The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-30

Judge Jones stated tIldI lie NdS Sldu
to deliver his message to the people of
Edgefeld, on the spot where Daniel
Chamberlain got his medicine, and
where Judge Mackey had his wonder
full conversion Assailing the Blease
administration, Judge Jones declared
that the greater the harmony among
the three departments of government,
the more constitutional, the more pros
porous and progressive would be that
government
Don't Want Gar"
"We don't want Car in South
Carolina declared he; 1--WE don't like
that kind of government"
eve like anything" came from the
audience.
well, that is the kind of appetite 1
can not satisfy" shouted back the
speaker. "You don't want me then.
JUST any Olu lnIuS - AoI "AoI cIAAI
Offering" cloud applause).
Several times the speaker was SO
interfered with that Chairman Nichol-
son was obliged to call for order.
"It's getting weaker and weaker"
said Judge Jones. "They are here,
yelling, from old Saluda and every
where, but their shouts are getting
weaker and weaker"
That Chas. D. Jones had been used to
influence the supreme court of South
Carolina, Judge Jones denounced as
s'the foulest lie ever suggested by hu-
man breath
"And they talk about Blease being
the friend of the poor man," said the
speaker. 81 have asked on twenty
seven stumps what Blease has ever
done for the poor man. I ask it to-
day. The very stiffness of death is
over the audience. 1t is said he has
turned the poor man out of the peni-
tentiary. Well, there are a good many
poor ones still there; why doesn't he
turn them out?'
Maybe they haven't got money
enough suggested an auditor.
As Judge Jones was about to close
his campaign manager, ]. VIM. Thur
mond, suggested to him that he men
ton his Wade Hampton vote.
Blease Wants it Recorded.
Governor Blease, who was on the
stand, leaning toward the reporters,
said: "Put that down, boys, that
Thurmond told him to do it,
"Put it down twice if you want to-"
said Mr.. Thurmond. "I certainly have
no objections"
Judge Jones, in telling that he but
stuck to his party, as he would stick
to a Democratic candidate against
Republican, in voting for ]. L. M. 1rby,
won loud applause by declaring that
Governor Blease was twice traitor to
his party, the reformers, and to Wade
Hampton. "My vote was just like Till
man's," said he, "and yet they would
hold me responsible for the whole
thing"
"Id talk to you about that separate
coach businesss," said Judge Jones
"but 1 don't think there are any fools
in this intelligent audience. All who
are fools enough to believe that kind
of rot hold up your hands. I see no
hands and will pass it over.''
Charging that Governor Blease ig-
nored the recommendation of the
county delegations in the appointments
made, Judge Jones cited the case of
John Atkins, in this county, who was
named for the position of rural police
man, but turned down by the govern
or. atkins was too good a man."
spoke up a listener; "Blease can't
stomach a good man."
The Case of Stothart.
AS the speaker mentioned the gov
ernor's refusal to remove Chief Con-
stable Stothart, of Charleston, some
one in the audience called out to Judge
Jones to prove that Stothart was gull
ty of accepting graft.
Judge Jones replied: "The mere fact
that Stothart, appearing before an in
vestigating committee, declined to ex-
plain his business acts is your proof.
No man who is innocent would hesitate
to explain his every act and take ref
uge in the plea that it might incrimi-
nate him. That is a stain upon the
governors appointment"