The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31
GIVES HIS REASONS FOR
lLEMENCY EXERCISED
PARDONS, PAROLES AND C0MMC
TATIONS BY GOV. BLEASE.
Message Transmitting Reasons in the
Various Cases During Past Twelve
Months.
Special to The Herald and Newss.

. day ira .'SMlttSQ 10 lle SeIidtS o'GI'-
nent of the paroles, pardons and COM
mutations granted by him during the
past u months, giving his reasons IN
each particular case. The entire mes
sage is a printed pamphlet OF 13'
pages and the pamphlets were placed
on the desks of all the members OF the
two houses. Following is the letter Of
. transmittal:
State of South Carolina, Executive
, Department.
To the. Honorable, the Members of the
State Senate cf South Carolina.
Gentlemen: Twelve \months ago,
when stated in my message to you,
conveying the list Of pardons, paroles
and communications. which I had grant
ed, q take pleasure in accepting the
construction of the constitution, which
is that l should make such report
-" some people criticized me by
saving that had to make such re-
port to the general assembly, and that
that language in my message was uss-
less
| beg leave to call your attention,
however, to Section II, Article " OF
the constitution, which reads: III
shall be his duty to report to the gen
eral assembly, at the next regular ses-
zion thereafter. all pardors granted
by him." and does not require of me
to present any reasons for the parol-
mo rsDrieving or committing any
| prisoner by me. but set forth theh'
as am doing now, my reasons, not
only of the pardcn:, as required by the
constitution but of the paroles, con-
mutations and reprieves, because |
want all of my acts as governor OF
South Carolina to be knoWl to the puo-
lie: and as said then, repeat noW'
7 am not afraid of them; for the en-
dorsement which l received from
seyenty-two thousand two hundred
and forty-three of my white fellow
citizens is pretty strong, proof of the
fact that my administration was en-
dorsed, and if the machine had given
me all the votes that were cast for me
ard my opponents had not used money,
whiskey and intimidation, instead OF
being seventy-two thousand two hun.
dred and forty-three, it would have
been at least ninety thousand, as
predicted at the beginning of the cam
paign and as very large number OF
nv fellow citizens now believe, fully
feeling that | was not given all OF tne
votes which were cast for me, besloes
the ones which were taken from me
for the reasons just above mentioned.
further said in my said letter OF
transmittal 81 fear no harm from the
fact that | have, shown mercy to my
fellow me.l, but | do expect reward
not only here. but hereafter, becau:e
believe that there is God; / believe
that He is my God; | believe that hu'
for His help | would have never been
Governor of South Carolina" | was
not disaproirted, for my people gave
me- nv reward-a second term as gov
ernor cf my State, and | believe that
nv reward hereafter will come In due
season. for | still believe that only by
the help of God Almighty could have
won nv first race, and know posi-
tiveIy that only by HI: help con!d !!
have defeated the unholy organization
that was formed against me last sum
mer by men of two different factions
which hated each other then and who
hate each outher now. but wer" will
ing to lie down and swap odors IN Or
der to defeat Please Think OF It
man. nre achers. nearly all the news
papers Of the State, the cornorati'rS
that i, the leading officials thereof,
tn LAWYERS alrocst in body; a 1ars9
majority OF the legislature; nearly all
the State officials; a large majority OF
the Te9eeatas to the Stat c@nV" ton
in May: all the monoyed nter'sfs; a
large majority Of the commercial ira
rc'ars. commons: called "drummeEs;
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