The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-08-16
A poor man has no income tax

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43. Because he ignored the old par
don board and without the aid of
their services. turned down the ver-
dict of 4,500 jurors.
id. Because he is a dangerous dem
agogue.
As Because he paroled Stobo
Young, the Seminole CRATER.
as. (Omitted).
AT. Because we don't want a die
tator in South Carolina.
AZ. Because his reelection would
mean a reign of lawlessness and cor
ruption worse than in the time of
Scott and Moses.
40. Because he has tried to usurp
the powers of the three departments
of the governemnt, the legislative
and Judicial as well as the executive.
SO. Because Ben Tillman says
Blease has muddied the waters.
81. Because he is and has been al
lied with the criminal element in our
society while he poses as the friend
of the poor and honest men.
So. Because he cries persecution,
when he himself is ever and anon ac-
cusing others without any semblance
of proof.
SO. Because he has accused Judge
Jones of favoring social eqality and
illlman says no sane man will be-
lieve it.
Sd. Because he accused Judge
Jones of being of mixed blood.
of bribing Judge Jones for the South
ern railway, and in turn eulogizine
the man he accuses of bribery.
Sc. Because he said he would vote
for Taft if Wilson was the demo-
cratic nominee.
ST. Because the republicans favor
his election.
SO. Because he claims to be the
poor mans friend when all he wants
is his vote.
SO. Because he threatened Charles
ton with metropolitan police if they
didn't vote for him.
60. Because he pardoned man on
hand primary when he should have
referred it to the pardon board.
81. Because as a legislator he was
never known to take the moral side
of any issue.
62: Because he was shipped from
the University of South Carolina by
his fellow students and the faculty
! for cheating on an essay.
63. Because life insurance money
now coming into this state at and 6
per cent will likely be withdrawn if
this lawlessness continues.
Ga. Because the Blease winding-up
commission did not recover a cent for
the state and put a stop to the good
work of the Ansel commission.
65. Because the Southern railway
has a friend in the white house, and
the governors chief adviser is also
the Southern's.
sc. Because Blease voted against
the reduction of railroad fares in
1907.
CT. Because it takes money to get
pardon and only Blease lawyers cap
get them then.
68. Because he is trying to estab-
lish ring rule by my friends.
SO: Because if he is reelected we
will have no use for our court houses
and juries.
70. Because he offered to pardon
the man who would kill any man who
acted as King and Watson acted.
~. Because he stands by his
friends and others need not apply.
72. Because he furnished the su-
preme court list of eligibles, when
1T was none of his business to name
the special judges.
73. Because he is making the ne
/ gro an issue instead of himself.
IA. Because he threatens to wreak
vengeance on those who dare to dis
agree with him
rs. Because he won't take the 500
reward offered by Judge Jones for
some one to get Tillman to say that
Blease is "eminently qualified fos
governor"
76. Because he has accused the
supreme court of corruption.
II. Because South Carolina can't
afford to lose the services of man
like Ira B. Jones.
78. Because he wouldn't sign the
bills, or veto them, thereby shirking
his duty.
70. Because his language at Bam-
berg drove the ladies away.
80 Because the eyes of the world
are on South Carolina.
81. Because he said Georgia couldn't
raise anything but pimps.
82. Because he pardoned Glenn, of
Lexington, who shot Rhoden with his
hands up and didn't allow him to
serve day, and Rembert, Blease-s
house leader, got $500 for the job.
49, Because he voted for free
passes to legislators.
3d. Because he has two railway
clerks as his secretaries.
85. Because he voted against fed
eral aid in road building.
&c. Because he favored abolishinp
the Office of bank examiner