The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-05-23
GOV. BLEASE In REPLY
TO SECRETARY DANIELS
SAYS DANIELS WOULD BETTER
MIND OWN BUSINESS.
But Shows That Every Effort Has
Been Made to Enforce Law in
Beaufort County.
special to The Herald and News.

he had anything to say in reply to
the statement of Secretary of the
Navy Josephus Daniels, in regard to
the alleged sale of blind
tiger liquor around the navy
yard at Port Royal Governor
Blease replied in vigorous state
ment in which he recited the efforts
to enforce the liquor laws in Beau
fort county, mentioning the recent
murder of Constable Cooler and the
appointment and work Of other con-
stables charged that the statement OF
Secretary Daniels was inspired by a
political enemy of the governor, who
accompanied the secretary on his
Beaufort trip, and said the United
States government had the right, in
the territory. over which it had juris-
diction, including the naval station
in question, to enact such laws, rules
and regulations as the "grape-juice"
administration, as characterized by
Governor BIease, of which Secretary
Daniels is part, sees fit.
The statement of Secretary Daniels
was carried in Washington dispatch
to the Columbia State The following
is a quotation from the Washington
dispatch:
seThe secretary said that he was
most hopeful of making of that place
(Port Royal station) the equal of
what it had once been in its best
days when workshops were running
full blast, when the island upon which
it is located was alive with officers
and their families, and when every
thing seemed to indicate long and
prosperous future He depicted what
once had been done there and said that
he saw little reason why the same or
even better things could not be ac-
complished in the future. Then, turn
ing suddenly to those who had called
upon him, he said that there was one
thing that would have to be done be-
fore he would move peg: Stop the
: sale of 'sblind tiger" liquor to the
men at the barracks, he said, and you
will see Port Royal blossom like the
rose in springtime. The statement
was further to the effect that the
liquor laws must be enforced before
he would do anything.
When asked for a statement in re-
gard o-the interview of Secretary
Daniels, of the navy, Governor Blease
said, in regard to the interview:
''In my opinion it simply shows
what I have heard good many peo-
pie say-some of them North Caro-
1inians-viz., that Josephus Daniels
is very small man and is not of the
mental caliber to fiji the position to
which he has been appointed. If he
had gone On a little further and look
ed into the matter he would have seen
that the United States government has
control of its own affairs and own ter
ritory down there, and the State Of
fcials would be very reluctant to go
upon the territory absolutely .controll-
ed by the Federal government for
naval purposes, as it is presumed that
the United States marshal and his dep
uties and the commissioners, along
with those in charge for the govern
ment and permanently stationed at
these nlaces. will do their duty and
see that the laws Of the United States
and of the State are obeyed, where
the eFderal authorities have full con-
troll and jurisdiction. And have no
doubt if Mr.. Daniels had reported the
matter to United States Marshal
.AoamS, VINO IS a true and faithful OF
fetal, he would Immediately have had
the matter properly looked into and
ordered his deputies there to see that
the laws we're properly enforced, and
violators of the law arrested and car
ried before the commissioner.
However, I am satisfied that Dan
iels made this slap to please his
friend Gonzales, who was with him
on the Beaufort trip, to try to make
it appear that I was not doing my
duty in the enforcement of the laws
Of this State. But the people of my