The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-26

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Cor the C~.t.l states senate against
Wade Hampton. claiming that Irby
was his personal friend had honorcd
aim politically. and was the candi-
date ot the reform party. Consistency
and loyalty To his party and his
friends were Judge Jones reasons
for supporting Irhy.
Turning upon Governor Blease. the
speaker charged him with being
twice traitor in this very instance,
saying that Dlease i'm the preliminary
test vote in the House voted for
Hampton. but when the real vote in
the joint assembly came. Blease sup
ported Irby. thus betraying the re-
form party first and then going back
on Hampton.
II voted for Y. j. Pope" said
Judge Jones. against Judge Wallace
OF course, | did. lie was lifelong
friend, a Newberryian with me- a
valiant soldier with seven bullet
wounds i'm his body. 1t was merely
a choice of men,
As To his change Of front on the
liquor question voting for prohibition
in the Legislature and now advocating
local opinion, Judge Jones declared
that he went TO the Legislature in
structed TO vote for prohibition, and
that he would have been false to his
trust had he done otherwise
There We're two ballot boxes in
That promary. one for the candidates
and the other for and against prohi-
lition," said the speaker. "The men
elected We're bound to support in the
Legislature the decision OF the county
I'm ;he liquor issue. | was elected a
prohibition man. and / carried out
my trust
Regarding his support of divorce
law some years ago. Judge Jones
said: II did believe then. and do
now. that divorce. for adultry alone.
should be granted. But the State of
South Carolina has written her will
against IL. and ] accept her peculiar
attitude IN tho matter" Judge Jones
declared that ne held his own view on
this great debateahle question. but
that he was content u abide the will
of his state. and that he could not
change the law ii he wished.
In the matter Of free railroad pass
as. Judge Jones admitted that in
those days he was fool enough tn
think that the acceptance of free
pass could not. by any means. in
fuence an official. He soon found
that the public conception was other
wise and Immediately gave them up"
Il repented for that" said Judge
Jones, but Blease must answer to
you on this very matter which ne
lcharges against me. In the vote on
the acceptance of free passes, Blease
while i'm the Legislature. skipped the
lquestion. and did not vote, but i'm the
Journal of 1892. on the question Of re-
pealng the Act allowing the accept
ance of passes. you will find that Cole
L.. Blease voted for the repeal and
Tor the acceptance Of passes. In that
vote ! had seen my error and stood
against accepting passes.
Judge Jones was yesterday accused
by the Governor as favoring the same
railroad coaches for both whites and
blacks. a bill providing for separate
coaches was introduced in the Legis-
lature in 1892. This. Judge Jones
stated today, he knew to he uncon-
stitutional. That was prior to the
Constitutional Convention of 1895.
That bill. as presented" said the
speaker. could not have stood the
tests Of the Courts five minutes | am
heartily I'm favor OF separate coaches
for negroes. of course, and it is mere
clap-trap To charge that favor socal
equality"
No. said Judge Jones, you canno,
tear down man by finding a flaw
mere and there in some OF his indivi-
dual acts; If you cannot make a sue
ceSsful attack upon his character. YOU
= cannot damage him by citing some
errors of judgment. | am today max
ing fight against the greatest de-
magogue who over ruled i'm South
carolina. i defy an investigation of
my whole life, the lives of my whole
family"
| Turning his guns upon the record
of Governor Elease. Judge Jones said:
f"u don't have To go back into an
tcient history to find vulnerable points