The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-15
GOV. BLEASE SPEAKS
IN CHARLESTON CITY
is PRESENTED WITH HANDSOME
DIAMOND RING.
Governor Declares There Will be No
Change in His Policy Regard
ing Charleston.
News and Courier, 18th.

charleston Tor the next TWO years JUS
as l have done for the past nineteen
or twenty months, and to let Charles
ton do as Charleston pleases."
These words were spoken by Gov
ernor Cole L. Blease last night from
an open-air platform at the Schuetzen-
platz to crowd of about 1000 people
who cheered the statement Justify. A
few minutes later, the governor said:
81 No. ~>~y W you and to ali of
South Carolina that there will be no
change so far as the State government
is concerned in the officials in> charge
of Charleston, and there will be moth
ing done than can make any man fear
that his home will not be inviolate and
safe from forced entrance"
The friends of Governor Blease in
this city took advantage of the occa-
sion last night to present to the gov
ernor handsome diamond ring as a
token of their regard, and there were
several speeches in addition to that
of the governor Mr.. J. V. Wallace
president of the Charleston County
Blease club, presided. There were
many prominent Charlestonians on
the platform.
The first speaker was Mr. George
Lunz, who introduced Governor
Blease. Mr.. Lunz spoke briefly, tell
ing the people how glad he was to in
troduce Governor Blease as the gov
ernor-elect, as he had done on this
date two years before. He said he
knew all the people would obey and
respect Cole. L. Blease as governor of
the State, "as good governor as any
in South Carolina for many years."
Mr.. Lunz spoke of the difficulties un-
der which Governor Blease made his
campaign. He said that Governor
Blease was the only governor since
the war that had given Charleston
home rule.
Governor Blease was greeted with
loud cheering. After expressing his
pleasure at being in Charleston, he
said:
B1eaSe and Charleston.
81 have always felt that you should
have the right and the privilege of
caring for yourselves as you thought
best. While 1 was in the legislature,
I always voted for and stood for the !,
interests of Charleston. Now there !.
are some people in Charleston who
think that they are particularly IT.
propose to show them during the next
two years that as far as the COVER
nor's Office is concerned they are par
ticularly Nit
He added that there were some peo-
ole in Charleston who thought. that
any one who came from above Ten
Mile Hill was countryman. He said
that this element was not fit to appre-
ciate the advantages of home rule
properly. He then made the State
ment that he proposed to let Charles
ton do as Charleston pleased, and add
ed that he did not say this because he
wanted the people here to do any
thing lawless or not to obey the laws
Of the State, but because he felt that
this city was peculiarly situated and
laws which might be just and good
for other sections of the State might be
nardships for Charleston.
Charleston has great opportunities
ahead of her, said Governor Blease. In
a short time the city would have the
greatest military display that had ever
been seen in this section of the ma
tioa. Council had invited the State
militia to take part and, as comman-
der-in-chief of the National Guard OF
the State, he proposed to do every
thing in his power to have all the men
of the militia come here and enjoy
themselves and help in entertaining
the men of the United States fleet.
When the Panama Canal is opened,
be said, the people of Charleston
should lay aside all personal feeling 7
and ambition and unite in an effort to
bring prosperity to Charleston. There
were great things in store for the city
if the people would do this. Governor
Blease spoke OF the big increase in
the city's real estate during the last
two years and said that Charleston
was more prosperous now than two
years ago. He said that one of the +
things which had aided to bring this
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