The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-23
JONES' COLUMBIA SPEECH.
Prepared Statement Attacking the
Record of Governor BleaSe Read
by Judge Jones.

| Columbia Record, 19tn.
The following is Judge Jones speech
delivered at the theatre today:
South Carolina, the State you call
yours, the State for which your fathers
have fought in four wars, is On trial.
You are to decide her fate. What say
may help you to decide right. Think
| it over.
We are to elect a governor. A gov
ernor to represent you and your chill
dren, to make laws and tc enforce
them. Do you want friend of the
people, an enemy of the criminal and
CRATER, or one who has pardoned more
criminals than any other governor
South Carolina has ever had? A man
who has acted in defiance of law and
order? Whose message to the legisla-
ture was so vile and vulgar that that
body, by an overwhelming vote, struck
it from the recorG-something that has
never been done before in the history
of the State-a man who poses as a
friend of the poor man and an enemy
to lawless corporations, but whose
votes. and whose acts show he cares
nothing for the poor man and has only
protected the criminal and the graft
|er.
He voted not to investigate the dis
pensary. (Senate Journal, 1907, pages
6S and 69.)
He voted not to take up and con-
slider the bill supplying money to
prosecute the grafters.
Then he voted to kill the bill sup
plying money to prosecute the graft
ers. (Senate Journal, 1908, page 573).
He voted against bill to help the
State in the federal court in her des-
perate fight with the grafters (Senate
Journal, 1908, page 25S). The State
finally won and recovered back many
thousands of dollars stolen by the
grafters. If the other legislators had
voted with Blease would the State
have ever gotten this money? The
echo answers, when, and how?
Finally, when he became governor
he asked for committee to investi-
gate the Ansel board. The legislature
Ipassed the bill but gave the committee
power to investigate charges against
any one. That was just what Blease
did not want, so he vetoed the bill.
The legislature passed it over his head
and that is the same committee that
has been hearing charges in Charles
ton about the blind tigers paying three
thousand dollars month to the chief
constable of the governor, and the gov
ernor still stands by the chief consta-
ble Do you wonder that he vetoed the
bill? Only one CRATER, John Black,
has been convicted, and Blease par
doned him before he ever got in sight
of the penitentiary. Oh yes, he stands
by his friends. Hasn't he stood by
the grafters?
He voted not to tax the income of
the rich man (Senate Journal, 1907,
page 452).
He voted to shut the school house
door in the face of the child of the
man who is too poor to pay his poll
tax (Senate Journal, 1906, page 463).
He voted against the bill providing
for federal help in road building which
would have made the road tax lighter
On the poor man (Senate Journal, 1907,
page 800.
He is in favor of abolish;ng the Of
flee of bank examiner, thus leaving it
easy ior al unscrupulous ard dishon-
est banker to rob the small depositor.
He vetoed the appropriation of S4,-
1854 to pay for medicine furnished
for the poor mans child in cases of
diphtheria and smallpox
Is he the poor mans friend? He
will tell you so, but does his record
show it?
In 1892 he voted for free passes,
and for free express and free tele-
graph franks to legislators. (House
Journal, 1892, page 257>.
In 1907 he voted to 'et the railroads
keep it secret who were carrying free
passes. (Senate Journal, 1907, page
BID.
In 1907 he voted against the bill re-
n11irioo tho railroads fo rod,1co mas