Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
VOTE TAKEN SHOWS 14T04
South Carolina Executive Expresses
Contempt Of the Action.
REPEATS HIS DECLARATION
Conference Appoints Committee to
Draft Uniform Legislation in
Matter of Farm Mortgages.

in support Of lynch law was adopted by
the governors conference today by a
vote of IA to 4.
Gov. Blease, defending himself. snapped
his fingers in the faces Of the other gov
ernors and declared that he cared not
one whit what the conference did or left
undone.
-Four times this morning has my life
been threatened for my utterances," de-
clared Gov. Blease.
Il was quoted yesterday as saying To
hell with the Constitution I say now to
all the governors Of all the states and
to all the people of the United States
what said them
The conference hall was thrown into an
uproar. Governors of Alabama, Wyo.
ming, Missouri. New York. Maryland ana
Wisconsin denounced the South caro-
linian in strong terms for his utterances.
Governors of North Carolina. Arkansas,
Connecticut and Idaho voted against the
resolution.
The governors conference today ap-
pointed a committee of five to draft uni
form state legislation under which old
style farm mortgages could be replaced
with short or long term farm bonds.
A chain of new state banks throughout
various legislatures under a uniform law
and a listing of the bonds on stock ex-
changes are contemplated.
Under the terms of the resolution, the
bill to be drafted by the committee shall
bit submitted to the governors of all the
states, and must be approved by two
thirds of them before 1t shall be sent to
the legislatures.
Rural credits and plans for the states to
check the drift of population from the
country to cities were the principal sub
jects to be discussed at tOday's confer
ence of governors.
Myron T. Herrick. ambassador to
France, was to lead the discussion on
credits Gov Eberhart Of Minnesota and
Gov. Hadley at the afternoon session to-
day were to speak on the movement
toward the cities.
A Encouragement Of the program
brought the address of Gov. Emmett
O'Neal Of Alabama on credits into the
morning session. The set speeches Of the
remaining part Of the program are being
hurried out of the way that the confer
ence may be free to go to washington
tomorrow to meet President Taft.
Gov. O'Neal's Address.
Adoption Of a system of rural credits
based on the foreign systems was rec
commended in the address of Gov. O'Neal
as a means for remedying a situation in
the United States which he described
as a practical boycott In the money mar
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equations adding over Eight billion dol
lars annually to the country's wealth
and 'in which twelve millions of the
country's inhabitants are engaged"
The failure of our financial system to
provide methods by which our farmers
could procure money at reasonable rates.
Gov. O'Neal said, had long been recog-
nized one of its chief defects. He
said it had been responsible for many
visionary and impracticable schemes.
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the increase in production due to more
scientific methods of farming, but the
problem of how the farmer who pays
an interest rate, counting commissions
and renewals, of S1z per cent should be
afforded the credit he was entitled to
still remained
Gov. ONeal suggested that a committee
should be appointed to prepare a bill to
authorize the organization of land mort
gage banks for Incorporation under state
charters similar to those that exist in
Germany.
II am deeply impressed" he said, with
the conviction that this important ques-
ton of agricultural finance can be solved
as successfully in America as 1t has been
In Europe, and that 1t will reduce the
high cost of living"
Proclamation Of Constitution.
'"To hell with the constitution" shout
lima while defending his doctrine of
women at the afternoon session Of the
governors conference yesterday. Hardly
had the words fallen from Bleases lips
when many women arose from their
seats and hurriedly left the hall.
Blease's unexpected PROCLAMATION of the
constitution followed q question asked
by Gov. Joseph NJ. Carey of Wyoming.
during a discussion on uniformity In
divorce laws. The question was:
when You were sworn In as governor
didn't you swear to uphold the consti
tuition? Didn't you swear to protect
colored men as we'll as whites?"
Gov Blease paused after the question
from Gov. Carey. assumed theatrical
pose and shouted:
II will answer the question and I hope
the newsp aper men will get 1t right.
for IN my campaign in South Carolina
cold blooded fighter. / answered upon
the rostrum in South Carolina that when
the constitution Of my state steps be-
tween me and the defense of the virtue
of the white woman of my state. I'll
resign my commission, tear II up and
throw 1t to the breezes and march to the
defense of her honor and virtue regard
less of the constitution. l said. To hell
with the constitution! and 75OOO white
men of my state Endorsed 1t. Here's
where ! use 1t again.!
Replies to Blease.
Gov Albert ". Gilchrist Of Florida was
first to reply to Blease. saying: 1.-The first
thing that indicates a manly man or a
womanly woman Is thoughtful considera-
ton for other people"
Then Gov. John +. Shafroth OF Colorado.
looking squarely at Blease. asserted:
"One mob can do more injury to So
ciety than twenty murderers, because a
lynching permeates the entire community
and produces anarchy. When laws are
made it should be the duty Of the gov
ernor to enforce them, whether he ap-
proves them or not"
Gov w w. Kitchin Of North Carolina
announced with pride that there hadn't
been a lynching in his state for six
years, adding that the sentiment for
standing by the law" was gaining
strength and that he believed convictions
should invariably follow lynchings.
Gov Mann Of Virginia declared that II
| a lynching were threatened In his state
he would call out every soldier Of the
National Guard to prevent violence and
| insure the accused man a fair trial.
Uniformity in Divorce Laws.
| Papers read by Cows. Tasker L. Oddie
Of Nevada and James H. Hawley OF
Idaho on Uniformity OF Laws Govern
| ing Divorce were under consideration
when Gov. Blease spoke.