The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-05-30
GOVERNOR ON MAYOR;
MAYOR ON GOVERNOR
COWS CHAUFFEUR AND THE
RICHLAND CONSTABULARY.
Governors Statement Calls Forth
Heated Reply From Mayor GiGbes.
Governors Comment.

Columbia, May 28.-"He who laughs
last laughs best" remarked Governor
Blease in saying that as a result of
the fning of his, negro chauffeur by
the city of Columbia for speeding he
had added three more men to the Co
lumbia constabulary, each of them
drawing salary of 800 per month,
half of which is paid by the county
and half by the city. The added ex-
pense, the governor explained, was
put on Columbia for fning his negro
chauffeur. 81 told them at the time
it would be dear fine and you can
figure out for yourself just how much
those fines are costing the city of Co.
lumbia," continued the governor.
Force of Eight ConstabIes.
Columbia now has force off eight
consta5!es, the increase from five to
eight being added because of the fning
of the governors chauffeur, as re-
suit of those three occasions on which
Columbia fined the negro chauffeur Of
the governor the city is now paying
additional salaries to constables
amounting to s135 each month and the
Comfy of Richland is paying an equal
amount. 1t will lbe recalled that the
governors chauffeur was fined on
three occasions for speeding, the first
time 1915. the second $15.75, and the
third time, 1878. An appeal was TAX \
en- in the last case to the circuit
court, and it will come up at the
present term before Judge Gary.
A Constable For Every Fine
The governor announced this morn
ing that he would retain the Columbia
constabulary, the county board Of
control having requested this course.
The governor, following the decision
of the Stat" supreme court on the
Webb liquor law, had announced that
he would fire" all of the constables
on the 1st of June. E. L. Kibler is
the chief of the Columbia coDstabu-
larry anu he has seven men working
under him.
every time they fine my chauffeur
am going to add another Eonstable,"
remarked the governor in discussing
this matter this morning.
Mayor Gibbes dictated the following
statement in reply:
Mayor Gibbes's Statement.
Mayor Gibbes dictated the following
statement:
"If the statement of fact in the
Record of May 9th and News and
Courier of May 2Sth is correct (and
hereby request that it be verified by
reporters afidavit,) 1 would say that
there are some things too unspeakably
little and contemplate to be expressed
in words, and this is one of them.
"The spectacle of the viper knaWing
the file would be only amusing except
that the file ought to be put to con-
structive uses.
probably Franklin J. Moses, in all
his career as Misgovernor Of South
Carolina, never descended to so petty
a plane of Official action as this.
eff you desire my official comments
on this matter and the county dispen-
sary situation, you will find them in
the Annual, now in the hands of the
printer. On yesterday the dispensaries
were closed because of death in the
family of a member Of the county
board of control. Is this public busi-
ness or a private affair?
HAS not the time come for
changer"
Governors Comment.
The governors comment on Mayor
Gibbes' statement was:
81 told you you'd hear 'em squeal
so "let the CALLED jade vince" He
who laughs last laughs best"
The Mayor in Reply.
The mayor replied:
"I consider a compliment from
Blease an insult and an insult COM
pliment."