The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
PASS HOT WORDS.
Gubernatorial Candidates Getting
Warm-Blease Says Jones is Liar.

Gov. Blease was the first speaker
at the campaign meeting in Benefits
vile last Friday. To defend his ex
penditures for law enforcement, made
| to L. NJ. Green, and others, the gov
ernor read prepared figures show
ing the expenditures for this purpose
by Cows. Hayward and Ansel. In de-
Tending his fight with the supreme
court, Gov. Blease said, Eyes, I op.
posed it, and I licked it to frazzle
and I'm going to lick one of it's form.
er judges in this fight" He then ey'
planned at length his conflicts with
the court and his refusals to appoint
special judges to preside over special
courts. In mentioning his refusal tc
name Ernest Moore, of Lancaster, as
special judge, he said, Il wouldn't ap-
point Ernest Moore to any office, not
even as dog catcher in the meanest
town in South Carolina" He declared
his intentions to continue to appoint
his friends to Office. He referred to
1.-The gutter snipe investigators at
work recently in Charleston.
Jones Speaks Plainly.
Gov. Blease repeated his charges
that Judge Jones had favored race
equality in his stand on the separate
coach bill in the house. At this point
Judge Jones rose to his feet and said,
"Gov. Blease, if you say that stood
for race equality, you tell a malicious
falsehood."
Keep cool, old man; you'll get
much better by August" replied Gov.
Blease and he added that he would
not say, but would prove his charge,
and he referred to house journals.
He referred to Judge Jones's cam
paign manager as PUSSY Foot Bill
I'm going to keep cool, but if that
gentleman (referring to Jones)
jumps on me I'll be mighty quick to
help him off," said Blease, amidst
cheers.
Gov. Blease repeated many of his
charges against Judge Jones. Il
thank God I had the opportunity to
pardon Wash Hunter to allow him to
escape disgrace by judicial dig
archy," shouted the governor in ex-
planning his pardon record. His
speech was similar in most respects
to those in the past few days.
All a Lie, Asserts Jones.
Judge Jones in answering Gov.
Blease's charges that he stood for
social equality, said cts all lie
out of the whole cloth, = and later he
said: "a man who tries to make you
believe that I stood for social equal
ity is not worthy of the name of man,
much less worthy of the honor of
being elected governor" Loud ap7
plause followed. Judges Jones held
up Gov. Blease's vote, when in the
house, on a constitutional amend
ment to deprive the children of a
man who failed to pay poll tax Of
the right to attend the common
schools and he demanded: What
has Cole Blease done for the poor
man."
Il know, men, I'm up against the
greatest demagogue in South Caro-
lima" said Judge Jones. 30, fellow
citizens, down with the demagogue
who desires to see the races at war
with each other! Let the working
man and the laborins man strike
hands and raise standard of justice
for both! l have heard that Gov.
Blease made a speech in Columbia to
negroes when he said the negro ought
to have his share of the privilege
tax said Judge Jones, in referring
to the social equality charges.
Who Fears Newspapers?
'sHe didn't whip out the supreme
court; he broke the harness. said
Judge Jones. He said the governor
had put an extra expense on the peo-
pie of Horny county by not appoint
ing a special judge then and he
would have to answer to the people.
whats the use of spending money
out of the funds of enforcement Of
law and order when there's no such
enforcement" said the judge in re-
ferring to Gov. Blease's financial poll
cies. "Who is afraid of newspaper
unless he is a crook and liar?' ask
ed jude Jones while assailing the
governors argument of newspaper
lie." Loud and enthusiastic hand
claps greeted this and many of Judge
Jones's expressions. The Judge re-