Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02
STATE CAMPAIGN.
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reached the biggest oratorical climax
he has attained in the present cam
paign; perhaps the best he has ever
reached. In magnificent voice, with
telling infections and consummate
gesticulation, he said: you men Of
Georgetown, who have been forced to
suffer negro representations; did you
In the dark days Of the COS pause to
question the constitutionality Of your
acts; did you, when the heel Of the ne
gro was upon the white mans neck
ask was ii legal. No! Like the men
you are, you rose In your might, ballot
box or no ballot box, constitutional or
unconstitutional, and for ever over
threw negro domination in South
Carolina" This precipitated tremen-
dous applause, partly counteracted
however. by laughter following the
remark of a young man in the au-
dience, scarcely over 19 years Of age,
who yelled out, II remember It,"
While he was criticising Judge
Jones for voting in favor Of divorce
law, one auditor yelled out, Maybe he
wanted a divorce"
mo" quickly replied Governor
Blease "his wife is a powerful good
woman. just hate to see the hus-
band of such a good wife get such a
bad lickin' next August"
On Defeat of Wilson.
The governor again paid his res
poets to the Jones Corporation Con-
vention, as he terms it.; that sweet
scented sweet-smelling crowd" he
dubbed them to-day. He charged
that the crowd had packed the club
meetings and the county conventions
against him. And look at the dele
CATION they sent to Baltimore; went
up there votin' for a corporation man
and now they are looking around for
a man they can get some political pap
out of. They wouldn't take the ad-
vice Of somebody with some political
sense and support somebody who
could be elected" 1t Is recalled that
Governor Blease Is a strong Harmon
supporter.
Complimenting the hospitality Of
Georgetown, the governor mentioned
his recent visit here, when, he said,
they treated him so we'll. and re-
marked Governor Blease, 'if you keep
on treating me that way I think may
be I'll move to your fine city, for like
a community that don't let me run dry
and keeps one well fed"
BIease Gets Bouquet.
AS Governor Blease took his seat, his
friends cheering long and Justify, he
was presented with a handsome bou-
quet of flowers. Advancing to the
front of the platform again, Governor
Blease said: These flowers have been
presented me in behalf Of the major
ity Of the good ladies Of Georgetown.
l want to thank them from the bot
tom of my heart and to say that l
shall always love and protect every
one Of them"
AS usual the larger part of the
crowd left when John T. Duncan began
to speak, but re-assembled when Judge
Ira B. Jones was introduced.
Quick Retorts from Jones.
Judge Jones was greeted with mixed
cheers and hurrahs for Blease. one
young man in the audience vouchsaf-
ed the prediction: "Oh, you're not In
the race"
And you can't VOTE" retorted the
speaker; you are not old enough"
When Judge Jones took the stand
there was a perceptible movement
among the men who wore the Blease
streamers to congregate close to the
platform directly in front Of the
speaker. They lost no time In reveal
ing their intention Of bowling him
down; or, interrupting him with such
frequency as to render ineffective the
arguments he was attempting to ad-
vance. They unquestionably succeed
ed in interrupting him, but Judge
Jones bided his time and poured shot
after shot into the camp Of the enemy
and before many minutes the effect
iveness of his fire was apparent. Some
of the crowd Kissed when the speaker
explained his vote on the separate
coach law. He told them that Mr..
M. w. Pyatt, of Georgetown, had voted
with him on the separate coach prop
osition, and he did not think the peo-
pie of Georgetown regarded Mr.. Pyatt
as favoring social equality.
On With the Fight.
Explaining his vote for Col. ]. L. M
Irby for the United States senate,
Judge Jones told also of what he
termed Governor Blease's twice be-
trayal in that very election.
"Oh, Blease wasn't old enough to
vote in 1876" called out an admirer
and would-be defender of the govern
or The people near the speaker. Of
in fact, 1t was but one of the amusing
incidents Of the day.
So great became the confusion and
noise, the incessant remarks from the
Blease rooters, the effort to howl down
the speaker, that County Chairman
Enrich arose to call for order.
You set down there" came from q
dozen or more throats and few shook
their fists at Mr.. Enrich. The chair
man made it plain that Judge Jones
was going to speak, and the more they
hollered the more time he would be
given on account of the Interruptions.
And then when Mr. Enrich called upon
the people Of Georgetown to give each
man respectful hearing for the sake
of the towns reputation, there was
hearty applause from the Jones men
present.
Mot Afraid of Crowd.
You can't intimidate anybody"
said Judge Jones, there are just as
good Jones men here as Blease men,"
And from the crowd came the cry
more" more" About this time in
the proceedings the chief Of police re-
appeared taking his stand among the
Blease rooters, but his presence had
no appreciable effect.
Judge Jones resumed his discussion
of the separate coach law, declaring 1t
most contemplate politics to even
suggest that he favored racial equal
ity. Furthermore" said the speaker,
1T Is no compliment to you people for
some one to try to ram such talk
down you" This had rather a telling
effect upon the crowd, and 1t was vast
ly strengthened by Judge Jones's next
move.
Blease and tho Negro.
Lets see if Blease don't love the
nigger pretty WELL" said Judge Jones,
and this called forth loud applause.
"Blease was trustee Of nigger col
lege"-louder applause-"and now let
me read you what he says about edu-
eating these niger baboons," and he
read the complimentary things Gov
ernor Blease had to say about the work
of Orangeburg College-louder, still
louder and longer applause; "and
more" said the speaker Il under