The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-27

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for anarchy, nothing less" Soma-
body said something about Judge
Jones age-60. Yes" he sald Il
am 90 Years old, but 40 years young.
No man need worry about my ability
10 discharge all the duties that | shall
assume"
| Replying to an inquiry, he said:
DO l think l can beat Coley? Why
do you think I'd have resigned the
high office Of chief justice if | didn't
know l could beat Coley?' have had
good many hard jobs in my life,
but one of the easiest l ever un-
dertook was beating Coley"
A curious collOquy ensued between
the speaker and persons in the crowd
when the former asked: What has
Blease done for the poor man?"
Voice: Turned out heap Of poor
men that was in the penitentiary. ana
they are at home now with their
| wives and children"
Judge Jones: Well there are
other poor men still in the peniten.
tiary. Why not turn them all OUT"
Voice: He amt been there long
enough
Judge Jones: But suppose one If
these poor men had killed poor
man."
Voice: We'll, he's done dead"
Judge Jones: The best way to
help the poor man is to make hard
the road of the criminal"
Voices: "Now you're talking right?,
Judge Jones: Gov. Blease protects
the poor man by pardonng the barn
burners"
Voice: Negro barn burner at that"
Messrs. King and Watson of Green
Vile, Judge Jones said, had appar-
emily offended the governor, but their
)ffense was not SO great as to justify
anyone in Staying them. Yet the gov
ernor had said he would pardon any
one who killed these men, or Others
in similar circumstances. "Hurrah
for Blease." yelled a section of the
crowd. YES" said Judge Jones.
that is the pity and the horror of
1t, that men can be found to applaud
and approve encouragement of mur-
der. Oh, for the dear women, when
their men applaud while their COVER
nor incites to violence! What we
want in this emergency. is man in
the governors chair whose idea is 20
promote and enforce justice, with
equal rights to all and special privil-
eyes to none" These sentiments were
heartily cheered. Especially enthu-
siastic was the applause contributed
by women.
Again asking. What has Blease
done for The poor man." Judge Jones
said: Il will tell you one thing he
did. He tried TO shut the school
house door in the face of the chill
dren whose father is unable to pay
his poll tax"
"Hurrah for Blease,' yelled per-
sons in the crowd. "Oh, yes" ironi-
cally exclaimed the speaker; "Oh, yes,
hurrah for ignorance
Declaring he was not the candidate
of corporations or newspapers, Judge
Jones was interrupted with shout:
What about Leroy Springs and
Lewis w. Parker?"
Il see here at the corner Of the
stand. said the speaker. two ~
three men who are making a great
deal Of noise. l doubt if they are all
from Lexington. 1t is a trick Of the
trade to import men from adjoining
counties TO stamp and yell ard to
have them all join in the hand pri-
maries. But wait until the quiet men
Of Lexington express themselves at
the polls. 1t is not the noise makers
who carry elections"
They are trying" said the speak
er. ito align me with the dispensary
investigating committee. l didn't ap-
point the members of that commit
tee-the legislature appointed them
! have no authority over them, nor
am l a party to anything that they
are doing. /. like all the other
citizens Of South Carolina, am
awaiting their action. They are as
good men as walk the soil of South
Carolina. Any man must be in hard
case who finds it necessary to charac-
teriZe such men as 'guttersnipes,'
Gov. Blease opposed their investiga-
ton. Evidence taken under oath has
shown that in Charleston the chief