The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-23


we're ready to abuse him and hold him
up to ridicule were at that time cry
ing out poor South Carolina we
are going to be disgraced. Her proud
head is dropping, my countrymen-the
poor, poor thing has gone down IN
shame.
But, Mr.. Editor, after about % years
in the service of this grand old State
can you say that Ben Tillman has not
made good? Can you say that he IS a
CRATER, a demagogue or anything else
degrading. Can you say that the poor
devils" who voted at that time for him
were fools and did not know what they
we're doing? The press and the "bet-
ter class" said it then, but can they
say it now?
But you admit that you can not
the old man has come out in his old
days and done some good-they made
a gentleman of him up in Washington,
and we will just let him stay there,
but what's that got to do with Cover
nor Blease? He is a CRATER from his
heart-Tom Fielder SAID so-the in
vestigating committee said so-the die
tograph said so-William J. Burns said
so, the most wonderful detective ever
lived-it must be so-we know it
its no use talking, Blease must go
poor South Carolina.
The same old snake, while he may
be changed here and there in his make
up, or shielded off some of his old skin
and taken on some new, yet he can not
disguise himself, and even the most
ignorant among the rank and file can
spot him and know how to vote, and
all the newspaper writing and all the
preaching and talking about poor
South Carolina will do no good-you
will have to show the people that
Blease is CRATER, bribe taker, etc.,
if you want to defeat him.
Don't think for a minute that the
press of South Carolina can fool the
people by giving on the front pages in
bold headlines such things as would
tend to hurt him and ignoring matters
in his favor Remember, the press
backed up by the ministers and "bet-
ter class" were against Ben Tillman,
and he was elected. Two years ago
the press of South Carolina almost to
a man went up against Cole. =. Blease,
but he was elected. You can not de-
feat man by abuse, you can not de-
feat a man by SANDER. The day has
come when you have to come up with
the goods, and they must be clean and
straight, or you will do the man more
good than harm, and that's no joke.
l notice in your paper dated July 81
that some Christian citizen wants the
people throughout the State to have
prayer and ask God to guide them in
this election Cor words to that effect
and from the tone of his letter he
would like to dictate to the Almighty
that Judge Jones is the man for gov
ernor. That reminds me of back in
the nineties when they were praying
against Tillman, but the good Lord
was either for Tillman or against them
one, for he sure was elected. But don't
fret, Christian Citizen, you go to the
polls and cast your ballot as you see
fit, and permit other people to do the
same, and when the good Lord gets
ready for this proud old State to
crumble she will go, and don't you for
get that. History repeats itself and
the good book says nations will rise
and fall-get down yoar good book
ard read, thea read y1dr ancient his
tories and see where all the proud old
nations went If He allows this State
tc crumbe under The :: i:al rs '.t' IN
of Cole. l.. B]ease IT VIII ne His Will,
and none of our business SO fai as we
can help ourselves is concerned, as
history has repeatedly shown the good
and the bad go together by the same
fate So take the world easy and don't
cross over the bridge before you get to
it; after the battle there is always
calm and the grand old State will
rock on just as it did twenty years
ago, after the first election of Ben
Tillman.
Now comes an article in your issue
of August l, signed by James Leroy
Hammond l do not know Mr.. Ham
mond, but l bet you a quarter he be-