The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-21

ccmbcr and pnrt Of January. and II
you ever saw men sweat. ri make
that SnnS sweat blood bcfurc get
through with them Governor !
a!ease ia campaign address
Especial From STAFF Correspondent
Greenvilie. : C.. August oo.-Gov-
ernor slease is beaten Based upon
reports received here from all parts OF
the state. the prediction ,,as made TO-
day mat ne VIII be crushed TO death
politically on August - by q majority
50 great that he vii. never again he
a0le 70 bring shame upon a people who
arc naturally proud and VINO feel keen
IS the humiliation ana disgrace. Three
weeks ago tlings were : oins his way,
but there has been a tremendous snl4t
OF sentiment. ana 1t does not seem
possible now fog him TO win.
Even win B.eases 1000 cotton
mil. votes backe3 up by the support
Of crooks ana thugs lis one chance
has been lost ana al heart he knows
he Is dead Eor wnicn south Caro-
lima thanks Cod
None before Like Blouse.
There has never been any Governor
down h.re like Blease. II was bad
enough wnen Tllnan mrs, came upon
the scene, with his d!spensary ana has
raiding squads that invaded private
home ~ The m!dnigh, search FOR
liquor The years have softened TIL
man and his end is near--so near. in
fact, that ne Is too weak physically
to go into this campaign ana beg FOR
votes that he might die In the United
States Senate Bat thousands OF
voters viii scratch Tllimans name in
the primary next TUESDAY because
h. is Elm stratdling and because ne
refuses 10 declare hiNelf Ia the race
between Blease and Ira Jones sim
nobody is giving any special attention
to Tillman anliciion or his plea for
re-ciection There IS a more dangerous
enemy at the gaie--a bandit-!ike Eel
low. with & bowling. ieering mob at
his heels
Up to the time that William j.
Burns was brought i'll the case in an
effort t. prove that Governor B!ease
was selling pardons through his
agents the Cuisine world knew 1T
tie and cared less tor the nght which
is now under way. But the reveie-
lions were so asioln-lng - shocking
so brazen that outside eyes have been
turned this way. The shame was deep
enough at home without the shricks
from abroad, bu, the shrieks have
thrilled and chilled the decent element
IN this State and the decent element
Will save the day.
Iinr m Everyday Word
They have peculiar campaign
methods in south Carolina. All can
diGates for State Offices travel about
like a tnreshing machine in harvest
time They speak in every county. They
call each other liars and thieves. and
when they begin 10 reach back toward
the hippccket some police officer steps
between. and from the border OF the
crowd there comes a tiniid cry They
are going to shoot" Fortunately
they haven't shot yet. and the last big
meeting Will be held here on Thurs
day Fearing trouble on the closing
day. lou officers will be sworn IN 10
preserve order and to proven; blood
shed
Two year ago Bleasc was elected by
less than 5000 majority out of a total
vote OF 1900 1t might be proper to
add in this connection--even If the
statement will be challenged by liquor
hating fricnds--that Blease was elect
ed by the prohibitionists. Not that they
voted for him. but they put up an out
and out prohibitionist to oppose him
The result might have been expected
There Is no prohibition question before
the people to-day. though Judge Jones
Will get the support of the dry elc-
ment. and thousands Of people who re-
fused TO swallow a prohibition candi-
date and the platform on which he
stood.
Jones Put on Defensive.
Jones, at best. IS weak He does not
create any enthusiasm. The women
present him with gay punches Of
flowers. but the women can't vote. and
business men cannot howl as wildly
as the hoodiums who stand by Rlease
Jones got of to a bad start Blease
promptly put him on the defensive.
Twenty-Five years Il part of the Su-
preme Court. he had to defend and ex-
plain many decisions which came I'M
on appeal The man who could have
defeated Blease without an effort was
Richard l. Mannins-n brother-in-law
by the way, OF Wyndham X. Meredith
of Richmond-but Manning. red headed
like Montague. hal the interest of
the people at heart and kept out of
the race Had he run, he would have
divided the decent vote with Jones
which would have put Blcase far
ahead So he stayed out. and the pco-
pie had to get animated as best they
could when Jones went to the front
But even with Jones, the fight to-
day appears to have been won Men
who have studied the situation with
the utmost care assert that Jones viii
win by a majority which may run as
high as 10000. That seems too wild
More Like 10000.
There viii be no majority like that
1t will he nearer 10000. hut even a
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