Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-26
TUESDAY, AUGUST a6, 1913.
THAT BIG STATE LOAN
Governor Blease Turns Matter Over
to Jones and Carter.

Governor Blease on Friday, accord
ing to the Columbia correspondent OF
the News and Courier declared he was
through with the matter OF any at
tempted state loan. He said that In
spite of the fact that he had vetoed that
part of the appropriation bill making
him a member Of the loan committee
along with the treasurer and comptrol-
ler general, the legislature had over
ridden and forced the thing on him.
They did this, he declared, when they
knew that did not have any acQuain-
tance with these gentlemen" referring
to Treasurer Carter and Comptroller
General Jones.
The governor says that in spite Of
this fact he did his duty and got the
loan, and that any further action Is up
to Treasurer Carter and Comptroller
General Jones, who constitute major
ity Of the borrowing board. He said
these two officials had tried to injure
him politically in this matter, just as
he told the legislature they would do,
but that they had failed.
The governor in his dictated state
ment says:
Governors Statement.
In my message to the general as
sembly vetoing certain sections Of the
appropriation bill, in reference to Sec
tion 40. I used the following language:
ct disapprove Of Section 40 In its
entirety. have no acquaintance what
ever with the state treasurer nor with
the comptroller general, and / do not
see why the general assembly should
attempt to humiliate me by placing me
on a board with them. II you do so, I
will not serve, and will have nothing
to do with II. Therefore, you might as
well strike out the governor. and let
the two others attend to 1t. If there Is
any praise, let them have 1t, or II there
is anything else, let them have it.
"On the question of passing this sec
tion over my veto, Messrs. j. w. Ash
ley, Creech, Gray and Harrelson voted
No The other members of the house
of representatives voted to force me on
this board, against my will, and when
they knew that did not have any ac-
quaintance with these gentlemen, and
when they know of the ILL will between
us.
Two a Majority of Three.
MY understanding of quorum is
majority, unless otherwise provided by
law, and certainly two Is both quo
rum and a majority of three. There
fore, the comptroller general and the
state treasurer, being a majority OF
this board, can now take such action
as they see fit.
Notwithstanding my veto to the leg
islature, after a majority saw fit to
disagree with me and place me on this
board, took the matter up and did the
best could. knew DR.. Dick had made
no such motion-as was attempted to
make 1t appear he had made-and un-
der my agreement with Matthews,
(Which Is in writing), all that the 9TH
er two members of the board had to do
was to sign their names to these notes
and hand them to Mr.. Matthews, and
he would have furnished them the
money; or, If they had signed the notes
and handed them back to me, the mon
ey would have now been in the state
treasury.
There was no reason for any quar-
rel or dispute, but just as / predicted
to the legislature, these men are at
tempting. or have attempted to put up
a job on me, to injure me politically.
They have failed. / have done my part
and shall transmit the entire record
not hearsay or verbal conversations
but written facts, to the general as
sembly. This is all l can do. l am
very sorry that the state finds herself
without money, but Is absolutely no
fault of mine, as the record will show.
Il hope that these two very able and
experienced and influential financiers
will be able to do better than / did, and
will soon have the treasury running
over with funds to meet all expenses
and pay all indebtedness. In the mean
time, shall take care of the executive
department, by borrowing sufficient
money to pay off its necessities"