The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-01-15
THE ANNUAL MESSAGE
OF GOV. BLEASE
RemarkablyMiId Document
for "COIie.'"
ADVISES NEW MEMBERS
AGAINST PITFALLS
In Message of over Twenty Seven Col
umns Gov. BIease Reinterates Old
Views and Adds Some New Ones
though All Couched in Terms Un-
usual for Him.

views ana AudS some New Ones
though All Couched in Terms I'm
usual for Him.
The ANIMAL message of Gov. Cole
L. Blease delivered yesterday before
the general assembly was furnished
in advance to several papers which
has supported him in the past From
one OF these The Newberry Herald
and News, The Advertiser takes sew
eral passages found below The mes
sage was twenty-seven columns length
and was a very mild deliverance for
the governor.
Message.
Gentlemen Of the General Assembly:
1t Is with great deal of pleasure that
1 welcome you to the session OF 1919.
Some familiar faces OF your last body
are not seen among your membership
today. The changes have been many
The people OF South Carolina have
spoken, and we all must abide by
their decision, whether it be for us or
against us. But, coming fresh from
the people, as you do, and having been
re-endorsed by them recently as / have
been, 1t Is encumbent upon us to lay
aside any personal feelings we may
have, and any political differences
with each other, and join together in
the effort to bring our most diligent
and most thoughtful consideration
- tho
confronting Us, and endeavor to do
those things only which are for the
best interests of all people, both mack
and white, of our grand Common
wealth
| am proud to say, notwithstanding
have Just passed through one of the
most bitter campaigns ever waged
against a human being, that as gov
ernor, i have no i'll will towards any
man, save those who went out of their
way to use as campaign material
against me those things outside OF po-
litical record, commonly called false
hoods, in an endeavor to injure my
personal reputation That, however
Grafton of what is best for the State
Some of my frieuds were defeated;
some of those who were not polit-
ical supporters were elected; but it
was done by the sovereign people, and
| have no complaint to make Turn
ing my back upon the past, my eyes
are to the future, and it is my earnest
desire the information you may Sc
with fairness and with Justice and to
do that only which is the will of my
Heavenly Father. and ! pray to him
daily to guide and direct me, that
may do that which is for the common
good of the people of my state, and
accomplish the purpose for which He
has given me my life. For what
have done in the past. whenever it may
have been, or wherever it may have
been, / have no apologies to offer to
any man or set Of men, and no excuses
to make.
/ beg leave to reiterate my inaugural
address of 1911, my annual message
of 1912, and each and everymessage
which l have sent to the general as
sembly since / havebeen governor,
and to ask you to read each one of
them, and give them your careful con
sideration. laying aside any personal
or political feeling that you may have
towards me; and in the course of this
message, in making certain recommen-
dations for your consideration shall
refer you to my message OF the last
general assembly, in order that. If you
desire the information, you may Sc
cure it, and, further, in order to save
making this message too long and
tedious.
A Word to the New Members.
There has been, in the past in vogue
in the house of representatives, a rule
or system, by which new members
have been caught and sometimes de-
ceived, viz Committeeman, when
they 60 into their room for oreaniza-
tion, are presented by somc member
with a resolution to the effect Chat
this committee discuss all measures
before us among ourselves that we