Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-03
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1919.

which they say were sent you by Neill
from the penitentiary? What about
the Oregon land deal, which Mr..
Roosevelt laid at your door? You
said they were untrue, believed you,
senator, as your other friends be-
lieved you.
II you want some further informa-
ton as to some of the investigations
which were made against you by Lyon
and Christensen, l will be pleased to
furnish you with copies of the Pin
kerton detective agency's reports,
which were filed with some members
Of that committee, but which were
never made known 60 the full COM
mittee and never made public, and
which / have been only able to get
since I have been governor of my
state.
You say "Haskellism and Blease-
ism" should be buried in the same
grave. The men-the laboring people
who buried Haskellism, brought
forth Bleaseism and they are faithful
ly protecting their cause and Loyalty
upholding their chief. Nobody can
governor Of all the people I have
stated on the stump, often and repeat
edly, that when 1t came to holding the
scales Of justice between my fellow
men, that in the discharge Of my
duties as governor, II found that my
| enemy was right and that my friend
was wrong, that my enemy would be
upheld and that my friends would go
down, and such replies as THAT is
right" That's the boy" I'VE know
1t, governor" and loud applause have
come back from the audiences. /
added to that, that when It came to
giving out political patronage, None
but Blease man need apply" mean
it, senator, because I believe truly
and honestly that man should stand
by his friends. and you should have
stood by me.
You charge me with ambition. ]
had no ambition, senator, but tc be
governor Of my people; the only am
bition that / had, or that ! have. is
| to serve my state and my people
fairly and impartially, honorably and
straightforward, and to stand by my
friends.
State House Speech.
| In closing my speech on the state
| house steps q few nights ago, said:
my friends, dispense and go to your
homes without a parade and without
boisterousness; try and forget and
forgive the bitterness and hatred OF
the campaign; let's all join hands with
our fellow men, both our opponents
and our friends, and work together
in one common cause-for the uplift
and upbuild Of the people, the peace,
happiness and prosperity of our state
and Of ourselves, and may God, in
His All-wise Providence direct me
that I may serve my people better
and that may serve Him better in
the future than I have in the past
and may We all sing, with one glorious
blessings flow" repeat that now
senator. Will you join with me and
help me, or will you join with those
| who are endeavoring to show that
white South Carolinians have stolen
from each other at the ballot box,
and further endeavoring to show to all
the nations of the earth that your
father and mine (and you) are rails
| fng your children to steal from each
other and defraud at the ballot box?
believe that I have been elected
fairly and squarely, for, so far every
recount that has been made shows
a gain for me in the votes cast
The people have risen; they have in
dorsed me in my administration, CIV
| Ing me a victory-the greatest the
/ bCdlc Has tNCi VIC pTOpOSe
to have 1t stand.
You speak OF DR.. Babcock-to this I
need make no reply; for, you, your
self, have admitted enough.
AS to helping me grant pardons, or
giving me advice, I thank you very
much. II your services are needed,
you will be called upon. but you need
not at all fear being disturbed from
any Of your regular duties, along that
line.
You also say have stolen the af-
fection Of your people from you. Not
| true, senator, in this contest and
crisis Of political affairs-it is not that
they love Tillman less, but that they
trust Cole l. Blease more.
Very respectfully,
Cole L. Blease.