The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-25

10 was a motion to reconsider after the
bill had been killed, and little legis-
lation could ever be accomplished if
YOU fought the same thing over and
over. The governors charge is mis-
leading.
Working Hours Bill.
"3. That l voted to nullify bill
limiting the number of hours per day
of employees in cotton and woolen
manufacturing establishments in this
State by voting for the following pro-
viso to the bill: "Porvided, That moth
ing herein contained shall be con-
strued to prevent any Of the employees
in the aforesaid manufacturing estab-
lishments from engaging to work or
working such time in addition not to
exceed 10 hours per annum as may
be necessary to make up for lost time
caused by accident or other unavoid-
ble circumstances. | voted for the
hill to limit the hours of labor for each
day and each week, and Mr.. Blease
knows that he and l voted the same
way on that bill. Gov. Blease moved
to strike out the proviso aforesaid,
but l was convinced that the labor
ing people preferred to have the pro-
viso and I voted for it accordingly.
His reference to this vote garbles and
misrepresents the facts as any one
can see by reference to his statement
and sthen examining the journal of
1892, pages 357 and 35s.
"My father was a carpenter and
laboring man, and there is every rea-
son why l should favor the laboring
classes, and my vote and my efforts
have always been in their interest &C
cording to my best judgment.
"6. That l voted against the anti
free pass bill in 1891.
81 did not believe that having
free pass would .-fuence members OF
the general assembly or public OFF,
GERS in the discharge of their duty.
However, the bill became a law, and
in 1892 a bill was offered to repeal
that law. l was satisfied with the
law and the results therefrom and |
voted against a repeal, and therefore
voted against the acceptance OF free
passes by members 'of the general as
sembly and State and federal officers;
but Gov. Blease voted to repeal the
law, that is, voted for free passes.
See house journal for 1892, page 25S.
He condemns me for voting against
the anti-free pass bill in 1891 and
vet in 1892 1 voted against the ac-
ceptance of free passes and he voted
for the acceptance of free passes.
"Jim Crow Bill.
81. That l voted against the "Jim
Crow" Or separate coach bill.
'At the time these bills were up
for consideration when l was in the
house, there were first and second
elias passenger tickets sold, and the
people buying these tickts usually
went into separate coaches. The rail-
roads of this State at that time were
hard up and struggling for existence
and I was anxious to bring capital
into the State and to promote and de-
velop its resources, and it was en-
phasized before the house that the law
would place a great burden on some
of the railroads in the State, especial
ly the weak, short lines. Besides,
first and second class fares gave the
white people an opportunity to be
separate from the negroes; one color
occupied One end of the coach and
the other the other end OF the coach,
and as the acts were imperfect and
appeared to me to be unconstitutional,
did not vote for them.> The conten-
ton that both colors used the same
toilets is absolutely untrue and an
appeal to prejudice. I am in favor of
the law as it now stands and would
oppose any effort to repeal it.
1.-The purity of the white race is one
of the greatest bulwarks of the safety
Of the Anglo Saxon race, and l am
willing to compare records with the
governor or anybody else as to my pri-
vate or public conduct in that line.
The effort to. make it appear that
have ever favored social equality be-
tween the races is malicious misrep-
rnSentatiOn of the facts