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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-08-23
GOVERNOR BLEASE
AND THE GENERc
ERAL ASSEMBLY,

Columbia, August 1S.-One of the
many elements entering into the
present fight on Bleaseism is the fact
that probably 80 per cent of the mem
bers of the last General Assembly
who are standing for reelection are
fighting the Governor on the stump in
their own counties and pointing out
to the people their reasons for doing
so. Governor Blease says that these
men are liars and has been very bitter
againt them, charging them with
having opposed measures simply be-
cause he advocated them. In view
of this situation the following re-
view of the causes of the conflict be-
tween the Governor and the General
Assembly is illuminating and presents
the facts as borne out by the records.
The review was prepared by one of
the leaders in the last General AS
sembly, one of the most prominent
men in South Carolina. The review
follows:
The Conflict Between the Governor
and the Legislature.
"On February z, 1911, after being
in office twenty-one days, Governor
Blease having become embroiled with
the Supreme Court, because it desig-
mated Duncan c. Ray to hold Rich
land Court, when the Governor want
ed his friend" J. F. J. Caldwell, of
Newberry, appointed sent a message
to the Legislature (page sos Of the
Journal,) asking the Legislature to
pass on the question (page 508 House
Journal.) He uses this language
(page 510): "I hope that you will re-
fer this matter to the judiciary COM
mittee of your respective bodies and
that they will take the matter unde.
consideration and decide it, not upon
what their political views are toward
the Chief Executive of the State, OF
what their personal feelings are to-
ward the Supreme Court of the State
but upon the law, and give such de-
cision as the Court will sustain" UP
to that time there had been no break
between the Legislature and the Gov
ernor.
"The House Immediately followed
his suggestion and referred it to the
judiciary committee. 1t decided ad-
versely to the Governors contention,
and it's report is found on page 48O
of the Journal, and is most cour-
teous and respectful statement of the
law and was received by the House
and printed in the Journal. It was
concurred in by every member of the
: committee, many of whom had been
supporters of the Governor during
his campaign. It was also sustained
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-08-23

by the Court, State VS.. Davis, SO S. c.,
204. So it conformed to the require
ments of the Governor. 1t was not
political or personal, but legal, and
was such that the Courts would sus-
tain. The report was prepared by
a subcommittee consisting of H. X.
Osborne, F. B. Gary and w. F. Ste
venson. It's conclusion also was adopt
ed by the Senate committee (page
599.) ]. R. Earle alone dissenting.
"On the 18th day of February an
interview was given out by the Gov
ernor as follows: "The judiciary
committee of the House violated the
very section of the Constitution and
statute by having on the sub-com
mittee brother of Justice of the
Supreme Court. The other two men,
bers are known of all men to be
two of my bitterest enemies, and, of
course, from them I could expect
nothing
Report was Adopted.
"The entire committee adopted the
report, and it's members We're: T. B.
Fraser, A. Wander Horst, A. G. Brice,
L. M. Gasque, A. C. Tobias, Jr., B. H.
Brown, w. l.. Daniel, J. S. Bowman,
L. G Fultz, w F. Stevenson, F. B.
Gary, George S. Mowar, L. B. Single
ton, ]. F. Williams, T. F. Mellow, J.
B. Wingard, H. X. Osborne, p. T.
Youmans, j. E. Davis, w. H. Earle,
j. M. CAMEL and ]. J. Evans, many
of whom had voted for him, but voted
to adopt the right. This was ayrefiec-
ton on the integrity of the men on
the committee, and on the whole COM
mittee, to whom he had asked that
the question be submitted 1t was a
charge that they had allowed personal
feeling to decide legal question, and
was an insult to the subcommittee
and the interview was signed by him.
"Not satisfied with insulting the
committee that had Done as he re-
quested, decided it according to law,
he sent message to the House (page
593) in which the following occurs:
Gentlemen, the report of your House
judiciary committee on my message,
No. II, is not at all surprising, as
you will note in said message I said:
Il hope that the committee would act
upon the matter, not according to
their political views towards the
Chief Executive, or their personal
feelings toward the Supreme Court.
Now, gentlemen, I am serious
about this matter; have asked you
to avoid conflict; it is up to you. I
know my duty and when the time
comes am going to do it, as I was
elected to do. have no relatives
in your body, but hope I have some
political friends This was an admis-
sion that when he asked thai the mat
ter go before the judiciary commit
tee he was not seeking law, but poll
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-08-23

AAAShoS' k>o", Sdl d man De TlRnC
when he starts out with the power of
the Governor Office and the dignity
going with it land with the majority
fthe Legislature favorable to him,
and winds up after a year of domin-
eering, scolding and hectoring with
80 per cent of both houses against
him, and every member of the State
Administration opposed to him? Is he
right and everybody else wrong?
Does perfection abide in him and
foolishness and knavery with the bal
ance of the Government?
Again, he lost the confidence of
the House when he talked so loudly
of economy, actually telling them in
advance that they would need two
thirds vote for large appropriations
and afterwards tried to-help through
the State House job of million dol
lars, giving his friend Todd, of
Charleston, 100000 architect fees. He
said in his sworn statement before
the committee (page LOAF, House
Journal, 1912):T Il said that if the
Legislature of South Carolina adopt
ed Todd's plans and passed a bill to
complete their State House according
to those plans we would have the
finest State Capitol in any State in
the Union, and it would give me
pleasure to sign the bill. 1 say that
today, sir; and if the Legislature will
go upstairs and pass it l will take
off my hat to them as having done,
in my opinion, the best thing that
they have done for South Carolina
since they have been members of the
legislature And this was the bill
to spend $1,O00,OO2 on the State
House, 100000 to go to his friend,
Todd, of Charleston, as architects
fees. This shook the confidence of the
Legislature in his sincerity in his pro-
fessions of economy.
"Again, when the Legislature was
ready to adjourn he sent word by his
friend Applet that he had sent all
bills to the Secretary of States of
flee to become law except one or two,
which he would dispose of in GER
tain manner. The Legislature was
about to adjourn when a member
called attention to the fact that if it
did so not one of the bills would
be law until the second day of the
term next January. That the county
supply bills would be no good, and
many other important measures
would be hung up until next year.
Did he know this and set a trap for
the General Assembly? They thought
so and were forced to stay in session
three more days to insure all bills be-
coming law. 1t developed that the
bill abolishing the dispensary COM
mission and separating it from $685.
600 which it was spending, doing
nothing, was not even sent to the
Secretary of States office, and as it
was known that he had tried every
means to kill this bill, search was in
stituted for it. He couldn't produce
the receipt from the Secretary of
State for it, and the clerk of the SEN
ate produced his receipt for it, show
ing that Blease had it. Search or it in
his Office resulted in finding it in the
desk of his clerk under other papers.
How did it get there? The Assem-
bly, generally concluded that it was
designed to be lost and thereby killed.
Maybe this was not correct. 1t was
lost, and if it had not been found it
would have been dead. Is it surpris-
ing that the Legislature lost conf
dence, and therefore respect for him.
w. F. Caldwell
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-08-23

L. G. Southard candidatefor Clerk of Court Union
County, says "If am elected your Clerk will stay in
the office and attend to your business for you
In going the State of South Carolina have been
particularly impressed with the costly monuments and
tombstones erected in every town. village and country
crossroads erected to who went forth
to battle to do their duty and who did it and who died
monuments erected to who had great trust and
public responsibility resting their shoulders and who
met their responsibility noby and WE'LL but have
anywhere monument erected the man who sent
some other man to do his duty for him."
"Mr. Peake says: 4 have stayed in the office every
minute it necessary for me-
"DO YOU THINK so? HASN'T HE HELD 1T
LONG ENOUGH"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-08-23

Robert w. Herter, Lawrenceville,
Mo-, who had been bothered with kid
ney trouble for two years, says: "I
tried three different kinds of kidney
pills but with no relief. My neigh
Dor told me to use Foley Kidney
Pills. l took three bottles of them,
and got permanent cure. recon-
mend them to everybody"
The Rice Drug Company.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-08-23

Mother may go out to vote?
eyes, my darling daughter,
Don't you vote for a dollar note
Charge 'em two and a quarter"
Milwaukee Sentinel
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-06-27

The event proves him to be the selfish thcsknned
ing creature OF ambition that his worst enemy has painted
him. The powerful contemptuous portrait of The President
in The Plum Tree political novel that every citizen
America should read would be labeled Taft in the minds
of ten million readers there has been another such
president outside of the story book He hand pcked the
convention for his ordd advantage the face pro-
test that would have Inundated conscientious man fer The
lack of enthusiasm the popular dislike the hate
with which the people viewed him. He not necessary
from POLITICAL personal moral obligation He could
have become great figure in national history infinitely
higher than he will be he has shown his
did soulhad he after satisfying his vanity by showing
that he had successfully selected enough votes to give him
renemnaton withdrawn with ringing speech in favor Of
popular sovereignty OF harmony Of submission to the
era good instead eff nsistence personal ambition that
heard felt nothing but self 1t much greater
than honor Taft could otherwise achieve that the
nation Inundated because he could the oppor-
tunty The presidency that he to lose for his party
if he could convert the certain defeat victory
of little worth compared with the honor of being just 1t
noble sentiment of Henry Clay, that to be right
greater than to be president Taft be neither The flat
ering junction of denomination inaned his soul like pow
erfu drug the OF asheesh MIS- and intelligence
and real honos forgotten by the ambition mad creature
of circumstance.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-06-27
undIpIomatIc pruaalet.


South Trimble, clerk OF the house Of
I representatives,. was talking about d.
plomacy
in a pubic rosi,7 he said. great
diplomacy is needed The man in a
public post must be diplomatic all the
time; otherwise he will be treated
like the druggist
"A druggiet. late one cold winter
night, was awakened by the tinkle Of
his emergency bell 1t was boy
The druggist slipped on dressing
gown, went shiyeiigg downstairs ana
found the boy wanted two cents
worth Of chewing gum
Its ike your cheek the druggist
growled to wake me up at this time
OF night for paitry TWO cents MOI tn
AT his the hoy seowled. threw
down the gum and pocketed his two
cents again
Like my cheek. it is?' he said
Then I'll take my custom somewhere
else You can keen your chewing
gum. l won't have it now, after your
sauce
"And he talked cut wrathfuly, and
the roor druggist went shivering back
10 bed.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-06-27


ior thelr boys chi'uFen ior 'nsir pa
rents.
but hcpo0y "sp' ~ 7iili' Onis MAJ
"a s1ralnllls Ne' es - 'niousn 'ns
Dlachhess' pray "a eilal ne niisn' "
saie-' na' ne lnisN' come p''eN 70 nei
q shoul Went up as some v mere, o.
IN the ieapihs DiacNAsss, mere sno|
hght hke s''r. ne iileDo@.
working lls way as.'iiis1 VIM anu
wave p'ops,ll oach N,e men
livery Douy - ssiS' ss'u soine Que
near Marta.
Mar'a, searching me pfon@eu aces
asked Dla you--olu you ma SIN
gregory
" e saw ana Ju'l AZ lne storm
pfoNe SAD ere 81 'le ia@n' we
shouted put re was 700 laI away 70
near us-We maven 9sen MN si.ice
All hlsh' ions 'ne me suarus pa
lroi-eo ING peg eH- All n'si' ione MAI
ia strained nsr eyes out 70 sea " men
Dawn came 1ne "lha aleu' anu me sun
came up rosy req aDoFe me Iio'lzon'
ana as ~ rose ~ si.o'Nsu iat ou1 On 'iie
tossing waters a Diach specA'
~ Ooa.' saiu MARTA. =,
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sara one OF lue guards
lHen Marta iSu ho'iieMaru 70 near
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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-06-27

The Red
Marshes
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Beyond the red marshes lay the sea
In the gray November days it was q
tumbling sea, with the waves topped
with white foam, and coming in heav
lily through the rusty marsh grass.
But it was at low tide that Marta S
little dory slipped down the silver
pathway OF he streams that cut their
way through the marshes.
Sometimes she met Sim Gregory
coming back with Holsters from the
early morning catch, and Sim would
shake back his black lock, and would
ask in lis surly way what good
things are you taking to your dad this
morning, Marta % and Marta would
pipe up with her clear note, ITS fried
CLANS"
For Martas father worked on the
new causeway, helping with his labor
% make a permanent way to the
rocky promontory which was cut off
from the mainland at high tide.
Sim Gregory, or as the people of
he town called him BLACK Gregory
did not work on the causeway. He
preferreS the free method of earning
his living in the sea- He sold his lob
sters to the summer hotels, and III
winter sent them to the city Sim
cared little for money Perhaps that
was the reason he had the name Of be-
ing peculiar.
1t was because Marta carried her
fathers dinner down the silver high
ways that Sim Gregory came through
the marshes with his mornings catch
rather than land at the docks in deep
er water
Sim loved Marta. Every day he
brought her some Offering from the
sea. Sometimes Marta refused the
gifts. q can't take them, she said to
Sim, one morning, as he held out to
her a pair of shining mackerel
''Why not?"
Marta looked away from him as she
answered. Mother says it isn't right
She wants-she wants me to marry
Edward Pond, Sim
Sim leaned far over and drew her
dory close to his own with a strong
hand.
Marta he said, with sharp in
take of his breath. Marta, are you
going to marry Ed?7
She shook her head. NO. no f
don't love him, but mother has set her (
heart on it."
"Why does she want sell-you?' f
Marta raised her head quickly
Don't you speak of it that way. Moth
er doesn't realize-she only thinks
hat Edward Is prosperous.
That night the wind blew away the
'og, but it also blew itself into a
strong gale. which increased as the
lay advanced. until, at sunset, sky and
water showed the blackness Of a
storm.
It was not until midnight, however,
hat the people of the town began to
,e afraid Then it was learned that
lalf-dozen of the boats that had gone
nut early in the morning had not come
Jack The men from the life-saving
tation were on the watch, and fires
we're lighted and bells were rung.
Up and down the beach went the
'eople whose sons and husbands and
athers were at sea. Mothers wept
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-06-27
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

Taft nominated the first ballot the Chicago con
yenei and the official candidate Of the republican
party for the presidency Sherman renomnated
vice presidency.
Roosevelt withdrew his from consideration, and in
separate convention made the the
ultra progressive branch of the national convention
Only brave and strong beyond the ordinary
of have done what Roosevelt did in Chicago
in quitting the republican convention There
sions of the which led him out:
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-06-27

The Recorder must still pin its political faith the
publican party believing that of the ruin and chaos of
this year will inevitable good that worth saving No
man accomplish much by working alone defeat
ed ewrecked party that may repent better than
ty all Only the fooshy optimistic rainbow chaser
find for belief in republican victory this year the
Recorder trusting to be esteemed of not gnobe courage
oresees certain defeat 1t is not with smile but rather
with many Of bitter regret for the honest things that
might have been that the Recorder goes int the gloomy
tie ready for the punishment the party has earned but which
may purge and purify its soul and make fit for future
tory
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-06-27

One is his statement that never, though il should
him the presidency would he
done the guilt of the theft of the 7s Roosevelt delegates who
DISTINGUISHED by the Taft machine 1t reported that
the last day of the convention he waited upon by
group of Southern delegates who pledged him than
enough elect him he would concede the regularity
of those stolen rs this would the face of the
convention He refused saying that it bad steal
for him for Taft and for any profit by that theft
national crime Not for the presidency would he be
of the stolen goods the convention that stood for
not representative of America.
1t must be agreed that this is high standard, that
few could take TO follow it. requires personal judg
ment of facts which best verbally contradictory 1t is
hardly beevabe that it a criticism the neg
rty of such the Idaho delegation who the
end for honest progression though they stayed
venton and its rs illegal delegates Possibly their consc
not less keen than Roosevet their udg-
men Of the relative value of the facts less any
rate all must respect the motive of Roosevelt to refuse
be receiver of stolen goods though they did agree with
him another convention IS a solution.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-06-27

The other version Of the Roosevelt convention comes
from the enemy that Hadley, other progressive
could have been nominated if Roosevelt would release
pledged delegates to support such candidate This version
coming from the enemy does concede that Roosevelt
himself ever could have been nominated that his
against stolen delegates genune but that he could
not rule there he insisted convention where he
supreme and that for selfish he would yield his
support to able progressive Hadley who would
have satisfied every progressive in the nation The Associ
ated Press made up of the great daily newspapers
which have been hostile Roosevelt have spread this view
that his personal ambition led him astray.
But thoughtful men who have studied the case must
doubt if those than delegates who followed Roose-
welt from the hail. following merely colossal egost
whose slogan Rule Ruin There were big honest
cearslghted men in that revolt who would be mised
by the personal ambition of leader who lived They
looked on their party they looked family and home
must be nvoate and they felt duty to defend it at any
cost Elected on moral ISSUE protest against the pot
zeal prostitution of the nation the action of these
eloquent protest against the syndicate picture of nation
mised by fanatca selfseeker The explanation utterly
fails to account for either the popular estimate the delegate
support Of Roosevelt; and 50 failing, it is false.
There is only explanation, made possible of Pres
dent 1ats part the destruction of the republican party
for defeated destined to be- and destroyed today
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-06-27

There is only explanation made possible of Pres
ldent Taft part the destruction of the republican party
for defeated it is destined to be- and destroyed it today
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-06-27

South Trimble, clerk OF the house Of
represe ntstives, was talking about d.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-01
HONOR THEIR MEMORIES.

II has been suggested that a G. A.
r. monument should be erected in
Olney cemetery to honor the memoir
les of the departed soldiers who are
buried there. II is a good idea and
should be carried out.
Another monument or statue should
be erected here some day in honor of
the pioneer residents and Indian
fighters who were buried years ago
in the old north side cemetery. That
cid tract has long been neglected to
the discredit Of Pendleton. 1t will
be a splendid thing if the paving of
Jackson street results in throwing
the cemetery tract into the hands of
the city government. The place could
then be improved and made present
able.
The old cemetery would become one
OF the most interesting and attractive
spots in the city if it were parked and
adorned with a fine memorial to the
pioneers of the city and county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-01
HANDS WOULD
BURN LIKE FIRE
Could Lay Pin in Cracks. Four Long
Years Of Eczema. Only Reliefin
Scratching. Used One Set
Of Cuticura Remedies.
Hands Entirely Well.

at can truthfully say Cuticura Reme-
dies have cured me Of four long years
of eczema. About four years ago /
noticed some little pimples coming on
my little finger, and not giving it any
attention, it soon became worse and
spread all over my hands. If l would
have them in water for long time,
they would burn like fire and large
cracks would come. i could lay pin
in them. After using all the salves l
could think Of, went to three different
only relief | got was scratching.
$50 after hearing so much about the
wonderful Cuticura Remedies, pur-
chased one complete set, and after using
them three days my hands were much
better. To-day my hands are entirely
well, one-set being all used" (Signed)
Miss Eta Narber, r. f. d. 2, Spring
Lake, Mich, Sept. 20, 1910.
No stronger evidence than this could
be given Of the success and economy OF
the Cuticura Remedies in the treatment
Of torturing, disfguring humors OF the
skin. A single hot bath with Cuticura
Soap and a gentle amounting with Cuti-
cura Ointment are often sufficient to
afford immediate relief in the most dis
tressing cases and permit rest and sleep
when all else fails. Cutlcura Soap and
Ointment are equally effective in pre-
serving, purifying and beautifying the
skin, scalp, hair and hands.
Although Cuticura Soap (25c.) and
Cuticura Ointment (50c.) are sold
throughout the world, liberal sample
Of each, with opp. book on the skin and
scalp, will be mailed free on application
to Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Dept.
2B, Boston, Mass.