ISLANDERS of the most vlrile malicious
nature against me-
= ;-"'These hypocrites had lett their
masks and stood
In naked ugliness.
/ They were men who stole the livery
Of Heaven
!. no serve the devil in
3 all of these, combined with others,
s making set Of political character
thieves, the 1neanest and most con-
I temptib!e people known to man.
sss3sI was never discouraged. / know
that God did not love ugly, and that
} the people Of South Carolina were
! for fair play to all her sons alike.
.',5 Men have rallied and fought in
hundreds Of battles, but no band OF
truer men oil braver soldiers or more
loyal and devoted friends ever rallied
. for a. fight than those 56.602 brave
and honorable men Of South Caro-
lima, who on September 13, 1910,
said to my enemies: "You shall not
press him down; you shall not de-
stroy his reputation: you shall not
cruelty him upon q cross ~of yitup-
Grafton, SANDER and falsehood; you
shall not crown him with a crown Of
persecution, envy and malice. +" And
by the help OF all-wise and all-pow-
erful God, the victory was won, and
we can and do today say, Is :: 2G
-.'Prsise God from Whom all blessings
fow.."
and my, prayer Is that his choice
Z blessings Of this earth rest upon my
friends, and may each of them some
day be crowned with a diadem in
s heaven. &.
For those who opposed me honest
1y and fairly, have no word OF cen
isure. It was their eight 70 do 60.
and feel that they: were but exercis-
Ing their high right Of American cit
g.zenship. For the others 7 have but
pity, for = well know that :heir con-.
asciences, IL they have any, are CIV
Ing them censure and punishment
enough for their co'wardly and IN
.derhand manner of opposition.
I thank, and wish for you to con-
vey my sincerest, most heartfelt
thanks to your constituents for their
assistance in giving me the position
which was the zenith Of my political
ambition. Should never be elected
to any position again, personally /
will have accomplished, all that my
Nfe's WORK has been for, 30 far as
political preferment Is concerned.
! The only ambition that IL left 10 that
may perform the duties OF the Of
flce Of governor in such q manner
that / may receive at the close OF my
term the "wel! done" from those
who placed me in the position.
After paying his respects to The
State, The News and Courier, and.
other newspapers that he said had
abused him outrageourly, In the cam
palgn, and quoting from several pa
pers to sustain his charge, Gov:
Blease said:- -
Announces His Platform. :. ~ :.
In making my campaign during
the past summer, I announced that
my platform was: -
1st. An honest administration .of
all laws, fairly and impartially to all
citizens alike. ;,
I'd. Enforcing all laws upon all
subjects, obedience to the constitu
tion OF the United States and the
constitution OF South Carolina.
Sd. Keeping forever separate the
legislative, judicial and executive
departments Of the government,
each, hewever, doing its duty and
endeavoring to uphold and support
the other. ',s
4th. Trial by jury for all persons
accused Of crime. and enforcing the
Judgments OF courts. founded upon
the verdiats of the jurie..
This. stand firmly upon today,
and I consider government by in
Junction the most vicious and de-
grading which can be tolerated By
any civilized nation. and beg to call
to your attention to Sections 5, 16, IT