The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-12-13
BLEASE GETS MESSAGES
FROM ALL OVER COUNTRY
CONGRATULATIONS FROM PEOPLE
ON RICHMOND SPEECH.
Hundreds of Letters and kilograms
Have Poured in, Deluging Gov
ernOr's Office.

Columbia. Dec 12.-Since Governor
Blease's address before the conference
of governors in Richmond last week,
the governors office has been deluged
with telegrams and letters OF commen-
dation and congratulation. These
messages have come from every sec
ton of South Carolina, and from every |
section of the American Union. Men
and women, Republicans, Democrats
Socialists and those of almost every |
political creed are represented by the
senders. Some of them, it may be seen
from the chirography and the verbiage,
are from people of high literary attain
ments. other writer's state that they
are poor people and have never had
the advantages of literary educa-
ton. All of them are equally appre-
ciated by Governor Blease. One writ
er begs for an answer, just wanting
a moment of the governors time" All
of them are being answered, but 1t will
take several days to get out all the
replies.
All of the great news agencies OF
the country gave a great deal of space
to the governors remarks, and the big
newspapers of the country, played him
up in the headlines and carried MS
picture prominently on their front
pages. While the governor was in
Washington on Saturday, in company
with the other governors, to attend
the luncheon rendered by President
Taft, he occupied the front pages OF
the Washington papers, under big head
| lines
There are some good stories" in
the hundreds of messages of congrat-
ulation the governor has received, but
if would be almost a physical inpos-
sibility to 60 through them all and
pick out the human interest side. A
few quotations from some of them,
however, might be of interest.
From Atlanta comes a telegram
from family Of husband, wife and
two grown daughters, whose forefath-
ers we're from South Carolina, thank
ing Governor Blease for his stand.
! From McDavid, Fla, comes tele-
gram to the "best governor of the
Southland
From Philadelphia comes a message
of sincere sympathy, congratulations
and admiration" From Marshall, Tex
as, a gentleman writes that "if ever
the opportunity presents, you have
won my vote" From Decatur, H.,
comes the congratulations ''of COM
mon man from Illinois" From all ov
er Mississippi kilograms and letters
have poured in. There was strong let
ter from Hattiesburg, from Jackson,
/ Miss, there is a telegram, signed by
nine citizens, FIVE Of whom are doc
tors, saying: You express the sentl-
ment of every true American and we
wish we had more Bleases.'
From Union City, Ga, comes let
ter in which the writer says: Since
reading your speech before the COVER
nors at Richmond, Va, have wished
that / lived in South Carolina that
might have the honor Of voting TO-
such man as Gov. Cole. l.. Blease' ,
From Atlanta comes another congrat-
ulatory message from man with d
wife and eight children, and another
telegram from a family saying, we
admire your matchless manhood and
desire to cheer your manifest courage
From Ft. Meade, Fla, comes mes
sage from a man whose wife was a
South Carolina girl, who says that he
reioices that her native State has q
governor who is willing and not afraid
to speak out in plain terms in the pro
lection of our women From Mobile
Ala, comes the statement of man
that we are especially delighted with
your manly words.
From lady in New York: Goo
bless you. governor; your sentiments
are mine to a dot"
From a man in Philadelphia: III
this age when public men are so often
time-seryers and political puppets
bsg to congratulate you upon your
manly action at Richmond, Va"