Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-14
clubs persist in the use Of same, they
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support.
Columbia special Of October II, to
Charlotte Observer: Many members
of the legislature Of 1911 and IL came
here without spark OF statesmanship
or political responsibility In their bod
ies and their whole action and effort
was to endeayor to humiliate and de-
feat me. They failed In both. Many
Of them were ignominiously kicked out
and retired to private life by the peo-
pie in the primary of 1912. when was
reelected, and do not propose to be
bound by anything they did, and do
not propose to be bound by any action
of the supreme court that, / believe
was taken on account Of political pre-
judice to me, and for that reason do
not propose to have anything to do
with the bond refunding matter, trans
fers Of stocks, certificates or anything
connected Herewith, until the legisla-
ter Is laid before them. When that Is
done and they speak, will cheerfully
abide by their decision, because while
many Of them are my political oppo-
nents, yet ] believe that the large ma
jority Of them are wiling to do that
which is for the best interests Of the
state, regardless Of their political line
up And, another thing, next year win
be election year, and some Of them will
be little more careful as to how they
act, in view Of the result Of the pri-
mary of, 1872" This was Governor
Blease's statement this morning in re-
turning to the state treasurer certain
bonds and stocks which owners wish
ed to transfer. Nothing could possi-
bly, injure the credit Of the state more
- he
which Is in clear violation Of the con-
Gates of stock and the bonds" was the
comment Of State Treasurer Carter.
Comptroller General Jones read the
correspondence in the matter but made
no comment. srl4, t
News and Courier: When-a asked as to
his position In the matter, Governor
Blease stated: My position Is very
simple, and I think It Is entirely con-
sistent. The attorney general has held
that when the judges pass sentence on
man, sending him to the state peni-
| tentiary or the county chaingang, that
when the supervisor elects to allow
the party to go to the state penitenti-
ary, then after he enters the peniten-
tiary, the supervisor cannot later
change his mind and demand that the
prisoner be returned to the county
chaingang. Now, certainly, II Is not
right, when the supervisor elects to
| take the convict upon the chain gang
when he is a strong able-bodied man,
and puts him to work and works him
until he breaks down In health or
puts him in such condition that he IL
unable to be of further service to the
chaingang-then, say, 1t Is not right
to take him and turn him over to the
penitentiary authorities helpless in
valid, and to throw him into the hos
pital at the state penitentiary, there to
be furnished medicine, fed and other
wise cared for at the expense: of, the
taxpayers of the state. II the super
visor takes him when he is a strong.
healthy man, and works him until he
becomes an invalid. It certainly is the
| duty Of the county supervisor to place
him In his poor house or county hog
pital, and there give him treatment art
the expense Of the county for which he
has been performing his services while
strong and able bodied. In other
words. It is not right to allow coun-
| ty to take prisoner when he is strong
and able-bodied, and then when he
becomes an invalid turn him over to
the state to be supported, and while
am governor do not propose to allow
1t. If the counties want to turn them
over, to the penitentiary when they
are first convicted. all well and good:
but do not propose for the counties
to work them until they are practical
ly dead, and then make the taxpayers
Of the state pay for their support
when they can get no consideration
for 1t. It is neither fair to the tax.i
payers nor to the prisoner" ssf,