The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-24
Special to The Herald and News.

pOSltlOn on several important matters,
and saying that he had forgiven the
things said and done against him and
had wiped clean the slate of the past,
I Governor Blease delivered an extern
! poraneous inaugural addrss in the hall
of the house Of representatives on
! Tuesday, which held the close atten-
ton Of the crowded hall and galleries,
, and which was frequently interrupted
by enthusiastic and spontaneous ap-
plause.
Gov Blease sprang a sensation in
that portion of his address dealing
with a fight which he said he had been
informed had been made against Win
throp by the president of the South
/ Carolina college. The governor gave
the names of those whom the legisla-
ture might seek information in regard
to the matter.
The oath was administered to Gov.
; Blease by w. Pink Caskey, Esq, Of
; Lancaster. An eloquent and fervent
prayer was offered by the Rev. n. A.
Hemrick, of Newberry.
Following Gov Blease's address the
oath Of Office was administered by
Chief Justice Gary to Lieutenant Gov
ernor Charles A. Smith.
There was quite large number of
| out-of-town people here for the occa-
sion.
Following is stenographic report
! of Gov Blease's inaugural address:
Mr.. President, Mr.. Speaker. Gentle
men of the House of Representatives
and State Senate, Ladies and Gentle
! men,
| God Almighty has never given to
any man truer or more devoted friends
than he has given to me, and no man
loves his friends better than I love
mine. Hanging On the wall in the Of
; fee of the chief executive Of South
Carolina is a motto which reads: "Of
what shall man be proud if he is
mot proud of his friends" Sometimes
! the question is asked me why it is or
how it is that l can get hold Of GER
tain information which seems to be a
secret between man and man, or
sometimes between a man and his
Cod 1t is because my friends are
| true; they are ever Jealous and al
ways On the alert to protect me and
+ my interests wherever or whenever
/ the occasion may arise. l hold in
my hand the Bible upon which I have
/ taken the oath of Office as governor
of South Carolina for the second time.
1t was my fathers Bible. In it l
! read, "Thy friends and thy fathers
| friends forsake not" If l never obey
ed any other Injunction in it l have
tried to obey that one, and, by the help
of God, l shall continue so to do. l
read another passage: "And all things
whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, be-
lieving, ye shall receive" 1 hope that
the ministers of the gospel who pray
ed for my defeat last summer feel
within their hearts that they believed
when they were praying; and, if so,
they should be happy. Those who
! prayed for the best man to win should
certainly be delighted, for, from that
passage of Scripture, they certainly
believed when they prayed, and have
the honor of addressing this general
assembly, by the voice of nearly 49,
900 of the white people of South
Carolina. We were told that some
ladies prayed in that campaign. l am
satisfied they believed when they
prayed. God answered their prayer,
land l thank them for praying for the
best man to win. I thank them that
l am here.
President Mitchell and Peabody Fund.
Gentlemen of the general assembly,
I desire to say to you that regret the
fact that there is a fight between two
of your State colleges-one that l
think should be investigated by you,
and one that think should be investi-
gated in a serious manner. If
| am correctly informed, the
Peobody fund being distributed
throughout these United States
has as one of the members OF
its trustees the Hon. Martin F. Ansel,