Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-03
BLEASE DECLARES HE HAS
BEEN MALICIOUSLY LIED
ON IN RECENT CAMPAIGN
South Cardinals Executive Makes Public Letter to United
States Senator Benjamin THIman and Declines LatteTS
PrOfer of Aid in Passing on Pardon Petitions ChtcSes
Press for Its Abuse
rRv star Correspondent


COLUMBIA. S. C.. Sept 2-Telling
Senator Tinman that It was not because
the people love Tnlman less. but that
they trust Blease more. asserting that
he has never received a cent OF money
except from his salary. that he has been
abused and misrepresented by the news
papers, that his election is the greatest
victory in the states history. and that
it's a vindication OF his administration.
and declining the proffer OF the SEN
ator's assistance in passing on petitions
OF pardon Governor Cole L. Blease last
night made public a copy OF a letter
which he addressed to United States
Senator 3. r. Tillman. replying TO a let
ter Tillman wrote Biease and published
Sunday morning. The governor says
that he viii be governor OF all the peo-
pie. but when II comes 20 handing out
patronage none but a Blease need ap-
ply" His fun reply to the senator fol-
lows:
Hon B. r. Talman. Trenton. S. c.:
Dear Sir-Your letter. in this morn
ing's News and Courier and the County
State. has been carefully read, and II
but adds to the efforts which have
already keen made BY the newspapers
and others TO discredit the people OF
South Carolina by charging them with
dishonesty and iniuring them by holding
them up 10 the world that her govern
ment is selfish and corrupt However.
shall say nothing harsh in reply thereto.
CRITICISEs PRESS.
The newspapers have abused me most
willfuIly and maliciOusly. and after my
Inauguration they had a bill introduced
rr~Nme - -
their abuse OF candidates for public Of
fee. I vetoed that bill and succeeded
IN having Il rejected Since then no act
OF mine has met with the approval OF
the editors. but on the contrary. every
suggestion OF mine. whether Il bore the
best interest OF the state or not, has
been fought and sneered at. The result
has been that great injury has been
done to the state by the newspapers
the people inside the state knowing that
the newspapers were publishing what
was untrue and that they were unfair.
have been made stronger for me.
During this campaign I have been
most maliciously lied on Ny speeches
have been misconstrued. distorted and
parts OF sentences which I used have
been published which have made IL ap-
pear that I said things which did not
say. for instance to he'll with the con-
stitution@ was used by me in this way.
Jones said that the separate coach bill
was Unconstitutional said that II
there was anything in the constitution
which forced the white ladies OF South
Carolina 20 associate with negro men
then TO he'll with the constitution and
every honest white man in South Car
oiina whose mind IS not diseased. viii
thoroughly agree with me in this state
ment
I said at another time that II was
defeated for reelection by the old Has
keiIite crowd that I would make them
sweat political blood. I meant that
when said IL and I mean IL now by
pardoninE criminals. which you seem
TO have declared with your eyes open, or
by any other mal-administration OF the
office OF governor. but strictly in po-
litical way.
no RIGHT TO COMPLAIN.
Nov, you see, SIR, IL these two SEN
fences had been published in full none
would have had a right 20 have COM
planned
THE last session OF the legislature
fought me bitterly and unjustly. Jones
having been brought out for governor