The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-05-16

me to deliver addresses this summer.
Some | have accepted; many ottlcla'
duties forced me to decline. | have
never been one CT those who thought
| needed a rest. Stree l entered the
political areana in 1890 it has been
fight fight, fight. Last summer, when
the campaign was over my doctors
advised me if l didn't go somewhere
and take rest l was liable to have
serious breakdown. My duties forced
me to my Office Throughout the leg
islative session and throughout the en-
tire winter, and even up until now,
haven't taken a single days holiday,
and | hav, been attending strictly TO
nv duties, and they have been many,
not counting "few" pardone that l
have had to contend with, along with
an occasiona1 parole. However, l had
hoped that | would get some rest this
summer, but if the people decree 9TH
rwise | am their servant and shall al
tmpt to obey. l am receiving letters
from ali over the State, and wherever
7 go I receive strong personal assur-
ances and endorsements OF my race
for the senate. However, [ am free
to say that do not feel as much inter-
ested in that race as l did in my gov
ernor's race. My life's ambition was
to be governor of my State. My whole
life has been spnt locking towards that
end. and every dollar that l could
make has been legitimately spent to
the bringing about of that result. And
when was inaugurated governor l
received. as l said then and repeat,
the highest honor that South Carolina
can give man.
"Of course it will be very gratifying
to me to be elected to the senate, as
2 further endorsement of my service
to nv people, but 1 do not propose to
submit to or to go through with, for
that office, what have been forced to
submit to. and 60 through with to be
governor of my State.
Everything, however, is bright
and it matters not who enters the
race I will be elected to the senate
by nv friends, for my devotion to duty
and for my faithfulness to them. of
course I have lost s0me friends since
the last primary, because l have not
done all that some people wanted me
to do. l have refused to pardon IN
some cases pressed by my friends, and
7 have refused to make certain ap-
pointments, and have done and refused
to dc. other things, and naturally some
people are sore But, on the otner
hand, I have made some good, strong'
able men sit up and take notice for my
fairness to them, for my decisions IN
causes which they we're interested ln'
and sometimes in which they were not
prsonally interested. In many sucn
cases my opponents (not my enemleS)
have seen fit to congratulate me, and
of course in that way I have maze
many my friends and supporters WHO
last wear we're my opponents. You
know, as to my enemies, ! have noun
ing for them, and I do not want them
to be my friends, because they nave
a+temnted to besmir"h my character
and no man can ever be my 1rlenu
who has attempted to take from me
bv misrepresentations and inuendoes
that which is dearer to me than every
thing else on this earth-my good
name.
However, you may say to your
readers that on the 4th day of March,
1915. God being willing and giving me
health and strength I will be sworn
in as United States senator to repre-
sent the purest American blood tne
most virtuous womanhood and the
most gallant manhood known to Amer
ica or to the world-tha people OF
South Carolina.
L. NJ. Green.
tyRDONF OPENS.