Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-20

SO. Because he cries persecution when
he himself Is ever and anon accusing
others without any semblance of proof.
SO. Because he has accused Judge
Jones Of being Of mixed blood.
81. Because he has accused Judge
Jones Of favoring social equality and
Tillman says no sane man will believe
1t.
SIS. Because he accused Ben Abney
Of bribing Judge Jones for the South
ern railway and in turn eulogiZing the
man he accuses Of bribery.
Sc. Because he said that he would
vote for Taft If Wilson was the Demo-
cratic nominee.
81. Because the Republicans favor
his election.
5S. Because he claims to be the poor
mans friend when all he wants is his
vote.
So. Because he threatened Charles
ton with metropolitan police IL they
didn't vote for him.
60. Because he pardoned a man on
hand primary when he should have
referred 1t to the pardon board.
81. Because as a legislator he was
never known to take the moral side OF
any issue.
S. Because he was shipped from the
university Of South Carolina by his fell
low students and the faculty for cheat
ing on an essay.
63. Because life insurance money
now coming into this state at and 6
per cent will likely be withdrawn If
this lawlessness continues.
64. Because the Blease. winding up
commission did not recover cent for
the state and put a stop to the good
work of the AnSel commission.
SnlfhQrn
has a friend in the White House. and
the governors chief adviser Is also the
Southern's.
sc. Because Blease voted against the
reduction of railroad fares in 1907.
81. Because it takes money to get a
pardon, and only Blease lawyers can
get them then.
6S. Because he is trying to establish
ring rule by my friends.
69. Because II he Is reelected we
will have no use for our court houses
and juries.
70. Because he offered to pardon the
man who would kill any man who act
ed as King and Watson acted.
II. Because he stands by his friends
and others need not apply.
72. Because he furnished the Su-
preme court a list Of eligibles. when 1t
was none of his business to n. me the
special judges.
73. Because he is making the negro
an issue instead of himself.
"a. Because he threatens to wreak
vengance on those who dare to dis
agree with him.
rs. Because he won't take the 800
reward offered by Judge Jones for some
one to get Tillman to say that Rlease
Is eminently qualified for governor.
hn IL
preme court of corruption.
II. Because South Carolina can't az
ford to lose the services Of a man like
Ira B. Jones'
rs. Because he wouldn't sign the
bills or vetoe them, thereby shirking
his duty.
70. Because his language at Bam-
berg drove the ladies away.
80. Because the eyes Of the world
are on South Carolina.
81. Because he said that Georgia
couldn't raise anything but pimps.
80. Because he pardoned Glenn or
Lexington who shot Rhoden with his
hands up and didn't allow him to serve
a day and Rembert. Blease's house
leader, got $500 for the job.
SO. Because he voted for free passes
to legislators.
"a. Because he had two clerks as his
secretaries.
IS. Because he voted against FEEDER
al aid in road building.
Sc. Because he favored abolishing
the office Of bank examiner.
ST. Because he favored abolishing
the insurance commissioners office
thereby allowing fake insurance COM
panies to come back into the state and
rob the people.
49, Because Tillman says Jones is
eminently qualified while he does not
say as much of Blease.
SO. Because he pardoned three ne
groes who beat and robbed poor
white man, and left him tied to tree.
90. Because he was on the board OF
trustees of the negro college when the
steam plant was installed. and then
went over the state cussing the legis-
lature for keeping it up.
81. Because Jones has proven to be
the white mans friend in 1876 while
Blease Is only talk.
go. Because of his inaugural address.
SO. Because he voted to let the rail-
roads keep secret who were carrying
free passes. 80
"a. Because Sam Nichols talked too
much about him and Blease put his
stamp of approval on Sam.
s5. Because he treated King and
Watson uncivilly.
90. Because Hub Evans, Rawlinson.
Black and Towill are among his favor
ed friends.
81. Because he pardoned Fleming.
who shot the sons Of two Confederate
veterans in the town Of Springfield.
SO. Because he called Woodrow Will
son the tool of corporations.
90. Because his own ward in New
berry wouldn't send him as delegate
to the county convention.
100 Because Senator Tillman says,
Sensible men will never weigh Sena-
tor Tillman and Gov. Blease in the
same scales. If the fools do it, it Is not
any fault of mine"