The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-21


they want And ! have no doubt
but that Ira E. Jones will be the next
Governor Referring to Governor
Blease's threat that hangs over the
people of Charleston. Judge Jones
again declared his belief that the peo-
pie of city that has withstood the
ravages of war. pestilence, earth
quake and cyclone cant be intimi-
dated by puny threat of Coley
Blease." And what do you think
of that?" asked the speaker, after
quoting Governor Blease to the effect
tina; he would make that gang sweat
blood should he (Blease) be de-
feated."
Judge Jones arraigned the Govern
or for attempting to oust Magistrate
Kerr and other officials of this coun-
ty. whom the Governor did not class
among his friends. Judg Jones said
1T was strange that the Governor
should hug to his bosom David III.
Magill. of Greenwood, and even let
Mr.. Magill induce him to violate the
law in regard to appointments, when
MIR. Magill voted exactly as Jones did
on the separate coach bills, and the
Governor had said that any man who
so voted was in favor of social eauali-
ty between whites and negroes.
What We want in South Carolina"
said Judge Jones, "is observance of
law" We've got it," yelled man
in the crowd, We'll. you didn't get
it," was the retort, when they tried
~ drive from office the one armed
Confederate Veteran w. II. Kerr,
your magistrate Oh. the Governor
processes great love for the Confeder-
ate Veteran! Yet he voted against
establishing the Soldiers Home at
Columbia. against an appropriation to
support the Confederate Home at
Charleston. and against pensioning
widows of Confederate Veterans.
Moreover, he had the effrontery to
| arouse for himself the applause Of an
audience Of Veterans in Columbia by
claiming to have supported Wade
Hampton, when he knew that In the
joint assembly he voted first. last and
all the time for j. l.. NJ. Irby, just as
l did"
And there. too" said Judge Jones,
were Magistrates Purdy, Rogers
and Devlin and Messrs. Hinton and
Duffy. of your county board Of regis
tration, all or most Of them Confed-
crate Veterans. Governor Blease, If
he had his way. would dismiss the
matter"
Judge Jones repeated his strong
appeal 70 the workingmar. whom he
ureed to join hands with those seek
ing 10 raise poor OLD South Carolina"
from the depths 70 which she has
fallen" Long and hearty applause,
nd-clapping predominating, mark
ed the close Of Judge Jones speech.
Charging that Judge Jones cam
paign manager. Mr.. ]. William Thur
mond, tried to get him to violate the
law. Governor Blease told Of two
county annexation projects, saying
that because ne gave Mr.. Sam Nc
Gees petition precedence over that of
Mr.. Thurmond's. from that day Pus-
sy Foot Bill has been fighting me,
and that's the reason he's sending out
Henry kearsey and other men to tell
lies on me-"
One Of the letters from Senator Till
man held up by the Governor stated,
In substance, that the Senator was
besieged with letters and kilograms
since the publication Of his letter to
Editor Sims. the writer's inquiring
about my supposed endorsement Of
Judge Jones'" The Senator also ex-
pressed disgust at the headlines he
said some newspapers had used to
herald his letter to the Orangeburg
editor. Senator Tillman has his own
race to run, said the Governor. who
intimated that II pays man to mind
his own business. Another letter
from the Senator read by the Cover
nor was: Whoever told you | was
lined up with John Gary Evans or
anybody else to beat Blease for Gov
ernor doesn't know what he's talking
about Governor Blease again de-
clared he didn't need anbody to tell
him he's qualified To be Governor
that he has shown it during the last
nineteen months. and intends to en-