The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-08-02

was depending upon to stand between
him and the State of South Craolina
in the efforts of the state to collect
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
"1t seemed to me that it was a
most incomprehensible and anomalous
position for Blease to be in, and
could draw but one inference from
it: That in the fight then waging he
had taken the side of those who were
fighting South Carolina, of which he
was the governor, and he was in pos
session of the main evidence which
the enemies of South Carolina were
relying upon for their defense. I
read over the letter carefully, not
once, but twice, and handed it back
to him.
COnfided His Secrets.
at seems to me, therefore, that
considering the fact that Blease never
trusted me, he certainly had confided
to me the gravest of secrets which
mentioning the letter until it after
wards came out in regular course.
He says the reason why he never
trusted me was because my 'eyes
were set too close together in my
head. Of course, cannot pass judg-
| ment upon my own countenance and
| what it imports. Nor am l q phre-
nologist. l rejoice, however, to know
/ that he is, and that he approves of
| the science, and of this method of
| judging men.
Burns VS.. Blease.
at adds great confirmation to the
| theory of Detective Burns, who, in
| like manner, declares that as soon as
he saw photograph of Blease he
| knew he was a crook, because his
ears were lower than his ewes. pre-
| fer to take Burns Judgment, how
ever, in these matters for the reason
| that whereas Burns is an expert in
| observing and dealing with crooks,
Governor BleaSe is only distinguished
| for being crook himself.
| 1T gives me great consolation,
| however, to know that if Blease never
trusted me, thousands of others
| have.
81 recollect distinctly going to
| Washington to hear Senator Tillman
defend himself when Roosevelt
brought against him the Oregon land
fraud charges. Before the senator
spoke | went up into the senate libra
ry, and through some friends there
| got in very close touch with condi-
tions behind the scenes.
Tillman's Predicament.
"a Washington newspaper CORE
spondent. now dead, told me that
| Senator Tillman was exceedingly dis
| treSSed. Papers had been stolen from
his desk by which he could have ex-
onerated himself, and he was other
wise in what he termed "a disingenu-
Gus position He knew that he was
innocent, and yet he lacked the proof,
and he was frank enough in his reply
in the senate to say so, but there was
one thing that he did say, which was
! in effect, that against the accusa-
tion brought maliciously against
him by Roosevelt he had what was
better than all things else, to offer
an honest name-that certainly a
| would have to be counted in the scale.
thought it was splendid way of
putting it. And that is what I have
to say in answer to Blease.
Whom Will They Believe.
| II believe that l can truthfully say
that go wherever you will inquire Of
,Whomsoever you may, and especially
o fthose who have fought me the
hardest, and the bitterest, in the COM
munity where was raised where !
have handled immense interests,
where not once but hundreds of
times could have sold out people
and causes, and they will tell you the
same story-that, however much we
hate him, as fiercely as we fight
him, we have got to acknowledge that
he is an honest and truthful man.
GAS against this, go wherever you
| will, ask whomsoever you may, and
particularly not those who hate and
fight him, but those who profess to
| admire and certainly to fight for him,
| and with one accord they will say
that we know Blease is an unmitigat-
ed liar, and that his honesty and in
tegrity have been challenged and sus-
pected at every crossroads in South
Carolina.
$50 it comes down after all to a
question of whom will the people of
South Carolina believe-Blease or
Grace?"