The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-04-02
IRA B. JONES HOWLED DOWN.
Spartanburg Mill Crowd Greets Him
With JeerS- Candidate Stops
Speech.
Columbia State.

Speech.
Columbia State.
Spartanburg, March 3O.-Shoutlng
for Blease, increasing the uproar when
demonstrated with and greeting with
taunts and jeers an appeal for fair
play, friends of Gov. Blease howled
down Judge Ira B. Jones when he ad-
dressed an open air meeting of cotton
mill workers in this city tonight and
caused him abruptly to terminate MS
speech. The disorderly persons were
greatly in the minority, but their effort
was concerted. 1t had been rumored
during the day that an attempt would
be made to break up the meeting,
which concluded two weeks tour OF
the county by the candidate for COVER
nor, and was the only occasion when
he spoke in the city.
When Judge Jones, raising his voice
to make it heard above the din, ex-
pressed his gratitude to those who
were giving him respectful attention
and said it was not the noisy persons
but the great mass of silent voters
who controlled the affairs of the
State, and that they would elect him
governor, he was applauded with clap
ping of hands. Amid this applause he
stepped down.
Many Show Indignation.
Many pressed forward to shake
hands with him and express their in
dignation at the unfair treatment
which he had received. Judge Jones
made his way to the outskirts OF the
crowd, where the disturbers were lott
ering and surprised them by shaking
with them. He asked for the
ringleader and told him he would like
to have him cheering for Jones in
stead of Blease. The man said: I'm
for Cole. L. Blease.'
That's all right" said Judge Jones'
"You vote for him if you think he is
the best man." The man told Judge
Jones he was a good fellow.
Such of Judge Jones' speech as ne
was able to deliver was dignified
discourse on the rights of working
men and especially their right to COM
pensation for injuries received in the
performance of their duty. He said
that if he should have a sympathetic
legislature he would put on the statute
books, as governor, an employers Ia
bility law, under which it would not
be necessary for working man who
lost a. limb or was otherwise disabled
in his work to sue his employer for
damages. By the provisions OF the
law which he proposes the employer
would have to compensate the work
ingman without a lawsuit.
An old man in the audience asked
Judge Jones how it would be possible
to determine how much the injured
man was entitled to without law
suit. The speaker answered that in
other States the loss of finger was
valued at a certain amount, the loss
of an arm at another amount and 9TH
or injuries similarly were provided for
The old man then asked if the pro-
posed law would DE constitutional,
Judge Jones replied that it had been
declared constitutional by the su-
nreme court of Massachusetts and that
the United States supreme court had
passed favorably on similar law re-
lating to the employment of men IN
interstate commerce.
Judge Jones said the present laws
governing workingmen's claims
against their employers for injuries
received in their work were unfair,
putting the loss on the family of the
injured man instead of on the indus
try, where it belonged.
Capital and labor were both indls-
pensable, said the speaker, and ought
to work together in harmony. Labor
he said, is entitled to a fair renumera-
tion, and capital to a fair dividend.
Judge Jones said he had sprung