The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-03
,JEERS FOR jones
some Mill WORKERS ACTED
BOLDLY At 4 MEETING.
Jones STOPS SPEAKING.

1t Was Only a Small Crowd That
Participated in the Rowdyism.-
The Judge Was Greeted With :Ap-
plause When He Stepped From the
Stand.
A syecial dispatch firm Spartan
burg says shouting for Blease, in
creasing the uproar when remonstrat-
ed with and greeting with taunts and
jeers an appeal for fair rp lay, friends
of Gov. Blease howled down Judge
Ira B. Jones when he addressed an
open air meeting OF cotton mill work
ers in Spartanburg Saturday night
and caused him abruptly to terminate
his speech.
The disorderly persons were great
ly in the minority, but their effort
was concerted. 1t had been runored
during the day that an attempt
would be made 70 break up the meet
ing, which concluded a two weeks,
tour of the county by the candidate
for governor, and was the only oc-
casion when he spoke in the city.
When Judge Jones, raising his
voice to make it heard above the din.
expressed his gratitude to those who
we're giving him respectful attention
and said it was not the noisy persons
but the great mass of silent voters
who controlled the affairs Of the
State, and that they would elect him
governor, he was aplauded with
clapping of hands. Amid this ap-
plause he stepped down.
Many pressed forward to shake
hands with him and express their In
disnatior at the unfair treatment
which he had received. Judge Jones
made his way to the outskirts Of the
crowd. where the disturbers were
lettering, and surprised them by
shaking hands with them. He asked
for the ringleader and told him he
would like to have him cheering for
Jones instead of Blease. The man
said: I'm for Cole L. Blease."
That's all right" said Judge Jones.
You vote for him if you think he is
the best man The man told Judge
Jones he was a good fellow.
Such of Judge Jones speech as he
was able to deliver was dignifed
discourse on the rights Of working
men and especially their right to
compensation for injuries received in
the performance Of their duty. He
said that if he should have sympa-
thetic legislature he would put on
the statute books, as governor, an
employers liability law, ander which
it would not be necessary for a work
ing man who lost a limb or was 9th
erwise disabled in his work to sue
his employer for damages. By the
provisions of the law which he pro-
poses the employer would have to
compensate the workingman without
a lawsuit.
An old man in the audience asked
Judge Jones how it would be possible
to determine how much the injured
man was entitled to without law
suit. The speaker answered that in
other States the loss Of finger was
valued at certain amount, the loss
OF an arm at another amount and
other injuries similarly were pro-
vided for.
The old man then asked if the pro-
posed law would be constitutional.
Judge Jones replied that 1t had been
declared constitutional by the su-
preme court of Massachusetts, and
that the United States supreme court
had passed favorably on a similar
law relating to the employment Of
men in interstate commerce.
Judge Jones said the present laws
governing workingmen's claims
against their employers for injuries
received in their work were unfair,
putting the poss on the family Of the
injured man instead OF on the indus
try, where it belonged.
Capital and labor were both indis-
pensable, said the speaker, and ought
to work together in harmony. La
Dor, he said, is entitled to fair re-
enumeration. and capital to fair div
idend. Judge Jones said he had
sprung from working people.
There had been occasional feeble
cries of "Hurrah for Blease." up to
this point, and as Judge Jones be-
gan to allude to his candidacy they
became louder.
Judge Jones took notice Of the
noise by saying: This great COVER
nor Of your that you are shouting for
was willing to tax the people Of
South Carolina 100000 to put two
wings on the State house.
What is little thing like $780,
600 to the State of South Carolina?'
retorted man in the crowd.
The shouting now became contin-
uous. Judge Jones managed, how
ever. to tell story ia farmer who
received a circular from a Northern
restaurant, expressing wish to pur-
chase frogs. The farmer wrote that
he would supply the restaurant with
100000 frogs
He shipped only six and when the
restaurant people wanted to know
why the rest were not forthcoming
he answered that he had supposed
from the noise there were 100000
in the swamp but had been able to
find only six Judge Jones said the
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