The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-07-05
BIGGEST CROWD AT
KINGSTREE MEETING.
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discussing measures he proposed to
contrast what the governor was doing,
with what he thought governor
should do in the circumstances. Nee
essarily such discussion must occa-
sionally verge close on the personal.
Wherein, said Judge Jones, had the
governor shown economy? He had
saved about $40 the salary due spec
ial judge holding a term, at which
negro charged with attempted assault
was convicted, and had claimed the
judge was improperly appointed,
though the governor himself made the
appointment. He had attempted to
save by cutting out proper appropria-
tion for the comptroller generals Of
flee, to cover clerk hire, and the
stamps and stationery required. He
had vetoed an appropriation to cover
deficit properly incurred in the
budget of the State board of health,
for free distribution of diptheria
antitoxin the governor had tried to
make it appear, said Judge Jones, that
this charge against him was false, by
citing "section S." Judge Jones said
he had never referred to "section 5"
at all but to "section II" which re-
lates to this deficit. Judge Jones said
he had never accused Gov. Blease of
vetoing the antitoxin appropriation
for 1912. It was the deficit properly
incurred for antitoxin in 1911, an hon
est debt of the State, which the gov
ernor had repudiated from a false
idea Of economy. :.
Judge Jones said economy should
not be practiced in measures for saw
ing the lives Of the little children.
Persistent interruption by supporters
Sf Gov. Blease brought from Judge
Jones this declaration: "Here is the
difference between Jones men and
Blease men. Blease men don't want
to hear the truth. They finch and
squirm and hollsr, and try to drown
out the voice that is rubbing it into
them. We went down to Georgetown,
and Mr.. Andrews, another big cor
poration man, who is friend of Gov.
Blease and who does the log rolling
for the Atlantic Coast Lumber cor
poration, had his henchmen there
with Cole L. Blease' bands around
their hats, and said to them, why
friends, you are tagged just like fer
tilizer sacks, and your analysis reads
100 per cent Blease.'"
Discussed Legislation.
Judge Jones discussed, much as
heretofore, but with more than ordi-
nary vigor, the separate coach legis-
lation of the early nineties, and the
governors appeals to race prejudice
in connection with that matter. Judge
Jones explained his reasons for vot-
ing as he did and read the names of
well known men from this section,
who were in the legislature at the
time and voted as he did on separate
coach bills, among these former leg
islators were D. L. Brown, H. A.
Eaddy, j. H. Blackwell and ]. w.
Singletary. Judge Jones pointed out
circumstances which, in his opinion
indicated long and intimate associa-
tion of Gov. Blease with corporation
interests, one of these circumstances
being that Gov. Blease, while in the
State senate, was attorney for rail-
road, and carried it's passes contrary
to the law in the State. Several other
matters, which had been discussed in
detail at other meetings were touch
ed on casually, vigorous attack was
made on the governors pardon rec
ord. The speaker referred to the
governors action in setting free the
negro, Henry Davis of Salters, Will
liamsburg county, who shot off the
top of his father-in-law's head, a
number of citizens from Salters were
in the audience and these loudly cho-
russed "No" when Judge Jones asked
whether the freeing of Davis had been
acceptable to the community and
whether anybody present from Sal
ters had signed the petitions on which
the governor acted.
Judge Jones denounced as "foul"
and "false" the suggestion that in
this campaign he was "out for
money" He had everything to lose
and nothing to gain from the money
standpoint lin resigning as chief JUS
tice and entering the race for the
governorship.
The applause which broke out when
Judge Jones had concluded was hearty
and prolonged. He was presented with
two handsome floral offerings by la
dies of Kingstree who themselves bore
their tributes to the platform, and