The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-20
GOV, BLEASE SPEAKS
The GOVERNOR DEFENDS Ills MI.
HERO{JS 2ARD0NS
STAND BY HIS FRIENDS

GshlsD III sEEO EiELlsD0
Will Appoint No Others to Office
While He is in the Otfice-Cnio
Which is One OF the Governors
StronghoIds, Welcomes Him
Warmly-Talks to Red Men.
Governor Blease addressed about
one thousand people on Main street
in front OF the hotel at Union on last
Saturday afternoon. after the session
Of the district convention Of Red
Men, which had been held in the
opera house, and which he had at
tended. The Governor received q
warm yelcoma, as he has many sup
porters in that section Of the State.
During his speech different ones
shouted out, go to it. You will be
governor 25 years il you want to-"
Pardon more people" Tell us
about it." and sentences Of like na-
ture.
The speech lasted As minutes and
during it he talked on the subjects
that he has been treating IN his
speeches for some time. He devoted
particular attention to his vetoes Of
many items Of the appropriation bill.
saying that he said, No." when It
came to spending $4,000 in putting
il 3 heating plant in the negro col
lege, declaring that he was against
doing this for the beautiful black
faced doll babies" when many white
teachers and pupils in this state had
to do without such things and the
taxpayers are paying for them.
He said that he was against the
appointment Of a state insurance in
spector, railroad inspector and a
state geologist. He asserted that he
had been fought from every side. but
that be had kept his temper and had
kept cool. In his Introductory re-
marks he referred to the fact that
he would have been great governor
had he taken some Of the politicians
and Spanish incubators" and mix
ed breeds into his cabinet, but that
he had been elected by the people
and not by the press and intended to
co his duty, irrespective OF what the
press said.
In speaking Of exercising his par
doning power, the governor alluded
to an incident when Senator Tillman,
then governor, was speaking. 4 lit
tie boy was near him and every now
and then during the speech the child
asked, Didn't 700 pardon him?" AT
last Governor Tilluan said to the
boy, Eyes, and il he had not been
rardoned by Jesus Christ he would
be in hell" Governor Blease used
this as text with which to say that
mis- idea was TO give men a chance to
make good, for if he kept them in
prisons or penitentiaries they might
die without having a desire to bet
ter themselves and would go to hell:
whereas, il they are pardoned, they
might become better citizens.
''If you don't want man par.
doned, don't send petitions down
there with your names to them. As
i is. petitions come to my Office with
the names Of the highest and lowest
signed to them, all begging for ex.
ecutive clemency, for which I am al
terward abused" He cited an in
stance of how IN Spartanburg ne
gro had been convicted OF something
and sent to the penitentiary and si1
months later it was found that he
was innocent Governor Blease said
that he thought the people -hould be
compensated for six months labor.
He criticized the legislators, say
ing that they had been unfair to
him, particularly in passing bills over
his veto. At this point some one
called out, How about Bob Hamil-
ton?" Bob Hamilton is o. k" re-
Piled the governor, "and II South
Carolina had more men like him in
the legislature there would be better
laws passed and they would be more
strictly enforced"
Governor Blease emphasized the
| fact that he was in the race for re-
election as governor: that he intend
ed to stand by his friends; that none
others need apply, for he would not
appoint them to Offices unless nomi-
rated in the primaries. He spoke of
democracy. and said that 1t meant
honesty and straightforwardness in
dealing with your fellow men.
He declared that he saw improve
ments in Union, both material and
moral: that when he first came to
Union it was to trade horses. The
streets at that time were terrible, but
row they were as good as any in the
state. He emphasized the importanc:
Of getting registration tickets and at
tending party meetings. He asked
that Legislature be elected to back
| him in his administration.
HUNTING FLORENCE sLiYERS.
Hack Drivers Arrested on Suspicion