Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-07-23

move all possibility of the charges Of
fraud and bribery in the primary, we
| cannot afford to take any chances.
An Opportunity for Blease.
"If Governor Blease will exert
himself to see that the Legislature at
| it's next session passes a reasonable
| and just law to insure honesty and
fairness in our primary, all will be
well. / want to emphasize this, and
| say it with all due solemnity.
eff money buys the next Senator
ship in South Carolina, as it may do
and as it is charged it has done in
the recent Congressional race in the
First District, | will feel compelled
to object to the seating Of any man
sent here with tainted title.
"I join with Governor Blease in
urging our people to register. While
it may be straining a construction of
the law in any other than a general
election year for supervisors to go
to places away from the court house
in each county, can see no harm in
that. They are permitted and can
go to any place they see fit for the
meagre salaries they receive. But
every good citizen ought to see to it
that no illegal registration is permit
ted, because as things are now in
South Carolina, illegality, dishon-
esty or fraud, either in the primary
or in the general election, will prove
very dangerous. Every fairminded
man wants honesty and fair play,
asd every patriot will abide the re-
suit of an election so conducted,
whether his side loses or wins"
Blease Makes Reply.
Columbia, July II. - Governor
Blease declared it as his opinion that
Senator Tillman broke down his
health by his lecturing tours and
ruined his usefulness to the people
OF South Carolina by running around
over the country delivering lectures
and overworking himself" in a state
ment to-day, replying to Senator
Tillman's interview in the morning
papers. He repeated his criticism of
Secretary of State Bryan for lectur-
ing while holding his present office.
Says the Governors dictated state
ment:
Eyes, l have noticed Senator Till
mans interview.
The first part of it is brought
about by a statement published in
the newspapers (Which is absolutely
untrue). l did not state, as quoted
by Senator Tillman. and as published
in the Columbia Record: Senator
Tillman ruined himself with the peo-
pie of South Carolina in just the
same manner, when lie went about
lecturing instead of remaining in
Washington and attending to the
business in the Senate What I said,
and now repeat, was that Senator
Tillman broke his health down and
ruined his usefulness TO the people
of South Carolina by running around
over the country delivering lectures
and overworking himself. / repeat
that now.
Il was also misquoted in the pa
pers as to what l said about Secre-
tary of State Bryan. l said nothing
about him drawing two salaries, be-
cause anybody with good sense
knows that a matter Of holding a
public office and appearing on the
platform are not in conflict with each
other, so far as the salary IS con-
cerned; but what ! said was that I
did not think that the Secretary of
State Of this great nation should be
gong around a chautauqua circuit
under the management Of some little
FELLOW like a circus rider under a
ring-master, and / still think it Is be-
meath the dignity of the position
which Mr.. Bryan holds for him to so
act. So far as money is concerned
that, In my opinion, is not to be
taken into consideration in the mat-
'ei '' "ii' IL Is queSllOn OF dignity
on his part.
AS for the remaining part of Sen
ator Tillman's interview, I care to
have nothing to say. 1t shows what
| have long since said and what re-
peated at Hendersonville, that the
old man Is very weak-minded; he is
now enfeebled and am satisfo5
that his past conduct in his own cleo
tions Is working on his enscebIed
mind, and no doubt the loss of life
in the Darlington riot is also plavine