The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-07-25

row Wilson. the Democratic nominee
for President, as the tool Of corpor-
ationS. He has made the citizens OF
his State ashamed when they go
abroad in the land, and now he is
asking you by your votes to ind0rse
his administration. Can you do it
and be fair to yourselves? Think it
over.
GOVERNOR BLEASE'S ATTACK.
A violent attack has been made by
Governor Blease on my political rec
ord. After service as Legislator
and Speaker of the House, Associate
and Chief Justice Of the supreme
court, ali together covering period
of twenty-one years, | invite the
closest scrutiny of every act of mine
during that period, and | feel posi-
tive that no fair or just man will
impugn my motives relative to the
discharge of ans official duties that
have devolved upon me. have nev-
er represented a railroad company
or cotton mill, and no corporation
has ever eXerted or attempted to eX-
ert on me any influence in the dis
charge of my duties. Mr. Blease, as
bitter as he has been toward me.
has failed to find anything in my
record that he can attack successful
ly before a thinking and indepen-
dent man.
He asserts that | favors social
equality between the races. This is
too absurd falsehood to notice.
Why. of course he does rot believe
that himself, for after knowing my
record fully he voted for me for
Speaker of the House (see House
Journal, 1890, page 474), for Associ-
ate Justice (see House Journal,
1898, page 81, and in 1908 for
United States Senator (see Senate
Journal, 1908, page $50. If he be-
lieved about me what he says. then
he is unworthy to fill the lowest Of
flee in the gift of the people; for no
man with scintilla of decency or
manhood in his makeup would vote
for a man who he believed favored
social equality between the races.
Does any man doubt that | would
be Governor of the whole people?
! Does any man doubt that would be
just to all alike, whether my friends
or my enemies? Does any man be-
lieve that it would be necessary to
pay lawyer big fees in order to
get pardons from me if am elected
Governor? No doubt Governor
Blease and some of his friends would
be unwilling for you to have the
facts and information which | have
given you; and if you went to the
campaign meeting in your county
you are aware how difficult it was
for me to get any facts before you
So you could judge for yourself as
to the qualifications or disqualified
tions of Governor Blease or myself.
Have you any doubt that Governor
Blease is supported by the lawless
element? Mind you, he has good
people supporting him who are not
in possession of all the facts, but if
you have any doubt that the lawless
element is supporting him, 60 to the
nearest blind tiger and habitual vio-
lators of the law and see whom they
are supporting, Jones or Blease.
Before you vote, remember this:
You and your people, your brothers
and sisters your wife and children,
are to live in this State. If you are
the right kind Of man you want
good government, law and order,
honesty and fair dealing.so that you
and your children will live the right
kind of lives and be the right kind
of people. You want Governor
who is honest, fearless and upright
and whom you can respect. Don't
vote for a man because you think
he is one of the boys, or because he