The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-14

meeting tomorrow in Union. s. s.
lyner. OF Pacolet, gave the governor
a gold-handed umbrella today as the
gift Of friends in Pacolet township.
Largest Audience Yet.
Judge Jones was greeted most cor
daily. his sympathizcrs expressing
their approval by cheers and prolong-
ed hand-clapping He commented on
the fact that this audience was un-
douotedly the largest the candidates
had faced during this campaign. He
paid glowing tribute 20 the long-es-
taollshed reputation OF the people OF
S2artanburg county for intelligence
and patriotism. Noting in the
wearing bronze crosses of honor he
addressed them directly for a few
moments. want TO say that Con-
federate veterans, the noble remnant
OF the greatest army that ever trod
the earth, that this is the same coun-
try. the same state for which you Of
fered your lives. Are you ready now
TO let IL go to the dogs? No. you are
patriots still and you are going to lift
up the banner of righteousness and
stand firm for honest and clean gov
ernment"
''Say Am Old
They say am Old" the speaker
continued. Well. il | am old | have
all the more knowledge and expe-
rience to place at the service of my
beloved state. But | have been with
the boys now at thirty-five meetings
and the old veterans seems to be
standing it just little bit better than
any OF the boys"
Judge Jones at this point displayed
with indications of pride and pleasure.
a telegram which he had just received
as follows:
Judge Ira b. Jones, Spartanburg.
S. c.,
We are working and praying for
your success.
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Columbia, Aug. g."
Judge Jones said he had been in
the service of the state. in conspicu-
Gus and honorable positions. dor
twentythree years, so he felt that his
reputation was secure in the judg- |
ment of the good people OF South Car |
olina. and required little defense at
his hands. Briefly mentioning the
daily preferred charge OF the gov
ernor that his votes on the early sep
arate coach bills showed him to favor |
social equality between the races. |
Judge Jones said that among those
who voted exactly as he did on these
measures were George B. Dean. NJ. o. |
Bowland, r. c. Sarratt Cnow of |
Cherokee), Stanyarne Wilson and c.
A. Barry, former Spartanburg county
legislators.
Cites Tillman's Letter.
Reading the recent letter of b. r.
Iillman senior United States senator
from South Carolina, to j. l.. Sims.
editor Of the Orangeburg Times and
Democrat. regarding the Blease-Jones
race, in which the senator ridiculed
the social equality charge against
Judge Jones and said that the latter
would make good governor because
he was "eminently qualified" Judge
Jones repeated the offer he made yes
terday at Gaffney TO present 800 to
the man who should bring him a
"bonatde letter or certificate from
b. K Tilman' referring in similar
terms 10 Governor Blease
Judge Jones said further that if
be showed himself, by his votes on the
bad man i; was passing strange that
Governor Blease should have voted
for him afterward for speaker OF the
house, should have seconded his nom
!nation for associate justice and
should have voted for him as United
States senator.
Attacks BleaSe on New Point.
One portion OF the governors record
which mad not heretofore been crlti-
cized in detail was vigorously attack
ed today by Judge Jones. This was
the governors policy in respect to
acts enacted by the general assembly
at its last session. Judge Jones said
the constitution CAr'icle 4, section
23.l required the governor 10 sign a
bill ii he approves OF it and provided
that within three days, faiIlng OF mis-
signature, the measure should become
law anyway, unless adjournment OF
the legislature should prevent. The
governor according to Judge Jones.
should examine carefully every law
passed and sent TO him for inspection
but Governor Please during the re-
cent session allowed l72 measures to
become laws without either approv-
ing or Disappearing them Yet this.
he exclaimed. is your great govern
who discharges so Well his sworn
duties"
What Has He Done!
Once more Judge Jones challenged
Blease hackers in the audience 10
mention one thing that Governor
Blease had done for the poor man.
Failing to get a singel response. as