The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-08-09


the care of throat specialist at this
time. Please be attentive. IF any one
wants to ask question and will ask
1T in a courteous way, when / have
finished, l will answer it and l will
not insult him by telling him to go
off and see his 'nigger sweetheaeS'
1.-Two years ago there was no
warmer supporter of Blease than I.
But was deceived. When a man is
deceived once it is the other fellows
fault; but when he is deceived a sec
ond time, it is his own fault. And to
| am trying to guard you against be-
inb deceived as l was.
Afraid of the Truth.
Are you afraid to hear the
truth?" he called, when the jeers
were resumed.
"The issue in this election is be-
TWEEN law and anarchy, between pur-
ity and graft, between Americanism
and mediaevilsm.
What did the men at Cowpens
fight for? For freedom. Go back to
the earliest days, and we find men
fighting for freedom. When Moses
led the 1sraelites across the Red Sea,
they were fighting for freedom. And
that fight has been made through the
ages. But it was only at Cowpens
that freedom was won. 1t was won
when they established a constitution,
and" (turning to the disturbers)
what your forefathers won you are
now here tonight to destroy.
Law or Anarchy?
The issue is between law and an
archy. Let those ideas which are be-
ing preached on every stump in the
state prevail and away with constitu-
tional government! Away with the
legislature! Away with the judiciary!
Pull down your courts of justice!
Unlock your prison doors!
Appeal to Mill Workers.
Mr.. Grace said he wanted to appeal
especially to the cotton mill workers.
He was their friend. Ten years ago
he went to Gatfney and started cru
SADIE to secure labor laws for their
benefit. And because the laws which
he advocated would interfere with the
dividends of the mill owners in
Charleston he incurred the hostility
Of the latter.
He said he had been told that the
cotton mill workers feared that if
Jones should be elected a great cot
ton mill merger would be effected
and that the workers would be pre-
vented from moving about from mill
to mill unless the mill owners would
consent.
lie said that a man named Rhodes
once incurred the enmity of the man.
agement of the CRANKY cotton mills
and was placed on "black list" and
was refused employment by the man.
ayers of other mills. He sued for
$4,000 damages, and, because there
were courts and constitution, he
was able to obtain damages through
decision of Judge Memminger-the
same man whom Blease is going up
and down the state villifying-and
the same Judge Jones, whom Blease|
is also villifying, affirmed the decis7
ion when the case came before the
supreme court and allowed the mill
worker to obtain compensation for
the liberty which had been stolen
from him.
Went to the Courts.
"Did Rhodes go to the Governor ?"
asked Mr.. Grace. "No, he went into
the courts. And what would you do
without the courts?
What is the government comin~
to when the governor says, as he did,
To hell with the constitution?
Your father and mine put musketS
on their shoulders and fought across
the fields of Virginia for that which
your governor says to hell with It
was South Carolinian who drew UP
most of that document which your
governor says to hell with"
40 He'll with Blease."
Mr.. Grace quoted at length from
what Daniel Webster said of the sa-
credness of the constitution, and he
then added: Hasn't the day at last
come when we shall say not ito hell
with the constitution" but to hell
with Cole T.. Blease?'
MIR. Grace next took up Bleases
claim that he is "the poor mans
friend" and proceeded to riddle it,
He said he had listened guillessly at
first and had been deceived. He had
a better claim himself to being called
"thc poor mans friend" having
wrung 2il that he had from adver-
sity.
Love of Their Sons.
Mr.. Grace appealed to his hearers
love for their children, and asked
them if they would want their boys
to become men like Cole Blease, even
with his position of governor. He
confidently replied he said, that they
would shrink from the thought of
having their sons become real men
like Blease.
Would you want your boy" he
asked, "to be the accomplice of graft
ers-a man who by his filthy utter
ances drive your wife from audiences
which he addresses? No, l am sure