The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-30
GOV. BLEASE ADDRESSES
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come into that band and work against
the governor of the State. Look what
they did, trying to make the impress
sion that the legislature was against
him, and therefore the people were
against him. Look at the Democratic
convention some time ago, which tried
to impress that everybody was against
him. Look at the plans to defeat him
since then-this great committee that
met in Augusta some time ago. There
was nothing in the world behind that
but spite work. I know too much
about human nature to know it was
anything but spite work.
Has Made Him Stronger.
"The whole idea was to defeat Cole.
Blease. God has directed the affairs
of this world in such manner as to
defeat their purposes, and l am proud
of it today. Instead of injuring him, it
has made him stronger and stronger.
If they don't get up something desper-
ate on the governor and prove it-and
they will have to prove it to the salts
faction of the people of the State
Cole. Blease will sweep the whole
State and will get two votes to Jones
one.
As to the Legislature.
of l were a candidate for the leg
islature and should be elected and
would find that l could not work with
the governor on account of prejudice
against him, on account of enmity
against him, would resign and come
home and say to the people, Elect
somebody else' l hope we will never
have a legislature again that will act
towards the governor as this legisla-
ture has. l do not condemn every
member, but l condemn the leaders
that directed this opposition and in
fuenced the others. 1t is no wonder
the governor has said hard things;
it is a great wonder to me he has not
said harder things"
A Believer in Blease.
"Some people say Blease is a bad
man. A man said to a friend of mine,
4 don't know how Mr.. Sigh can sup
port such wicked man as Coles
Blease.' That man himself is a good
member of the church, a good Chris
tan man, but he measured me by his
own half bushel-what he had in his
own heart. That man has, to my own
personal knowledge, voted for men
ten times more corrupt, more wicked
and profane than Cole. Blease ever
could be. I can tell him very plainly
why l vote for Cole. Blease-because
think he is just man; because l
think he is a good man and makes
us a good governor He is an open
man; he is not hypocrite. and l do
admire that in any man. l believe
he has the interests of the people of
South Carolina at heart.
Ladies and gentlemen, have the
honor to present to you son of New
berry, Cole. L. Blease, go.e ernor of
South Carolina. The governor will
now address YOU
Gov. Blease's Address.
The governor was greeted with a
fine demonstration-the cheering of
men and the hand-clapping of ladies
making a real ovation.
He said the past week had been one
of the hardest weeks of the campaign.
He had spoken at Langley last night
to nearly 1000 citizens of the Horse
Creek Valley; but had left Aiken this
morning to be here, because he was
informed if he did not come the crowd
would be disappointed. He said he
would have to hurry back to Colu~n-
bia, because before he accepted this
invitation he had accepted another to
speak tonight in that city.
They had started this campaign, he
said, in the eastern part of the State
because they thought it was opposed
to him, that great wave would sweep
over the eastern part of the State, and
that the result would be that by the
time the party reached Columbia at
the end of the second week, it would
be impossible to break this wave. But,
he said, they found themselves mis-
taken. when we went to Sumter one
of INV onnonentS had gone all over