The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-21
GRACE proves STATEMENT.
LETTER FROM Gov
BLE.ASE
" oiAed for the Present Governor
10th i'm the First and tbe Second
Primary i'm the Last Election and
Was BicaSeS Friend Then.


Was Blea>e'> Friend Then.
Spartanburg, Aug. 11.--AIayor John.
2. Grace is back in Spartanburg. He
came here to attend the conference on
the Panama Canal trade, but Incl
dentally, during his visit, he made
good a promise made while at Glenn
Springs to prove, by documentary evi-
dence that the governor of th.. state
was 4 liar.
Mr. Grace, it is recalled, promised
to produce Letter from BIease.
thanking him (Grace) for his sup.
port after Blease had stated he did
Aot believe the Charleston mayor had
supported him in the. elections two
years ago.
Il believe l have shot 50 many
holes in Blease's veracitN that there
is hardly a place left ia. it, where L
might strike But it is necessary for
me to do SO, in order TO keep prom
ise which. L made in my first reply
to Blease in the controversy which a
few weeks ago waged between Us.
1T will he. recalled that Blease.
made this statement: L desire to
STATE that / have never made a con-
tident of John Z. Grace in any man.
ner. shape or farm. / knew that he
in, r hn
years ago, and L have never believed
that he supported me, or even. voted
for me in the second primary.
Replying to this l said: This, of
course, he knows is lie and forta-
nately for me, the proof of it Isl IN
writing. Not only did I support him
before and in. the first primary. but
! wrote the strongest kind of edito-
rials which We're sent to him and
copied in somee Of the few State pa
pers that we're supporting him If
mistake not in the Newberry Her
aid and News for ONE -
Lir. Grace then goes on to say.
Il find that nay memory was good.
because upon. my return TO CHARLES
ten- at great palms., went through
rny old letter fixes a1nE amongst many
other letters from. Blease, all mari
Testing most cordiiadi and appreciative'
Friendship 1 f md. the following let
ter:
Newberry, 81 c.. Sept -. 1910.
Hon John p. Grace. Charleston, s. c..
Dear john. L calih6 = SEQ vow
when in Cha riestuln bef,7e the elec-
tion, but yoliu were 1ut 1t ~ city.
However. it raay be that nl,<sing You
accomplished more than. it had seen.
You. for YOU certainly have done me
noble SERVICE. BOTH pezsooally and
through your papeE, and assure YOU
that it is Very highly appreciated and
want yca to thank the people of
Charleston for me for the very hand
SOME majority that L received
When / get to Colurnhia you must.
be sure tCn ncome TO see me. You will
always ii hi a warm Welcome there
either at the offiae or at the mansion.
Please. also thank for me-
for his letter 9f coxgratulation and
for the assistance he rendered me. in
the fight
With kind pers@sat regards and
best wishes. Tor your own happiness
and snccess. l. am.
Yours as ever,
Is gned) Cole l.. BleSssa.
III would seem almost, inprsdible
that in his. second interview Blease
should have stuck to the lies so i'll
told in the first. because by that time
he had toe advantage of my notice 70
eim of any documentary proof which
thought l possessed against him.
But he, has SO little regard for his
bothes him, How does he feel now.
wher confronted with this letter. IT
is we'll known principle of law that
the highest character os testimony is
the confession of the criminal him
self. Even verbal confessions, duly
witnessed by others. are of very bind
iag character. And. of course. the
strength of all confessions is that
they shall be voluntary and without
any coupulSion. fear or dread or hope
Of reward