Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-20
CAN YOU GIVE ONE REASON WHY
Bease Should Be Reelected? Here Are One Hundred Rea-
sons Why He Should Not
Political Advertisement

The following reasons given by on
hundred citizens of Anderson count
why Blease should not be re-electe
governor is the result Of canvass b,
the Jones headquarters at Anderson
and each reason Is the opinion of
different voter.
l. Because he says, ITO hell witt
the constitution"
2. Because he said he would max
the gang that opposed him swea
blood.
3. Because he would not discharg
Stothart when it was proven that h
took graft and Stothart went upon tn
stand and would not answer, claiminl
that it would incriminate.
4.-(Omitted.)
5. Because no man can get a Jo|
unless he buys II by vote for Blease.
&c. Because he discharged the frs
winding up commission that had re
covered so much money from the graft
ers.
Z. Because he villifies men Of un
questioned character.
8. Because he publicly advocated lyncl
law.
9. Because he has too many crooks
for his bosom friends.
10. Because he pardoned Wash Hunt
eE Ills CllcII "hOlh ll1u iCSCN
ed money as attorney.
IL. Because he pardoned John Black
the CRATER, and stands by his friends
no matter where they stand.
IL. Because Judge Ira B. Jones Il
too much the better man.
13. Because he always tried to blocl
investigation Of the old dispensary.
IA. Because he wants to be th'
whole cheese.
Is. Because he insulted the lad.
ticket agent at Bolton.
16. Because he pardoned the Yanke,
pickpockets.
II. Because he allows just anybod!
to call him liar.
Is. Because he has been weighed
and found wanting.
10. Because he is using hypnotic in
fluence and suggestion on the ignoran
people wherever he can.
20. Because he vetoed a bill to pa!
for diphtheria antitoxin to the poo
children who were not able to buy 1t.
81. Because he has pardoned or pa
rolled 375 criminals and given reasons
for only so in his book.
%. Because he vetoed the bill al
lowing Charleston to have a commits
sion form Of government thereby refus
ing to allow local sentiment to govern
in a matter involving no moral fea
lures.
%. Because Of general Inconsistency
tency.
"a. Because he arrays class agains
class when we need to pull together TO
the good Of our state.
25. Because he regards his will high
er than the law.
26. Because he is in sympathy will
the Wall street interests as shown b!
his support of Harmon.
81. Because he was in favor of in
creasing the taxes on the people to add
a $900,0000 wing to the state house
and at the same time he says that h
Is the poor mans friend.
%. Because he should not have vot
ed for Jones for speaker and associat,
justice and senator if Jones was such {
bad man as Blease now proclaims.
29. Because his immoral languag,
emenating from the mind Of the high
est executive officer Of the state, Is de-
grading to the youth of the land.
30. Because he pardons negroes tha
burn houses and barns.
81 Because he keeps Ben Abney II
the mansion.
80. Because of his abuse of Gov
Brown and all the citizens Of our sis
ter state of Georgia, whom he call'
"pimps"-look up that word in the die
tionary.
33. Because he is in sympathy will
grafters. He will say not but his ever!
act has befriended them.
"a. Because he proclaims that he will
violate his oath of Office and lead {
mob.
35. Because he tries to prove his in
% Sc l,,< ,,ytfx
36. Because he has adopted as hi
flag the red flag Of anarchy.
81. Because of his opposition to in
stitutions of higher learning.
3S. Because he pardoned Hasty, wh'
killed two unarmed men in his house.
SO. Because he sets at nought to-
much work Of jurors.
40. Because Ii was necessary for nj
own friends to join in eXpunging hi
dirty message from the journal.
Al. Because he voted for q bill t,
close the schools to children whose par
ents were too poor to pay poll tax.
AZ. Because he voted against the in
come tax and in favor Of the rich man
A poor man has no income tax to pay.
43. Because he ignored the old par
don board and without the aid Of thei
services turned down the verdict o
$500 jurors.
A. Because he is dangerous dema
gogue.
As. Because he paroled Stobo Young
the Seminole CRATER.
IS. (Omitted)
AZ. Because we don't want dicta
tor in South Carolina.
4S. Because his reelection woul'
mean a reign of lawlessness and cor
ruption worse than in the time of Scot
and Moses.
49. P-rause he has tried to usur
the pow of the three departments o
the government, the legislative and ju
dicial as we'll as the executive.
so. Because Ben Tillman says tina
Blease has muddied the waters.
81. Because he is and has been al
lied with the criminal element in ou
society while he poses as the friend O