The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31
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election machinery-what a combina-
! tion, and yet | beat it. Therefore, /
! know that God heard the prayers Of
myself and my friends; and, | repeat
that had it not been for Him | could
not have won such victory, and once
again | sing, Praise God from whom
all blessings flow" And, as | said and
repeat now. 81 will answer to Him
! for all my acts; to my people for my
ccts as governor, and have no apollo
gies to make to any man or set Of
: n:n for a single parole pardon or
communication that | have granted. or
:Dr :, ;Ingle act that | have done si':c
| have been governor of South Caro-
lima. or for single word | have spok-
en-. whether in the State or outside
of it, firmly believing that my pardon
record for the past two years had
! more to do with causing my reelection
than any other one thing, because y
Heavenly Father showed mercy, and
my peoplo, my friends, all over the
State. when ! would give my reasons
! for pardoning, would hoiler WELL
DONE" and when I would say, Il am
not done yet. )" in defiance of the Cuban
mixed-breeds and others of like
stripe, my friends would holler back,
TURN THEM OUT" go ON, BOY,
TURN THEM OUT" go ON, BOY,
! YOU APE RIGHT" and on the twenty
seventh day of August. nineteen hun
dred and twelve, they proceeded to
! turn out of your body and out of the
house CT representatives many Of
those who had been loud-nouthed
/ holl:rer:, part ming too many people,
! and some had to change front or pro-
fess TO have do e so, to keep also from
! going out
| said on the stump, "If you don't
want people pardoned, don't sign
petitions, for if proper petitions are
presented l am gei2g to turn more out,
; and you can't help it,
| am still doing business at room
No. !, State House, Columbia. South
Carolina, and though it hurts some
folks mighty bad, they can't help it.
Make, someone else happy; why he
grouchy, mean. stingy, selfish; wake
up, man, and do something yourself
and quit complaining about rc'ehndv
else who is busy and moving forward
in good deeds.
"Jest do your best and praiss or hl""e
that follers that counts just tf'
same.
I've allus' noticed crate success is mix
ed with trouble more cr less.
An it's the man that does the best,
that gets more blame than all
rest"
Your constitution says. in speak
ing of the governor: "He hall take
care that the laws be faithfully exc
cuted in mercy" and l see and knoY'
of no grander way to apply this than
to follow the rule, THAT m:rcy |
would to others show, that mercy
show to me-" but reverse it some
what, because l expect to say when L
appeal for mercy, that mercy have to
others shown that mercy show to me-
Your Code of Laws. Volume II, Sec
ton 98S, reads: ",In any case that may
be deemed proper by the governor, ne
NAV suspend sentence or parole any
prisoner upon such terms or condl-
tions that Re may deem just in the
exercise Of executive clamency" Now.
with that section of the staC'tps and
the section just quoted from the con-
SCtuliCn. II s Il !IdItEl NIlHlH IL ~
cretion of the governor as to how this
mercy shall be extended, and as to
when he thinks it just and proper and
upon what conditions the parole OF
prisoner should be granted, conse-
quently, before any fair man or any
gentleman will criticise the governor
of his State for exercise thi: dis
cretion. he will first make hims f
acquainted with the facts and condl-
tions upon which the parole was
granted, and rot simply, from political
prejudice. write an editorial or preach
a sermon. or stand On the street corner
and criticize, when be knows nothing
ii the reasons governing the governor
in performing the duties laid out for
l.; 1 tho nonctituti ion