The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26

\ DOrdtlOu anu CouipihS,
honest and christian Judge, klugh, we
lind Judge Gary and Judge Watts
saving that the judgement should be
af1rmed but, along comes Corporation
Jones saying that the judgment shoulo
be reversed. Again, we lind Jones
favoring the corporations I'M the
mighty of the mightiest, and that to
tn edetriment Of n OF our own cltl-
GEMS: one who had helped, in his
humble way, as a member OF the legls-
lature. and otherwise, to promote the
welfare of his State. l ave heard
the question asked, What did that
decision cost the Virginia Carolina
Clinical company"
There are many others, but l only
mention these as a sample OF the
Justice melted out. Examine carefully
and see fit is not a fact that Jones
was always in favor Of corporations,
particularly the Southern railway, OF
which his son was the attorney, n
sec if you do not find that only when
he was against them was whcn ING
court was unanimous, but whenever
there was All opinion for the railroads
or a divided court on a railroad Ease
that you find Jones siding with tne
corporations-the railroads. Why did
the Southern railway have SOL
| Charles, with his pass. in Columbia IN
the Merger case? Did he question
any witnesses? Did he speak? Or,
was he there, getting paid, in case an
appeal had to be made to pa? How
did pa and Charles get SO Immensely
rich practicing at little Lancaster!
| regret to 30 into these matters
Two Years ago we had d clean CALL
vaISl, d crown OF gentlemen running
| Iur governor, anu Oh SO nigh a plane
VAS inc campaign that when Il
wuuIu nnlsn ms speech, he would go
zach 10 the hotel, out on he Street
Win his friends or SomWhere III d
shady nook TOT rest, because ne kne"
mat his opponents were not going 10
say one word ABOUT him or make any
criticism OF his public or private rec
ord. 1t was a pleasant race; IL was
rec from abuse and v~ltuperation, ana
II | had the privilege OF choosing
would choose such a race Tor TINS
campaign; but, nine months ago, l
a put on notice OF what was coming
and IN the past lew months, II mas
oeen repeated time and again by abuse
Of me Ill my absence, and while l re-
gret the course things have taken,l
nave conducted myself upon a plane
IF dignity, such as is becoming OF the
CHIEF magistrate of your State; Dul
The right OF self-defenSe is prompted
uy Coo In His creation OF man; IL
IS guaranteed in the constitution l
| ,ur republic and OF our State, n l
presume none would be so meal as
| % deprive me of it; therefore, ! strike
Jack, and in no uncertain a Lei
| the consequences be what they may
the responsibility will rest upon m!
.raducers and those who have seen III
20 vilify and abuse me, and not upon
lie ana my friends.
The reply OF Judge Jones, at OAR
| .ington, is also given.
Judge Jones was the first amona
he gubernatorial candidates to b.
heard. He cordially thanked the au'
llence Tor the pleasant reception CIV
IN him and arrsr further REMARKS u.
local application, took up aud answer
| ii in Order the sc veral charges aBxlns'
ais record made at Bishopyille yes
,erday by Gov. BleaBe. h. mention
ID briefly the clash which there OF:
Cured over the reply privilege. Tht
attack by the governor was proper,
since the record OF any man IN pub
| lie life is open TO inspection Il
criticism; but he was denied the priv
ilege OF an answer, though the rule
Igreed on by the candidates HEM
selves permitted such a reply as 1t
Iesired and proposed to make-anu
GOV. Blease stood on the stand n
;o-operated with those who opposed
aim in that matter. )
Judge Jones said he had been lily
public Lire Tor Il years-six in the
legislature, N OF these as chalrnsah
Vi the ways and means committee OF
The house and five as speaker. FOL
lowed by IL years on the supreme
court bench. He voted when present
On every proposition that came up
during his legislative career and IN
the supreme court passed on every
case that was heard. In view OF this
it would be surprising il there were
not some things in his record which
somebody GOULD find something in to
criticise. oit of tie 5000 or 1000
cases decided while he was on. the
os1ch; Gov. Blease has discovered
but thfee;to attack one Of these being
a BleaAse case, in which, the governor
would not be- likely. to agree with the
adverse, findings OF the court. ID, one
CASE, where a lady had sued acorpora-
tioh, he hid voted to- grant a new
trial, becatfse there was no evidence
to- Hound for punitive damages: IN
the othteAf case, that Of my friend
Kirven" of Darlington county, he had
to decide according to his duty and MS
Understanding 81 the law. He acted
right he said. and would so act again.
Cheers' We're evoked BY Judge
Jones pareuthetical exclamation that
he regarded the ofite OF governor as a
trust so high and exalted that 1t was
shameful and humiliating to have, az
unworthy man occupy 1t: 1--WE VIII
not have a crook in the Office OF COVER
nor. We want no man in that posi-
tiodhi. who has. charges of graft brought
against him"
AS" t6' the charges by Gov. Blease
that he had voted against Wade Hantp-
ton and Judge Wallace, Judge Jotes
said he did vote for Irby for the Unit
ed States senate and for Pope for the
bench. Col. Irby, he said, was his Per
soha1 friend and; political friend and
had conferred upon him. the greatest
POLITICAL hoHof he had Their attained,
the chairmanship, of the ways and