St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-12-07
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South Carolina Executive Shouts, ct
He'll With the Constitution"

South Carolina Executive Shouts, ITO
He'll With the Constitution"
Richmond, Va, Dec. 5.-Fully half
Of the fifty women in attendance at
lie conference of governors this after
noon hurriedly departed from the
meeting when Gov. Cole l.. Blease.
fer the second time defending the
policy of lynching negroes guilty OF
criminal assault shouted ITO hell
with the Constitution"
Governor Blease's declaration was
made in response to a question asked
by Governor Joseph N. Carey, OF Wyo-
ring. Governor Carey desired TO
know if the South Carolina executive
rad taken an oath to uphold the Con.
stitution and laws of his state. ana
these laws did not protect negroes
IS we'll as whites. :,
81 will answer that question, re-
,lied Governor Blease. when the
Constitution steps between me and
he defense of the virtue OF the
White women of my State l will re.
sign my commission. tear It up ano
brow it to the breezes. AS l nave
said before, To hell with the Con
stitution.''
when several women present arose
and left the hall Governor Bleas
leased speaking Among the wo-
men who made their exit were tn
wives and daughters of several gov
errors attending the conference.
Governor Albert w. Gilchrist, OF
Florida, took exception to Governo'
Blease's remarks. Rising to his fee
he declared: "The first thing tha'
indicates manly man or a womani'
woman is thoughtful consideration
for other people," His remarks wer'
greeted with cheers from the aud:
ence.
Referring to the lynch law doctrin
Governor John A. Shafroth, OF Colt
ado, said Zone mob can do NOR
injury to society than twenty mui
'erers because lynching permeate:
he entire community and produce:
anarchy. The influence of mob rule
s most reprehensible. When law
are made it should be the duty of thu
governor to enforce them whether he
approves or not. When the law pre-
scribes hanging or an offense and a
nan adjudged guilty, he should be
hanged, whether white or black, and
there is no excuse for mob laws. I
conceive it to be our duty as gov
errors to declare for law and order. .
During the afternoon session pa
pers were read by Governors Tasker
L. Oddie, of Nevada, and James H
Hewley, of Idaho, on uniformity of
divorce laws. This subject was un.
HnR discussion vn,hA
spoke. After defending the law of
South Carolina, where no divorce is
permitted, he proceeded to discuss
he race problem, and declared that
he inferior race always is swept by
he supreme race.
Governor Blease also again defend
i his pardon record.
Governor w. w. Kitchen, of North
Carolina, announced there had not
been lynching in that State in six
years. and expressed the belief that
there should be convictions in prac
tically every case where there is a
ynching.
Governor Mann, of Virginia, state :
hat he would call out every militia
ran III the State if re:essary to pro
.cc-- nan under Iryest, and give
lim fairs rial.
Movements FOR tee Improvement
# rural life and The urbuilding OF
agriculture were discussed by Gov
,rnors AdoypE O. Eberhardt, of Min
,esota; Herbert S. Hadley, of Mis-
sonii, W. II. Manan, of Virginia, G
x. Inca ghey. Of Arkansas, AMI Jos
III I;'e.wE. CT Georgia. Divorce law
- NJ .E
Governors jcstrh NJ. Carey. of Wye
7lil.s. anf Simeon E. Baldwin, G.
Connecticut.
Miss Mary johnson, the nove'es,
addressed the conference Gu equal
suffrage.
It was announced that Ambassador
Myian I. ;!e1rick will be one of the
;poaaers tomorrow on the subject OF
nal credits. He will ps"scnall.,
epIesent President Taft.