Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-08-21
STATE CAMPAIGN MEETING.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

Each Is dependent upon the other
The employer cannot do without the
workman, nor can the workman do
without the employer. Each must
recognize the rights Of the other and
work tosether In harmony.
Judge Jones was well received
and closed with a good applause,
and as he took his seat was handed
three bouquets which had been hand
ed on the stage. The largest came
from young lady graduate Of Win
throp and bore the words "Hon. Ira
B. Jones, Our Next Governor"
The speech Of Judge Jones was
well received on all sides and he
was given perfect hearing.
Governor Cole Il. Blease
followed Mr. Jones, Mr.. Duncan,
who was scheduled for second place
among the Gubernatoral candidates,
not having arrived.
The Governor began his talk with
the words Judge JONES'" and pro-
ceeded with an attack upon him
which lasted throughout his entire
talk, save when he paused long
enough to pay his compliments to
the newspapers of the State, which
he characterized as "the chiefs of all
liars since the days Of Ananias.'
incidentally lie mentioned the par
don Of Earle Rochester, stating that
the petition for pardon was signed
by the Judge, the jury and long
list Of names Of citizens. and closing
with loud eff you don't want par
dons, don't sign petitions. am
your servant and not your master,
and will give you what you want"
Governor Blease characterized
Judge Jones as the corporation can
didate for Governor, and stated that
he (Judge Jones) is conducting "the
dirtiest, nastiest, filthiest campaign
since the days of Dan Chamberlain"
He referred briefly to Mayor John
P. Grace, Of Charleston, as "Johnnie
p. Disgrace;' said that the mill mer-
ger was nothing but trust under
another name for the purpose of
controlling the price of cotton. He
said that Lewis w. Parker was
financing Judge Jones campaign for
him, and charged that Judge Jones'
son Charles had paid man $50 to
work for his father securing votes,
until August 9th.
you men of Oconee look out for
fraud he shouted. 81 am told that
the Jones men are placing their
names on two club rolls. What for?
For the purpose Of fraud" And he
admonished his supporters to get to
the polls early before call the bal
lots were torn up" and to stay there
and see that there was a fair count.
He said that he had fought for
economy and had refused to appoint
said, had been accustomed to sit
ting in the Supreme Court and say
ing to some little lawyer, "Sit down.,
and he sat down; to another little
lawyer Jump M" and he iumNrd
mp. But ne iJoncs) coulnu1 make
hm (Elcaao) Iump up and down 20
suiL him, ana be made & So no, for
Judge Zones thaC no thoWsht hc had
. pepper in hIs chair aud lulApad up
anu ran for Governor.
He said that Judge Jones denied
ever being corporation lawyer.
"And | guess he's about right" said
Mr. Blcase, "for the corporations
want good lawyers to represent
them" He said. however, that the
corporations did use Charlie Jones
as megaphone through which to
reach the daddy's year"
Governor Blease called for his
usual hand primary, which was
largely responded to, there being
good number of supporters OF the
Governor in the crowd. 1t was not
ed, however, that many we're hold
Ing up both hands, and that among
not few boys from 10 to 6 years
Of age.
Wherever Mr.. Blease mentioned
Judge Jones in his TRADE there was
applause from the Blease men in the
gathering, and what had before been
quiet and orderly meeting was
changed to a boisterous one, though
the noise was in cheering the Cover
nor and not in the nature of a "howl-
ing down"
The Categorical Reply.
According to the rules adopted by
the members of the campaign party,
whenever one candidate makes a per-
sonal attack upon another, the one
attacked has the right to categori-
cal reply, and when Judge Jones
arose in accordance with this custom
some OF the Blease men in front of
the stand cried I'VE don't want to
hear it, We've heard enough
from you!' "Shut up" "Sit down."
"Hurrah for Colie!" etc. 1t was
quite a while before Judge Jones
was able to make himself heard
above the tumult Of voices, and was
not permitted again to speak in
quiet.
Governor Blease charged that
Judge Jones had made 2 speech at
Westminster attacking him (Blease)
but that he was afraid to do 1t here
to his face. This Judge Jones denied
emphatically, but in gentlemanly |
and calm manner, and there was one
voice in the crowd which stated that
Judge Jones had referred to Blease
at Westminster, while there we're
several who shouted that he had not. |