The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-31

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wilful lie made more dabolical be-
cause he has had ample time to con-
slider his words. Fortunately for me.
am able by documentary evidence to
prove that he is in this instance, as in
many others of which l know a plain.
unYarnished liar, which l will now
proceed to prove.
First, however, let me say that
rejoice that he has elected to take
this course, for If 1t can be proven to
the satisfaction of everybody that he
Is liar In reference to this denial. It
may also be inferred that he is a liar
In reference to his other denials of
charges In respect to which there Is
not perhaps such definite proof. This
is in Keeping with the well-known doc
trine Of falsis in unum, falsis i'm omni-
bus. He says that my expose is .on
account of my not allowing him
(meaning mel to have the control and
appointment of the constabulary force
in Charleston What are the facts?
The facts are that in the month of DC
tober, 1910, Governor Blease made n
speech at the Schuetzenplatz, in the
course Of which at my instigation he
promised the people of Charleston that
they would never again be troubled
with constables. His private word to
me at the time was that he was fully
aware of the opportunities for graft in
charleston and had determined that it
would never go on under his admins
tration.
These sentiments were not his. but
mine, and l had talked him into the
idea or concurring in them. The next
time L saw him was just before his
inauguration, when | visited him at
Newberry expressly for the purpose of
learning his then attitude. / found il
to be the same, at least professedlv
AFTER he was inaugurated he actually
ala remove the constables and, for a
while they We're not here. Then. as I
nave stated rumors flew thick and
fast that he was about to send other
cohStaDleS here, whereupOn Mr. L. c.
A. Roessler and | went to Columbia
drove from the train at night to the
governors mansion and stated to him
what was being said In Charleston
lie was very much pcrturbed. and
while he denied all foundation for tho
rumors, his expression was so shiftv
that told him that Stothart was saw
ing around Charleston that i'm n little
while he would be doing business as
constable In the most eXtravagant
and profane way, he denied all idea of
II but as | came away from the man
sion | told Mr. Roessler that | didn't
believe him and that guilt was writ
ten all over him. Mr.. Roessler told me
that I'd better not be too hasty in
Judging him. to wait and sec. and
upon his assurance to us we came
back to Charleston and reassured our
friends They didn't believe II. because
they said that in addition to Stothart's
saying 1T, Capt. Martin was also saw
ing It. | then told Mr. Roessler that
intended to put the whole situation i'm
writing, as did not want to be in the
position of having made assurances to
people in Charleston that might not
afterwards be carried out. there
upon wrote Governor Blease long
Ietter reviewing in detail the whole
situation, reminding him of his pub
nc ana private promises, stated to him
what Stothart was saying and what
Martin was saying, reviewing to him
the history of constables in Charles
ton, specifically calling to his attcn
uon that when he was elected those
who knew the debt that he would be
under to men had tried to get me TO
have him appoint constables here
whom / could control and out of
which | could make immense sum of
money, that | had repudiated the idea
that ! was against the appointment of
constables, thatI would hold him to
his word, but that if he broke his
word and sent constables here would |
construe it as meaning graft.
He was afraid to answer that letter !
in detail. but wrote me that he would |
see me in Charleston in few days. |
The letter was written on February
18 and he came to Charleston on
Washington's Birthday, four days af-
terWaTdS JJDOn that occasion made |