New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-07
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Johnson In Chicago, I did not say he
would be lynched in South Carolina. 1
did say that the laws OF my state Tor
babe the marriage, and did say that
did not know, II the marriage had been
performed in South Carolina, whether
the law protecting him would have
been possible of enforcement or not.
Now. what I want to say to you IS
this: I don't care ono whit whether
you adopt this resolution or not you
may expel me, for all care On the
DIST dav OF next January I will begin
my second term as Governor. On the
lth OF March, 1915, IL God spares me-
I Will be sworn In as a member OF the
United States Senate.
81 snap my fingers at your resoiu-
lions. for all the resolutions and all me
motions you may act upon VIII not
avail to keep me out. Long after many
OF YOU gentlemen here to-day are rest
ing in the retired shades Of private Ire
I will be reaping the rewards of pubic
service. Long after you good governors
are no longer governors, the white
women of South Carolina will pray for
me with their arms around their girs
and will arise from their knees 10 kisS
their husbands and beg them to go 10
tho ballot box and vote for Blease 10
protcct them from; their daily terror
Storm Of Kisses.
faint round OF applause rlppieo
over the conference hall, succeened oy
q storm Of Kisses. A dozen governors
thinking the South Carolinian nad con
,.,uded clamored for recognition put
no hold the floor and smiled at the tur-
moil -,
what care I for your hissesT ne
shouted. shaking his clenched ps' d.
the chairman and turning to race Ms
colleagues. Hiss II you must o"''
snakes and geese hiss.
Again his voice was drowned III III"
storm. When the vigorous rappihs Vi
the chairman had brought order Biease
continued:
"you are making yourselves rldicu-
lous In the eyes Of the nation. why 10
vou have 20 declare against mon law
They ought to know you back IN your
homes. They ought 10 meet you eaon
one AZ the railroad station with brass
hand and say, Governor, we're gao
you didn't indorse the utterances ii
that South Carolinian.'
"When I said / never Would orpF'
ont the militia to protect the oiack
brute who laid his Decorating mana
,,nor q white woman | spoke the truth
ssv II now again. That Is my posi-
ton. gentlemen, and II you don agree
,,,,h mo I'm the words Of the great Nlr-
glnian. Go to it"'
In ,ts closing hours the conference
adopted a resolution which In the
onirion OF many delegates, sounds the
knell OF the time honored mortgage on
the farm and presages the advent OF
new financial era for the farmers
should the intent OF this preliminary
resolution attain fruition. the governors
believe il will result in the establish
ment Of a new system OF state banks
throughout the United States, gov
erned BY uniform state law. THESE
banks. under the resolution, would be
financed by private capital and would
operate under legislation sufficiently
elastic 20 enable them 10 issue bonds
for short or long terms on American
farms, in lieu Of mortgages. The bonds,
In turn, in the opinion OF the governors,
would be listed under state supervision
on the stock exchanges Of the world.