Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19

Randle came to me again and said
that Hogan was not able to come
back to South Carolina and he want
ed me to go back to Columbia and
state the condition Of Eugene Hogan.
Jr. to the governor and see II he
would not parole him out Of the state.
l promised Mr.. Randle l would take
the matter up with Gov. Blease again.
paid the governor another visit.
The governor took the petition and
Zeigler's letter, which was nothing
more. than blackmail, and then told
me he would parole Eugene Hogan,
Jr. M. B. Randle gave me the 500,
said he got the money from Eugene
Hogan, Sr. l never tried to keep 1t
a secret, as / am not ashamed Of my
action in the least.
II / had not been on the governors
staff nothing would have been men
toned about Hogan at this time. Ii
is done for nothing in the world but
to try to hurt Blease's chance for
reelection. l have heard that some
of the cheap skates around Sumter
think, or have stated that gave Gov.
Blease the 500. Gov. Blease don't
even know that Mr.. Randle gave me
the 500 for my expenses. II any
man says w. G.. Stubbs gave Gov.
Blease any part of the money that l
received from M. B. Randle he Is a
dirty coward and a liar. l would like
10 state that l am not quite so cheap
as some cheap skates think. did
not take Mr.. Hogan's check for the
reason it might have been turned
down. I would have taken Mr.. Ran
dies Hogan lays great stress on
the fact that I would not take his
check. 1 beg to say 1 had no dealings
with Mr.. Hogan previous to his leav-
ing Sumter some years ago. This Is
all 1 know Of the Hogan parole.
Yours truly,
W. G. stubbs.
Greenville, July II.
The above communication from Col.
Walter G. Stubbs Of Greenville, which
was received today, with the request
to publish. is self-explanatory and al
so Interesting, since 1t rounds out the
story of his connection with the sue
cessful effort made to induce Gov.
Blease to parole Eugene Hogan, Jr.
He fills in some Of the details not
heretofore generally known, but In
no particular does his statement con-
fiict with or contradict, the state
ment made to members Of the
grand jury by Eugene Hogan. Col.
Stubbs is perfectly safe in setting up
a man of straw to be denounced as
a coward and liar for charging that
he had divided the 800 with Gov.
Blease, since that charge has never
been made in the paper, nor do we
believe any reasonable man would
make the charge, without convincing
proof of its truth, thing, in the cir
cumstances, impossible to obtain
even though it were a fact. Another
matter that calls for brief comment:
Col. Stubbs asserts that this Hogan
matter was started to injure Blease.
We do not know the motive inspir-
ing those who first began talking 1t
on the streets, but the publication In
this paper was made solely for the
reason stated in the article. Had we
had the remotest idea that the publi-
cation of the Hogan-Stubbs story
would help defeat Gov. Blease, con-
summation most devoutly to be pray
ed for, it would have been printed
as soon as we had the facts; but we
did not believe the story would hurt
Blease, since there was no possible
way of connecting him with the trans
action. We are against Blease and
will do all that Is within our power
to open the eyes of the people to
the true character of the man to
the end that they may recognize his
unfitness for the office he now holds
and to which he aspires to be re-elect-
ed, but we have treated Blease and
all other candidates fairly in the mat
ter of presenting, without bias, all
the facts that come out in the cam
paign. We do not ask any man to
vote against Blease just because we
do not like him-we are not asking
anybody to vote for or against any
Of the candidates-we are giving the
facts as we know them, and the peo-
pie who read this paper can draw
their own conclusions and vote as
they see fit. Blease we believe, Is
unfit to be governor Of South Caro-
lima, but If he should be reelected, he
will be but temporary nuisance, and
the injury that he may do will be re-
paired in the years to come. South
Carolina is too good a state to be
ruined or even permanently injured
by the temporary ascendency of a
demagogue. In politics, as in most
all other matters. 1t Is all a matter
of taste. If the Blease type of dema-
gogue Is the ideal statesman Of
majority Of the votes Of South Caro-
lima, the balance Of us who think
otherwise will have to grin and bear
1t with fortitude-(Editor The Daily
Item.)