Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-12
TUESDAY, MARCH IL, 1912.

comes v. B. Cheshire He had press
ing business elsewhere and hastily
departed. Here Is the nut, and We
crack It. The near relative has been
mentioned for mayor and the attor-
|ney-magistrate would like mighty
we'll to be city attorney. That II from
US, neither will land and this butting
In Of the would-be city attorney Is
time lost to him."
Union special Of March II to Spar
tanburg Journal: Governor Cole L.
Blease addressed a crowd of about
1000 people on Main street In front Of
the hotel in this city Saturday after
noon after the session of the district
Of Red Men, which had
been held in the opera house. Cover
nor Blease received a great deal of
Applause, as he has many supporters
in this section, different ones shouting
out during his speech: go to IL. You
will be governor twenty five years IL
lyou want to-" Pardon more people"
Tell us about It." and sentences Of
like nature. The speech lasted forty
five minutes and during 1t he talked on
the subjects that he has been treating
in his speeches for some time. He de-
voted particular attention to his We
toes Of many Items of the appropria-
when 1t came to spending $4,000 In
putting in a heating plant in the ne
gro college, 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 appoint
ment Of a state insurance inspector,
railroad inspector and a state geolo-
gist. He asserted that he had been
fought from every side, but that he
had kept his temper and had kept cool.
In his Introductory remarks he refer
red to the fact that he would have
been a great governor had he taken
some of the politicians and Spanish
lincubators" and mixed breeds" into
his cabinet, but that he had been
elected by the people and not by the
press and intended to do his duty, ir-
respective Of what the press said. In
speaking of exercising his pardoning
power, the governor alluded to an In
cident when Senator Tillman, then
governor. was speaking. A little boy
was near him and every now and then
during the speech the child asked:
Didn't you pardon him." At last
Governor Tillman said to the boy,
by Jesus Christ he would be In hell"
Governor Blease used this as text
with which to say that his Idea was
to give men a chance to make good,
for II he kept them In prisons or PEN
itentiaries they might die without hav-
Ing a desire to better themselves and
would go to hell; whereas, II they are
pardoned, they might become better
citizens. IF you don't want a man
pardoned, don't send petitions down
there with your names to them. AS
1t Is, petitions come to my Office with
the names Of the highest and lowest
signed to them, all begging for execu-
tive clemency. for which I am after
ward abused" He cited an instance
of how in Spartanburg negro had
been convicted Of something and sent
to the penitentiary and six months
later Il was found that he was inno-
cent. Governor Blease said that he
thought the negro should be compen-
|sated for six months labor. He criti-
cized the legislators, saying that they
had been unfair to him, particularly
In passing bills over his veto. At this
point some one called out, How about
Bob Hamilton?" Bob Hamilton Is
o. H." replied the governor, land IL
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 reelection as gov
|ernor; that he intended to stand by
his friends; that none others need ap-
ply. for he would not appoint them to
offices unless nominated In the prf-
maries. He spoke Of democracy, and
said that 1t meant honesty and
straightforwardness In dealing with
your fellow men. He declared that he
saw improvements in Union, both ma
|terial and moral; that when he first
came to Union 1t was to trade horses.
The streets at that time were terrible.
but now they were as good as any In
the state. He emphasized the import
ance of getting registration tickets and
attending party meetings.