The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-12
.necial TO The Herald and News.

Mrs. Blease were called home from
Washington this week on account Oh
the serious illness of Mrs. Bleases
mother, Mrs. Summers, at Autun. Inc
manv friends of Mrs. Summers IN
Newberry will be glad to know that
though seriously i'll, she is now some
what improved.
Governor Blease had gone to Wash
ington to attend the Great Council,
Improved Order of Red Men. He re-
turned to his Office in Columbia We'd
nesday afternoon aftere stopping over
night at Autun. Mrs. Blease remains
at Autun with her mother.
Governor Blease was asked by
newspaper men in regard to several
matters, including the recent decision
of the supreme court in the case
brought to test the constitutionality
of the Act of 1912 in regard to re-
funding the State debt. In reply to
the questions of the newspaper men,
Governor Blease said:
Recent Election.
Of course I was very much disap-
pointed in not being able to remain
with my brother Red Men, most Of
whom I know personally and are my
good friends, but under the circum-
stances there was nothing for me to
do but to return home. I am very
much gratifed over the election OF
my brother-in-law by vote of about
nine to one, in Anderson county, and
1 am also very much gratified tnat
Spartanburg city seems to be so
friendly, as the newspaper accounts
admit that the only anti-Blease man
in the race was left at the post, while
the two Blease men finished neck and
neck. Mr.. Floyd is member of the
present State Hospital commission,
and Mr.. Johnson is now mayor. AS
between them, I had no preference
whatever, as they are both good
friends Of mine; but neither shall
be without job. If Floyd gets in
I will put Johnson in his place on
the State Hospital commission, and if
Johnson stays in as mayor, why of
course Floyd will hold on. So both
Bleaseites will have job, while the
anti will still be a Statesman looking
for one.
Supreme Court Decision in Bond Case
No, am not disappointed at the re-
suit of the decision Of the supreme
court. I rather expected it. I regret
very much, though, that they lodged
the main point in the case, and d;
decide fairly and squarely the ques-
ton of a quorum, as to whether or not
a member of the house or senate can
serve on any commission of which he
was a member by virtue of his posi-
ton in the house or senate, after his
term expires, or, as the constitution
expresses it, after the term of his sue
cessor begins.
Justice Hydrick in his opinion COM
pletely and absolutely lodges every
material issue in the case, as any
lawyer or other man Of good common
sense will find if he will read the
pleadings therein. He lodges entire
1y the Browning question, one Of the
most important of all. He then con-
firms the report Of Halcott P Green,
by merely saying that "we deem it
unnecessary to prolong this opinion
by detailed statement or considera-
ton of them" which shows tnat he did
rot give them the proper thought and
consideration. In fact, his whole
oDinion is lodging the material issues
raised by the pleadinss. and decides
absolutely nothing, but leaves the en-
tire matter where it was before it
went into the courts. Justice Watts
does a little better. However, the
conclusion reached and the opinion
of the majority of the court is, in
my opipion, after considering the
nleadings on both sides, one of the
most adroit judicial dodges that
have ever seen and one of the most
perfect biased political judgments
ever handed down by judicial tri-
bunal, and should be sufficient to
convince all men of the necessity Of
the election of judges by the people,
I am glad, however, to see that they
say they will nave nothing to do with
patters of the Sinking Fund commits
sion. I presume they will adhere to
this when the Dominick claim comes
up for his fee However, 7 do not
ho Of