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

stand for truth and that is why they
all tell the same thing all over the
United States the same day" Now
let's see if that is so. The night Blease
spoke on the State House steps the
morning State" said there were about
1,5OO people out to hear him, and he
received scattering applause. Of
course this paper went all over South
Carolina and some parts of the Unit
ed States, and of course the intelligent
and informed people read the truth,
as you say the papers have to tell and
do tell, and which the good people be-
lieve. Now On the very same day and
concerning the very same occasion,
the Evening Record said the crowd
numbered between 5000 and 1000 peo-
pie, and the event was something un-
usual, and the like had not been wit
messed in years, or words to that effect.
There are the tales of the two daily
papers of Columbia, and they are both
enemies to Gov. Blease. You won't
have to search very long or hard to
find plenty of people who were at that
meeting, and will tell you that that
crowd numbered from 1000 to 5000
people and that it was the greatest
ovation given any one man in this
State in a long long time. There are
numerous instances where the papers
have kept down the truth instead of
letting it shine, but what's the use
saying anything further, the people
are not quite as ignorant as they have
been painted and can read between
the lines; let the press rip and prance
as much as it pleases, on the 9th day
of August the people of South Carolina
are going to the polls and vote to suit
themselves.
| wish to repeat one thing more Mr..
Hammond says: "As | looked upon
the bowling thoughtless things, it was
a grim thought to think that any one
of them could cast his ballot and can
eel that of an honest man who rea-
Lies the gravity of what he is doing.
1t is horrible. 1t is terrible"
Really, Mr.. Hammond, feel sorry
for you. l fully realize your position.
But you know some old rusty son of
toll squalled out: Give me liberty or
give me DEATH" and he got down his
old rusty gun and the other old rusty
fellows followed him and he got that
liberty" or you might have been right
now a duke or a Prince and would not
have had all that grim feeling to go
through with. But after all if you
will go off. somewhere, and sit down
and think seriously for awhile-this
little journey we are On is not a great
big thing after all, so here is little
food for thought.
Somebody writing on life has said:
did it ever occur to you that mans
life is full of crosses and temptations? !?
He comes into the world without his
consent and goes out against his will,
and the trip between is exceedingly
rocky. The rule of contraries is one
of the features of this trip.
when he is little the big girls kiss
him; and when he is big the little girls
kiss him. If he is poor he is bad
manager and can't enter society; if
he is rich he is dishonest and got the
big head. If he needs credit he cans
get it; if he can get credit, he usually
don't need it and the poor folks are
after him.
"If he is in politics it is for graft; if
he is out of politics he is traitor to
his country. If he doesn't give to
charity he is a stingy cuss; if he does
it's for show.
'If he is actively religious he is a
hypocrite; if he takes no interest in
religion he is a hardened sinner.
eff he gives affection, he is a soft
specimen; if he cares for no one he is
cold blooded. If he dies young there
was a great future for him; but if he
lives to be an old man he has missed
his calling.
"If you save money you are crouch,
if you spend it you are loafer. If
you get it you are CRATER, if you
don't get it you are a. bum. If you
vote for Jones you are an upper cut
and trying to rule the people; but if
you vote for Blease you are riff raft
and not a fit subject for the ballot